May 2007

Thanks Moundo, Joe and Bill to bid us farewell, and big hugs to our lovely girls, Liz and Em, who wanted so much to come out to the airport to see us off, it certainly has been one of the hardest emotional things for us to deal with. But as luck would have it we met up with a dear acquaintaince from Howick, Irene Brooks at check in, whose powers from her magic wand enabled us to fly......BUSINESS CLASS! Yes, rrrreally, she worked wonders and surprised us as we approached the departure gate to "rip up your boarding passes as I have new ones.....have upgraded you"......we had silver service, our own waitress and waiter, own toilet, big bed seats, there were only 6 of us in the class, we had french red wine, scallops, curry, cheese and crackers, more wine, juice, priority baggage claim ...the service was impeccable, thank you Thai Airways, and a sincere warm thanks again to the lovely Irene Brooks from Howick. We had a super flight, and arrived Bangkok to rain and humidity, and our taxi driver sped us off at 120kph all the way to our luxury hotel, where another day awaits us...another day of adventure in the life of the Houghtons...what will happen for us today!

Elsie enjoyed a fantastic departure from the job she has enjoyed for 5 years. The licensee, Ron Johnson (bless his cotton pickin sox) gave Elsie great advice on her big o/e "go sell real estate in London you can earn a fortune" and Paul Judd (Manager) saying he'll have a spare desk in the storeroom should she return....lots of hugs, laughter, reminiscing, and fond memories....thank you soooh much for the gold jewellery, it won't leave my body throughout my trip.....the Thai food was fab., the company fun,thank you Mike and Faris for your "fondling of the knees, and thank you all for your lovely kind wishes, I shall miss you all!