When in Rome ...

Some photos from my time in Italy. Venice, Florence, and Rome were among the cities I visited. After 2 weeks of dreary cold weather in Western Europe, the heat of the Mediterranean sun bombarded all senses and weighed down all my limbs. Moving through streets spilling with tourists became a the biggest mission for which the reward was often gelato. There, it's cheap and tasty.

Italy has such a rich history which is so beautifully preserved. The architecture is amazing. The food is delicious. Even the cobblestone streets are nice to look at. Easily one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Then again I haven't been to much of the world, but anyway...

Venice: looking over a canal from the restaurant balcony / lunch entree: squid ink spaghetti / house on the water / by the pier, waiting for the ferry

In Florence: Hilltop view overlooking the city / flowers on the way down the hill

Rome: Bernini's Four Rivers

Vaticano: ceilings of St Peter's Basilica

An English Short Story

It's currently 9:25pm Monday in London (should be Tuesday morning in Sydney) and while at home my mindset would be along the lines of 'the night is young', being a tourist is no easy task. I am so bloody exhausted.

So after 203487 hours of flight and a night of rest, we finally left this morning to do some proper exploring of the city. We made a visit to Covent Garden in time to see the markets go from set up into full swing in about half an hour. I was looking for Topshop, which according to the website I could find at Covent Garden. When I made it to the address it was still under construction and it was sprinkling and it was so disheartening.  Then we walked back to the other side of the station and dropped into some shops - Cath Kidston, Urban Outfitters, Office. That was generally exciting having been a long time lurker of foreign brands. To finally step foot into the physical store. Ah, retail catharsis. Didn't manage to buy anything from UO though because mum was in a rush and oh well. it's okay. NEXT TIME!

Afterwards we paid a visit to Westminster Abbey to walk around the Big Ben/Houses of Parliament/Westminster Abbey and take photos and be tourists. I tried to beast composition and have vectors n shiz going through the photos but wow I realise now my focusing is so bad. Big Ben did its thing but because it was only 1pm there was only 1 bong. I'll cherish that bong. After that, we went to The British Museum (where I took the photo - wreath from anc Greece), which I enjoyed very much. And now I am too tired to elaborate.

Good night.

PS I now realise why the weather here is notorious. It's as cold as winter in Sydney ggqqpp

Survival of the fittest

Welp. A couple of days ago, Muse's song "Survival" was announced as the anthem of this year's Olympics. Definitely no complaints from my end; I've spent hours on end going through their albums. Absolutely love their stuff. It did come as a bit of a surprise though! 

Some other Muse-ic that I particularly enjoy: 

le poop

Currently trying to re-familiarise myself with French as quickly as possible by using old books from year 9/10. This is harder than I expected : (

And we must take the current when it serves,

Hello, hello. A little something something I made. Possibly my favourite quote. Longer version of carpe diem. Shorter versions of proper sentences used in dis post. The first time I read it I had the entire image in my mind, of crashing/swirling waves and spirals of sea foam. I feel that this is a poor understatement of that mental image, but it is late and cold, and I am tired. I feel that an update is in order:

My exams have finally come to an end, time to rejoice yay etc. Although they were only over 6 days, exam period felt like infinity alternating between cramming and sleeping. Needless to say, it was exhausting. The way things stand, I am a bit doubtful of a P for chem, but I am hopeful (There's always plenty of hope on my side). So that's that.

Medsci cruise in 2 days, woot woot! It's been too long since the last time I saw seftoners. I am so excited ~ ~ ~

Good night and gawd bless amercia.

GOAL

I will understand thermodynamics by the end of tonight.

Jan to June tunes

A bit of what the first half of this year sounded like (in a somewhat chronological order):

1. Talking Bird by DCFC
2. I'll Follow You Into the Dark by DCFC
3. Two Birds by Regina Spektor
4. Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky 
5. I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You by The Black Kids
6. Nobody Waiting for Me by M. Craft 
7. The Point of No Return from The Phantom Of The Opera 
8. Firefly by Ed Sheeran
9. Towers by Bon Iver 
10. Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan
11. Video Games by Lana Del Ray 
12. A Little Fall of Rain from Les Mis
13. Hymne a l'Amour by Edith Piaf 

and now listening to Regina Spektor's album What We Saw From the Cheap Seats (really enjoying Ne Me Quitte Pas, and Oh Marcello). also this: