Is jet lag one or two words?
I could check online but I can't be arsed! That's how tired I am.
I slept through to 11am, got up at 12, and then went to bed again a few hours later. It's 5.30pm now and I've just gotten up.
I don't get why my jet lag is so bad this time. I'm normally really good travelling from West-East but I'm just exhausted. I was sposed to head out today to get a few things for my room and some food but it's been raining all day and I don't want to go out. Plus I'm too tired to.
I haven't even unpacked. But I've decided I'll unpack tonight, head out tomorrow and then hardcore get on the jobhunting from Wednesday. I'm allowed to take a break to get my body clock back into gear!!!
And it's great spending the day at home because I'm remembering how awesome my house is!! LOL!!
Really can't wait for you to visit!
xx
Monday, 31 August 2009
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Back To Tokyo
I had the most uncomfortable flight back to Japan.
Don't you just hate code shares? I'm like, when I book a flight with Virgin, I expect to fly Virgin. But I ended up on a code share flight and flew ANA.
NEVER AGAIN.
Hated the staff at check in, shit in-flight entertainment and the worse bit - 2 meals and NO SNACK!!! For a 12 hour flight?! I was absolutely STARVING! We went like 8 hours with no food! On both BA and Virgin, you have the 2 meals and then somewhere in the middle they come round with a snack - the last time I flew on both these airlines, it was a sandwich and a packet of crisps. But on ANA we got nothing!!!
And they didn't hand out the little overnight packs with the toothpaste/toothbrush, eyemask and socks! You get them on the other 2 airlines - PAH!! I was totally unimpressed.
And I will never fly ANA for a long haul ever again. I HATED it. One of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever had and there was barely any leg room! I know economy is always cramped but that airline took the piss! I didn't sleep at all and now my eyes are literally stinging from the lack of sleep.
This week I seriously have to get down to this jobhunting lark. Think I'll spend tomorrow unpacking and then start on Tuesday to give me a chance to get over the jetlag.
*groan*
So tired. But I had a fabulous evening catching up with you!!!! ;-)
G'night.
xx
Don't you just hate code shares? I'm like, when I book a flight with Virgin, I expect to fly Virgin. But I ended up on a code share flight and flew ANA.
NEVER AGAIN.
Hated the staff at check in, shit in-flight entertainment and the worse bit - 2 meals and NO SNACK!!! For a 12 hour flight?! I was absolutely STARVING! We went like 8 hours with no food! On both BA and Virgin, you have the 2 meals and then somewhere in the middle they come round with a snack - the last time I flew on both these airlines, it was a sandwich and a packet of crisps. But on ANA we got nothing!!!
And they didn't hand out the little overnight packs with the toothpaste/toothbrush, eyemask and socks! You get them on the other 2 airlines - PAH!! I was totally unimpressed.
And I will never fly ANA for a long haul ever again. I HATED it. One of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever had and there was barely any leg room! I know economy is always cramped but that airline took the piss! I didn't sleep at all and now my eyes are literally stinging from the lack of sleep.
This week I seriously have to get down to this jobhunting lark. Think I'll spend tomorrow unpacking and then start on Tuesday to give me a chance to get over the jetlag.
*groan*
So tired. But I had a fabulous evening catching up with you!!!! ;-)
G'night.
xx
Friday, 28 August 2009
The End Draws Near
And so, I am down to my last 2 days in the UK.
I'm over £2000 poorer but am in possession of a load of new clothes and a new laptop. I've had to ship like 20kg of clothes and stuff ahead of me so that I don't have to deal with baggage limits at the airport.
So how has it been being back in London? Every single person that I have seen has asked me that question. And the truth? Absolutely no different. Yeh, there are some things that have changed but generally everything and everyone is more or less the same as when I left. You kind of think that because you have been away for 2 years that a lot more should be different but it never is. I'm pleased to see the UK taking more and more steps to stopping minors buying booze and cigarettes. The age that you can buy tobacco has been raised to 18 and they have a Think 25 policy in supermarkets and off licenses - so basically, if you look under 25, then you will be asked for ID to prove that you are over 18. I ended up getting ID'd twice since I've been back. LOL! But I think it's a good thing.
