Suzy's Shack
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
A year
I was looking at my archives and I realised it's been a year since I started posting here. So it's good I'm making a change!
I've moved
Well, I haven't been around here a lot. That's because I've been at vox. And my life isn't really interesting enough for two blogs.
I'm actually torn, on one hand I like vox because there seems to be more interaction there between bloggers than here. I like the neighbourhood concept, it's nice as compared to me alone here rambling.
On the other hand, I like blogger because I can play around with html here and customize all I want. I still haven't figured out if I can do that on vox.
I'm going to leave both until I figure out a way to move posts apart from copying and pasting them. But I'll be spending more time on vox, so you know where to find me!
I'm actually torn, on one hand I like vox because there seems to be more interaction there between bloggers than here. I like the neighbourhood concept, it's nice as compared to me alone here rambling.
On the other hand, I like blogger because I can play around with html here and customize all I want. I still haven't figured out if I can do that on vox.
I'm going to leave both until I figure out a way to move posts apart from copying and pasting them. But I'll be spending more time on vox, so you know where to find me!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
I love this picture. My best friend sent it to me and I can't stop looking at it.
If anybody can identify the place drop me a comment and let me know.
Thanks.
Ps: click on the picture, it opens up in its original size.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Christmas in Chennai
I came back from Chennai on the 31st and ever since then I've been sick with cold, fever, cough etc. So I spent New Year's eve sleeping on the couch searching for something to watch on TV. But for some reason there seemed to be nothing on, not even reruns of Friends! It was as if all the TV networks were playing their lowest rated shows on the same night as part of a conspiracy to make my new year's eve even worse than it already was.
Anyway Christmas in Chennai was great, spending time with my cousins, just relaxing. I think I was just glad to be away from work and Bangalore.
-I spent hours bowling with my cousins.
-So many mindless hours wandering around the corridors of Spencers. I am so sick of the place.
-Hours wandering around Chennai City Centre.
-Countless Marrybrown Hot Touch Burgers.
-Midnight Rosecookie Raids.
-Endless Uno games.
-Marathon Movie nights.
-Sneaking glasses of home made wine.
-My cousin's Wedding and Reception.
-Playing and feeding a precocious little kitten and two puppies.
-Fancy dinner with my cousins at Radissons.
-Bowls of mixture from Archana sweets
-Too many photographs!
-Pimples from all the mixture and rose cookies.....
and so much more.....Christmas 2006 was one of my favourites so far.
Anyway Christmas in Chennai was great, spending time with my cousins, just relaxing. I think I was just glad to be away from work and Bangalore.
-I spent hours bowling with my cousins.
-So many mindless hours wandering around the corridors of Spencers. I am so sick of the place.
-Hours wandering around Chennai City Centre.
-Countless Marrybrown Hot Touch Burgers.
-Midnight Rosecookie Raids.
-Endless Uno games.
-Marathon Movie nights.
-Sneaking glasses of home made wine.
-My cousin's Wedding and Reception.
-Playing and feeding a precocious little kitten and two puppies.
-Fancy dinner with my cousins at Radissons.
-Bowls of mixture from Archana sweets
-Too many photographs!
-Pimples from all the mixture and rose cookies.....
and so much more.....Christmas 2006 was one of my favourites so far.
A new year and a new look
It's a new year and it's time I changed the image of this Blog. I liked the old template all dark and brooding, however in light of my new positive attitude I felt Suzy's Shack needed a change too. So here we have it a lighter more interesting background which is actually a picture of the roof of the British Museum.
This doesn't mean the content of Suzy's Shack is going to change, it will still be filled with my ramblings on fish fry, liquor, music and more.....
This doesn't mean the content of Suzy's Shack is going to change, it will still be filled with my ramblings on fish fry, liquor, music and more.....
Thursday, December 21, 2006
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My new favourite websites:
43 Things
Setting Goals and achieving them.
Book Crossing
Release your books into the wild.
43 Things
Setting Goals and achieving them.
Book Crossing
Release your books into the wild.
So long 2006
It's been forever since I posted anything. I've become dreadfully lazy and all I seemed to do these past few days was sleep when I wasn't at work or commuting.
I think I've been depressed because I don't feel passionate about anything, I have nothing to focus on and can't seem to find whatever it is.
It isn't a very good way to end the year, so I made a decision to stop moping around and start trying to new and different things and maybe I'll figure out what to do with the rest of my life.
I've decided I want to learn pottery and I'll be starting classes in the beginning of January.
It's something I've always wanted to do and I'm really excited about it. Can't wait to get my hands on some clay. I'm making a list of all the things I want to do next year. And while doing this, I've been looking back over 2006 and I must say it was actually very good.
It was more eventful than I expected it to be at the beginning of the year.
Here's a list.
-I moved to a new job role at work which I have really enjoyed this year.
-With my new teammates I then went to Goa for the carnival, something I've always wanted to do.
-I finally went for Guitar classes, though I did give up, I'm glad atleast I started.
-I went for driving classes and almost got my license, I have it on my list of things to complete in 2007.
-I went back to studying and took the GMAT and TOEFL and did pretty well.
