
Jay: Nelson's little brother, excellent chef and guitarist, shy - complete opposite of the older sibling, big heart and big laugh

Woh/Rina: Jay's girlfriend, housekeeping, trained as a jungle ranger, sharp-tongued and a great laugh, loves anything blue

Bibi: Woh's little sister, one of the hardest workers on the lodge (kitchen help), permanently attached to her mobile phone, engaged at 18, very pretty

Zahari: Operations manager at Sepilok Jungle Resort, Nelson's brother in law, extremely intelligent and insightful, friendliest face around

Lan: Aloi's brother in law, driver, big cheeky grin and heart of gold, he was the driver who took me to the lodge the very first time I visited back in January

Media: other kitchen help, older lady, moans a lot with a cutting sense of humour

Kalo: builder, young and gangly Philippino, youngest on the lodge so sent on all the errands (including fetching cigarettes, rice wine and ping pong balls), shy exterior but hidden, dirty depths

Sulaiman: builder who loves a laugh, the builders' 'dad'

Fik: builder, heavy drinker with a habit of throwing up on the walkway then falling asleep in the kitchen

Ata: carpenter and lodge granddad with a young streak still going strong, loves to dance and watch soft porn

Richard & Joanne: English, living in Kota Kinabalu (KK), they run a photography and diving company (
http://www.downbelow.co.uk/) and come to the lodge every couple of months to relax and take photos, had christmas eve dinner with them in KK

Gert & Jason: Gert is from Belgium, not far from where I grew up, Jason is Chinese Malay from KL; the two of them are building a beautiful lodge in the hills opposite our lodge
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