Just a wee update:
2 days ago, I went by Jos' (where my stuff was) to sort out packing and shipping. To cut a long story short, it didn't quite go as planned and came very close to turning ugly (it kind of did but could have been alot worse)...anyhoo, I've got all my stuff at Tira's now...the journey from Rotherhithe to South Kensington involved a very pissed off Turkish Cabbie who bore an uncanny resemblance to Al Pacino, hates British people and yet has been here for more than 20 years. He was an absolute nutter who cussed throughout the journey, smoked the harshest cigarettes ( I know this because he offered me one) and was convinced that the Tsunami disaster was the result of bomb tests by the Americans....as you can imagine, I spent a good part of the trip terrified. When I got to Tira's (thank god for her!), I had to bring all my stuff up 3 floors...thank goodness her flatmate Eric was kind enough to help me carry most of it up.
And on an ending note,
The lesson I've learnt from the past few days is:
I've got to be a bit more independent and I've got to stop relying on the imagined good will of others. I've got to start putting myself into other people's shoes more. I find it too easy to be lazy and to take their kindness for granted in spite of the fact that said kindness was initially offered "unconditionally". I don't know if I'm being too cryptic here or if I'm just trying to be diplomatic because it's the way I am. Neelesh has described it most appropriately I think when he says that I "see the best in others"....I'm too naive I reckon. I keep on believing that everybody else is like me and when things don't work out the way I want them to, it really disappoints me.Whatever it is, my paranoia has served to exacerbate whatever situation I seem to fall into head-first. I need to stop thinking so much.
Ok, sorry for subjecting you, dear reader, to this rant on my personal qualities....I know it smacks of arrogance but it is my blog after all. Do forgive me.
p.s. I think an extended stay in Singapore should sort my head out....and if it doesn't, woe is me.
Choonage: Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy
2 days ago, I went by Jos' (where my stuff was) to sort out packing and shipping. To cut a long story short, it didn't quite go as planned and came very close to turning ugly (it kind of did but could have been alot worse)...anyhoo, I've got all my stuff at Tira's now...the journey from Rotherhithe to South Kensington involved a very pissed off Turkish Cabbie who bore an uncanny resemblance to Al Pacino, hates British people and yet has been here for more than 20 years. He was an absolute nutter who cussed throughout the journey, smoked the harshest cigarettes ( I know this because he offered me one) and was convinced that the Tsunami disaster was the result of bomb tests by the Americans....as you can imagine, I spent a good part of the trip terrified. When I got to Tira's (thank god for her!), I had to bring all my stuff up 3 floors...thank goodness her flatmate Eric was kind enough to help me carry most of it up.
And on an ending note,
The lesson I've learnt from the past few days is:
I've got to be a bit more independent and I've got to stop relying on the imagined good will of others. I've got to start putting myself into other people's shoes more. I find it too easy to be lazy and to take their kindness for granted in spite of the fact that said kindness was initially offered "unconditionally". I don't know if I'm being too cryptic here or if I'm just trying to be diplomatic because it's the way I am. Neelesh has described it most appropriately I think when he says that I "see the best in others"....I'm too naive I reckon. I keep on believing that everybody else is like me and when things don't work out the way I want them to, it really disappoints me.Whatever it is, my paranoia has served to exacerbate whatever situation I seem to fall into head-first. I need to stop thinking so much.
Ok, sorry for subjecting you, dear reader, to this rant on my personal qualities....I know it smacks of arrogance but it is my blog after all. Do forgive me.
p.s. I think an extended stay in Singapore should sort my head out....and if it doesn't, woe is me.
Choonage: Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy
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