Yes I know, I am copying you all but I don't feel like writing a proper blog so here it is:
A. Age: 32, very soon to be 33 :(((
B. Bed size: Queen, but am thinking of getting super king. Queen was always fine for me but after Shaun being away last year for 7 months I kind of got used to more space.
C. Chore you dislike: Cleaning!!!
D. Dogs: Chocolate Labrador Millie, but considering that Shaun's parents fell in love with her and took her away for "couple of weeks" I am not sure we will get her back. We had a Dalmatian in the past called Rex who was the cutest and naughtiest dog in the world.
E. Essential start to your day: Cup of hot water with some lemon juice.
F. Favourite colour: Brown. I know, very exciting.
G. Gold or silver: Silver, actually platinum would be the best.
H. Height: 5'8"
I. Instruments you play(ed): None.
J. Job title: Associate. People think my job is like Ally McBeal set. It is so NOT.
K. Kids: None (yet).
L. Live: Marlborough, UK.
M. Mom's name: Mitra, but we have given her plenty of nicknames over the years.
N. Nicknames: Gina, Angie and a number of those given by Shaun which shall remain secret.
O. Overnight hospital stays: None.
P. Pet peeves: When people are inconsiderate to others on public transport.
R. Righty or Lefty: Righty.
S. Siblings: Biljana, four years older who lives in New Zealand so I don't get to see her as often as I would like.
T. Time you wake up: Week-days between 4:30 and 6 am (depending on whether I'm training or not), weekends anything between 7 and 11 am (I love my lie-ins).
U. Underwear: Calvin Klein or Marks & Spencers
V. Vegetables you don't like: I love vegetables.
W. What makes you run late: Waiting for Shaun, getting the car defrosted in the morning, clients.
X. X-rays you've had: teeth, fingers.
Y. Yummy food you make: I am not a great chef but I do make a great salmon pasta.
Z. Zoo animal favourites: Bears and lemurs.
Monday, 7 March 2011
Friday, 25 February 2011
Funny stuff
Since I don't have anything interesting or clever to say and since I found this list in my inbox today, I thought I would share. Hope no one gets offended. Enjoy!
1) I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
2) Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
3) I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
4) Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
5) The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
6) Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
7) If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
8) We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
9) War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
10) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
11) The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
12) Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
13) To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
14) A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
15) How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
16) Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
17) Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
18) I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.
19) A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.
20) Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR".
21) I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
22) Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
23) Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
24) Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
25) A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
26) You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
27) The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
28) Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
29) A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
30) Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.
31) Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
32) I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
33) Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
34) I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.
35) When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
36) You're never too old to learn something stupid.
37) To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
38) Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
39) Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
40) A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
41) Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
1) I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
2) Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
3) I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
4) Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
5) The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
6) Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
7) If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
8) We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
9) War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
10) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
11) The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
12) Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
13) To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
14) A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
15) How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
16) Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
17) Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
18) I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.
19) A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.
20) Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR".
21) I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
22) Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
23) Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
24) Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
25) A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
26) You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
27) The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
28) Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
29) A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
30) Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.
31) Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
32) I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
33) Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
34) I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.
35) When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
36) You're never too old to learn something stupid.
37) To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
38) Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
39) Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
40) A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
41) Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
Monday, 21 February 2011
I really need to be better at trying to keep this blog alive. I am slacking and I know it. But truth to be told there is really not much happening in our household. The week before last I first had an adductor injury which left me in pain and limping for couple of days. Then I got ill. I knew something was happening on Wednesday afternoon as I left work at 5.30 pm (very early for me) and went straight home and straight to bed. I kept waking up in the middle of the night with high temperature and a really really sore throat. I ended up not going to work on Thursday and Friday and by Monday I was feeling much better. Needless to say no training was done during that time but by Monday last week I was ready and motivated to get back into training. But those two days being at home and not working made me really appreciate my job. Gosh I would go mad if I had to stay at home the whole day - I am really bad at keeping myself entertained at times.
So last week it was back to work and back to training. The training part is going ok. I have managed to get most of my workouts in and that motivates me even more. I am beginning to like my new swim squad although the knowledge that we will live here only until July/August makes me not wanting to really get stuck into club life.
Work has been OK. I am still working on my never-ending transaction that has been going on since July last year. Last week I witnessed real incompetence shown by lawyers on the other side and it really made me wonder who gave them law degrees and practising certificates.
In other news Shaun and I are trying to get more sleep these days. We are both well known in our friends' circles for being notoriously bad at getting enough sleep. Part of it is because we are so busy all the time and just don't have enough time to do it all but also part of it is because we are just not disciplined enough to make ourselves go to bed early. So this weekend I was on a mission. I made us go to bed before 10 pm on Friday and on Saturday morning we were up early and done with our workouts by 10 am. Well, let me tell you, that is a first for us. We normally go to bed late on a Friday and then in an effort to catch up on some sleep do not normally get out of bed before 10 am. But this weekend we realised that if we are just a bit more disciplined we can have far more fun at weekends. By getting up early and getting our workouts out of the way we had time to go into town, enjoy the local market and sit in a coffee shop drinking coffee and reading paper for couple of hours. It was wonderful. And then we did a repeat on Sunday and by having our workouts done first thing in the morning we had time to go to a local bistro and have lovely lunch. So needless to say, our sleep pattern will be changing.
