Pictures 2016
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this must be a joke!
Ahhh its not funny anymore! It literally feels i´ve been sick for a year now! I finally took myself to the Dr and she said I have a virus and infection. So more rest….. But all jokes aside, really happy I have this calm, clean, great space to rest. Been thinking alot about those less fortunate and feeling so blessed. Cant even imagine feeling like this and still have to go to work or not even having a place to just be.
Picture: hanievaladiphotography.com
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Swedish Crafish party
Took almost no pictures from yesterdays crayfish party which means I must have too much fun or something, I dont know. Grisslehamn was amazing! So much fun that I got to see so many friends before I move.
It was everything I remembered from a traditional swedish crafish party, rain, sunshine, drunks, old school music, argues, laughter, games, swimming in ice cold water, over eating and dancing on tables until sunrise. -
The art of flying across the world comfortably
Spent the day looking at tickets back home. Maybe it sounds nice to just have one direct flight from London to Sydney, but Ive actually done this. In reality just remembering spending 22 hours and 30 min in an airplane makes me feel like someone is choking me to death hahaha
I fell asleep on the couch for maybe half an hour, which something I never do. When I woke up I felt like I have been in a boxing fight, pain in my body and sore throat and stiff neck. Damn it!
And in the middle of this, I had to drive all the way to Sigtuna to pick up Samira´s car. Anyway, Now healthy pancakes at 10pm! -
Turkish tasseography
These are some of many pictures from last night, we could not stop laughing so most pictures contains at least one of us having a minor seizure. My friends wanted to do this coffee reading, which is this old tradition of reading the patterns in your coffee cup. Also known as Tasseography. I have done it before, just for fun and out of curiosity. The only thing I do remember was that I was told my cup is full of airplains, which is their “language” means I will be traveling and moving a lot. This could not be more accurate. I have been moving around between Sweden, France, Spain and Australia now since 2011.
This time I did not feel like having my cup read, no special reason but I feel like whatever going to happen, will. And also everyone is responsible for their own life. But they convinced me to have my cup read too.
This time I was told some really cute things. Don´t remember it all but she did say I will move maximum twice again and one of these to places or countries will be my home 🙂I don’t know where Peppi is in any of the pictures! But she was there somewhere haha
Will try and spend as much time as possible with these people before I move. Going to miss them so much… -
The Natural way
Ohhh we finally submitted our Visa 600 this morning 🙂 🙂 Just to book my flight and 30 plus hours later, I’m home!!
After sitting with Visa I felt I deserved to get out so we went to arrange special Camera lenses for Hanie´s next wedding shoot in France. After we had seafood soup for lunch which non of us could finish.
And look at at these amazing healthy products I bought today! Gojberries, Black Cumin Seeds, Fresh Turmeric, Handmade sugar free chocolate with sea salt and Moringa Powder. All organic and nice.
Have a great Monday. My favorite day of the week.
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Meant to be…
“This was meant to be” – I don’t know how many times we said that sentence to each other tonight!? We were suppose to have something to drink at 6pm and 5 hours later we are sitting in Peppi´s, car having a never ending conversation about well, Life…
How cool is it that I have lived abroad – back and forth now for more than 12 years, and me and my closest friend still can have conversations like we never been apart. Next time we must include some Greek music and Greek food, and it will be perfect!Got to hang out with Emilia & Alexander today as well. Cant get much better than that 🙂
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Q’s & A’s
I have to start with some great news:
I finally got a hold of the immigration people in Berlin. She was lovely and answered all my Visa questions.
I finished my Visa 600 application and will submit it in the morning! This Visa allows me to be fly and be with Ambrose during the time they are finalizing and granting our Partner Visa. Can life get any better 🙂Ok, lets celebrate with some Q´s and A´s now…………
1. What is your middle name?: Somaye´
2. What was favorite subject at school?: Drama Class
3. What is your favorite drink?: Sparkling water with ice, Double Espresso with cold almond milk (on the side) and fresh pomegranate juice.
4. What is your favorite song at the moment?: Hob Kol Hayaty (Elissa) Heaven´s Door (Jeff Jonson) Heavy Cross- Fred Falke Remix, (Gossip) This is what you came for (Calvin Harris) Impossible to just pick just one. And I’m one of those weird people who can listen to the same song on repeat.. my record was listening to the song Seeb while driving from our old county house up north of Sweden back to Stockholm. That drive is around 8 hours long…..
