1 year mark.

Today is the 365th day in London.

Yeap. Last year yesterday we arrived in London on the 9th March 2008.

My lack of updates definately does not match my experience here in London.

And I still remember this.

I know its March and its a bit too late to reflect on 2008 (I'm a person who like to dwell on the past), but hey, who cares!

Anyway, lets do this and see if I've achieve any of these things.

For 2008, I look forward to:
1) groceries shop in the local neighbourhood - Sainsbury shopping on a weekly affair.
2) cook on a regular basis - Des usually does the cooking during weekday while I'll make soup over the weekends.
3) hunt down chinese cooking stuff in Chinatown - Chinese cooking wine! Need I say more?
4) walk down the street and feel like a holiday - I still love taking mini-walks with Des and until now I'll say to him, "I still cant believe we're here!"
5) sit at a park and realize "Hey, I'm here!" - Done that when we were in St James Park
6) lose weight - Unfortunately, still is the same. But I'm trying to change my diet though.
7) watch local tv - Oh very much! BIG BROTHER, and I'm so gonna miss the shows here!!
8) resurrect my camera and take pictures - We ended up buying a new one and it has been good!
9) discover local shops - Yea, mini-walks remember?
10) buy gossip magazines at their original price - This is one thing that I didnt do, only because there are FREE newspaper available everyday!
11) stay on our own (again!) - We've settled somewhat into a routine, though we've both decided that if we ever ended up buying a house with a garden, it will be cemented.
12) shop for clothes and sigh, "They dont have my size. These are too large." - But it is kinda irritating though.
13) shop for clothes and ask, "Do you have these in the smallest size?" - Reality check, I cant fit into the smallest size. So its still a M for me :(
14) reduce the size of my pride - Very much, but I think it still can be much smaller.
15) be a better person - I hope so?

We've got another month to go before flying off. And it will be hectic from now. One more week of work, then two weeks with my family, one week with my ex-boss, one week in ITALY and then its home.

And it does not stop at home. We'll have less than FOUR months to prepare for our wedding, and we'll still have to look for job, car and furnish the house. So that is 6 months of jam packed plans.

Honestly, right now, I'm taking it day-by-day. I have no idea how I will make it, but as long as Des is around, I'll be fine.

I think.

:)