What’s happened since my evacuation?

February 15^th

The departure had got me feeling like a celebrity with all this fuss by me leaving. There was literally no turning back without looking like an absolute moron. I was homeless, jobless; I would say there was a difference between me and half of the Maidstone population but actually, I suspected theirs was by choice also. However, I digress, on the way to the airport, I had roadies in hand to ease the pure fear running through my veins like I’d just jacked up a hit of “scared”. Before leaving my mum and Laura at departures, I felt I should have recited a heart felt speech I probably could have mentally wrote on the journey to Heathrow. I am unsure what I did say but I knew what I should have and I hope they do too! 🙂

February 16^th

I am on my second flight at the moment. In ways its better than the first except the “scared” i’d injected earlier was now stronger than ever creating actual tears falling from my eyes. During the first flight, I also had fluids leave my body but through my skin, air India was how I expected land India to be, crowded and sticky. And that’s not racist because Raj from The Big Bang Theory made a similar funny and I dated someone half Indian.(Classic i’m not racist excuse!) But i’m not.

This was my first stop off, Koh Phi Phi. It’s a very small island in southern Thailand, no roads, just pathways, the occasional moped and buckets galore!

I arranged to meet two friends from Maidstone here so I ended up staying in their cabin for 5 days. We made some good memories and one rather disturbing memory I’d rather just call a tumour. It involves Chris Marshall and later, I predict, the police.

It was a beautiful place but a little too party heavy for me and the music was a bit 90’s which let them down. Probably lucky for me though or I’d be fist pumping my way into the sunrise.

Having said that, me and my mate Sophie did put immense effort into emptying cans for our “Chang” pyramid  which we finally completed at 11.00am. Skills!

Next stop, Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia. I came back to visit friends I’d met  here 2 years ago whilst working as an extra on a French reality series, “Koh Lanta”.

KL is a very busy city, somewhat polluted, quite a lot of abandoned rubbish but none of that matters once here, as locals are friendly and always happy to help!

Picture night markets, street foods, performers , a lot of taxis, roller-coasters in shopping centres and smiles!

Whilst here, I met my friend Farik, he took me too some bars, met his friends, it was great fun. He is my KL boyfiend, we speak once a week for the past two years and when we meet, we are lovers with a lot of real things to talk about also. Great relationship, it works well for both. We know we will never have our time so we just have a good time when our paths do cross.

Also took advantage of how cheap this country is – I changed my look for just £20, its cut short and the colour very blonde. I had this done over two days, of course, I wanted to check my cut was okay before she got her colour kit out. Also bought like 3 pairs of converse, some snapbacks and a super awesome vape pen! Probably spent too much so far, but the way I see it, its cheaper to buy here than in Oz.

 

So I am in the air flying to Australia, It’s day later than scheduled, we boarded the plane last night and after sitting here for 3 hours, the Christmas songs on loop had really put people on edge. I wondered whether we would have noticed the songs if the plane had left on time, maybe all planes play unseasonable songs and the efficiency of the airline helps us not notice? Or maybe a songs a song to be played at any time regardless of the theme – I knew this wasn’t true but just wanted to demonstrate I can cover all bases when problem solving! Last night, they announced that the runway would be closing and the issue with the aircon wasn’t fixed. They had engineers, mission control and other official sounding bodies try and fix it, however, failing. To be honest, after sitting for 3 hours and then, if the aircon had worked, going on to fly for 4 hours would be pretty painful so I did feel relief.

We left the plane and headed towards the airport hotel but I couldn’t help but think I should have been arriving at my own hostel in Cairns at the same time. A free room with $30 credit and breakfast wasn’t my ideal plan but actually, it was nice to have a posh shower and a posh sleep before the final destination. Of course, I strategically studied the menu in my room with the pen and paper provided calculating the best way to spend $30. I wasn’t the best at chosing from a menu, but I gave it a shot, mash potato, vegetarian pizza, two beers and a Tequila sunrise. I don’t even know if I was hungry but c’est la vie.

I’d gone from sharing a bed with Sophie and Chris, to a double bedroom in a run down hostel to my own villa at Vinaya Homestay and now a posh hotel room with basically a free tab. I smuggly felt I was climbing the property ladder, going up the ranks, god who knows where I would end up staying next, maybe a mansion with Puff Daddy?!! Deep down I knew it was a 6 person dorm in Cairns but nothing is certain, I still held onto the excitement that anything can happen!