Saturday, 16 May 2009

642 Days later

During our Thailand trip at the Nam homestay, we all had a gift symbol from the villagers.

A good luck band was given, this bit of string was a gift of luck and good wishes.















Now for some of us, this band stayed on for a day, week etc.

Mine however has stayed with me for a considerable amount of time.
Suffice to say I had grown quite attached to this tatty bit of twine.

Today finally after 642 days, it has disappeared :)

I therefore am a little bit down.

In respect the string and I had been through a lot :
  • Found Nemo in the South China Sea
  • ooaah and aahhed at Humpback whales
  • Gawped at Machu Picchu
  • Attended a Quaker wedding in NY State
  • Swam in the Amazon
  • Ate dumplings in Warsaw
  • Changed the Guard in London
  • Petted sharks, penguins, turtles and boobies in the Galapagos
  • Did the sound of Music in Austria
So thankyou string.

I can now claim my prize for holding on to it for the longest.

Still does not make me feel better :(

2 comments:

  1. A sad day in the Kirk household.

    Pete's genuinely upset by the loss of his off-white string.

    I have searched the house for it and until you look for a scrawny bit of grubby white string you don't appreciate how many other bits of scrawny whiteish string there are about!

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  2. Oh you are such a romantic at heart. Let me see if I can send you a good luck charm. Of course there's no replacement, but I will see what I can do!

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