Home again

Home at last, after a looong trip. I quite enjoyed Amsterdam this time, spent a day there cruising on the canals and visiting shopping streets and the Van Gogh museum, which was good. :) Had a good trip although I didn't converse much with the ppl sitting next to me, i was sick and actually managed to sleep for the first time ever! I give my new neck-pillow all the credit for that. I never knew that these simple inventions would be so useful. mmmm :)
Now I am home and do nothing but play playstation, watch tv and eat a lot.. I'm gonna get really huuge I fear if I don't exercise some. Oh well, it's only the 2nd day home and I suppose I should get well before I start freaking out about such things. today: SHOPPING!! Finding nice stuff and having parents pay... :) I like b-days. Whee!
Shout out to my Norwegians: Give me a call!

Update

It's been a little while, I suppose it's time for a small update along with some photos..

Lately I've been working more than usual, just to fill my vacation with something.

My birthday was spent bbqing for the first time ever.. usually the only outdoor activities that can be undertaken on my bday is skiing, ice skating etc. So it was really cool. We even had some nice weather. After my birthday Elisabeth stayed with me for a week, so we were 3 ppl sharing bedroom. Actually that's a real holiday feeling, ppl staying over. :) Manuel has been living with me since 29th of November, and is leaving after I leave. It's only 4 days till I leave now! whoa... this last week I've been working and partying on alternate days, it's been pretty full on but with much fun. :) Weird to think that at home it's cold.. it's gonna be real nice to get home now. Spend some time slacking and eating well. Still lots of adventures to come! Thought I'd throw in a picture of the cold as house where I live now.

It's absolutely freezing, and it's summer!!! Gosh. I am really not sure how long I'll be staying in this house. The people are nice but a bit sensitive to noise, and the walls are thin as paper. hmm... In any case I'm not moving till summer is gone. I'm a bit lazy. Gonna go rest a bit now. More pictures later, k? tired. Hope u all are enjoying summer/winter, work/holiday/studies, looking forward to Christmas/CNY/some other obscure holiday, and so on.

My Back... grrr

It's so much stress moving into a new place!!! I've bought so much furniture and stuff. Getting the bed was heaps of hassle, and it's hard as hell so my back is hurting.. grrrrr. I'm going to sell it, first chance I get. hopefully I can live with it for a while...
Other than that, i'm kinda settled in my new place now. Will post a picture soon. We haven't got internet at home yet, something that I really miss, I kinda feel cut off from the world now. was getting really excited about myspace music, it is possible to find almost anything there! Hopefully we'll get the account up and running soon...

Happy Birthday Jojo!

Joanne is turning 21 today. I wish u a wonderful magical day, with lots of fun and games and prezzies. :) Too bad I can't be there to celebrate with you...
Gonna miss living with Jo next year. We'll have to be good at keeping in touch, have lunches and dinners together!

HUGS and Love

My Job

The before and after shots:

BEFORE:

Even after I have cleared away one load, it looks like a bomb has hit the laundry. Lately this has been the rule, I leave it nice and tidy, only to find it back in WW2 state after 16 hours. I suppose it's quite demotivating... The only motivation given by the housekeeper is that sometimes she doesn't complain about small things like placing the bathmats in the wrong place or mixing the coulours of the bath towels... This person must have a very exciting life.


AFTER:

After I've spent 8 hours washing, drying and folding this is what the laundry looks like.






And this is what the linen cupboard looks like:

A brother's love

After 4 years of not talking to my mother, my brother showed up at my grandmother's funeral. I don't know how much to write about this... I was really disappointed when my mother told me how he behaved, and even now he won't talk to her much, it's all cold and he still treats her as though she's stupid and second rank. I just get so angry.. I haven't talked to him for a long while, and now I don't know what I would say if he called. Which he will on my birthday, so I had better come up with something. Most likely it won't be nice though, I really do not know what to say! I've been extremely patient with him these years, but after going to a FUNERAL and behaving like a first class ASSHOLE I'm not sure whether I should consequently call him my half brother. Some bad genes must have come from somewhere. And the whole situation is hopeless, it doesn't help for me to be shouting or to stop talking to him, I've been trying to be diplomatic and solve the issue, but he's really not nice about it.

My mother really is better off without him, she doesn't need someone screaming and shouting that she is stupid every time she needs help with something. I think the only reason why she is trying is because of the grandchildren. But if they're going to grow up being as block headed as their father, what good are they to the world.

