Tuesday 30 March 2010

The Other side of Thailand

Listening to the strong winds as it passes its way from my room whilst the rain is constantly knocking my windows, what a crazy weather here at St. Andrews.
I try and mute the sound with my latest ministry of sound album while working on my epic journey to Thailand that had to be put on hold because of my crazy hours of studying.
Enjoy, the other side of Thailand

















Sunday 28 March 2010

Denial

2:18 Am, Its about time that I shut those lights and go to bed, but it is not always easy.
I Feel the stress and pressure from this essay that I have to submit and all I want is for it to just finish and go away!
I have decided that despite the hard effort and work that I put in the last two weeks building
our business plan was not enough, rather, I am keen on finishing working on a reflective paper
that is due in two weeks time because i will be leaving next week and I have no intention of carrying this with me to London when I will meet my dad!
After hours of trying to read as much academic journals as i can my classmates and I were chilling on a Saturday night when one of my friends brought to our attention that t the lives we are living in St. Andrews is soon coming to its epic end!
With only one more module left almost everyone will be leaving St. Andrews and living in London or Edinburgh to work at summer placements and very few of us are perhaps staying in St. Andrews.
At that very moment I was in denial of that very fact, I did not want to circum to the idea that this dream I had since 8th grade to live abroad is coming to an end! more importantly I did not want to see all the friendships I made this year become part of my past.
I cannot imagine not waking up one day from this questionable bed I have in my dorm room, not knock on my Flat mate door to hang out in town and even take my stroll down our infamous "green mile" to get to our beloved Gateway building.
What makes life here in St. Andrews so special is that its simple, very simple and that is despite the stress that I currently am in. As much as I love Dubai and have come to forgive its flaws, I find life there very complicated in so many different aspects that would need a blog on its own!
another part of my denial is the fact that I hate saying goodbye! I have made many great friends in St. Andrews who had such a great impact in my life and made this experience here better than I could have imagined. how could I tell these people have a great life and perhaps only see them once in every two/three years after spending almost every day of my life in St. Andrews with them?
I have never regretted my decision of coming to the small quirky town of St Andrews, I have learnt to love it everyday and will make sure to savor every moment I am here.

2:45 Am now i seriously have to get to bed!


Thursday 11 March 2010

Thailand: It's Different

Thailand was a new experience for me from the different landscapes of scotland and Dubai and here I present you with Thailand part one, more pictures to come :) and I hope you enjoy my photojournalistic amateur skills