A Cold Winter Day with Teresa and Rosie

I heard today's temperature hasn't been this low since 1995. That was fourteen years ago... I think Global Warming is taking its toll on us. First warm, now cold. GREAT. I must say I prefer the warmth a lot better...

So what did we do to "celebrate" this phenomenal weather? In my opinion, I think there's nothing better to do than what we did today. What was it? Well of course, it was to stay indoors in the warmth, enjoying each other's company. My sister and I were at Teresa's house, where we spent quality time with Teresa and her sister Rosie.

Teresa's house was very nice and cozy, perfect for staying indoors. I guess the best part for me was that they had Wii! I don't know how long we played all four of us, but yes it was for aaaages. It was fun, I also want Wii! Apart from playing Wii, we also ate loads of yummy pancakes and drank nice hot chocolate.

There's nothing better than being with friends for no other reason than for wanting to spend time with each other. Just sitting there, enjoying each other's company, sharing a good memory or two. The friendship experienced creates a wonderful ambience of coziness and warmth, which no temperature is too cold enough to ruin. So really, I guess these cold days are necessary every now and then. Not for its low temperature and not for its beauty, but really to make us all realise what wonderful friendships we have as we gather together and play Wii or drink hot chocolate. :)

A Visit to Moderna Muséet

We managed one photo at least before we were told off by the people who worked at the museum... For Denise's sake I'll write about her here: DENISE DENISE DENISE. :) Happy now? :D

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Dali, Dali, Daliiiii!

The Dali exhibit at Moderna Muséet was awesome. I was happy to have gone there with my friends. I went there with Sannaz, Konkordia and Denise. Great to see them again since school ended!

Moderna Muséet had loads of interesting exhibits, of course the Dali being the one most talked about. Most artworks there exhibited abstract concepts, being those in the genre surrealism my favourite.

I don't know why, but surrealism really grasps me. Especially Dali's works, he's one of my favourite painters. I like trying to understand what the painter was thinking when he/she painted it, and what message he/she's trying to send to us. Surrealism though, is an extra hard riddle to try and crack, that in the end there are no real explanations. Therefore, by looking at a painting, especially a surrealistic painting such as Dali's, is like trying to solve a puzzle. Finding explanations and hypotheses for oneself. I've always enjoyed problem-solving, making art museum visits a joy to me, which I guess also adds to why I like being at school with my science-related subjects. It's always a joy to discover and see what the human mind can come up with!

After the museum, when my mom came home she came to me with a Christmas Card adressed to yours truly. I really wondered who it could be from, thinking it to be from Denise, Konkordia or someone else. When I opened it, I saw that it was a greeting from one of my teachers at school, our Pavlovian Head of House. I was touched by the greeting, it making my day. It was like the "icing of the cake" or the "pricken på i:et". Yes, it was a very nice day today, despite the cold!

Shopping with the guys

Dagens outfit? xD
(cake and flower hats from IKEA)

Today:

1. Shopping at Barkarby
2. Eating at IKEA (icecream five rounds?)
   
3. Met Vienna people
4. Went home, forgot plastic bag of stuff shopped in train station (fail)
   
5. Went back after plastic bag
6. Got it back! :D

I have no idea how I could have forgotten the things I shopped there. Seriously, such a big bag I had, amazing how I forgot them. Ah well, at least I got them back.

Today, my sister and I went shopping with Criss, Rambo, Kevin and Mick-mick at Barkarby Handelsplats. There, I realised the difference between shopping with my guy-friends and girl-friends. Well, first of all, the conversations were interesting. Never have I ever spoken about "fail" people before. Haha, but yes it was funny. I would share some of the interesting things we talked about here but the thing is, it's best if I don't. Really. Anyway, another thing noticed would be of course our interests. Firstly, Kevin and Criss would be the ones rushing to a comfortable chair, whereas the rest of us check out the stuff. My sister and I would go to the shoe stores, whereas the guys would go to shirts (skjortor). Oh yes, differences.

