There are some birds going nuts outside my window. I think it’s because it’s been sprinkling a little bit today; not much rain, but just enough to make me worried about slipping over randomly. And yes, that is something I need to be legitimately concerned about. I bought these amazing shoes in Malaysia Read the rest of this entry »
The walk back to our house can be a treacherous one. Basically, when you say you live in Acton people usually cringe and suck air between their teeth, and say things like ‘…really? Geez…’. We didn’t understand it at all. The people on the High Street are friendly, the shops are filled with legitimate-seeming salespeople. Then we discovered the blocks and blocks of estate housing a few streets back from the main area. Okay, they aren’t that dodgy, but let’s say that a woman should never walk alone there. And did I mention I was given a free personal alarm the other week Read the rest of this entry »
The comedy night was great fun, but it was also a fascinating expose of social taboos. It’s like this: the audience will be laughing, laughing, laughing. They’ll love the comic, they’ll think he’s the greatest, funniest, wittiest most brilliant person they’ve ever seen. And then he makes one bad joke, he mentions something that people don’t like, and he’s gone Read the rest of this entry »
1) My Cat
I know this goes without saying, and everybody’s probably so sick of hearing me say it, but man I miss that little guy! With his super warm body and his constant purr. Makes me teary just thinking about his musical, operatic yowl, or his sweet knocking Read the rest of this entry »
As I was walking to work today, I decided there was something I wanted to write about. I’ve forgotten what it was now. Was it the dream I had last night about two rabid badgers (my subconscious response to recent debates over Read the rest of this entry »
So we’ve been in London for just over a month. We’ve got jobs, we’ve got a room with an en suite, we’ve seen a few of the sights, and yet it still doesn’t feel quite like we’re here. Sometimes I see something (a squirrel, a snowflake, a line of terraced houses) and I’ll be reminded where I am Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, 22nd January, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMMY!
Monday, 23rd January, Mizam Guest House, Teluk Nipah, Palau Pangkor, Malaysia, 10:13am
It feels like, destitute, we’re stranded on a desert island. James has left for provisions and to find help, while I stay behind at our camp, fending off monkeys and hoping for his safe return. This is only half true. James has gone off for provisions, and I am kind of fending off monkeys and I’m definitely hoping for his safe return. He is so brave and dashing, I love him very much. See, here’s the big problem with Palau Pangkor. Their ATMs don’t accept our credit cards. And we arrived on Saturday, so the banks were closed until Monday. We have $24US on us as well, but nowhere to exchange it. So yesterday was fun. We spent the day with about $7AUD left in Ringgit (about 20) Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, 21st January, Mizam Guesthouse, Teluk Nipah, Palau Pangkor, Malaysia 8:57pm
So we escaped Penang. It was a rush and a whir of buses and ferries, and we made everything at the last minute (and I mean last minute! Both the bus to Lumut and the ferry to Pangkor were held in order for us to run and buy tickets, so we made them both with seconds to spare). But it was worth it. Pangkor is incredible. It’s a beautiful mix of jungle that goes right up to the coast (interrupted only by the coastal road). We saw three Ebola monkeys by the side of the road Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, 21st January, Ali’s Guest House, Batu Ferringhi, Penang, 11:25am
After a red-eyed 7am flight (meaning leaving the hotel at 5am, after getting to bed at 12am. There’s a story behind this. Hmm…okay, quick summation. Basically we went back to the same hotel we’d originally stayed at [Classic Place], only to be given a crappy twin-bed room that wreaked of cigarette smoke. So, understandably cranky, we had to try and spend as little time as possible in that foul-smelling room Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, 17th January, Little Creek Hideaway Resort, Kanchanaburi, 9:50pm
There is something crick-crick-cricking outside our bungalow window, and we have no idea what it is, but it sounds like it’s getting closer. This is Bug Paradise. I’ve already flicked a grasshopper and a beetle off our bed, and am looking forward to the safety of our mosquito net. This is our brief escape from Bangkok, a two night stay in Kanchanaburi, two hours out of Bangkok, better know as the place with the bridge over the River Kwai Read the rest of this entry »