Okay, so it's my turn to get a bit soppy and sentimental now. Whilst searching for and booking my holiday on the internet, a very fond tune came into my mind. The tune was from a film I watched at my late Grandparents house when I was a very young lad (just about knee high to a grasshopper).

Each time I hear this song, no matter what I am doing, I have to stop...

...closing my eyes I can smell the Sunday dinner cooking, I can hear my grandparents voices as if I was there again, sat on the floor next to my Grandad's armchair with both of us singing along to the film. Such a warm and reassuring feeling, remembering the happy times the whole family had together. It reminds me how fortunate I have been to be born into such a close and caring family. My Grandad died of cancer many years ago, and my Grandmother sadly died in a tragic accident earlier this year. I miss them both dearly.

Little did I know then, that this tune would have such a profound affect on my life and my desire to wander. It is the one tune that came to me as I canoed down the Amazon River, sat on the sand dunes in Egypt, rode the camels in Morroco and the Canary Islands, strolled through the streets of Gas Town in Vancouver, stood in the centre of Time Square NY, tried to ski down the snowy slopes of the French Alps, walked through the Harz Mountains of Germany, admired the ruins of the original Olympic buildings in Olympia Greece, stood inside the Colosseum in Rome, sailed on Loch Ness in Scotland and many many more precious moments around the world...

...every where I travel this tune always goes with me, watching over me. A feeling inside of me that words could never truly describe.

So, you may be wondering what this tune is. It's from the film "Paint Your Wagon", and the singer was Lee Marvin. The song is both mesmorising and melancholy and is called:
"I was born under a wondering star".

Has there been a song, a film or another moment that has remained with you since your chidhood, staying with you through life
(and perhaps had a profound influence on some of the choices you have made)?

Q1: What is your first name and what does it mean?
A: Graham (‘Gra’ = gravel/stone, ‘ham’ = Home/house).

Q2: What is your last name and what does it mean?
A: Ettridge (originated from a place in Scotland and means ‘the land between two waterfalls’). Therefore my full name means “The stone house on the land between two waterfalls”.

Q3: How old are you?
A: 35yrs old

Q4: Where do you live?
A: England

Q5: Any Hobbies?
A: Poker, Swimming, Reading, Eating, Drinking, Walking

Q6: What colour socks are you wearing?
A: Blue

Q7: Club or Bar?
A: Bar

Q8: What time did you get up this morning?
A: 06:03:42 (is that precise enough?)

Q9: When is your birthday?
A: June 17th (Gemini)

Q10:What is your favourite TV show?
A: The Apprentice (UK version)

Q11:What did you have for breakfast?
A: A Slice of toast and a glass of milk

Q12:What is your favourite cuisine?
A: Any Thai or Chinese food

Q13:Your favourite potato chip?
A: Cream cheese and chives

Q14:What is your favourite CD at the moment?
A: ‘Back to Black’ by Amy Winehouse

Q15:What kind of car do you drive?
A: Honda 2.2 CRV SE Executive

Q16:Favourite sandwich?
A: Club Sandwich

Q17:What characteristics do you despise?
A: Lateness and dishonesty

Q18:Favourite item of clothing?
A: Sweatshirt

Q19:If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
A: Serengeti Safari

Q20:What colour is your bathroom?
A: Pale green with a minging avocado bathroom suite
(soon to be changed...hurrrrrayyyy!!!)

Q21:Favourite brand of clothing?
A: Fat Face/Fat Fish/Ralph Lauren

Q22:Where would you want to retire to?
A: Vancouver, Canada - the best place with the nicest people (and they speak English there too)

Q23:Favourite time of day?
A: Around 6.00pm when I slowly sink into the hot jacuzzi and relax after a crappy day at the office

Q24:Where were you born?
A: Stratford Upon Avon (Shakespeare's Birthplace too!)

Q25:Coke or Pepsi?
A: Coke

Q26:Are you a morning person or night owl?
A: Morning

Q27:What size shoe do you wear?
A: 10 (UK) 44(EUR)

Q28:Do you have pets?
A: No

Q29:Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone?
A: Yep, I put clean socks on today!!!!

Q30:What did you want to be when you were little?
A: Older....oh and a Pathologist...then an accountant...then.......

Q31:Favourite sweets/candy bar?
A: Black Magic Chocolates...mmmmmm yummy!

Q32:What is your best childhood memory?
A: Having the stabilizers taken off my first bicycle....my worst memory was 2 seconds later when I fell off...ouch!

Q33:What are the different jobs you have had in your life?
A: Shop assistant, Accounts clerk, HR Admin Co-ordinator, and currently Resource Planning Mgr

Q34:What colour underwear are you wearing?
A: White with blue stripes

Q35:Nicknames?
A: You can't honestly think that I am going to disclose that one whilst I'm sober

Q36:Piercing?
A: none...yet

Q37:Eye colour?
A: Brown (or bloodshot, if it is Sunday morning)

Q38:Ever been to Africa?
A: Yes - Morocco

Q39:Ever been toilet papering?
A: Don't know what that is.

