Time to invest

Have I not had anything to write... or have I just been lacking in inspiration? I think that given a good topic and the right amount of time, I'll talk until some certainty of my reality brings me out of it, like perhaps hunger, or... work? Haha. But seriously, there are very few days (and I recognise them almost immediately) where I don't want to talk to anyone. But writing.... that oftentimes can have me at a standstill. When things become a little mundane, or routine, or perhaps I've been away from the PC for long enough to have to summon the mindframe to write anything.... that's when I disappear. Though if my thoughts were automatically documented to a device daily, well then lets just say I'd have a library already, a couple even... My mind is seldom silent... though when i'm at a kickboxing class or pilates class, it's like all things go quiet, and all that exists, is focus. I don't expect every day to be amazing throughout the day.... but if even one cool thing can happen every day, whether its something you see, read or do, a conversation you have, a needed phone call, anything that makes you smile and walk away saying 'that was cool' nothing more and nothing less... Then it's a day not wasted as far as living goes. Coz in theory, our lives are merely made up of a series of moments. How many cool ones we have if what I like to measure my life in. So it's safe to say I had this cool moment today, and I guess it's inspired me to write a bit. I love conversation (everyone who knows me knows this characteristic full well) but even my one ways while blogging are something to enjoy........... it's when only what I say matters, haha :) I wonder if there'll be one tomorrow. I hope so, 2013 feels like it's the year to start investing............................ Investing in the things, people and places that will add value to the future I have in mind. Let's see. It's kind of my resolution, if I were forced to have one.... usually its the same one every year for me - do better than the year before. Although it's a little ambiguous, it isn't specific to a certain path or choice, it simply stands for consistent ambition, wherever I am in life ....

Coming soon......

new year.. new phase..

Paper jets

Where are we going and how are we getting there.....? Sometimes I know my destination and other days it changes. It reverts back from time to time, but the strange days are the ones where we're unsure of the destination. Destination unknown... so what... that can be fun right? Intriguing, exciting, why not? But how are you getting to the place of the unknown? Insurance on your feelings, maps for co-ordinates, helmet for a crash landing.............? I don't like not knowing where I'm going, but then again, I fall into majority I'm sure on this this one, as most people don't. What I can say though, is that if the destination is unknown, then the people in my journey to get there, had better be the best travel companions there are to me.... Coz we may end up in a crummy old place where things aren't in colour and our dream of the place is far from that, that we had anticipated.... In such a case, having had awesome travel mates that brought out the best of you in every which way possible.... would be solid enough to accept as our deserving part of the journey as a whole. if the ride was rough and the destiny shit, well...... let's just say live each day as you want it to be, that way no one else is to blame for the stones in the path........... if all else fails... make paper jets.

Thoughts in training

Mistletoe and Wine

The worst is over..... or is it? Well shopping for sure - that's all in my past. Thank Heavens... Today i chill, wrap last prezzies, watch Christmas movies and have a nice dinner with a good friend and her family... tomorrow my army of aunts, uncles and cousins will eat, drink and be merry and the day after we we unwind riverside..... with my dad... It's that time of year where whatever your problems are, the things you don't have, or things you'd love to have, people you need and those that aren't around anymore.... hurt the most. So it's safe to say it's the worst time of year for everyone who has troubles, but it's the best time of year also, if you are lucky enough to have some of what you would like through Christmas. So we're all mostly on par... but for the most part, if we just realise it's a time of giving thanks.... then we don't need to be sad or without at all, but rather look around and see what and who's around you....... we have more than we believe. I am grateful as I write this.... for the love I feel, know and see when I'm around family and friends... it reminds me of the good there is the world - when the rest of the year all we tend to focus on is the bad...

Merry Christmas readers, fellow bloggers, friends and whoever really........................ God Bless You All. x

We live another day

Sorry Mayans, you were wrong........ Don't worry though.............. it's not the end of the world.... :)

As if I had any real doubt.... but a good thing anyway.......... coz I'm not done yet...  Not even nearly....

