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Holy cow.

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Well, a small miscalculation on my other half’s part. Thailand is actually three hours behind our time zone – not half an hour!

Had I known this earlier today, it would have eliminated the.. well let’s be honest.. panic.. when I did not hear from him around the time I was expecting. I’ve just had a funny feeling about this trip from the start, but when it got to 2pm and I was expecting him to land around 10:45am Thailand time, which would have meant hearing from him by say noon at the latest.

I did not realise just how anxious I was until he finally sms’d me. If I hadn’t bitten off all my fingernails by 1pm I would have had crescent shaped marks in my palms.. so it’s a good thing I chewed them all off, right? ;)

fears, The Other Half, travel

Mystery Solved..

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And now I just have to try and keep it together and *not* mention all my irrational fears repeatedly. Everything will be fine. People go on overseas trips all the time and come back not much different to when they left. Yes, even to countries like Thailand. At least it’s not Bali. At least he’s not flying Garuda or Korean or some dodgy airline. Yes, he will be flying on the 11th of September, and it is the five year anniversary of that event. keep it together!

They sent all the itinerary and ticket info and stuff through tonight, it’s really exciting. I think he might be starting to get excited and he did not once mention how dodgy he thinks Thailand is or any concerns that he’s been speaking about for some days now.

Tonight I was watching Rock Star and they had this ad for shows they will be running on the 11th and it was then I realised that he’s flying that day. I’ve done it before, and so have other members of the family. It’s nothing to freak out about. Had things worked out as planned, we could have been flying out from London on that date, which would have been a bit of a worry.

I didn’t like to see Ryan go home, and I have no idea what Dilana was doing tonight but that was a terrible performance. I could see Supernova didn’t like it at all.

television shows, The Other Half, travel

It’s a mystery..

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Suspense can drive one crazy.

My other half is in the running to win a contest which will take him to Thailand to the factory of a manufacturer to make his *own* washing machine. We don’t find out until the 1st of September, but they’re already asking him for his passport details and about travel insurance and the guy as much as said he’s going – but it’s not certain yet.

This kind of messes with another overseas trip we almost had organised but luckily it was Frequent Flyer points and we were waiting for confirmation on a couple of the sectors so it isn’t 100% booked yet and we can back out without losing anything right up to the first week of September so that’ll work out ok.

This trip, if he wins it, is the kind of thing you only get to do once in a lifetime and imagine him being able to say to customers that he’s been to ‘s factory and even made his own washing machine there. On the other hand, it is to Thailand, and it’s not exactly the first choice destination for him – or for me sitting here at home while he goes there. He’s never been overseas before and I kinda wanted to go with him when he did, but there’s no way I can go as a part of this trip if he does win. :(

Meanwhile – I watched The Italian Job – brilliant! Loved it.

We started watching the Star Wars box set with commentary – I am not a SW fan but it was really interesting.

– I have heard about this movie – The Departed.

It is an adaptation of the highly acclaimed Hong Kong action film Infernal Affairs. The local mob boss (Jack Nicholson) has planted an informer (Matt Damon) in the élite police unit, the sole purpose of which is to break up his operation. The cops, in turn, have introduced a snitch (Leonardo DiCaprio) into his mob. Both sides are frantic to trap the intruding rats, with the possibilities of bloody betrayal rising exponentially as the movie unfolds.

You probably already know I am a huge Leonardo Di Caprio fan, add Matt Damon to the mix, and this will be a very interesting film. I think. Add Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec Baldwin, and this gets even more worth seeing IMO.- It was a nice peaceful day at work today ;)

– I have the next 3 days off! YAY!

movies, The Other Half, travel