Sharm El Sheikh

Back from my hols :( but in time for Christmas...just about. Lets start from the beginning...

Tue 14th Dec, Kirsty (my cousin) and I packed up and headed for Sharm El Sheikh...amidst all the "OMG..what about the sharks?" and "Your not wise...will you be goin in the water?" we didn't care and couldn't wait. Apart from the extremely uncomfy aeroplane seats with leg room just fit for midgets and children, we got there in one piece... and I have to say, it took me a bit by surprise. Leaving the airport (I gots more stamps in my passport :D), we drove into what could only seem like the desert. Nothing for miles...a few half built building here and there but that was about it. Then, every so often there where these "checkpoints" along the road, where men huddled behind cardboard or tin "walls" with guns while others peered in the vehicle and either stopped then or waved them on. Turns out, this is a regular thing in Sharm, as there was more than a few. There where also other people huddled in little buildings with no lights or electric peering at everything that went past...all I could think at the time was "OMG".... then we finally seen signs of civilisation and began to leave people at their hotels, all of which looked really nice. Then came ours, the Sunrise Island Garden Resort. It was an amazing hotel! Staff where extremely friendly and couldn't do enough to help. The place was spotless and our rooms where perfect. I don't remember there being any faults with the place whatsoever :D.

So once we where settled, we had our welcome meeting about the location, where stuff was and what there was to do. We books an adventure safari (keep reading) and got down to what was most important...relaxing by the pool! Being Christmas, the hotel was all kitted out with decorations and Christmas music, which felt different than your normal summer holiday, but was nice. So the next few days was all about relaxing, and exploring what was around us. Leaving the hotel proved a bit annoying, as taxi drivers seemed desperate for business, or just annoying. They drove up and down, peeping at people walking to get in! I also noticed that many Egyptian men are driven by sex and are continuously horny and are not very subtle! They eye women up and down and would say stuff like "Sexy", "Gorgeous", "I'm single (whilst grinding their hips)" or just moan sexually when they look at you! Its like they are permanently on heat! Other, more professional men such as those working in hotels, bars, restaurants and in the airports, couldn't do enough to help, and would jump through hoops backwards if they thought it would help. They go out of their way to make you feel welcome and couldn't be more nice! More of the others should learn from them! Not very many women work, however. It is a very male dominated country. But I still loved it.

So word was that snorkelling was back on. So we headed to the beach for the day to see the nice tropical fishies. Snorkelling I have to say was the highlight of my holiday...especially in Dahab. In the water we got (in Sharks Bay, where the attacks happened :O ) and low and behold, after some fuss from a woman pointing in the water, we had to stay quiet and barely move. There was a shark! In went the divers and along came the boats. It was far enough out for us to snorkel, so I headed on. And it was amazing. So many different fish, from butterfly fish, hawkfish and surgeonfish to wrasse and angelfish! A marine scientists paradise! Then it got cold so we decided to leave.

Next was the adventure safari. What a day, apart from the asshole tour guide, but.... Got picked up and went flying through the desert like mad eejits in the back of a 4x4 jeep...if I lived there, I would do it every day for the fun! Out to the middle of the desert to meet Egypt's Bedouin people, people who live right in the middle of the desert with just the basics and homes they built, and no education for the kids accept what their parents teach them. It was a real eye opener, but a great experience as they took us on their camels to get something to eat. Unreal meal! All organic and grew and made by them. From the chicken to the bread, and it tasted so good. Then off to Dahab reserve for more snorkelling. This was more amazing than Sharks Bay with the huge corals, sponges and anemones and the hundreds of fish! It was so quiet and peaceful I could have stayed all day, but we had to go home. We needed sleep, as the next day we where off to Cairo.The trip we booked before we left and the one we looked forward to most. Queue illness!!! Egyptian Tummy, Mummy's Tummy or Pharaohs Revenge is not nice! Pain, vomiting and diarrhoea all at once. We had to be taken to a 'clinic,' which was a tiny little room with a bed and a drug cabinet, for two injections in the butt and a shit load of tablets. But it meant we felt better and could enjoy our trip around the Egyptian Museum and the Pyramids and Sphinx! All was amazing and I can say I touched the Pyramids before they build the wall around them for protection :D...Back at the hotel, after begging at the airport for an earlier flight (long story), the last 2 days where relaxing days, even though we still felt a bit...iffy!

