I haven't disapeared! Just checking in!

September 29, 2013

I know its been a while since I last posted, and for that, I apologize. (Not that anybody even reads my posts, but whatever). What is up with me ? Well...A lot. I don't even know where to begin. The last time I checked in, I was preparing to go to Cardiff. And now, its been like a few weeks since I am back. I wanted to blog while I was there but for some reason I ended up not doing so. But, I am determined not to let this blog die that is why I'm posting now even though I have so many things on my mind at the moment.

I will post an update of Cardiff soon enough. Don't worry. (Again, not that anybody even reads my posts). As for right now, all I can think about is my university applications. Oh wait. Did I tell you about my A level grades? I don't think I did. I got an A for History, A for Economics, and uhm..a B for Maths. But I hope to turn the B into an A though. Anyways, I am currently writing my personal statement for UCAS, and when UNMC applications open, I shall apply there as well.

When I say all I can think about is universities, I mean that. Like literally, it sucks not knowing where I am going to end up you know. I am one person that does not know how to 'take it easy' and 'go with the flow'. If something is on my mind, I become obsessed with it. I know that's a bad habit, but what can I do?

The universities I want to go to changes everyday, and I have yet to decide on the 5 choices for UCAS. In the mean time, I have to work my butt of for A2s. My motivation is the uni videos I have been watching lately! Laughs.

Will be back soon,
S.

Letter to my 34 year old self! (Dont read before that)

July 25th, 2013

Hello 34 year old Simran! I hope life is going well for you at this moment. I had great expectations for you, my friend. But, no pressure if you don't live up to your 17 year old self's maybe unrealistic expectations! Its good to have goals and ambitions, ultimately however, that is not how you measure 'happiness'. Let me explain, today I saw this quote:

"When you are in your final days of life, what will you want? Will you hug that college degree in the wallnut frame? Will you ask to be carried to the garrage so you can sit in your car? Will you find comfort in reading your financial statement? Of course not. What will matter then will be people. If relationships will matter most then, shouldn't they matter most now?" - Max Lucado.

This quote made me realize something today so let me make sure that you don't forget this. The most important thing in life should be relationships and not material things. (Although all that is an added bonus. Winks.)

Okay, enough of all that philosiphy. Let's,  however, see what your 17 year old self  imagined her 34 year old self to be.

By now I expected you to be married and maybe even have a child. Also, you should have a job or have had a job working in the UN, embassies, or any other kind of NGOs. You should have had travelled. And I mean travelled ALOT. Like go on all sorts of expeditions you've ever wanted to do including a road trip adventure spanning more than a handfull of countries- basically having "lived your life" like there is no tommorow.

This blog of mine, I humbly pass on to you, and I do hope you have continued to write. Even though I hope for you to have a better self esteem, confidence, and become slightly more extroverted than myself: I do hope you still find solace in those moments of solitude like I do. Writing is like an outlet for me and I truly wish for it to blossom into something similar for you.

You know, 34 year old Simran, if this letter was written like a couple of years back, it would have been entirely different. It would contain a list of to do things for you to check off after you have achieved it. But my attitude has changed now. There is no check list. Instead, there is a blank space. Fill it in with your imagination, What matters most to you? Go after it. Hold on to it. And remember, cherish every moment of your life.

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Lots of encouragement, support, sympathy, pity, and most of all : love, unconditional love from your bestest friend,

Yourself.

Cloud Storage...

July 29th, 2013

I have finally decided to back up ALL my pictures and store them online; in other words, on cloud. I have been meaning to do it for a really long time but A) I couldn't be bothered to B) Did not feel the need to C) Wasn't quite sure how to do it.

But now that my iPhone is literally going to explode because its so full, I have decided: Now its time.

I'm using Dropbox and Media Share for this process. I've downloaded Dropbox in my iPhone and it automatically uploads the pictures in my camera roll on to cloud. Once in cloud, I can extract it online or on my desktop. Now because Dropbox only gives me 5 GB free space, and since I'm a cheapo and couldnt be bothered to pay extra money for more space, I came up with another solution to this. From my desktop, I can easily drag the pictures onto my Media Share account. And Viola. This works for me because alothough Dropbox is more convinient, Media Share gives up to 50 GB free space.

