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hellololla · 6 years

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Coisas legais sobre a neve.

eu sei que muitas pessoas não gostam de neve e lamentam as inconveniências de locomoção, transporte, escolas fechadas, supermercados que não conseguem receber produtos, ambulâncias que não conseguem chegar aos pacientes, etc. eu sei que tenho o privilégio de morar numa área em que neva apenas moderadamente (ninguém precisou estocar comida em casa nem ficou ilhado, como aconteceu em vários povoados). é fácil apreciar a neve se você pode ficar em casa e assistir pela janela ou em caminhadas planejadas pelas redondezas. ou seja, tô sabendo que esses dias foram um imenso pé no saco pra muita gente enquanto eu ficava aqui sendo poética e waxing lyrical, mas nem tudo é sofrimento, confusão e gritaria; eis uma listinha de coisas bacanas proporcionadas por uma boa snowfall:

- proper cold. aquele “frio” que na verdade é apenas sensação térmica baixa por causa da (interminável) chuva fina? argh. sair porta afora e sentir a sua pele arder? hell yes. temperaturas glaciais duram pouco aqui e eu me dividi entre clausura com gostosuras e eventuais mãos pra fora da janela aberta, just to feel the loveliness.

- light. minha sala, geralmente uma caverna escura, parecia iluminada por refletores de estádio de futebol. o pouco sol que consegue passar por entre as nuvens reflete na neve e espalha uma claridade suave, porém intensa. melhor luz pra selfies, inclusive.

- silence. a neve amortece os sons, então mesmo com a janela aberta eu não conseguia ouvir o barulho dos carros na rotatória super movimentada que temos no bairro (a bem da verdade minha área é silenciosa, eu não estou muito perto da estrada e você precisa espichar as orelhas pra ouvir qualquer coisa normalmente - mas enquanto a neve estava aqui eu não conseguia ouvir nada mesmo, o que foi interessante).

- feeding wildlife. alimentar pássaros e esquilos é uma coisa que nós fazemos sempre, em todas as estações, mas é especialmente gratificante saber que estamos fazendo algo de útil por eles nesse momento de escassez.

- emptiness. as ruas e lojas ficam mais vazias porque o incentivo pra sair de casa usando todas as suas roupas ao mesmo tempo ou arriscar frostbite tem que ser muito grande. entendo que o comércio não deve ficar muito satisfeito, mas pra mim as calçadas desprovidas de gente já são incentivo o suficiente para ir bater perna.

- chimneys. ver fumaça saindo das chaminés e sentir o cheirinho de lenha queimada durante as suas caminhadas matinais. ♥

- knowing the rules: não pule na neve sem saber o que está embaixo dos seus pés. não caminhe sobre a neve cinza. não coma a neve amarela.

- the world is a giant snow globe. e eu sou uma criança de oito anos tentando sacudir todos os globos da prateleira da loja ao mesmo tempo. SNOW STORM, weee!

#mar2018 #London London

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jillaxkalangg · 6 years

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: so kapag nagtanong may chance pa? j: wala na : so nagkaroon? j: kakausapin ko ba yun ng ganon kung wala? kung wala lang sakin?

yup, that was the truth hahaha hindi naman makikipagusap ng ganon kung wala lang sakin lahat lahat diba. may pakiramdam din naman ako haha pero yun na nga wala na, tapos na. and it was just sad kasi ramdam na ramdam ko na may wall na talaga between us. and i know na medyo upset na friends ko sa set up namin hehe pero hindi ko na talagang pag-usapan pa namin ‘yon. pagod na ako eh, ayoko na.

siguro duwag ako kasi hindi ako sumugal pero hindi ko pa din siguro time to. i’ve been praying for this, at kung ano ang gusto Niya na mangyayari, mangyayari. but for now, gusto ko lang matapos ang lahat ng ‘to.

#last na #p #mar2018

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indy-diary · 6 years

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Entry 7 : Superstar Libra (Day 1), Cruise Ship!!!

