return

As my last (and first) post was in 2007, I think I have to count 2008 as my gap year even though I am far too old for such terminology and certainly never had one, though certain people would look at my life for the last ten years or so since leaving HK and consider it more of a gap decade, but as ever I ramble and digress, point is I couldn't bear sharing really so why try again now I wonder. Well after a truly wonderful festive season my merriness was abruptly halted by some dreadful health news about a beloved friend , it's their story and not for me to divulge publicly but suffice to say the suffering involved is of the major and catastrophic variety with no happy endings in sight so suddenly felt like I had plunged into the 'LIFE IS SHORT' pool and was floundering around trying to express myself and for better or worse had an impulse to return to this blog. Partly too it's a fairly anonymous way to publish as god knows the name of it is so obscure its not like most people will stumble across it from a google search, and have told only my very trusted friends that it exists at all, safety in the shadows or some damn thing.