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Wail

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Since the 1960s, the UK has been my home on 3 occasions, the last time being this time when I came in October 2007.

As always, I thoroughly and truly enjoyed every moment of my time here, but sadly all things must come to an end, and due to unforeseen (but expected in a way) circumstances I now have to pack-up and am ready to go back home.

Although, when I am not living here, I frequently visit – sometimes as much as 4 times in a year, still it is not the same as living here.

In a weird way, I have always felt the UK to be more my home than my country of origin. May be because of the number of years / decades I spent out of my country? May be because I spent most of my childhood and teen-years here?

In this past 19 months Talkphotography has been a huge part of my life, and I hope it continues to be so in the years to come; because of this forum I have managed to see the UK from a different perspective, because of this forum I’ve found photography even more enjoyable.

I wish I had the time and space to list the names of each individual here who’s made things that much better for me, but the list is huge .. so ..

.. To all of TP owners, administrators, moderators and members, thank you for making it such.

Although the Internet makes the world a smaller place, where it’s easy to keep in touch, there are things that just can’t be done over the web, as nothing beats living here, it’s as if the UK is the centre of the world! While I can access, I hope, TP from Saudi, it just isn’t the same and I don't know when, or how often, I will be able to access the Internet (too many things to take care of).

If any of you come along my part of the world, Saudi Arabia, I hope I can make your stay there as enjoyable as you’ve all made my stay here.
 
I hope that you do manage to get back on. Have a safe move :thumbs:
 
Good luck with everything bud, hope you are happy back home.
 
all the best :thumbs:


see you soon :wave: its a small world


md:thumbs:
 
:) thank you .. I will try very hard to get online as often as possible. I can't tell you how much I will miss UK :'(

My original plan was for me to be here for another 4 years or so. Goes to show, no matter how well you plan something there will always be a surprise that rocks your boat.

Still, I am happy to be going back home .. though I would have hoped for better reasons.

Right now, I am just anxious to get on that flight, land safely, and see my parents and daughter. Flight takes off 9PM tomorrow .. so, I have just about 21 hour left in UK :)
 
Blimey,

You have very little left in the uk.

Hope you enjoy S.A as much as you enjoyed the UK.

Have a safe flight and hope to see you here soon.
 
Good Luck Wail in your future endeavours and wish you all the very best.

I am simply hoping you don't get a "NO ACCESS" page to TP when you log in there. :gag:

Dubai [Etisalat] used to and still have restricted access to many websites :bang::bang:
 
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Awww :( I'm sad for you Wail, but glad for your folks and daughter. I am sure they will be glad to have you back home :)

Take care and don't be a stranger.

Jo
xxx
 
:)

I am not sure if I can access TP through the Saudi ISPs :shrug:; it may be blocked due to the Glamour and Nudity section. If that's the case then I will look at getting my Internet through one of the satellite receivers, which by-passes the filtering we have. Not the most practical means. Also, I can try to "unblock" it, if it is blocked.
 
That's a really good song .. thank you :)
 
Bye Wail come back soon to say hello good luck



MMMM thought good-byes weren't allowed that's why Russels and (someting to do with sawdusts) (Im glad your back) threads were deleted or closed (or deemed in appropriate ) cant remember which :shrug:
 
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I am not sure if I can access TP through the Saudi ISPs :shrug:; it may be blocked due to the Glamour and Nudity section. If that's the case then I will look at getting my Internet through one of the satellite receivers, which by-passes the filtering we have. Not the most practical means. Also, I can try to "unblock" it, if it is blocked.

If you require that section *nuking* from your account, then please feel free to ask, we can wipe every trace of it from your account (wont even show up on the list)....however it will be there until you log in of course (only the name though, unlogged-in can't see the content) :)
 
The very best wishes to you I hope you are able to keep in touch with TP.
 
Before I log-off for the last time, from UK, ...

I hope that you do manage to get back on. Have a safe move :thumbs:

Thank you very much .. I hope if things go well then I will be back here for my PhD sooner than later. Otherwise, I will try to come for that part of my studies when my daughter goes for her Undergrad (which I am hoping to bring her here too), and that's not so far away.



Dont stay away too long!!!! :)

From TP, I would suffer from Withdrawl Syndrome, or something like thta. Once I land, I will see if I can access the site. If that's fine, than I am in "happy-land" otherwise :shake:


Good luck with everything bud, hope you are happy back home.

:) It's always great to be "home" .. and that's the sad part, UK has been home to me for more than 1/2 of my life. Saudi, on the other-hand, is my country of origin and as such it's my "inherited" home. I love both.

What I am looking forward most, is seeing my parents (haven't seen them in 19 months), and my daughter (haven't seen her since summer last year). Of course, all the mother-cooked food too :p
 
Take me with you?

You are more than welcome to come along. I am shipping off yet another suitcase today .. so may be there's room in there for one more person :p .. otherwise, it would have to be on camel-back all the way :lol:


all the best :thumbs:


see you soon :wave: its a small world


md:thumbs:

Thanks .. and please stop the denyal ... come out and tell us that you are really Mel Gibson's secret twin :p ...
 
Looking at all the posts Wail, you have given as much on the forums as you have taken.
Have a good move m8 and get back to us as soon as poss.

Good health and happiness Wail.
:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::clap::clap::clap:

Thank you very much .. the truth be, I got so much more from TP than I think I gave. My post count is a reflection of how much I've learnt in the past months.

