I will walk the walk and keep the faith. Our lifes on earth are short, transient and a test. Will you pass the test?

These are the pics from the visit a few weeks back from my aunt, uncle, reg and ma'am. and my parents should be in London by tomorrow... YAY!

Jumpin' jumpin'


Despite disappointment yesterday over a law firm's reply, I am very excited about this Xmas vacation break, which will be my first spent in the UK=). Uni has ended for me and everyone from the flat (except Scott, who is off to Germany) spent some time together having dinner and being stupid afterwards. I think I will miss them tons when they are gone.

I am going to Rome this Sunday with Naeem for a couple of days, hopefully go to Perugia to see Stu and will show Mr. Kapadia around Manchester after we get back. Then, my family will arrive in Manchestahhhhh. woooohoooooooooooo! =D

After which, I will be going to Clare's for a night and spend Xmas day with her and her lovely family who have very kindly invited me over to celebrate this special day with them as they know that my parents would have left Manchester.

I then head to London right after to celebrate my birthday with Hame and my london girlies have promised they will come out ice-skating with us at Sormeset House. I love ice-skating, its the best winter sport ever. Mainly cos skiing isn't the best for someone who has a tiny fear of heights.

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I read the bible this morning, something I haven't done in a while. And I came across this passage which is such an awesome inspiration for me. We can do all things with God, and I just pray that he will be by me this xmas vacation and strengthen my hands.

'But I prayed, "Now strengthen my hands."... So the wall was completed... and the enemies realised that this work had been done with the help of Our God.'
Nehemiah 6

Have you heard the song Fields of Gold by Sting and Police?

Its one of my favourite songs; and reminds me of one of my favourite books, The Outsiders, which was made into a movie in the early 80s. I'm feeling awfully nostalgic.=P But for now, let me put the song on repeat mode as I sing it over and over again.


Fields of Gold

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in fields of gold

So she took her love for to gaze awhile
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold
Will you stay with me, will you be my love
Among the fields of barley?
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in fields of gold

See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold
I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We'll walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold
You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold

Photos from the last 1.5 months are posted below. Because Hello! is working. yay=). Unfortunately, I've not got all my pics from Huddersfield yet, will post it when I do get it.

Meanwhile, Happy Advent everyone! and have a brilliant week!!Mwah xxxxxxx

my girliessss 

hame, me, adina and colin during bry's house party 

house party madness 

my favourite hongkee indian. "HARLO MADAM" 

JJ, me, cindy 

rise and shine........ at night... teeheeeeeeee 

hulme reunion bop 

schpng, me and clare bear 

hellllllo! 

my baby working very hard 

millie and i 

Countdown

25 days, to my birthday, and a celebration of love between two.

The world is too small...

so you, you and you who have linked me, please do the opposite. Thanks.

FAMILY

I love family. Relatives from Pittsburgh (US) and Waterford(Ireland) are in town which means so much fun and a familiarity that only comes with family. It also means many many good meals at places I couldn't afford, wine, Magners and Stella, hugs and kisses that I've missed. Unfortunately, it also means me being distracted from work again.

"Je t'aime, bonne nuit bébé."
"Je t'aime aussi, mon petit fille!"

Apologies

I have been very busy lately hence the lack of updates. Also, Norton has screwed up my Hello! program, which means I can't upload photos anytime soon. But I'll do that when I'm free and when I solve the problem. Meanwhile, take care everyone.

The Prayer

I pray you’ll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don’t know
Let this be our prayer
As we go our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe

La luce che to dai
I pray we’ll find your light
Nel cuore restero
And hold it in our hearts
A ricordarchi che
When stars go out each night
L’eterna stella sei
Nella mia preghiera
Let this be our prayer
Quanta fede c’e
When shadows fill our day

Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe.
Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza
Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace e di fraternita
La forza che ci dai

We ask that life be kind
E’il desiderio che
And watch us from above
Ognuno trovi amore
We hope each soul will find
Intorno e dentro a se
Another soul to love

Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer
Just like every child
Just like every child
Needs to find a place,
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe
E la fede che
Hai acceso in noi
Sento che ci salvera

The death penalty...

was both given out to Saddam Hussein and Took. Two very different acts, in two very different countries, yet both will die the same way. Does the death penalty do justice?

An random update just to procrastinate from what's waiting

So Sen. John Kerry told group of college students they could either work hard in school or "get stuck in Iraq." How diplomatic huh? Or perphaps that is the wrath dear old Kerry has for the Republicans and especially Bush's "broken policy"? Whatever the case, it made me laugh.

I will be in Huddersfield from tomorrow to Sunday evening. And in one night, I have to pack for the retreat, finalise my moot argument (while my moot parter who i have never seen is in London), come up with a skeleton argument, do my long overdue laundry, cook Nick and Clare dinner (since Nick decided to pop by today of all days), finish an essay which is due tomorrow, stick up posters for a Christian Group I am setting up in my apartments, book flights for Rome and call Lorraine to see if finalise plans for the service on Sunday. We are planning a student service this Sunday all by ourselves so come if your free to show your support! 630pm at St. Peters House!!

I get myself into such things, so I won't complain. In fact, I love my crazy life. I can't imagine living otherwise. Have a good weekend everyone!

I hate gossip. Its like we are in school all over again, 14, and tearing each other's hair out.

A day in York

Another collage, bcos I am lazy, I like collages, and I still have not figured out how to work hello! in conjunction with Picasa(Schpng, I am warning you, DO NOT call me useless).

