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Awwww it was so sad.......Adios amigos!!

by Gruba ^Pro @ Saturday, 30. Jun, 2007 – 04:53:16 pm

Last night was really sad.....it was our leaving do after finally getting made redundant. Yesterday at work I was fine and then we went to the pub for a drink which again I was fine. I then went home, had a nap, got jabbed in the arm by the nurse and then got ready for the party.

So, the evening arrived and I had a chat and a laugh with everyone, ate some food then ate some more, drunk a few martini & lemonades and was quite happy. But then it was getting late and that's when people started leaving.....Vanessa (a little sweetheart), then Carly (Carly Warly) and then a few others (I can't remember who so forgive me). Then Emma left and Gemma came over and said bye and brought Tasha with her.....well that did it for me....I didn't think I'd cry but I did.....bloody Tasha....we're good friends and have a laugh at work etc but for some reason I couldn't contain myself anymore - we both just hugged and cried and I had a nice kiss off of her (nothing kinky!) and we stayed like it for a couple of minutes. I just wanted to hold on to her for a little while and we finally said goodbye.......i was very sad

Then, I took a couple more photos and started saying bye to the rest of them; Ella, Val, Kerry and Barb - all was fine by this time. So then we start walking out, down the stairs to the exit....I say bye to Jenny and then on to Leah (you know I love her to bits but she's got no inhibitions that girl) and again it was an emotional goodbye and then bye to James (the mumbler!). I finally got out the door - phew no more tears.

I woke up this morning (ok nearly midday but who cares) with NO hangover and a feeling of sadness......when will I see them all again? You just know you won't see some of them but others I do hope to keep in touch with....I'm up for the odd meal here and there!!

So that's about it folks.....I didn't talk about my plans - they can wait till next time. Au revoir xxx

What a Weekend!!!

by Gruba ^Pro @ Monday, 25. Jun, 2007 – 12:21:18 am

What can I say??? I had a fantastic weekend coz my 'lady-friend' came over and we just relaxed, took it easy and enjoyed each others err.....'company'......yep I'll go with company!

I finally got home tonight at midnight after going to Waterloo to say goodbye and now I'm pooped. But luckily I'm not working tomorrow and Tuesday - yippee and even then I only have 3 working days left until I leave work!!

So tomorrow I shall be marking off some of my 'to do' list such as find a camera, get some travel insurance, sort out extra accomodation and buy a sim card for abroad. I'll be going up to London on Sunday to get my rucksack and travel bits and pieces so I reckon that by this time next week everything should be in place - what a relief that will be.

Well, I'm tired so I'm gonna love ya and leave ya - I shall be dreaming nice dreams tonight hopefully

Bye bye xxx

Show me the money!!

by Gruba ^Pro @ Tuesday, 19. Jun, 2007 – 06:32:51 pm

I can't believe how broke I am this month - I have no idea what I've spent it on....fair enough I paid for the rest of my tours and flights but for some reason even my day to day money has vanished. The depressing thing is I still have to pay out for some extra nights hotel stays for before and after the tours - it's never ending.

My friend Cathy told me a couple of months ago that everything would be ok - it'd sort itself out....well I'm sorry to say Cathy but it's major stressful!! I'm petrified about my first tour - Japan - I've got to make my way out of the airport to get on a train and head towards Tokyo, then find the hotel ....it may sound easy but remember this is Japan we're talking about where there are no English signs. I could opt for a taxi but I read that it would set me back about £125!!! madness!! It's a little daunting considering that this is the first time I'll have ever gone away on my own! Sympathy please?!

It's only 3 weeks till I go on my adventure and yeah I'm really looking forward to it but at the same time I'm aprehensive. At least this weekend I can relax as my lady-friend is coming over for the weekend - I probably mentioned it before but I don't care. I'm gonna enjoy the time that we have together before I go away (PS the confusion is over!). I do hope that when I get back on 2nd November that we'll carry on from where we left off but I know it's a lot to ask of someone to wait for me considering I've not known them for that long - but I can only hope.

Well, that's about as much as you're gonna get from me regarding my lady-friend so swiftly moving on I'm broke but luckily its payday tomorrow and then next month it's an even bigger payday - redundancy money £££ yippee! Unfortunately I've already spent most of it (in theory) on the next stage of my travels but we'll see what happens with that - not sure when I'm going yet.

OK, I'll shut up now..... ciao for now xxx

What a day!!

by Gruba ^Pro @ Sunday, 17. Jun, 2007 – 12:28:22 am

Cor, what a day it's been......it was mum's surprise birthday party (even though her birthday was 10 days ago!). She didn't even have a clue about it - I think we did good. It went off well, got to see loads of people I hadn't seen for a while which was good. We ate, drank, ate and drank....however I know exactly what I'll be having for my lunches all week now - leftovers! Oh yum!

Unfortunately I now have a headache but I think that's through continuous coughing all day - why won't this bloody cough go? I've now resorted to night nurse just to knock me out for the night...before that I was overdosing on cough medicines which didn't help at all. All I can say is I hope it goes before next weekend coz my 'lady friend' will be coming over - yippee.....it's been too long.

I can't believe I have only 8 working days left until I'm made redundant - a scary thought. I mean I knew round about August last year I wanted to leave and then we were told we were leaving anyway in September so I've had plenty of time to get used to it but it's just come around way too quick - where has the time gone? (man I feel old saying that!). There are two things I'm gonna miss ....

1. The people - I've made some really good friends there which I hope to keep in touch with and

2. The money!!

But it's time to move on - I've been there on and off for 6 years nearly and that's way too long for me - I like to believe I'm a free spirit....I don't do commitment (jobs I mean).

