Moving Ahead in UK - pt17 - been here so long!

[Huddy]

I have returned from the Pearl of the Orient - no, not Leyton (UK football term), but Hong Kong!

Firstly, I recommend it to anyone. If you can stomach the achingly long flight time (12hrs from the UK) then it's well worth the trip and relatively inexpensive as there are so many airlines flying out there and there are so many hotels to choose from. If you're in to shopping, you'll be made up with choice. Language isn't a problem, neither is eating/drinking and is incredibly safe.

Here, however, comes an admission. It's the first time I've been away on my own since 1991 and I have to admit I got a bit lonely. On day two I kept thinking about W and the kids. That made that day a bummer. Anybody who has been reading all 17 (!) of my threads (why are you still here and not GAL'ing!) will know, I quite like reading my horoscopes and fortune telling. Hong Kong is quite famous for fortune telling. One day, I was approached on the street by a 'holy man' who said he could tell my fortune. He handed me a piece of paper, which was screwed up in to a ball. He then read my fortune from my forehead (spookily accurate) and then asked me some questions. He said the answers to my questions were on the paper, if I cared to unfold it. Again, they were bang on accurate!

Now, you could say, I wanted this to be true and I am a fool, but he genuinely hadn't met me before, didn't know anything about me or my past and also knew about a specific problem I was having at work as well. If anything, it helped my mood, and for that at least, I was grateful!

I returned home this morning and texted W to bring the kids for tea. She dropped all three off and I gave them presents, food and we had good fun. W has just picked them up (she didn't come to the flat when she dropped them) and immediately started on a rant about an old phone account.

I don't know what's going on here. I don't see any visible signs of regret, yet she still pulls strings to get me to react. Part of the game I suppose! Off to bed - this jet lag is a killer.