Another early wake-up call was required this morning at 5am to give me plenty of time to get from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in central Jakarta to the airport for my flight to Hong Kong where I have spent most of the day. The city of Jakarta is alive all of the time, and sunrise is no exception. I do like early mornings.
While in Hong Kong I met with Russell Julius, the soon to be ex-husband of your aunt Beverley. I knew Russell before Beverley and introduced them to each other 22 years ago. Unfortunately, Russell left Beverley over a year ago now for another woman. He has since moved to Hong Kong where he has a big job with the banking giant HSBC.
I remember their wedding in Jerusalem and the birth of their four children. It is sad how many marriages seem to hit the rocks. Alas, the marriage of your grandfather Jonathan and grandmother Veronica went that way. We have been divorced for well over ten years now. I must confess that the demise of my marriage was the biggest dissapointment of my life.
Well, I'm now sitting in the airport lounge waiting for my flight to London Heathrow where I will connect with a flight back home to Prague. It's delayed by an hour for technical reasons. But that's OK because I have plenty of time for the connection. However, I am feeling very tired now, and would dearly like to curl up in my comfortable seat in the first class cabin and go to sleep. It's been a long day.
Grandpa Jonathan
Hong Kong, China
