Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A pot of mussels with white wine sauce, roast pork belly with apple jam (?), and 3 types of European beers at the Belgian Beer Cafe with SA and Yvonne one lazy (hot) afternoon, shamelessly procrastinating from exam preparation / work - and life in general.10 things I like about summer
1. Clothes dry A LOT faster. <- yes, for some reason this makes me happy. so?
2. I require A LOT less food to remain alive. <- yay???
3. I start bonding with a
4. I am more certain of what to wear when I leave the house. No more excessive, decorative layering. Goodbye my beautiful hats, scarves, gloves, boots... <- what's with the mournful tone?
5. It's a signal that long holidays are just around the corner (if only I can make these damn exams disappear first).
6. People seem to be having birthdays (and parties) every second day.
7. I get tanned in weird and wonderful places. <- what???
8. I have an entirely defensible excuse to be grumpy/irritable/tired/lethargic/sluggish/spaced-out/insane. <- in process of reconsidering change of name of this list to '10 things I HATE about summer.'
9. The world becomes more colourful. <- desperately trying to stay optimistic.
10.
Alright. Of the 10, perhaps only the last reason makes me the TINIEST bit glad that whether I like it or not, summer is here to stay.
(Having said this, I would like to gladly announce that I will be in sub-zero Beijing in less than a month's time..mwahahahaha).