Long time, no see!

Heey bloggers! What's up?

Long time, no see, I know. I've been quite busy with no time to post.

This week has been insane and I'm dying for a proper sleep time.

As I told you, I went to London to do the Ielts exam. In my humble opinion, I have no expectations about the possible result. It wasn't as good as I wanted or as bad as I expected. I know I could have done so much better and this really frustrates me. I know what I'm capable of, nevertheless I always keep myself from doing my very best. To be honest, I'm afraid of not having at least the minimum I need to complete my application. Lately everything has been so messed up and my life upside down, that I'm not sure I can handle another fail. Anyway, results come out on 6th or 7th June, so we'll see then.

Apart from this, My short trip to London was truly delightful. I fell in love for the city... so full of life, rhythm and movement. Due to the time I spend by myself not appreciating it that much any more, feeling part of something way bigger than me and getting vibes from the croud, it's not only pleasant but undoubtedly outshine. My dream trip was in 'romantic' cities, like Paris and Venice. However, once I arrived in London and spent I little time there, I fell in love with the place.
I was most excited to experience the little differences. The food was very different from what I normally eat in Leeds. I enjoyed the desserts that were more traditional such as frangipane, with its buttery outer crust. But I also developed a taste for biscuits, similiar to cookies, but usually crisp and not especially sweet.
I loved the curved streets I saw in some of the London neighborhoods. Also, the parks in London are definitely must-sees. I especially liked Hyde Park, and Green Park, which is one of the parks by Buckingham Palace. Seeing the beautiful architecture of the Natural History Museum, with its relief sculptures and statues, was one of the highlights of my trip. It was also nice to see the Victoria and Albert Museum. It is a beautiful old building. Piccadilly Circus is also a fun place to go, with many people walking around and many places to shop and eat. When it is lit up at night is the coolest time to go! There is also nice architecture there and you can see the statue of Eros.Unfortunately, I have no photos of these places with me yet.

From the beautiful and charming architecture to the natural adoption of new cultures, London is by far the most amazing city I've ever visited. I certainly look forward to come back and my apologies for not being able of dignify the superb city London is, as it deserves...

Moving on... I can't explain how tired I am. All this fatigue come from my first working week and some not so pleasant situation I've been through this week. To begin with, I've started working at a Warehouse Tuesday night from 8.30pm to 7.30am. It's my first real job and I'm trying to keep it for at least 7 weeks. My assignments are easy, I just have to peal, drop or pack fruits. However, most fruits are too big for my little tiny hands what turns my job not so easy and incredibly tiring. Different from it looks at first sight, It's a tough job and people drop it daily. Additionally, during our shift we just have two breaks of about half an hour. The first couple days were the worst, now I'm feeling much better. There are a few parts of my body still aching once in a while but nothing that pure rest can't handle.

Foremost, my family is passing for not so good times. This week wasn't one of our best. My mother was hospitalised for a couple of days, I didn't know until last night when she told me. And even she guaranteeing me she's alright, these brings me bad memories and I can't help staying scare of death. No one in my family ever tells me anything. They think they're keeping me for suffering, but that ain't no true. In addiction, we all in mourning. My cousin 5months-year baby passed away. Plus, she had set for the wedding in two weeks. Now, obviously there's no mood for celebration. I had no opportunity to meet the baby since I'm here in England, but I wish I could help somehow her. I can't imagine the pain of loosing our first child... I feel very sorry and sad for her.

Meanwhile, Monday, the day before start working for real, for the 97346'099876 time, I've lost my wallet with my documents, debit cards, school cards, money and others stuffs in it. I know this happens me all the time and I don't know what can I do to avoid it. I'm always dreaming about something and my head hardly get focused on something for too long. It's tremendously hard for me to pay attention to my belongings or anything in general when I'm in my dreamy mood. I've been trying for a while and now even more to stop dreaming during day's light and do like any other ordinary person, facing reality, but it's tough for me 'cause that's all I've done my entire life. Loosing my wallet this time wasn't like the others. This time I had no one to call to, actually my two mobiles were dead - forgot to charge them - no money to come back home, starving and thirsting and incredibly tiring because I had just return from my almost 4hours trip. I never went through this kind of desperation and feeling of pure loneliness...

As visible, these days have been hard for me and all I want is a little rest, peace and safety. Luckily it's weekend and I've got weekends off work. So I'll be able to do and have a little of that.
To finish, I just want to highlight one of my best friends birthday. She's very special to me and this is year, lamentably I'm not able to spend her birthday with her. So, here it comes, Happy Birthday pequenoi, I love very much and miss you a lot. Thank you for being my shelter not only these last times but always ♥
Must go now. I really miss you guys (or the idea of people reading the silly things I write) and I promise to make you guys up for my continued absence along May. Below are some pics I've taken in London. Take care and may the force be with you!

x

Tommy

P.S In the UK, this weekend mark the queen's diamond jubilee, which means that we're celebrating her 60 years reign. All streets are decorated with UK flags and cultural stuff. It's quite interesting, must say! 

"Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes" - Raul Solnado