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Location : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I got back to Kuala Lumpur late last night. This evening, I went to the British High Commission to pick up my passport and it's true, I DID get my application for the British Working Holidaymaker Visa approved after all. It sounded to good to be true over the phone when I called to get confirmation. But the length of the visa, which is 2 years, starts the day my visa gets approved and not when I enter the UK as I was hoping. So that means I should be in the UK now because the visa is already running. But it is still winter! =( I was thinking of only going back after the winter so that I can surf the whole surfing season in Malaysia. The surfing season ends around February/March. I could do that but the longer I wait, the shorter my length of stay in the UK will be.
I'm taking a short break from surfing to pick up my passport and attend a wedding dinner. This is good for me, I think. My body is absolutely wrecked from the constant strain of paddling, dehydrated, sunburnt, scarred by the damn jellyfishes. The remnants of the jellyfish attack is still itching till today. And I am recovering from a flu - I hardly fall sick so I guess it's a sign for me to take a break.
On Sunday I will head up to Sungai Petani to attend a Aun's wedding and I hope to make it back to Cherating by Monday or Tuesday. Can't stay away from the surf too long!
Posted by Ripcord at December 10, 2004 08:11 PMFuckin Eh!
Sure I can find you a back garden to pitch a tent in for a while! I know of this little place in Croyde...
No, seriously, a small shitty - sorry, city - called Wakefield warmly welcomes the little Nomad.
Hey matey good job it'll be good to have you back. Its a real bummer about it starting so early though, you can't leave the surf man.
Got spare bed at my flat if your looking for a place to kip if Raph's field gets too cold.
Surf safe and enjoy your rest. RB
Posted by: VIRGIN at December 11, 2004 05:00 AMyou would pick william if you would be a girl?! holy shit! ;) anyway, congrats on getting your visa application approved! that`s awesome! well, i don`t think it`s that bad if you`ll head to the UK after the Malaysian surfing season...it`s so damn cold over here in Europe - especially in countrie`s like the UK or Germany! ;)
Posted by: Mel at December 11, 2004 06:30 PMraph & rich : cheers for the offer of space for me to put my sleeping bag, dude! would definitely be cool to hook up again when i head back to UK. but i have no idea when or if i'm leaving yet....gonna go surfing till i make up my mind!
mel : girl, u read my mind! yeah, i'll most probably head there after the surf season in malaysia. ;)
Posted by: Ripcord at December 12, 2004 05:59 PMu can surf in UK too right??
somesort of heard before people surfing in the waters of scotland....
how long ur visa last?
Posted by: zbjernak at December 13, 2004 03:25 PMerinnys : cheers!
zbjernak : yeah you can surf in scotland but the waves come from the north atlantic or the north sea. bloody freezing cold! better to surf in north devon or cornwall. visa is for 2 years.
Posted by: Ripcord at December 13, 2004 05:05 PMCongratulations!
I understand this VISA is so important for you!Compliments.
P.D. Does British High Commission Know about your last habits ( To walk around in pantyhose, I mean...)
woohoo...surf's up bro...hey edwin can u email me ur hp number? i think u changed ur number ..did u?
Posted by: isk at December 13, 2004 11:29 PMI've been sick too and ya, it does seem you need a small break.
Congratulations on getting your visa approved. 2 years seems like a long time to me. I hope you make the best of it:)
Posted by: Aurora at December 14, 2004 02:11 AMGood on you mate! UK will get a rude awakening.
Posted by: grease-bar at December 14, 2004 07:54 AM2 years...wow.... quite long yah..
but the limitation with the visa is somesort of must change jobs every 6 months? is it?
north atlantic water...cool..no jelly fish...can save up your pantyhose...
Posted by: zbjernak at December 14, 2004 11:09 AMripcord: where did u say u got those hammocks from (somewhere in Thai)? and what's the name of that invisible geographical line separating Indonesia and Australia?
thanks. friend and i talking bout those stuff... i know it's mentioned somewhere in your many many posts but i'm just too lazy to go read and find the info...
fill me in aiks?
..., jin
Posted by: erinnys at December 14, 2004 02:29 PMYou comment a lot on Drea's site so just checking your site out... lovely; and Congrats on the whole Visa thing :) Hope you have a blast at the wedding dinner...
Posted by: Roxxi at December 14, 2004 08:23 PMgerardilla : when i submitted my application, i was wearing a pantyhose too!! haha...
isk : emailed you my number already.
aurora : thanks honey!
grease-bar : rude awakening yeah! anything till do except getting arrested.
zbjernak : no limitations whatsoever anymore. read the UK high commission website I linked.
erinnys : i think it's called wallace line. you can get plenty of hammocks in koh pha ngan but that's not where i bought them from.
roxxi : cheers for dropping by!
Posted by: Ripcord at December 16, 2004 04:26 PMcongratulations on your visa application success!! I, as well as others, know how much this means to you! :) Well, I stayed in UK for a year or so when i was little..it's really a nice play to go! Any job in mind yet???
Posted by: lucy at December 17, 2004 10:28 AMlucy : yes!!! i'm gonna go for my dream job - a dishwasher! by the way, i've lived there for 2.5 years before, incase you didn't know. =)
Posted by: Ripcord at December 17, 2004 08:19 PMohh.sorry for my mistake. oppssss... >.<
Posted by: lucy at December 18, 2004 10:43 AMEdwin
do you already have a job in Britain?
BTW, im going there again next year...maybe ill catch up with you there...
congrats for the visa!
Posted by: my name is fake at December 20, 2004 06:17 PMHello groover, good news about the visa... You should be over intime to watch me do the London Marathon... fancy joining me..?
Take care
Justin
Posted by: Justin at December 24, 2004 03:34 AM