So last week it was back to work and back to training. The training part is going ok. I have managed to get most of my workouts in and that motivates me even more. I am beginning to like my new swim squad although the knowledge that we will live here only until July/August makes me not wanting to really get stuck into club life.
Work has been OK. I am still working on my never-ending transaction that has been going on since July last year. Last week I witnessed real incompetence shown by lawyers on the other side and it really made me wonder who gave them law degrees and practising certificates.
In other news Shaun and I are trying to get more sleep these days. We are both well known in our friends' circles for being notoriously bad at getting enough sleep. Part of it is because we are so busy all the time and just don't have enough time to do it all but also part of it is because we are just not disciplined enough to make ourselves go to bed early. So this weekend I was on a mission. I made us go to bed before 10 pm on Friday and on Saturday morning we were up early and done with our workouts by 10 am. Well, let me tell you, that is a first for us. We normally go to bed late on a Friday and then in an effort to catch up on some sleep do not normally get out of bed before 10 am. But this weekend we realised that if we are just a bit more disciplined we can have far more fun at weekends. By getting up early and getting our workouts out of the way we had time to go into town, enjoy the local market and sit in a coffee shop drinking coffee and reading paper for couple of hours. It was wonderful. And then we did a repeat on Sunday and by having our workouts done first thing in the morning we had time to go to a local bistro and have lovely lunch. So needless to say, our sleep pattern will be changing.
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Medals, parades and other stuff
Well not much and at the same time a lot has been happening. Work is busy as usual. I have been working on a particular transaction for over six months now and every time we think we are near the end something else happens or the lawyers on the other side have more comments, blah, blah, blah. The lawyers on the other side have been driving me absolutely mad.
Anyway, I haven't been feeling that great last week. I don't like this time of the year because I always feel sick - mainly because I commute to work in a crammed train or underground and the germs are flying around. I am trying to take care of myself but when you are inches away from people and they are coughing, sneezing etc. it is just not that easy. My training of course suffered. I am finding it very difficult to get into grove of training when I don't feel well.
Last weekend we went down to our old neighbourhood because Shaun's unit was receiving their medals for the deployment in Afghanistan. It was a freezing day but it was lovely to see everyone. And HRH Prince Charles came and was awarding the medals. It was wonderful to catch up with some old friends but the time just went by far too quickly. We stayed the whole weekend since there was another party for us to go to - company that Shaun used to command was doing a welcome and farewell to few people, including us. Again, it was great to see them all but at the same time sad that we are not there any more. I miss living down there. I miss living by the sea. I miss my old running and cycling routes and my old masters swim squad. But most of all I miss all my friends. Life in the Army, eh!!!
On that note I am leaving you with couple of photos from the parade.
The company Shaun commanded in Aghanistan:
Prince Charles:
All together:
Anyway, I haven't been feeling that great last week. I don't like this time of the year because I always feel sick - mainly because I commute to work in a crammed train or underground and the germs are flying around. I am trying to take care of myself but when you are inches away from people and they are coughing, sneezing etc. it is just not that easy. My training of course suffered. I am finding it very difficult to get into grove of training when I don't feel well.
Last weekend we went down to our old neighbourhood because Shaun's unit was receiving their medals for the deployment in Afghanistan. It was a freezing day but it was lovely to see everyone. And HRH Prince Charles came and was awarding the medals. It was wonderful to catch up with some old friends but the time just went by far too quickly. We stayed the whole weekend since there was another party for us to go to - company that Shaun used to command was doing a welcome and farewell to few people, including us. Again, it was great to see them all but at the same time sad that we are not there any more. I miss living down there. I miss living by the sea. I miss my old running and cycling routes and my old masters swim squad. But most of all I miss all my friends. Life in the Army, eh!!!
On that note I am leaving you with couple of photos from the parade.
The company Shaun commanded in Aghanistan:
Prince Charles:
All together:
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Ultrarunner v Ironman
Not sure whether you've seen this clip before but I thought I would share. Very funny. Enjoy!
Friday, 21 January 2011
Life as usual
I haven't been writing much lately simply because there wasn't really that much to write about. Well, there still isn't but here I am writing and boring to death few of you that are actually reading this blog.
Thank God it's Friday!!! Work has not been crazy busy, but I am currently working on a deal which has been going on for what seems forever. I actually really like the partner in charge of this transaction and I like the client but the lawyers on the other side are DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!! Almost every day involves a conference call which lasts for hours where they would like to discuss issues that are not really issues. Or I have to go to Paris and sit in a room for hours negotiating the documents. Anyway, I don't really want to write about it because just thinking about it raises my blood pressure.