I was 8 ~ 9 when I started in photography .. that was a last century and close to 4 decades ago .. but TP tought me more than the decades I've had. Hence, my addiction to the site.
 
Good luck matey, as above health and happiness, come back and say hi when you can !

:) Thank you .. and I sure will .. I have 100s more questions to bug people with :p


Blimey,

You have very little left in the uk.

Hope you enjoy S.A as much as you enjoyed the UK.

Have a safe flight and hope to see you here soon.

I now officially have about 12 hours left. In these hours, I have to pick up a rental car, drive to Heathrow from Swansea, go to Saudia cargo and ship a suitcase, return the rental, check in and off I am. I figure I am ok for time .. I just hope there are no surprises on the road.


I don't think they allow Window cleaners in Saudi :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Window cleaners :shrug: .. I don't know about that .. but we have a lot of dust / sand that needs dusting :p
 
Good Luck Wail in your future endeavours and wish you all the very best.

I am simply hoping you don't get a "NO ACCESS" page to TP when you log in there. :gag:

Dubai [Etisalat] used to and still have restricted access to many websites :bang::bang:

I am holding my breath that things have become less restrictive .. otherwise I will have a good chat with them about this. Worst case, I will get some weird Internet access that by-passes the government's filters.


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I just find that really hillarious :lol:

Thanks


Awww :( I'm sad for you Wail, but glad for your folks and daughter. I am sure they will be glad to have you back home :)

Take care and don't be a stranger.

Jo
xxx

:) I am sad too .. and happy; but overall, I rest assured knowing if I ever want to then I can just catch the next flight and come over.

I still have my flat in London, which I'd never sell, it allows me the comfort of knowing whenever I want to see some UK then it's just a flight / ticket away.

UK has been very kind to me, and I always get a 5 year's entry visa with every new passport I get. This way, it really is just a plane flight to here :p
 
Bye Wail come back soon to say hello good luck



MMMM thought good-byes weren't allowed that's why Russels and (someting to do with sawdusts) (Im glad your back) threads were deleted or closed (or deemed in appropriate ) cant remember which :shrug:

I never knew good-byes weren't allowed :shrug: .. and frankly, if it isn't then my apologies but I thought it polite to say that I am leaving since I don't know if I can access the site from back home. More importantly, I know (even if I can access the site) there are things that I can't do from Saudi .. like trading. I've thoroughly enjoyed being able to buy and sell stuff via the site. It gave a whole new dimension to the hobby.


If you require that section *nuking* from your account, then please feel free to ask, we can wipe every trace of it from your account (wont even show up on the list)....however it will be there until you log in of course (only the name though, unlogged-in can't see the content) :)

Thank you ... if I need such a thing done I will find a way to get in touch and ask.

Very kind of you to make the offer .. with over 10,000 members it is hard, if not impossible, to accommodate individual needs; a very nice and kind gesture :thumbs:


Bye for now Wail, and many thanks for all your help. :wave:

You are more than welcome, and my offer still stands. If you need anything from there (you or your other half) then please feel free to ask.

A point on photography in Saudi .. I've posted a thread about Photographer's Rights in Saudi. It is a Royal Decree signed by the King, and it clearly outlines what rights a photographer has. This is ever so important in a concervative country like that. Of course, it is in Arabic, and needs to be translated to English (I will see about doing that when I am back there), but a very handy tool to print, laminate, and show to the police if ever harrased :shrug:

Gear-wise, some stuff are crazzy expensive over there right now. I am not sure if I've been given the right price or was someone pulling my leg (D700 was quoted to me close to £2,500 :eek:). On the flip side, some stuff are still very cheap :shrug:

The best part, I've found a number of photography forums for photography hobbiest in Saudi. Aparently there is a big group picking this up :clap:
 
The very best wishes to you I hope you are able to keep in touch with TP.

Thank you very much .. and I sure will bug the heck out of the lot here once I am settled :p
 
Sorry for the many posts, I wanted to reply in one post but because of the number of smilies etc. I wasn't able to.

For now, this will have to be my last post until I am in Saudi.

Take care you lot .. I'm off :)
 
Good Luck Wail. You are one of life's true gents. Hope you are back on line soon.

Chris :)
 
good luck Wail, have a safe trip and assumig you can get online, make sure you dont become a stranger.

Have fun :wave:
 
Perhaps a bit late now.......

But good luck, best wishes etc.
Take care of yourself mate :thumbs:
 
Only just seen this thread, if you're still waiting for your flight and see this, all the best for your visit to your folks. Hope you get back here soon and don't forget to post some pics of the camel racing and some abstract dune piccys.

Good luck to you and your family
 
I wish you all the very best and hope to see you soon back on TP.
 
Ugh.....I missed this thread. :bang:


Take care and have a safe journey, Wail. Hope you can get back on TP, we'll all miss you M8 :(
 
Me too, best wishes for the future, take care.
 
:( All the best mate. Hope you can stay in touch and get on here as much as poss.

Have an awesome time in the sun of SA. Keep snapping away.
 
You are right the internet does make it a small world. I am sure we will still see you on TP.
my tip: Get a good and cheap postal service sorted. Nothing else will seem to have changed.
 
Yeah missed this thread too. So all the best from me.
 
Only just seen this

Best of luck Wail, you have been a credit to the forum since joining, hope all goes well and you can get back over here in the future
 
Argh I missed this too :( Good luck with the move Wail, hope you can come back online to TP soon.
 
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