Vs.

In the attack of people against numbers may I forever remember which has my maker's image

Location:Van staaden's pass EC

Hers and mine

Hers and mine
A place in time
Nothing ventured nothing gained

I strained my ear to hear you
I heard the whisper
Clear, then naked, then gone

Exposed and then lost
Felt and then gone
Before I had a grip to lose
I watched you walk away

Kindness

Thousands of greedy vultures
Ready to abuse your kindness
Remember the reason for your kindness
Lest through hurt you abuse others
Or worse - cease to be kind

leaving - only to return

i have just wasted 20 minutes of my day looking for a new background to my google search screen.

i used to have a guy playing the violin, and he was nice cos he looked caught up in the moment and i liked that.

but i went in search for something better than what i already knew was good.

i tried about 6 different new backgrounds before reverting back to the guy playing the violin.

and then i wondered how often we do that - give away something that which we can never have back to seek something slightly better than that which is already the best:

only we don’t know it as such, so we seek elsewhere for an alternative

only to return back home again

Makes cents

Are these numbers making any sense today?
Are your lives making some more cents today?

A million people dying
A thousand children are crying
What do we do?
What do we say?

We say I need some more
Interest on my money
Diamonds for my honey
Some more things to keep me happy in this life...

When we aren't living here
And we aren't dying either

You tell me what's wrong wrong with the world...
The problem is me.

When did it change?

My first cellphone was a nokia 5110. That's the one with the aerial that could impale your inner thigh were you not careful enough. I remember being a very excited 17 year old who became quite absorbed with the way that words could be sent through the air, and boy did I make the words fly out of that nokia. More than anything I remember the thrill of waking up with messages on your phone - or the thrill of hearing your phone beep knowing that there are words waiting that were sent just for you. Sometimes I wouldn't read a message for about 10 minutes, because the anticipation was as exciting as the message.

So perhaps I am being slightly dramatic, but it's strange to remember those days and to think about how it has all changed. Today I got home from the shops and my phone had no envelope, and I smiled, put on the kettle for some tea, and was so relieved by the burden of not having to respond to anything or to anyone.

Words that used to fly now seem to strangle me.

USA - Day 2

We have been on board the Oasis of the seas for less than 24 hours - even as a write that I can barely believe it. This ship is absolutely incredible and if I try to describe it to you I dont think I will do it justice. I will upload some pics to facebook when I get the chance.

Another unfortunate thing is that I do not have internet access - the boat has Wi-Fi, but this is ridiculously expensive, so I am not sure when you will read this. We are going to be on the sea all day today to make it to Labidee tomorrow morning. Everyday there are numerous shows to attend, activities to do. It has actually been quite a tough assignment to understand the best ways to structure your days.

There are certain things that happened yesterday that will happen everyday: A daily game of table tennis and a putt-putt matchplay tournament. Lounging for hours in a jacuzzi, trying new beers, reading my novel, meeting very interesting people from all over the world, dancing in the nightclub, watching some live performances at the theatre... all of these things have happened in the last 16 hours and will be on repeat for a few days. I think that the moment I start to feel a less overwhelmed with the magnitude of the ship (i still have not seen so much of it) we will be docking and I will have a whole new country to find out about. By the end of the trip I will have 5 different currencies in my waller. I quite enjoy the thought of that!

Tonight is our official Gala Dinner function. I have rented some extras to go with my suit - i think it is going to be extremely formal so I wanted to look my best. Even Darryl is wearing a tux :)

That’s all for now....