My new commute to work is OK-ish but not great. It takes me 2 hours to get to work. Those two hours involve a car drive, train journey and underground journey. I know for most of people this is crazy commute and I do agree with you but these are the only 7 months in my life where I know that Shaun is at home all the time and I get back home to him every evening. So there is absolutely no way that I am staying in London during the week. However, from August his job takes us to Wales which will mean that I will be in London Monday to Friday and then in Wales at weekends. His job will take him away fairly often as well. It will be hard but I know we can make it work. We have in the past. Since I haven't kept my old apartment in London I am currently looking at where I would like to live from the summer and I have narrowed it down to few places. Basically, I will want to be near one of the parks: Hyde Park, Regents Park or Richmond Park. My old apartment was very near Hyde Park and I am leaning that way just because I love that part of the city. And plus, guess where Triathlon race will be in 2012 Olympics??? The Olympics tickets go on sale in few weeks' time and I can't wait.
Have a great weekend!!!
Thank God it's Friday!!! Work has not been crazy busy, but I am currently working on a deal which has been going on for what seems forever. I actually really like the partner in charge of this transaction and I like the client but the lawyers on the other side are DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!! Almost every day involves a conference call which lasts for hours where they would like to discuss issues that are not really issues. Or I have to go to Paris and sit in a room for hours negotiating the documents. Anyway, I don't really want to write about it because just thinking about it raises my blood pressure.
My new commute to work is OK-ish but not great. It takes me 2 hours to get to work. Those two hours involve a car drive, train journey and underground journey. I know for most of people this is crazy commute and I do agree with you but these are the only 7 months in my life where I know that Shaun is at home all the time and I get back home to him every evening. So there is absolutely no way that I am staying in London during the week. However, from August his job takes us to Wales which will mean that I will be in London Monday to Friday and then in Wales at weekends. His job will take him away fairly often as well. It will be hard but I know we can make it work. We have in the past. Since I haven't kept my old apartment in London I am currently looking at where I would like to live from the summer and I have narrowed it down to few places. Basically, I will want to be near one of the parks: Hyde Park, Regents Park or Richmond Park. My old apartment was very near Hyde Park and I am leaning that way just because I love that part of the city. And plus, guess where Triathlon race will be in 2012 Olympics??? The Olympics tickets go on sale in few weeks' time and I can't wait.
Have a great weekend!!!
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Happy New Year!!!
Well I can't believe that the holidays are over. For months you build up to that time in December and you excitingly wait and then it is all over in what seemed like a second. Gosh, going back to work after the holidays is hard.
We had quiet Christmas at home, Shaun, me and Millie. My parents were planning to come over but because of lots of snow and a lot of flights being cancelled they postponed their trip over to some warmer days. We decided to stay at home because Millie was just settling in and we wanted to give her some time to get used to life at home.
For New Year's Eve we had lovely dinner with friends. One of the great things about living where we live now is that we are only 30 mins drive from our great friends and my Goddaughter so having dinner together was wonderful. There were only 6 of us (3 couples) there and we spent the New Year's Eve 6 years ago together so that was really nice.
Shaun has started work yesterday, following his post-deployment leave period. He is now at Staff College studying whatever all these Majors have to study until mid-August. Life as a student, hah! It is just so nice having him at home.
I have now started training, and wow am I out of shape. It is incredible how quickly fitness goes. So far running in the dark keeps me on my toes. I normally run before work and it is still very much dark outside. Where we lived before that was not much of a problem as it was a well lit, inhabited area and I would normally run in the town centre and back anyway. But now it is a totally different. We live in a road with 8 other houses and a lot of nothing around. There is no street light. So yesterday saw me running in the dark with the head torch on which was interesting. I can't say I enjoyed it very much but I guess I will get used to it. On a positive side, once the days get longer in few weeks running in that countryside during sunrise will be amazing.
Happy New Year!!!
We had quiet Christmas at home, Shaun, me and Millie. My parents were planning to come over but because of lots of snow and a lot of flights being cancelled they postponed their trip over to some warmer days. We decided to stay at home because Millie was just settling in and we wanted to give her some time to get used to life at home.
For New Year's Eve we had lovely dinner with friends. One of the great things about living where we live now is that we are only 30 mins drive from our great friends and my Goddaughter so having dinner together was wonderful. There were only 6 of us (3 couples) there and we spent the New Year's Eve 6 years ago together so that was really nice.
Shaun has started work yesterday, following his post-deployment leave period. He is now at Staff College studying whatever all these Majors have to study until mid-August. Life as a student, hah! It is just so nice having him at home.
I have now started training, and wow am I out of shape. It is incredible how quickly fitness goes. So far running in the dark keeps me on my toes. I normally run before work and it is still very much dark outside. Where we lived before that was not much of a problem as it was a well lit, inhabited area and I would normally run in the town centre and back anyway. But now it is a totally different. We live in a road with 8 other houses and a lot of nothing around. There is no street light. So yesterday saw me running in the dark with the head torch on which was interesting. I can't say I enjoyed it very much but I guess I will get used to it. On a positive side, once the days get longer in few weeks running in that countryside during sunrise will be amazing.
Happy New Year!!!
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