Myspace

I got a myspace page. It's kinda cool, there is so much one can do with it! So to check out some music that I'm listening to or whateva, go THERE !

http://www.myspace.com/tina_si_nte_heimesia

rain

Soundtrack: Anneli Drecker - All I know

I must admit, with so many people gone I feel quite lonely, even though I am spending time with the people that are here. I think I handle leaving much better than being left. Today I've been dining out with Anette and Marita, it was quite nice to be in all Norwegian party again, chattering on about food, alcohol quotas, dialects and so on... :) After that I've been stuck here in Stafford, mostly glued to the screen. Living with Loïc is quite different from my previous flatmates. I quite understand it though, it takes time to get out of a routine where one only need think of one self, into having to be considerate to flatmates. It'll work itself out, I'm just pmsing and don't want to do additional shopping or dishwashing. Probably spoilt by pampering flatmates and stuck in old routines.. I want to move out. Into the new flat, away from the ghosts of Stafford. Move on.

Freak accident - not for the faint hearted

I have a friend at home that always manages to get hurt in really weird ways, that shouldn't really be possible. Now, I have the deepest sympathy for her...
Yesterday when I got home, about right after I wrote the last post, I was a bit wobbly on my feet so I fell down, and as I was trying to lessen my fall my grabbing on to the bookshelf my right arm was pierced by a knitting needle... It was kinda groce.. It was going more or less right through the upper part of my arm (thankfully it cleared the bone so it just pierced the muscle), and you could see the other end sticking out under the skin on the other side.. Pulling it out was a not so pleasant experience. I have drawn wisdom from this incident.
1: Drink less
2: Never leave knitting for ages without finishing.
Joanne, when you return next year your scarf will be waiting for you. At last.

Partynight

Keane - Everbody's changing

Drunk happy tina: I wentout today with Mark and Kristof, if was nice but quite different from what I am used to.. I miss Manuel, I'm not used to going ut without him now.. what ami gonna do next year..? Miss miss.. it was a good night though with the guys, met up with Anette and her flatmates at the end, so I finally got to meet the guy that I'vee heard juicy details about, hehee. I guess I'll be ok next year, but I will really miss living with Jo. She has been the one constant thingin my welli life since I got here, now Iwon't see her that often.. *SIGH* "Everybody's changing and I don't feel the same. " Come summer!

Holiday

Today was the start of holidays. Where is the super-summer that the weather people were predicting?!! The weather forecast says that it will rain for 4 days straight, until next weekend and maybe more.. Gosh, I'm bored already. Work yesterday was dynamite, I suppose that's the way it will be all summer.. *sigh* Gonna work my ass off during the next two weeks, thank goodness I have a job otherwise I'd be in big trouble.

Stafford is quiet, both my flatmates left this morning and Loïc moved in while I was sleeping. I want to move now...

I finally got a permanent address here in welli though: I got a Po Box. :)

Departures of another kind..

My grandmother has finally departed this world, after having a heart attack about 3 months ago that took most of what strength she had left in her body. I was getting so sure that I would get to see her one last time before she died...I was wrong.

The last time I saw my grandmother was actually over 2 years ago, during the summer of 2004. It seems like such a short time ago... all the while I've been jet-setting around the world, I've forgotten about time in Norway. It is as though time there stands still and now I realise that it doesn't.

I will remember her as a strong woman, the one she was before my grandfather died, a terrificly scary woman.. Hehe. We didn't get along very well when I was a kid, as I was stubborn and refused to do things that she told me to do as long as I did not see the point in doing them. When I got older, our relationship changed, the woman had changed, she was happy to see me when I came to visit and we had some nice times together. I'll remember her fondly.

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Had a small get together for Geeta yesterday, as she suddenly decided to leave earlier.. *grumble*. Doesn't fit my shedule very well. Got my last exam this year on Friday. Gosh, then it's back to the books for another 3 days... feels a bit strange. Hopefully I'll learn something about time management before my education is over..

Far vel, Peter

Second friend out. I didn't cry yesterday, but now that I'm alone I found it appropriate to howl a bit while blogging. So my life shifts again. It's going towards the end of the trimester, and people are leaving one by one, some for good, some for summerbreak. I have no idea when or where or if I ever see Peter again. This weird German guy that Manuel dragged into my life. I'll miss you, brother.

Happy Birthday Regina!