19 Mar 2018

Luxurious ship at sea always seem magical and magnificent. A lifetime dream of many is about a cruise ship. Days and nights in luxury at tranquil sea, with entertainment, activities, and great food. Not everyone has chance to get on one, but I managed to be very very lucky… to be able to go on a cruise ship before graduating.

Busy Morning

Luggage packed, breakfast eaten, things checked, and my family left home to Don Mueang Airport. This trip, me and my brother were the only ones going, our parents are just sending us off. We arrived at the airport around 9:30 then the busy part began.

While other airlines have check-in staff to help the passengers, Air Asia uses self-check in machine. Honestly, I hate it. It takes much longer time and steps than staff and unnecessary errors happen from time to time.

(Too many people and it’s slower than it should have been)

(My brother’s pass. It looks like most boring ticket type I’ve ever seen)

Having printed the boarding pass and checked-in the bags, we went towards the gate. This is an airport so of course, there was some security check. I actually felt sleepy and bored during those times. Airport has much more steps and boring things to go through than train stations.

Before going through the passenger checks, we waved to our parents as they wished us safe travel and fun trip. Thanks, mom and dad ^o^

While waiting for our flight, we walked around somewhat and went past some windows with clear view of the gates. One of it has our gate too but our plane hasn’t come yet. The pass told us to go to gate 36, which is the one in the picture without a plane.

(They’ve got planes, but what about me???)

During the flight (includes take on/off), it was quite rough and bumpy. I never expected a plane to be shaky in clear weather. I started to miss trains now. Shaky on ground is acceptable, but shaky midair is another story!

(The plane, in which I never liked)

Upon arriving at Phuket, we waited for our bags at baggage claim. It took very long time (no less than 10 minutes! How come?) for the conveyor belt to start moving and more time until bags are actually transferred to the passengers.

(The long wait)

After getting our bags, we quickly leave the airport and got ourselves a taxi ride. We needed to get the… well, not even a port, it’s a beach. We didn’t have any time to tour around Phuket province at all. It was sad, but maybe next time (that means more entries from me lol).

(Some landscape seen through the ride in the taxi)

Smooth Tender

And so we’ve arrived! Pa Tong Beach, a local Phuket beach… yeah. You heard that right. No deepwater ports here. There are some small floating piers extending into the sea and there are some local boats. These boats are tenders, motorboats that ferry passenger between land/pier to a larger ship.

Me and my brother was glad the pier have roofs. We didn’t have to endure the heat for long, so we took a little sightseeing on the pier itself. The water was quite clear, and the lighting was excellent for pictures. We took some pictures of the water and surrounding areas before getting to the tender queue. The staff on the pier are Star Cruises staffs. They speak English and help passengers while waiting for the tender, as well as checking ticket.

(The pier, with the tender coming. You can also see cruise ship far away)

(Nice sea!)

After few minutes of waiting, the tender has arrived. Tourists from the tender left and the staff allowed us onto the tender. We’re extremely grateful that the tender is air-conditioned! It was cool inside and great for waiting, even if it’s a little bit rocking. Good thing I don’t get seasick this time.

(Air conditioner is one of the invention I’d thank for the most)

We waited calmly as passengers began to fill up the tender. Some Chinese, south Asians, westerners, and some Thais. When the tender have no seats left, the staff signaled departure and the tender moved.

Quite some time was taken for the tender to reach the ship. It was considerably far, but the size of the ship made it look not so far away. The sea was calm and gentle, low wind and waves. It resulted in smooth tender ride, which caused no discomfort.

(It’s getting closer…. The cruise ship Superstar Libra!)

The small ship near horizon looked bigger.. And bigger, and bigger until I’m up close that I couldn’t see all of it at once. The excitement in me felt as if it was going to burst out. As the tender stopped, I hurriedly get into queue to get onto the ship.

(Excited… EXCITED!!)

I’ve never been to luxurious facilities before, even for hotels and resorts. I have barely touched the luxurious parts so it can’t really be counted. This is my first time being in something that has luxury written all over it. I couldn’t describe how excited I felt!

