Delusional thoughts of myself being silly

Hello there people of Planet Earth!

Firstly I’m going to explain my absence of the planet WordPress! So…after my last post in November 2010, for some reason, I just stopped updating my blog. I guess I simply forgot! Now I’m maybe going to start writing again. No promises though! So there we go. Oh and also – I kinda felt ashamed of my blog. I mean, what was that coconut post about?! But I’m over it now and realised that I’m just a genius tortured by excessive self-criticism! I just have to remember that no matter how silly it may seem it just cannot be! I don’t do silly.

A lot has happened since the last post but on the other hand (I feel like) nothing has happened. But I guess things have happened whether I wanted them to happen or not and I’m now 6 months wiser – and LORD does that make a huge difference in a life of a 22-year old! It’s almost frightening. But what remains positive is that I keep growing and learning from my mistakes and success. It’s what keeps me going! I have played a shit loads of gigs and I’m very proud of myself for letting that happen so quickly. It’s been like a practical learning period of my self run Becoming an Artist School. I’m a lazy teacher but sometimes I do manage to kick my butt a tiny bit so some of this could possibly generate into something… Something.

P.S. Interesting results can come out of picking up a white wool-pile rug from a person on Gumtree. More about that in the next post (in December).

Now I’m going to (try to) add some pictures.

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P.S. 2 OH! Look at that – what is it? A slideshow! 6 months and I have basically learned to master the whole universe!!!

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Guess I could write something for once even though I have nothing specific planned!

I have been feeling super tired this week, mostly because I haven’t slept properly. That one got solved though cause last night I slept about 15 hours altogether. Working with kids can be so exhausting! It’s a constant mind game and I’ve found it hard to be creative lately. It’s freaking hard I say! I’m not giving up though and I hope it will get easier as the time goes by.

I’m kinda stuck with trying to find gigs and such. When I finish work I just wanna do absolutely nothing! I usually walk straight up to Tesco in Hampstead after work and buy myself dinner, go home, make dinner and check out what’s going on in the virtual side of life. I SO should quit Facebook, and the internet in general!:)

I’m quite proud of myself though to have made it so far here in London, coming here and starting out from scratch. Things are really starting to look good now! Hopefully after New Year I will be completely settled in my new flat where I will move in December. Probably will only get to do it properly after New Year since I’m gonna go traveling with work just 1 day after moving in and I will be gone for over 2 weeks before coming back to London.

Positive thoughts for now and hope things will just keep getting better!

P.S. If you haven’t checked this site yet do have a look and VOTE! (for me or anyone you think deserves it the most!) This is the address: www.padeba.com/alba

Warm wishes to everybody!

 

Alba

The Vibe Was Brilliant and the Mood Is Good…

I learned a new word on the tube on my way home tonight while I was overhearing some guys talking about people and their “tube faces”…It’s the sad and empty look that people have when they sit in the tube looking into nowhere.

I admit having this expression sometimes – in a way it’s therapeutic not having to smile at one point during the day but also it is quite a shame that that’s our common state of mind when we think that nobody who would care sees us.

Ok, let’s move on to happier things!

I played at the Vibe Bar Open Mic tonight and really enjoyed it! I went there once before when I had moved to London two months ago and found a picture of me performing on the Open Mic Website.

 

Since the visual content of this blog is so poor I’m happy to show you this picture even though it is not exactly the sharpest shot!

I absolutely love the Vibe Bar nyone who’s visiting London should check it out – especially on Mondays when the Open Mic takes place! They also have a beautiful outside area surrounded by huge trees that are lit with cute green Christmas lights!

I found some pics taken at my Paris apartment last summer. I like how they are not perfect at all – it makes them more real. Christel photographed…again I hope she doesn’t mind me publishing them here… :>

All I was thinking – Wow! Am I really that cheerful? Hah, that night was amazing though!

 

Laters.

