BACK AT HOME......

I have been back from Malaysia for six weeks now. I had a wonderful time out there, but let’s face it, without Catherine, oh yes, and the kids, it was not the same.

Of course this is where the problems start. I would love to go back to Malaysia to work, but that will require leaving them behind again. Even if I got a long term posting, Sam has started his GCSE courses, so to uproot him and take him nearly half way around the world and put him in a school in Singapore would be far to disruptive. Zoe of course would take it all in her stride, Catherine would adore being a lady of leisure, shopping on Orchard Road, (see picture) but it would not work.

It is not all down to Sam’s school, there is of course Harvey. Being an English Springer Spaniel, he would find the heat unbearable, though the air con would help him.

Walking him would be a struggle though, and with all the laws in Singapore I am sure there will be one for a dog shitting in public!