Fantasies & Inspiration

I am barely keeping afloat at work. School has been just insane, and everyday has been a mad rush of so many things: meeting deadlines, doing up tests and exam papers, marking, meetings, planning, conducting workshops, going for workshops, preparing for the SYF competition, and of course, teaching and learning. Urgh...And that is just skimming the surface! But I refuse to let this be an entry of whining and griping cos well, there is really nothing much I can do about it. So instead, I am going to channel my inner Qi (whatever that means) and divert my thoughts to happier things....And what else can make me happier but....TRAVELLING!

Hahahahahaha, I know. You are probably rolling your eyes now, cos I am forever talking about it, and I am SORRY!! It is the one thing that keeps me sane, and as long as I am not on a plane, I will not be happy! And no, going to JB does not count as travelling to me. :P

So I just got back from Bangkok three weeks ago, and I am already looking forward to my next trip! 7 more weeks and Im off for 3 whole weeks again! Yay! And this time, I am not going to Australia, nor Europe. It's South Asia this time round! A 9 day trip to South India with my kids, and then I am off for a 10 day personal trip to.......Sri Lanka and Maldives!!! Yay!!

I cannot wait for June to come. I have always wanted to go to Sri Lanka. I think it is a very under rated country, and with all the bad hype it has been getting due to the Tamil Tigers conflict, people think it is a bomb infested place. I actually wanted to take my kids on a trip to Sri Lanka in 2006, but it never materialised cos my school thought it was far too dangerous. And then the plan was put on hold, and what do you know? I made a Sri Lankan friend when I was studying in Australia, so all the more reason to go! I will get to see Sri Lanka, and see Rushika, and at the same time, get a really local feel of Sri Lanka as Rush is Sri Lankan and she doesn't get more Sri Lankan than it comes. Can't wait!

And cos Sri Lanka is majorly near Maldives, I figured 'what the heck' right? So I convinced Rush to come along! I might as well hit Maldives as well, cos well...it's the Maldives. Just gorgeousness galore. I can't wait. Maldives is costing me an arm and a leg, but cos we are flying from Colombo, it is much cheaper. But the resort I am staying in with Rush is costly. And it is already one of the cheapest I could find ok! I cannot wait to see the pristine clear water, and just do nothing, swim, spa, eat, snorkel, tan (not that I need to get anymore tanned), and just enjoy being there.

So, since I am stressed, and I cannot wait for my trips to materialise, I decided to google the beautiful places I am going to visit. Just to make me happy. Lol!!! I am so sad, I swear....

Ooty, in South India