Post-holiday depression & dog-nappers

I haven't been blogging for a while, I guess it's because I was a little lost.
I finally had my brother back home after almost a year of not seeing him, it was nice to have a full house again, but it was annoying too at times. I noticed how living in your family home is very similar to a primary-school yard, none of you hate each other but you tend to pick sides according to how you're feeling. Unlike other families, I think we're great (MASHALLA).
I guess you always have to remind yourself that no matter how psychotic you think your parents are, they probably think worse of you. They'll always find something to complain about, but I would worry if I went through a day when they don't, even though I don't understand why .. I guess that's one of the mysteries of being a daughter.
After 3 months back, I made a quick getaway plan and jetted off back to London. The moment I realised I finanlly landed I got this rush that I don't think I can explain in words, I wanted to scream from joy (I probably did, but i just didn't notice it)..It was great seeing everyone, even though things were different, the city was the same.. I just love it.. so I shopped and ate all i could, Ienjoyed my every second there, I knew I was coming back to countless hours of sitting down at a desk slaving away with paper work. I couldn't get shut eye the whole way back, depression and reality were starting to kick in. When I got back I couldn't beleive it, my luggage was extremely late, my dog was missing.. so rather than heading straight back home, I decided to go to every petshop and the BSPCA to hunt her down. Sadly, she was no where to be found.
I started my second week of work , it's really busy, which isn't such a bad thing..I actually don't mind the hours, it hides me away from the reality that is being on this island. I'd like to call it Post-Holiday Depression, it sounds better than accepting it as just "Depression". I hope this is just a phase that passes, but I've survived alot.. i'm pretty sure I can convince myself to smile and march off to work every morning for a the years to come.
The office here's full of random charectars, I keep getting mixed signals about how the employees feel about me.. I'd prefer to keep my distance though. I'm pretty happy with my Managers though, I sometimes worry they're just nice to me in fear of my uncle. they all say his name with a fearfull tone, and I had to hear stories about how he used to slave them away when he was partner. I'm kinda getting used to office politics, especially after surviving my last job.
Back to my missing dog, I'm starting to get suspicious.. a neighbour's dog of the similar description went missing but it was male (the lady from the BSPCA concluded someone wants to breed them) and another girls' Yorkie went missing too.. could there be a Dog-napper out there on the loose? if so, he/she must be stopped and punished.. bring our babies back home!!
.. its been a while..
I've officially been on this island for 2 whole months. yes, time does fly. It's too bad that i still feel out of place, i feel like all my abilities are on hold. I dunno what it is that i need, anyone got an upper for me?
I know I haven't been writing much these days, I just have nothing nice to share.. But you know something is seriously wrong when you're unhappy at "home"so rather than depressing you or reminding myself about how bad reality is.. i thought i'd entertain you as well as myself to note down some my favourite sayings.As confused as a hungry baby in a topless bar.He's as happy as a Pig in $hitAbout as welcome as a fart in a telephone boxAs tight as a Camels arse in a Sand-stormAs useful as a one armed trapeze artist with an itchy arseHis nose is snottier than a frog in a blenderUglier than a hat full of assholes.see i'm trying.. i'm trying..
..being here..

Now that i've been here for 7 days i'm starting to realise there's no escaping it.
I gave in to reality cause: Avoiding going out doesn't make it go away, and not calling anyone doesn't mean you're not really here. I switched of my UK mobile and switched on my local one.. it was quite scary.
Although I've spent most of my time in my bedroom I haven't been so useless to my dad (I'd love to think I'm cheap labour, but slavery is more of what it is- i follow orders and complete given tasks and in return I get a roof over my head and am thankful- i love you baba, being you're slave isn't bad at all)
I've been busy picking colors and designs all night and day trying to meet my classical mom's idea of modern. The one thing she's not willing to understand is that Persian carpets are NOT modern! and they're not a gift if you buy one for each of your children and tell them they're never leaving the new villa.
My dad's so cute, he made sure there's a bath area for the dog(s) he knows i'm going to get. (I am an animal lover indeed - they're just praying I don't really get a horse, especially to live in the house)
The traffic on this island is insanely disgusting, a 5-10 minute drive has now become a 15-25 minute drive (and the street rule is the bigger your vehicle is the crazier you should drive i.e. Crazy bus drivers speeding in tiny streets they shouldn't be in)
The food's great though (I can see my pot belly growing by the second)
The weather's amazing too these days
Everyone I speak to is always complaining about being constipated all he time.. have they noticed their lifestyle? at least 7 cups of coffee before lunch, and then 2-4 cups after. Yes people that covers your insomnia problem too! Geez!
I'm not impressed at all by the people living here, but I will continue to give them chances in proving me wrong.
..Back to the Island, where it all started..
Yes, day 2 has come..
Back for good? I'm not making any promises.
As soon as I landed I just wnated to go home and never leave, you know? to avoid the reality of leaving the one city I truly felt was home.