A day was spent in York. Was extremely exhausting considering I didn't get much sleep before. But nevertheless, in good company, and such a lovely place, there was nowhere I had rather been. The city is much small in comparison to Manchester but very picturesque, and shall we say, "less ghetto". It is a city made up of mainly whites of all ages, and it was different to see all these aged people after being in a city full of uni students and young adults. We visited a castle, walked around the city centre, Shambles, a tea shop, walked along the wall, and Yorkminster. And I got a running commentary about the architecture of Yorkminster from Hame(and many more buildings really) while we were there so I dare say I appreciate architecture a lot more now. We also attended the evening service at Yorkminster(Which is the biggest 11th century church in England), which was breathtaking. It is where the romans brought christianity into England and the church was a product of that.

So much history in one city, and in one church, and one day was not enough. I dare say, I will be back.

I just got back from a gig. And then I realised I am living life like its a holiday. except its really not. someone help me please.

Essential; Ally's birthday Part II

We celebrated Ally's birthday again by properly going out this time and getting very lashed (with me the exception, but of course). Essential wasn't just any other gay club along canal street, it was also anti-straight, full of drags, half naked men and lesbians. Anti-straight bcos they would kick us out if they spotted any heterosexual couple amongst our group kissing/hugging/holding hands. And the bloody club played cheese the entire night... I was not pleased, but nevertheless had to suck it up (or was told really) for its been ages since all of us have been out together and as the company was brilliant, the night was too.

Lets say our thanks

Thank you Lord for everything you have blessed me with. I count my blessings each day and I'm so lucky to be a child of God! Life is difficult sometimes; and everything gets so immensely hectic but I wouldn't have it any other way. Lets all smile and count our blessings today =)

The one about the shumei sandwich

I never realised I missed Graham and James so much till I saw them walking down the street today and they both screamed in unison from 10 metres away : "SHUMEI SANDWICH!!!!!!!!" and immediately the two of them squashed me in a giant hug while the entire world stared, and all of a sudden we were back in Oaklands again, being us.

It was 5 am and I couldnt sleep so I decided to start writing a post before Pravin came back from clubbing and we were just talking. I felt awful from the dinner at Shere Khan. Made me quite ill. Hence the insomnia and this post.

I celebrated Ally's birthday last night with the rest of the ex- hulme hallers. Was great being together again despite staying in different houses etc. Ally turned 19 yesterday. Shes a lovely half english-half greek girl who stays on the Island of Thessaloniki. Never ever say anything remotely related to greeks/greece. Like "That sounds like greek to me" or "Oh look at you, your such a greek goddess". I should know.

Ally and Giles

Kat, Raman and I

And on Tuesday, I went for the Man United v. Copenhagen FC (3-0) match. It was my third time in Old trafford but my first time watching a game, let alone a champions league game. The atmosphere was awesome and the crowd was just amazing. The songs sung and the chants of the players name were so unreal that it felt wierd to be there. But the Danish people kept their spirits high and kept on cheering despite the evidently one-sided game not in their favour.
hamish and i before the game began
Right b4 the 2nd half started

Half time

I am off to bed. Bon Nuit! Union Libre!!*Hoots*

14/10/06-One night-a lovely meal; some vintage Arin Tinto 1963 wine; your musky cologne and romance was in the air.

PERSPECTIVES (photo credits to my old hulme haller mate-Vivienna Birch)

I speak of........

Overthinking

I overthink things far too much. I analyse everything, possibly even every person i'm in contact with for more than 10 mins a day. One's dress sense, one's level of spoken english, one's demeanour, one's confidence level etc. And then I analyse situations as a whole. Sometimes you'd be shocked if you only knew what went on in my head. But i've pretty much had it, the brain needs a rest, and some peace.

French

People who aren't even bare mediocre in french should not attempt to speak the language, blog in the language, put it up on their msn nicks in the language, say it or name things/events with it. Its a very pretty and romantic language your right, but your definitely spoiling it. I will most definitely hurl if I see someone spoil it again.

God

I love God, I really do. I just wish everyone did, then we wouldn't have so much darned conflicts in this world. And we should all stop speaking evil about people or stop being negative." The good man bring good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart, his mouth speaks" (Luke 6:45) Easier said than done.

And...

if your sad, had a horrid day, or are feeling frustrated at the lack of a love life, I quote my fave phrase from The Object of My Affection and say to you, " Head up, young person!" because there is really no time in this world for you to feel down and be whinging about it.

Just when the drought looked like it was about to end and rain was about to fall, I started thinking that maybe I was just happy with drought. Because everything sometimes just comes back to one fundamental question, and when the answer is in the negative, nothing seems right.

Feeling: Thoughtful, Speculative

Darling, your right, the world is falling and I wanna run away with you...

Some people don't know better and speak before they think. I have been guilty of that. But when someone puts me down for a wrong reason, he will soon realise that only within a matter of two years, before he eats his shoes. So I am angsty, but who can blame me really? I won't say your going down, all I will say is just watch and see what you said won't happen, happen.

HOUSEWARMING PARTY

Saturday marked our first ever party- our house warming party! Since Scott was at the Bolton v. Liverpool game, Prav at Goo Goo Dolls concert, and Loz was at church, it was pretty much left to me and Clare to clean and set up the place for the party. And so slog away we did. And all the people who mattered to us showed up, and it was a brilliant party! People didn't leave the house till 4 am and all of us made our way down to Sangams after the party for some supper. Met some of my housemate's friends and it was just awesome. Everything is just about coming together=). Below are some of my favourite pictures.



stevo doing the chicken dance
SHUUTUP OWEN!
After the party having pizza at 5 am
2 hannahs,adina, bryanne and i