Apologies, dear reader(s) for the prolonged period of absence, but we've been busy moving and holidaying. We are now fully relocated to Dubai, I have started work again (find me here (no comments on the photo please) or mail me on twatkins@reedsmith.com) and so far all is going well. Not sure about the (albeit temporary) open plan set up - a bit like working in a library - but that is only until August when we move to more a permanent base.
Meantime, we spent a very enjoyable 10 days in Thailand - 4 days in Bangkok (grim and poverty stricken by day, quite an adventure at night) and Khao Lak near Phuket (very peaceful and beautiful beach resort, recovering well post tsunami). Shame about the 36 hour return home where a small delay to our departure from Phuket airport snowballed into the kind of day where you just want to give up and not interact with anyone or anything for fear of what else may go wrong. Needless to say, we don't plan ever to fly Thai Airways again (the only airline left in the world, I am convinced, that does long haul flights with just one TV screen at the front of the cabin to entertain everyone (no, we didn't fly business class).
In other news… Jack's speech is developing well, particularly his ability to mimic everything we say. So, during the course of our holiday we had "oh, bloody hell", a few "sh*ts" and countless other gems (including what I am convinced is a deliberate mispronunciation of the word "bucket" by altering the first letter… you get the idea.
And finally, an indication that we may have been in the Middle East too long. Two sentences that I never thought Michele would ever be comfortable saying, both uttered this week:
1. (In relation to my search for a new car) "But I though you said that you weren't that keen on the Porsche."
2. (A rare example of a woman attuned to the need for men to fill their lives with 'boy toys') "Do you want to buy a large LCD TV?"
I have to say life is pretty great at the moment...
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