Lest we forget!

2nd August 1990

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, or the years condem.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Lest we forget!

I haven't posted for a while but this date is so significant to Kuwait and to my own family history that even though I have left I will always remember it.
The poem is one said by Aussies on Anzac Day as a remembrance prayer. It is simple and fitting and we should not forget.
Pinky

Update!!

Well, the last two weeks have been mad. I arrived back in the UK to freezeing rain (crappy but effectively reminds me why I don't live in this country), I kind of miss the dust and heat of kuwait! And I definitely miss my friends. I'm strangely detached from everything thats been my life for so long, esp "the man". For someone who was such a big part of my life for so long I'm quite numb and unemotional about him considering I may not see him again for a long time, if ever??

I've been chasing paperwork both at home and in London and finally got my VISA for vietnam and documents attested to yesterday. I thought the ministries in Kuwait were innefficient- oh no the UK FCO is way worse- 2.5 hours to get 5 little bits of paper stuck on and the best part is they charge £27 per document so I walked out £135 lighter!!

It gave me a good excuse to potter round the shops and spend too much money on shoes and undies. Girls if you are ever in London you have to go and be measured at Rigby and Peller, they make the Queen's Bra's. Not a tape measure in sight but dammit you walk out well supported, lifted and separated! Not cheap though but definitely worth it, however, the photo of the Queen and Prince Philip in the fitting room was a bit weird when your standing in your smalls!!

I also met up with the guy who I was trying to move to Honkers with, we did lunch. All a little strange but at least civilised and he carried my bags round selfridges so I can't complain too much. This has been deemed the Summer of catching up with people I have lost touch with. Tonight I'm off to Bristol to see my best friend from Uni and his wife, will all be a little strange cos at uni he was gay! Also hoping to organise a reunion for my other Uni friends. We're going to stay in halls of residence and go to the places we used to get pissed in and behave like a bunch of idiot students- I can see traffic cones in my future!!

The road is calling...

Goodbye Kuwait - it's been fun!

Well, it's time to say good bye. I'm sitting in my empty flat about to go to sleep in Kuwait for the last time- quite sad actually.
My next post will be from not so sunny Scotland.

One and a half days to go!

Scary stuff!! It's the final countdown in every way!!

Quandry??

Is it as bad to not tell something that you know will really hurt their feelings as it is to lie??

Sometime you have to be selfish!

I have so much to do in the next week and everyone is placing demands on my time. I'm sorry but can they all F off! I want to spend my last week doing what I want to do so dammit for one of the first times in my life I'm going to be selfish.
GGGGGRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

Here we go here we go here we go!!

10 days today I will have left Kuwait for what may be the last time. Madness!!!!
I'm really excited about this new phase of my life. I'm having my leaving party this weekend and am hoping for lots of silliness and debauchery and maybe a bottle of Moet at a push but we'll wait an see about that!
Having a fab last few weeks with the man. Had a strange epiphany moment the other day. As much as I care for him and would love to commit to him I don;t want to force him to commit if it's not what he wants. Part of me caring about him is I want to see him happy and if he's in a position he doesn't want to be in he won't be. I'll just wait and see what happens when I go, we'll part on good terms whatever so if nothing more I have a solid friend for life!
Oh dear after having been emotionally stable all week I just burst into tears writing this! There will be no more tears only happy memories!!!!!