Tuesday, flight home. We heard about all the snow, but didn't realise it was as bad as it was until our flight was delayed for 6 hours! The pickup and flight times just kept getting longer and longer! Reason = SNOW. It meant we had to hang around the hotel for nearly 10 hours, but we got food and drinks, spend a few hours in the airport, sit on a 6hr 10min flight from Sharm and a 2hour drive from our airport which usually take 45 minutes. Who knew the snow could cause so much damage for two people who weren't even in the snowy country :P But we are home safe and sound ready for Christmas. The temperature drop of nearly 40 degrees was the biggest shock my body has ever had to deal with, but I'm sure I will live.

Sorry this is such a long blog, but what I am trying to say is that Egypt was great and I would go back again any day! The good points far outweigh the bad!

Merry Christmas all :D

Sharm El Shark....

Come Tuesday, I am off to Sharm El Sheikh. Sharks or no sharks, it doesn't make me 'afraid' or 'weary' about going. The only thing that makes me weary is the fact that we may not be able to get to the airport due to the snow, or that the flight might be delayed for hours! I did book the holiday to be able to get in the water and see all the nice little tropical fishies and do a bit of snorkelling, but due to all the shark attacks recently, that might not happen too often. When I get the chance however, I will be in the water! So, lets give a little insight into sharks...

Sharks are the apex predators in the marine world, and though they are viewed as oppressing animals, they are actually the oppressed. Despite being quite intelligent animals, they are hunted by us humans in many countries for their meat and for shark fin soup, for which we kill millions per year. Their payback is by attacking how many of us each year? 60-70 shark attacks on humans annually, of which only a few result in death. If you ask me, that is quite reasonable compared to what we do to them! Its like winning the lottery....you probably have more chance of being shot, or be fatally hit on the head by a coconut falling from a palm tree, and will always end up saying "It will never happen to me."

Sharks have extremely keen olfactory senses allowing them to detect up to one part per million of blood in the water. Using their Ampullae of Lorenzini (sensory pores in their head) and lateral lines, they can detect movement and electromagnetic fields from possible prey from from miles away! However, they are usually deep water hunters as said, not a particular threat to humans, unless you look like a nice juicy seal at the surface. Those thought to be doing the damage in Sharm El Sheikh are white tip sharks, usually only found in deep water, but have recently been driven into the shallow reefs....sucks for the poor critters at their peril! Reef sharks are usually pretty 'friendly.'

Humans are not part of every sharks diet. The bull shark and tiger shark may be a bit more inclined to munch on us, but generally we do not 'contain' enough fat to provide enough energy for these magnificent creatures. What made us frightened of them where films such as Jaws... come on, are there really any sharks that size with a human killing spree the only thing on its mind? They are not mindless killing machines with humans as their number one choice!  Attacks are merely a curious animals way of investigating something it thinks might be food, and the problem with having no hands to do this, a bite is the only way possible. There is a few minutes grace after a 'bite', which usually poses the risk of the loss of a limb, and if the shark thinks 'yummy' or decides no. This is when someone should make for shore, but would usually mean splashing about a bit, thus leading to a bit of extra bleeding. Thrashing and bleeding makes someone seem more appetising and...hey hey!

So, even though we should learn to "understand the sea in all its beauty, mystery and power" (Peter Benchley), if you are in the water and are bitten by a shark, try not to splash about or bleed to much! Also, don't wear bright coloured swimwear!

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Source: Educated Marine Scientist.... :P

Take a step back and look....

When do we ever do this??? When is the last time you ever have taken a step back and looked at yourself or just at the world in general. I know there doesn't seem to be anything exciting about the world, but stuff still happens, and its not always bad and stuff you don't want to hear, you just need to look closer. As random as this post seems, it was something I overheard 2 women and an old biddy rambling about at work one day last week that got me thinking. I will get back to that in a minute.

So when is it you would take a step back a look at yourself....a sort of re-evaluation in a manner of speaking??? How about these few things....

