A few days ago I decided to take a new route from the tube station to my university. Apart from the fact that I needed to keep reminding myself to look first on the right when crossing the street, it was a pleasant walk. There was UCL on the corner. Cool. Oh, and there’s a … Continue reading
To sprinkle a dose of fun in my (almost) daily commute and (occasional) travels around town, I am taking on the Monopoly Challenge. It’s a cool game that got me hooked ever since, even when I gingerly switched to the “digital” form (thanks anyway, Hasbro). Having had chosen to be a fair-playing citizen of the … Continue reading
It is my 5th day away from home, living with four other international students in a shared flat far, far away from the heart of London. By choosing to live here, we are passing up the opportunity for excitement and pub nights. But that is exactly what we might need, with the prospect of a … Continue reading
My twenty something bucketlist that can extend up to my forties. Take a flight to Faroe Islands. I have this all-time favorite song Why Should I Cry For You by Sting that brings out the image of a distant land in the misty horizon. I listen to it on the beach on a vacation when … Continue reading
I am not hard to please. My standards are fairly uncomplicated. This may not necessarily be a good thing when it comes to one’s approach to life. With the tens of choices we have to sift through everyday, getting older means getting wiser and refining one’s tastes to maintain a slight level of skepticism. But … Continue reading
there and back again 