SIM11UK, yeah I get the feeling that AWAY from Manila is the winning ticket. A curious place but as you say, oppressive.
South East, I’m not sure there WAS an aunt to be honest mate. The more I think about it, the more I reckon she just got cold feet or didn't like something but wouldn't say what (can't imagine it though with all the chat we had, although it seems I didn't know her after all, to be sure). I guess there wasn’t anything to do to prevent or anticipate it.. How do you prepare for being dumped without a clear explanation, and as has been said, how can she live with doing that? It’d be “guilt overload” with me if I did that. Just thinking about doing that to her if she’d come over here is an unbearable image and upsets me even after what she did. For me, the lesson learned is to go somewhere for yourself – my original plan when I set out to reach for Japan. I am going to do this next! Plain and simple..
Laurel cheers for that. To be honest there are many positives to take from it.. The safe and secure knowledge that I went out there relatively inexperienced as far as travelling solo was concerned, and came back feeling beaten up but immortal.. hahaha.
