I hope your dad will be fine! Horrible to hear that your dad fall down from the cliff.. Ouch.. Will see you soon.. maybe at waterloo where lisanne live at the moment

dear all, my loving parents are here in Thailand with me, my father has fallen off the cliff due this woman let go of the rope whilst multipitching. we have just got out of hospital, and i guess my pops will be fine. This week turned into a real nightmare therefore im coming home now, going to look after my pops. i have been put off climbing for now. Andre

Hey, just to let few of youses know the latest... Been to Phi Phi Island at last, so beautiful! Just like I imagined. We spent the week checking out different beaches, visiting the hot springs & elephant trekking. Testing our culinary skills today at the cookery school, making several Thai dishes. Hoping to do scuba diving (abt feckin time) this weekend with Liam. Andre's having a blast, spending quality time with his rents. Shall keep y'all posted with photos don't worry Lis!Meanwhile have a fab weekend *barty barty* away. S x

Hi Aman! we read your messages it looks as if your having a good time (apart from the fact of the stinky toilet and
such and such). Anyway I hope u had the best greatest Christmas

love from

Raman + family

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Hello!

Its been a while, thought Id send a message on my break from work! Loving all the images in Thailand, they are so wonderful! Looking forward to see more images from Semhar and Liam! I had the best Christmas in Malaysia with my handsome Andre and the New Year with Aman and Chris! Aman, where are you? You have disappeared! Lol! Hows Hong Kong? I just found out youre there recently!! Have sent you a long email yesterday (Finally about time!) I am so exhausted, I was given a new project a few days ago, I have to design and make FIVE outfits for a fashion show in Central St Martins on the Valentines Day! I have been all over London hunting for some materials and clothes in charity shops from 11am to 6pm today! Its lots of work and I got other projects to do as well! But I am looking forward to it and I will drag Andre to the fashion show. Knowing him, he probably will fell asleep or trying to work out what models are wearing! Heh! Anyway better get back to work now. Takecare mwas x Lisanne x

heya andre! posted a msg as promised!!! nice 2 hear ur ok and was lovely 2 tlk 2 ya on msn! hope ur enjoyin urself lots n lots in thailand! im have gr8 fun...hmmm.... enjoyin my mocks SOOOO much (!) anyways will hopefully spk 2 ya agen soon and will post another msg if i get the time nxt week...grrr.....exams all day every day.. fun huh?!

lauren

xxxx

Ladies and Gentlemen, i have uploaded the fantastic images of my climbing life developed from my SLR camera, i have finished climbing the Ao Nang tower which is a limestown cliff coming out of the water and is totally inderpendent. i had a brillo time, mainly on the last pitch 6c which i shot up like a rocket! then enough deep water soloing! i think im going to take extra care next time too after falling in the ocean. Mandy, it was great to hear from you and trust me i will be so crule to my pops putting him up all the hard routes and will make sure he cant move at the end of the day! of course im looking forward to be back on the chalk again and the ice in 2007! Martine and Emlyn and Aman, this is not quite msn chat line, so with all that silly talk use it through email. love you all my friends and family Andre

*cranks up* You crazy nutter MART-ine! *shakes head* :p You've said it all but the Primark items thrown in my face is taking it a bit too far, you know me when it comes to fashion :p Although I have to admit, my fashion sense has gone out the window seeing that I'm dressed worse for wear lately. Not to fear ladies and gentlemen, I intend and I repeat, I intend to hit the shops in Mong Kok in Hong Kong. Anyway, back to the point, Puan Marie made it clear that I was deaf. Why would I want to hide my deaf identity? Achieve what? Exactly, precisely my point! Emlyn, *inform, u alp jump conclusions* :p Sounds great about the 'round the world' houseparty. Wish I could attend with my wacky ways *head bobs about* but it is not like everyday you get to be in Hong Kong :D. Speaking of which, the Chinese sure do know how to barge, push and shover as it is more than cramped here. It is like Christmas here as its cold (well appreciated seeing that its boiling hot in Borneo) and there are Chinese New Years sales with brightly lit signs everywhere. Checked out the night scene on Hong Kong Island, loads of European and American exchange students! Visited Disneyland Hong Kong on Lantau Island and it was smaller than expected. Planning to watch the Cathy Pacific International Parade tomorrow night followed by a firework display on Victoria Harbour to celebrate Chinese New Year in true style. Missing you all and Happy Chinese New Year :) x

heh!! Martine!! nice things first - i love the way u construct ur messages, with great imagination, in different languages, low, average and high! very impressive, my dear, particularly for an irish, and even again, a girl! negative impression i must reveal - u seem to be very cyber-ishy these times? i could go on abt u, but let's concentrate on Aman's teaching skills - we're part of her development to her success, wouldnt u agree my dear Martine Laverterty? :-) anyway, i was pretty shocked u (Martine)'d accuse me of misleading information - that i had to check the postcard (a pretty long one, innit!), and u re right, Miss Johal never said anything abt it. maybe she mentionned it somewhere in the msg board, go and check it, CyberLaverty! :-) if i'm mistaken, Amanprit, i apologise, but even though if it is true, u'll still be my friend! *tilts head, chuckles* (Laverty, am i saying it right?)
alrite, time for me to hit the sack now - almost time for u oldies worker people to get up soon, innit? i'll try and think of some of u in my dreams. aaaaahhhh, so so love saturday and sunday lie-ins! and no girls here all weekend to bother us! no, seriously, they re adorable girls! :-) nite xxxxxx
Embles xxxx

