Fifa fever

 Evolution of the World Cup ball 

Location : 44-47 Barrow St, Dublin 4, Co. Dublin City,

Tuscany, Italy

Long gone are the days of my short road trip in Tuscany, but the memories live on - partly in my pictures, partly on my waistline. Not really but anyway. Besides the beautiful green valleys ('on steroids' green), Tuscany amazed me with the food. Oh that pasta with truffles, that steak, that amazing wine.

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Part 1: Settling in Dublin

Dublin must be a girl  - the weather changes as often as a girl changes her moods. One day this week we had all four seasons in a day - sunshine in the morning, hail in the afternoon, rain in the late afternoon, and warm &sunny weather in the evening. It is hard to be bored here if you pay attention to the changing skies and winds.

I just finished unpacking 7 boxes, and I had no idea that hanging clothes in my wardrobe could be so fulfilling and exciting. Settling in brings happiness... Everyone around me, however, doubts it is for long. I give myself another month to decide.

The irony of my unpacking is that after all the travels I have nothing to place in my glass shelves. I could have had an apartment full of the world souvenir but now I have to settle for one mask from Africa.

My two bedroom apartment with two wall closets is certainly too big for me – I am stuffless. 

I put my current and filled passports under the glass table to serve as guest entertainment. It works very well - no one has paid attention to my magazines & books yet.

The remaining details of the move are uninspiring - I miss all countries I have lived in before for the simplicity of certain things in each one of them.  There is no easy country, but OMG banking in Ireland is disappointing, so is my landlord. Getting internet & doctor appointments was a breeze thankfully. 

First order of Tesco online done!

Now I want to select six pictures to print for my walls - just choosing is the labour of Hercules. What would you print out of my best pictures?

The great move

Searched tracks called "This is it!" on my beloved spotify to commence the day of my great move.

Today is my last day in London, the first day in Dublin.

This is it! The life of small pleasures commences.

The things I have taken for granted will give me a sense of happiness. I am settling for now! Today I will walk into my apartment, the one I hope to call home for at least a year. I will memorize my Irish cell number today! I will finally update everyone on my new address. I will buy things and will not be afraid about moving them.

And... in about a month I will finally reunite with my possession after 2 years of separation [not that I need any of that stuff really but the thought is nice].

I will print my photographs again, and I will hang them on my walls again.

The photographs will be different, the apartment will be different, the city will be different, and I am different.

How exciting and amazing is it? I certainly think so.

50 things I love

There has never been a better time to publish this post than today as I still cannot get back to London; hence feel somewhat miserable.

Here is a list of 50 things I really love, which I compiled on one of those long bus rides in Africa. For people who really know me, there must be no surprises or are there?

1. Black chocolate
2. Maps
3. Paper stationary
4. Eye shadows
5. Red wine
6. Diet Coke
7. Graffiti
8. Logos in retro fonts
9. Retro posters
10. Filing documents/articles/stuff
11. Ghost towns
12. Ethnic jewelry, big/special jewelry 
13. Colourful funky watches
14. Contemporary architecture
15. Movies that make you think
16. Books that make you feel
17. Music that makes you dance
18. Other people's photography
19. my Nexus
20. Salads
21. Mountains with snow peaks
22. Black tea, hot, 'burning my tongue' hot
23. Snorkeling
24. Heavy puffy blankets
25. Conversations that take you further
26. Going places
27. Americano
28. Cuddling
29. Browsing through flickr
30. Large trees
31. Never ending deserts
32. Lying in a hammock
33. Writing emails/letters
34. Laughing till stomach hurts
35. Picking mushrooms
36. Cherries
37. Getting long letters/emails from friends
38. Browsing through book stores
39. Watching the city life go by...
40. Thinking 
41. Exploring
42. Debating
43. Hot shower
44. Melodic trance
45. Great speeches
46. Reading my Google reader
47. Signs/ornaments
48. Industrial design
49. KBH
50. Cheese