SINGLE LADIES

No, I am not about to bore you with stories about my love life. Lol... I am just addicted to this new TV show, Single Ladies, which I started watching about two weeks ago...and I think you should check it out; yes, even the guys (I have caught a couple of guys who swear they do not watch such shows, watching it- It is that good!) At least you will have something to do this summer if you have no plans at all....If you do watch one episode and you do not like it, then I am sorry for wasting your time...

I am back at work at the Enquiry Unit in the university and I am working for the whole week this week, instead of the usual one day a week during term time. This means that I am going to be quite busy all week and may not have time to hang out with my friends as much....Looking at the bright side though, I will be making some money and may be able to afford a trip out of this country as I said I wanted to in the previous post.

In more exciting news, a friend of mine from back in high school is about to get married! This has created quite a stir among my group of friends, as it has reminded us that indeed, we are growing up and will one day be in her shoes...hmm...I do not know if that is scary or exciting...

Anyway, after months and months of lessons and procrastination, I am finally planning to go and take my driving theory test soon (I have finally gathered the courage and confidence....I think) and if I pass, fingers crossed, I will go on to take the practical test. Wish me luck people! I will let you know how that goes.


Well, that is it for now; and so until the next post, it is bye for now!

xo :)

STAYING FIT

Hi guys!! Here is an update of what I have been doing with my life since the last blog post. I have taken my ‘fitness program’ to the next level. In the past couple of weeks, I have been playing a lot of basketball and doing a lot of swimming, which is great, because those two are my favourite sports. Also, I have had a lot of friends around me who enjoy almost the same things as me so this has made it a lot easier for me.

The past weeks have been quite fun, actually; I went off to Birmingham and Essex for a while to visit family and friends; and as summer is here, a lot of my friends from back in Ghana have come over to spend the holidays here. It is always a full house where I stay, which is great-not a single day of boredom. However this can be annoying sometimes when I have to wake up early the next day for something important and there is so much noise in the house...I guess I cannot eat my cake and have it, can I?

I am also slowly improving on my cooking (which was not really excellent) and I have a dream of visiting another nearby country for a weekend....I just hope I am able to discipline myself enough to save for it...until then we will see...

I hope everyone else is having an awesome summer despite the bi polar nature of the British weather and hopefully all your plans fall through!!

See you in the next post! xo :)

Summer! Summer! Summer!

So summer is finally here and it is blazing hot! I am not complaining though - I have had enough of sweaters and jackets.

Two days after completing my exams I started my running plan (which my house mates thought I would never get to  :P)...and that was when I discovered how unfit I am! 10 minutes into the run and my chest was already about to burst...20 minutes, and I thought I was going to die. Lol...I am not giving up though, I will keep going till I can run a whole hour without any problems.

One of my housemates and I have also started working on our garden (which at the moment looks like a forest). Very soon it is going to look like something at the back of a 5-star hotel. Hehehe....I will post the before and after pictures later (IF our plans work out and we don’t get too lazy and give up). Oh yea....we found a snail. Lol:

Summer has started quite well for me (except for a little illness, which will pass soon) and I hope it gets even better as time goes on. I am definitely not going to allow myself to get depressingly bored like I did last summer. Uh-uh.

Apart from work, I plan to visit Brighton one of these weekends and just enjoy the beach...so far the only plans I have got are working, getting fit, improving our garden and beach visits....as the summer goes on, I will definitely be up to a couple of new things...

I hope you are all enjoying the sun and that your summer goes as planned!

XOXO!

Exams are over! It is time to chill!

Hello there! I am pretty excited and relieved that exams and all forms of pressing academic work are finally over!! Let me tell you about how my examinations went...

As I mentioned earlier, I had two 3hr15mins papers to write - Contract and Criminal Law. I wrote Contract Law first and to my surprise, the paper was not as bad as I was expecting! Well, it is probably because I knew I had problems with Contract Law and so spent a lot of time on it...Criminal Law on the other hand, not so good. I mean, I remembered principles and tried my best to apply them to the facts of the scenarios we were given; however when it came to remembering cases (I cannot stress enough on how essential cases are) to back these principles up, I went a bit blank. I could only remember a few! *sigh* I’m just praying and hoping that at least I did not write rubbish and my work was not too bad...