So yeah. Smart Right? Although its really annoying! Urgh. I should have done this before. Because now I have 3000 + pics and its taking forever. I have to make sure I do it all before I go to Cardiff so that I have enough memory on my phone to take loads and loads of pics.

Will be back soon,
S.

Cardiff....here I come !

July 24th, 2013

If you scroll (is that the appropriate word?) down a couple of posts, you'll find one post tittled 'British Council'. Go ahead and read it if you havent already. Go ahead, I'm not going anywhere!

Okay..So it turns out, the British Council are my new besties! I had seriously lost all hope of getting to go to Cardiff and I had actually already come to terms with that. Then, all of a sudden I got an email from British Council with the confirmed dates and an appointment on Tuesday. So, I went with all the documents I needed. It was really hectic getting everything I needed especially since I got the info of what is needed like literally an hour before the appointment!

Anyways, at the British Council, I had to fill in the Cardiff Summer School application form, the Visa application form (thats a story for another time), as well as recieved all the timetables and pre-arrival guide. Now, on Friday I have to go submit all the documents at the British Embassy. It really hectic because the schedule is so tight. I can't really explain in words but I'll try my best.

I have to now contact my school to get a supporting letter, go get the letter from British Council on the same day I have to go to the British Embassy, book and pay ticket- which by the way is one day early since the tickets are full, co-ordinate with the British Council and let them know of my problem as now I'm arriving one day early and accomadation and aiprort pick up may be an issue, and on top of that all the shopping that needs to be done!

I actually have a list on my laptop which makes me look like a control freak I know, but I cant help it!

Lets just hope this time the British Council wont cancel on me! Laughs. They wont.

Will be back soon,
S.

China Witness

July 14, 2013

I went to Chatujak Market on Saturday and let's just say I am the markets biggest fans! Apart from all the clothes, bag, shoes, and other goody good stuff, there are also second hand books there. 

I bought 2 books, one of them being called China Witness. And do you know what's wierd to me ? The authors name is Xinran (bare in mind that X is pronounced as S). And what makes it even more wierd is that this book is something I could see myself writing in the future. The author basically piles up years of interview of old people in China to record history thought their eyes and more importantly sufferings so that the future generation can understand what had to be sacrificed for them. 

Anyways, I briefly had the idea to write something similar but the topic being about Indians in Thailand. Because there are a few old people I have in mind that have some worth documenting stories. This project  is not like a DIY project (My sis and I have been obbsessed with them) that you can just dive into. It takes a lot of time and dedication. I bet this won't work out. But, maybe something similar in the near future will ? 

Will be back soon,

S.

Life lesson for me (Yet again.)

July 11, 2013

So there is this girl whom I do work experience with. She is normally a very nice, friendly, and straight forward person. At times though, she goes into these "wierd" moods where she won't talk much and be in a pissed off mood. I've experienced it firsthand today. Like seriously wtf?! 

But you know what, I'm not going to care  about it. I'm going to take this as a learning experience. In life, there are going to be times where I have to face such people. Or worse, be on my own. I have to learn to deal with it. You know what they say: just don't give a damn. 

Will be back soon, 

S.

Sick of being Sick :/

July 9th, 2013

Its a cliche, I know. But frankly right now that sums up exactly how I feel. Just when things at my internship was going better (I moved to another branch in the same soi with more people and more opportunity to help out- still photocopying, but yeah) I had to fall sick.

 It's so annoying because the thing with me is that my reaction is a 1000x more than my actual condition. So even a light fever for me is like hell. I swear that day I was feeling feverish and had to walk all the way from the office to the BTS station. I don't know how I made it that day. At home, I felt I was half dead!

But, thanks to two days of rest (yes, bunking work as my parents odered - which shows how severe my condition seemed), loads of rest, and plenty of herbs at my disposal, I am all better now.

Speaking of herbs, I would never admit it, but I'm thankful my family has the wisdom. I don't remember the last time I've been in a hospital and that's a good thing because eating a lot of modern medicine is bad.

When I go off to university there will be a whole container of herbs that come with me.

Will be back soon,

S.