Back in the swing...

Firstly apologies for the delay in undating my blog. I reported that the man from Worldcall was coming on the 27th, he finally turned up last night and still has to return tonight to make my internet work!! The internet has also been a little hit and miss at school and I have had so much to do that by 5 o'clock I was ready for home and not in the mood for my normal witty repartee!!

The first week back has been good, apart from having 'lost' one of our maths teachers. Unfortunately, she did not return after the summer break and all attempts to locate her have failed. We have heard on the grapevine that she is still in the city and is not coming back to school! Sadly, this lack of good manners is not unique and we have had staff before who have just not turned up which inevitably throws everyone else into confusion and leaves some of us which a great deal of work to do. I have almost managed to cover her teaching load and now just have to modify the timetable to allow this to happen.

Last Friday saw my 38th (yes I am cetain I am only 38 regardless of the rumours being propigated by my 'friend' on Facebook!) Birthday which I spent in Karachi for the second year running. After a busy day in school I took myself of to Clippers and had a very enjoyable 90 minutes in the chair, having my hair cut and a massage and a facial, which I can highly reccommend it. After this Andrew took me out to dinner at the Japanese restuarant on the roof of the Avari hotel, where we had excellent sushi followed by tepanyaki, which was delicious.

Alongside some 'flat pack' birthday presents from my family, I had already had a Dalek tin containing confectionary from my sister before I left and I receive a wonderful present from my godson, which was exactly what I wanted(he did have the advantage of me having asked for it!). He sent me a poem he had written and five songs he had recorded especially for me. He has a wonderful voice and it is great to be able to listen to him whenever I want. Also the poem not only made me feel very special but also has given me something to think about.

My Urdu lessons start again on Wednesday and I am going to be in so much trouble, as I have done nothing since I left Karachi in June!!! I wonder if I will get away with the dog ate my homework...