Men at work

As I make my usual way to the bakery this morning flatbed truck with massive lengths if steel is trying to manoeuvre its way around the tight streets with the weight of the metal bending the steel rods over the front and trailing a good 3ft off the back, but there's one thing for sure is that they get the job done. The ideas of health and safety are way out the window here. On the beach I'm joined by covin who I'm totally surprised has remembered the words I taught him. yesterday. I entertain him for an hour but he finds a family with a young girl and off he goes and introduces himself. I'm so happy to see his confidence grow even in the short time back, but realise the words I've taught him aren't going to be very useful unless he goes to work in a zoo. Before I left the island there was a row of houses with the mayor's big house in the centre but since being back they've all been knocked down and new ones are being built. They pile thin rods of steel into the ground then put wooden frames around it which they pour the concrete into to set, then knock the forms off once the concrete has set. There are no concrete mixers here, it's just done in a big rubber bath. It really is quite incredible how basically they do things here but I sometimes have to remind myself I'm on an island. In the afternoon I meet a couple of scoucers who are here for a 40th but one of them is in bed with alcohol poisoning, we all have a little chuckle but its easily done hereDavid joins us and as im sat at the beach the biggest grasshopper lands on our table. Its so big no wonder they make so much noise at night. Apparently its a sign of good luck so I'll take that. Strangely enough a few minutes later my marriage certificate comes through. I've been waiting over 3 yrs to get a copy and even though its in Sinhala it's progress. This situation has been controlling my plans massively as I believed I would need to fly to Sri Lanka so with The Malaysian border opening on the 1st of April it looks like that will be my next destination. A girl called Tilly is on the beach and within minutes I know she's going to be my new partner in crime. In the evening we take it easy and I eventually make it to bed at 2am buying pizza on the way homeもっと詳しく