doubt that, never been to Phuket and never intend to, plus don't think the the wife would be happy.And as Santa empties his sack in homes all around the world, you'll be emptying some birds sack in your hotel room, in Phuket.
A. bit of a family thing this time, my brother and sister in law never been so all going with me ma n pa too (they haven't been since pre covid) so some.tourristy stuff rather than the usual lounging around our house in Udon for a few weeksThat sounds great. Love Thailand at this time of year.
Where you off to?
I'm in Singapore for three days, Lunar New Year in Jan then cruising around Asia before KL for three nights, back for Newcastle match mid Feb, a few bank holidays between now and then, nowt wrong with retirement.Finish 20th then off to Langkawi on the 22nd for 6 days, new year in KL then business trip to Kota Kinabalu on 6th January for 3 days.
What you've been though this past two years you deserve a bloody good break, anyone who doesn't know your story, just look up the Prostate Cancer thread. A57 is an absolute hero and an inspiration, seriously fellas, if you're middle aged and over take a look, you need to get tested, 1 in 8 males in the age demographic are at risk.Finished today 12 hour shifts 5am-5pm go back 6th Jan 3 weeks off , nature of my shifts ( Panama shift) plus being off sick for six months i recrued holidays so that’s me done . In reality it’s two days off now then the war office gets her to do list out.
Very sad, when my MIL was diagnosed with lung cancer the docs said around 6 months, she lived two more years, there was no tears, no regrets. She did her Bingo, we went to the Greyhounds at Belle Vue, we had a laugh, we were very close. I was at her bedside at Willowood Hospice when she passed, it wasn't that sad, the nurses said she was a joy to be around. Cherish the time she has left, don't dwell on anything, it's tough but it's just the natural order.Work until early afternoon on 23rd, off on 24th & 25th, back at it late afternoon on Boxing Day.
Lucky to get that, as we are a 24/7/365 operation and about 40% of us are at work at any given moment.
It helps that our new contract has an extra 5:15 hrs pay for those who work on Holidays, so someone grabbing 10:30 hrs of extra pay has allowed me to be home with my wife and kids, and to spend some quality Holiday time with my MIL, for whom this is her last Christmas (Just found out the Big C has her in its grips for the next 3-4 months).