There are no dots

The perfect balance. Hanging by a thread, ever so delicate yet so strong

The dynamics of how it works, I am unsure. Hand me a paper and pencil, and maybe I can map out this intricate equation into a work of art. The most beautiful of mathematical symbols entwined with variables and constants

Does this look right? I long to ask, but so weary of your response

What if we viewed the world very differently? I see colours and shades, you see in monochrome

Where do we begin to join the dots? I smile softly because there are no dots. Imagination knows no limit, and why should it? The realm of all desires and self pleasure envelopes within such a fragile state of mind

Do I carelessly thread on the path so carefully laid for me? Please let me find no end, I beg. Contented as I am, I strive forward. The movements in the air swirl gently around me. I cannot be still, yet I clumsily wander my way around

All this while, you watch me from the corner of the room. Silently. 

Sunday

Holding a box of cookies in my left hand and hair clay in the other, I shuffled my feet as I waited in line for the cashier. Thinking hard, “Where was it that I saw Starbucks?” It was 3pm and I still had yet to get my morning coffee fix. Also, I needed to use the bathroom and it was an uncomfortable combination to deal with.

I stepped out of Duane Reade and decided it wasn’t worth walking a few blocks back for Starbucks, so I walked over to the quaint coffee shop near my flat and placed my order. The man wraps my coffee in a little brown bag and I smile at him, because I like the brown bag look. Juggling my shopping purchases and coffee, I made my way home for some quality time with words.

I looked at my tiny half-packed luggage bag lying on the floor and thought, ”I really should be packing.” I was flying to Chicago tomorrow morning and spending 2 days there for work. My cab was picking me up at 5am for La Guardia, which meant I had to wake up at 4am to get ready. Returning the day after at midnight and with 3 days of work still to follow, it was going to be a good start of the week. I’ve always wondered how people travelled all around the world for work, this would be a tiny insight into their life, I presumed.

I considered tackling my tub of chocolate icing I bought yesterday at the East Village, but as I was having coffee at the same time, I thought best to refrain for fear of my sugar level. Apparently the tub of sugar icing was a secret item that was not sold on the menu, and not public knowledge that you could purchase it. So you have to ask nicely. And keep your voice down.

5 weeks now living in New York city. Verdict is I love it. Although it has been raining a lot, which appalls me to say that the rain here is worst than London, I have been having an excellent time here. More than anything else, the diversity in people and opinions intrigues me deeply. Which leads me to think about what I have been considering for quite some time..

Because we spend so much time on it!

I love sleeping on the floor. Not sure why but I love floor beds rather than the usual ones. Some of my favourites!

I must have a library next to my bedroom

and a Villa at the back of my house

Must work harder for my dream house!

The Daily Tribune of my life

Right, I’ve disappeared for 3 months and now I’m back with updates! “Exciting times ahead” says the daily tribune of my life (or rather quarterly, judging by how sparse my blog entries are)

On the Front Page: I’ll be working in New York from September to December!

I’ve been given this fabulous opportunity to work in the NY office for 4 months. The company will be sponsoring my flights and accommodation  for the time that I am in NY. This is truly an exceptional opportunity as I am of a junior position in the firm, yet to have this experience is beyond words!

This experience will also double as an experiment. Since I graduated 2 years ago, my parents have been asking me to consider moving to NY since my brother lives there. I’ve always been hesitant because: 1) I actually like living in London 2) I’ve been to NY for holidays, and loved it, but living there is a whole different experience. I guess this experience will prove if I have the Western or European approach to working life.

On to page 2: Annual family vacation in Greece and Turkey! 

I’m heading to Greece and Turkey in the first 2 weeks of September for my family’s annual vacation. I think it’s pretty cool how my family fly to a designated country each year to meet up. 2 weeks of island hopping around Greece, I can’t wait! Important fact to bear in mind, I have not had a holiday since January.

I’ve been trying to time this vacation in with my job in NY, and it appears that my travelling schedule will be slightly hectic. I’ll be flying out to Greece after work on a Thursday evening, spend 2 weeks around Greece and Turkey, take the first flight back to London on a Friday morning. Reach London hopefully around Friday evening, switch my luggage from sunny Greece to snowy NY, and fly out to NY on Saturday afternoon. Ideally I’ll reach late on Saturday night, which will give me the whole Sunday to rest before starting work on Monday! Now, all I need is to actually book my flights!

Page 3 onwards to end: I’m still working my butt off

Work is still as hectic as ever. It’s gotten to a point where I no longer worry about my projects because there are just too many! Looking back on my university days, I still prefer offices to lecture halls and projects to assignments!

I guess my daily tribune is really short! Hopefully next edition will be filled with holidays pics and Times Square!

Updates

Phwoah it’s been a month since my last update!

Since moving to my new team, I have turned into a 10-hour-a-day, eat-lunch-at-my-desk, less-toilet-breaks, no-more-non business-related-chats with my colleagues! In simple terms: an anti social.

I think maybe I’m losing weight too. It’s the very least that can happen since I’m wolfing down my lunches while crunching sales’ plan and forecast figures! The sales teams are heavily under pressure this year to meet our target. Stress levels are sky high and it’s barking mad.

Oh I’m also turning into a boring work zombie. Even this post is boring. My muse is gone. I’ll try again another time.