Hey, back in the Philippines. It is in a heatwave and there have been brown outs. Ahh, I cannot take this. I am European and therefore the heat causes madness. Actually, for me it is not as bad as it could be. Sure, I am sweating out of every pore and exhausted from fatigue, but it is only a challenge. Better than a cold grey rainy day in England!

Have been trying to settle in with meetings and such. I haven't been as suceesdful as I would have liked with arranging meetings but there are some settled and it will be good ones.

I also need to spend some time preparing for my Jakarta conference and speech. UGH! Just found out it is 15 minutes. Even better than 20, but not as good as none. I am so stressed about it as I don't consider myself an expert in 1325 in anyway, but will need to buckle down and get on with it.

My boss is arriving in two days. It will be nice to have someone to talk to here. It is odd when you don't know anyone. Kinda lonely. No, very lonely. I have always known that I am one of those people that need human interaction. I am unsure whether I could live isolated by myself for long periods of time. I could go mental. I need hugs and laughs.