My little cutie had her birthday yesterday, and amidst the blogging I forgot to create this post. BUT: here it is! Happy birthday, dear! I remember last year I was travelling home, and rang you up when I landed in Singapore. This year I'm not going back till December! Anyway, I hope you had a marvellous day, ate lots of cake and don't feel guilty at all about it. :) When I come to Singapore in January we should do an extended photoshoot, dear. I couldn't find a single one from last year with only the two of us! Ok, I'm feeling really bad about not sending you presents yet... I promised so many times to do it that I really feel all rotten on the inside, but really, I have had a lot on my mind and shedule. I hope both you and Feli can forgive me for that... *sigh*
LOTS OF LOVE! *muakz*

don't make plans

Today is Gyu Fawkes day, and yesterday there was a huge pyro-show in the harbour. It was great, almost as great as the chinese new year show last year. Or rather, equally beautiful but shorter.


Yesterday we also had our "last" party here in Welli, or rather, one of them, I suspect. We went to a huge houseparty in Thorndon, a costume party with the theme: Circus. It was wild. The house was HUGE, and they had a dancefloor surrounded by a balcony.. the rooms were lit with strange coloured light and all over there were circus posters, stands, signs.. they even had a smoke machine for one of the rooms. Talk about going all the way.. hehe. Must have taken them ages and cost heaps. Anyway, stayed there till 3 and then went to town. It was a quite late night, already started to dawn as we went to bed.

Lilya 4-ever

Sukk. Busy day today... probably tomorrow as well. I've been running ard, trying to get things in order... I'm so preoccupied with organising everything, when really there is no need to. Guess I always get a bit on the edge whenever my world is shifting. Today I watched one of the saddest movies ever... It was about a Russian girl, who was left by her mother and got caught up in human trafficing. Made me feel really sick.. I still have this feeling and I don't know how to escape it. It really happens, all over the world, right in our neighbourhoods..

Flat # 2

I've finally found a place to live. It's at the top of the cable car, a nice as room with windows and plenty of sun. The house is old but the atmosphere is quite nice, I like the place. Anyway, it's an open lease, which means that I don't have to stay there forever if I don't like it. But so far it seems great, the girl is quite nice, and I'll be living with Loïc as well. :) Wuhu! Finally! I don't care that the toilet is crap and the bathroom a bit dodgy, I've had muuuch worse: Recalling the first flat I shared with my X... the bathroom didn't have any light, the sink didn't have any pipes which meant that the bathroom constantly had about 2cm of water (we had "toilet shoes", haha), and no heating in the floors either. This is a lot better than that. I'm happy with my choice today.

Good day

Soundtrack: Kings of Convenience - I'd rather dance with you

After yesterday's sorrows, today proved to be a muuch better day. :) Actually I should have been studying hard out for my exam, but somehow I don't have the proper drive... It'll be fine though. Tomorrow should prove a more effective day (just keep saying that, Tina...)

So instead I spent the evening making Lasagna for my friends! Wuhu! And niice icecream with explicit sex talk afterwards... We know how to party.. lol Oh my god, !xobile

Oh well. better try get some sleep.

P...M...S?

I'm just sad right now.. sooo tired, had a hard night at work. Last night, Manuel decided to have a party, because he finished his last exam. (whee! Good on u manu!) Anyway, I was royally stressed out and kinda ran away from the whole thing... I had a crap as day yesterday. I had to get up at 2 to look at a flat, which prooved to be crap as usual, and because I didn't sleep enough I was too tired to study after I got back and decided to sleep. Woke up at 7pm and didn't get to do any studying again because of the party, on top of that all the ppl were giving me a hard time for working, saying that I was boring and that I should call in sick, and saying that I should give a fuck about this exam.. I am so stressed about this exam! the lecturer has a way of twisting the words in the questions so that I don't really know what it is he is asking for.. it is making me unsure and I cannot bring my dictionary because It doesn't do any good anyway.. So I ran away from the party. the whole day was whasted... Mark has left me in the search for the apartment.. I'm sick of the whole hunt now and will put it on hold till tuesday. I don't have time for this shit! Ahh....

On a brighter note:
I have confidence in this world now. It came to me on the bus. I suppose it was almost like a religious thing... suddenly, watching a traffic light on victoria street, I felt at home again. Not in Wellington(although this does feel like my home right now) but in the world. The world holds my soul at the moment, and I feel confident that anything I need will be given to me at the appropriate time, although I won't necessarily recognise it at once.. Sometime I miss having a religion to cling to, but then I have one of these moments, and it comes to me that I do have a religion. I do have a set of beliefs, I do believe in things that cannot be proved, but still it feels sooo obvious to me. It's good to have a purpose.
No regrets.