seb white scribes: The Importance of Being Idle

Well, it's been a funny week, since I was last with you I spent 3 days pretty much on the toilet (it had to happen once I suppose!), watched far too much football, spent an evening drinking with a Colombian tennis player, ohh and sat down with 2 tigers! To be honest it was a heavy one last night (back at 6am!) and I don't know if I have it in me to write all about it. Instead I am going to put some pics (from the last few weeks) up from my camera as I got the memory card put onto disc earlier. I might be able to tell most of you about the other stuff pretty soon, because basically I've decided that the time is right to head home. This is how lazy I'm feeling today I am basically going to cut and paste the email I sent to Mum explaining why I've decided to head home...

"About the passport. well I was half aware, me being me thought I might be able to chance it and leave it till the last minute but for once I didn't manage to get away with it. To be honest its really messed me up because I am seriously thinking about heading home now cause 3 weeks of just waiting for my passport (I obviously cannot do too much as I am trying to save money) is getting pretty damn boring and its expensive especially when I know I have to pay the money back and then spend even more for 2/3 weeks going to Vietnam/Cambodia.

Having a few days in the piece and quiet in Kanchanburi has led to me do alot of thinking, I've had the most amazing time of my life these last few weeks I haven't been unhappy for one second, but I'm starting to think now that I've had my fill, to stay any longer would be greedy.

I've got a qualification a job that will enable me to save save and save to finally rid myself of all my debts and the sooner I get home the sooner I will be able to move forward. If I spend another few weeks waiting and travelling your talking around 600quid probably more knowing my ability to spend!

Also Paul is very keen to get settled with a job in Bangkok and he said he would defo wouldn't mind waiting for us but he will have to write that off till mid July if he did, and I dont think I should hold him back - and I don't really enjoy travelling on my own which is the other option.

Also I am getting very restless with this travelling lark bag to bag place to place, I think Im finally missing my creature comforts like robinsons orange sqaush,sofa sundays and my own little pull out bed in Flat 3!

So I am pretty much on the course of heading home, and I think the time is right to do so, being me there is a slight sticking point in that my old passport is with my passport renewal that I handed in at the Embassy last week. I spoke to someone at the embassy on the phone today who seemed pretty sure that I as long as I had a flight ticket booked I could get a temproray passport that would cover me for that one journey. I am ringing them again tommorrow to clarify. Ideally I might be back say early next week.

Anyway this email kind of gives the impression that I am a miserable bugger stuck thousands of miles away but thats defo not the case I'm still having a ball (despite spending the last 3 days having a rather too friendly relatioship with the toilet - it had to happen sooner or later all the beer and funny food I have eaten!) and will do till I leave. I think for once I might actually be being sensible - remember it it might be some time before it happens again!"

So there you have it failing any problems at the Embassy tommorow I should be back in England soon. I'm sure there are a few more experiences left in me to tell you all very soon!