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And Just like that I was going to Belgium on the next day… I didn’t know where by then… Or how I was getting there… OK… I know I was driving and taking the ferry from Dover… but after that… niet… zit… nothing… caput… But just so you know… that’s how we roll… We likes the adventure that comes with life! 
Yup… that’ll be a loooong one. But with loads of pretty pictures so bare with me…
If you know me then you know that I will go to extreme lengths for a friend. And if you were asking yourself what the heck I was doing there, well… that tells it all. Christophe’s mum is dying… and that could be the last chance he could have to see her. So of course I offered myself to drive him there. Even if it involves getting up way before the crack of dawn to get ready to go (having gone for a last minute shop trip to Halford’s the night before to get a few essentials…)
Dad’s been visiting from Brasil since the end of last week so he came along (would NEVER lose to opportunity to add another country to his belt of visited countries… hehehe… yup… I take after him…LOL).
4:30 am – Waky waky time… well… getting up time since I really didn’t sleep much the night before… and funnily enough I was feeling fine… Like I just had a whole night of sleep (the same can’t be said after my 8th hour driving… but that’s beside the point).
I’d booked the tickets the night before for 8am so all we needed to do is to be there in time… for that we’d need to leave at 5:30am, and avoid traffic. Well… we left at about 5:50am… And we missed our boat… so we had 2 hours to kill in Dover before the next one at 10am. Not complaining… it gave me a some time to take some pretty pictures… It also gave dad the chance to try proper British self service machine hot chocolate (made with water… which in Brazilian tradition is a real travesty! Hot chocolates should always be made with full fat milk!)
We finally boarded the ferry on our way to Dunkirk and dad was quite impressed with the thing… you see… the concept we have of ferries in Brazil is that of basic and practical boats that transport people from one piece of land mass to the next. Compared to the ones we use there the Norfolk Line ones feel like luxury cruise ships with their 7 decks, soft play area for the the kiddos, restaurant, bars and duty-free shop and VIP lounge.
Having arrived there 2 hours late we had little time to waste so we hit the road but not before being “blessed by a seagull” (Christophe later told us that being shat by the bird can be considered as an omen of good luck… right…). I donlt know if we hit the road hard or the road hit us harder with it’s fearsome wind gushes and craters that could fit the whole RAV4 in it, but we were on our way to the land of “the best Potato Fries in the world” via Tournai and from there St Amand Les Oeaux.
Unfortunately we got there a tiny bit after lunch time and none of the chiperies were open and the ones that were refused to serve us chips… meaning the “best papas fritas” in the world will have to wait till next time. We ended up having lunch in Le Cabaret in Tournai, and the food we had there was GREAT (plus the owners, VERY nice people said we could have all the chips we could eat because of the whole chiperie fiasco… THAT ALONE brought my previous concept of the city up a notch).
We did some filming there and I’ll post the video later. I was revising the tape yesterday and I am REALLY sad to say that I could not find anywhere the bit where a group of girls were flashing their boobs to the camera… 
well… though luck I guess…
Having refuelled (both the stomach and the car) we went on for the next leg of the journey to St Amand Les Oeaux. While Christophe went in on the clinic to see his mum me and dad stayed behind and went on to record a couple of takes for a Video Clip we’re getting ready for his upcoming album (the 1st in nearly 10 years… he’s planing a comeback using as much as he can of the New Media and I am doing my bit by re-mixing a track and producing a Video Clip for him… cool stuff so far.
Christophe came back feeling a lot brighter and he actually looked somehow lighter, happier. He said his mum had recognized him (she has got a condition that messes up with her memory within other things) and with that we took our way back home. Yup… The wife (the boss) said I could go just for the day… so I had to obey…
Our guide and sponsif for this trip (Mr. Place himself) said he knew all the roads like the palm of his hands and with that decided that we should take a little detour so that we would still have time to go shopping before boarding the ferry back to Dover at 8pm. Remember we wasted 2 hours by missing the ferry on the way to Dunkirk, so it was GREAT news that we could still go shopping after all… Dad wanted a few electronics and I was on the market for sweets (TB asked for Croisant… lol) and why now.. booze… The one thing we didn’t count with is that we’d get lost.
