Back out of the cold

Ok. Am definitely not going to bitch about how annoying it is to have a cold when there’s such lovely weather despite it already being October.

Not.Going.To.Bitch.

Or Moan.

Or Complain.

God, self-restraint is difficult. Almost unnatural!

I'll just take one reflective moment to appreciate the beauty of the world, the flowers, the sun, all God’s creations, etc. etc. All heightened by the general feeling of well-being and post-cold recovery appreciation of things which one (ie I) would usually take for granted. It's like seeing the world with new eyes; being born into a heigher form of life, and other such enlightening experiences.

Also I should take yet another reflective moment to thank goodness for having gotten over the cold.

Yess. Yess! Am no longer sick. Can go out and enjoy weekend! Yipppeeeee!
Actually I got over my cold sometime last week, but I am just managing to catch my breath now…. Almost one week later, in fact - as in better late than never. I had lots of catching up at work to do, plus lots of coffees with friends to postpone, etc etc.

So am going to get back to blogging now.... [:D]

N

Summer gone by…

In all honesty I have never been one to like the summer months, and as much as I adore the sea I have never enjoyed basking in the sun, not for an hour, not for a minute, and possibly not for a second. If I didn’t know better I’d think that I might have some sun-repelling gene or something.

I know - it’s v unlike other Maltese people who enjoy the blistering sun until they are evenly, unrecognisably tanned. But then again, I’m not exactly your typical Maltese girl, am I? Oh come on… surely you should have realised that much by now!

However, I simply cannot believe that we’re in October – already!!! Summer has gone by in a flash; fighting the stifling lethargy-inducing heat during the day; suffocating on the way to work amid waves of humidity and traffic exhaust, praising the comforts of air conditioning, partying during the weekends, and avoiding the sun like a plague!

And ungrateful humanoids that we are, as soon as the first whiff of cold currents come our way, we’ll be cursing winter weather, longing for the languid Sunday afternoons, when all we could do was just sit in front of TV watching a non-tasking flick, drinking ice-cold water by the gallons and waiting for the heat to let off. I guess it is part of the human condition – you always want that which you can’t get. Or you never know what you’ve got when it’s gone! Something along those lines anyway.

Hmmm… actually the mezzu temp (mid-season) weather we’ve got currently is rather v nice. Can still enjoy my collection of boob tubes (all the rage this summer), without having to spend the day wishing some arctic weather my way! Actually in the spirit of appreciating the temperate weather the Maltese Archipelago is currently enjoying, I think that I’ll plan a walk in the country side or some sort of hike or other for this weekend. Obviously will have to wear sensible shoes and not strappy high heeled sandals which I recently bought on sale, but anyway… You see, its all part of my ‘here and now’ Zen philosophy, let’s just hope it goes well – as in I don’t get horribly lost in the Maltese countryside (despite the minute size of the island, it has happened to me… more than once!)

Clearly I will keep you posted with the outcome of what promises to be some sort of Zen adventure!

N

Toes in the water

Hi there, whoever you are, wherever you are. This is Nina... a writer in progress, getting my toes tentatively wet in the world of blogging. This is where you'll be getting a snapshot of what my life is like...

This is my fist post, so I guess I should tell you a little about me and my world, here goes...

I am a twentysomething girl trying to figure stuff out (like men, the meaning of life, what my purpose on this strange planet is, etc), trying to be me and trying not to go mad in the process. How are things going so far? Not to well... I'm single again, feeling more confused than ever before, I have no idea what's going on here (or anywhere in general, for that matter), clearly I haven't figured much out (other than how to post on my new blog, or so I hope) Well you get the picture! Uh huh! I nearly forgot about the madness part... I'm a little off balance in general, and very intense and frantic, in particular. And I have some type of magnetic attraction to get into nifty situation. Problem is that I'm not sure whether it's me who attracts these situations or whether trouble just happens to think of itself as my personal shadow. I must admit that one of the reasons behind this blog is for me to be able to share some of the comical episodes in my life!

There's more to that, but I'll disclose more as I develop more confidence with this blogging business...

Some factual stuff (just in case you wanted to know who you're reading about): I come from Malta, a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, I enjoy driving, reading and writing (duh!), most music (as long as it fits into my definition of good, that is), going to the movies, dancing and swimming.

I'm going to leave it at that for today. Let's see if I can actually post this blog now. Well, if you want to drop me a line, tell me what you think about my blog, or anything else for that matter, email me on nina78@clarence.com

Catch you soon!

N