The Geordie Migrant

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We’re back in lockdown here after over 400 days of no community cases so what better time than to start a podcast! My first one focuses on jumping down this hole to save my dog… and getting stuck there for hours.

10th Aug 2021

Expat

The Great Chicken Nugget Shortage of 2020

I don’t believe Covid-19 was started by bats. I think chickens got together and came up with an elaborate plan not to be eaten, ala Chicken Run, then blamed it all on the bats. We have no nuggets. Since like July time. Because of Covid. Because of the chicken conspiracy. People are coping okay with … Continue reading The Great Chicken Nugget Shortage of 2020

15th Dec 202015th Dec 2020

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Oh monkey, you’re so pretty

About a month or so ago a lone male monkey started using our roof and balcony to get from one side of the estate to the other. At first we were a bit wary because the last monkey that wandered the estate on its own turned vicious when the people who were feeding it left. … Continue reading Oh monkey, you’re so pretty

3rd Feb 2020

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Going Dry in January.

Alcohol is integral to the lives of many Westerners. Northern Europeans especially love binge drinking and telling tales that start with “I was mortal…”. We use it to celebrate when we are happy and to drown our sorrows. People get paralytic at weddings. People get paralytic at funerals. Had a bad day? Have a beer. … Continue reading Going Dry in January.

4th Jan 20203rd Jan 2020

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About Me

Hi, I’m Else. This is not me, although according to a Singaporean Customs Officer I do resemble Mr Bean’s girlfriend. I was chuffed when they told me that. I’m from Newcastle but ran away in my 30s and am now pottering around South East Asia.

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