Monika Holidays

... waiter. He sat with us for a while and offered me djarum cigarettes which I accepted. We discussed Indonesian politics, family, holidays, and terrorism within Indonesia. He was very friendly and forthcoming and we were just as curious about him as he was ...

... talking. She tells me of her Morocco vacation with her parents and son. She tells me her parents will stay with her until the holidays. She also says that she is somewhat stressed with her home full of people and is happy to be back at work. We also ...

... 'd like to support me in this endeavor, save the spirit of christmas, and get bonus karma points - in lieu, say, of a cheesy christmas candle exchange - i've conveniently created a donate-to-help-monika-get-home-for-the-holidays link!!) kisses, monika

... fish, blood or excrement. I awoke this morning to a radio four report on 'Scrooge employers' i.e. those who include bank holidays as part of their staffs annual leave quota. I am so pleased that this cruel and insensitive practice is being addressed ...

... . I was a little worried that we might not be able to pull it off, it's not as though people come away on holidays with fancy dress costumes in their luggage. We had a big group of Australians staying at the campsite and they were very enthusiastic about ...