Breathe...!

It's all happening now! Finally received my visa last week, and my flights were booked by my boss this morning... Monday 21st November, departing from Glasgow airport at 1.05pm. Can't. Wait.

This past week has been pretty stressful, I won't deny it. I haven't spent my last month here wisely in terms of getting organised, I opted to sit around, watch TV, drink, sleep... forget banking, mobile phone contracts and packing up my room (properly). 'Packing' for me has been a case of staring at piles of hoarded crap and thinking about putting it in boxes before wandering off and doing something else. Poor show. 

Anyway, all that stress of the past week has finally disappeared and been replaced with nothing but pure excitement. I'm sure the nerves will make an ugly appearance before the flight though. I hate flying. Maybe I should watch some Walking Dead on the plane since it's the only thing scarier than getting on a friggin' plane, take my mind off the 'flying' bit. 

Before I wrap up this post, I'll tell you a bit about what most of my TV time consisted of this week: re-watching 'City Hunter' on DVD, a.k.a. one of the best K-dramas I've ever seen. It's basically 20 hours of Lee Min Ho kicking everyones ass and looking bloody fantastic while doing it. Time well spent, yes? 

 Oh yeah :p

Intuition...

My weekend: 

- I got really sick. It wasn't pretty.
- Uther died and Arthur became King.
- Laura, that bugger, still won't tell me if Tyler Lockwood died or not last week.
- I ate a vegetarian spag bol and couldn't tell it was fake meat. First. Time. Ever.  

Oh, and I no longer work for Tesco. And luckily for me, it feels so damn good that there are no words to describe how I'm feeling. Trouble avoided... hah!

Basically, I have the next month or so all to myself to pack and spend time with the people I'll miss. And avoid the people I won't. 

*cackle*

Well, it's Sunday night, which can only mean one thing: 'Independance Day' is on. 

The Darkest Hour...

As a girl who flies the geek flag with pride, I'm not ashamed to admit that the best part of my week in the Spring/Summer months is Doctor Who on a Saturday night. And in the Autumn/Winter, it's Merlin. I love the spin they've put on such an epic legend, and the bromance between Arthur and Merlin completely makes it.

Last weeks' series opener was absolutely amazing, and this weeks' would have been if it wasn't for one tiny detail. Now, I'm used to them not exactly going along with the plot of the original legend but... Lancelot? Really?! I'm still reeling... *sob*

And yes, I really did just dedicate an entire post to Merlin. And there are still 11 episodes of this series to go so deal with it ;)

Haru haru...

Well, October is in full swing now which can only mean one thing... I'm ill. Oh yes, it's time for my yearly bout of the cold. I'm also on antibiotics thanks to a wisdom tooth that appeared out of nowhere and mangled my gum, eugh. Did anyone else know that the dentist could actually prescribe medicine?? Meh, you learn something weird and new everyday.

So I'm down to two weeks before the agreed leaving date. I think it'll feel more real once I get my visa number, until then it's still feeling a little up in the air. 

Anyway, in keeping with the title of this post, I really need to put Korea to the back of my mind just now and take things day by day by getting ready for these exams. First up on Monday is "crime, offenders and policing" and I've opted to cover violent offenders, terrorism and profiling. So, in my most sarcastic of tones, three days of light reading ahead, eh? Even the thought of it is depressing. Someone remind why I chose this subject please?!

Okay, I quickly get tired of my own whining so I'll leave you with...

Strawberry beer and farewells...

As the time until I leave drops from four weeks to three weeks, it feels more and more real. So let the farewells begin... 
 
This was pretty much my weekend;

• Friday: Party at Mum's house. My mum knows how to throw a party. 

• Saturday: Cinema, then dinner with the other half and his little sister. We even made it home in time for the ultimate geek-fest: the 'Doctor Who' finale followed by new 'Merlin'. Epic. 

I'd just like to add - I SO called the 'oldest question in the universe'...

"Doctor who?" :p

• Sunday: I worked my second-last Sunday for a certain company, then went out for dinner with the optical girls to the only pub in town that sells strawberry beer on tap... which also turned out to be a surprise leaving do for me! 

• Monday: And, as if I hadn't been spoiled enough, I was treated to lunch and wine!

 I really will start studying for my first exam soon... heh.

Exams...

I seem to have forgotten that my Msc exams start in just over a week. I took one look at the pile of textbooks on my floor... and went for a walk instead. 

Since I'm finally doing something interesting with my life...

… I figured a blog of some sort was in order.

The next few weeks will probably consist of erratic input, most likely revolving around one of the most stressful tasks any girl must face… packing a suitcase. And not for a holiday, but for a whole year! I suspect there will be a few tantrums in the near future. 

So basically, in June this year, I decided that I’d like to move to South Korea. The whole process was pretty straight forward, gathering all the documents was more time consuming than anything else. I thought the actual job hunting would be the toughest part, but once I’d secured that all important interview, it all fell into place. I was offered a job last week in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do and I pretty much have around 4 weeks to finish up at my current job, get packed, say my goodbyes and make my way to South Korea. Not bad at all.

Anyway, I know myself well enough to know that I won’t keep a journal when I start my new adventure, but if I don’t record it somewhere, I know I’ll regret it. So here goes…