Island Life...getting the HANG of it.

It's been a tough life the moment we got here.

Why?

Just look at the evidence...

Lunch by the sea? 

No brainer.

Old friends coming together, playing with new babies and just enjoying each others company...sigh!

YES, I did jump in the ocean after lunch....and might have had to sit in wet underwear

Small clouds coming in for the afternoon, lots of rain but no matter....sun always comes back!

Loving life on the island because it's the epitome of a REAL vacation with REAL relaxing VIBE.

Best choice I could have ever made.

Thank you to my friends who live in such a FANTASTIC place and were WILLING to have me stay.....well, its only been a couple days so far! Hah!

More white beaches to come, sadly.

#Spoiled-brat#Heaven#Islandliving#Ms.Wellz 

Pinch me...HARDER!

This is not a screen saver.

This is where I will be spending the next ten days...or maybe it's more?

Not sure, exactly.

Haven't checked the ticket, or finished packing or....no wait, I DO have my passport!

Pheewwwwwwww

To sum up?

Yaaaaaaahoooooooooooooooooooooo~!

Will let you know when I get there, and hopefully its JUST as beautiful as they say.

Next post...from the island, I hope.

Luv

The happiest girl in the land

Mis-Communication Is My Middle Name

I THOUGHT I had asked for....

- A cigarette lighter (not because I smoke, but cook with gas)

- And a few boxes of matches just in case the electricity goes out...
(a girl's gotta be prepared if the electricity goes out right?)

THIS is what my housekeeper thought I said...

A light for my BBQ...I know, I can also use that for a gas stove but it was SO big....no?

And a package of candles....hmmm.

I should have learnt more Bangla, things would have been so much easier therefore....guess who has already started learning Vietnamese?

Boom.

I am slowly learning from my mistakes!

Hah.

What Gets YOU Through A BAD Day?

What gets you through a bad day......?

A good kiss?

(Morning, noon and night please!)

A dark piece of chocolate?

(Or two? Or four? Only even numbers, thanks)

A warm bath?

(I'll take mine with extra bubbles thank you. And two books

that way when I drop the first one in the tub by "accident"

I got me a back-up plan...happens every bloody time)

A strong drink?

(I'm thinking double shot espresso....what are YOU thinking?!?)

A good friend?

(Friends who make you forget anything important that 

"had" to get done and remind you of everything that is funny...

those friends are the worst)

A letter in the mail, on the way?

(In Dhaka, that can be very exciting but after four months of waiting the 

naturally starts to whined down...no matter how hard you try

to convince yourself it's sooo close~! UGGhhhh!)

Wanna know what gets ME through 

a bad, terrible, awful day?

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?!?

That "thing" is not a horse, nor a donkey or a goat

(One of my students saw it and thought it looked like a goat?

For Pete's SAKES people, what are teachers teaching kids these days 

if they can't tell a GOAT from a PONY!)

Yes, I said PONY.

It's a picture of a pony that gets me through bad days.

WHY?

It's a photo-card of the FLUFFIEST pony 

from Mongolia.

MONGOLIA HAS PONIES?

(Why was I born under a rock?!?)

You can't even see it's head but that doesn't matter because

IT'S SO FLUFFY!!!

To sum up?

Find YOUR pony...

or whatever makes you smile on a real crap day.

(Amazing finds like my pony card are happy moments that are priceless

on those long, ass, crap, never-going-to-end days).

Hmmm - so fluffy.

p.s. It also helps that I leave for Mauritius in 

DAYS !!!

Nawwww....it's the pony.

Dhaka Mail From Les Maillefers'sssssssss~!

I love getting mail from Maillefer's.

Period.

Why?

Cuz supporting athletes near and far.

Friends and family.

Old and new.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!

Plus, he is their kinda DaaaaaaaaaNG good!

Dear Gut and Jéré.....

THaaaaaaaaaaNK YoooooooooU for the lovely mail.

p.s. J'ai trouver un faute d'ortographe....si jamais.

What?

Don't be mad, I'm a teacher, that is what I do!

"See there little one, you aren't perfect! hA!"

(spoken like a true HERO Ms.Wellz)

Time for a New Mug = Morning Video Message

I can't seem to find something that will

1. Keeps my coffee really hot
2. Has a safety lid for spillages 
3. Has a outside coating method that allows me to not get burnt

This is what I came up with so far...

So...yeah.

Glass jar full of piping hot coffee seem to be a
REALLY
bad idea.

(Just in case you were thinking about it)

Have a good day~!

What Song Is Making You Cry Lately?

Who doesn't love a good cry every now and then?

This is the song that has been making me cry

all week long.

WHY YOU ASK?

Take a look...or perhaps a listen?

*WARNING IF YOU ARE AN EMOTIONAL WRECK 

THAN THIS MIGHT BE WERE YOU STOP READING!!!

Sufjan Steven recently lost his mother and well, the album

is all about - just that.

It makes ME think about my family and the people that I love.

"The Only Thing"

The only thing that keeps me from driving this car
Half-light, jack knife into the canyon at night
Signs and wonders: Perseus aligned with the skull
Slain Medusa, Pegasus alight from us all

Do I care if I survive this? 

Bury the dead where they’re found
In a veil of great surprises; I wonder did you love me at all?

The only thing that keeps me from cutting my arm
Cross hatch, warm bath, Holiday Inn after dark
Signs and wonders: water stain writing the wall
Daniel’s message; blood of the moon on us all

Do I care if I despise this? 

Nothing else matters, I know
In a veil of great disguises; how do I live with your ghost?

Should I tear my eyes out now?
Everything I see returns to you somehow
Should I tear my heart out now?
Everything I feel returns to you somehow
I want to save you from your sorrow
The only reason why I continue at all
Faith in reason, I wasted my life playing dumb
Signs and wonders: sea lion caves in the dark
Blind faith, God’s grace, nothing else left to impart

Do I care if I survive this, 

bury the dead where they’re found
In a veil of great surprises; 

hold to my head till I drown
Should I tear my eyes out now, 

before I see too much?
Should I tear my arms out now, 

I wanna feel your touch
Should I tear my eyes out now?
Everything I see returns to you somehowShould I tear my heart out now?
Everything I feel returns to you somehow

*Red lines are ones that hit home for me

So...yeah.

The apartment this has been full of Sufjan Stevens musics, 

lots of tears and some

very productive time in the kitchen...

making vegan energy balls.

Just saying.

Feeling like a "tired old mare"

Thanks Sufjan~!