It's All About Nemo!

Das captain is on a mission, the first seeds were sown prior to our hols when an Amazon delivery arrived with a new book and he has been on a roll ever since!

We have a fish tank and a pretty decent one at that, freshwater and it's been nurtured over the last year and looking pretty good. Das captain wants a new challenge.....a reef set up with an all singing all dancing water treatment plant!

Post birthday lunch we had an impromptu (or not so impromptu) visit to a newly opened marine shop and yesterday das captain went up the motorway on another scouting mission.

The tape measure has come out this morning, so it's getting serious now, it won't be long no doubt before we,ll be welcoming our own Nemo,s to the top of the mountain.





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The Big Freeze

Flip is it cold! It's just over a week since we touched back down in Blighty to gorgeous sunshine and moderate temperatures, but since then the temperature has dropped dramatically on a daily basis.

There isn't a drop of sunshine to be seen and it's bitterly cold! I do believe I have just seen a few flakes of snow here at the top of the mountain!

Flipping heck just seen the weather forecast, it's going to get even colder.....brrrr. Oh to be back in warmer climates! It's going to be a case of wrapping up warm today!

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Birthday Surprise!

Lovely day yesterday, the sun was shining and after das captain woke up after a normal nights sleep (arrrrghh, it's not fair), we headed off into town to catch up with family and enjoy a birthday lunch.

I was totally spoilt yesterday and this was just the most amazing present ever, created by my gorgeous ELG! Prior to going on hols she said I would be coming back go a lovely surprise...I cried when I opened this.

Beautifully made, it shall have pride of place somewhere...thank u so much ELG x

Jet Lag Aka The Wide Awake Club!

Hmmmmmmm, this is no fun. After waking up on the hr every hr I gave up and got up at 5am this morning, except there is no beach to walk this am, as walking the deck outside doesn't count!

Jet lag, is a physiological condition which results from alterations to the body's circadian rhythms. This occurs from rapid long-distance transmeridian (east–west or west–east) travel.

It can last several days until the body adjusts to the new time zone, and a recovery rate of one day per time zone crossed is the norm.

Jet lag is liken to issues induced by shift work. So when traveling across a number of time zones, the body clock will be out of synchronization with the destination time, as it adjusts to daylight and darkness contrary to the rhythms to which it has grown used to.

So the body's natural circadian rhythm is out of sync as the rhythms that dictate times for eating, sleeping, hormone regulation and body temperature variations no longer respond to the environment nor to each other in some cases.

Symptoms of jet lag can be quite varied, but invariably sleep disturbance occurs, mainly early awakening and interrupted sleep with multiple awakenings.

We managed a good five hrs sleep on the plane which wasn't bad all things considered and after our 0510 landing and a quick Costa Coffee and farewell to Aunty Kath, we were at Twickenham and on the road home by 0645 and home by 0930.

Then I was like a woman possessed, unpacking , making bacon butties and then off to town to go food shopping all in the mission to stay awake!

It was hilarious last night as I battled the you must not go to sleep desire. I lost count of the yawns much to das captains amusement and finally gave up at 1930 and went to bed. I was asleep as my head hit the pillow and slept soundly until 0130......awake since then!

Back to work tomorrow, at this rate I will have done a full days work by the time the workers arrive, at least I may have a fighting chance of catching up a bit before the full madness and mayhem begins.








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Location:Home

Blighty Bound

This was the view at 0700 this am as I went for my early morning walk along the beach. Just gorgeous, by the time we do the return leg there are lots of walkers.

It makes me laugh as we go out for the start as there is a steady stream of people putting their towels out on sunbeds in the pitch black as if their life depended on it!

Last night we did some final retail therapy, well Kath and I did whilst das captain opted for The Cliff and the watching the world go by with its stunning panoramic view point.

We were heading for Cenang post sunset to a fab Chinese restaurant which has been closed for Chinese New Year and we haven't been to.

It was manic walking up the strip, the island is still very full, the roads as pavements were chocca, it was like paddy,s market.

We were disappointed after the long route march, the place was packed and a queue as long as to get in. Hot and flustered it was a cab back to another restaurant and a yet another swooper Chinese / Thai feast.

So we have a final day in the sun and then homeward bound this evening on the night flight. Time has flown but its been great fun catching up with old friends and just chilling out doing very little at all except walking and reading.

Sounds like the weather has calmed down abit, you never know I might get a birthday swail on Sunday. Now that would be a perfect way to end the hols.





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Pops & The Medicine Man

So das parents are homeward bound and they were seen off in style yesterday with an almost personal lion dance in a local restaurant.

Leikke a local boat man and brother to Hai Tan has taken a shine to pops over the last few days and was determined to get him dancing as the lion.

As a Chinese man he is a firm believer in chinese medicine and we have had all sorts of tutorials at recent times of the day and night in different herbs and plants and fruits and what they can cure.

It's been fascinating to hear. Pops has had trouble with his kidney stones whilst out here and the cure for that is 9 pulverised green apples (they must be green), three times a day for a week with nothing else but water. He reckons it works every time......I can see e logic in it but not sure despite using all powers of persuasion that pops will give it a whirl when back home.

So back to the lion dance, steeped in Chinese tradition and bringing in good luck and blessings to the homes / restaurants that they dance at, it's a great spectacle to watch, they wasn't many of us in there when they came so good views all round including capturing it all via the GoPro which I,ll post later. iN the interim here are some photos.

Pops & The Medicine Man


A firecracker start









Sniffing out das captain









Pops posing...


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Location:Langkawi

Amma & Gramps Are On Their Way Home ELG!

So after 2 and a half months of fun in the sun, Ma and Pops are on their way home.

They left cold and wet Blighty at the beginning of December post our early family Xmas and have had a fab time over here with good friends.

We,ve had a great time with them over the last few weeks but all good things must come to end.

It means two things to ELG, a reunion and trip to the theatre next but most IMPORTANTLY, it's now almost Eleanor's birthday and they will be home for that this year!

We,ll seen them off at the airport later and then


only a few more days to go and we,ll be next!

Time flies, but a great break for us from work, but its back to the madness next week!

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