I'm weird!

Conversation between my classmate /coursework partner/ only third girl in a class of 70 odd guys....

She [she's pretty btw] : Which religion do you belong to?
Me : [is that relevant to anything at all??!] er... I'm religionless
She : what? [with a 'I didnt hear you' expression]
Me : [trying to explain] My parents are Hindus....but I'm not. Just dont believe in all that stuff...So that makes me religionless!
She : Religionless?
Me : Yes, religionless..... [is that bad?]
She : You're weird!
Me : yeah right!

The Blackpool tower

The Blackpool tower
Originally uploaded by Archana's.

Uncomparable to the Eiffel tower in Paris was inspired by the same. Built in 1890's the tower's 518 feet tall. The base of the tower rises from a low lying building that houses a ball room, a huge circus, an aquarium and an amusement centre. Take a ride up and you'll feel, its not as strong as the Eiffel Tower. There's a walk of faith...a 2 inch glass floor overlooking the northern pier road from 380 feet above. Not scary at all, the most that can happen is the glass cracking out to let you have a free fall of 380 feet until you're flat on earth....but chances are like 0.000001% and I was in a 'mood' for a walk, so I took one! I walked right on it and it didnt break! The view is amazing....during the night watch the not-so bustling city and during the day, just stretch your mind till you find the end of the ocean.

Roller coaster

Roller coaster
Originally uploaded by Archana's.

Lets do this!
Okay....
Lets finish this thing!!
Okay....
Lets finish this damn thing!!!
yeah....its just a damn ride!
Lets finish this damn ride then!!!!
Okay.....
Shout as much as possible....its okay to shout and scream u know...
Okay....I'll shout if at all I want to
Sit back....hold tight and enjoy!
Okay.....

[The okay part of the conversation is from me]Typical me.....dont think about things! I didnt want to think of how it would be at all! Just didnt want to think of it as the BIGGEST roller coaster ride in EUROPE [yes it is the biggest in Europe]and its beyond my belief that I took the ride! Do you know how it is like when you feel like you are dying? I thought I died three times on the ride!! "Is this how its like after you die?" was what went through my mind. I screamed as much as I could, top of my throat, never heard that voice before! I was screaming even after the ride....

Scene 2:
Speaker speaks : This ride will show you what one revolution can do to a human body. In about a few moments you will experience the most exciting and thrilling ride ever... [me : uhoh....not again!]
Aaahh.....living life...to the fullest! Last weekend it was Wales and this time it was Blackpool [the entertainment capital of UK]. The best sea sunset I've seen so far, an extravagant night of musical and dance performance at the Opera [best I've seen out of all....hadnt cheered this much since high school], a day at the pleasure beach island amusement park [weird name huh?]......I'm living the time of my life!!

A policewoman killed in a shootout a few steps from home, right outside the university. How safe are we?

East cliff and three cliffs bay

East cliff and three cliffs bay
Originally uploaded by Archana's.

no more pictures....this is the last one! The walk from Pobbles bay to three cliffs bay.....you can sit down on top of the cliff with none around....look at the calm ocean all day long, hearing to the waves splashing onto the rocks....amazing! End of the world to your eyes!

Castlewell bay

Caswell bay
Originally uploaded by Archana's.

Swansea to Mumbles

Swansea to Mumbles
Originally uploaded by Archana's.

This is the view to the left side of the road [Swansea to Mumbles].....extremely extremely beautiful! We drove early in the morning at abt 8:00 with the first set of rays from the sun kissing my face and the wind breezing through my hands!

southerndown

southerndown
Originally uploaded by Archana's.

Jo, the countryside w/o the road! English countryside is beautiful....but I had been to the Wales coastline :( The picture is a bit dark cos of the sun...it was just a lil after noon!

if you've got a minute why dont we go? talk about it somewhere only we know....

if you've got a minute why dont we go? talk about it somewhere only we know....
Originally uploaded by Archana's.

when you flow

when you flow
Originally uploaded by Archana's.

Reason # 3 and Wales

#3 Emotion is thy name.....emotional to an extent that its both an advantage and a disadvantage to the opposite sex! Guys realise this....you can, both, get away having done anything/everything and you can also be caught for some nothings !
Ex: My friend's boyfriend cheated on her for her best friend [and I pray that none of them ever discover this blog!] They did break up just as one can expect. But what happened later came as a big shock. He spoke some extremely sentimental words on how much he loved her and voila...she forgives him!! Mind you, the other girl [her best friend] remains unforgiven and she is the only loser here. She's called a 'temptress', tempting our poor and innocent hero!

Reason # 2

I'm off for two days....but before I go...
#2 A few days ago, I met a 'guy'friend of my best friend. I've met him once when he visited us for dinner and he had a nice hair do. This time he had cut short his hair, you know, to wear his yankee cap. His girlfriend was with him [my best friend informs me that she's a Japanese]. When you meet someone you tell them something warm....and thats called being nice, isnt it? I was trying to do exactly that!! Since i didnt know him all that well I commented on his new style "Hey!! Look at your hair.......you look cooooool!!" As always, my voice sounded a lil excited. His girlfriend did one thing that she shouldnt have done [atleast not in front of me!] She looked at him with a "uhhh...how do you know each other? have you gone out with her? how could you.....". Poor that guy....how insecure can a girl feel about her boyfriend!

war again

After you read this, if you feel like kicking someone, Jagan should be the one! He holds full responsibility for this post! While we were talking last nite, his [probably idle, bored and tired mind after that flight] mind came up with something very true. "You know, lets make another statement [I made the first one and it was "Indian men are smart" for sure I didnt mean this, not at all!]......90% girls are dumb" said Jagan. My reply was "I agree! but maybe 75%". He then says "I'm quite surprised.......you should put it on your blog, you may become famous overnight!!" [so now you know who's idea it was!]
Let me try to substantiate Jagan's statement and why I agree with it....
Examples I can think of, for now.......
1. Looking pretty.....why does it matter so much? Layers of make-up measured in cms - trying to look better than other girls? Trying to impress the opposite sex? Looking pretty and feeling confident is super.....its whats being a woman. But too much of it turns me dead off. Shiseido skin care [swear by it], Lancome's perfume [so flowery!], Mango/Zara clothes [in fashion!], Gucci watches [stylish!] fancy me a lot......I can spend a lot of time getting dressed too but wearing makeup to school? like everyday? at 8 in the morning? I better spend those 10 minutes tossing on my bed! Running to the bathroom after every class to apply more uh??

More reasons to follow........one by one