Well, to keep it nice and short (and yes, this is a post about what's happening in my life recently)
- I turned 25 two weeks ago; first life crisis doesn't seem to happen - lived through it with my friends, most of whom are already beyond that line :) As one of them very wisely put - 25 is an age, when you know that you are still young and life has lots of great things in store in your future, but you also already have some past, and some things will never happen again.
- I'm staying in Australia for at least another year. Yes, I've planned initially to stay for year-year and a half, but falling in love changes plans so much :)
- Karan and I celebrated our half a year together, and all is great and wonderful. it's destiny i think
- I got a promotion at work, and while staying with the same position name (marketing executive), I'm taking on more responsibilities in managing brands and having end to end responsibility etc etc. satisfied :)
- going to Brussles-Amsterdam-home in 3 weeks' time, for a couple of weeks. To see the family and for the AI reunion and to see my friends. hate bureaucracy with visas and the expensiveness of tickets, but am getting excited about the trip! would be two years since i saw all my european friends, and my parents have 30th wedding anniversary. I'm so looking forward!
will be back on air soon...
- I turned 25 two weeks ago; first life crisis doesn't seem to happen - lived through it with my friends, most of whom are already beyond that line :) As one of them very wisely put - 25 is an age, when you know that you are still young and life has lots of great things in store in your future, but you also already have some past, and some things will never happen again.
- I'm staying in Australia for at least another year. Yes, I've planned initially to stay for year-year and a half, but falling in love changes plans so much :)
- Karan and I celebrated our half a year together, and all is great and wonderful. it's destiny i think
- I got a promotion at work, and while staying with the same position name (marketing executive), I'm taking on more responsibilities in managing brands and having end to end responsibility etc etc. satisfied :)
- going to Brussles-Amsterdam-home in 3 weeks' time, for a couple of weeks. To see the family and for the AI reunion and to see my friends. hate bureaucracy with visas and the expensiveness of tickets, but am getting excited about the trip! would be two years since i saw all my european friends, and my parents have 30th wedding anniversary. I'm so looking forward!
will be back on air soon...
and so it seems i've been away from my blog for a while...
there have been things happening of course, but never really prioritize the spare time i have, for blogging. Now, Sunday evening, seems like the right time :)
So latest news: 2 weeks ago I went home to Belarus!
The whole trip took 6.5 days (I flew half the world!!!), which means I spend 3 days traveling, and 3.5 days at home (I am convinced now Frankfurt airport has a long way to go in being a convenient place, and Singapore one is quite nice). Got new passport (the old one was expiring in May - yes, I'm turning 25!..), spent time with family and friends, which was so nice, after a year seeing them last time... And it wasn't even too cold, -2 at most, which is very unlike January in Belarus. Of course was with my parents most of the time - they don't change, just get more grey hair... Spent also some time with my brother's wife (he got married in August), with my friends and their 1 year and 3 months-old son, was enjoying so much being again with dear for me people...
And on the other hand, this trip made me also think what i want to do and what i don't, where I want to be and where I don't... Had a strange feeling, lying trying to fall asleep in my old room at home in Svisloch - is that Australian life, with blue sky and Sydney, love and good work, easy and carefree, does it really exist?
Thankfully, it does :)
Came back on Australia Day (which was spent in true blue way, bbq and being outdoors etc); applied for my visa extension - I'm staying in Australia for at least another 6 months, till mid-August. And now I came back from a wonderful weekend away on south coast, Kangaroo Valley - beautiful place to celebrate best 90 days in the relationship :)
I was thinking the other day that my life indeed was quite easy and carefree for the last year - love and work are great, I live in one of greatest places in the world, and in a nice house, no major financial crisis for me, healthy and safe. My days are now going by as work-yoga-spending time with Karan (third biggest share of my day after work and sleep :) -catching up with friends-social events-parties-going places being it a nice bay in Sydney, valley down the coast or a beach-volleyball time.
And now there is the big question - what happens in 6 months?
How do I combine my love life with my travel continents idea, searching for a job/lifestyle that would be my true passion (that some of my friends call random idea and some call great idea), all of this topped up with my nationality requiring visas to go or stay anywhere?..
I feel the need to do something with my life, and at the same time I know that all that living and working abroad - without him, it just won't be as good.
ahh the choices I have to do...
(on the bright side - it's great I'm facing these choices and not how to escape the boredom/survive somewhere!..)
there have been things happening of course, but never really prioritize the spare time i have, for blogging. Now, Sunday evening, seems like the right time :)
So latest news: 2 weeks ago I went home to Belarus!
The whole trip took 6.5 days (I flew half the world!!!), which means I spend 3 days traveling, and 3.5 days at home (I am convinced now Frankfurt airport has a long way to go in being a convenient place, and Singapore one is quite nice). Got new passport (the old one was expiring in May - yes, I'm turning 25!..), spent time with family and friends, which was so nice, after a year seeing them last time... And it wasn't even too cold, -2 at most, which is very unlike January in Belarus. Of course was with my parents most of the time - they don't change, just get more grey hair... Spent also some time with my brother's wife (he got married in August), with my friends and their 1 year and 3 months-old son, was enjoying so much being again with dear for me people...
And on the other hand, this trip made me also think what i want to do and what i don't, where I want to be and where I don't... Had a strange feeling, lying trying to fall asleep in my old room at home in Svisloch - is that Australian life, with blue sky and Sydney, love and good work, easy and carefree, does it really exist?
Thankfully, it does :)
Came back on Australia Day (which was spent in true blue way, bbq and being outdoors etc); applied for my visa extension - I'm staying in Australia for at least another 6 months, till mid-August. And now I came back from a wonderful weekend away on south coast, Kangaroo Valley - beautiful place to celebrate best 90 days in the relationship :)
I was thinking the other day that my life indeed was quite easy and carefree for the last year - love and work are great, I live in one of greatest places in the world, and in a nice house, no major financial crisis for me, healthy and safe. My days are now going by as work-yoga-spending time with Karan (third biggest share of my day after work and sleep :) -catching up with friends-social events-parties-going places being it a nice bay in Sydney, valley down the coast or a beach-volleyball time.
And now there is the big question - what happens in 6 months?
How do I combine my love life with my travel continents idea, searching for a job/lifestyle that would be my true passion (that some of my friends call random idea and some call great idea), all of this topped up with my nationality requiring visas to go or stay anywhere?..
I feel the need to do something with my life, and at the same time I know that all that living and working abroad - without him, it just won't be as good.
ahh the choices I have to do...
(on the bright side - it's great I'm facing these choices and not how to escape the boredom/survive somewhere!..)
I found recently a phrase pinned on the wall of one of my team-mates:
I read that and realised that I'm lucky myself, I met such a guy, he is everything of the above. This is the best relationship I've ever had, and I'm so much in love
Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will stay awake just to watch you sleep.
Wait for the guy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends.
Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares about you and how lucky he is to have you.
Wait for the one who turns to his friends and says, "...that's her"
I read that and realised that I'm lucky myself, I met such a guy, he is everything of the above. This is the best relationship I've ever had, and I'm so much in love
I got it for our 60 days together :)
Karan and I
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