Cycling and Everything Else In Between

In my mind, I like to think that I'm a very private person but then again, I've been blogging for years.  My mobile phone provider hooked me up with internet connection and I've been over-twitting since.  Not that anyone cares.  Twitter made me an over-sharer.  Worse than I can possibly be.

The past few weeks has been super.  Luke and I picked out my engagement ring which we will collect this Friday, we finally got the council appointment for our marriage registry, the flat is still what it used to be minus the dining set that we sold through ebay, my carboot sale failed to make money for shopping, did a fifty shades marathon reading for 3 days and we cycled 10 miles from Reading to Shiplake and back last Sunday.

The weather last Sunday is as hormonal as I. I started "hellish" as Luke described me, then happy, tired then cold.  As for the weather, it was cloudy, sunny, rain with hail and just heavy rain.  That's English Summer for you my readers.  :)  

The cycling trip was fab!  I've seen meadows, lake(we live in the strip of Thames lake anyway), "free range" cows, dragon flies in its vibrant blue which I haven't seen before, glampers(glamour + camping) and happy people.  Luke and I followed the Thames path but what we didn't realise that we weren't allowed to cycle in the path until we reached a cul-de-sac in Shiplake.  Luke's trusty bike broke down on the same time making it a bit difficult for him to cycle so we ended up cycling on the main road.  To be honest, I don't like cycling on main roads.  Roundabout scare the hell out of me.  I can't drive and I don't know the rule of the road. :-P  I wish the weather gets better this weekend so we can go on another cycling trip. 

Below are photos taken during the trip.

 I'm too pale I know. This photo didn't do justice on my face either.  Hahahaha!

  This was taken in Sonning.  One of our few stops.

Nothing Much Really

I've lost interest in blogging as I have nothing to talk about.  I can't decide if I will close this down and focus on my travel blog.  Hehe.  I've always dreamt of travelling the world but the internet gave me the platform to share my experience to everyone.  I once again moved to another continent.  I am back to my second home, England.  Hopefully it's permanent this time.  

Too many grown up decisions to be made this time but I am in no capacity to do any of it.  Flat has to be sorted, registry has to happen soon, I have to decide on career or money.  I told you, grown up.  :-P  I've come to England on a very good time, Summer.  Although it's wet, there are lots of sales.  Kidding aside, the weather has been great. On my first week, Luke and I went for walks, met up with my friends, his friends and our families.  Melay's daughter has been born. My sister tricked me into having a photoshoot which I don't normally subject myself into.  I liked the experience but hate the my ugly cheap hair photo.  I DIY-ed my hair dye.  Watched Sweeney Todd which is my 14th west end show so far.  Tomorrow, Luke and I are going to his friends dirty 30.  Hehe.  

I am happy to back.  I just wish that things will hurry up for me.  I am happy to be with Luke.  I can't ask for more.  Thank you Lord for giving me such fab partner.  He is very loving and giving.  He is someone I prayed for and more.  XXX

I think I should go back to blogging.  I have to much to talk about now that I'm in fab England.  Did I say sales?  XXX

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Hello and Goodbye, India

I know I'm lucky.  I got the most amazing fiance that a girl could have, my remaining family member is well(dad passed away of cancer last December, few days before Christmas) aside from me who is suffering from TB, I will be cleared in the next two weeks though plus I can still do the thing I'm most passionate about, travelling.  I have a lot of things to be thankful for.

Luke and I embarked on our final holiday or honeymoon as I call it in India.  I was a bit nervous about this trip because I'll be meeting his relatives on his mum's side of the family.  They are well-off although I don't think Luke will want me to write about them being rich.  Growing up surrounded by relatives who are devoted to telenovelas, I had a horrible perception on how they will react towards me but thankfully I was wrong.  :)

Our first 3 days were spent in Delhi.  We stayed overnight at her cousin's apartment that looked more like a building to me.  Not wanting to sound inosente o mangyanin,  they had a touch screen lift on their house, their walls are covered in painting resembling an exhibit and all the rooms in the house have an ensuite bathroom and a small walk-in closet.  Luke also commented that our flat in Reading is as big as their living and dining area.  That's not an apartment to me.  :P  All the riches aside, they were humble, down to earth people.  Totally changed the idea of rich people on my mind.  I'm glad I met them and I was more talkative this time.  :P  In Delhi, we went to Qutub Minar, Red Fort and India Gate.  We shopped at Cottage Industries, I wanna take the whole place home and Janpath.  I love walking but I realise Luke doesn't enjoy walking aimlessly.  :P

Thank God he wore his jeans!  It feels spring in New Delhi.

From Delhi, we went to Agra where Taj Mahal is.  The trip, of course, won't be complete without my usual craziness.  We arrived in Agra in the morning but we didn't leave until 3PM for Taj Mahal.  It was all because I wanted to start planning the wedding with Luke.  This was wayyyy before we decided to have a civil wedding this year then church next year.  Both weddings will happen in the UK to avoid family drama.  :P

You can't tell that we fought here.  We had the camera mode on.  Kidding aside, we finally patched things up.  I can't get annoyed with him for a long period of time.  