When you meet or lose someone
Making new friends and meeting new people
Losing someone close to you
Having some sort of accident
Being diagnosed with some sort of chronic disease
Starting a new job or leaving a job (or being sacked)
Moving out of home
Buying/renting your first house
Moving to another country
Reading something tragic happen to someone you know (like in a newspaper or on the news)

Most of the stuff here would make you think about life in general and what will happen if any of them happen to you. You will, probably without knowing, take a good look at yourself and all the people around you, whether it be your family, friends or both. most of them would make you think 'OMG' and give you a bit of a fright, or a shake. So next time you meet someone or lose someone, or start a job or leave one, realise that you wonder to yourself 'Do they like me' or 'Can I do this?'

Anyway, back to the women and biddy that lead to the creation of this blog...one woman was reading a newspaper, and there was something in it about a boy committing suicide. Queue woman 2...the conversation went something like this....

W2: Isn't that awful. Poor young chap...
W1: Aye, I know. You'd wonder what would make a person do that...
W2: He must have been going through a while lot
W1: God love his family...
W2: Auk ano...

Queue biddy...

Biddy: Well personally I think he took the cowards way out!

W1 and W2: What????
Biddy: He was a coward. What could be so bad that you would have to take your own life?
W2: How can you say something like that? You didn't know him so how can you possibly ask what could be so bad....
W1: It must have been bad....
Biddy: You didn't know him either so you can't say it was that bad...
W1, in a I-can't-believe-you-voice: He didn't do it for fun!

W1 and W2 walk away....

If I was part of this conversation, I would have told the old biddy to shove her comments, keep her opinions to herself and clear off! What about suicide makes you a coward? In my opinion, it is one of the most rational decisions anyone can make....they are choosing to end their own life!

Anyway, that my rant for the day....

Catch ya!

My cat is trying to kill me...

Recently while using google for god knows what, I came across a page on how to tell if your cat is trying to kill you. Yes, you read that right, trying to kill you, and as I thought it was good, I thought I would throw it on here...

How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you by Matthew Inman


It was a look at what cats usually do on a day to day basis and how this contributes to them plotting to kill you. I thought it was quite funny...

So, when I look at all of the things Chewi does, it makes me wonder.While she doesn't knead on me, she has a habit of walking up and down me, or over the top of me during the night. Sometimes she stops and sits down, while staring at me. Maybe this is a sign that she has found an epic weak spot and is contemplating her next move! This would also contribute to the staring contests she puts on while sitting usually in high places with eyes that look like two little slits in her face. The bringing of pressies and throwing up grass doesn't happen with Chewi as she doesn't go outside on her own. However if she did, I doubt any would occur as she is lazier than your average cat and is a very fussy eater, putting the grass out the window! Therefore, there is a lot more shovelling of kitty litter, which I have to brush up from all over the room....does this mean I am helping her dig my grave :o.... Hiding in random places is a Chewi special, from which she usually jumps out landing on an unsuspecting passer by's leg! Its not really 'hiding' either as her ass, tail or ears is usually stickin out from somewhere! I have already mentioned what she does while I am lying down, or asleep and rudely awakened by her, but Chewi usually konks out beside me and sleeps there until she is woke. She does like to sit right in front of the computer screen while it is being used and again, do a bit of staring...as for the sprinting out of the room, this happens all the time, and it is more of a bolt instead of a sprint, so there are many failed ambushes in Chewi's case. This also leads to a session of darting at high speed from room to room while I just..watch. So either she is confused or is pretty useless at trying to ambush anyone.

So after taking all of this into consideration and knowing that my cat can be pretty lazy, I reckon I am quite safe and that this particular cat is not plotting to kill me just now. Either that or she is just not making a very good job of it. Anyway, I will love her until she succeeds, but I loved the How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you webpage! Great job :D

Its cold, there's snow

Snow. It has been lying on the ground now for nearly a week, the longest I ever remember snow staying without beginning to melt before another layer or just coming and going. To be honest, it's quite nice unless you have to drive in it, but looking at it and being out in it is soo fun! We gots a new layer today, so after I built Mr. Chills the last day, today it was time for an igloo...well, any hut feature made out of snow and ice has to be classed as an igloo right, not just the icy ones the little Eskimos create. I sadly had to...recycle...Mr. Chills to to so, but he was beginning to look like something from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' so, he was happy not to just, melt away. So, it took me nearly all day, and by the time I went in home, it was dark(ish) and I suddenly realised that it was 4.30 and I had forgotten to eat...imagine that, snow and fun makes you forget that you have a stomach, good job huh? So I warmed up with a nice chinese. Anyway, I like walking in the snow too, looking at the nice sights and getting to wear my wellies and ski wear without looking like a complete idiot :). Look at the blog page and there should be snow falling!

