It's been more than a month since my last post, simply because I haven't been online much. I am finally home, though for the first time I wasn't looking forward to going back that much, such a good time I had had over the last six months. Anyway, London was good, Manchester was an eye-opener and wild (Madchester, as some people describe it, it quite apt). Home has been good so far, though the heat is unbearable. The day before I got home, the temperature was 52 degrees!! 52! in Lahore! Naturally it was the hottest day in years. Interestingly, a day before I left for Edinburgh, the temperature in Lahore was -2, the coldest day in years. So while I've been gone, the city has gone through 54 degrees....scheise!
I know this is long overdue but I must write something about the Edinburgh experience. Just thinking about it fills me with warmth, which is ironic considering how bloody cold it was. The cobble-stoned streets, the incredibly old buildings, and most of all the wonderful wonderful people, made my time in Edinburgh so great. To top that off, Edinburgh has an amazing pace of life, with every one of its inhabitants seemingly full of life and joy. I make it sound like a land out of fairytale, which it surely was not, but it was a great great place nonetheless.....nay, it IS a great place. On the flip side it was bloody expensive. I have been converting rupees to pounds since getting here. Needless to say, my wallet has taken a sever beating ( a rupee beating though, in pounds it still ain't much :P). One of my friends in Manchester asked me if I was looking forward to working in Singapore, or rather, am I willing to settle down in Singapore. Honestly, I do not. On the other hand, I'd choose to live in Edinburgh any day of my life, such is the great pace of life and the general ambience of the city. Excuse me for being over-dramatic here and jumping all respectable boundaries of cliche usage by summing up Edinburgh in one phrase : "Edinburgh, u bloody beauty" (wow, that is lame, more so than it sounded in my head)