Birthday + Bank holiday weekend was spent at the Foodies Festival at Hampton Court on Sat in which the main highlight was meeting Jason Atherton and having him signed his new book for me!!! The weather was unwelcoming, the festival wasn't as happening as I expected, but meeting Jason Atherton just made my day. Got back to London later in the afternoon and met up with Holly for dinner at Sushi Hiroba - had the weirdest sushi ever in my life - the place certainly has a very interesting sushi line up, ranging from sushi with banana to fried ones.
Started the Sunday with a girlie salon trip and lunch at Le Pain. Thanks Holly for the lunch treat :). Shopped for a bit before meeting up with the BF and had bubble tea at China town (well I had red bean ice to be exact :P). Having some spare time before dinner, we manage to fit SATC 2 into our afternoon - unexpectedly. It was quite a decent movie, I have no complains. But watching it with a girlfriend and a boyfriend is just not the most ideal cinema trip, enough said :P. Birthday dinner was at Eastside Inn. Wanted to try this new place out for a long time and it didn't dissapoint - highly recommended!!!!
The following week was my last week at work. Didn't have much to do but had quite sinful meals- fish and chips take away at a colleague's place on Thurs, Lahore Kebab House dinner with new colleagues and Red Lion on Friday. Got a 10 inch digital photo frame and a couple of John Lewis vouchers as my leaving gift. Such thoughtful colleagues :P. The weekend was then spent moving things into my new flat. I was quite impressed with myself having to finish unpacking in a day! Went back to Hatfield to clean up my room etc today and am quite tired myself after all the packing, moving and unpacking. A full day spa will be a real treat for me now!
Tonight is the 3rd night in my new flat. Everything's quite ok. The little little things I would complain about but think I shouldn't are - well first thing on top of the list is the traffic noise from outside. My room is facing the main road and it can be quite noisy especially those sierens! Can Londoners be a bit considerate and try to reduce the frequency of being drunk and beaten up less often? :P. Other small little things are like if only the toilet flush has higher pressure and if only the carpets are a lot more cleaner. Well, I do understand its not new. Anyways, everything seems ok for the time being. I just need to get some curtains and more textiles / cushions to absorb the noise! Any other advice welcomed!
Although London isn't new to me, to be actually living in the city is definitely something I need to adapt to. A country girl like me still kind of prefer the quiet and peaceful little towns like Hatfield :P.
Some Nico's philosophy after this couple of weeks:...
There has been so much things happening around me the past two weeks, and I suppose more to come in the following weeks, and there are occassions where I feel I've lost myself for a bit. I thought I have a clear direction on what I want to achieve. But there seems to be other external forces that are distracting me, be it good or bad. The devil in me is not helping either. I also realised how hard it is to please everyone around you especially when they don't see the situation as a whole as you do. I found myself being nagged on things lately, small little things in life by my closed ones. But what they don't understand is that although they are part of my world, they don't see it how I see it. Sometimes they just have to know that I am old enough to make my own judgements on what I should or should not be doing. I do need advice from time to time, but when I am not asking for it, I am quite definite it's a right thing for me.
Things to remind myself:
Life's too short to worry about the missing jigsaw pieces or the pieces that just don't fit. Friends who are impartial to your life can say whatevever they want whether it is sincerely from the bottom of their heart or vice versa. At the end of the day, the decision is yours. Decide and never regret! Take things lightly Nico! Live life as it is and enjoy the moment!
