Capture The Moment

4 Oct 2017

A rare creature- "happy person"

Unknown 04 October 0

Some people are just a walking bomb of negativity. It doesn't matter how good things are they will always find a dark side of it. The sun is always too bright, water is too wet, others are too happy, etc. I think some people can moan about everything. And you know what is the worst part about hanging out with them? They are sucking your good energy, your vibe. It doesn't matter how happy you are or how good your day was, they will make you feel like a walking disaster, like a bag of trash. I am a kind of person who will try to give as much of a good energy as possible.

I love to be happy and I love to see other people smiling. I won't moan about simple failures or stupid details, I will try to find a good side in everything, something to squeeze out of everything. And there's nothing wrong with it, is there? The problem appears when I am giving it away, but I am not getting anything in return. And I am not trying to stay away from negative people. I try to keep them around to put my good vibes on them, try to help them. But sometimes it is impossible. Sometimes they are just too much. And then I have to push them away, because we all work on our own happiness and I can not let my good energy to be vacuum by some human warms.

Do you realize how many people are struggling to survive the day? How many of them is being left with nothing? And you know what? Most of them is still able to get more joy from life than you. You with the iPhone paid by your parents or you who just bought brand new shoes because the others got stained from this festival you went to last week.

You wake up in the morning, you're having your cap of coffee, you sit on the terrace and feel the sun on your face. But wait, coffee was too hot so now you will get angry at your boyfriend for no reason, just because you burnt your tongue. Anyway, you start to prepare to work. You can't find anything to wear in a pile of cloths thrown everywhere around your room with double bed. After a while of complaining you finally find this leather skirt and a nice cardigan. Put on some make-up, that brands I am not able to name, spray some Chanel perfumes on and leave the house. There you go. Terrible morning just begin, as your eyeliner wings aren't even. Let's get started. You arrive to work, bus was too crowded, street wasn't straight enough and this guy on the crossing was staring at you with this "weird" smile, what a creep. Ok, what's next. You've got nothing to do for first few hours, so you just scroll through facebook, tinder, instagram and complain about how other people lives are more interestng than yours. Look, she just went to Bali, she's getting married and he just bought a new car. And you? Fuck, your life sucks, doesn't it? You've got cloths to wear, food to eat, money to spend. But who cares, you always have to be a victim. Few hours later the boss comes to work and gives you too many tasks, you're too busy now. Why are you even still doing this job? Or nothing to do, or too much to do. Shit life, you should definitely quit. But how could you afford this steak in this lovely restaurant near the beach? How could you afford every night parties with your friends or this overpriced drinks? Yes, exactly. Better just complain how your life suck. You go back home, finally. 9h at work killed you. And 1h for lunch wasn't enough, because you had to walk over 10min to get some food. Anyway, you're at home now so be happy. You take off your shoes, your coat, your trousers, you sit down on the couch, open the bottle of wine and turn on TV. The wine is not sweet enough, the couch is not soft enough and they don't play good enough movies in TV. So you shut down everything and you go to take a shower. Fuck, the water is too hot, now it's too cold. Why they can't create a perfect water control system? You're done. You go to bed and you start scrolling through some social pages again. You will text some friends how shit your day was and expect them to agree with you, to tell you that their day was a failure too. You won't talk with happy people, why should you. How come they're happy and you're not. They should also be miserable, no?

STOP. STOP IT !

Sit down once in a while and just breath. Breath and think how lucky you are to be where you are, to be who you are. You woke up today. You breath. Be grateful for another day. Learn to appriciate little things. Can you, please? It's not as bas as it seems. And I told you that once and I will repeat myself milion times more.

Be happy. It's gonna be alright, you're gonna be alright.

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26 Sept 2017

Why Tenerife?

Unknown 26 September 0

When someone tells me he or she doesn't like Tenerife, they are or laying or the only thing from the Island they've seen were walls of the hotel. I arrived here in November 2016, so it's been almost a year that I'm here. For that reason I can honestly say that I have seen enough to say that this Island is magical and everyone can find here their place.

Tenerife is the island of a thousand experiences. You can get lost in nature, relax on the beach, climb Teide, go shopping, see a show, walk the old town cobbles, have fun at a theme park, play golf …

The largest of the seven Canary Islands, Tenerife sits in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of North Africa and enjoys eternal sunshine. Tenerife is a volcanic island that has been sculpted over time by several eruptions. It has a great mix of rugged terrain, dramatic landscapes and a sub-tropical climate with temperatures averaging 20°C – 22°C in the winter months and 26°C – 28°C in the summer. At 3,718 metres, Teide volcano is Spain's highest peak and its two ecosystems make the climb an experience full of contrasts. With local guides you get an in-depth experience and the mountain refuge is the spot for superb dawn views.

