Day 132 (otherwise known as Day 1 at home!) So - my final entry... what is left to say? Leaving Hua Hin was a little sad, if only because I had got to know so many people and so many places (not to mention the elephants!). The staff at the hospital were lovely and gave me a little gift, and a very flattering report. Amazing, given the numerous occaisions where we struggled to see eye-to-eye! I have to confess I have no intention of ever returning to work there,...

Day 125 I am in love... it is official, and with a whole species! Elephants are even more fabulous than I previously thought, and I want one in the garden! They eat 250kg a day though (the trees wouldn't last long against that!), so the concept of clearing up the s**t is slightly terrifying... I had another great weekend, spurred on by the thought that it is my last one on my own! Saturday was an embarrasingly lazy day, with some shopping (not all for me!), som...

Day 122 Happy weekend! I know that officially you have another 2hours of the working week to go - but I hope you all enjoy three days of relaxing and celebrating the beginning of summer! This week has been full of news about a British heatwave - if the news makes it to Thailand, it must be true (deep sigh of wishful thinking)!! My penultimate week away has been mixed - a complete rollercoaster of the good, the great, the bad and the very very ugly - but I'm ple...

Day 122 Happy weekend! I know that officially you have another 2hours of the working week to go - but I hope you all enjoy three days of relaxing and celebrating the beginning of summer! This week has been full of news about a British heatwave - if the news makes it to Thailand, it must be true (deep sigh of wishful thinking)!! My penultimate week away has been mixed - a complete rollercoaster of the good, the great, the bad and the very very ugly - but I'm ple...

Day 119 Sa-wat-dee kaa! Sabai dee mai? (Hello! How are you?) I am finally learning some Thai! It is very very slow and I am finding it really difficult, but I can (just about) introduce myself, and count from 1 to 99.... I am yet to discover if the Thai language even has a word for 0! Luckily both lift floors and pain scales start at one! Hua Hin is still lovely, and I am still enjoying it despite the lack of company! For those of you who are on skype... I'll ...