Just a Minute in...November

Watching... Criminal Minds - season 5 - I'm trying so hard to catch up the the current episodes, but watching it online from a dial-up speed internet connection is proving to be an issue!
Eating... Lemon slice made by moi!
Reading... 'The Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest' by Stieg Larsson: The third book in the series! Can only read it in large chunks of time because of the description and suspense overload.
Listening... Marching bands playing as wedding season kicks off here in Nepal! The whole wedding party walks around the streets with a wedding band followed by their family and friends. Talk about a celebration!
Wanting... Lace shorts and a khaki playsuit for Thailand :)
Excited about... My birthday next week. But not so excited about the turning 24 years old bit :P

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Just a Minute in...October

Am I allowed to post for October now? It's only early November. Coz to me, October just ended now that our trip has finished and we are back in Nepal! So I thought I would reminisce about what we were doing on my favourite day of our trip, which was of course our first full day in Paris!

Let me just fill you in: we've just spent 4 days in Morocco - 2 days of which my husband and our friends we were traveling with, were sick (me too, but not as bad as them).

It's Monday 24th October, 2010: we are exhausted, excited to be in Paris and have a cute little apartment in the 10th arrondissement which I found via Airbnb.com (and I highly recommend using it!).

Watching... Criminal Minds - season 4 - put the whole thing on my ipod just for our journey!
Eating... I think it should be: what am I not eating! But it's safe to say that croissants seem to be what I keep shoving in my mouth!
Reading... 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson (note: I ended up finishing it in 2 days)
Listening... To beautiful French being spoken all around me and loving it!
Wanting... For once in a long time, nothing. I'm quite content after our trip :) I went into lots of shops and fulfilled my little list from 'Just a Minute in...September'
Excited about... And probably still excited about seeing the beautiful Eiffel Tower, Sacré Coeur, Notre Dame, the River Seine, the Lourve, the Parisienne buildings, eating crepes filled with nutella and almonds, eating baguettes...I could seriously go on!

Paris stole another heart...which was mine.

Stay tuned for more posts from our trip :)
xx

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Just a Minute in...September

Watching... How I Met Your Mother - You know I just figured out the relevance of the title...I know, I'm a bit slow!
Eating... TIM TAMS! My hubby and I just polished off a pack :) Yum yum! (If you don't know what they are, just Google it!)
Reading... 'If you have to cry, go outside' by Kelly Cutrone - It's a bit all over the place, (not sure how I felt about the whole goddess chapter), but I'm enjoying it!
Listening... Chiddy Bang! My new hiphop love...
Wanting... For the Northern Hemisphere: A camel cape, a big knit sweater and a new pair of black comfy flats. For the Southern Hemisphere: a beautiful Zimmermann playsuit and bikini's pictured above (Just released from their Summer Campaign 2010/11).
Excited about... a) Leaving for our European adventure in 10 days and b) Finally finishing French classes on Thursday!

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Just a Minute in...August

I can't believe it's already nearing the end of August! My trip to Thailand has come and gone and now I'm hit with the realisation that Fall is knocking on the door and soon I will have to wear big coats! Time flies when you're kind-of having fun!

Watching... Criminal Minds - currently up to season 2 and as much as I love the show I struggle to watch it by myself sometimes. It can be really scary!
Eating... Can I have 'dreaming of eating' instead? Dreaming of eating the amazingly CHEAP and DELICIOUS food in Thailand that I was consuming last week! Here are some examples: mango with sticky rice and coconut milk, delectable chocolate brownie sundaes, papaya salads, McDonalds (I live in Nepal okay!) and my all time favourite, pad see-ew noodles!
Reading... 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho for some direction and inspiration in my life.
Listening... Eliza Doolittle! Lily Allen + Lisa Mitchell = Eliza Doolittle.
Wanting... Lots of things! Stay tuned for a lust list!
Excited about... Europe in 6 weeks! I start my countdowns far to early, don't I?!
and here's a bonus one:
Not so excited about... getting the results of my French test this morning as I'm sure there will be a massive F on the page. I struggled with the first questions: prénom and nom!

Photos from Thailand: clockwise with photo cred...
| Inside the multi-storey MBK shopping centre, Bangkok (moi)| Me stuck in the middle of flying fox in the Flight of the Gibbons, Chiang Mai (Ashton D) | Us girls trying out the ticklish fish spa, Chiang Mai (Ashton D) | Shopping time in my favourite, Siam Paragon Mall, Bangkok (stranger) |

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Just a Minute in...July

Sorry for my lack of posting lately! I've been rather uninspired and don't want to just slap any old thing on my lovely little blog. Although I have been inspired recently to blog about life in Nepal so if you have a minute you should wander over to Beryl Abroad. But anyway, I just took a minute to do this...

Watching... I've finally finished Sex & the City so last night I tried to watch Cougar Town with Courtney Cox...very strange show - and I couldn't stop looking at Courtney's non moving face?!
Eating... An apple because I just read an article about how an apple a day truly keeps the doctor away!
Reading... Trying to get through 'Eat, Pray, Love' before the movie comes out in August (Trailer below - so excited!). By Elizabeth Gilbert.
Listening... Travie McCoy's new album, Lazarus.
Wanting... Mint coloured nail polish like the photo above, oh so summery!
Excited about... French classes starting next week! One hour everyday for 10 weeks, this is going to require major dedication! At least I can cross that one off my resolution list!



