Homesick

7th January Felt a bit homesick today - fed up of getting lost in the hideously over crowded cheap mall over the road and of traipsing around after Ollie as he hunts for designer items to sell on. Oh yes and we got caught in a down pour. Tomorrow taking the train to Bandung 3.5 hr trip with Ollie to pursue even more cheap designer goods. Have booked a night at the Hyatt Regency in Bandung and will return Wednesday. Julian is working hard and is staying in Jakarta. God only knows where Ollie and I will end up. Neither of us speak Bahasa and Ollie is terrified the locals are going to eat him so, he is of no use at all. i have no interest in shopping in Bandung but, I am doing the trip once with him so that when he comes over in the summer he can do it with a friend. Had a few problems booking the hotel, the bank stopped my card fearing it had been stolen - multiple withdrawals outside the UK. I had to Skype them - kept getting cut off. Book cab to take us to the station tomorrow. Ollie and I have been bitten a couple of times by mosquitoes so we rub raw garlic into the bites. It stops them itching. Now have gone from falling asleep at 19.00hrs to still being awake at midnight. Thursday we will leave for three luxurious nights in Bali in a 5 star hotel. If that bl** dy boy mentions cheap designer goods while we are there I will brain him