Hello, I'm shit at updating my blog. But can I say it's because I'm having fun?
It's been 3.5 weeks since I arrived and I have but 2 weeks left before I go back, and to be honest, when I think of getting on that plane I feel like this:
To many of my colleagues, the expedition is their bubble away from the world, their safe place from real life. My current bubble is this trip, and like it or not it's going to pop come end of May.
Life is not horrible, and I shouldn't be dreading it as much I am, but my mind is made up and I now want different things.
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Last night we were watching CSI (I miss having a t.v.!) and the girlfriend of one of the guys said something about how between school and her job she's pretty much done nothing stupid and had some living to do (or something like that).
Which is what I was thinking. But I can't think of any 'living' things to do. Any suggestions?
See, that's how boring I am. Can't think of anything to do.
And. I have had some suggestions from people on what I could do. But. I find myself not able to do them because in the end I have no guts to do them or would not feel good about doing them. Principles, rationality and all that crap. Honestly, I frustrate myself like that.
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In happier news, I'm enjoying everything about London.
The parks, the pubs, the Tube, the temperature (except when the sun is blazing), the daily dose of beer and wine, the company.
After the music festival, I woke up the next morning to catch the royal wedding on t.v. Couldn't miss out on this as I easily give in to media build ups and thought it was too iconic to miss (much like why I watch Harry Potter movies - not really interested, but I'd still go see it). Whether or not you watched the coverage, topic of conversations would revolve around the wedding. People who made a point of missing it would have to explain what they did instead, with an underlying smug satisfaction that they've turned a cold shoulder on such an over-rated event and then you had those who would delight in discussing two heartfelt kisses on the balcony and all the hat shapes, including one that looked like a vagina, that made it to the wedding.
I went on the hike in from Berwick to Birling Gap. There were 7 of us and we hiked for 11 miles in the sunshine through fields, little towns and the Seven Sisters, and it was a feast for my eyes. I felt very much like a character in one of Enid Blyton's books, especially when we stopped in a field of buttercups for lunch, I saw bunny rabbits chasing each other in the fields and got smuggler's dens perched on the side of hills pointed out to me.
I was exhausted by the end of 11 miles, and we still had 4 miles to go before we got to Eastbourne, so imagine my jubilation that at our stop at the Birling Gap had a cafe AND a bus stop! Eastbourne was where we needed to go to get our trains back to London but I could not imagine being able to get there in time, so I said to the rest I'd meet them there as I'll be taking the bus - to which there was almost a cheer of joy from the rest - they were exhausted too and the bus was a great idea. Phew. So we got a bus to Eastbourne and had fish and chips by the sea.
I'm afraid that's all the time and energy I have for blogging today, and this only covers the two days following the music festival!
I should have more free time in the next few days and hope to do more updates then. In the mean time, it's time to heat up some curry for lunch!
It's been 3.5 weeks since I arrived and I have but 2 weeks left before I go back, and to be honest, when I think of getting on that plane I feel like this:
To many of my colleagues, the expedition is their bubble away from the world, their safe place from real life. My current bubble is this trip, and like it or not it's going to pop come end of May.
Life is not horrible, and I shouldn't be dreading it as much I am, but my mind is made up and I now want different things.
**
Last night we were watching CSI (I miss having a t.v.!) and the girlfriend of one of the guys said something about how between school and her job she's pretty much done nothing stupid and had some living to do (or something like that).
Which is what I was thinking. But I can't think of any 'living' things to do. Any suggestions?
See, that's how boring I am. Can't think of anything to do.
And. I have had some suggestions from people on what I could do. But. I find myself not able to do them because in the end I have no guts to do them or would not feel good about doing them. Principles, rationality and all that crap. Honestly, I frustrate myself like that.
***
In happier news, I'm enjoying everything about London.
The parks, the pubs, the Tube, the temperature (except when the sun is blazing), the daily dose of beer and wine, the company.
After the music festival, I woke up the next morning to catch the royal wedding on t.v. Couldn't miss out on this as I easily give in to media build ups and thought it was too iconic to miss (much like why I watch Harry Potter movies - not really interested, but I'd still go see it). Whether or not you watched the coverage, topic of conversations would revolve around the wedding. People who made a point of missing it would have to explain what they did instead, with an underlying smug satisfaction that they've turned a cold shoulder on such an over-rated event and then you had those who would delight in discussing two heartfelt kisses on the balcony and all the hat shapes, including one that looked like a vagina, that made it to the wedding.
I went on the hike in from Berwick to Birling Gap. There were 7 of us and we hiked for 11 miles in the sunshine through fields, little towns and the Seven Sisters, and it was a feast for my eyes. I felt very much like a character in one of Enid Blyton's books, especially when we stopped in a field of buttercups for lunch, I saw bunny rabbits chasing each other in the fields and got smuggler's dens perched on the side of hills pointed out to me.
I was exhausted by the end of 11 miles, and we still had 4 miles to go before we got to Eastbourne, so imagine my jubilation that at our stop at the Birling Gap had a cafe AND a bus stop! Eastbourne was where we needed to go to get our trains back to London but I could not imagine being able to get there in time, so I said to the rest I'd meet them there as I'll be taking the bus - to which there was almost a cheer of joy from the rest - they were exhausted too and the bus was a great idea. Phew. So we got a bus to Eastbourne and had fish and chips by the sea.
I'm afraid that's all the time and energy I have for blogging today, and this only covers the two days following the music festival!
I should have more free time in the next few days and hope to do more updates then. In the mean time, it's time to heat up some curry for lunch!
2 comments:
When people don't update their blogs every 2 hours, I take it that they are actually out there having a life so they HAVE something to blog about, right? :) So it's good to see you having a blast!
And so cantik the photos of the 'cliff' - sorry, dunno if that's Berwick or Birling Gap :P
Have fun, missing u and catch up when u get back!
ya, true!
the cliff - it was the third section of the hike on the way to Birling gap, along the Seven Sisters.
looking forward to the mai tai catch up session!
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