Ben's Party

Ben’s Birthday Party was a quiet affair with loads of kids come for a swim and a bounce on the bouncy mountain.

Its cake time however

Ben’s always been one for the girls - even though they out number the boys 4:1 in class

Nice cake though

Stars & Sats

Busy week this….

Best news feature the kids - Aaron did very well in his Sats:

According to the sheet getting level 4 means you are doing well. Aaron got:

English - Level 5 - 69%
Maths - Level 5 - 90%
Science - Level 5 - 85%+

Ben was also Star of the week.

I went to Rajistan for a spot of tiger shooting but only managed another photo in the `Back Of’ series.

After filming outside the wildlife reserve - we weren’t allowed inside - we had lunch at the Sariska Hotel which feature lots of black and white photos of more sucessful hunting sorties…. way back when…

And left them stuffed too

Most Expensive Ever

Having rushed back to Islamabad for an interview with General Mushareff we spend a day shooting another story about Hawala - which is an international money transfer system with no paper trail. That done the next day we sit around the pool waiting and buy some DVD’s. With no clear date from his people we are told to head back home.

Being a Monday I have limited choices but after 36 hours get back to Delhi which is only a few hundred miles away. Back in the office we get a call late Thursday saying Mushareff interview is on Tuesday …. I don’t get my visa until Monday morning - they could have issued it on the Friday I am sure, so have to rush to the airport and arrive in Islamabad at about 9.30pm.

I call the desk to say I have arrived only to be told that M has gone to Saudi for the King’s funeral. He died that morning.

In a taxi on the way to the hotel I get a call from Richard - we are not to stay but go home. Ahhhhhhh. Next flight is Wednesday too. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

The upside is clear, Chaide has managed to get hold of the last two packets of Shreddies in South Asia!!

They must be the most expensive Shreddies ever bought. Flights to Pakistan and back - with hotel for two nights and excess bagage we must be talking about £1500 give or take!!