After my visit to Westfield, I haven't been shopping. I actually kinda can't believe it. I think it's because I bought so much and spent so much money there that I didn't want to do anymore shopping. Especially because the shopping streets that I would've gone to have exactly the same stores as the mall. So it's kinda like, what's the point.
It has been great catching up with friends and family. Some more so than others - you know who you are. It's nice to feel that you have been missed and I love it that some people have taken a complete interest in what I have been doing out in Japan rather than those questions that people ask just to be polite, you know? It's great as well because a couple of friends have told me that I have inspired them and now 2 are looking to move abroad, one already has and another girl has started a degree in education. How cool is that!!!
But it's back to Japan tomorrow - well I actually land on Sunday. How do I feel about that? I'm not sure really. I'm dying to go back because it's coming up to the time when I shall be getting a very special visitor but I know that when I go back, the pressure is on to find work. The luxury of being unemployed has to end sometime. And when I go back, that is the end!!!!
xx
I'm over £2000 poorer but am in possession of a load of new clothes and a new laptop. I've had to ship like 20kg of clothes and stuff ahead of me so that I don't have to deal with baggage limits at the airport.
So how has it been being back in London? Every single person that I have seen has asked me that question. And the truth? Absolutely no different. Yeh, there are some things that have changed but generally everything and everyone is more or less the same as when I left. You kind of think that because you have been away for 2 years that a lot more should be different but it never is. I'm pleased to see the UK taking more and more steps to stopping minors buying booze and cigarettes. The age that you can buy tobacco has been raised to 18 and they have a Think 25 policy in supermarkets and off licenses - so basically, if you look under 25, then you will be asked for ID to prove that you are over 18. I ended up getting ID'd twice since I've been back. LOL! But I think it's a good thing.
After my visit to Westfield, I haven't been shopping. I actually kinda can't believe it. I think it's because I bought so much and spent so much money there that I didn't want to do anymore shopping. Especially because the shopping streets that I would've gone to have exactly the same stores as the mall. So it's kinda like, what's the point.
It has been great catching up with friends and family. Some more so than others - you know who you are. It's nice to feel that you have been missed and I love it that some people have taken a complete interest in what I have been doing out in Japan rather than those questions that people ask just to be polite, you know? It's great as well because a couple of friends have told me that I have inspired them and now 2 are looking to move abroad, one already has and another girl has started a degree in education. How cool is that!!!
But it's back to Japan tomorrow - well I actually land on Sunday. How do I feel about that? I'm not sure really. I'm dying to go back because it's coming up to the time when I shall be getting a very special visitor but I know that when I go back, the pressure is on to find work. The luxury of being unemployed has to end sometime. And when I go back, that is the end!!!!
xx
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
The North
I've spent the last couple of days up in Leeds visiting my sister.
When I left London it was sunny, but the further north I went, the cloudier it got and after being in Leeds for about an hour, it started raining! Surprise surprise!!!
And then today, my sister had a job interview in Bradford so I went down there with her and had a wander around. Can you believe I was there?! Man, there place is a complete hole!!! I wanted to take a picture with the train station sign to prove it but I didn't have time!!! So disappointed!!! And then it started to rain again this afternoon!!
BUT, we did go to the Royal Armeries musuem this afternoon which was actually pretty cool. So I'll give it that!!!
xx
When I left London it was sunny, but the further north I went, the cloudier it got and after being in Leeds for about an hour, it started raining! Surprise surprise!!!
And then today, my sister had a job interview in Bradford so I went down there with her and had a wander around. Can you believe I was there?! Man, there place is a complete hole!!! I wanted to take a picture with the train station sign to prove it but I didn't have time!!! So disappointed!!! And then it started to rain again this afternoon!!