My birthday came three days before my first paper, and as it was my 21^st, a few friends and I decided to have a little celebration, despite the fact that exams were just around the corner, which I really appreciated...so we went out to the O2, had dinner, watched a movie, came back home for a couple of drinks and then it was back to the books. The celebration however has not ended...we will definitely have a proper party in June. Whooohooo!!!

Summer plans have started and I will keep you updated on how much fun I am having, or how bored I am. Hehe. Till then, it is Toodles!!

P.S:

Good luck to those STILL writing exams...it becomes really difficult when you see others relaxed and having fun in the sun; while you are stuck with the books....my heart goes out to you.

STUDY TIME!

It is ironic how we, well a lot of students, complain about boredom during holidays, when we have got very little or no academic work and then when we have to study, there are suddenly a hundred and one interesting things to do!

Exams are fast approaching and everyone is caught up in some work. I have got two papers to write in May-Contract and Criminal Law; and I feel slightly worried-especially about Contract Law...I am trying my best to cover as much as possible and understand the concepts and hopefully I will be fine with the exams.

The weather is not helping at all! The clouds and rain just make me want to sleep all day long, or just cuddle up in bed, watching movies. I think my ability to focus is being put to the test...

Apart from the exams, my housemate and I have both got our 21^st birthdays in May as well!! I would have given a little “whoop” but its exams period so no one is really going to have time for birthdays L ....we are thinking of celebrating it together in June though, when everyone is done with exams and in a good mood...hehe...so I will let you know how that goes.

Well, I have got to go now; Criminal Damage is calling my name (that is one of the topics I am studying for the exams) and so until the next post, its byee and GOOD LUCK to those writing exams and to those who still have coursework to do!

Les Misérables

No, I am not miserable. Lol. It is the name of a movie which has got some of its scenes on our Greenwich campus, which is pretty exciting. I watched a bit of the filming when I went there to collect a booklet. You can look at some pictures here:

http://www.demotix.com/news/1141446/elephants-greenwich-sets-are-built-les-miserables-movie

Anyway, let us talk about the Easter break. It was fine, thank you for asking...hehe...I am not going to lie though....one bit of studying was not done. I tried....I even opened some books; but that was where it ended. All I spent my time doing was sleeping, managing to sprain BOTH my ankles, catching up on episodes of Nikita, Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl and 90210 that I had missed during the coursework time, sleeping some more, eating and oh, did I mention sleeping? I did think about studying for exams but I just could not bring myself to it. I kept justifying myself by saying I needed to rest after all the stress I had been through in February and March.

Haha...of course I am not going to leave studying to the week before examinations! Failure would be my portion if I did that! I have gotten enough rest now and started studying. Luckily, the dates I write my two papers are close to each other and so I will be done with exams in no time.

I hope you all had a good rest as well, during the break and energised for the rest of the term’s work!

My plate is full!

 Yes. There is too much to do this month and I honestly don’t know how I am still breathing. I have had to do so many last minute things recently, which is not something I usually do. It is partly my fault though. I have not planned very well this month and I am bearing the consequences, which is panic and stress. Anyway, I am a survivor (Destiny’s Child voice) so I know I’ll finish everything on time and still have a smile on my face at the end of it all.

In more interesting news, I visited the Harrow College yesterday to help give mock interviews to sixth formers; and I must say it was very interesting! I loved every bit of it and I will definitely do it again, if I am ever given the chance. When going, I thought all I had to do was ask the students questions that are usually asked during interviews, give them tips on how to improve their C.Vs and presentation skills, and most importantly feel like a boss (Lol, just joking!); however, I learnt so much! Most of these students were very confident and knew what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of them told me about some jobs they had done and how some certain equipments work and some IT terms they had learnt. It was a great experience, and that is the ray of sunshine I have got breaking through the dark clouds of coursework this week. J

I do have to continue my work now...hopefully, my next post will be void of the word “coursework”, as I am sure everyone is tired of it by now.

Toodles!