This year has been very exciting. I've climbed the Harbour Bridge, chased a bull, swum with a shark, bar-hopped in Melbourne (and Sydney, and Darwin, and Brisbane for that matter), visited more botanical gardens than in my entire life before last March, helped chase a near-deadly spider with a flip-flop, seen a surprising number of British bands for some reason, watched opera in arguably the world's most famous Opera House, played my first round of golf, designed my first fully functional database, strolled through rainforests, camped out in the desert at least 200 kilometres from the nearest town, eaten kangaroo and camel, barbecued a fish that I helped catch (well, that I watched someone catch). I've caught up with friends I haven't seen in years and made new friends I hope I'll keep in touch with for years to come.
It hasn't really sunk in that I'm going home yet. I think I'll probably make it onto the plane from Singapore to London before it does. And I've no idea where the next few months will lead me, in terms of living arrangements, work and so on. But I'm looking forward immensely to seeing friends and family, and to feeling normal. I hope when I see people for the first time in a year, they will have the kettle on.
That's not to say you can't open a bottle of wine later though.
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Might even be able to find you some whiskey too.
"first fully functionaling database" - is that really worth mentioning in the same breath as all the other stuff?!?!
I can only assume it was the most fantastical database in the universe. :-)
It was at least as exciting as the golf. And for some of us, this is a huge achievement you know! I might need to talk to you about career avenues actually, while we're on the subject....
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