However, with the snow comes the cold, and with the cold comes snow, sometimes. Now, the temperatures are sitting in the minuses, and that is not nice let me tell ya, and the snow is turning to ice and going nowhere. During the night the temperatures get to -10 and to around -2 or 2 during the day. Nice. I end up wearing so many layers I look like a sumo wrestler when I am at work. More hateful is when I have to get up in the morning. Do I get up though...nah. Wake up, stick a toe out, straight back into bed and back to sleep until it is absolutely necessary to get up. Even more hateful is having to pee during the night. OMFG...and rolling over to a more comfy position doesn't even work because if you move, you end up in a cold place in the bed...not nice! That's the cold....it makes you pee, so much more!

That's the body's way of....trying....to keep us warm. Keep blood away from the surface, higher blood pressure and no sweat = pee much! What else does the cold make you do?....Shiver, shake, curl up in a ball, fall on your ass in the ice, fry in front of a fire, lay in bed etc etc. But that's what winter is and its nice....in its own way...

Toot-a-loo...

Trips, snow and....TV ads...

Cambridge. Yip, that's where I went on Friday morning until Saturday night. Over with my mum, cousin and auntie to look at Anglia Ruskin University. Got up at 3am on Fri mornin to make our way to Belfast International for our 6am flight to Stansted. It was painfully cold, and the snow was coming like a blizzard...yes, snow in November! Well, the cold in London was worse, like -10°. Waiting for the train, I don't think I could have shook much more, nor added any more layers. Arriving in Cambridge (I have NEVER seen so many bicycles in my life; literally EVERYWHERE), we found our Tenison Towers guest house. The woman owning that place was unreal, and couldn't have made us any more at home. She showed us the kitchen so we could make tea/coffee etc., and even told us "If the phone rings, just answer it." Then there was Francine! Well, this was a doll that 'lived' in our room! That's all I am going to say as I still have nightmares! Over the two days, other than looking around the uni, which was a really good, nice uni, I spent lots and ate far too much, but I probably shivered the calories away! Coming home, we where delayed in Stansted for almost 2 hours and hit with an epic blizzard when we did get home. A 45 minute journey from the airport home took almost 2 hours. At one point, we where kinda wonderin were we where....for the next 2 days, the snow continued, but hey...snowmen :D

Yip, I built a snowman and threw snowballs for my dog. It's called being in touch with your inner child!

And here he is....Mr. Chills himself. He even has a carrot for a nose and coal for eyes. I was proud! Yes his head is a little small compared to the rest of his body, but by then the snow wouldn't stick and each time I rolled the ball, the dog barked at it and tried to eat it. He really is a hopeless case...lol. The snow however did make work a bit....uncomfortable :(

Being cold outside tends to make ya stay in more and....watch more TV, right? So that's kinda what I did...watched more TV than usual. And OMFG! Who the heck comes up with the ads shown these days! OK, so the first really annoying one for me was the 'Go Compare' ads, which stars some opera singer who needs...well, sacked. They came on so long ago, but the recent one almost made me rethink my Egypt trip! But there are now so many more! Have you seen the ad for the Abbey insurance ad! Right, if some asshole reversed into me, made me spill my coffee all over myself, and then my car door got totally obliterated, I seriously doubt I would sit in the car watching with my mouth open and then break into song about my insurance company! I would jump out, scream at the dick in front, chuck the rest of my coffee over him while letting him know it was all his fault, and then take off down the road after the van...probably in the car, door or not! Then there is the Shreddies knitting Nannas!  The thought of me eating cereal 'knitted' by anyone truly revolts me. Sorry, but even the ads are...haunting! I haven't eaten shreddies since! The Phones 4 U ads too...what genius came up with the idea of a Japanese prison and why???! The Birds Eye Polar Bear is also kinda creepy. Every time I go to open my freezer, I expect him to be there, saying (in a creepy, deep, manly voice) "And Kylie, I'm watching you." Aaaagh! 

