Three Years Later..

I dropped by my blog after ages today, thinking I’d take a momentary look. It’s been an hour and a half since then and I just can’t tear myself away. Feels like someone’s hit the rewind button on life and a plethora of memories that were locked-up in some long-forgotten compartment of my mind have let themselves out. It’s pretty overwhelming.

So much has changed since my last blog post three years ago. School feels like an abstract concept, A-levels no more than child’s play, summers abroad merely hazy memories and that pent-up teen angst all gone. The future seems slightly less uncertain and the past.. Well, I’m learning to leave it behind.

Looking back feels good. Makes you appreciate the sheer power of time and it’s ability to give even the lost and wandering some sense of direction. After everything I’ve become over the last three years, whether better or worse, I think it might actually be good idea to sit back and let time take one where it wants one to be.

Cheers!

Boyzone Live In Dublin

Food, frolick, football!

My last post sounded oddly like an acceptance speech at an award ceremony, but I can’t help being proud of my little blog! It’s got a million flaws but hey, its black and that makes it pretty, doesn’t it? =P

Anyway, went out to La Lunas last night. This highly comic name is the name of an Italian restaurant. The location and interior were pretty cool, but it so turned out that the only thing Italian about the restaurant was pizza and pasta. So pizza it was. And darn amazing pizza too. I ordered a ‘kiddie’ pizza, and much to my dismay, it was HUGE. Apparently, Irish kiddies have quite a healthy appetite. Out of the 8 huge slices, I managed to eat only 3. So the remaining pizza is sitting in the fridge waiting for me to eat it later. Tomorrow lunch probably. Sigh..

It’s been raining. Real hard. And it’s not just the rain. It’s the horrid wind too. It makes the rain deflect into diagonal sheets which drum an unearthly rhythm on the windows. I’m sitting near the fireplace, and I can hear the wind rushing over the top of the chimney, sounding as though someone is moaning in agony. God’s nature can have a really scary side to it too!

And the Italy vs. Spain quater-final ended a while ago. I was supporting Italy and they lost. They’re the world champions and they lost! But the game was another Turkey-Croatia replay. Neither side scored any goals until the penalty shootout, which brought the score to 4-2 to Spain. I think I’ll be rooting for Spain now. Go Spain!

OK its 11:14 on the dot and I need sleep. Goodnight world!

Happy 50th!

No, I am not turning 50 today. But this is my 50th post on this blog, which makes it a very special one. When I started off with this blog, I didn’t think I’d actually write in it, seeing as my Multiply withered into non-existence. But me and this blog and the one person who bothers reading it once a blue moon persevered and it is thanks to us that we are gathered here to commemorate this day. We hope we will make our century soon and that you will stick by us for years to come.

Thankyou =D

 

Chinese Prank

I was pranked today. By my close-to-best friend. And it was funny. Real funny. NOT! He sent me this email, from a fake ID, titled ‘mash darling’ which was meant to be from this dude at tuition.

Here is how it went:

Hey pj..
how were ur paprs? im so tired these days but nthn to do. i no u stare at me at tutions n my intution says there is sthg between u n me.. i wana meet u 1 ov dese days but i heard u were goin to travel..i hope u’l acknowledge.. jus keep this to urself… i dnt no how u’l react.
 
i am jus being frank. pls reply. ru on msn?
 
take care

I once had a mild crush on this dude. Once. Ages ago. Mild. Ok maybe more than mild and maybe not all that long ago. BUT you don’t tease your friend like that, do you?

Oh and I had the most amazing chinese food for dinner today. Chicken in black bean sauce.

In the land of the Leprechauns..

I feel as if pressure of a gazillion atm has been lifted off my shoulders, in one swift movement. I can breathe deeply and savour the oxygen coursing through my body, activating every cell of every tissue. I see the world through different eyes, see it full of joy, colours and perfection. There is a spring in my step and a smile on my face. The happiness is radiant and my eyes twinkle like stars in the dark, distant sky. I’m hovering a foot above the ground and nothing can make me come down..

My exams got over!!!!!!! Feels like I’m in a bubble that might burst coz the feeling is surreal. I feel like a different person altogether, someone who can finally do what she wants, the way she wants it. Someone who can sleep when she wants, wake up when she pleases, waste all the time in the world and just be herself after 3 long months of well.. torture.

Another good thing about exams ending is tuitions ending. Towards the end, we had 8 hour and 6 hour long classes and I was so fed up of my tutors house, I could bomb it out of existence! But the sad part is, I’ve lost touch with all the crazy people I got to know there. I’ll miss those retards.. Infact, I might even write about them later.