Over the years Tenerife has become a popular holiday destination and it’s easy to see why with dozens of great resorts to choose from. A visit to Tenerife is not complete without taking the cable car to the summit of Mount Teide, Spain's highest mountain, for panoramic views of the island. Another favourite activity is to head to lovely Garachico to drink coffee in the prettiest plaza on the island and swim in the rock pools hewn from lava. For a taste of the real Tenerife visit La Laguna, the former capital and a Unesco World Heritage Centre, which has eclectic architecture spanning four centuries, great shopping and a thriving tapas scene. If you're a hiker, don't miss the ancient laurel forests and rugged ravines of the Anaga Mountains.

Playa de las Américas is the party capital of Tenerife, that’s the most important aspect to remember about this lively resort on the south coast of the island. Thousands of revellers live it up in this vibrant and colourful holiday destination that is renowned for its 24-hour festivities, making it one of the most popular plces to visit in all of Europe.

Los Cristianos is situated west of the southern airport (Reina Sofía) and is one of the most popular and busy resorts on the Canary Islands. The beaches are beautiful and it has a harbour that offers fishing trips, pleasure cruises, outings on glass bottom boats, diving excursions and ferries to the neighbouring island of La Gomera.

It was once an old fishing town that over the years has experienced major expansion, making it a popular choice for an enjoyable day trip. Many holidaymakers stay in quieter resorts and visit Los Cristianos for the buzz before heading back to their retreat elsewhere on the island.

The south west coast of Tenerife is a spectacular spot for watching whales free in the ocean. Up to 26 species are found just off the coast, including baleen whales, killer whales, dolphins, pilot whales and even blue whales.

Connected to El Medano beach and within the Montaña Roja protected area we find this little treasure of Tenerife. The kilometre stretch of fine, toasted sand, well away from urban areas, is perfect for a relaxing day on the beach.

Los Gigantes in the west enjoys long sunshine hours and provides a quieter alternative to the south. In the north, Puerto de la Cruz is the greenest and most traditional resort with plazas, botanical gardens and easy access to historic centres while Santa Cruz combines beach time with shopping, plazas and art galleries.

But it's not only about places. Of course they're spectacular and make you fell like you've found heaven on earth. But it all comes together with people you meet here and things you do. We all come from different parts of the world, but we've got one thing in common. We want to live our life in 100% and don't waste any single day. We want to take on the world and make unforgettable memories. It all makes it special, it all makes it my life. And I love it.

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21 Sept 2017

The message in the bottle

Unknown 21 September 0

Hey You! Yes, You! I want to tell you something. I want you to be happy. I want you to take each day as it was your last one, I want you to fight for what you want and what you love. You want to travel? Go! Pack your suitcase and just go. You want to eat this chocolate cake? Fucking eat this chocolate cake? You're scared of this 2 extra kg? That's a bullshit. Stop thinking about stupid things that humanity makes so "important". You're afraid that if you will go on this trip you might lose your job? And? So what?! Think about things that this experience will bring you, think about possibilities, memories. Those are things which can not be measured. You like this girl from the cafe you go to every single day just to see her? Invite her for a meal, walk, a movie, make a step. And you girl, you like this boy from across the street, but it is so inappriopriate for a girl to approach a guy. Another social BULLSHIT. Do it, why should you wait? Have you seen how many tragedies have been happening around the world? It's time for us to realize that there are things worth fighting for. I think people forget what's really important. We chase to get the best job, more money, better equipment, more expensive gadgets, but we forget about real values and things which really matter in life. You work 24/7 to earn money to get the new iPhone, but you forget about birthday of your aunt, performance of your daughter and finally, you forget about you. You chase after something which will bring you 5s of happiness, but then you sit down alone in your expensive villa, turn on your huge TV and realize you're all by yourself, there's no one around and it's too late now, because the girl you liked is married to this guy who took her for a trip to some, as you said that before, stupid village to ride horses. And you can not call your mum, because she passed away few months ago and you forget to bring new lillas to her grave.