Let your thoughts be on your side

Keen Fyxation

It's a special fixie and it's finally getting there..... I guess you could say this one is taking time... but in theory each new part and revamp thereof, has given it the deserved look and feel that it's intended to have in the end. I don't mind the time if when it's done I can say I wouldn't change a thing coz I waited to find the right parts etc, and made sure that I didn't sacrifice something coz I was in a hurry. So First was the Carlton track frame - gunmetal was the set colour from the point of inception, and so it was done, hahaha. Came out identical to the colour I wanted.... don't seem surprised - I was nervous at the fact that I was standing squinting outside the shop, with a coloured swatch in my hand and hoping it was how I envisioned it from before..... So yeah, all the same, I waited and it was perfect! Slight metallic shimmer to it, so it looks pretty sweet in the sunlight. Aerospoke arrived as raw carbon, and the moment I clicked 'buy' was one where I was kind of unsure of what I was doing... but didn't want to give up on it.. I wanted pink (hot pink), but right now, all that was being offered to me was something in the hope of becoming pink.... Not right, but potentially could be.. I didn't wanna give up on it that easily, so I thought, get it, and then figure it out when it arrives. Turns out painting and clear coating onto carbon fibre was possible and not too much of a mission either. So here we have it... The only 2 parts I have been sure of from the beginning - I have.... as for the rest, and the result... well let's see, some more looking around, some more time, and soon it'll be perfect. Got some parts laying around that I reckon will work, but holding onto them for now til I know for sure. 

Updates on the way......

When emotion surfaces -

Getting on track......

So I think I might get the chance to take my track beast to, erm....................... the track, hahaha. There's a gymkhana on Sunday at scribante and although I am in no way ready yet for that, I have desperately been keen to see how my car goes on that which it was built and designed for. Track. So I'll just be taking it for what I hope to be a few laps after the gymkhana is over. Type-R - racetrack model....Though I had no idea that was the case upon purchasing it, because like all things I buy, I go looks before practicality. Because a lot of things can do the same thing, but the pretty ones look pretty while they're doing them... Like a see-through whistling kettle or heart shaped joie de voir chopping board..... these things look pretty while being identical in function. Wellllll, ok, not always identical per se, some things are pricey because they genuinely do toast your toast better and cut your steaks better bla di bla bla.. you can see where my other funds like to wonder, or at least would LOVE to wonder.... But back to my car, haha.... I didn't realise it was purely track built.. Yes it's not your average daily, I get that, and knew that, but the mere fact that I have something designed for a specific purpose and a place I tend to frequent.... it feels only sensible to go and test its capabilities. Aside from the fact that I love driving and speed, it's just the right thing to do. So on Sunday it will mark the date that I test it out.... gonna take it easy, coz I don't want to hurt this car before I dont want to hurt myself.... so you should know how careful I am wanting to be with it. But I have very trusty drivers at my disposal to help me feel comfortable and get confident behind the wheel of the s2k, because that is when I think the love affair will start to reach higher peaks.. Let's see.... keen, but very amateur. I am probably  going to be needing a helmet too haha. But again, one that looks awesome.. but in this case needs to be practical too. If I'm going to be on the track, I need to be safe................. so holding thumbs it's as fun and adrenalin pumping as I'm expecting...

Insightful.. true mostly.

S2K Day.....................

So Sunday was already set to be an uber chilled day, luckily the weather played the part for that which I've been wanting to do all week..... clean and polish my car. I know that sounds ridiculous, perhaps for a girl....for me....? Whatever you may think you believe, I have massive respect for this car, and want to treat it, drive it, and maintain it the way it deserves. With that level of love for it, comes time and effort...... a whole 4 hours of it. Hahahaaha, so after 1x sunburnt back, sore hands and tired arms, she looked brand new... Was fun, time-occupying and relaxed as a Sunday should be. Not only did I get to clean the yellow beast, I took it for a long Sunday drive (top down) Was perfect weather for it, so I was pretty stoked about that. And not like a sunday driver aka driving miss daisy. We drove properly. Hahaha. Cool day in the end, buggered by the afternoon, napped, church and sunset drive home...................................... all in a s2k day

Doing what matters.........

Weekend vibes biyatches

We're richer than we think...

Sometimes we spend too much time worrying about the things we don't have..... It's nice when I come across something that has the power to humble... This poster awoke a small, yet very important reality. It's that time of year where we should be grateful. Not always easy when we're fighting battles daily with certain things, people and accomplishments. But yeah, seems our desires blind our possessions. We should open our eyes a little more...