busy doing nothing
Dear All,
Not much to report from the humid Indonesian island that I currently hang my knickers in. I've been making photo albums for the now post ceremony happy couple. I have been learning that not all Hindu weddings are like that one and some even involve dancing, albeit of the traditional rather than knees up vcariety. I have been having lessons on the inticacies of the Balinese catse system, which as you can imagine I am not a huge fan of - being a genral egalitarian kinda girl. I have swum, taken lots more photos, learn howto use the video funbction on my fabulous fancy pants camera which I am having a ball with, buying ice creams for the street kids, and checking out beach front hotels for my dad who appears to have changed from cheap as chips ken to lap of luxury ken. He turned hgis nose up at the notion of a cold shower and hotel a full ten minutes from the beach so i am preparing for a spot of pool side beach side indulgence which despite loving my simple life - I am naturally hankering for!
Admist all this I have been playing with my boys - I am just infatuated by their laughter and friendship. They are very tactile with each other in a way that would send the less enlightened Western guys running for the nearest wall. They pick each other up - link arms, cuddle, and just have this amazing friendship that I am really enjoying being an honary guest to. We have been mostly chatting to tourists in their office, drinking very strong very sweet balinese coffee and very hot balinese food (their contribution) with the odd tub of Haagan daas and fruit juices (my contribution). As you can no doubt tell my detox virtueness and plans for fasting are well and truly out of the window and the bali belly and humidity inducing weightloss well and truly turned around. I have also joined their nightly ritual of a few drinks in the apartment followed by a burst of playstation and know the tricks of most of the characters of mortal combat more than my pacifist self approves of.
I am also making firm friends with the lovely Spanish clothes and Jewellry designer, in spite of the fact she gave me a gift of wasabi tequilla the other night - which I can wholeheartedly recommend as a present for any partner you have just discovered in bed with your best friend. oh, and the book is taking shape - I am very excited about it and have a feeling it will be a corker - watch this space!
Julie x
Not much to report from the humid Indonesian island that I currently hang my knickers in. I've been making photo albums for the now post ceremony happy couple. I have been learning that not all Hindu weddings are like that one and some even involve dancing, albeit of the traditional rather than knees up vcariety. I have been having lessons on the inticacies of the Balinese catse system, which as you can imagine I am not a huge fan of - being a genral egalitarian kinda girl. I have swum, taken lots more photos, learn howto use the video funbction on my fabulous fancy pants camera which I am having a ball with, buying ice creams for the street kids, and checking out beach front hotels for my dad who appears to have changed from cheap as chips ken to lap of luxury ken. He turned hgis nose up at the notion of a cold shower and hotel a full ten minutes from the beach so i am preparing for a spot of pool side beach side indulgence which despite loving my simple life - I am naturally hankering for!
Admist all this I have been playing with my boys - I am just infatuated by their laughter and friendship. They are very tactile with each other in a way that would send the less enlightened Western guys running for the nearest wall. They pick each other up - link arms, cuddle, and just have this amazing friendship that I am really enjoying being an honary guest to. We have been mostly chatting to tourists in their office, drinking very strong very sweet balinese coffee and very hot balinese food (their contribution) with the odd tub of Haagan daas and fruit juices (my contribution). As you can no doubt tell my detox virtueness and plans for fasting are well and truly out of the window and the bali belly and humidity inducing weightloss well and truly turned around. I have also joined their nightly ritual of a few drinks in the apartment followed by a burst of playstation and know the tricks of most of the characters of mortal combat more than my pacifist self approves of.
I am also making firm friends with the lovely Spanish clothes and Jewellry designer, in spite of the fact she gave me a gift of wasabi tequilla the other night - which I can wholeheartedly recommend as a present for any partner you have just discovered in bed with your best friend. oh, and the book is taking shape - I am very excited about it and have a feeling it will be a corker - watch this space!
Julie x
posted by The Gypsy @ 5:31 PM
1 Comments:
At 6:21 PM,
The Gypsy said…
Mum, goiung to be fiction, with a splash of real life chucked in - not sure on the comedy - have some ideas for a title but not yet fixed.
Jo, lovely to hear from teh miste\ress of musical wonder - glad you have the blof\g sorted - I read your first entry but have lost teh link to revisit - grateful if you could leave it here
looking forward to seeing you both soon
Julie x
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