Q40:Love someone so much it made you cry?
A: Yes...once upon a time...sob

Q41:Been in a car accident?
A:Yes

Q42:Croutons or bacon bits?
A: Bacon bits

Q43:Favourite day of the week?
A: Saturdays

Q44:Favourite restaurant?
A: Three Crowns (Brinkworth, England)...if you haven't been, then you absolutely must go!!!!!!

Q45:Favourite flower?
A: Self raising.....oh flower....an English Rose of course

Q46:Favourite ice cream?
A: Vanilla

Q47:Disney or Warner Brothers?
A:Disney

Q48: Favourite fast food place?
A: Any chinese takeaway

Q49. What colour is your bedroom carpet?
A: Cream

Q50: How many times did you fail your driver's test?
A: Zero, I think I scared the instructor so much that he wanted to avoid seeing me again

Q51: From whom did you get your last email?
A: The bloody gas board with my latest gas bill...what an eventful life I have.

Q52: Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
A: It would have to be a travel agent

Q53: What do you do most often when you are bored?
A: Listen to music and read a good book

Q54: Bedtime?
A: Usually 11.00 p.m on a work night

Q55: Last person you went to dinner with?
A: Scarlett Johansson(come on guys...I'm allowed to dream aren't I?)...It was with some friends to celebrate a 40th birthday.

Q58: What are you listening to right now?
A: "Trouble" A fantastic and emotional song by Ray Lamontagne (go check it out if you haven't heard it before - it is on my playlist)

Q59: What is your favourite colour?
A: Blue

Q60: Lake, Ocean or river?
A: River

Q61: How many tattoos do you have?
A: None

Q62: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
A: The egg..it's soooo obvious

Q63: Which seven famous people would you invite to your dinner party?
A: Mahatma Ghandi, Michael Palin, Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson, Charles Darwin, Julia Roberts, Al Pacino

Q67: Which animal best describes your personality?
A: Orangutang

Q68: 'Centre of attention' or 'on the sidelines'
A: On the side

Q69: Ideal partner: Blonde, Brunette or Redhead
A: It doesn't matter (as long as it doesn't come off at night).

Q70: Claim to fame
A: Related to Emmeline Pankhust (Founder of the Women's Suffrage Movement - Equal voting rights for women)

Q71: Bank or spend?
A: Bank then spend...

Q72: Mend or throw away?
A: Don't break in the first place!

Q73: Hot climate, cold climate?
A: Like both, but it is easier to warm up than cool down.

Q74: What would the epitaph on your gravestone read?
A: "...at least he tried"

Q75: Are you left or right handed?
A: Right handed

Q76: On what side of the bed do you sleep?
A: Left hand side

Q76: Cinema or sofa?
A: It all depends who with :)

Q77: PJ's, shorts or nothing?
A: Nothing

Q78: A day at the Mall or a day by the river?
A: A day by the river of course.

Q79: Have you ever lied?
A: Would you believe me if I said no?

Q80: Purpose in life?
A: To be happy and to make people happy...to love and to be loved

Q81: Favourite Drink?
A: A good british beer, a cup of Earl Grey tea or a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon

Q82: What would your ideal house look like?
A: Old cottage with a thatched roof in the Cotswolds of England

Q83: What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
A: Their eyes

Q84: Are you comfortable with your height?
A: At 5'10 yes I am - but it gets a bit cold up here sometimes.

Q85: Have you ever thought that you were honestly going to die?
A: Yes, tumbling 50 ft down a hill then falling over the edge of a quarry and free falling 40ft on to my back...my life did flash before me..something I will never forget.

Q86: Any regrets about anything?
A: I try not to regret, just learn...but yes I do have a few.

Q87: Is there someone or somthing you really want?
A: Yes, isn't there always?

Q88: Does anybody like you?
A: I do hope so...

Q89: Do you believe in God?
A: I do believe...but just not sure what...

Q90: Have you ever kayaked?
A: Yes, in the Amazon

Q91: Fireworks..love'em or hate'em?
A: Love'em

Q92: When was the last time you were hugged?
A: A while ago :(

Q93: Do you speak any other language other than English?
A: A very small amount of French, German and Japanese

Q94: Are you allergic to anything?
A: Just the tax man

Q95: Favorite Saying?
A: I'll respect your opinion if you accept that mine is right

Q96: Are you close to your family?
A: Yes, they are very important to me!

Q97: When was the last time you went swimming?
A: This evening, I try to swim most evenings after work.

Q98: Can you curl your tongue?
A: Yes...can you?

Q99: Were you ever rushed by ambulance into an Emergency room?
A: No, I went by helicopter instead...Lol!

Q100: Is there a question that you would like visitors to your blog to answer?
A: Yes, please can you let me know 100 things about you?