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Happy Songkran!

Hello, welcome back)). Let's breifly summarise the weekend, shall we? :)
On Saturday morning I wokeup with very sore legs, which was the expected result of a 1,000 suqat challenge I impulsively decided to do on Friday evening. Yes, you read that right, 1,000 squats, which absolutely destroyed me. Needless to say, I have been forced to make quite the effort to wobble around for the past three days.

I baked some nice cookies on Saturday, which got a very good laugh from one specific person who claimed they looked like horse droppings. See for yourself, and let me know if you agree with the opinion:



Sunday was they day I attempted (key word here) to make homemade ice-cream. It ended up having a consistency of frozen chocolate mousse, so I wouldn't say it was a complete (another key word) fail. Here's a quick snap I took:



Sunday was also the day I was given some lovely chocolates. I've been intermittently eyeing the pack for the entire day today and reasoning with myself why I should save them for sometime in the near future. So far, I've succeeded at fending myself off.


Right then, I think a question that should be answered is 'What on Earth is Songkran?'. Well, I will do my best to make a more detailed post on the celebrations, but in the simplest of detail, Songkran is a Thai holiday, which people celebrate mainly by throwing water at each other. It's a great lot of fun, but unfortunately, this year it was cancelled for obvious reasons due to the current situation. It is unusual for the famous tradition to be broken, but I am not entierly upset. After all, there won't be any unwanted and unforeseen buckets of ice cold water splashed on me this year. Goodness, I've decided: I am definitely making the next post all about Songkran. Look out for that one :).

Today was a rather special day, because in the early afternoon it suddenly started raining. Finally! After the last few unmercifully hot months we're going to have some rain! And just like that, I think it's almost safe to say that the rainy season is about to engulf Thailand. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that I'm all for it :)

Yes, same picture used twice and no shame :)


What also unexpectendly made an appearance today is my urge to listen to some classical music. When in the right mood, I absolutely crave classics. Here are some of my favourites:

- https://youtu.be/FItvuYc9VRw (Chopin - Spring Waltz)

- https://youtu.be/qpbX7SbXOtU (Prague Cello Quartet - The Phantom of the Opera)

- https://youtu.be/YFD2PPAqNbw (Beethoven - Silence)

- https://youtu.be/_hyAOYMUVDs (Chopin - Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor)

- https://youtu.be/QP73569coeo (Antonio Vivaldi - La Stravaganza)

There's heaps more, but I thought it would be best not to overdo with the links. Appropriately, today's question will be: Do you listen to classical music? If so, what are your favourite pieces?

 Have a nice day, everyone :)))

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  1. Ghost rider14 April 2020 at 05:25

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  2. Unknown14 April 2020 at 06:29

    I m hungry now ;-; 😂💜

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  3. E.A15 April 2020 at 10:22

    I want cookies now!!! And wow I've never heard of Songkran, sounds interesting!

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    1. Ksenia Akhunova15 April 2020 at 22:50

      Next post all about Songkran coming up. I’m typing up a few bits and pieces as I’m writing this :)

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  4. Violet Pages16 April 2020 at 02:18

    it kinda does look like horse droppings :') but at the same time it looks delicious. Should I be worried? Sbbssh classicals are nice, but not my type of music. I enjoy them though!

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  5. Ksenia Akhunova16 April 2020 at 08:03

    Ahh, noo!! The person who made the horse droppings comment saw what you said and now he's acting all victorious😂.

    They tasted great, so there's nothing to worry about :))

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  6. Marti20 April 2020 at 05:11

    I love this style of post! Like a diary :)
    I always listen to classical music when I'm studying/revising!

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