Atonement by Ian McEwan

I am usually one that doesn't like an unfinished book, but on this case i had to stop half way through as I found it dull, uninteresting, and very hard to read as it didn't seem to flow well. In parts it had to much explanation and felt as the author was trying to hard.. I will not be able to recommend this book at all to anyone who wants a good book to read.

I am now back to blonde (bucket list)

Back to blonde

March, 2014 i had the chance to shave my hair off, for the blood and leukemia foundation. It was a great chance to help raise funds for the cause and help me regrow my natural hair color of blonde hair and now 1 year, 9 months later my hair has grown out some and is showing its nice blonde color which is something that i had missed since my hair had been dyed.

On the right is a current picture, and i must say how much i love having that color back and am looking to having it grow out even longer.

Now that i have written that i must mention why i have been absent from here for so long when i intended to keep posting weekly at least. My personal life has taken a shift for the better, which means i have now moved back to Christchurch and am now living with my fiancé who has re inspire me to do what i love the most, reminded me to live my life, and to be true to who i am as a person. so with that i am happy to continue this journey of self discovery with him and within myself.

Where we are laying.

Hello everyone, I hope all of you are having a fun time, and school or work isn't getting you down.

Over here I am almost finished a trilogy (from my reading list) the dancing jax series. Which I will post at the end if the week.

Now after the post at the end of the week I will be completing something from my bucket list,  this list has been a little ignored lately, which is a real shame as it has quite interesting things placed on this  list. 

While I am doing the bucket list, I have had the idea of running some possible competitions, during the next few weeks, so keep your eye out for the upcoming weeks.  :D

Jumping off the Auckland Sky Tower (Bucket List)

What a magical feeling, knowing that I have not only completed something on my bucket list but I have jumped off the Auckland sky tower. This morning I was full of nerves, excitement, fear and uneasiness; now full of amazement that I have completed the jump.

Heading toward the Sky tower, I wasn’t that nervous but it was there, I felt somewhat calm. It wasn’t until I was in the jumping gear, and in the elevator the nerves finally hit, heading all the way up to 650ft (192m) just to have yourself jump off all the way down, I was determined to stop my fear of heights and do something that I would never do normally, and this was extremely outside my comfort zone! At the top in the jumping lounge the view out was nice, but the look down felt threatening.

After the few in front it was my turn to jump and getting myself to the edge was hard and even though I knew I was strapped in tightly with my harness and the actual bungee, I felt as though something horrible could happen. Once I was holding the sides seconds before I jump and I feel my heart racing fast, I was scared to look down and I was scared to jump; so when I was told to jump I thought I was going to freeze but I just felt myself jumping like my mind was a few seconds behind the moment and then there was the fall, something new, something frightening, yet quite exquisite.  The landing wasn’t so gracious at all but I was glad I had my feet on solid ground. I was so shocked that I had done it.

It had been a thrilling event, now that it was over and out of the jumpsuit and harness and had been given the chance to head up to the observation lounges, which was something else but going up the elevator the second time wasn’t as bad, up at the top observation deck, it was nice just to look over Auckland, the view was simply superb.

Now the event is over and I am never going to forget this amazing opportunity that I was given, it was something tat I thought I could never do, but now that I know I can do that, nothing can stop me now…..

Update - 18/11.15

Hello my dearies,

YES! I am the worst at updating this blog of mine but it is one that I do plan to update more frequently in the weeks to come. But where am I up to, I have completed, 17 books out of 80, so that is definitely something I am very proud of, I am currently reading the complete stories of Sherlock Holmes all 1408 pages of it in written order.I am currently roughly 480 pages in. 

I would have started earlier, but found myself distracted by one or two other books not on my reading list. But the end of year id approaching and plans are getting into place for more books from the reading list to be done, and the same is to be said about the bucket list that is one that I have found myself lacking in doing, it is something to bring me back out of the shadows of my mind and into the light of who I could be. As much as I enlighten my mind with books,

I must enlighten my soul with new and unknown wonders and push my soul and spirit to my limit. We all have monsters that stop us from exploring ourselves and the world; I do not want the monsters to win. So there are plans that are in the making and plans as they say must be followed!!!

Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime!!!!!

Turning My Hair Blue (Bucket List)

Before I do this i must mention i am going to be using an 8 wash hair dye, as to why i am freaked out to having it permanent and i do not think when i go back too work after my time off they would appreciate blue hair. The reason i am "Freaked" is that i have a-lot of "What If's" which include, what if it turns out horrible, what if i look bad and will i be to embarrassed to let anyone see it. But even with these, the thing that's making me do this is to get me out of my comfort zone and dare to do something different.

Now that i have my hair is blue well a subtle blue but blue enough for people to notice it isn't as bad as i thought i would be and i am not worried about going outside at all and knowing that the fear was all in my head is great, but that is the point ofr fear, to be conquered.

Dying my hair blue was to overcome my own fears about myself and to do something out of my comfort zone, it might be a small thing but for me it was huge, It is fun to be blue!!

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Auckland Museum (Bucket List)

Overall Experience

The Auckland Museum was and is such a beautiful place, the way that it has been set up with the historical past it holds, which ranges from early New Zealand history (including Māori history and Māori law) to the two world wars to the oceans and volcanic history and much more. It was an amazing experience.

Points of interest

The Holocaust Room

This was a room personally dedicated to the Holocaust with pieces personally donated to the museum so that others can remember and never forget what happened. It was a monument that touched my heart to see. To see photos of some who were lost and some who had survived the horrible ordeal that had immigrated to New Zealand after later on to start fresh. This room is a great way to remember and to make sure that it never happens again.

The Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 “Zero” and The Spitfire planes

Seeing such planes that have been used in battle restored to a great condition were absolutely exquisite and just being in their mere presence was breath-taking.

7A Puia Street

This was an interactive section to do with volcanic eruptions; it is what would happen if you were at home at Auckland’s waterfront if a new volcano erupted. The effects of a powerful eruption would also cause quakes and most likely a tsunami. It was a good interactive experience and one that shows the power of a volcano and provides the necessary measures one should take in such measures.

Visiting the Museum

The museum is located in the heart of the Auckland Domain in the Cities CBD/Parnell suburb and is a great place to visit and is free to Auckland residents and their tours are quite frequent. I highly recommend all to go. For More information visit http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/ 

Use a Fake Name at Starbucks for a Coffee (Bucket List)

Use a Fake Name at Starbucks for a Coffee (Bucket List)

For this one it was to get myself out of my shell and do something slightly outrageous and daring and yes I wanted it to do with something Doctor Who related for this one so I decided to use the name of the current companion. I must say I enjoy it every time I go to Starbucks, I always have a small giggle to myself.