Asia - the rest of the world and back

As soon as I got back from tour (after an 11 hour ride in the car - I was driving - at 12o'clock at night) I started to pack my stuff together, to take it to my mums house in the tour bus. Saving money where I can I guess . . .
Well, I picked up a friend from work at 4 in the morning and we carried everything into the van - I had to promise her, that she'd get the clothes I'm not taking (sometimes the way my belongings are split up between my family and friends, I feel as if I was dead and not only going on a trip).

I went for my second round of vaccinations and nearly had a heartattack when I received the bill. Well, nobody said it was cheap to follow a plan like that.
I even went to the embassy of Nepal today and I have already got my visa.
Just making sure I don't have to deal with the same problems Timmy did - rabies injection only 5 hours before flight, visa problems . . . well, in the end it worked out.

Vox seems to be quite interested in Timmy's and my trip - they already had contact with him. That's how I found out there had been another change in plans.

. . . this trek takes about 15/16 days. . . from nov- jan the trek is obviously at it's coldest and hardest point but the views through crystal clear sky are the best.
so what we'll do is, angy will fly into nepal, a day or so later we will fly to lukla and get acclimatised and then set out on the trek on maybe nov 30th - 2nd dec depending on flights. we wont do it with a tour group. we'll just do it on our own with any other travellers (or camera crews who are down for it.

"how long are you planning on being on the road?"
when you guys would get there...for me...between 4 - 16 months

That's what he told vox. All that was left for me was . . .

. . . just be fit yeah, i tend to underestimate everything and this thing will probably be hard, at least very cold, ok will email u soon. going to mohali tomorrow for more cricket. goa was great but like every other nice beach in the world.

I'm only kidding - there was more for me, but I'm not sure if there is an age check on this page
I also booked the flight to kolkata now - therefore I know I will spend x-mas with them guys. I mean not that I doubted it (although some of my friends are probably hoping I'll give up within 2 weeks and come back home), but as long as I have paid for things, there is no way back . . . maybe I should try and book a flight to canada already, just to make sure . . .

Damn, I miss my car as hell and I sometimes really badly miss smoking and I'm so f**** tired, as it seems I'm working all the bloody time . . . in my worst moments I ask myself why I'm putting up with this and then I realize, that I miss Timmy and I'm aching for the distance and I remember why I endure it . . .

Everything is wearing me out at the moment. I just can't get my mind of my departure - I mean it's "only" 41 days left . . .
On the one hand how much money can a person earn in 41 days - will it be enough, how much can a person prepare in that period? These questions hit my mind when I think about my date of departure.
And on the other hand I can't wait for that day to come, I wish I could leave tomorrow. Join Timmy . . . ;-) and you know, let the adventure start.

I don't know why I stress myself that much . . . I'm doing well.
The only thing I'm really worried about is, that it seems I'm losing the job, that pays for my healthinsurance, too early. That could cause some trouble, but I'll just have to rush a bit more (I wish I just needed to drink a sip of caffeine like Hammy in "over the hedge" - that would help for sure.).

This tour ain't really helping - I mean in terms of money it does obviously, but it is robbing a lot of time and it's just wearing me out.

OK - Angy, close your eyes, take a deep breathe and remember why you're doing this . . .

I nearly lost my fucking mind - the last week was a nightmare. For me it was anyway. I knew Timmy was in Myanmar and also knew it's still a military zone and suddenly didn't hear anything of him for 8 days. Lord, was I worried about this loony. Finally, he got back to me and dropped some lines. You should have seen me getting all exhilarated when I saw the note - Timothy Smith sent you a message on facebook - obviously my notebook crashed in that moment.

Well, to them who want to know and also started to get worried out of solidarity - he's fine.

hey hey, yeah been out of reach of internet for a few days but everything's sweet with me. im still in myanmar. it's great here. everyone is so friendly, the food is good, there's no tourists, actually there's no white people. im leaving for bangkok again friday

He also came up with new ideas - how surprising ;-)

i've been thinking about our nepal options some more. the everest trek will probably take too long and be to hard on you without proper acclimitisation. basically it would mean doing it as soon as you got off the plane and then leaving nepal as soon as it's done and even then it probably will take too long.so i was thinking we could do one of the other smaller ones for a few days and do a big arse rafting trip. there's one, the Sun Koshi/Tamur combination which goes for 11 days. it's beautiful and has crazy rapids and bascially takes us to where we meet my friends. so instead of busing it there we raft most of the way there instead. cool huh?? so if we did that we would have a good week to do whatever else in nepal like trekking beforehand.

