Whatever Next!

Roast Lamb

Firstly a Happy Easter to you all wherever you are and whoever you are spending it with. I came across my 2011 photos of Easter in the garden at La Ferme des Vallots and it just looks wonderful. I remember it being beautiful weather and we were able to eat our smoked salmon, roast lamb, chocolate cake... outside on the deck. Today however our family is rather dispersed but it won't be long until we are reunited at La Ferme des Vallots for the wedding in July.

Where is Naomi?

Easter 2011

 Andrew left this afternoon to return to KL for a week's work and we had a lovely week together despite both working. Yesterday afternoon we decided to treat ourselves and we went for happy hour at the Rasa Ria, which is a 5 star hotel nearby. It is another world in 5 star hotel land and we did enjoy just people watching and seeing who has the sort of money to come here for Easter. There seemed to be a lot of British with young families which we found incredible as we never had any money to spare at that stage of our lives. There were a few more mature couples and  perhaps an odd honeymoon couple but families with young children both Asian and European, were in abundance. We had 2 very nice orang utan cocktails each and then felt that we should continue to enjoy the atmosphere and we stayed on for dinner. There was an amazing sunset and the most beautiful setting which made up for the bill at the end of the evening! The children around were all called names such as Oscar, Amelia, Rory, Olivia etc.. and I just hope that they appreciate how much their Mummies and Daddies are paying for their Easter holidays!

  Anyway this leads me onto my next bit of news that involves VVIPs. There is going to be a visit to one of the project schools by a British Cabinet minister tomorrow. I am going to be purposefully vague until it is all over and then I can reveal all the details. Last week I was involved with organising the venue , programme, seating arrangements etc... and then on Wednesday two representatives from the Foreign Office flew over to KK for a recce before the visit.  I felt I was in a David Mitchell sit-com and sure enough one was called Nigel and was wearing a pin-striped shirt and cavalry twills and was frightfully nice. There are going to be so many VIPs they don't know how they are going to fit them in one line without offending anyone! There is going to be a police escort for the 70km drive to the school and there is going to be TV media and journalists involved too. When it is all over I will be quite relieved and I just keep thinking to myself  "Whatever next!"

Proof that Andrew was here!

The posh place