Yo. Sup y'all? Jacquie hee-ah comin at ya from the Lonely Beach of Koh Chang, Thailand. You should be very jealous of me for the next 8 days cuz this is the friggen LIFE! So relaxing... waters so warm and clear and light greeny-blue with a golden beach... just what I needed I think. I love you Cambodia, but if I have to go home soon, I need some time to be alone with my thoughts and in a place that I had only dreamed of: no worries, no stress, just warmth and ocean.
I slept in a thai-style hut last night and was awoken by the call of my favorite little creature, the rooster, or as they say in Spain: the COCK. Friggen things. Right outside and under my hut too! haha You gotta laugh. So needless to say, I was up fairly early and decided to go on the hunt for a hut nearer the water and further the roosters. Check mark for that one! Right on the rocks, the ocean will lull me to sleep, the moon beams will stream through the cracks. Love it. I wrote a phrase last night that sounds kinda cool: "moon beams dance on the sea foam and white caps creating a silver lining on each wave". I dunno. I've been writing a lot lately.
I was journalling like a mad woman last night at the outdoor/lakeside Treehouse lounge. I would have liked to see what I must have looked like... heehee Anyhow, I was sitting there alone at the corner table in the back and well, "I was just sitting here with my head back as far as its tendons and muscles and finally bones would allow and I was looking up at the stars and the 1/2 moon, then down to their reflection in the water and I thought of this: '...and through the open window I think the singin went outside and floated up to tell all the stars not to hide, cuz by the time church let out the sky was much clearer and the moon was so beautiful that the ocean held up a mirror...' What magnificent words." Ya... I went on and on from one topic to another, inssessantly writing down every thought that flew by and caught my attention. I think it's due to the fact that I'm reading another Tom Robbins book called Jitterbug Perfume. He's always having an influence on my writing style and frequency.
I met a couple canadians - from Edmonton and Calgary AND they're welders - yesturday and saw them today on the beach. They asked me about Cambodia, about what I meant when I said "good luck". I told them a fraction of what I was actually feeling and thinking. They dismissed it and said "I'm here for a good time, not a long time". Totally and completely ignorant. The one dude more so than the one who goes by the name Garth. The other dude has this really negative energy about him and everything I said - whether it was about the beautiful things about Cambodia or about the food at the restaurant at which I ate - was shot down and stomped on, delivered with a smirk. Jerk. So, I got tired of it after a short while and said I needed a nap. I guess I could have gave him a piece of my mind, but after the comment he said about why he's going to Cambodia, I figured he just wasn't worth my breath and energy. I'm learning to choose my battles. Not everyone goes to 3rd world countries and feels compassion and love. Many just go where the party is. It's everyone's perogative and I'm not judging. I got that dark vibe from him and so I didn't go into detail about the kinds of experiences I had in Cambodia... they're too personal and close to my heart. I said if you can look past the poverty, you'll have an awesome time cuz the country's very beautiful and there's a pretty good party scene. I'm not gonna unload my shit on apathetic folks cuz I can be sure I won't receive compassion from them in return. I'll just have to wait til I'm home amongst the people I love for that kind of interaction.
So ya. Today I burnt my ass off on the beach. I went in the water numerous times and played around with the waves. I read my book a bit, it's one of my favs of Tom's I think. I took a shower, laid in the hammock, listened to So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter, and then came here to tell you all about it! And now I'm hungry so I'm gonna go satisfy my desire.
Would you rather have sun burn or frost bite? ;-p
I slept in a thai-style hut last night and was awoken by the call of my favorite little creature, the rooster, or as they say in Spain: the COCK. Friggen things. Right outside and under my hut too! haha You gotta laugh. So needless to say, I was up fairly early and decided to go on the hunt for a hut nearer the water and further the roosters. Check mark for that one! Right on the rocks, the ocean will lull me to sleep, the moon beams will stream through the cracks. Love it. I wrote a phrase last night that sounds kinda cool: "moon beams dance on the sea foam and white caps creating a silver lining on each wave". I dunno. I've been writing a lot lately.
I was journalling like a mad woman last night at the outdoor/lakeside Treehouse lounge. I would have liked to see what I must have looked like... heehee Anyhow, I was sitting there alone at the corner table in the back and well, "I was just sitting here with my head back as far as its tendons and muscles and finally bones would allow and I was looking up at the stars and the 1/2 moon, then down to their reflection in the water and I thought of this: '...and through the open window I think the singin went outside and floated up to tell all the stars not to hide, cuz by the time church let out the sky was much clearer and the moon was so beautiful that the ocean held up a mirror...' What magnificent words." Ya... I went on and on from one topic to another, inssessantly writing down every thought that flew by and caught my attention. I think it's due to the fact that I'm reading another Tom Robbins book called Jitterbug Perfume. He's always having an influence on my writing style and frequency.
