11pm

11pm, I feel the gentle cool breeze through my window. I sip on a glass of French Pinot, whilst contemplating on what I must do this year. Too many options, yet none of them appear to fit correctly. The timing is just not right. Maybe, I just don’t understand what lies ahead of me. Or could it simply be that I am too distracted by attempting to do all at once? Probably.

(the wine is good)

I generally have a very realistic approach to most situations. However, I always ponder at the worst case scenarios prior to entering into anything, which in a way prepares me for everything, well almost.

I need a break, a good holiday. I have one planned for June. I have already bought my tickets, so I guess it is a concrete plan. London. Maybe, Paris for a few days as well. A perfect testing field for my new camera (though I just need to make sure that I know how to use it perfectly before). Relocating to London did cross my mind a couple of times. However, since my career is in Finance, now is not quite appropriate.

Now that I am not pursuing any part-time study at the moment, I find myself spending time on things I felt I have neglected for quite some time. Photography is definitely on top of the list. Apart from that I find myself spending a lot of time watching movies & reading.

I did finally manage to get through a few books over the last couple of months:
· Sophie’s World – It was great in the beginning. The story overall was enjoyable but the history of philosophy was a bit too much for my liking.
· An Equal Music – One of the better books I have read so far. Not recognised as one Vikram Seth’s best pieces but definitely a very memorable one to all those who have read.
· Golden Gate – If I am right, Vikram Seth won an award for this. Not sure. He is extremely talented & creative. (Thank you, Erica, for this recommendation). I still prefer An Equal Music.

Currently reading Great Expectations, I remember reading the abridged version as a child & loving it. Now that I find myself reading a lot more books, I have decided catch up on loads of them.

Similarly, with the movies I have been watching heaps of classics: North by Northwest, Cool Hand Luke, Hustler & Casablanca to name a few of the most recent ones.