Its been a few days..

Let me first say a big thank you to all the lovely people who sent cards and gifts to me… it was very nice..

Jenny got me lots of stuff… I got a torch, keyring, some boardies, a bounce on water ball, picallilli, and some KP peanuts!!

I started an Open Water course the day after my birthday (with a massive hangover!)… Luckily the 1st day is all classroom academics.  I had 3 students who were wonderful learners.. they picked everything up with ease… although I constantly teased them by calling them Team Retard.

As I was finishing the course, Jen started an open water course… so we have not had much time to spend together. I also immediately picked up a cold (MAN FLU!!) and spent 2 days laying on the sofa trying my best to feel as sorry for myself as possible.

Birthday shout outs go out to Dad, and Aunty Pat… who both celebrated their birthdays in the last couple of days.

Yesterday, after boredom had kicked in, I headed out to Junkyard to try diving… going down was fine… Going up… ouch… I had a reverse sinus block.  Air gets trapped in the sinuses, and cannot escape as you ascend, expanding inside the sinuses. Needless to say, painful… and it took about 14 hours including a night of sitting on the couch with massive headache and toothache before I heard a nice hiss in my head where the air had finally come out… Phew…  Residual pain is still there… Jen response “I told you not to go…” did not meet with the best reception..

So… it looks like another couple of days out of the water.. but I have UK work to get on with…

On another note… the countdown commences still Roy arrives!! WOOOOOOOHOOO!!!

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Simon had a great Birthday!  He got back from doing surface cover just after noon and as no one had checked in for Open Water, he had the afternoon off.  YAY!!!

After opening all of his card and prezzies, we had a bite to eat and Si just collapsed on the sofa and snoozed, he was shattered 😀   So, this was a lucky break for me 😀   I walked down to Crystal to collect my bike as I had to pick up his Birthday cake, but then realised by the time I ride into Sairee, pick up the cake it would have melted, so I managed to get a bargain of a taxi there and back.  With cake in the restaurant at Crystal, I then cycled home.  Boy it was hot!   Most of the afternoon was just spent chilling, we had no electric until around 4pm, so the less we did the cooler we were.

Early evening we headed down to Crystal for a beer or two.  It was pretty quiet but thankfully Si was in deep conversation, so I zoomed to the Crystal restaurant to get the cake and then ran down to Whitening and back as fast as I could so he didn’t suspect anything.   Puffing and panting, Si asked “Where have you been?”  ..”Oh, just to the loo and chatting to one of the DMT’s about stuff”     Mission accomplished! 

Around about 8pm we jumped on the bike and headed down to the restaurant  …sat at the bar and had a Mojito and then 5 mins later the gang turned up, Cormac, Tim, Carsten, Tina, Helen, Johannes, Tracey, Manu and Satia  …I think Si was genuinely surprised.

The food was really good and then they brought the cake out ..candles burning brightly we all broke into song  …Happy Birthday to you    ….Argh, Si was delighted 😀

Birthday cake half eaten and boxed up again, we all paid and then headed to ‘Vibe’ to join in the Snorkel Test that was going on for the newly qualified Dive Masters  …all the action, drinking games etc had finished by the time we arrived so we sat out on one of the benches where Si was bought shot after shot by everyone which he loved NOT!!  

By the time we got home, I went to make a much needed cuppa and by the time I’d switched on the kettle, Si had passed out  …That’s Birthdays for ya!!!

A special message for Chloe. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CHLOE!!!!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

We hope you have a wonderful day and get lots of great prezzies 😀

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