Everyone was commenting how photoshopped we looked.  Well, this was the best one from the bunch.  We had to try from different angles, different time and different people.  Thank you white lady for taking a good photo of us.  This will definitely go to the family album.

We left Agra the next day for Bhopal. It was the longest train ride of my life.  I was comfortable but the toilet is horrible.  It was stainless steel.  I hate my skin touching accidentally on the steel.  It was cold and I felt dirty.  No exaggeration.  On top of that, I had to go several times. Curse you Indian curry!  Hehehe.

Bhopal is Auntie Truli's residence.  Auntie Truli is Carol's, Luke's mum's older sister.  In short, Luke's aunt.  Luke loved me so much.  Luke wanted to go to an animal reserve but I wanted to go to Goa so he completely changed his plans.  Thank you babu!  

In Bhopal, I saw a white tiger for the first time and cave paintings hundreds of years old.

Auntie was supposed to go with us in Bhimbetka but left Luke and I alone when she found out that we were in a long distance relationship.  The drive from the entrance from the actual cave paintings was very reminiscent of Karratha according to Luke.  

I purchased my first sari in Bhopal too, thanks to Auntie's haggling skills.  Auntie also showed me how to wear a sari.  It was 7 meters long and you have to wrap it around yourself.  Auntie Truli wears hers everyday without any difficulty.   Luke bought his traditional relaxing clothes aka kurta.  Wait til I get to the UK for photos. :)

We flew to Goa from Bhopal.  I was disappointed at first of Goa because the sand isn't what I'm used to.  I like my white sand.  Hehehe.  I realised that it's not about the whiteness of the sand but who you shared the experience with. GAY!  We went around Goa by motorbike.  At the end of the day, I had my usual we don't have photos together enough drama, we got lost looking for the suggested tour from the book only to stumble the street the minute we decided to give up, had a fantastic KFC meal that made me crave the whole trip and burnt Luke's ass.  He was a trooper, he drove again the next day cause I wanted him to show me around.  I'm a bit self-centered sometimes.

I thought Luke loved tanning himself.  He told me that he liked going in the beach but staying in the shade.  We had to share one big umbrella between us in Goa so we switched when I felt the need to.  Hahaha!  

The Arabian Sea's waves are strong.  We played in the waves until I hit my face and right arm in the sand.  It worried Luke so we left and stayed in our sunbeds.  Hehehe.

This photo was taken whilst ordering dinner at Noodle Republic.  

Me:  Do you want Tom Yum?

Luke:  Hmm, no.

Me:  Fuckkkkk!

Luke:  Actually, I'm gonna have Tom Yum.

Me:  Are you sure?

Luke made fun of this scene the whole trip.  He had an exaggerated version of this story.

From Goa, we flew to Jaipur.  Our trip to Jaipur was amazing!  Mr.Khan, Aunt Truli's supplier/ friend arranged a driver for us to take us everywhere in the city.  He was such a head shaker.  You know, the stereo typical Indian who shakes their heads constantly.  Well, he surpassed my Indian head shaking expectations.  LOL!  He had difficulty speaking English which was a bit of struggle for me and Luke.  

In Jaipur we went to Hawa Mahal , the building that I wanted to visit initially because I was intrigued with the honey combe design, Jantar Mantar, Amber Fort and Chowki Dhani.  Chowki Dhani offers you a taste of India.  You will be treated to Rajasthani food, you can have your photo taken in costume, ride an elephant or camel which Luke and I mostly did.  It was such a joy experiencing all this with my bestfriend and lover.  I have to avoid this gay route on my blog.  Hahaha!

Thank you for the fantastic holiday babu!  We'll definitely be together this year.  I love you!  xxx

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Irie Sunday: 19.02.12

My social life is officially back on.  :)

Luke told me that he is happy that I'm going out again.  Truth be told, I think he is happy that I'm less bitchy cause I have something to do with my time.  Therefore, less drama in our long distance relationship.  LOL!

Lorraine, Ruzelle and I went to Irie Sunday.  Ruzelle has been talking about going here for months and we thought we should give it a try.  We had lots of fun with the unforseen Makati Med Emergency Room event.  No details, it's been us girls and Luke.  Hahaha!

Grabbed from facebook.

People spotting FAILED!  After the second band, a not so good looking guy approached us and asked if we were having fun, we continued talking.  Suplada lang.  But if you see the guy, you might do the same thing.  Afterwards, I asked Lorraine if we could sit down.  2 guys moved next to us clearly wanting to chat as there were lots of vacant seats.  We didn't dare look at them and continued talking and then we left.  Pagmamaganda.  LOL!

At Makati Med.  The clue is in this photo and facebook.  :P

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