Occasionally however there are good ones, such as the Yeo Valley ad...so good! I love that tractor! And the Lynx ads...nearly all of those are good! But if they get any worse, I reckon I will stop watching TV...record the program, and watch it later. Or online! 

Soooo, I reckon that's me for this time....

"The customer is always right....."

Ok, so this blog is more of a rant which I dedicate to all those people like me who work in retail and are faced with "The customer is always right" almost every day! The public are not the nicest people to work with. so, I say fuck off....if I prove you are wrong, then you are hardly right, and if I see you are right, fair play to you! I also sometimes wonder how some of those people get through life...I apologise in advance for being truthful.


Thursday
I actually don't think I had anyone correct me on prices or ask "Are you sure that's right"...?, which so pisses me off....I work here, I know what's going on. There also wasn't much interaction between any of the customers and me, other than those I served. With those are the select few who seem to be unable to interact with anyone socially and stand as if they have been slapped in the face and got a pole shoved up their asses just before approaching the till, and respond to your "Hello" with a how-dare-you-speak-to-me look. Newsflash, if we weren't here, the shop wouldn't be open and you would have no food, so stick it you tight-ass!!! (its usually women who are like that). Others talk to you as if you know nothing and when they ask for something behind tills, they follow you as if you will get them the wrong thing....god forbid that would happen, but at least they speak!


Friday
Queue customer 1, standing at the off sales checkout, staring at a big sign basically reading "Till closed, if you need assistance, please go to another till"....now, the off sales checkout is on the same place as the shop checkouts, so shop check out chicks can walk around, while staying behind the till...if that makes sense. It is also where the spirits stay...


Customer: (quite ignorantly) I'm I gonna get served???
Me: (thinking, "I know what you'll get", along with "Can you not read?" and "I know I'm good, but I CANNOT work 2 tills at the one time") Yes, you can bring your stuff out here.
Customer: I need something from here!
Me: I will be able to get it for you.
Customer: (sighs and walks around and throws his stuff down) Need a bottle of vodka
Me: Ok doke (goes and lifts a 10 glass bottle of smirnoff)
Customer: I wanted Kulov
Me: (pissed at his attitude) You did't specify... (and changes it)
Customer: If you had a proper system and a member of staff in there....
Me: We do, but that member of staff has gone home...
Customer: (sighs and tuts) Would be better goin up the road...
Me: She cannot work from 9 in the morning to 11 at night....so next time, go up the road. (Give his bags) Next please??? 
Customer leaves....


Queue customer 2....
Customer: Got any popcorn
Me: Yip, its just up there (pointing to the popcorn)
Customer: (Looking at the popcorn) Yes, yes, very good, very good
Me: *WTF*
Customer: (Staring) So, have you any six packs?
Me: Of???
Customer: Tayto?
Me: Should do. All the multipack crisps are over here (takes customer to crisps). There are no 6 packs, just 12.
Customer: I want 6
Me: Sorry, there is none...
Customer: You sure?
Me: (OMFG) Yes, sorry...
Customer: Right....
Me: *Walks away*


Saturday
Not many today either, just busy and people who think I should be a machine....
Customer 1
Customer: Where is your kerosene pump?
Me: Pumps 3 and 4. The blue ones.
Customer: Ok, have you anything to put it in?
Me: Heating oil canisters. They are £5 each.
Customer: Oh, can you reuse them?
Me: (thinking duh) Yip.
Customer: So if I bring it back can I get my money back on it?
Me: (WTF) No, once you buy it, it's yours...
Customer: Oh, ok.


Customer 2 - reading her receipt in front of me
Her: You sure that milk is right? It says 2 for £1.49 and it only took 11p off. If they are 85p each, 2 would make £1.90 and minus 11p isn't £1.49....
Me: Yes, its right. The milk is 2 for £1.59, not 49...(£1.90????)
Her: Hang on (runs to see)
Me: (Thinking 85+85=£1.70. Where did she get £1.90???)
Her: (Comes back) Hmmm, so is it right?
Me: Yes. 85+85 is £1.70 and minus 11 is £1.59....
Her: Right *leaves*
Me: Confused......


