It says in the book
Trip Start
Sep 03, 2008
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Trip End
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Southampton,
United Kingdom
Thursday, August 21, 2008
two weeks to go yesterday and though there are still some feelings of
impending death on the horizon, travel plans are coming together.
this week i picked up my contraception so hurrah to no unwanted pregnancies.
i've had my first rabies and japanese encephalitis jabs and so has sean so hurray to that too.
his passport came through.
mum and dad went out today and i am extremely grateful to say that they
bought me jesus sandals at a very tiny price so i don't have to.
hurrah to that as well as that was one shopping trip i was very much wanting to do without.
actually they've been really good what with helping out with the cost
of my jabs, which i foolishly did not think about in my budget
whatsoever, along with so many other things.
and over the weeks mum has started to collect up a bundle of essential
first aid goodies, all mentioned in books detailing which borders never
ever ever to cross and which creatures will kill, and where bandits
hang out.
yes in this big bad world, everyone is out to get you!
though i shouldn't joke because as we once said in brownies or girl guides, our motto was 'be prepared'!
and we will be.
and finally, me and sean are finally talking sensibly without me
nagging or him hanging up the phone on me whining that i'm panicking
too much, which has to be the best news of all seeing as we have to
become best buds over the next few weeks.
i had my leaving do at the weekend so got to say a few early goodbyes so that was nice.
a bit of a flakey night what with everyone everywhere most of the night but it was a fine fine evening anyway.
and one that would be remembered a damn sight better if only lois would
stick her photos up on facebook, for the hundredth time of asking!
oh and no tears that night which was good although that probably means
it's gonna hit me like nobody's business when we finally have that last
supper with everyone a few days before i go.
that's gonna be nasty.
i've told work my plans and everyone seems really ok about them so that's been a relief.
some of them are even joking about putting up a map to plot my location
throughout the year though give them a month and they'll probably have
forgotten who that girl was.
so anyway all that's left to do now is pack and go on a few first shopping trips.
i'm worried about the cost of any extra bits especially since my
figures haven't taken into consideration all these silly things people
don't think about when they first hand over their grand for the plane
ticket but i'm sure as long as it's all sorted out at least a few days
before take off that me and sean will do fine and dandy.
ok so think that's all i'm going to write tonight seeing as alex told
me off the other day for writing 'war and peace' but one last thing to
mention relates to this constant struggle to pick the right malaria
tablets.
ok so story so far goes one nurse says take the expensive ones, another says take the cheap ones and cover up.
then there was the boots pharmacist who put the fear of christ up me by
saying i'd end up looking like the elephant man if i didn't cover up
enough, and now i've been told i absolutely cannot take the cheap one
anyway as it effects my contraceptive pill completely and utterly and
like i've already said i don't want a baby just yet.
so i've made up my mind that malarone is the one and go into my clinic
tonight to see if one of my nurses can just write out a very very very
quick prescription for me so i can shop around for the cheapest pills
this weekend and she says she will and yet she cannot do anything until
i've booked an appointment.
but do they have any available ones without me somehow screwing over
work again and no they don't so despite having the nurse stood right
there within touching distance i am without my prescription and without
the means to bargain and finally get my hands on those damn pills.
the anger has gone now but you can imagine!
right that's all, apart from apologising to alex for my rambling on AGAIN!
so in summary for him then...
a) got pill
b) got first jabs
c) got jesus sandals
d) me and sean are friends again
e) top leaving do - lois posts those photos!
f) i'll be expecting you to be there (everyone and ALEX crying too!) when the tears start
g) work are happy for me
h) apologies for writing 'war and peace'
i) malaria sucks!