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Just a Minute in...June

Okay, so at the beginning of the year I promised I would do this regularly, but alas the last time I did a 'just a minute in...' it was February! Anyway, no better time to jump back on the bandwagon than in June...

Watching... My nights are currently filled with Sex and the City season 5 - Charlotte just married Harry.
Eating... Just had a banana and some apple juice - still finishing my breakfast at work!
Reading... 'Princess' by Jean Sasson. A true story about a Saudi Arabian Princess.
Listening... to a fan on the wall rattling as it attempts to cool us off in this heat!
Wanting... lots of things, but for now a new summer dress from ASOS would make me happy. I also want a beach! Yes, that thing with salty water that laps upon fine yellowish sand?
Excited about... going to Thailand in 8 weeks!! (It may be a work trip, but hey it's international!)


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Just a minute in...February

I have been so incredibly busy lately. So I'm just taking a minute to catch my breath...

Watching... 'The Mentalist' with Simon Baker...just started at season 1
Eating... vegemite and cheese spread on toast! I have been a bit overindulgent on the cheese spread lately...
Reading... 'Almost French' by Sarah Turnbull. It's about a girl that follows a guy she barely knows to Paris and ends up living there
Listening... to my poor baby cat who got neutered the other day, bashing around the house with a cone on his head!
Wanting... a new pair of bikini's for summer...I can smell it on the way!
Excited about... going into the Nepali jungle this week with tigers and rhinos and bears, oh my!

Pic: I've been looking at alot of this lately..the beautiful Himalayas peaking out at us! Taken by my hubby from our roof...

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Just a minute in...January

It's been a while since I've done this, just got so busy towards the end of 2009 that I couldn't even take a minute! But here is to the beginning of 2010...

Watching... we have just found normal MTV (not the Indian version) and we're not changing the channel just in case it disappears...
Eating... nothing right now, but still full from our French Anniversary dinner last night! Was strange to have Nepali waiters speak in French...
Reading... 'Nine Parts of Desire' by Geraldine Brooks about the Hidden World of Islamic Women. I'm very into Middle Eastern culture at the moment.
Listening... to Alicia Keys new album, 'Element of Freedom'
Wanting... hrmm, a lot of things. But I'm currently focusing on a special bag called, Chanel.
Excited about... holiday plans brewing. Europe perhaps?

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Just a minute in...October

Watching... Thank God You're Here - so hilarious!
Eating... mm just finished eating 2-minute noodles - oh what exquisite cuisine!
Reading... 'Three Cups of Tea' by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin about a man's journey through rural Pakistan, and then later building hundreds of schools for the children who had no access to education - inspiring.
Listening... to my kittens knocking stuff over and playing with all sorts of things...currently it's a pencil they broke in half!
Wanting... to go back to Qatar, to go shopping and to some warm weather! Winter has come early in Kathmandu...
Excited about... going HOME to Australia in 9 weeks!

dreamy image that reminds me that we're going through Fall at the moment...

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Just a minute in...August

Watching... nothing, because our cable died :(
Eating... a crunchy kit kat!
Reading... I just finished reading, 'Into Thin Air' by Jon Krakauer about climbing Mt. Everest - I'm gearing up for trekking to Everest Base Camp!
Listening... to motor-bikes and trucks zooming around the streets of Kathmandu
Wanting... a nice big holiday - thinking about visiting Tibet before the history disappears. But alas, less than 4 weeks til Qatar!
Making... well I'm not making it exactly, but thinking about colours for a kurta (traditional Nepali top/dress)
Excited about... moving apartments this week - yay for hot showers again!

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Just a minute in...July

Watching... I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! and am about to throw a brick at my TV because of Heidi and Spencer
Eating... just ate a yummy wood fired pizza with pesto, tomato and black olives
Reading... Round 2 of the Twilight saga and reading New Moon! But discovered a biography called "Lady behind the Veil" - about an American lady living in Iran, so that will be next.
Listening... more like 'wants to listen to' Sarah Blasko's new album
Wanting... a Rebecca Minkoff Morning After Clutch because it reminds me of classic Chanel
Excited about... camping trip on Moreton Island in Australia during Christmas & Everest Base Camp Trek 2010

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Just a minute in...June

Making... a list of things to buy while on holidays in Qatar :)
Watching... well I started watching Tomb Raider, but Angelina's fake English accent got to me
Reading... Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer - the third book in Twilight series
Listening... rediscovered the John Mayer Trio Live on my ipod and loving it
Wanting... a new bikini and some strappy sandals since I'm enduring 3 summers this year
Freaking out about... my husband and a scooter he's borrowing - I'm imagining him swerving in and out of traffic in the middle of Kathmandu, heart attack coming on?

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Just a Minute in...May

Making... my organisation's bi-annual newsletter and procrastinating from it by doing this!
Watching... f.r.i.e.n.d.s - and lots of it since we bought the whole tv series!
Reading... shopaholic & baby - last of the shopaholic series by sophie kinsella
Listening... to triple jjj through itunes - feels like i'm back in ausland
Wanting... either a plate of french fries or a pair of charles+keith shoes i've been dreaming about for months
Drinking... the very soothing Nepali traditional tea

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