Other days
Customer pays by card....
Me: Just slide it in the top there...
Customer: Just in the bottom??? (Trying to get the card in a slot that doesn't exist)
Me: (WTF) No, in there.... *points to slot*
Customer: Aw right, these are different every day...
Me: Just smile * "Not in here, they are all the same and you used it yesterday!"*


Customer: That's the wrong price
Me: 2 seconds and I will check
Customer: But its wrong...
Me: (Goes and sees that its right and the customer is wrong) Nope, its right...
Customer: I don't want it then
Me: Ok (haha, I proved you wrong, and I feel so good)!


Customer looking at the wine barrel in the off license: How much for that?
Me, shocked: Its not for sale.
Customer: So can I just take it then?
Me, even more shocked: No. It belongs in here...
Customer: You sure? Who would I see about buying it.
Me, so shocked I couldn't be any more shocked: No one. It stores our excess wine...
Customer: That would be great in my house
Me, WTF: Right, well, its stayin here
Customer: Who is manager in here?
Me: She won't sell it or give it to you....please leave it alone
Customer: When will the manager be in?
Me: Monday mornin, about 10ish
Customer: I'll come get it then...
Me - so lost, confused and shocked that someone could be so thran and thick!


These are just a tiny example of stupid, ignorant and horrible people really are. They are capable of leaving me in a shitty mood, dazed and confused (mostly confused all the time) and really surprised at some of the stuff they do and say. Please, tell me I am not the only person who gets this way, and wonders "How the hell do you make it through life darlin/son???"...

Bye bye

What does your hair colour say about you?

Monday, the worst day of the week in my opinion, but not very productive for me. Arsed about a bit during the day, and then went to the cinema with Thomas to see Skyline. It was....different and strange but quite good all the same. Like a 'War of the Worlds' meets 'Cloverfield' movie. Oh oh oh, and C-Bear was in it (I am assuming you watch Scrubs, if not, your loss!)


Then Tuesday came and I had to go in the morning to get my flu jab...good times! As I sat in the waiting room looking around, I couldn't help but think... 'Yuck.' I know it is probably not the healthiest place in the world, and it is "sick" people that go there, but the noises some people make without a care should not be allowed! Its disgusting! Put it this way, sniff and slobber any harder, you will have the whole room, people, chairs and all up your nose so far they will be having a party in your brain! WTF? Have manners, no one want to hear what your doin....really! So I got the jab and lost some blood and I went down town to do a bit of Xmas shopping. I also spotted some funky hair dye, Cosmic Blue. After pondering and pondering, I thought 'What the hell?' and bought it. Did I come home with any Xmas pressies?....No.


So, back to the post title, 'What does your hair colour say about you?' Apparently, hair colour says a lot about a person. 


RED: Feisty, opinionated and seductive!
BROWN: (My natural colour) : Responsible, the good girl (haha).
BLONDE: Party loving, sex bomb and I have to add, dumb (it is how they are perceived, no offence intended).
BLACK: Exotic, sultry, tough and mysterious! This is the colour I went for. Cosmic Blue is black with a blue shine or tint to it, and I have to say, while being absolutely terrified putting it in and thinking 'OMG what if this turns out horrid and makes me look stupid' along with 'Shut up, its ok to be different, Lady GaGa says so,' I am quite happy with the result. A 'Play it up' suggestion to grab more attention is to go for a blue-black shade, so, done....I'm not trying to grab attention though...