5. What is your favorite food?: Again, such difficult questions! I guess if I absolutely have to stick with just one, it have to be sandwiches because you can have such varieties. Sweet, savoury, hot and cold etc. And my mums home made Persian food! Without a doubt.
6. What is the last thing you bought?: Ecological black cumin seed oil.
7. Favorite book of all time?: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Could not say enough good things about this book and this man.
8. Favorite Color?: White ( yes to me its a colour!) That the colour you would see me wear the most.
9. Do you have any pets?: Yes, we have a beautiful blue Fighting fish named Lolah.
10. Favorite Perfume?: Orange, Hugo Boss
11. Favorite Holiday?: Christmas
12. Are you married?: Will be when me and my partner are both in the same country 🙂
13. Have you ever been out of the country, if so how many times?: Oh…just going to say yes. I originally wanted to call this this blog/journal: “The Gypsy Girl”, but it was taken.
14. Do you speak any other language?: Apart from English, I speak Farsi, Swedish, Dari I have studied French and Spanish but would not say I can speak any of those languages unfortunately.
15. How many siblings do you have?: 2 sisters, Hanie & Jasmin. They mean the world to me! This is the three of us having lunch at the market on Ramla in Barcelona last year.
16. What is your favorite shop?: Don’t mean to sound strange but covered food markets, small genuine shops that are specialised for example on cheese or bread, those you can find for example in south of France. Well, all grocery shopping beets clothes shopping for me. It always has, it always will. I do love clothes,shoes, bags etc. But just not as much as groceries.
17. Favorite restaurant?: So many. I have been fortunate enough to eat at a lot of amazing restaurants because I lived in different countries and i love to travel and find new genuine restaurants. But La Provenca in Barcelona was more or less our second home when I used to live there. And now its this small Thai place on our street in Bondi. Because I had my first date with Ambrose there and it was the best date I’ve ever been on in my life.
La Provenca
18. When was the last time you cried?: Yesterday. Visa and fever together…..
19. Name three favorite´s in life?: My family/Ambrose. Traveling. Eating at restaurants.
20. Favorite Movie?: I really liked the Loard of the Ring movies.
21. Favorite TV shows?: Seinfeld will always be one of, if not the best of all time. We saw Game of Thrones and loved it. Could not stop watching.
22. PC or Mac?: Mac
23. What phone do you have?: HTC M9 One
24. How tall are you?: 1.68
25. Can you cook?: Yes
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Apartment with a view
Nothing much was going on today. I woke up and after breakfast tried calling the Australian Immigration in Berlin. I was on hold for like an hour and still I could not reach them which was so frustrating. Ambrose called and after talking with the Visa people in Australia it seems as I can travel there on a Visitor Visa and be home during the Visa process time. Although I really want someone to clarify some things to us. How can I attach the Police clearance for Sweden and Spain, as a document if I was told not to open the envelope or it gets invalid!? Can I do a Australian Police clearance when I get there or do I need to complete it from here?! What are form 1221 and do I need to complete this form as well!? What is the best Visitor Visa for me to apply for until we receive our Partner Visa…600, 601, 651 ??
I know its all fine, and everything is going to be great. It always does. But I woke up still having a sore throat and a bit of a fever and I suddenly felt overwhelmed by it all. I sent around 500 annoying messages to Ambrose haha poor love! And like always he made me understand its all not that massive as I make it in my head. But I can say this, I would NOT be going true this with anyone else but Ambrose! I’m really proud and grateful for him. He works all day and then comes home and fix our Visa stuff and gets to listen to me complaining ….Well, after all this drama 😉 I had this to eat, well half of it, painful to eat with a sore throat. I was also re-reading one of my favorite books of all time; A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.
People call this book a ” self help” book and similar things. But honestly, its so much more than that. And who wold not want to be the best he/she can be? We all get one short life on this planet. Why would you not want be the best and receive the best from it?
I love Eckhart Tolle Exclamation PointIn the afternoon I went to visit an small apartment in Täby, look what an great view it had! After that, I went for a walk with mum and took funny pictures.