Back in the motherland

My flight home from germany on the 9th was an emotional one. There was turbulance most of the way to singapore and I was sitting next to a marketing agent who worked for microsoft in england. I guess she was in the software department because she was about as dipsy as they come in the hardware department and wouldn't stop whining about the back rests. She eventually left and sat somewhere else and some drugged up happy larry took her place and just sat there smiling at me. I soon worked out my new neighbour could speak as good as no english as he was fresh from a furniture warehouse in Italy visiting a mate of his who'd gone back to australia for his girlfriend. What a familiar scenario I thought and told him I had just come from a similar situation in germany and hoped it works out better for his mate than it did for me. He had the same stop over in singapore so we hit the tiger beer for the next 6 hours to pass the time. It was the funniest experience to try make conversation with someone who doesn't know what you're saying but with a pen and paper we could communicate.

I'd kept myself awake for 32 hours up until my flight from singapore to adelaide and I was as pissed off as I've ever been having to sit next to an elderly couple who obviuosly used dog shit for toothpaste. I would have liked to have told them to stop breathing but then I would have risked a conversation and I wouldn't have survived so much stinky breath. I became an expert on breathing patterns as I found that by breathing in syncrony with the oldies meant some of the stench would dissipate but every so often there was a cough in between and I had to start over. I tried to sleep but it just wasn't possible. I got to adelaide and spent a few hours in customs because of all the asians that couldn't fill in their customs declaration forms. Any way that's enough whinging about my flight home!

Now that I'm back I have an allergy because in my absence I had a mouse invasion and they pissed all through my house. I also have an air conditioner full of dust mites which I have spread throughout the house now as I turned on the heater. I found out my rainwater is toxic so drinking it wasn't a good idea. It's about 12-15 degrees during the day and 3 degrees at night so I have to get used to freezing again.

Work is shit at the moment mainly because I sneeze too much to see what I'm doing and because I have so much to take on compared to last time I was at work but It'll get better and I think I'm just not used to working anymore. I know I only have 3 months left in the bakery and then I will search for a replacement job and eventually build up my own business in my free time. I really can't wait to go travelling again but I guess for the time being I will just have to travel in my dreams:-)

I hope that everything is going well for those reading this in germany and to hear from you all sometimes. Take care until next time..