Yup.. our guide was so busy yap yapping or snoozing from the back seat that he kept forgetting to tell me to turn off the motorway or what turns I should take to get us to the hypermarket and then to the boat… Ah… BTW… did I tell you we missed our boat back to Dover?!?!?!
Never mind… we got the next one… which brings me to the trip back where we had to go through waves that were washing over the top of the passenger’s deck. It would have been quite a fun ride wasn’t for dad going green and purple and green again and threatening to throw up in the car instead of the boat…. All considered he was better by the time we got back to Dover… so well indeed that we had fish and chips for dinner at 1am somewhere on the M20 (he loved it… and even more after he had the proper stuff back in London from our local chip shop.
About 12 hours in total behind the wheel, a couple of times where I nearly lost my temper and a hell of a cold (man flu according to the wife) but all in all it was great fun!!!
Would I do the trip again??? Hell yeah… as long as we have time for some tourist stuff and for some fun!
That and a guide a little less… eloquent…
Talking of crazy trips… what’s the craziest out of the bluest, impulsivest, or spontaniousest thing you’ve done lately?????
zya!
PS: I’ve just noticed that the pics heve been posted kinda in reverse order or in no order at all… but I can;t be bothered to change all of them around now… hehehe… enjoy them anyways…
PS2: Ah!!! and if you click on the thumbnails you can see the whole thing instead of just the tiny squares.
PS3: OKAY… now am gonna shut up and go to bed… heheheh nite nite
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So…
My grandfather used to say that the best way to cure any cold, flu, etc was his old friend Johnny Waker…
He believed in that vehemently until the day of his death… Well… Until a bit before his death, as he decided to give up on his daily dosage before he got hospitalized… .
So…
I cought a cold… the sort of cold that rocks your soul and your being in from the core… Strong enough to be unfairly acused to having a case of men-flu (seriously people… I am dying… I can see the light!!!)
I was so desperate I have fired up the following twit:
urbanvoxIs it to early for alcohol??? (Grampa used to tell me that whisky will cure any cold! I’m THAT desperate to get rid of it!) about 3 hours ago from web
To my surprise I got a VERY big (and most helpful) response to it (those are just some of the replies I got…. hehehe):
hellomilo@felicityx @urbanvox @quietestman @lulazoid haven’t gone a day without a drink for about 8 days. I don’t over do it though. about 1 hour ago from TwitterFox in reply to felicityx
lulazoid@quietestman @urbanvox oh, I am a firm believer in grog…
quietestman@urbanvox whisky, honey and lemon with a but of warm water. Bleedin lovely38 minutes ago from TwitterFon in reply to urbanvox
spacebooth@urbanvox Technically its lunch now tho.about 2 hours ago from mobile web
- quietestman@urbanvox stay away from the light, you have so much to live for!!!about 2 hours ago from TwitterFon in reply to urbanvox
nomine@urbanvox to taste I guess, make the shot up to third/half a tumblr, don’t want to water it down too muchabout 2 hours ago from DestroyTwitter in reply to urbanvox
- spacebooth@urbanvox nope lemonade is illegal, has to be the real deal.about 2 hours ago from mobile web
- nomine@urbanvox shot of whisky, hot water, spoon of sugar… that’s what my dad used to do, don’t know if it helps but it tastes nice about 2 hours ago from DestroyTwitter in reply to urbanvox
spacebooth@urbanvox not if for medicinal use. as long as there’s honey and lemon involved yr OK.
So aparently, whisky can cure the comon cold!
Thank you twits!! I shall try all of them tonite!!!!! 
That gives me an ide for a VLOG entry… hehehe… Could be fun a good educational experiment!!
