Feb 9th 2008
The journey back from Bangkok went quickly – boarding at midnight last Tuesday I found I had the entire plane row to myself and stretched out for some sleep (not as comfy as it sounds with seat belts and armrests digging into my back and sides). I gave up on sleep after a few hours and watched a movie starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale “3.10 to Yuma” – a very good modern western which passed the time before landing at Heathrow around 6.30am last Wednesday. Dragging my luggage and a box of Siam orchids around the terminal to the bus station I boarded the National Express for Exeter (it’s been years since I used the coach) and wished I’d chosen the train instead as the coach staff had obviously failed to graduate from charm school. So I passed the time on the upper deck reacquainting myself with the english countryside in winter and trying to drown out some noisy toddlers by plugging into my ipod. By noon I was in Exeter and a reunion with my doggy and parents. Since then I’ve been doing very little aside from sleeping, walking my dog and more sleeping with some food imbetween (I have missed toast and marmite – and vegemite just isn’t the same!). It feels odd to be suddenly into the depths of winter from the tropical warmth of Thailand, as though autumn has been bypassed and having been deprived of a British Christmas last year, I feel I should be getting out the tree/tinsel/posting cards and buying presents, I’m feeling Christmassy! So tomorrow night we are having a Grant Family Christmas dinner – luckily there is some mincemeat leftover so I’ll bake some mincepies and Mum is cooking a roast. Yum. The joy is that in a matter of weeks it’s Easter and I can stuff myself with Choccie eggs!This temporary fun is a good delaying tactic before I face up to the reality of a depleted bank account and a complete lack of any desire to find a permanent job. Instead I shall be spending the rest of the month making a plan to fund another trip later this year! Winning on the premium bonds seems unlikely…. guess I better get a temp job instead.Any ideas?
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