a good year?

This blog is now a year old.
Have I done what I set out to do ? I don't know.
Am I where I want or wanted to be? I really haven't got the foggiest idea.
Here is my first entry-last June:


Monday, June 06, 2005

On The Move

Well I have been here for 12 years now, I suppose it is time to move on. After having the usual arguments with the travel agent, i paid for the family's tickets today, actually saved hk$1000!!, after threatening to take back my deposit after the agent tried to raise the agreed price-due to fuel surcharge.
I did only buy their tickets today, I will follow them in a couple of months after doing summer school. They fly to London next Tuesday, and straight on to my parents in Malaga Spain. My wife has never been to Spain before, nor for that matter have my two sons, Jack is only 18 months old , and Joseph is 4 years old.They will spend a month in Spain before going to Liverpool to spend a month with my wife's cousin. It is amazing that she has a cousin in Liverpool, my home town, as my wife Teosdee is from the Philippines.
We have been married for 5 years , but we have decided to move home , primarily for my son's education. School is just too expensive here in Hong Kong, and so for that matter is just about everything. The kids climb the wall in our tiny apartment, which for locals is quite big and nice, they need more space.
That's why I have begun this blog, it should be an interesting year, I have no idea how we will fare , but many challenges lay ahead, then again that is nothing new

posted by chris m @ 6/06/2005 04:33:00 PM 0 comments
About Me

here is another from that month:


Wednesday, June 22, 2005
7 days is a long time

7 days have gone by, I still haven't sorted out this flat. I have thrown away bags of sh...stuff and still haven't finished.Because of the rain, i've had to keep the windows closed in 32C heat and 95% humidity that means a damp house.No use washing clothes as they will never dry so of to the laundry with my umbrella today, you must use an umbrella here or you do get soaked. I am smoking too much i think, it must be the boredom, and no kids in the flat. Not sure how they are doing, i bought a $50 phonecard yesterday, it lasted for 3 minutes!!! I also didn't get to speak to the boys on Father's day.

posted by chris m @ 6/22/2005 03:35:00 PM 0 comments

(The archives can be viewed from the link at the side of page)

I have to admit that I do feel more together these days,if a little bored.
Teosdee's visa came through this week-2 months earlier than we thought! Her and Jack arrive back here on Saturday morning.Visa problems(here or in Hong Kong) are now a thing of the past,it's been a long road-7 years-about!
Teosdee can get a UK passport in 2 or 3 years.
I do not want to be separated from my family anymore, it's the winters here that I worry about. My work is steady , yet that has never bothered me before.My work is not my career-I still consider that to be teaching.
A good year?-yes Exciting?-no Different?-Yes.

In the next year I should just settle down,work, and get these 2 years over(until Teosdee gets her passport)-If I can ,is another matter entirely.