^ Thankyou for your kind comments, yes I am somewhat of a drifter, and I think I may be suffering from bi polar syndrome too! It would explain why I often get severely depressed but it would also explain why I have advanced creative abilities which I need to utilize into making some kind of business.
One thing I hadn't mentioned is that she is 2 years qualified nursing aid. Her next semester resumes in June until October and another year and she will have attained a full qualification as nursing assistant which, as my mother ust pointed out over the phone, should help a UK case consideraby despite my lack of evidence of solid job and UK abode to prove to the Embassy staff.
So.
The father still expects us to get married in July but I think the best thing to do is concentrate on me and her, fly her out to see me in Thailand on my birthday a month from now (I leave Friday) - and have a needed holiday break away from family then take it from there.
I do not want her to return to Hong Kong and work as an, (ahem) escort and I'm sure she doesn't deep down despite having friends and her mother there. She says she can't afford to complete her studies at a cost of about 150 English pounds which I am willing to pay for her even if we simply remain friends.
In the meantime her parents need to realize that I am not 'your avarage suitor' and that what is best for her is most important, and no matter how important marraige is to the culture, it could mean a lifetime of misery for both of us if we do not give ourselves time - THEY MUST SEE THIS.
It doesn't help that i share the religious views of Richard dawkins, that I am feircely against the idea of circumcision and that I don't as I type have my own home, business or job but I guess if we are supposed to be together, we can overcome anything.
Who knows, there may even be a place in the Phillipines I can start a cheap business and interact with other expats on a daily basis - it hasn't helped living in the middle of shanty!