Oh yeah....George Michael was fantastic on Saturday, it was mostly the same set up as the Wembley Arena concerts but to be in Wembley Stadium watching GM was 'amazing' (clever use of words!).

I reckon that's enough from me tonight - can you hear that???? it's my bed calling.....gotta go

Where in the world I've been so far.....

by Gruba ^Pro @ Wednesday, 13. Jun, 2007 – 08:40:28 pm

create your own visited countries map
or vertaling Duits Nederlands

Confused??

by Gruba ^Pro @ Wednesday, 13. Jun, 2007 – 08:25:19 pm

My life is so confusing lately....I just don't know which way to turn....I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't. Of course not a lot of this will make sense to anyone who reads this but I feel I have to get it off my chest.

Fair enough, I know I have a lot of things on my mind....basically the whole travel thing I start on 11th July - ahhh scary thought. I've just sent off to get my India and Vietnam applications which is gonna cost me more than double what the actual visa charges are coz I'm doing it through a company....daylight robbery i tell you!! but I must admit it takes the hassle out of doing it myself - remember the chinese visa?? lol

But the confusion isn't so much about my travelling but about my personal life. You see....you meet this person who you're taken with and think to yourself 'yep, time to move on after all the sh*t you've been through and just play it safe.' Now that's fair enough I hear you say but what happens when things take a turn in a different direction? (again this will confuse people). I've been told to enjoy it, have some fun etc etc..... great idea but it can't half screw with your head.

This makes no sense to most people so I think I'm gonna leave it as it is.....I'm sure the confusing stage will pass soon enough

What's my name b*tch?!

by Gruba ^Pro @ Thursday, 07. Jun, 2007 – 06:27:02 pm

I just thought I'd give you an update on what's occurring....actually not much!

I wanted to tell you about last night coz it was my mum's birthday yesterday; we first went to Cosmo to have a nice chinese buffet - it was ok...edible in fact so then we go to the local theatre to watch an English opera version of Carmen. Now remember it was the England match last night so this opera had to be fantastic....err yeah fantistically boring - you couldn't hear them sing although that wasn't a bad thing!! Hmm am I being too nasty? Hell no - they deserve it - I missed my beloved football for this load of tosh! Sara told me that some people walked out half way through - I could understand that...if I'd had my car with me I'd have been out of there like a shot! One thing I couldn't say is that I wasted my money coz the ticket was bought for me - poor Sara! It was an experience - I'll leave it there!

Then this morning I woke up and felt so crappy I turned over and went back to sleep - that bloody chinese meal from last night was about to rear it's ugly head again. Man I felt like sh*t but my conscience got the better of me and I went into work anyway....why do I bother though coz I hate bloody PENQ!!

Obviously, I don't really have much to report about the preps for my travels except Cathy and I need to look at booking some quality hotels in Hong Kong and Beijing...such a hard life. Tibet is in the process of being sorted now too. Saying that I nearly had a heart-attack last Friday when I got the china visa coz it runs out on 1st September and I was like 'oh my god, oh my god it's wrong, it's wrong.' Trust me I nearly keeled over then and there but luckily we actually leave Tibet (part of China innit) on 1st September so I just managed it - phew!

I'm out tomorrow night at Tracey's hen party at Chicago Rock - I'm stressing about what to wear...jeans I hear you say...well derh I know that bit but what top? I have t-shirts, t-shirts and more t-shirts. It was a miracle I actually went out and bought the wedding outfit!

Then on Saturday Sara, her friend Hayley and I go watch Georgey boy....I'm hoping he changes the show a little bit. What annoys me is that it's such a long day....travelling, waiting around then more travelling. What am I talking about that's all I'll be doing in a few weeks - aaaahhhhh.

OK, enough of me whining. I'm going now....don't cry.....I'll be back soon

My body aches!

by Gruba ^Pro @ Monday, 04. Jun, 2007 – 09:02:03 pm

Wot can I say?.... my body aches but that could be due to staying up way past my bedtime on Saturday night but I did have an excuse - I met up with my 'lady friend' again coz I went to that party I said about. Although the party didn't exactly get started (the music anyway) it was a night away from the tv. All I can say is that I 'enjoyed' the party very much .

But, back to the whole travel nightmare..... I managed to get my chinese visa - yippee but it was a bloody long day; up at 5.15 to get the 6.40ish train and then walk like miles to the embassy. But mission accomplished.

Now I've just got send off for my Indian and Vietnamese visa's which I'll do by post...within the next couple of days.

Sara (the sister) came with me Friday and then afterwards we stopped in at the travel agents and finally booked the last bits of my tour of Asia so now I leave on 11th July and return home on 2nd November which is like 3 1/2 months. The only thing is I still forgot to buy the japan railpass (doh) so I'll have to sort that out.

I'm still looking into what type of rucksack I want - it has to have a proper back support etc - you know with all the health problems I had. The mad thing is I tried one on, on Friday with only 10kgs in and even that made my back ache!! How am I gonna manage double?!

Now that it's only like 5 weeks away I'm now starting to s**t myself a bit. But then again I expected it coz I'm always like this before some major event. I just need to chill a bit...relax....take it easy and all that jazz.

I can't even take time out for the next couple of weeks - I've got Tracey's hen night on Friday then I see George Michael on Saturday at Wembley (4th time in 6 months) then the following weekend I'll be busy.

Mum asked me earlier if I was nervous about leaving work, I replied 'no, not work more like the travel bit.' Trust me...no more work for a while sounds like heaven! Laterz xx