But wait, I forgot. You got stuck at work, which you probably hate, to get some money, which you probably won't spend, because it's good to have, isn't it?

We get bored with childhood, rush to grow up and then long to be children again. We lose our health to make money and then lose our money to restore our health. We think anxiously about the future and forget the present so that we life in neither the present nor the future. We live as if we will never die and die as though we had never lived. Think about it. Think about if you were about to die tomorrow, would you be happy about the way you were living? Would you be able to say "I did it, I was happy"? Or would you die with regrets? Don't let that happen to you. Just live to be happy.

If you want to be happy, be. They may call you crazy, psycho...but who cares. You're not being born to live someone else's expectations.

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Let me tell you a story

Unknown 21 September 0

Do you know the saying that night shift workers don't see the sun? Which basically mean that we don't have a life.

Most of the you probably think that people, who work during the night, don't live during the day, because they sleep all the time. That's why, theoretically, relationships between night and daytime workers are impossible. Isn't it true ? Do you know why it wouldn't work out? I will try to show you on a simple example. Listen closly.

It's 6pm, you just finished working and guess what, I am preparing myself to start my night shift and work when you'll be sleeping. I will come back home around 4am, probably wake you up for a possible sex or something hoping you're not too tired or sleepy. After we will be laying next to each other, you will kiss my neck and I will pull you closer to me to feel the warmth of your body. Then we will fall asleep holding each other. Sounds good, doesn't it?

Ok, now it's 9am and you have to wake up to go to work. You will try to do it quietly not to wake me up, but I will probably do just to make you a coffee and spend few minutes with you before you leave. And you do. It's 9:30am. I go back to sleep to wake up 2h later. It's 12 o'clock now and I am getting ready to grab a fast dinner with you. We go to some nice place or just sit on the beach eating pizza and drinking beer.

2pm

You're going back to work and I am living my life till 6pm.

It's 6pm....and we're back to the beginning of this story.

There are no evenings together. We usually don't sit on the couch at 8pm eating some take away, cuddling and watching movies. We don't have time for that, we've got different lives, different schedules.

Of course there is also this one day a week when we've got time for each other. Then we do all kind of stuff together. Stuff we don't have time for during the week when we're working. We are forgetting about the world.

There's just you and me.

How does it look for you? Did you like this little story about these two people being together?

Honestly, I did. When I started writing it I thought I wouldn't, but it doesn't look that bad, you know? I was trying to prove a point that relationships between night shift and day shift workers or in general people with different live schedules are impossible. But how wrong I was. It seems difficult when you think about it, but you can work out evrything If only you want to.

I do realize this post is a total mess. So are my thoughts in my head. I am trying to clean up my mind, to organize everything what's cluttering inside. So don't mind me and take as much as you can from this story. We all hear what we want to hear and we all understand what our mind is capable to understand.

Edit from 30/09/2017

The story is nice, can't hide it. But after taking some things under the consideration I got to the conclusion that it would be very hard or even impossible to have a relationship like this. Ok, maybe if both of you are two people who like their own space more than anything and don't need to spend time one with another, then maybe yes. But relationships are about spending time together, being there for each other. If you are working 9am-6pm and me from 7pm-3am or the opposite, there's no way it could work. Just a recent thought ;)

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9 Aug 2017

Call me Iffy.

Unknown 09 August 0

Did you now that if you're 22 years old and you've got no idea what to do in your life you're basically screwed?I knew that. Well done clever girl. But you know what's even worse ? When you're 22 years old and you want too much. You've got so many plans for your life, so many ideas that you are not capable of making your mind or deciding on one thing. I know it might sound stupid, but it's not. So many people are asking me what I want to do in my life, what are my goals, my dreams, my plans, my hobbies and passions. And I feel so stupid when I am not able to answer this, at a glance, simple questions. BULLSHIT !

I am 22 years old girl.
I can speak 5 languages fluently, I can communicate in 7. I love travelling so I've been thinking of making a living from being some kind of travel agent or creating my own travel organization. As I've been travelling whole my life, at the beginning with family and with getting older I got more independent, I know a lot about other countries and cultures and I really love learnig through travelling. I think no school will give you as much experience as getting lost between little alleys in Portugal or eating Arabic bread somewhere on the desert with the natives.
Or maybe I should get into real estate business? You also need to know languages, be organized person and capable of dealing with people and use your skills of persuasion, which I believe to have. (told you it's not that easy).

