The good life.

Sit back and relax - run on autopilot - go on a mental vacation. Who wouldn't like to that every once in a while? Nevermind that. I drove me an Audi A6 today and I am IN LOVE. The car is like a dream and I just loved everything about it. The keyless system. The omg engine - perfectly smooth at 200kmph - and the brakes worked just as well. The sensors. The automatic windscreen wiper. ETC ETC ETC.
One of these days when I strike gold (or any other precious elements, or the lottery, or an inheritance). One day.

Wishlist.

• Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM (£575.99)
• Canon EF 100mm f2.8 Macro USM (£417.29) (gigantic given it only take macro shots) or Canon EF 50mm f2.5 Macro (£211.72)
• Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM (£286.64)
• Blackberry Bold (On contract)
• Chanel Homme Allure Sport
  
• Omega Constellation Quartz
• Gucci Medium Gucci Crest Sunglasses (£181)
  

Down to earth.

I don't know about others but I like living the high life. Most of people haven't reached that epiphany and overcame the concept of materialism and so, like me, they like the nice everything. I like coming home to a beautiful sanctuary, ideally one that is upkeep by someone else. I'd like to drive a nice fancy car. I like my Gucci sunglasses and neckties, my Hermes belt and watch, my Burberry scarves and polo shirts and my Bally bag. I like my DSLR camera. I like my iPod touch. I like eating nicely prepared food. I LOVE LIVING IT LARGE.

But I am still grounded enough, or so I tell myself. I can, more often that I thought I'd be, be happy with the most basic of things. I can eat street food and wear Tesco pj's and not care less. Life is a lot simpler when you don't have to live life careful that you'll drop the iPod, scratch the watch, or shrink the polo. It's just nice to not worry about these little things unnecessarily.

It is middle ground that I must find.

One year at a time.

No, I don't wanna spill all the beans about my new sanctuary and let the world know inside out how everything looks like - but here's a glimpse. It's not on facebook for a reason and well, here goes.Looking down from my balcony, the left = 2-floor gym, front = swimming pool/sauna/jacuzi, right = east tower, fountain and reception down below.

Panoramic shot, with the dock behind the east tower.Nice kitchen that's impossible to cook cleanly with.
My unusally empty fridge but jammed-packed pantry.

And the nice, but again, high maintenance bathroom.

short-lived.

this holiday is too short. time's running low. i have like, i don't even wanna know, just a little over two weeks left. anyhow. lots to whine about but it's late. i just stuffed myself with chocolate cake, curry puff and soya milk - at 2.30 in the morning. no wonder i'm never skinny. i don't know how those lean people do it. they're just oh-so-determined to burn it all off at the gym aren't they. bleah.

i want a snood. the first snood i saw was i think...H&M...a grey (and rather itchy) snood that was rather expensive for something from H&M and now it seems like it's all the hype. every brand seems to have caught on and made their own snoods - and burberry is no exception. a cashmere snood, of course. for £195. a normal cashmere scarf is what, £185? longer, i.e. more material, and you can pretty much wear it so it looks like a snood. nevertheless it's a lot easier to just throw a snood on. i want a snood! (did you know the name's actually for those meshy hair nets for women?) photo from burberry.com

Moving, moving, moved.

After weeks and weeks of relentless talks with countless estate agents...it finally happened. *The* property "to live above all others". It took another big while to find all the stuff to decorate the place with but that managed to come together eventually, after delaying 3 flights to come home. Never mind that, it's done.

Outside the building by the dock

The east tower.

Fountain in front of lobby.

Lobby.

Elevator.

I would upload more photos but the net's way too slow here and for that reason I'm not bothered. The good life aside, I don't know when I'm overthinking and when I'm not. I shall simply turn a blind eye towards whatever the hell is out there. Just don't let it come back and bite me in the ass please.