Thursday, May 28, 2009

Time Flies...

It seems strange that it's nearly nine months since I blogged on this site; my Charlton blog has been fully up-to-date recently, but I just haven't gotten around to adding anything on this page.

It's been a busy few months I suppose - I jacked my job in last December, as I finally found that I'd had enough. This was a key decision I suppose, as my wife wasn't working at the time (she finally got a job and started work again yesterday!), and I didn't take it lightly. Financially, we are OK, and that covered any monetary shortfall over the last six months, but eventually, one or both of us needed to find paid employment, and my wife was luckier than I and got a job first...

Having finished work, we went on holiday to Borneo once more, our third trip to that part of the world. We stayed in the same hotel as always (Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort near Kota Kinabalu) but I had the heavy cold that pervaded the UK at that time and I realy didn't feel like doing too much once ensconced near the beach. I eventually had to see the doctor as I just couldn't shift the virus, and sure enough, as the holiday finished, I got better. 

My health did mean that we had a very, very, relaxing time, as we simply could not do very much. Normally, on our other trips to Borneo, we have explored the island on either day or overnight trips, but this time we just couldn't do that. So we just lounged on the beach, or went into KK (one day to see the dragon and lion dances that heralded the Chinese New year), or checked out the local Orang-Utans. We had a pretty good time considering, and the hotel staff were simply lovely toward us, and made us cry on leaving as they sang us a farewell song!

My father has also been travelling a lot, and has been on trips to Prague, South Africa, and China, plus a cruise to Greenland, Iceland and Norway and another to the Med. Sadly, my uncle died in March, and we had to attend his funeral near Norwich.

One of our best friends got married last Sunday, so we had a lovely day down in Bournemouth for that, and this weekend, my wife's family on her father's side are all getting together from around the world in Norfolk - should be fun!

Then in a few weeks time we are off on our next holiday, which I have had plenty of time to plan, and takes in another wedding, in California!

That's about it I suppose - I won't comment on the bad things going on in the world - North Korea's nuclear missile programme and threats; MP's claims against allowances; the recession; and the worsening situation in Pakistan - as you all have your own views on those and they are probably the same as mine! Finally. I should add a belated congratulations to Barack Obama, the man who might have to save the world...

Till next time...

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