![]() Dear my loyal 5, Im only a year late with this follow up to part one, and I have absolutely no excuses, so I wont try to make any... So, continuing as promised, here are the next random 5 questions that were sent in for me to answer: Q6: Do you have a role model and if so, who & why? A6: I have a style icon, does that count? Actually I totally admire her in more ways than just her fashion (and its not for her taste in husband either): The one and only Victoria Beckham. I must admit I have been a fan since the Spice Girls days, she just had something about her that resonated with me. Maybe as she was portrayed as being something that she was not? Maybe as she seems to take everything in her stride and not have a freak out or melt down in the public eye. Remember the Rebecca Loos incident? Neither do I very well. She was always considered a moody cow - when in actuality, if you see her during an interview she is really funny! START OF TANGENT: I am always portrayed as the party animal, the outspoken one, the girl with an attitude, too big for my boots, etc. You think I dont know what people say about me? Funnily enough, some people break their backs to inform me of whats being said about me weekly when in actuality I really am not particularly bothered in what someone that has never met me thinks of me. All I can say is 'my so called life' must be a damn sight more interesting that Jane Doe's if all they have to talk about is boring old me! When you actually meet me and take the time to build a relationship with me - you will see that I am not actually that person (well, not too much anyway). We are all guilty of personality traits sure - and I guess mine is that I'm quite bossy? Anyway, I suppose that is the same for a lot of people - that no one really knows the real soul in the meat suit, but, it always makes me smile when someone actually comes right out and says that I am not like what I am made out to be at all. Well off course I'm not, as the stories are not about the real me. I'm not sure who they are really be based on, but that person does not exist inside this Louise Bell... END OF TANGENT. So to sum up, VB is cool in more ways that one, she is a working independent woman that really has it all. Who wouldn't want to admire that? Q7: What is the most challenging thing about living in Marmaris? A7: Oh lordie - where to start? Can I say the red tape? Or the 'so called friends'? There really is not one particular thing that stands out more than another, but lets look at this from the red tape side of things firstly. What would normally take 5 minutes takes days and weeks here. You have to deal with conflicting information constantly which makes it hard to actually get anything done. The left hand never seems to know what the right hand is doing. Its sometimes seems as if the authorities have got it in for foreigners due to the way they make us go about things here, however they make it just as hard for the natives too. Lots of running around to do one simple thing, all to end up returning to the starting point... Then comes the 'friends'. I use this term bloody loosely. 'Friends' here seem to be jealous of any success that you may have. They all seem to have run away from something in their home country - which off course I am not here to judge, but when someone out and out directs missiles at you, you start to wonder if it is Marmaris' destiny to attract all the cranks! You start to wonder if you are the only normal one out there, and then come the dark thoughts - what if you are the mad one and everyone else is 'the norm'? God forbid anyone is happy for you here. They may just explode out of 'happiness'... All I can say is choose your friends wisely, and dont believe it until you have heard it out of the horses mouth. Q8: What profession would you most like to attempt? A8: Omg totally easy one here! I would die to be a TV presenter! And - it almost happened. At one point a local TV station were going to have me presenting a variety of shows including visiting different villages in the area, a cooking program, even a bar street show! I personally could see me hosting my very own chat show - 'On the couch with Louise & Gucci'. Great ring to it dont you think? But alas - they couldn't get sponsorship. They asked me if I could try to drum up some interest and sponsorship but unfortunately I didnt know where to start, so it became a non starter. I am still dying to do it though - so if anyone out there fancies sponsoring a show for me to host, please do get in touch! Q9: What kind of people do you dislike? A9: Easy - people who think they know it all. We all know a little about a little, and thats great (and normal), but what I hate is people that know absolutely NOTHING about a certain thing, however act as if they know EVERYTHING about it. It can off course be put down to maturity and insecurity - trying to prove oneself in the real world - however, people that carry on in such a fashion really do deserve a rhetorical punch on the snout. There is nothing more irritatingly ridiculous than watching someone answer all the questions on one of the facebook groups. A person can off course really know a lot about a lot if that person is about 80 years old - wisdom comes with age after all. A friend of mine makes this comment regularly: Unless you have lived here in Marmaris full time for 5 full years, keep your mouth shut. When it comes to men that think they know everything, I simply want to throw up. I seem to attract these total pricks. Before anyone thinks wrongly - my hubby to be, he most certainly does not fit into this category. But I have had my fair share of these tools believe me! It is infuriating when some dude is arguing with you about how life is when living in Japan - Excuse me, YOU never did live there - I DID!!! Q10: What keeps you awake at night? A10: My weight. Seriously. I really am totally obsessed with my weight, but at the same time I dont stop myself from eating what I really want to eat. I have tried every diet known to man - the last proper one being the 5:2 diet, which seems OK... My issue is I bloody love my food and wine and I dont want to restrict myself, hence my constant worries about my weight. When I gave up smoking 2 and a half years ago I put on half a stone within 3 weeks and vowed to not put on any more. I started to go to the gym plus trying out different classes such as spinning, and finally settling on my personal trainer. Exercise to me really is a chore, so going to my PT 2ce a week instead of the gym 4/5 times a week seems to be a much better deal for me. So with my constant diet of some description and my PT twice a week, I seem to have found a routine that I can stick to without putting on any further weight and toning up all at the same time. So why does this still keep me up at night? I really dont know as I should just go with the god damn flow. I think I will try to do just that. I can try, but I know it wont happen, but always worth that try... The door is open to the next 5 questions, hopefully it wont take me a year to answer the next set! Love Always, Louise XOXO
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