It is August 22nd 2024. Yet another Thursday, after a month of travelling in July 2024: Thailand and The Philippines.

There was a certain sense of closure as me and my son travelled home from Bangkok, on the 11 hour flight on Sunday July 28th.

Closure of what?

Well. This was the first time I travelled with my son – alone – to The Philippines. Met his grandparents and his aunt who live on the tropical island of Bohol.

The last time my son (Henrik) saw them was in July 2019; the year before my split from his mother, my ex-wife.

What happens in 5 years? Well, he grew from being 8 years old to being 13 years old. That is a big thing. Another thing is that…

I knew that it was very important for _ME_ that Henrik could meet them again. I know that his mother Wants to take him to Bohol, to meet them. I know that she cares. But she has not been able to do it.

So I did it this year. This summer. And he loved it.

Thailand – it was my first time visiting that country. I have earlier had Hong Kong as my asian hq so to speak. And after that it was Bohol. But now I think Bangkok is such an asian HQ. If that makes sense.

I don’t feel that it is correct for me to focus on Bohol anymore. The feeling that it is an island “belonging” to my ex-wife and her family. So, I choose Bangkok as my new go-to place in asia.

I also have Tanzania as an outside-Norway place. In March, I got married to Bayana, who is from Dar es Salaam. Well, she lives there. She is from Mbeya, in western Tanzania, close to the border to Zambia. But yeah. She will come to Norway to live with me sometime next year. 2025. Live with me here in Norway. Be a part of my life here. I am looking forward to That Process.

I still have a very very soft spot for Asia. I visited Hong Kong for the first time in January 2000. Almost 25 years ago now, when I write this on August 22nd 2024.

But Hong Kong is now = China in my book. The crack-down on democracy in Hong Kong is quite stated, clear.

Later, The Philippines became my asian HQ. Bohol…. I absolutely love that little island.

Now: Thailand.

Bangkok.

Closure.

I want to write more here on dltq.org. I will see what I do the next weeks or months or years.