So… How about you??? Any Clever ways to get rid of a stinking cold???
zya!
Ok… If you know the lyrics of the Sugar Ray song it actually says every morning instead of Monday morning… But at this precise moment it is conveying my feelings about monday mornings so shut up babe don’t say a word!!! ;P
This post will be a quick one… I just want to make some points and if I am wrong, PLEASE correct me!!!
So my dissertation today is on the subject: mondays suck big time!
Ready to start? Let’s go!!!
To make my point I will list my points here, and if you find more positive facts that I can find negative then I will not hate Mondays for the rest of the month! Ah… Consider also that it is still 10am so a lot can happen still!!!
Let’s rock then!
- I fell asleep at 4am(ish)! Turned all night in bed, mind racing with all and everything, heater was off but the house was an oven feeling pain in all my limbs… Got woken up at 6:30am… Still feeling exhausted! I think I’m getting old!
- I’m getting old!!! And granpier by the day!!
- it is flippin cold!!!
- get Tb ready for school wasn’T as hard as usual but… Ok, scrap that one, after he had his shower he was actually quite good to deal with!
- left the car to get fixed again!!! I am afraid of how much it is going to cost to get it repaired!!!
- got clients that need to pay me but are giving me a run for my money! Why can’t they just do it!!! Latest excuse was: I “forgot” to feposit the money! Grrrrr!
- The council tax people didn’t take the money from the account AGAIN and now and now we’re in trouble again! What’s their problem I don’t know money was there to be taken and I had to set up this bloody dd 3 times already!!! Ah and I gotta sort that today!
- Hsbc people gave me the wrong statements! Can’t they just listen to me once????
- Got more stuff to do today than I could phisically manage… What’s new there tho…
- did I say that it is flipping cold today??
- my vanilla latte is now cold!!
- I am exhausted… And the week didn’t even begin yet…
- today is Monday… Need I say more???
Ok… I can’t think of anything else…
So please give mr a reason not to hate Mondays… Well at least for the rest of the month!!! Hehehe…
Ah… And don’t come with the you still have your health argument… I’m not sure that one will work very well as I have sintoms of severe stress… Last time I had it it landed me in a hospital for a week…
Me not likes hospitals!!!
WTF happened to me??? I used to be the mosy positive person I know… Right now… Well… I don’t seem able to see the light…
I hate that!!!!
Loads to do… Enough processtination… And my thumb is hurting…
Zya!
I have so much to do that I have no idea where to start from!
In times like that I wish I had some help, you know… a team to work with me and not just a lot of people to suck everything they can.
At this precise moment I have 4 websites to finish, 5 info packs (3 of them needing to be done by Saturday) and 1 database to get up and running ASAP.
That without mentioning finishing up the HUB so we can FINALLY get the workshops and training up and running!
2 of the websites are supposed to generate a nice income, and have some good potential if well explored. But i once again feel so blah! I think I need a weekend away or something like that… vacations would be GREAT! But with all the money we have and don’t have invested in moving home this will not be possible ATM, not right now anyways…
I don’t even think I’ll be able to go to the Brighton Rat Race this year as planned because of that Pastor’s breakfast thing. And I think that might be the thing that is annoying me the most really… Canceling every single on of my “me” times so far this year.
Other thing that is annoying me so much is that I keep getting this flipping colds all the time!!! grrrrrrr!!!!
One thing is for sure tho: Next time we go on holidays I wanna make sure we GO ON HOLIDAYS! I sure don’t wanna know about weddings, or seminars, or workshops, or dealing with expiring documents… That happening once was MORE than enough! Last holidays to Brazil were soooooo not valid! And as so, I have now completed almost 5 years with no vacations!!! I officially need a break now and as much as it hurts I know I am not getting one. I’m gonna cry!
hummmm… ideas ideas… I think I’m gonna train myself a helper.
Have someone in mind, but let’s see…
zya!