BUT, we did go to the Royal Armeries musuem this afternoon which was actually pretty cool. So I'll give it that!!!
xx
Monday, 24 August 2009
Soho
I went out last night in town with my brother and his girlfriend. It's the first time I've properly been out since I've been back.
I tried to contact my normal links but everyone is outta town DJing in other countries so we were browsing online to see where is hot to go. We ended up at this club that my brother and his girl frequent pretty often called Club 49 in Soho.
I loved it. It's rare for clubs these days to be so troublefree and have such friendly staff and doorman. And the drinks were pretty reasonably priced as well. I was LOVING the music - especially when there was a stint of old UK garage which just made me grin my arse off.
I had a great time. It felt good to be out in London clubs again. So good. Except I am so tired today. I got up early with the intention of going out and buying a laptop but my brother didn't get up until late and I couldn't leave until he had finished working on something. So I literally waiting for about 6 hours and then just ended up shopping online!!! A little bit annoying because I really wanted to be taking home a new laptop today but I guess what is more annoying is I went shopping for one last weekend and my brother told me to hold off from buying anything because he wanted me to check out the prices in this little independent shop in London. So I wait, and then when I showed him the laptop I was thinking of buying, not only did he say it was excellent, but it was also the same price as in store.
Sometimes I really should trust my own judgement. I not amazing when it comes to computers but by no means am I dumb and I am perfectly capable of selecting a perfectly good laptop...which I did. But my brother has a knack of making me think that I COULD be making the wrong decision. I should have gone ahead and just bought the laptop and then I wouldn't have had to spend the week using this piece of shit!!!
ARGH!!!
I tried to contact my normal links but everyone is outta town DJing in other countries so we were browsing online to see where is hot to go. We ended up at this club that my brother and his girl frequent pretty often called Club 49 in Soho.
I loved it. It's rare for clubs these days to be so troublefree and have such friendly staff and doorman. And the drinks were pretty reasonably priced as well. I was LOVING the music - especially when there was a stint of old UK garage which just made me grin my arse off.
I had a great time. It felt good to be out in London clubs again. So good. Except I am so tired today. I got up early with the intention of going out and buying a laptop but my brother didn't get up until late and I couldn't leave until he had finished working on something. So I literally waiting for about 6 hours and then just ended up shopping online!!! A little bit annoying because I really wanted to be taking home a new laptop today but I guess what is more annoying is I went shopping for one last weekend and my brother told me to hold off from buying anything because he wanted me to check out the prices in this little independent shop in London. So I wait, and then when I showed him the laptop I was thinking of buying, not only did he say it was excellent, but it was also the same price as in store.
Sometimes I really should trust my own judgement. I not amazing when it comes to computers but by no means am I dumb and I am perfectly capable of selecting a perfectly good laptop...which I did. But my brother has a knack of making me think that I COULD be making the wrong decision. I should have gone ahead and just bought the laptop and then I wouldn't have had to spend the week using this piece of shit!!!
ARGH!!!
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Semenya Caster
Is anyone else absolutely disgusted with the way that Semenya Caster is being treated?!
After becoming World Champion in the 800m with a stunning performance, her victory is being overshadowed with questions about her gender.
Yah, she looks like a man, but to be honest, so do a whole load of other female athletes! Just because she won by so much and did so well, along with her muscular physique, it doesn't mean that she is a man. And it's awful for her because now she has to undergo all these gender tests. The poor girl must be so embarrassed! Even after her mother presented her birth certificate confirming her gender, the investigation is still going on.
I don't know, I can't help but think they could have kept the investigation quiet. Done the necessary tests and whatnot and IF it turns out that she is really a man, THEN make it public. Not destroy her moment by embarrassing her in front of the whole world over a speculation about her appearance. It seems so wrong! I just want to shove a whole load of other athletes in front of the chairmen because there are enough times when I have looked at the physique of some of these sprinters and just shook my head and said 'She looks like a man'. Semenya is not the only one with a questionable gender. Her outstanding performance has shoved her into the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
I feel so sorry for her!
xx
After becoming World Champion in the 800m with a stunning performance, her victory is being overshadowed with questions about her gender.