Today, after one of the worst nights I remember with wind and rain, was the day to get the hair cut...just a trim. 2pm, hairdressers for a wash, cut and dry. When in the hairdressers, what do you do? Not in general, but when you are getting washed, do you close your eyes and hope you don't fall asleep and snore, do you stare at the ceiling or do you look around as if you don't know what is goin on? Then on to the chair. Do you look in the mirror at the hairdresser to make her nervous and watch everything she is doing as if she is gonna make a mistake and make her even more nervous, thus the higher the chance of scissors in the face or the loss of more hair? Do you stare at the floor? Or again, do you look around you as if you don't know what is goin on? For me though, I look around...sort of. I have to remove my glasses for the whole process and therefore CANNOT see anything so I look towards the floor and all around at the blurs. I have to put an epic amount of trust in the hairdresser to do a good job, and this time, for the 1st time in a long time, I had a different hairdresser, same place, just different person... Getting my hair done is like a before and after job. I see what it was like before it gets cut, and then after = a surprise. There is no in between...I'm blind! But, again I am happy :D


For now

Remembrance Sunday and some random stuff...

So, this morning I was nicely awakened by the presence of a little kitty staring at me from not too far away. Yes, it was Chewi, and when I half opened an eye, she was sitting by her empty food dish and she gave me a little 'feed me now... please' meow...I had to get up. Then unfortunately, no cat food, so I had to get washed and dressed to go get some. Arriving home and pouring her food, she ate, taking no notice of me as she finished and walked past, she plopped herself on the rug in front of the fire, and lay there....all day! Yup, that's the thanks you get for loving your kitty :)

Anyway, today was Remembrance Sunday, the main day that we in the UK remember the 11th November as the official day of the end of WWI...11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month. This is one of the days that my grandparents come for dinner, and we sit around the dinner table and eat an awesome meal cooked by my mum. And today could have topped any other time and one of the best dinners ever. It might just be because I absolutely love my food, but... I recently had an epiphany...I should have been a food critic. How awesome would that be, get fed in loads of different restaurants for free :D. Ok ok ok, back on track. After dinner we went into the warm sitting room, its so cold these days it is painful, and after a while came dessert. Eatin up, then came tea/coffee, and then my grandparents where left home. I'm now writing this blog thinking what did I do today, and the real one answer is...I spent most of the day eating! Great fun, and I will probably have supper :O


Hmmm, but that was my day, and now that I am off work until Thursday, lets see what we can do that might make my week maybe a bit more...fun???


So for now....

The World of....Blogging

So, I have decided to enter the big wide world of blogging. Its everywhere right, it might even be hard to get a job unless you blog! But what to write....?

Ok blog...I'm Kylie, I am 22 (yes, I'm old!) and I currently reside in a little town called Ballykelly in Northern Ireland...it is as exciting as watching paint dry, that much happens all the time! I work in a supermarket/garage where I will probably be most of the time, but only until I can find a 'proper' stable full time job, hopefully not here. I have recently graduated from the University of Ulster in Coleraine with a Bachelors degree in Marine Science with a Diploma in Area Studies from studying at Flinders University in South Australia for a year. That was the best year of my life and I met so many new and wonderful people from many different corners of the world! There is where I hope to be in the future in a job associated with my degree before all of the information I 'learned' slowly dissipates from my mind. School and uni where the best years of my life...

My friends and family are the most important people in my life! I currently live at home with my mum, dad and brother...you could say cat, dog and two little fishies too...so that last line made me sound a bit sad :/ I wouldn't mind a house of my own, but hey, home comforts :) I love to travel, and I have been to many different countries and places and am planning taking a scoot over to Egypt in December. Travelling has shown me other cultures and helps open your eyes and mind to many other ways in which other countries work. 


I would also say that I am a 'friend of the world.' I believe that the whole global warming thing is having a negative effect on the world and that we should be doing more to slow it down, because lets face it, what is done cannot be undone! Unfortunately. Uni 'learning' showed me how it literally effects EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE, if not directly, there is some sort of indirect knock on effect. So, stop destroying the planet.

I love music, new and 'old', and one of the biggest musical influences to me would be Lady GaGa. She is like the new, nowadays version of Madonna/Michael Jackson...to me she is epically amazing and I don't care what you think. She sees no limits and doesn't care what anyone thinks about what she does...I am pround to say I am one of her Little Monsters :D. There are many other great artists too...Pink, The Script, Bon Jovi...etc. TV I don't really watch...we are far to far behind in the UK for the programmes I like. I have to admit though I am a bit of a computer nerd, but hey, that's awesome :)

So I think for now you know enough about me and my extremely exciting life. Word of warming: Other blogs may also be this exciting... so for now Mr Blog...till next time.