Guess what I said - you're right - I told him it was his trip and I'll follow him as long as he thinks it's worth doing and obviously it sounds like fun to me too.

Typical
I got a call from my old boss yesterday. He had heard I want to go abroad and wondered whether I would stay if I was offered a job. I was confused at first and said I didn't know.
He offerd me to become the online marketing director in the matrix - reading this it does sound like something to get excited about - and I was baffled. He asked me why I seemed so unhappy, so I tried to explain that I would have done it straight away if he would have offered it 3 weeks ago, but now it's different. Now it's as if I have to get choosing between two great options - one of them offers safety, money and a job I wanted to have and I worked so hard for, the other one promisses adventures, new experiences, new friends, no safety what so ever and Timmy.
I don't know what this list would have made you decide, but I chose option no.2.
Jobs come and go and it's only the matrix - I know what it's like there, I already did the job, it's not as if it was a great new challenge, but doing this trip is not an option that will just come back that fast, especially not in such an ideal situation of having no responsibility what so ever and a new and important friend might just not come back into my life as we're not friends that long yet, if I don't go.

I guess most of you will understand and those who don't, be indulgent, after all I'm to decide over my own life and I'm not hurting anybody.

I feel like a teabag. To you it sounds funny - I fear to go and have a drink for the sake of it dribbeling out of me again. No, I'm only kidding, I went for my first series of vaccination. Had 4 injections at once and forked out a bloody fortune. The worst thing about it is, that I have to have some more and it will be just as expensive. Damn, I might earn the money real fast, but if I carry on spending it that quick it won't last long at worlds end.

I guess I have to work even more and harder.

Although this is getting really difficult and is straining my nerves (or maybe because of that) I can't wait to go.

I talked to VOX today (they produce a format about people leaving the country for a longer period on TV) and they seem to be interested in my story. They think it's real cute, that I'm following a guy after hardly knowing him, to worlds end - even though I explained that that ain't the view I've got of the situation, I'm sure, that's how they'll sell it, if they're gonna produce it.
Somehow I hope they do, as the money I'll get for it will at least help to pay the bloody vaccinations. I'll keep you infomed on this one.

A few days have passed since my last entry.
Well I'm gonna be off next week already . . . no, not really I'm just on a band tour as tourmanager to earn some money. When I come back I've already got more than half of the amount I intended to have on the day I leave.

03 Oct 08 D, Bayreuth Grosses Haus
04 Oct 08 D, Wunsiedel Fichtelbegirgshalle
05 Oct 08 D, Biberach Stadthalle
08 Oct 08 A, Linz Posthof
09 Oct 08 D, Bamberg Jako-Arena, Business Lounge
10 Oct 08 D, Mannheim Capitol
11 Oct 08 D, Bliesgau-Festhalle Bliesgau-Festhalle

I'll be in germany most of the tour, and it's only 12 days, so don't get upset yet girls.

What else is there to say . . . oh yeah - I've already got a 2 month early birthday present of my dad and Anke. My rucksack - it had to be a Tatonka, so I'm really chuffed - towards that we got a few bits and bobs I'll probably be glad to have once I'm at worlds end . . .

I'm going for my injections tomorrow - at least some of them - all at the same time would only cause me really getting ill . . . so I think I'll be able to do everything I intended to do before my trip, in time.

I have been travelling with the bloody bvg the whole week now - I mean it sure is a nightmare. Especially when you finish work at half past 3 in the morning but the next train doesn't come until 20 past 4. Believe me these are the moments when I just wonder why I'm putting myself through all this, but then I just think of THE PLAN and the Timmy tour and I calm down.
I haven't been there yet and I don't know what's to come, but at the moment I would do all this again, just for the sake of knowing an adventure is starting.