-I applied to ISB for my masters (I'm still waiting to hear from them)
-I spent a month in the UK and travelled quite a bit in England and Scotland. This is probably the highlight of the year.
-I finally cut my hair short after dog years.
-And after cutting it short I coloured it red, yes I now have red hair to be exact Contrast Red.
-I got loads of Christmas presents(yes, already!), a nice new fancy shmancy phone, a snowglobe, a very pretty Christmas Stocking and loads of other stuff.
I'm sure I've done more stuff, but these are my favourite so far.
So 2006 has been pretty great, you can call me greedy but I'm hoping 2007 is even better.
I think I've been depressed because I don't feel passionate about anything, I have nothing to focus on and can't seem to find whatever it is.
It isn't a very good way to end the year, so I made a decision to stop moping around and start trying to new and different things and maybe I'll figure out what to do with the rest of my life.
I've decided I want to learn pottery and I'll be starting classes in the beginning of January.
It's something I've always wanted to do and I'm really excited about it. Can't wait to get my hands on some clay. I'm making a list of all the things I want to do next year. And while doing this, I've been looking back over 2006 and I must say it was actually very good.
It was more eventful than I expected it to be at the beginning of the year.
Here's a list.
-I moved to a new job role at work which I have really enjoyed this year.
-With my new teammates I then went to Goa for the carnival, something I've always wanted to do.
-I finally went for Guitar classes, though I did give up, I'm glad atleast I started.
-I went for driving classes and almost got my license, I have it on my list of things to complete in 2007.
-I went back to studying and took the GMAT and TOEFL and did pretty well.
-I applied to ISB for my masters (I'm still waiting to hear from them)
-I spent a month in the UK and travelled quite a bit in England and Scotland. This is probably the highlight of the year.
-I finally cut my hair short after dog years.
-And after cutting it short I coloured it red, yes I now have red hair to be exact Contrast Red.
-I got loads of Christmas presents(yes, already!), a nice new fancy shmancy phone, a snowglobe, a very pretty Christmas Stocking and loads of other stuff.
I'm sure I've done more stuff, but these are my favourite so far.
So 2006 has been pretty great, you can call me greedy but I'm hoping 2007 is even better.
Friday, November 10, 2006
Dust in the wind
I close my eyes
Only for a moment, then the moment's gone
All my dreams
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind
All they are is dust in the wind
Same old song
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do
Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind, ohh
Now, don't hang on
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won't another minute buy
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind
Everything is dust in the wind
Everything is dust in the wind
The wind
- Kansas -
Saturday, October 28, 2006
I'm back, I'm back
Well that title is a bit more exuberant compared to what I really feel about being back home. But anyway here's my very own travelogue of my adventures since my last post.
Our first stop was the beautiful historic city of Bath.
It was a perfect sunny day and we took a city and skyline tour of Bath in a nice red double decker bus. I think if you really want to enjoy a city and learn about it's history taking a city tour is the best way to go. Because we learnt so many things we would never have known had we just wandered around by ourselves.
Then we drove further up north to Lake District which is very aptly named. We enjoyed an amazing boat cruise on Lake Windermere, it's the largest natural lake in England and the beautiful houses on the banks made me so envious, I wanted to move there buy a nice lil house and maybe I could learn to fish or something.
Lake Windermere
Lake Coniston
We ate an amazing lunch at Lake Coniston with it's pretty Gondolas and then headed to Ullswater. Here we literally got out of the car took a long look at the Lake clicked a few pics, got back in and drove away.
Edinburgh
The landscape changes while you are driving through Lake District, it gets wilder as you head into Scotland. We stayed the night at Edinburgh and my first impression of the place was not good. I guess it was dark and late and bigger than I expected. And after the beautiful country side, the last place I wanted to be in was a big city. Anyway the next day we walked down the Royal mile and after almost getting lost in Edinburgh castle we left to Fort Williams. I didn't get to visit Roslyn chapel but I have it on my to-do list for my next trip. The drive from Edinburgh to Fort Williams was absolutely amazing, we were finally in the Highlands and it was loch after loch after loch. We'd turn a corner and there's a loch and then you drive along it and there before you nestled in the mountains is another one. It's breathtaking! And at one of the lochs we stopped at, there were just a couple of people there and just as we got out of the car a Bagpiper started playing and it was magical... in the highlands listening to bagpipes and no I was not drunk on Scotch whisky!
Loch Lommond
Another Loch
At another place we stopped for lunch enroute and who should we run into in the Highlands of Scotland but a Malayali couple who lived there. After a quick chat during which we found that the majority of us were from the same place in Kerala we resumed our journey very very amused.
In the Highlands
After a quick stop at Fort Williams, we headed to Inverness in the hopes of seeing Nessie. We saw Loch Ness at dusk and it was beautiful. We ate some haggis, salmon (and paper, that's another post) drank some cider and stayed the night in Inverness. The next day was very eventful, we wanted to drive through the highlands again however we also needed to get to London that night. So trusting our best friend the GPS system we left Inverness and headed towards London via Glasgow. It was another beautiful drive and lucky for us my dear friend would take deviations and we would drive through a nice lil town. And one of these deviations took us to the House of Bruar, a magical place. We didn't know where we were and decided to investigate.
