Pakistan

A last minute trip to Pakistan, tickets are booked! I leave on 24th July and due back on the 13th August with my mother, whereas Bilal and dad get to stay until 6th September, soo not fair! This has been my shortest trip abroad ever; working people only get a limited number of holidays... my god how I miss my student days :P

I partly don’t feel like going this year as it’ll be my first time without Aisha and I don’t feel like leaving her behind. But at the same time I miss some of my family in Pakistan, my Khala, Iqbal bhai, Fari baji and all the new kids that have arrived since my last visit, which was a good 6 years ago. One of the special new arrivals is a little girl called Aisha, born on the 23rd October 2006. It’s like one Aisha left and another Aisha arrived; not that they’re interchangeable in any way, shape or form.

I’m also looking forward to the good weather as it has been raining non-stop so far. Ah that’s the British summer for you. And here I was thinking that global warming would give us milder winters and warmers summers :P So yea I’m hopefully off to sunnier climes this holiday season, but before that I need to tie up some loose ends at work and get some packing done. 2½ weeks to see all my various family members and get a decent amount of shopping done! Hmm it’s gonna be a busy couple of weeks...

Summer Holidays

Uff! Sunny weather is what I need... and rain is what I get. Also I didn't realise how badly Harrogate can get flooded! eek!!!
Potential trip plans are being made to go abroad if the weather doesn't change soon! Sunshine please! You have been warned!

Come on Mr Sunshine... where are you?

USA day

4th July - American independence day!

Reading

I’ve been reading a lot of books lately ranging from sci-fi and chit-lit novels to autobiographies and real life events. It’s probably still that mindset I have of constantly reading textbooks and literature related to my degree. Even though I’m on a break from uni, I still have the need to read something and improve my knowledge. I’ve found that I’ve become a regular borrower at the central library and we’ve even got a little book club going on at work, lol.

During uni, I’ve not had much time to read a lot of novels, but this time off has helped me re-discover how enjoyable it is just to be able to sit down and read a good book. Just the satisfaction you get from turning the pages and actually using your imagination to recreate the story in your mind. Personally I think it’s a much more satisfying experience than perhaps spending your entire free time sitting in front of your TV.

And yet more and more literature is being made available online. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for developing technology and by using online resources; we’re using less paper, saving the environment and so on. Yet the feeling of actually being able to hold a book and turn the pages, well personally I think it’s better than reading online. Also it’s definitely less of a strain on my eyes, lol. Maybe someone needs to invent an electronic book of some kind than can be folded and treated like a normal book, yet allowing different books can be uploaded thus saving precious resources. Any ideas?