Yah, she looks like a man, but to be honest, so do a whole load of other female athletes! Just because she won by so much and did so well, along with her muscular physique, it doesn't mean that she is a man. And it's awful for her because now she has to undergo all these gender tests. The poor girl must be so embarrassed! Even after her mother presented her birth certificate confirming her gender, the investigation is still going on.
I don't know, I can't help but think they could have kept the investigation quiet. Done the necessary tests and whatnot and IF it turns out that she is really a man, THEN make it public. Not destroy her moment by embarrassing her in front of the whole world over a speculation about her appearance. It seems so wrong! I just want to shove a whole load of other athletes in front of the chairmen because there are enough times when I have looked at the physique of some of these sprinters and just shook my head and said 'She looks like a man'. Semenya is not the only one with a questionable gender. Her outstanding performance has shoved her into the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
I feel so sorry for her!
xx
Friday, 21 August 2009
Usain Bolt
This guy is absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!
Not only did he break his own record in the 100m, he absolutely SMASHED his record in the 200m - an amazing 19.19 seconds!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! They were putting time into distance and that worked out at 2m!! 2m!!! He was running that much faster than he was last year! It's insane!!!
BUT, that was the first race that I've actually seen the guy work. Every other time it just looks like Bolt is taking a jog while the others are busting their arses off but today he was gritting his teeth and really going for that record. But I don't think that anyone was expecting him to shave that much time off the record - let alone break it again. He was saying in an interview that he was tired and his training regime had been a bit slack because he had an injury. Well, if that's what he can do when he hasn't been training well, then what the hell would he have achieved if he was on top form?! It's like, when Bolt's in the line up, the race is on for second place because no one is ever anywhere near him. In this final, they were saying that's the biggest gap they've ever seen anyone win by. And what's even more amazing is that the top 5 all ran under 20 seconds! So it's great for them because they all achieved PBs SBs and NRs. Such a great race.
I remember the days when the sprints were all about the Americans. But the Jamaicans have absolutely dominated in the last few years. And it doesn't look like that will change! Those records are so ridiculous that commentators were saying that the people that would even come close to ever beating them aren't even born yet. NO ONE ALIVE is capable of touching them. How amazing is that!!!! The Jamaican women as well have been incredible.
And what a performance by Sharman in the 110m hurdles. That guy is so funny. I hung out with him a few years back - very much a charmer and ladies man. Think I'll leave it at that!! But he did so well, finishing 4th in the final and getting a new PB of 13.30 - the 4th fastest time in the UK in that event. Is that record still held by Colin Jackson? I can't remember if anyone broke that.....
And I'm sorry, but HOW BUFF IS WALLACE SPEARMON?!?!?!?!? You know me, I'm an absolute sucker for the light skin and light eye boys and he is a very fine specimen indeed! LOL!!!
Sorry babes - you know it's all about you...but I simply HAD to mention it!!! I miss you like crazy and can't wait to see you next month!! <3
So yah, I have totally been enjoying the World Championships. The woman's high jump final was pretty gritty as well. I am just so excited for the 2012 Olympics. Wherever I am in the world, I will definitely fly back to London to support the team - and more importantly my friends that compete. I am sooooo proud of you all!!!
Go GBR!!!
xx
Not only did he break his own record in the 100m, he absolutely SMASHED his record in the 200m - an amazing 19.19 seconds!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! They were putting time into distance and that worked out at 2m!! 2m!!! He was running that much faster than he was last year! It's insane!!!
