ihaven'tdisappeared

i lostmy internetconnection last Tuesday night,andnow have had thestrangeexperienceof going "cold turkey" fromitat a timewhenIreally neededit formy work,and formy olivepickerguests who are jobhuntingin Londonand were needingto make appointmenttimes etc.

I amnow inBangkokairport,first emailaccess fornearly a week and I get a most erratic keyboard. Still, you willhavefun workingthis out,a bit like a code really! Not so goodformy ESL readers.

14 hour stop-overs are not my favourites,but i havedone somereally rewarding readingandnow need to go for a walk and find someway of entertainingmyself for thenext few hours. People watchingisfun... I play the gameof "who needs a smile,and willI getoneback?"

RealemailwhenI wake up in NZ...

Oh yes,IphonedZacchi from the airportinRomeand he is fine,hadbeenhometo check the houseand trotted knowingly back to his temporary homenextdoor whenI wasn't to be found. he'llbe fine. he loves the foodnextdoor...