I am very interested in photography, that's why since few years I've been focusing on becoming better photographer. I spent hours working with my cameras in different enviroments and after that working on them on my computer. I am not a professional photographer yet, but I am on my way to become one.

I love fitness, that's why I took some courses, I went to the PE school and for few years I have been very focused on my healthy fit lifestyle. I still love it and I see myself as a personal trainer in the future. I do not put it as a priority at the moment, but I know I would be really good in this job.
Making people's lifes better, that would be definitely something for me.

I can not forget about an art of being a bartender. And I am not talking about working in All Inclusive bar, and making "whisky coke" or "a pint". I am talking about a real bartending. Don't get me wrong, every job is a job and I am not trying to put anyone down, but there's nothing special if you work in a bar where measurements don't matter and who cares if you put lemon instead of lime. Most of the clients are probably too drunk to realize that anyway. But for me being a bartender is same as being an artist and to create a perfect coctail is same as creating a work of art, if you know what you're doing. That's what I want to do, that's who I want to be. And I don't like judgmental looks at people's faces when I say I see myself as a bartender in the future. As I said, for me bartender=an artist. If you're good at what you're doing you can really achieve a lot.

Few times I got this thought of being a wedding planner. I do not think about having my own, but I can definitely imagine myself orgaizing someone else's wedding. Chosing the perfect dress, music, decorations, place. And everything to create the most beautiful day of one's life. We come back here again to my obsession- organization. I love to have everything under control, perfectly planned, I am a master in making lists, notes, etc. And yes, I know I am good at it.

So, here you can see my few ideas where do I see myself in the future. The most important? I see myself happy, with no regrets, living my life in 100%. Some of you might laugh. I don't mind. You might be thinking that I am irresponsible, that I should think about earning money and making a future and maybe even family and I won't go too far if I will keep living the way "don't worry be happy". And I am not saying you're wrong. I might wake up in 10 years doing what I am doing now. Laying on the beach with my drink, maybe next to my love one, thinking about all the ideas I've got in my head and trying to figure out my life. Who knows. Or maybe I will become one of the above? Or maybe I will change my mind completely in few year? Who knows. At the moment I don't, so if any of you got any idea what should I do with my life, don't tell me. I will figure it out one day. For now I just want to be happy and nothing will stand on my way to achieve my goal.

See, as I told you, having too many ideas is almost as bad as not having any. But if really you're in your 20's and you still don't know what to do with your life, honestly, get your shit together. Pack a backpack and go to Thailand, Cyprus, Australia. Wherever. Change something, take chances, take that risk because you don't know what is waiting for you behind the corner.

Regards,
Iffy <3

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1 Aug 2017

Non parlo l'italiano

Unknown 01 August 0

I've been away for a while. I made a terrible decision to delete my old blog. I started it in 2014 when I went on my first bigger adventure. Being a stupid and innocente girl of 18 years old I decided to go to Cyprus and start adulting and taking care of myself on my own. You know, earning money, paying rent and bullshit like that. That's when I started writing my blog. And then after over 4 years of writing it I sat down alone in my room, opened a bottle of wine and had one of this evenings when you just want to quit everything and start all over again. So I clicked some magic buttons saying "delete permanently" and that's how I lost my old Instagram and blog. Yaaay, clever me, no ? But I am a writer and I love to put my thoughts on the paper, I would like my words to touch someone deeply one day(not in a sarcastic bitchy way, because I'm a master in that), I want my words, my stories to matter. I am not super clever, I am not some kind of genious, psychologist, shit- I don't even have a degree haha. But I do love my life, I do love living my life and enjoying every moment. I am a baby, I am a child. I am just 22 years old and I don't want to grow up. I am immature and too old for my age at the same time. I don't know what I want from my life, but I know I want to be happy and when dying I don't want to regret a thing. So if you're more interested in my travel adventures (which happens very often, as I can not stay in one place for too long), checking out photos from nice places, food or just reading some bullshit of immature old 22 years old girl, be my guest and stay for longer. I can't promise you I won't disappoint you, I am not a nutella jar, but I can assure you that you will find a pice of you or something worth reading in one of the posts. So don't leave, give it a chance.

Let me start with photos from Sicily. Spent short time over there, but it changed my life and the way I started looking at some things. I used to live there in 2016. Planned to stay there for few months, finished after 2 because of the accident. One of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. I hope you will enjoy them and one day I will tell you a story of this city.