Published: January 5th 2006July 4th 2005
i'm back. How wierd. I've been llooking forward to returning 'home' for months but now i am here i can't help but want to leave again. Grey Grey Grey sky, Grey London, It lacks so much Colour. The cold air, no humidity, a cold breeze, clean orderly streets, sedate looking people with expressionless faces in suits (i am wearing some kind of cotton pyjama type things) going to work on the Tube!! the dreaded rat race!!. i can't stop laughing at how familiar this all is but also so strange.
Little things like the news on TV, the accent the red buses. I Realise how much Britain is wealthier than the countires of SE Asia and how comfortable our lives are. Also very materialistic. It makes me look at western life and think it is a setup by the few, focussed on making money from the working masses, materialism prevails, which i suppose is why i have seen so many so called poor people in Fiji/Thailand/even Australia who seem alot happier then the population here in Britain. Being Rich has nothing to do with Money.
It seems the more money involved in a persons life the more problems they have. Just
London
this was'nt here last time!! they seem to have erected a rather large bedroom accessory for females
I keep looking at people going to work and thinking 'why?' what is the point to it all. The merry go round of life, the grind whatever you call it. Money - or the fear of a lack of money keeps us doing the things we dont really want to do. I asked myself if i was a millionaire what would i do? and i said travel the world. i did it!. awesome..thinking that my travel bug has now been satisfied...it has'nt i want to do it again. My itch is still itching
Its been very disorientating being back, the Olympic decision in Singapore then the result in London and only a day after that there were all the bombs going off! not a minute to stop and think.
Do i have a profound philosophy on life now that i am back? hmmm dont know will have to think about it and let the 2 1/2 years sink in abit. But i dont regret one minute of it, the bad times and good times have all been worth it.
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I came to the surprisingly easy decision (whilst watching neighbours on TV actually) to trade in my soul destroying job, move out of my house & pack up my things & leave Londons grey skies, rain soaked crowded streets, and the 9-5 repetitious routine of working 'life' for an unspecified number of years of dodging work erm i mean wandering around the world looking for something different/better? a new perspective and to see what living 'life' was like on the other side of the world. I have this webpage to paste photos on and to prevent people hating me (even more) for jamming their email accoun... full info
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Date: 20th June 2009
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G'day Lee You met my wife Mary while working for Medicolegal Consultants in Melbourne. After reading your blog I asked her why you didn't come around but then realised what would you want with an old guy reminiscing about his past. I was looking for another Bebbington and came across your name and got stuck reading the whole trip with green envy - the first blog I've ever read - I was really impressed it was really persceptive and consistant - think you're in the wrong profession - we not only looked alike, have the same surname, we also think alike, having visited most of the places - I loved the bit about the humidity in Fiji, I was almost there again, young and experiencing it for the first time - and FNQueensland What a wonderful part of the world and Bangkok - what a hole - the smell is like a dead dog under the pavement. But Lee, being a cockney I still envy you being back in that damp and awful place - my home town London. Really enjoyed your writing and the photos especially the city. I will bookmark your blog just in case you decide to jump on a plane again. Give me your dad's email and I'll send him our family tree as we must be related with that conection in Manchester. Bob
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G'day Lee You met my wife Mary while working for Medicolegal Consultants in Melbourne. After reading your blog I asked her why you didn't come around but then realised what would you want with an old guy reminiscing about his past. I was looking for another Bebbington and came across your name and got stuck reading the whole trip with green envy - the first blog I've ever read - I was really impressed it was really persceptive and consistant - think you're in the wrong profession - we not only looked alike, have the same surname, we also think alike, having visited most of the places - I loved the bit about the humidity in Fiji, I was almost there again, young and experiencing it for the first time - and FNQueensland What a wonderful part of the world and Bangkok - what a hole - the smell is like a dead dog under the pavement. But Lee, being a cockney I still envy you being back in that damp and awful place - my home town London. Really enjoyed your writing and the photos especially the city. I will bookmark your blog just in case you decide to jump on a plane again. Give me your dad's email and I'll send him our family tree as we must be related with that conection in Manchester. Bob
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