For once Facebook has proved useful for something - one of my oldest friends (Paul Stanton) has got in touch with me through Facebook. He's told me his story and all I can say wow - what a story.... here's what he sent wrote:

"I have been very busy. I have just returned from teaching in Hanoi, Vietnam. I am an English teacher now I was in Hanoi for 6 months then did some travelling to Cambodia and Thailand. I have learnt how to speak Vietnamese, Khmer and a little Thai too. I go back to Hanoi in June as I love teaching and living there so much."

Even though its a short paragraph it says so much.... His life sounds really impressive, much more so than mine. But more important than being impressive he's doing something much more valuable and constructive. His giving something back to the world. All I can say is wow, and that I envy him - I wish I had half the courage to do what you he has done and is doing. I wish him all the best in the future.

(Also, now that Paul's an English teacher, I'm absolutely paranoid about him picking out loads of mistakes in my writing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

My last memory of Paul, was him being an absolutely loony fruitloop of a goalkeeper on the football pitch - almost no one could score past him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!