New Blog

I've started a new page for my trip, so please check out:
www.travelbar.blogspot.com for an update on my mischief.

Personal Year 9

Let's see what 2008 holds in store for me:

Personal Year 9. . . . Reflection and Reaching Out
This is a year of completions, ending, and a time when you are apt to take inventory of the many factors in your life, some of which you are no doubt proud of, and others that you may want to change. You are likely to scrutinize old values, ideals, and the ideas that you thought were important. This should be a time when you become more involved with other's and giving may become more important that merely looking out for yourself. You may also become aware of a lure to commune with nature, as escapist desires become much stronger than in the past. A lot of things that you have been working for should come to completion during this year, and you will tend to clear the deck for the beginning of a new nine year cycle.

Sounds interesting..!

I prefer fish

We are living in the "flat of the sick" at the moment: M woke up with the flu and I'm mooning around with a numb jaw after a visit to the dentist.
He filled six (!) albeit little holes this morning. (But still, six! I never had a hole before in my life and now doom has descended... ) Being such a coward I asked for an injection - and got three. Four hours later and I STILL cannot close my mouth properly. When I think about it I bear a distinct resemblance to a drooling fish! (Do fish drool, I wonder?)

Today next week I'm off to Bangkok! ;-)

New template

I'm desperately searching for a new template for my blog. Don't quite feel satisfied with this flower-thingy I've got at the moment.

On a happier note I have been invited to an interview - for a job in Africa. Has to be before I shoot off on May 2nd, so I'm rushing off to Germany for the interview on Tuesday!

If you want a laugh, check out Britain's got Talent on itv.com. The contestants are competing for the opportunity to perform in front of Prince Charles & co at the Royal Variety Show. Some are bad, some are weird and some are actually very very good.

5 days

I’ve been mute now for almost an entire week, ok 5 days, and it’s amazing to see how people react to this silent creature opposite them. Everyone switches to High-German straight away and starts gesturing like they’ve got ants in their pants. I wonder if they were subconsciously trying to ensure that I understood by emphasizing their body language – as if I couldn’t hear well either.

I went round with my phone, typing in my message to the outer world and getting them to read it. Was quite funny actually.

The doctor yesterday put the fear of God into me by saying that I might want to annul my trip if this goes on... must have seen my shock and determination to disregard his words because in the next breath he was doling out antibiotics and other fantastic remedies designed to make me sing like a bird in two days. Eating ice-cream last night gave me 1 hour of talkative bliss. But that seems to have run out - am so looking forward to when this medicine kicks in!

Am going down to Geneva to return all my stuff, hopefully there won't be much traffic.

Speechless

I have lost my voice. Very annoying.
It is completely gone. Yesterday I managed to communicate with my surroundings by a hoarse whisper, but today I'm a complete mute. Well, sort of, anyway.

And then there were none

Yet another death has struck our company
A colleague was found dead in his home after failing to turn up for work for two days.
So so sad. Another young life taken. Words fail me.
It is raining outside. T'is as if the heavens were sympathising.