I've been living in the rainforest now for 4 weeks today and I'm feeling rather settled. Feel like I've began to crack the locals, I think people are getting used to me being around and can see I'm not some backpacker just passing through.
One of the girls I've been working with, Carmen who is really sweet and a little ray of sunshine, has gone on holiday to China and it was her Mum's birthday on Thursday so we said we would go out with her. What was meant to be going for a meal turned into a party at Parit Falls with lots of vodka, Johnnie Walker, beer and brandy and lots of locals! Me, Bel and Fabio were the only Westerners there, the drivers for Hilltop went and got one of their trucks and we had some half decent dance tunes blasting out, partying in the Jungle!
At some point Bel and Fabio decided they wanted to go for a night time jungle trek and they took my phone for the light... When they came back and found me my phone was gone and the party pretty much over, after much drunken stumbling around for it we gave up and came home. Much of the night is a blur after drinking muchos dodgy local vodka, kind of wish there were more tales to tell to the public (those who get the gossip know the gossip!).
So the next day (yesterday) I was so stressed out about my phone, and also ridiculously hungover which isn't good when there are no bacon butties duvets or Lucozade in this country! Cana one of dude we were out with drove past the office at 6 and said my phone had been found in another fella's car, Jason, and he would bring it to me later. I nearly cried with joy! When my dear precious, life supporting BlackBerry made it back into my hands I was so happy my hangover disappeared for a good five minutes! Exciting times...
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