The long goodbye.....
 

Not to put too fine a point on it, some time ago someone on here posted photos of his packed belongings, in response to my claim that he was all mouth and trousers, and would not move to the UK.

In the ensuing time I have flown 68,000 miles, lived/resided/suffered in 11 countries, and I am back in Oz.

Said poster is still here, still telling the world that he is on his way to the UK.

I will be off in three weeks time on another posting, and it looks like after that I will be way for quite some time. My guess is that when I return around 2015 the Eternal Exiter will still be in Oz, still posting about how crap it is, and still telling anyone who listens that he is on his way next week.

Such is life.

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don't they have interwebs there?

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Where you off to this time?
Part of me envies your regular travels but on the other side I wouldn't want to be away from home as much as you are either

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:rofl:

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I might join the tittering if I knew why it mattered? :confused:

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so are you finally moving to ADB in Manila?
(was there last year)

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I had real internet problems in Tuvalu. Apparently the satellite sits directly in line with the sun, and the current solar flares drown out the signal. I could get very slow coms late at night, but in general we were pretty cut off.

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What were you doing in Tuvalu?

Interesting country to visit... though sinking I've heard.

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No, I worked there in 2010, nice place.... I was living at Discovery in Ortegas, just across the road. A walk to Decades at Pasig.

I doubt they will have me back....

Im looking at a World Bank gig somewhere else at the moment. I was looking at Afghanistan but the little woman finally drew a line in the sand. :(

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I was working on a project there for 3 months. It really is interesting - a sinking atoll.

Despite the hype, the problem is not climate change, but crumbling coral. They drilled a bore hole in 1904 and went down 390m without hitting rock. Coral weighs 15.76 kilogram per square meter per 1 centimeter of depth, and has very little strength. At 390m there is over 600 tones per square meter, and it collapses. I have photos of holes that appear overnight as bits give way.

Nice place though, but basic.

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Welcome back. :thumbup: Post some pics if you get a chance.

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I am slowly adding them into a blog for the year:

http://mypacificyear.wordpress.com/2012/02/

I will get Tuvalu uploaded in a week or two.

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Cheers.

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What a sad pointless thread :lol:

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:hysterical:

You've been missed. :flirtyeyes:

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Not by me he hasnt, i didnt know he had gone anywhere :lol:

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Ahhh but your aim gets better with every shot darling...... :)

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That's BE for you - loads of great people on here, but a whole raft of losers/dreamers/whingers too. As you say, such is life.

Welcome back.

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Don't forget the bitter haters. :)

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And the whinging Saffers :D

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Cant stand bitter myself. Been living on VB for three months. I reckon I should get danger money or an underpants allowance. :unsure:

Back to pure blond. A man can't go wrong when he has his hands on a blond. :thumbup:

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You would be too busy packing and picking up airline tickets to notice eh mate.:rofl:

Seriously, its nice to see you are still here and enjoying Australia.

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:rofl:

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Well, that's true... :lol:

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Thanks for reminding me - all the bitterness on BE from people who have made the wrong decision and love to wallow in their self pity. Good Point BB.

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:rofl:

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We all make wrong decisions Zulu.

But I got divorced.... :D

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The Long Goodbye has been described as "a study of a moral and decent man cast adrift in a selfish, self-obsessed society where lives can be thrown away without a backward glance ... and any notions of friendship and loyalty are meaningless - O'Brien, Daniel. "Robert Altman: Hollywood Survivor."

Sounds a lot like Slappy and BE. :lol:

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ain't that the truth

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I'm sure BE is full of "moral and decent men"



:rofl::rofl::rofl::sneaky:

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Well im one but i cant speak for anyone else :D

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you called ma'am

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:sick:

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I prefer to be considered immoral and indecent.

If I wanted morals and decency I would pop into the Cathedral next door.:D

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Welcome back Slapper,miss yer travel updates:thumbup:

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I was just thinking of you a few days ago. Welcome back. :)

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Unfortunately even the Cathedrals are not immune from indecency and immorality. Some people kneel down not only to pray for forgiveness of sins and divine mercy.

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I pop in and get down on my knees from time to time, but in my case I am searching for coins that missed the collection tray.... :)

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F#$kin global warming causing that, you know! ;-)