 Currently, I’m in the land of the leprechauns.. :D It’s such a welcome change from home, where the heat was really getting to me. Here, on the other hand, the cold is getting to me, but I’m loving every second of it. I’ve come to the conclusion that cold is better than hot. If its cold you can bundle up in layers of clothes, but when its hot, you can’t exactly undress.. i love cold! :D

My appetite is finally back too! I’ve been eating junk of all sorts and the sugar content of my blood is at an all time high. I have also been watching hours of TV and spending ages online. Not to mention waking up late, watching movies late at night, going for long walks in the cold and reading tonnes of amazing stuff. I’m currently reading this book called Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern (who is by the way, an Irish author) and I might post a review on it when I’m done. I love Ahern’s style – simple yet so meaningful. I’ve read (and re-re-re-read) every single one of her books and I feel this odd sense of nostalgia when I’m turning the last few pages of her books. Almost like I don’t want the book to end. You almost devour the beginning and then wish the end never comes. Such is the magic of her writing. Speaking of writing, I enjoy writing myself. Infact, I love being able to express myself, love being able to capture a moment in words. Just like in photographs, except I like making my words even more powerful and meaningful than images and colours. But somehow, the mind, hand and pen magic works out better than the mind, fingers and keyboard magic :(

Anyway, back to the present. Its 5 pm and the beautiful outside is calling to me. I and my iPod should go take another walk outside. Happy summer people!!!!

Priceless!

A husband wakes up at home with a huge hangover. He forces himself to
open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins and a
glass of water on the side table.

He sits down and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and
pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order,
spotless, clean. So is the rest of the house.

He takes the aspirins and notices a note on the table.

“Honey, breakfast is on the table, I left early to go grocery shopping.
Love You!”

Totally shocked with the note, he goes to the kitchen and sure enough
there is hot breakfast and the morning newspaper.

His son is also at the table, eating. He asks, “Son, what happened last
night?”

His son says, “Well, you came home around 3 AM, drunk and delirious.
Broke some crockery, puked in the hall, and gave yourself a black eye
when you stumbled into the door”. Confused, the man asks,
“So, why is everything in order and so clean, with breakfast on the
table waiting for me? I should expect a big quarrel with her!”

His son replies, “Oh, that! Mom dragged you to the bedroom,
and when she tried to take your clothes and shoes off,
you said,
“LADY LEAVE ME ALONE! I’M MARRIED!”

Moral:

Self-induced hangover – $ 400.00
Broken crockery – $ 800.00
Breakfast – $ 10.00
Saying the Right Thing While Drunk – “PRICELESS “

There are truly some things that both money and Mastercard can’t buy!!

The Beginning

One down. I could have done a much better job. An extra 5 mins would have done wonders.. The regret really hurts.

On a happier note, just 10 more torturous ‘events’ to go. Then a month and a half of bliss in foreign lands :D

Can’t Wait!

 

Happy To You!

This time of the year is not exactly the best time to have your birthday, specially if you’re a student. Ofcourse, there’s nothing you can do about it, but exams totally spoil the fun. You can’t possibly have a party half way through the exams, but if you do, chances of people actually turning up are pretty slim. It’s worse if you’re turning 18. That’s when you want to party till you drop dead but you can’t coz all your friends (and you) are already dropping dead with exam stress. Not a great situation to be in. My birthday, luckily doesn’t happen until much later.. But more than half my friends are the May/June lot so I’ve been listening to a great deal of whining lately. This post, therefore, goes out to all my May/June friends and all those other May/June people out there who can’t celebrate their birthdays coz they have to study for upcoming exams.

Happy Burfday you guys, hope you have a great day and a great year ahead of you.. The parties can wait. They’ll be a whole lot more fun after the exams!

Happy burfday Moon bhai.. today is your special day and it’d be nice if you’d attend your phone! =x And a very happy burfday to SMS who’s turning 18 tomorrow.. see, I actually remembered it this time!

 I wuv every single one of you =D

I haven’t written in here for quite a while. Not coz I’m busy or anything. Far from it. I just don’t have much to write about. Except maybe the Ball, which happened last Monday. I had an absolute ball at it, pun very much intended. I’ve never before appreciated what a good suit can do to a guy’s appearance. Or how blinding disco lights really are. Or that there is a very glitzy side to the most ordinary people..

The fun stuff’s over and the exams loom ever closer. In preparation, I’ve divided my 24 hour day into 3 sections:

Section 1: 4 am to 12 noon: 8 hours of ‘beauty’ sleep

Section 2: 12 noon to 11 pm: Tuitions, food, sporadic spells of studying, TV and internet time (to keep me sane).

Section 3: 11 pm to 4 am: Intensive mugging.

With about 18 days (2 weeks and 4 days) to go before the first exam, I’m hoping things will work out for me this way. My exam timetable looks like this:

Physics 2:  19 May

Maths 1:  22 May

Maths 4:  28 May

Chemistry 2:  30 May

Biology 3:  3 June

Chemistry 3:  5 June

Physics 3:  10 June

Biology 2:  11 June

Chemistry 1:  12 June

Physics 1:  12 June

Biology 1:  13 June

The schedule’s really tight in most places, specially since all my practicals fall in the 2nd session (darn it, why couldn’t my parents have chosen a name beginning with the first 13 letters of the alphabet!). 

God, get me through the next couple months with my sanity intact.

PS. I have issues with post titles. I can never come with a perfect title for anything. Think I’ll leave this one untitled for now.