Summer Holiday

I am officially on my summer vacation! Woohoo!!! The last day of work was yesterday and tomorrow I'll be flying off into the sunshine. My aim over the next two weeks is to have as much rest and recuperation as possible. So that means lots of sunbathing on the beach or by the pool, lots of reading, lots of yoga, lots of healthy salads and fruit. I just can't wait to go! I'll be keeping a photoblog of my trip which I'll post to my Flickr on my return.


Maybe what happened to Ren Hoek will happen to me and I'll meet a Greek god...

I've also ordered my MINI this morning which I'll be getting in a couple of months time. The world's my oyster! I can go wherever and whenever I feel like it. Lots of weekends away, driving all over the UK and Europe. Not more reliance on the terrible public transport systems. My car will look something like this but better, obviously!

My friend AF came over yesterday evening and cooked a Weight Watchers meal for both of us so that he could keep an eye on his points. If it was just me I would have just ordered a pizza and be done with it. I've never had a weight problem. If anything, I've always been slim. I want to put on a bit more bulk - by that I mean muscle. But I guess I need to renew my gym subs for that which I've let lapse accidentally-on-purpose 'cos I'm a lazy shite. He cooked a prawn soup which was lovely and then for main course (2 courses on WW??) was marinated chicken stir fry which was lovely too but I couldn't finish it as I was full. I never cook for myself these days. Only if I have people over do I get out the pinny. And because I'm not cooking I'm eating rubbish food. All I've had today is a tomato and egg bagel and a smoothie. I guess that's not too bad. But I've had two pizzas earlier in the week and chips and probably a chicken kebab too. The chicken kebab isn't too bad either actually as its grilled and has salad. So I don't eat too badly at all!

The one thing I don't eat is fruit. I reckon I have some sort of childhood fruit anguish because my mum used to make me eat weird fruits like papaya and star fruit. I hate papaya. Its smells like sick and tastes nasty. The fruit you can buy from the supermarkets in the UK is crap anyway. Wherever I've gone in Europe and the states, the fruit is so much nicer. A lot of the UKs imported fruit is the crappy stuff that the originating countries can't sell to more discerning nations like Spain. So we end up with obesity issues because we import crap as well as eating pizzas, kebabs and junk food.

Another thing that is so much better on the continent is their lack of getting completely smashed out of their skulls on alcohol come a Friday or Saturday night. I drink occasionally and only if I'm out. I never drink at home on my own. I hate the taste of beer but I do like the odd pint of bitter or a glass of wine. Cocktails are a favourite but only because they taste so sweet and yummy! Its not about the alcohol, its about the taste for me.

There are those people that go out and get completely wasted week in week out. Why? Is it good that you're so off your face that you don't remember that you were robbed last night? Or worse? I've seen young girls and guys being sick in the street and passing out because they've had too much to drink. Oh how attractive that is! Oh my gosh, I really want to know you because you're so hard and you drink so much that you're being sick and damaging your liver! And you look so great with sick down your shirt and you smell really lovely because, ofcourse, everyone loves the smell of puke and alcohol. And you've also pissed yourself because you can't control your bodily functions! Oh I really want to get to know you better!

For those that didn't spot it, I was being sarcastic. How utterly disgusting these people are! I couldn't think of anything worse than going out with someone who did that every week. OK maybe there are a few other worse things but drinking problems aren't pleasant. In Europe, you see people in bars and cafe's having a drink and a laugh with their friends. You don't see them rolling around on the pavement completely paralytic shouting 'Ole!' or 'Je t'aime! Amour I foutu vous!!'. Why do the British do it? Its not nice and its not attractive.

I have to mention Big Brother now that its over and Anthony has won. I wanted Kinga to win. She's stupid but relatively harmless and she should win for her tits alone. No one in the BB house this year had ANY sort of charisma. Anthony is very cute, has a fit body but is totally devoid of any grey matter. At the other end of the scale we have Eugene. He's not unattractive but I wouldn't go there. He's incredibly boring and very immature. Why cry because you've just won £50,000?? You ee-dee-ot! And then we have Makosi, the African queen. I like Makosi. She's honest and she doesn't give a stuff what anyone thinks of her. I think she's fab. And if I was that way inclined, I'd also think she was pretty hot. So ,what to watch now? Lost. Its fab.

No more updates for a couple of weeks but I'm sure I'll have a few stories to tell on my return from Greece! HOLIDAY! CELEBRATE! :)

The Morning Report

WOW I'm in work at 8.19am! This is through no fault of my own I hasten to add. I would normally trundle in at least an hour later. Anyway, an interesting journey into work this morning ... my friend RH stayed over last night and as we walked to the station this morning this big ol' mama shouted across the street 'Are you two twins?' Well, we fell about laughing and cussing her. I don't think we look alike but we both have beards and similar looking spectacles so if she was a little short sighted then maybe...But wait! He's white and I'm brown! DOH!

Then on the overground train to London Bridge we were stood near the doors (as there's never any seats on South Eastern Trains) a guy that had been standing reading his newspaper by the door just collapsed onto the floor! He hit his head on the bin and just lay there in a crumpled heap! I seriously thought he'd died. But he came round and got up. Some kind gentleman offered him a chocolate bar and another kindly woman was giving advice about his blood sugar levels. The man who had collapsed looked incredibly embarrassed. He was young and fit. He said that he'd been working late and not had enough sleep ( i know how he feels).

And thats all before 9am! I'm now tucking into my Pret a Manger Bacon and Egg Croissant while sitting at my desk in work. If you've never had one, try it! Its delicious! But not very healthy.

Belly Dancing

Well, what an interesting weekend this has turned out to be. I went out to a lovely restaurant with my sister and her boyfriend on Saturday night called Levant which was great fun. They had belly dancing and it was one of the very few times I've had a women's boobs in my face. She was doing this wierd thing where she could make her tits wobble without moving. Is that normal?? Answers on my board please!

I was let down by a couple of people this weekend. When someone says they'll do something, I'll accept that as being true. No reason not to, I guess. I don't really expect them to cancel or change their plans at the very last minute. But I also know that it happens and sometimes it can't be avoided. In that sense, I expect too much from people because everyone lets you down sooner or later. Its how you deal with it that matters.