Farewell Hong Kong...

Gary Stevens Age : 30 Joined : 24 Jul 2007 Posts : 1798

...hello Cayman Islands!

I resigned yesterday, feels good after seven years in the same firm. I'm off to the Cayman Islands at the end of July.

I think I can sum up all of your moods with these few words:

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the Janek, let the goodbyes come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning all day long
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Gone,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that Janek in Hong Kong would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now in SiHK can ever come to any good.
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Founding Father Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 1704

See ya!

Founding Father Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 1704

Seriously though mate, I'm gutted you're going. You better stay on the SiHK boards if nothing else. See you on Sunday.

Andy Booth Joined : 15 Aug 2007 Posts : 551

Cayman Islands? Are you sure?

I heard that it's full of tax-dodgers and swingers!

You can expect your next door neighbour to be a cross between Ken Dodd and Daniel Reynolds!

- uueeerrrgh! what a mental image!

Founding Father Joined : 05 Jun 2007 Posts : 3522

This is a big loss. Benny Cat, Janek....

WHO NEXT?

WOE.

I'll do the goodbye bit nearer the time. Its just too bloody painful. Get me my Valium....

Founding Father Joined : 05 Jun 2007 Posts : 3522

Gary Stevens Age : 30 Joined : 24 Jul 2007 Posts : 1798

I'll organise some farewell drinks nearer the time and post the details up here.

I will of course keep posting on the message board, although I will be posting when you're all alseep.

I can't find a Spurs in Cayman Islands yet, so I may have to set one up.

Barry - one of the reasons I was forced to go is that Daniel never invited me to his swinging parties. He rules the Swinging Scene in DB like his personal fiefdom and I just can't sneak in. I now have to look for pastures new. As for Doddy, he can clear the cob webs in the flat for me.
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The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It is about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.

Founding Father Joined : 05 Jun 2007 Posts : 3522

you'll be on a completely different time zone. This is bad news. Do people actually live on the Cayman Islands? Very touristy non?

Gary Stevens Age : 30 Joined : 24 Jul 2007 Posts : 1798

Yes, there are about 55,000 living there, around half of whom are ex-pats. Big financial scene out there cos it is offshore and has 0% tax. It will be a more relaxed working environment, I'll be living on or right next to the beach, there is 0% tax so pay is much better and there is lots of sailing/scuba/snorkelling etc to do. Downside is that it is bloody small (22 miles long and 4 miles wide) and it gets full of tourists.

Have a read here is you're interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman_Islands
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The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It is about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.

Founding Father Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 1704

When's the house warming? I'll bring a bottle!

Founding Father Joined : 05 Jun 2007 Posts : 3522

this reminds me of when I lived in Southend tbh. A tropical paradise but you know it can get tedious. Also the size thing - if you get mullered and have a punch up then you are bound to meet the person the next day. I don't like that. Beach? pah. Clean air? pah Hours away from the US? pah Wealth and the trappings associated with it? pah. Give me ShenZhen any day of the week...

Gary Stevens Age : 30 Joined : 24 Jul 2007 Posts : 1798

Forgot to add, no drop down toilets on the island at all.

Does that help to sway you?
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The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It is about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.

Founding Father Joined : 05 Jun 2007 Posts : 3522

haha...yes ;-)

Edgar Davids Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 2497

Will EPL be shown live there? or at all?
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Founding Father Joined : 06 Jun 2007 Posts : 1704

From Wikipedia:

"In order to work in the Cayman Islands as a non-citizen, a work permit is required. This involves passing a police background check and a health check. A prospective worker will not be granted a permit if certain medical conditions are present"

Janek, so I take it your STD never showed up on the medical?