Living On A Prayer
I am not dead
That said I am very tired and pretty much look dead. Sun burnt, 3 months re-growth, not much fooding and dirty feet make for a preettty atractive Jim right now. As I can't be assed writing a complete blog right now I've cut and pasted an email I sent my parents last night. I think it speaks for its self in terms of bad spelling, grammer and conherance just how tired I truely am. Names have been not been changed.
"That was the most PAINFUL TOURTURE i have endured so far. Im metally
exhasted (see spelling) my Train from Varanasi was 9 HOURS LATE!!!!!!!!!!!
so thats 9 hours waiting at the train station then 15 HOURS not knowing if i
would make my non-refundable flight. Eyes closed praying hard that i would make it in time Half the time the train wasnt even moving so we just sat there, it was sohot i really really smell now but i have to eat something and send this before i do anything else. When i
arrived at Kolcutta at 3.30 ten minutes after the flight depature time but
was banking on the flight beign delayed like EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS COUNTRY
OF HELL so ran through thr station rugby forward style literally bowling
people down found a taxi with the most non english speaking driver possable
(everytime i yelled go go he would stop) and off we went slowly as Kolcutta
traffic is so bad. to make thing worse the driver just diddnt pick up on my
EXTREME agitation and kept asking me to sing "country song" guessing he
meant "from my country" not a rousing rendition of "Jolene" i could only
remember the words to the theme song from "friends" so that sufficed. at the
airport the only money i had left was a 500 ruppee note to pay for a 250
fare and you could see the delight in his eyes when he realised i was in too
much of a hurry to find change. Certainly made his day. The guy at the
security check told me id missed my flight but the next guy told me it was
DELAYED!!!!!! YEY HA!!!! i actully shouted for joy!! so off i went with a
few hiccups and catches......lost pocket knife number two. tryed to skip
security. Got my hair stuck on the bathroom
tap...................................now Nepal. Its a cool 28 degrees.
Heavan!! everything seems calm and familer.....oh so tired now"
So you see I'm back in Nepal and it is great like being home. In the Kolcutta I actully danced with joy to be leaving India behind. Its such an overwhelming place. Kathmandu I love you!!!Visited my friends and just sitting chatting about nothing was such a break from the rush of it all. I've just got back from assiting with the health checks at Charity Nepal one of the orphages that voluteers like I was are working. Great to see the kids again and to help out just has me planning to return again already. Tomorrow I'm going out to the orphanage I was at to visit for a few days before home. There is a new orphage being built there so painting and sanding to be done. I'm keen so lending a hand....not so keen on lentils and rice again. I still can't stomach that after a year away! Can't wait to see the kids again......little blighters
That said I am very tired and pretty much look dead. Sun burnt, 3 months re-growth, not much fooding and dirty feet make for a preettty atractive Jim right now. As I can't be assed writing a complete blog right now I've cut and pasted an email I sent my parents last night. I think it speaks for its self in terms of bad spelling, grammer and conherance just how tired I truely am. Names have been not been changed.
"That was the most PAINFUL TOURTURE i have endured so far. Im metally
exhasted (see spelling) my Train from Varanasi was 9 HOURS LATE!!!!!!!!!!!
so thats 9 hours waiting at the train station then 15 HOURS not knowing if i
would make my non-refundable flight. Eyes closed praying hard that i would make it in time Half the time the train wasnt even moving so we just sat there, it was sohot i really really smell now but i have to eat something and send this before i do anything else. When i
arrived at Kolcutta at 3.30 ten minutes after the flight depature time but
was banking on the flight beign delayed like EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS COUNTRY
OF HELL so ran through thr station rugby forward style literally bowling
people down found a taxi with the most non english speaking driver possable
(everytime i yelled go go he would stop) and off we went slowly as Kolcutta
traffic is so bad. to make thing worse the driver just diddnt pick up on my
EXTREME agitation and kept asking me to sing "country song" guessing he
meant "from my country" not a rousing rendition of "Jolene" i could only
remember the words to the theme song from "friends" so that sufficed. at the
airport the only money i had left was a 500 ruppee note to pay for a 250
fare and you could see the delight in his eyes when he realised i was in too
much of a hurry to find change. Certainly made his day. The guy at the
security check told me id missed my flight but the next guy told me it was
DELAYED!!!!!! YEY HA!!!! i actully shouted for joy!! so off i went with a
few hiccups and catches......lost pocket knife number two. tryed to skip
security. Got my hair stuck on the bathroom
tap...................................now Nepal. Its a cool 28 degrees.
Heavan!! everything seems calm and familer.....oh so tired now"
So you see I'm back in Nepal and it is great like being home. In the Kolcutta I actully danced with joy to be leaving India behind. Its such an overwhelming place. Kathmandu I love you!!!Visited my friends and just sitting chatting about nothing was such a break from the rush of it all. I've just got back from assiting with the health checks at Charity Nepal one of the orphages that voluteers like I was are working. Great to see the kids again and to help out just has me planning to return again already. Tomorrow I'm going out to the orphanage I was at to visit for a few days before home. There is a new orphage being built there so painting and sanding to be done. I'm keen so lending a hand....not so keen on lentils and rice again. I still can't stomach that after a year away! Can't wait to see the kids again......little blighters
posted by jim at 4:48 AM
2 Comments:
Congratulations! You're the best at running late for flights / leaving things to the last minute. You went beyond the last minute and turned up past Your departure time, which I have never achieved. Your legendary status may never be beaten.
you got me non-sexually baby!!! we should invite ferris too... though let's not feed him any of the delicious pizza... can't wait to see you back here in wellies!
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