So as many of you are more than aware, the lead up to my departure was challenging to say the least. Let me start by saying thank-you to a few people who really came through for me during the last 2 months of living in Vancouver.
Mom, Kerri , and Taylor… thanks for all that you did for me before leaving. It was really great to have the luxury of time while we visited over Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the 10 days I spent in Nanaimo right before leaving. I truly appreciate the two trips to come and get my things, bringing them back to the Island, and the general good feelings of reconnecting over the past 4 months or so. It was a really great note to leave on.
Woon and Linda… you ladies are such wonderful people. I swear I would have stayed in your suite forever. I will always consider you like family, and your kindness towards me is so greatly appreciated. Your detective work got me my passport back, as well as a few cuss words and laughs along the way. I am sorry that you were without a tenant for a month, but things have a way of happening for a reason. I am sure things are better off happening the way they did. Thanks for all the meals brought downstairs and Chinese New Year dinner, it was great to be included. Take care of my little man!
Andrew… thanks for the filing sharing etc. If I had only known you shared this hobby, I would have got on it much sooner. Maybe you can keep updated your collection and I can rob you blind when I come home for a visit next Feb? Take care of the ladies, and it sounds like we’ll see each other in Laos before too long!
TB, NB, and NS Family… it was a real joy to have come to TBay for the wedding and see you all. Even though we are relatively new to one another, I still feel close to you all. Michael, thanks for all that you’ve done for me. Sorry about missing each other on the day I left, but you can blame that one on Ted Rogers… or at least his heirs! I feel like we got to know one another so much better this past year. Take care of yourself and the lads. Mitchel and Curtis, look out for the old man. Susan, I feel like I have known you forever. I want to hear from you soon and possibly even see you over here if that‘s possible. Terri-Ann and the girls, hope you are well and be sure to keep in touch. The Nurmi’s, it was great to meet the clan. You are wonderful folks and please forward me some plans for “sewer toss”, as I think it would be a huge hit here. Thais love games and could make it for themselves, and it’s much easier than building a horse shoe pitch!
Dana… thanks for everything. It started out as a “professional” relationship, but turned into a friendship. I consider you to be a good friend and I sooo glad I had the chance to meet you. Sorry that my motivation and attention strayed, but we have spoken about this. I am already using much of what you taught me, and I promise to dazzle you with my Thai once you come for your visit. I am really looking forward to seeing you here. Good luck in your studies!
Johnny Boy… thanks for the lift to the Airport. Sorry we didn’t hang as much as we could have over the last year and a half, but we were both dealing with our own bags of shit. Take care of the family, and be sure to follow up on Tania’s job leads. There’s always a bed for you over here as soon as you can get away!
Tania, Jason, Jen, and even little Timmy… I didn’t allow myself to make too many close relationships while I was back in Vancouver, but you guys slipped through the screening process. Thanks for the ears, the laughs, the dinner on the Drive, the Ritalin parties… Haha! You guys are wonderful! Timmy never change my friend. There are many people that I have met over my 40 years that have come across so genuine and original. Never change… never change.
Vera… even though we suffered a minor set back before leaving, you are a dear friend. You’ve been there for me through thick and thin, when others chose not to.
I want you all to know that you always have a home with me, wherever that may be. I hope to see you all in SE Asia soon for some laughs and some catching up.
Now, this wouldn’t be me without a few “Bronx cheers” before I sign off:
The PHS in general.
Liz, Mark, Kerstin, the project “managers”, and especially Lil’ Miss Shira
Ryan Griffiths
Rogers Communications
Craigslist flakes
I am sorry if I have omitted anyone, but due to time constraints and a bitchy computer that doesn’t seem to like humidity(I can’t get left mouse clicks to work 50% of the time), I must bid you adieu…
Now, on with the Blog.
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