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Thursday, August 17, 2006
love to live here - 04:40 AM
(filed under 'general')
i've so enjoyed my trip here to thailand. i could live here. seriously. it's something that would be possible, too. shroom really loves the place as well, thus why he's been here more than once already.
in bahrain there's no life. aside from the people, the place is kind of dead. there are few birds or wildlife (except for copious numbers of cats), barely even any insects, hardly any trees, not much to do except try to avoid the intense heat. some of the people are nice, but there's a big expat community which tends to not get involved with anyone but themselves.
here there are trees & birds & insects & really friendly people. the expats here mix with the locals. in fact, they're usually married to them. most of the people that live here have learned at least some of the language. they seem to respect the people of the land more & want to be involved with them & immerse themselves in the lifestyle here.
if i could send for smiley to come here & just stay here forever, i would. it's a hell of a lot closer to australia than bahrain anyway, so if i'm going to live abroad this would be a better option in that regard as well as the fact that it's got more life to it.
who knows. it might happen.
so my flight leaves tonight. not sure if i'll get a chance to blog again before i go, but i will if i can. i'm going to meet our friend, mam, at about 2pm today so she can take me to a place nearby where i can get my hair braided. last night she had hers done in a half braided style & it looked really lovely, so i think i might choose the same for my hair. when i arrived, i saw a few women at the airport with their hair totally braided from top to bottom in the afro-american style, so i'd prefer to have something slightly different anyway.
i miss him - 04:26 AM
(filed under 'smiley')
i'm loving my time here, but boy do i miss smiley. even though i'd love to stay here, i'm really looking forward to seeing my beautiful little boy again.
this morning (& the other night) i had a little weep as i watched some of the videos of him on the video camera. it's certainly not as good as being able to grab him & give him a big hug & a kiss, but at least i can still see him that way.
i've been keeping in regular emiail contact with rudi & audrey & they've told me that smiley's been doing really well. he only asked for once the other day & when poppy told him that i'd be back in a few days he was happy with that & went on his way. i'm pleased that i'm missing him far more than he's (at least visibly) missing me. that's the way it should be.
i know he's in very good hands with his nanna & poppy & i know they'll have been keeping him busy with all sorts of fun things which an almost three year old little boy loves to do. i know for a fact that if he wasn't with them, he'd have the chance to miss me more. they do so very well with him. 
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