Swell!

I am blogging from Dubai airport, its snazzy and modern
slightly tacky, a huge mall thats definately lacking classy
clientele; people sleep sprawled on the floor, some squat.
The guy beside me just took his shoes off and was digging at his toes,
I moved seats.

It has wireless internet, FREE, so that's some consolation.

At Birmingham, I was shadowed by a not unpleasant young man
who escorted me to the check-in desk, handing my passport back to me.
There, I fluttered my eyelids and looked frail,
it worked enough that the man at the check-in desk
closed one eye and let my 17KG overweight baggage through with a smile,
I smiled back.

I was then walked through security, into the departure hall.

Goodbye England and Wales.

My flight was delayed three hours, causing me to miss my connection in Dubai for KL
causing me to miss my connection to Penang; since I now arrive at midnight
and the last flight to Penang goes at 11.15pm,
I will have to spend the night in KLIA.Swell. Brilliant. Dogs Bollocks!

Am so not looking forward to THAT.

Home, in Malaysia, but first night spent in the airport.
Bloody bollocks I say. If all goes well from now, I should get
back to Penang on the 7.30am flight, arriving 8.20am,
16 hours after I was originally supposed to arrive.

Goodbyes were hard.
Spent Sunday evening with Leyna, Italian supper
and Ba Orient, then the next day I took her for a short spin
to the chinese shop, gave her the last of my 'exotic' asian cooking
stuff and she gave me a sweet card and some choccies
and I bid her chicken-poxed-ness adieu

(god!people keep fucking sitting next to me and taking their shoes off!)
I've moved again.

Saying goodbye to the family was hard, NMTP cooked my
requested stuffed squids, then after dinner, they gave me
my goodbye gifts, YM started crying, NMTP, Me,
Dadman held fast
next morning, I said goodbye to YM and Dadman
then NMTP drove me to Birmingham, we hugged, teared
then I headed in, heart beating, to face the immigration officer.

My luck with planes and immigration have been shite since last September,
well, at least they aren't blowing up.