Hello everyone! Well I promised another post and here it is! I actually don't know what I am about to write about (can I say about twice like that in one sentence? - Not good grammar I suspect) but I am just going to wing it and shoot from the hip! A lot of people tell me I write with good humour and suspect that it must take me a long time to write these little blog posts. Well it doesn't really... I think I have Stephen King syndrome... I just sort of start typing and all this stuff just comes out naturally really. From time to time I delete a sentence or two, but mainly it's when I am about to repeat myself or there is something I don't really want my mum to know about! hehe.
No, really I just pretty much just jabber away here and try to make it interesting for anyone who likes to read this sort of thing. Anyhow, I suppose I should give you guys a bit of an update as to my upcoming future. I'm off on a another trip. It has a surprising feel to actually being a bit of a movie sequel actually. It's like Rambo First Blood Part 2. More alcohol, more food, more sights, more countries and more explosions! woohoo! Plus I reckon I'd look pretty good holding an M60 with a bandanna on my head shooting away at the local street kids tagging to neighbours fence! pew pew pew! haha.
This time, I'm going to 3 countries. That's right! 3! And not only that, but this time I'm going across 3 different continents! Oh my god, what a diabolical plot! First off I'm jetting off to Malaysia! This is what I am considering the opening scene of the movie, it's where I go to a strange foreign land, where English isn't exactly the primary language. I'm meeting an old work mate there and am going to discover some Asian experiences! - Oh my god, I really don't want to eat chicken feet again! Twice is enough for anyone thank you very much! Honestly, what were those crazy Chinese people thinking... it really must have been discovered when there was some sort of famine going on, because really... THEY ARE CHICKENS FEET! lol I bet those Irish people are just kicking themselves now too.... "Dammit - rotten potatoes! We could have eaten chicken feet... who would've thought!!?"
Anyhow, lets get back on track. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpar to be exact. 3 days in the city. Wow! I'm gonna loads of short people with straight black hair and they are all going to look the same! haha. Actually can't wait! It'll be the first time I've ever been to a non English (as the first language) country! Well you know what I mean, it'll bee cool and I will have to be on my guard and hopefully stay alert and try to take in heaps. And yes I will be really nice to everyone.... because I really don't want to piss anyone off who can whoop my ass in 15 different flavours of kung fu!
Next, after my brief stint in the secret orient, I am jetting off to London. This is where the main part of the movie will take place... haha Europe's a big place, so good luck to me to even see pretty much anything that other people will ask me about. You know, when you see people and they tell you they went here and here, you tend to say "Oh cool - did you see such and such?" - well I don't think I am going to have enough time to actually cover those things off... but hey - life is good and I will undoubtedly come back some day and try to see more.
Anyhow, I'm off to go and see my recently married sister Michelle! Yah! I think I have seen more of every other one of my family than her! We basically haven't spent any time together for like 8 years! The recent wedding was the only time I've spoken to her! So that will be cool. Hopefully she can take a little time off work and maybe show me around some of Europe. She's lived over there and been too many different european countries so hopefully she can give me a few pointers. This is going to be when my adventuring goes full on. 4 weeks in Europe with no itinerary! I'm hopefully going to see a little of Scotland - will be nice to see where some of my ancestors came from. And also Italy/Rome I think Michelle said. That will also be cool - very cool actually. I am not sure what else I will be getting the chance to see - I will just wing it and play it by ear. Will definitely be fun.
Then, I get the big bad finale. Back to where it all started (like any good movie sequel!) I'm jetting back to Canada! My friends, Kevan, Bruce and Daryl will have unfortunately have finished up their 6 month contract to work on the mountain and will have left the country. But luckily for me I am going back to meet up with Delee and hopefully she can take me on a nice little trip around some of the more scenic parts of the country! Not sure if she will have any time off work so I will try and wing that when it happens... I think we are going to do a bit of camping - yah bears! eeek! and also I really want to try and do some mountain biking! I'm totally topped up with the best travel medical insurance money can buy so I am pretty covered there! and I am leaving all the dangerous stuff till the end of my trip! (This movie is SOOOO ending with a bang!)
Reflection time (with your host Matty J)
Well it's all been a rather interesting year (or 6 months so far...) became single, been to my first family funeral, 2 family weddings lost my job, became unemployed for the first time in over 12 years, and also have had quite possibly some of the best times of my life. Amazing! I'm really quite stunned by it all when I think about it.... I suppose I'm going to have to get another job when I get back from this holiday... but at least I'll have heaps of photo and great memories!
Ciao for now (practicing my Italian already you see!)
Matthias!
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