BUT, that was the first race that I've actually seen the guy work. Every other time it just looks like Bolt is taking a jog while the others are busting their arses off but today he was gritting his teeth and really going for that record. But I don't think that anyone was expecting him to shave that much time off the record - let alone break it again. He was saying in an interview that he was tired and his training regime had been a bit slack because he had an injury. Well, if that's what he can do when he hasn't been training well, then what the hell would he have achieved if he was on top form?! It's like, when Bolt's in the line up, the race is on for second place because no one is ever anywhere near him. In this final, they were saying that's the biggest gap they've ever seen anyone win by. And what's even more amazing is that the top 5 all ran under 20 seconds! So it's great for them because they all achieved PBs SBs and NRs. Such a great race.
I remember the days when the sprints were all about the Americans. But the Jamaicans have absolutely dominated in the last few years. And it doesn't look like that will change! Those records are so ridiculous that commentators were saying that the people that would even come close to ever beating them aren't even born yet. NO ONE ALIVE is capable of touching them. How amazing is that!!!! The Jamaican women as well have been incredible.
And what a performance by Sharman in the 110m hurdles. That guy is so funny. I hung out with him a few years back - very much a charmer and ladies man. Think I'll leave it at that!! But he did so well, finishing 4th in the final and getting a new PB of 13.30 - the 4th fastest time in the UK in that event. Is that record still held by Colin Jackson? I can't remember if anyone broke that.....
And I'm sorry, but HOW BUFF IS WALLACE SPEARMON?!?!?!?!? You know me, I'm an absolute sucker for the light skin and light eye boys and he is a very fine specimen indeed! LOL!!!
Sorry babes - you know it's all about you...but I simply HAD to mention it!!! I miss you like crazy and can't wait to see you next month!! <3
So yah, I have totally been enjoying the World Championships. The woman's high jump final was pretty gritty as well. I am just so excited for the 2012 Olympics. Wherever I am in the world, I will definitely fly back to London to support the team - and more importantly my friends that compete. I am sooooo proud of you all!!!
Go GBR!!!
xx
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Gorgeous London!!
Wow!!!
It hit 30 degrees today in London. And I was missing that air con on trains like anything!!! They were like saunas and so gross!!!
It has been great catching up with friends but today I felt so tired trawling from one end of London to another to see people. Especially in this heat...and my heavy bag and hangover didn't help either!!! I was supposed to stay in town tonight as well but things finished up a little earlier than I thought so I decided to come back to my mum's so I can take a bit of time out tomorrow. Absolutely exhausted.
But I'm loving it. I haven't hit the clubs yet, and to be honest I don't think I will get a chance, but I've really enjoyed seeing everyone and it's great looking at other people's houses and seeing what everyone is doing now. Some people have grown up so much with their husbands and kids and mortgages and then there are people who just haven't changed at all.
It's so easy to slip back into things. On the one hand it feels like I haven't been away at all but then someone will talk about something that happened in the last 2 years and I just wouldn't have a clue what they were talking about. I've found that my attitudes towards certain things have changed dramatically...in a good way!
It's been a good couple of days but I am definitely ready for a day off!
xx
It hit 30 degrees today in London. And I was missing that air con on trains like anything!!! They were like saunas and so gross!!!
It has been great catching up with friends but today I felt so tired trawling from one end of London to another to see people. Especially in this heat...and my heavy bag and hangover didn't help either!!! I was supposed to stay in town tonight as well but things finished up a little earlier than I thought so I decided to come back to my mum's so I can take a bit of time out tomorrow. Absolutely exhausted.
But I'm loving it. I haven't hit the clubs yet, and to be honest I don't think I will get a chance, but I've really enjoyed seeing everyone and it's great looking at other people's houses and seeing what everyone is doing now. Some people have grown up so much with their husbands and kids and mortgages and then there are people who just haven't changed at all.
It's so easy to slip back into things. On the one hand it feels like I haven't been away at all but then someone will talk about something that happened in the last 2 years and I just wouldn't have a clue what they were talking about. I've found that my attitudes towards certain things have changed dramatically...in a good way!
It's been a good couple of days but I am definitely ready for a day off!
xx
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