The staff prepared the gangway entrance and the people to be let onto the ship in queue. Each person will be checked and given access card once they reach the entrance counter. Me and my brother receives one card each. The cards are used for every single facility on the ship. Cash is not required on the ship at all, except for money exchange and before disembarking.

The entrance counter is located on Deck 1 gangway exit. From there, staircase and elevators are available to get to higher decks. The ship is divided into three main areas, fore, midship, and aft. Fore is front side of the ship, midship is the middle, and aft is behind midship. The gangway we came in was midship one, and so was the elevators. We entered the elevator and headed to Deck 4 to place our bags in our cabin so we can move onto exploring.

Exploring Ship

“Hello Superstar Libra! We’ve arrived! You’re such a pretty lady with good shape outside and nice interiors!” was what I would say if ship girls were real haha. When the elevator doors opened, the Crystal Court was in front of us. It seemed to be a luxurious bar or restaurant. There was a piano in middle, and tables around. The roof is open up until Deck 5, probably to make that deck also able to hear music from here. Reception counter is also here, just a bit away from the piano.

(Maybe once in my life I’d have chance to get party in place like this…)

To the left of the reception, there’s an opening that leads to passenger cabins. My cabin is also on this side. On the other hand, the right side of the reception counter has no cabins, and instead, has some shops.

Me and my brother went into our room to place our bags and was amazed by the quality of the room, despite its small size! The room was not that wide. There was two beds and they’re rather narrow, but long enough to fit a person. It can also transform into a sofa! But that aside, the room has closets, drawers, mirror, desk, a TV, and one bathroom with adjustable water temperature.

(Window Cabin, pretty good already! Deluxe suites would be paradise!)

After taking some rest from the tiring travel in the morning, we left our cabins and looked at the deck plans. We then went straight up to Deck 9 (Pool Deck) to explore the pools and the top of the ship.

The Pool Deck is awesome! There’s total of four pools. One deep pool (2.2 meters), one shallow pool (1 meter), and two jacuzzi pools. Pool Deck also have tables, buffet restaurant, musical band, and beverages bar. When time is right, there will be both wind, food, music, and pool! It will definitely be a great atmosphere to relax and chill.

There’s an area higher than Pool Deck, which also act as roof for the tables and buffet area. It is Deck 10, the Sun Deck. This particular deck has chairs, the types that you can lie on. It’s a great area to sunbathe… but I don’t do that anyways haha. The sun is always too much for me.

Here’s some pictures of the Pool Deck and Sun Deck

(Rectangular pool, but there’s nothing bad about it!)

(Passenger ship loves cool funnels and logos)

(You can sit inside for air-con, but outside isn’t that hot actually)

Evening Departure

After we finished exploring the upper areas of the ship and look at the afternoon view, we went back down inside. Some rest were taken, and then it was time for…. Dinner!

Three of the restaurants were included in our ticket. The three were Mariner’s Buffet, Four Seasons, and Ocean Palace. Each one has individual menu that changes each meal on daily basis. On the day I went on board, Four Seasons was serving Italian food. The selection was fine, but then I wasn’t familiar with any of the food.

(What are all these food names?)

I ordered Milanese Minestrone Soup and Chicken Pamigrino. According to the description provided, these are the only thing I might like the taste. I made the right decision! The food I ordered was really really tasty and there’s quite a lot of them. Oh there was also appetizer (salad meh), and dessert (coffee flavor tiramisu ugh :( ) but those weren’t in my focus at all and I barely touched them. The amount of food was enough to make me and my brother felt so heavy and kept us full for whole night!

We then took a little stroll on Pool Deck and Sun Deck after sunset. The view there was great! Phuket is shimmering with lights and on Superstar Libra herself has bright, yet comfortable lights. The wind wasn’t so strong and the heat from sunlight had vanished. It was much more relaxing.

(One of the prettiest view in this trip. And my personal favorite photo too!)

