Hope you all have a great Christmas and if you’re too pissed to say hello before … a good New Year. I’ll not deny that I’m jealous. That precious moment you step into a busy, warm boozer, remove a soggy jacket and over the raucous noise are presented with an xmas pint from a beaming mate is what makes all the xmas stress worthwhile. Thankfully I’ve avoided all concept of xmas and haven’t taken my jacket out the rucksack … a poor trade-off none the less.

Looks like Lidka and I are going to go on a trip up north to see the Dambulla caves and an enormous brick that fell from space into the jungle called Sigriya rock. We’re going to my workmate’s ‘Alms giving’ ceremony tonight - It’s kind of a funeral wake for all your ancestors - dinner for 200 followed by a talk from a Buddhist monk and then chanting from 11pm till 7am. Like a sober night in Glastonbury … sure it’ll be funny for the first hour ! Expect a full report soon.

Take care all,

Morg x.