Nah, but it's the differences that make something great. Wouldn't it be boring to go around with people exactly like oneself and not get any new interesting insights? What's the point of doing something and not benefit from it, in the way that that environment is exactly like the one you're used to. I don't know with you all but I would find that utterly boring. It's like watching the same reruns over and over again. Nothing new.

Difference is one of the main ingredients of extraordinary things. This is because what one has complements what is missing in the other. This I imply of course in relationships. However this statement doesn't say so much though, since everyone's different and unique. Then is this enough to conclude that difference is the main ingredient to humanity?

On the other hand, our differences are also one of those things that create barriers and troubles for human kind too. Examples would be racism, discrimination and the like. The thing is though, those that do create these barriers, are those who fail to understand the beauty of variation, and that we all have originated from the same source. We all are human after all, or? If we spent more time embracing our differences and benefitting from them than creating all the hate, I bet there would be a lot more peace in the world. Of course, this can only happen in a perfect world which we sadly don't live in. Oh well.

It's the thought that counts!

My probable last Christmas gift this year... is broken. xD

Apparently, as I was about to receive my present from a friend (Rambo), he dropped it and yes, it broke. One word, fail. Funny, nonetheless!

Anyway, it's the thought that matters. I was touched to receive yet another gift! Unexpected really. The fact that it was broken made me appreciate it more, since now it has a story behind it!

Items with an interesting story behind creates an expensive sentimental value, more valuable than its original material price, don't you think? Despite how useless it may be. I remember when I was a child in the Philippines, I was at the dentist with our nanny since my mom was busy working. I was to get my first tooth ever to be pulled out! My mom arrived a little bit later after my dentist appointment wondering, where was my tooth that was recently pulled out? Naturally, it was thrown away. Who would keep such a thing? Well, apparently my mom wanted to keep it. Through her eyes, that single tooth was of very high sentimental value.

We returned to my dentist, my mom asking if she could get my tooth. The dentist then replied, that it was thrown away. My mom being so stubborn, wanted it so badly she asked for the trash. Despite how odd as the request may sound like, we did get that trash bag. My nanny, mom and I then returned home and started going through all those teeth pulled out during the day on the livingroom floor. It was hard work (as you can imagine) and all those teeth came in all different shapes and sizes - LITERALLY. There were werewolf-like teeth, rotten teeth (BLÄÄH) and other horrid things, enough for me to remember them until now. After a few hours of searching, we sadly didn't find it (fail). At least we tried!

A First Hello

I have now recently decided, to finally start a blog.

Time of creation? 04.30-ish am, Dec. 27, 2009

The time speaks a lot for itself, I really should be sleeping... However, I suppose it's rather entertaining to finally write during this newly given free time of mine. Better not let it go to waste right? ;)

Well let's see. What happened today? I am pretty aware that you all do not care of my precise actions today and its details, and nor do you care of what I wore, my "dagens outfit". So, I'll share something that might make your few minutes of reading worthwhile.

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The rush of the after-Christmas shopping started today, in the yearly Boxing Day Sale (mellandagsrea). I, being one of those victims of commercialism (I sadly confess), was one of those amongst the crowd. Hundreds, or even thousands, walked around town with one... five... ten(???) plastic bags each, containing their bargain finds inside. I however, was puzzled how I walked around 5h+ with my sister holding only one bag, of which inside had mom's Christmas gift I had to return.

Through my eyes it feels as though Christmas is now turning into a holiday circling one major thing, possessions. I must say, one of the most famous lines I have heard during this Christmas was, "How was your Christmas? Did you get anything nice? I got _____!!!!!" Is Christmas now the holiday of shopping and getting loads of nice new things?

When I received my gifts underneath the Christmas tree on Christmas day, I asked my mom and sister why I got so many presents. It felt unneccessary to me as inside I was thinking, that I don't really need nor deserve all of those gifts I received. I was just happy to experience an incredibly rare sight that moment. Seeing my family and I gather and spend quality time together is a very special moment for me, making each day and minute until Christmas day worth all the wait.