So far, I've spent less than 8 hours out of my bedroom in the past 48 hours (I'd like to keep it that way for at least another 2 weeks.. unless there's something ammusing enough.. suggestions?)
Yes little miss A is bored out of her brains. This island better get its act together before I go crazy.
What am I doing with my life? well i possibly have ruined a future I would've enjoyed. The current one's relaxed, but I have been asked to get a full time job as well (AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH, wake up at 6am to go to an office and go through all that again? I THINK NOT!!) I'm going to attepmt to work as hard as possible on doing just about nothing for as long as I can (working for the Man and being Corporate slave?? Thanks, but no thanks!)
Well then I'm going to go and find something to get lost in :)
..The Local News..
Vol XXIX
NO. 241
Thursday
16th November 2006
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Man drinks petrol
By SARA SAMI
A MAN reportedly drank a bottle of petrol by accident at his home in Isa Town after he returned from work, thinking it was water.
The Indian was taken to the hospital by his uncle, said a Public Prosecution spokesman.
"After the case was reported by the hospital, the Public Prosecution investigated the matter to find out whether the man had tried to commit suicide or if he had accidentally consumed the bottle of petrol," he said.
The man was released from custody after the Public Prosecution cleared any suspicion of committing suicide or if someone had purposely caused the incident.
Labels: and they expect me to live here?
..time to go..
Yes, i've been up all night packing my flat and emotionally preparing myself to leave. I can't seem to get myself to sleep, because I can't afford to waste a second of it right now, I know it'll be a few months before i'm back here. Good-bye Belgrave Square. Good-bye my sweet and thoughtful office boy. Good-bye to my secret naps in the office. Good-bye to my walks alone. Good-bye to coffee on my balcony. Good-bye to my neighbour with a new live-in girlfriend every couple of weeks.Moving back home- to where I grew up, to where I always knew I want to settle down in- its just not as exciting as it is scary right now. Bless my family, I love them all enough to actually be happy i'm moving back, but we'll see how it goes. everyone reading my blog will witness the ups and downs of my life in that tiny island (Unless my reoccurring dream of me checking in my bags and then walking straight out of the airport comes true??)I'm just going to do my best to get on that flight and make the most out of my time till then :)I'm going to soak up on all the rain and frost I can.Labels: Bye Bye London
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..The Ultimate Blind Experience..
Dans Le Noir: yes, I was finally convinced to try it out.walking in with the 3 of my girlfriends I see that they start to panic before we walk in the door (I kept on thinking to myself they've done this before! Why are they soo worried?). There was a Halloween special that night so everyone was dressed up and there was a story teller to go along with it. Before I go on, I just have to explain one thing about myself: I am not afraid of the dark, I'm just totally uncomfortable with not being able to see my own hands or surroundings. Not in the shower, not when i'm in bed, and especially when i'm starved and its pitch black.They had us and another 4 people on the table next to us line up holding each other's right shoulder, we walk through a dark path that keeps getting darker, until we pass through a curtain where its just pitch black. We're seated by out blind waiter (Who had very rough hands- funny when I told the girls; one was like 'yes he just uses his hands alot: he's blind).I was completely uncomfortable with all the story telling, the waiters creeping in on u and grabbing your shoulder telling you to find your cutlery and your own bottle and pour your own watter. What's the point of giving blind people alcohol anyway? How could they possibly enjoy its effects? The food was actually better than i thought, however, eating it was a mission.Should you go?If you want to be Stevie Wonder for over 3 hours (they'll tell you its just two hours, they lie to you. Why? because you're blind?!?) then you really should go for it.Taking someone you want to smack on the head would be good too. Do not swing your arms left and right trying to get served, the blind will ignore you because they can.There are no bells to call the waiters, so if you do happen to ring a bell on Halloween night special you should consider that it might be the guy sitting next to you who was dressed as a Jester.Eat as much as you can from your main, I wouldn't trust their dessert.It is a great experience, but you know you're not really blind and it's temporary.To scare your friends, you can just stop talking.What it taught me?I mastered the skill of pouring drinks as a blind person.the bread we started with, tasted abnormally amazing, but it could've been purple for all we knew.Thanks Noursi for holding my hand through the adaptation phase.Great company can truly save you from anything, they can be your comfort zone even when you're blind.I'm so happy i'm not blind. (I would just be a bitter person all the time and probably kill myself)Afterwards we hung out in our lounge to discuss the experience, where the chef came to tell us what we really ate. We all tried to beat him to it by guessing what the ingredients were, we weren't too far off. Since I couldn't join the fancy dress competition I screamed out "THE DANCING WOLF" who was chosen and even twirled around for me. No was was i going to choose the jester who was sitting next to me, what's soo funny about a guy in a suit and Jester's hat? The wolf was impressive and entertaining :)After dinner, the rest of my night was extremely random in its events. I was 19 all over again.