 

Back on track

A Malaysian girl named Jasmine. I met her at a hostel I was staying in London. This is me taking her to the tube when she was about to leave to the airport! (hope she won't mind me putting this picture here...:)

Hello there,

I haven’t posted in a long time! I have started to get my life on track over here in London so I will have more time to post some news from now on! Just rented a place in North London and got a nice job!

I’m trying to get some acoustic gigs at the moment and will be playing around and about at different open mics as much as I’m able to. London is lively and full of opportunities – I’m really enjoying the idea that I’m free to do more things in here and the variety of people is even more advanced here than in Paris.

I’m hoping that during the next couple of months I will record a proper demo that contains at least two songs. Would be cool to have something proper to share with people and it would definitely give me more confidence to approach people in the music industry too. I’m quite motivated right now and I’ve even written a couple of new songs.

This is a horrible picture but had to put it here since it's so funny. Me being silly just before a gig at Piccadilly Circus...

All in all life is going ok if not great and I’m feeling quite confident about my decision to move here. Maybe my mind will change one day but right now I’m good! It’s always exciting to start my life all over and face new challenges and get involved in new adventures. It’s what my life is all about and it is what keeps me going. I hope to write here more often but I’ve noticed that I tend to get bored with this blog so I’m not promising anything!

Anyways hoping everything is good for you wherever you may be and if you are my friend or even just a stranger don’t hesitate to leave a comment to say hi!

Hugs,

Alba

Ruthless

(c) Michelle Vandy

Did you think that I could not hear it too?
When you said – Silently - I was no good to you

Have I not - Have I not - Bent my knees?

Am I not - Am I not - Divine?

You say - Every head on the board I’ve laid  is the price of my ruthless mission

You were right I did cheat myself when I said – I wanted you for you

I avoided being honest but you didn’t fit the part
I have always been ruthless when it comes to getting far

Have I not - Have I not been everything I can be?

My mama didn’t raise me to be this weak…

Just thoughts…

In London

Camden Town, London

Things don’t always go the way you plan and that’s why I reckon life is worth living. I came to London last week just to visit but decided to stay. Music scene is amazing here and I think I could start doing music things properly. I’m staying with some cool friends and hoping to get on my own feet very soon. Looking for jobs and such and meanwhile playing open mics and little gigs. I am excited. I will post some videos/pics soon!

Twitter

Yeah I know…such nonsense but I was bored as you know…

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I am so bored. Yes, please and NOW!

I slightly regret having my blog on WordPress. I don’t know html and all they have available are these insane layout models that wont allow you to choose the colors and put a larger banner. When I was sick I was unable to figure out how to log into my account since it had logged itself off…so complicated having to go back to the main page. So wrong!

My life is so boring right now. Honestly, I don’t really have many good friends in Finland to hang out with on daily basis so most of my days I just do absolutely nothing. I’ve mostly just helped around the house as a live in housewife cooking and cleaning and telling my brother to brush his filthy teeth. Eww.

Just now I figured to put him on a sugar ban if he doesn’t brush his teeth twice a day. Lol. Amazingly he’s brushed his teeth so nicely since yesterday when I came up with this idea. Sugar ban included every food or drink that contains sugar. Sometimes threatening just does the trick you know!

I want to leave soooo badly. Soon. Now! Well, I can’t say that I won’t miss my friends and family but it’s about a time for this girl to move to the next destination. It’s almost like I have waited for so long (2 months is a long time for me…) that I’m already bored with the idea. I feel like I’ve already been to Singapore since I’ve read all kinda blogs and info and now I could just pick a new destination. How about New York or Hong Kong? Yes please, now!

Sickkkkkkkk

Me so sick

Yeah…Finally it caught me…the FLU!

Been doing nothing. Really. Teaching my little bro to cook an omelet and decorating his room. It looks awesome! Ok, so well maybe I have done something.

Also I figured I should apply for this luxury travel job where 4 chosen people get to travel some fine destinations with Finnair airline over a 2 month period.

Perfect for me!

Tomorrow/today gonna do something as interesting as to buy a new toilet seat for my mom’s apartment.

I will probably fly back to Paris in the beginning of next week (don’t wanna fly while I’m sick).

See ya!