We rested for a while, then decided we should go for swimming. Doing so at night on Pool Deck would be a great feeling. By time we finished and reached the pool, the ship left Phuket. The wind started to blow through the two uppermost decks, but that wasn’t a problem until we got wet. But otherwise, nothing is troublesome about it!

My brother also suggested using jacuzzi pools after swimming. He said it is a great relief from exercise (swimming) and it’s like a massage in itself. I agreed to his invitation and followed him. The jacuzzi pools were heated and the water was much warmer than swimming pools. Our first reaction was.. Being startled at the difference in temperature lol. But after we adjusted, it was just like my brother said. I didn’t regret doing this at all.

At the end of the day, we showered and lie down as the ship sail through the pitch-black seas. Aside from other ship’s lights, there was nothing to be seen. I wasn’t sure about the moon because my cabin couldn’t see it. But overall, the first day was already good, so other days would be good too! The excitement inside me was so much. Good things happened on the day, and will probably happen on next days too. I fell asleep pretty soon despite that. I must be tired from swimming haha. Or... it could be that the bed is really soft and comfortable! Anyways, stay tuned for next entries! It will be posted when it is done

#indydiary #travel #journal #photography #cruise ship #sea #luxury #superstar libra #star cruises #Thailand #ship #mar2018 #2018

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miss-chanandler-bongg · 6 years

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so there’s this whole thing I wanted to talk about to see if it helps me to put my thoughts in order.

change of plans, i think I’m gonna write it in spanish. .ignorad las tildes y las mayusculas, ain’t nobody got time for that.

ok, desde que empece ha hablar con chicos por OKC hace menos de 3 semanas, solo he continuado hablando con 3 chicos. uno, se ha convertido en mi anxiety sponsor, as we call each other. No sé como comenzo la cosa, pero es completamente platonicoy nos apoyamos en cuestiones de salud mental.

otro fue el indio, que sigue revolotenado por mi cabeza. solo hablé con el 5 dias contados, pero significó mucho para mí porque por primera vez en literalmente años, sentí esa ilusion y esa quimica con alguuien. se que todo fue online y por lo tanto, no muy fiable, pero hablamos sobre temas profundos y superficiales, le conté cosas que nadie mas sabe y perversiones que no podría decir en voz alta, me seguia el rollo con mis bromas y yo a él, y no habia saludos forzados ni palabras incomodos entre nosotros.

la cosa es que él decidió no continuar hablando conmigo porque la distancia y las probabilidad de encontrarnos en la vida real es muy baja. Dijo que no quería hacerme perder el tiempo. yo le dije que no tenia expecativas, pero que como él quisiera. él vive en holanda, yo en españa, it was a no-go from his side even if I really really wanted to keep in touch.

then we come to what’s happening right now, this syrian dude. por qué he cambiado de idioma? ni dea. en fin, que estoy ahora hablando con este chico, que es, sobre el papel, ideal. aunque esta geograficamente lejos, está interesado en mi, en mi plan de futuro, es estremadamente delicado y educado. entiende el contexto de mi familia arabe y musulmana y no tengo que explicarle nada, lo cual es perfecto. pero por otro lado tengo la sensacion de que está proyectando esta imagen de chica modosita arabe en mi que no es acertada. vale, soy una mojigata de cuidado, y eso lo ha intuido aunque no hemos entrado en detalles, pero soy inexperta, no inocente. unexperienced doesn’t mean inocent or clueless. ademas, me habla de una manera que no se ajusta a mi personalidad en absoluto, pero eso no es culpa suya, soy yo! el es super educado y considerado, me habla como si fuera una princesita, a veces empieza incluso a darme lecciones de historia sin ningun tono de condescendencia, pero me fastidia que se ponga a contarme historias que ya sé o que no vienen a cuento. es como si considerase nuestras conversaciones una ocasion para practicar el idioma, para oir su propia voz. ok, estoy siendo algo mala, insisto que el chico es super considerado y educado.

