optimist for once in my life
Labour is considering a 2nd referendum an option and May admits delaying article 50 is possible. finally. there is hope. i will not lose my hope. actually, the worse it gets, the more hope there is, people will wake up to the shitshow and look for options. its cost billions already i assume, but calling all this off IS an option.
/optimism
last sunday we went to Natural History Museum. its so huge though, we just had a glimpse of the human history and birds and stones and stuff. have to go back some time.
the same sunday, we had drinks at a lebanese place before going to Jamie Olivers for dinner, with Can & Burcu. i like Jamie Oliver's restaurants, simple and cozy with an okay price point...
we went to the boardgame "cafe" Draughts with some finnish friends. Evelina knows board games well, it turns out, so we played a train related game. and i am eager to go back cos we had a good time.
i might or might not have been tasked with spreading the word of Pub Sirdie abroad. could be anyone, actually. they hand out stickers to pretty much everyone visiting the pub, i hear. so not surprising if u run into it in london, too.
reminders to self:
-dont drink 1h before bed (waking up to go pee sucks)
-matte nail polishes never stay matte
positive things:
-me & doctor dont need dessert bowls or plates cos we dont really eat dessert
-museums are free of charge
-finnish people tend to be trustworthy
buying a first home is daunting for anyone, let alone when youre ina different country. there is so much to learn. doesnt help that im one one of those people who try to understand and control everything. its not possible. i feel like my "culture shock" has happened in waves and this is/will be one of them. banks, brokers, solicitors, stamp duty, leasehold, service charge, council tax band... the list is endless. math is not my strong point, although i am pretty good in daily budgeting and stuff, but trying to understand interest rates gives me a headache. there is a initial rate, fixed or variable, then the rate after, then they calculate APR, then this and that... and to understand how the value of a property can rise or fall due to recession and a million other factors and how to possibly count in different scenarios... and there is a part where i am also trying to find my place in this society and in relation to everyone else. choosing a home and reflecting on what people here value as a “home” is what does it, im asking who am i here? who am i based on what we possibly choose?do we choose based on what we want or based on what is valued and expected to gain value?
/optimism
last sunday we went to Natural History Museum. its so huge though, we just had a glimpse of the human history and birds and stones and stuff. have to go back some time.
the same sunday, we had drinks at a lebanese place before going to Jamie Olivers for dinner, with Can & Burcu. i like Jamie Oliver's restaurants, simple and cozy with an okay price point...
we went to the boardgame "cafe" Draughts with some finnish friends. Evelina knows board games well, it turns out, so we played a train related game. and i am eager to go back cos we had a good time.
i might or might not have been tasked with spreading the word of Pub Sirdie abroad. could be anyone, actually. they hand out stickers to pretty much everyone visiting the pub, i hear. so not surprising if u run into it in london, too.
reminders to self:
-dont drink 1h before bed (waking up to go pee sucks)
-matte nail polishes never stay matte
positive things:
-me & doctor dont need dessert bowls or plates cos we dont really eat dessert
-museums are free of charge
-finnish people tend to be trustworthy
buying a first home is daunting for anyone, let alone when youre ina different country. there is so much to learn. doesnt help that im one one of those people who try to understand and control everything. its not possible. i feel like my "culture shock" has happened in waves and this is/will be one of them. banks, brokers, solicitors, stamp duty, leasehold, service charge, council tax band... the list is endless. math is not my strong point, although i am pretty good in daily budgeting and stuff, but trying to understand interest rates gives me a headache. there is a initial rate, fixed or variable, then the rate after, then they calculate APR, then this and that... and to understand how the value of a property can rise or fall due to recession and a million other factors and how to possibly count in different scenarios... and there is a part where i am also trying to find my place in this society and in relation to everyone else. choosing a home and reflecting on what people here value as a “home” is what does it, im asking who am i here? who am i based on what we possibly choose?do we choose based on what we want or based on what is valued and expected to gain value?
i watched IO on Netflix. how disappointing! ok, basic near future deserted earth scenario. but then there is this girl - who looks like she is 16 but she is 'all scientist' - brainwashed by her father and she latches from from guy to another... meh. and then, to spoil everything, she’s supposedly like the next step in evolution and of course has this kid (on purpose), very carefree of the kids future & health, kinda lets push one out in the hope that it will live. as i said, brainwashed. re-populating the earth so bravely... and obsessed with myths & museums.. it was not believable. and it was disappointing that her lunacy was "rewarded", suggesting her father - the idol - was right. who cares if millions died due to his obsessive optimism when the scientists own daughter then is "the new beginning" of life on earth.
something to read
something to read
https://images6.moneysavingexpert.com/images/documents/FTBGuide-latest.pdf ("first time buyers mortgage guide")
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