The House of Bruar is Scotland’s most prestigious country store nestling at the side of the famous Bruar Falls. We couldn't believe our luck we walked along the trail to the Falls of Bruar, a place visited by Robert Burns himself. It was a nice surprise to just stumble upon the place.After a nice walk along the falls we had to leave and continue our drive to London.
Falls of Bruar
After a long drive we finally reached London. The next two days were busy, we took a city tour of London and a cruise on the Thames. We walked along Oxford Circus, Mayfair, Park Lane. Did all the touristy things, went to Harrods, Camden Town, Notting Hill. I've never walked as much in my life.
The London Eye
My entire trip was amazing, the weather was perfect, everyday was sunny and blue it never rained a single day and that was surprising especially for Scotland, travelling with my friend meant there was never a dull moment and it made the experience more special and now that I'm back home and back to work and back to my regular life it all seems but a distant memory. Now I've got to put my memories away and get back to my life in Bangalore and start planning my next holiday!
Our first stop was the beautiful historic city of Bath.
It was a perfect sunny day and we took a city and skyline tour of Bath in a nice red double decker bus. I think if you really want to enjoy a city and learn about it's history taking a city tour is the best way to go. Because we learnt so many things we would never have known had we just wandered around by ourselves.
Then we drove further up north to Lake District which is very aptly named. We enjoyed an amazing boat cruise on Lake Windermere, it's the largest natural lake in England and the beautiful houses on the banks made me so envious, I wanted to move there buy a nice lil house and maybe I could learn to fish or something.
Lake Windermere
Lake Coniston
We ate an amazing lunch at Lake Coniston with it's pretty Gondolas and then headed to Ullswater. Here we literally got out of the car took a long look at the Lake clicked a few pics, got back in and drove away.
Edinburgh
The landscape changes while you are driving through Lake District, it gets wilder as you head into Scotland. We stayed the night at Edinburgh and my first impression of the place was not good. I guess it was dark and late and bigger than I expected. And after the beautiful country side, the last place I wanted to be in was a big city. Anyway the next day we walked down the Royal mile and after almost getting lost in Edinburgh castle we left to Fort Williams. I didn't get to visit Roslyn chapel but I have it on my to-do list for my next trip. The drive from Edinburgh to Fort Williams was absolutely amazing, we were finally in the Highlands and it was loch after loch after loch. We'd turn a corner and there's a loch and then you drive along it and there before you nestled in the mountains is another one. It's breathtaking! And at one of the lochs we stopped at, there were just a couple of people there and just as we got out of the car a Bagpiper started playing and it was magical... in the highlands listening to bagpipes and no I was not drunk on Scotch whisky!
Loch Lommond
Another Loch
At another place we stopped for lunch enroute and who should we run into in the Highlands of Scotland but a Malayali couple who lived there. After a quick chat during which we found that the majority of us were from the same place in Kerala we resumed our journey very very amused.
In the Highlands
After a quick stop at Fort Williams, we headed to Inverness in the hopes of seeing Nessie. We saw Loch Ness at dusk and it was beautiful. We ate some haggis, salmon (and paper, that's another post) drank some cider and stayed the night in Inverness. The next day was very eventful, we wanted to drive through the highlands again however we also needed to get to London that night. So trusting our best friend the GPS system we left Inverness and headed towards London via Glasgow. It was another beautiful drive and lucky for us my dear friend would take deviations and we would drive through a nice lil town. And one of these deviations took us to the House of Bruar, a magical place. We didn't know where we were and decided to investigate.
The House of Bruar is Scotland’s most prestigious country store nestling at the side of the famous Bruar Falls. We couldn't believe our luck we walked along the trail to the Falls of Bruar, a place visited by Robert Burns himself. It was a nice surprise to just stumble upon the place.After a nice walk along the falls we had to leave and continue our drive to London.
Falls of Bruar
After a long drive we finally reached London. The next two days were busy, we took a city tour of London and a cruise on the Thames. We walked along Oxford Circus, Mayfair, Park Lane. Did all the touristy things, went to Harrods, Camden Town, Notting Hill. I've never walked as much in my life.
The London Eye
My entire trip was amazing, the weather was perfect, everyday was sunny and blue it never rained a single day and that was surprising especially for Scotland, travelling with my friend meant there was never a dull moment and it made the experience more special and now that I'm back home and back to work and back to my regular life it all seems but a distant memory. Now I've got to put my memories away and get back to my life in Bangalore and start planning my next holiday!
Friday, October 06, 2006
A post from windy South West England
I'm back, it feels like forever since I've posted anything. I've been enjoying myself in the UK. I've been here for a few weeks and it's so beautiful I don't want to go back home. I already found a Woodland I want to buy and build a small little castle on it and rule over it..... and get somebody to take care of my shack for me. Anyway I've enjoyed seeing places down south and next week I'm heading north to the land of bagpipes, whisky, kilts and more. Scotland, here I come!
PS: that's the River Exe through a glass of Cider!
