Lie in the sound

Okay maybe I've not been as constant with my updates as I hoped way back in October of last year. Tsk. But hey, it only shows how busy my life is. Hahahah. Oh my, I couldn't even say that with a straight face.. Er fingers.

Life has been complicated, strange, interesting and adventurous to say the least. The new year bought no change, no nothing at all. I guess constancy is good, not great.

I went to Dubai, which was awesome, over christmas. Although my holiday went by way faster than I had hoped, it was still extremely cherished. Not to say though, my feelings about the place hasn't altered much. I still feel it's overly industrialised and extremely congested for no reason. Yes, it's a gorgeous city, filled with life and all of that jazz, but sometimes a bit too jazzy is not exactly brilliant.

Back to uni, for my second term has been quite interesting. I've fallen ill several times since the start of January, so I've not had much of a chance to stop and think about things. Scratch that, I've had way too much time to stress myself, therefore fall ill over and over. Sigh, must stop my brain from working so hard. You know, whenever it does, that is.

Egham is still the heart of the world.. Er, yeah. You know you've become a townie when it takes all of 20 minutes to get to anywhere in the whole town. Tsk. I love it though. Sometimes I prefer the quite and stillness, as opposed to the hustle and bustle of London. Or you know, stabbings. Whatever you want to call it really.

Over the past few weeks, I've been forced to think about this little thing that could be important, called "future". Yep, that old thing. We've had talks at uni about our final year projects, and jobs and all of that great stuff. Not to mention a big fat bill from the Loans company telling me how many thousands I am already in debt with. It's honestly great fun. It's like a party killer. Ah the joys of student living!

Other than all this nonsensical decision making blab, I've noticed how much I've turned away from the media. Which is pretty strange.. Considering I used to be one of the bigger movie/tv followers ever. I'm now, at least one series behind all the shows I love, and about a thousand movies away from the new ones. Must .. Catch.. Up. Or ketchup. Haha, oh I kill myself.

I've been cooking a lot more, which is good and bad, depending on how you see it. I've been making all kinds of concoctions of supposedly "indian" food. By that, I mean only adding turmeric and chilli powder.. And ofcourse all those millions of spices my mother has bestowed upon me. But hey, my friends are not nearly indian enough to notice, so it's okay! =D I just give it some funky name in a hardcore indian accent, and it sounds like it's a recipe that has come down from my great, great, great aunt, removed 4 times. So it's all okay.

Looking for jobs is hard. Obviously the whole world at this point agrees with that sentence. With the unemployment rate gone up so high, I think I am right to say that I am almost a part of one of the 2million people suffering. Next thing I know, I'll be selling one of my 60-90 pairs of shoes. Bad times.

However, this recession does not stop me from reaching my goals. For example, I am currently planning a trip to Pisa.. Which is taking place approximately a week from today. Technically, it's a holiday where I have to sit and think about my next move in life.. So therefore, it's not really a holiday. Damnit, I just can't make it look bad enough.. But seriously, sometimes you have to go to another country to realise how poor you really are! I swear!

I've also realised how important it is to have time for yourself. Yes, I love being with my friends.. It's amazing, and I love them to bits and pieces and some more. But sometimes I just have to sit in my room and do absolutely nothing but stare at the chipping paint on the walls. However, party-animal-like that may seem, it's actually not so bad.

Music is a type of salvation I've realised. Though I don't physically say that I can "relate" to a particular song, there are different things they attach themselves to. It's strange. But somewhat comforting.

Ah, now the plumbing men knock at my door.. It seems that they have to forcefully take the gunk that is stuck in our gutters, out. This is so exciting, I may need to hold on for the thrilling ride. Woo hoo.