vive en suecia, es musulman pero sin tomarselo muy en serio (como yo), tiene hermanas,le encanta cocinar y hacer deporte, tiene un buen trabajo, es culto y educado.... pillais la idea, es un buen partido sobre el papel. y por eso continuo hablndo con él aunque no creo que yo le vaya a gustar cuando se dé cuenta de que la razon por la que esquivo sus piropos no es solo por vergüenza, si no tambien porque me parecen cursis y artificiales. no necesito 14 “quiero que seas feliz” y 27 “te deseo una vida plena”.... esto es absurdo. me estoy quejando porque el tio es demasiado bueno conmigo.....no creo que me esté explicando bien. quiero a alguien que me siga el rollo con mis bromas infantiles, que capte mis referencias frikis y mehaga reir. él es educado, delicado y atento, pero no hablamos de cosas profundas (no de momento). Le he dicho que soy feminista, no soy una amita de casa, visto como un vagabundo, soy una sabelotodo.....pero siento que él sigue viendo lo que quiere ver.

en fin, una de las cosas que queria comentar es que él me ha propuesto encontrarnos en malaga. él va a tener que ir alli por trabajo en unas semanas y me ha dicho que vaya y nos encontremos. yo le di otro par de mis evasivas y despues colgué. inmediatamente despues me entro el panico. what the fuck..... estaba tan orgullosa de mi por superar el miedo que me daba escribir a extraños, pero el panico que senti en ese momento me pillo por sorpresa. en ese momento se me mezclaron sentimientos de vergüenza porque me convencí a mi misma que toda la casa me habia oido hablar con el chico por telefono (como si eso fuera algo sucio o ilegal), sentimientos de miedo, de urgencia, de vertigo. queria dejarlo todo, eliminarlo de whatsapp, no hablar del tema, volver a mi plan de soledad forever porque lo demas me da demasiado miedo “no estoy hecha para ello, no es mi estilo” (SPOILER ALERT, BULLSHIT!!!!!!)...... cagué un par de veces, superé las nauseas, vi media temporada de friends y finalmente consegui dormir un par de horas.

ahora es cuando viene lo de procesar.

miedo

miedo de que?? lo mas habitual es que suframos miedo al rechazo, pero no creo que sea eso. es una combinacion de miedo a hacer el ridiculo, miedo al futuro, a tomarme a mi misma en serio y miedo a tener que rechazarle yo a él. me da miedo sentirme atada, me da miedo sacrificar las cualidades que me hacen ser yo misma, como ser una payasa o mis frikadas.

ese par de dias la verdad es que me decepciono lo debil que soy, que hasta el punto de hacer algo tan natural como conocer a alguien me da verguenza y pavor. en serio, qué maldito trauma reprimido de mi infancia me ha hecho ser asi.

siguiente paso del proceso. me acordé del video de anna akana que habla de las decisiones cruciales de nuestra vida y de como y cuantas han sido hecha por miedo o por crecimiento. en general, tiendo dejar que las decisiones se tomen por mi o por eliminacion. casi nunca eligire crecer si tengo la opcion de estar en mi zona de comfort, y por mucha autoayuda que consuma, cuando me dio el ataquito, no me di cuenta de que estaba elgiendo abandonar frente a una decision de crecimiento.

me acordé de will smith diciendo eso de The best things in life are on the other side of terror,bliss is on the other side of fear, y este chico es simbolico. no creo que vaya a ir a ninguna parte por lo que digo de que proyecta y ve lo que quiere ver, pero continuar explorand e incluso ir a verle seria un paso adelante, seria romper una de las multiples barreras que he ido construyendo la ultima decada.

ahora estoy intentando calmarme, recordarme que no hay presiones y que no voy a permitir que vuelva a abandonar por miedo. enfriar mi cabeza y darme tiempo si, salir corriendo con excusitas baratas no.

ya veremos lo que pasa.

fin

byeeeeeee

#me #mar2018 #ramble #love life #kinda

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