So Andre......... You are returning to the chalk!! About time too. Your adventures sound amazing, and the photos of your climbing are most impressive. Shelle and I have just come back from the icefest in France. Now I know what its all about........ what a buzz! The ice is so much better than chalk, you just chuck a spike or an axe in, and it sticks! Can't wait until the next one, which will require practice maximus, so I will be down each week. Looking forward to seeing you down there again, and being regaled at The Badgers Watch! Take it easy on Dad in Thailand, I think you're making him nervous with these unclimbable climbs you're doing.
Mandy xx

Just spoke to Aman on MSN guys, and virtually I tied her to sit in a chair into a dark room with a white table in the middle of it, and a bright white bulb above her. I am chewing a sticky thingy, to look hard like Bryan Moore! With the spotlight on her, I demanded to know why she concealed her deafness in Sabuh, East Malaysia. Now what was going on? Is she on a secret M15 mission? Is she acting undercover for Tony Blair, who specified Aman act as a hearing person in order to gain knowledge of the deaf community and their *party party party* ways? Had the fashion parade got Aman to be hearing as "faaah-shun!". Sick! Sick! This we needed to know. I develop a "Jack Bauer" personality *watch "24" and you'll know who he is!* and torture Aman for every detail on this subject. First she cries "I don't know anything! Honestly, I'm hearing!" to which I throw a Primark item in her face, and she screams in pain. Then I ask her again "Aman, why do you fool us, be a hearing person, why?!" she then goes "I never said I was hearing! Never! I tell you truth, honest!" to which I cut up a pair of the latest fashionable item in front of her with bloody scissors. The pain is too much and she starts to foam at the mouth. She cannot take it anymore. "I swear, me no hearing! me proud deaf, me bew bew strong deaf, love it!" I then say, "now answer me this. if you do not answer me honestly, I will rip all your clothes up *Aman squeals with more pain* and you will have nothing to wear but this Granny Dress *an ugly item from Primark* *Aman shudders, wriggles in pain* now, why do the people of the UK assume you are posing as an hearing person?"..... "I swear, look at my postcards on the site! In it you will see that I said I was deaf, introduced in assembly as deaf! *sobs*" I check the information. She is correct. Now I'm on my way to torture Emlyn Burton for his wrongdoing! Why, why, why, need sort out! :P xxxx

Amun-nu-sunk! You sure do waffle!! But I think I'm as bad as you :) I know by now you've gone off to Kong Kong with KRisty (so she's called that, lol, What do they call you, esp as they'll have a wee foreign accent, everyone at MH goes "AH-MAN!" but do they do "A-MAUN!" by any chance!?) I gather you know the full details of my "Brighton" incident *shudders* but am now in the process of getting a new camera off Ebay..just imagine it's mine!? Maybe some fella stole it, sold it on Ebay...and I have his address to hunt him down!! OK, chances are very slim, but heck, if there's a 1% chance it's mine, I'll take it! Sounds like you're truly getting into your "Miss Johal! Miss Johal! What's 5 + 1?" character, can just woo imagine you swirling down the classroom, then swishing your hair as you bend over and go "Sarashe *made up name!* it's 6. Now remember, adding one onto a number is always one number up!" then swirling back up to the front, sitting down, pushing your glasses to the top of your nose and marking work *mark mark mark* chuckles! What's this Emlyn says about you not tellin the kids you're deaf? This is "my name is Amanprit Johal and I come from Bir-meen-hum" we're talking about!? I agree with him, shout out you're deaf too, but imagine you would have a valid reason for concealing it?
Anyway, this weekend, is your fellow Lottie and Ross's party which I shall be making a fabulous appearance at, hehe, but not going down the "brighton" road ;) Going to meet up with Abigail tmw night, and I think Lisa and GJ as well, and take the piss out of each other as par usual (we still aren't tired of cracking up "Lebba Abigail" jokes!) I start Uni on Monday *groans* have only got it on Monday and Tues, so that's a good thing, but still grow up go way! come back next yr! That weekend, YAY, I'm heading to Liverpool for Helen's house warming party *chuckles* going to be soooooo *squeals* much fun! I think, Jessie n co are coming but confirm nothing have! Confirm now Sheffy lot, roger that? Over and out! hehe! xxxx