I met a couple canadians - from Edmonton and Calgary AND they're welders - yesturday and saw them today on the beach. They asked me about Cambodia, about what I meant when I said "good luck". I told them a fraction of what I was actually feeling and thinking. They dismissed it and said "I'm here for a good time, not a long time". Totally and completely ignorant. The one dude more so than the one who goes by the name Garth. The other dude has this really negative energy about him and everything I said - whether it was about the beautiful things about Cambodia or about the food at the restaurant at which I ate - was shot down and stomped on, delivered with a smirk. Jerk. So, I got tired of it after a short while and said I needed a nap. I guess I could have gave him a piece of my mind, but after the comment he said about why he's going to Cambodia, I figured he just wasn't worth my breath and energy. I'm learning to choose my battles. Not everyone goes to 3rd world countries and feels compassion and love. Many just go where the party is. It's everyone's perogative and I'm not judging. I got that dark vibe from him and so I didn't go into detail about the kinds of experiences I had in Cambodia... they're too personal and close to my heart. I said if you can look past the poverty, you'll have an awesome time cuz the country's very beautiful and there's a pretty good party scene. I'm not gonna unload my shit on apathetic folks cuz I can be sure I won't receive compassion from them in return. I'll just have to wait til I'm home amongst the people I love for that kind of interaction.
So ya. Today I burnt my ass off on the beach. I went in the water numerous times and played around with the waves. I read my book a bit, it's one of my favs of Tom's I think. I took a shower, laid in the hammock, listened to So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter, and then came here to tell you all about it! And now I'm hungry so I'm gonna go satisfy my desire.
Would you rather have sun burn or frost bite? ;-p
9 comments:
Salut Jacquie la Sage...
Comme je suis fière de toi, et très heureuse que tu as sû faire la part des choses "keep things in perspective" je crois que l'on dit en anglais... ma pensée va dans la même direction que la tienne, à savoir que oui tu es très sensible à ce que tu as vu de tes propres yeux et avec ton propre coeur, tu as vécu chaque instant le malheur de ces enfants et de ces gens, tu as pû le saisir même à travers ton propre corps... et tu as ressenti beaucoup de compassion pour ces gens... cette expérience va te changer pour la vie et pour le mieux. Mais maintenant, tu penses à toi et tu prends soin de toi... tu le mérites amplement... Va Jacquie la Merveilleuse, profite bien de tout ce que la vie t'envoie, et surtout, surtout, sois reconnaissante... ne prends jamais rien pour acquis "don't take things for granted". Et je suis certaine que tu vas trouver un moyen de partager tout ce que la vie t'as offert à date. Et oui, moi aussi je préfère le soleil à l'hiver, mais j'ai appris à aimer l'hiver depuis que j'ai quitté Montréal!!! J'ai transmis tes voeux de bonne fête à Rolan et il te dit merci et il te salut. Profites au maximum de cet endroit où tu te trouves Jacquie la maudite chanceuse!!! Muahhhh! xoxo
Hey! You know what. I read your last post about Cambodia yesterday. And I also got the new number of the Swedish travel magazine "Vagabond". Picked it up late before going to bed. First page, editorial. She had written about feelings concerning a trip to Cambodia she made years ago while doing some work for the UN. About being ill in Siem Reap and going to this small private clinic not much bigger than a hole in the wall. How she screamed for clean neadles and how you are recommended to go to Bangkok really fast if you get ill in Cambodia. She wrote about the bill of 1000 SEK (1 SEK=8 USD). She thought about being a tourist and how everything is for the cambodians. I love this womans way of writing and the stuff often have a social dimension. The text last night really moved me, especially after reading your blogg earlier on the day. Coincidence or what... Hugs./S.
Mmmmmm....beach life. There is something so unique in your way of handling 'tourist folk'. I love that you know so much more but that your ego stays grounded. It's really nice to hear that you are relaxing and enjoying the sun...even if you had a little too much on one day.
I love your peices too! The way you write puts me there right next to you. I love it! I hope you're taking lots of pictures of your new found elements. Oh...I bought a camera in Tokyo after all...silly for after the trip, but whatever.
Jeremy says 'hello' and we have a date set up for an oilers game via beer bus (teehee) and six tickets to 'the concert'...when they go on sale, of course. I'm on it.
I miss you and I'm sending you tons of love. Did you buy sunblock? Did it fall into the river? ;-p
Hello Jacqueline, I am glad I am not a 'welder' sharing a beach with you. It is difficult for 'welders' to focus on things other than a'BUBBLE' of molten metal all day long. When you take them away from that 'Bubble' they are lost.
Je suis tres content et apprecis enormement que tu prennes soins de toi.
You keep lookin up to the skies. You keep pickin your battles.
You keep perspective in your eyes.
You keep using your marbles.
I also was viewing the skies , as often as I do. The stars, the half moon especially cast a shadow of silver light on the crest of the windblown snow drifts. A sheet of frozen water turned icy blue at the edge of the snowdrifts reflected the moon and stars , a perfect mirror. I could not dip my toes nor get burned by the rays of sun that day, I did , however get wind burn on my nose and not my butt.
I am jealous of you. Your water is in motion , your sun burning and in more ways than one, your wind warm.
Enjoy every moment and know that when you make it back here the central heating system will keep you warm, there will be no moonbeam streaks coming through the cracks of the walls. The only rooster you will find ,, will be in the oven, no sound ,,, just smell. You may attempt to lick a piece of steel where you are ,,, but you should not do it here. Maybe the 'welders' should lick one upon their return.
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sigh... ya... thailand's much different than cambodia, that's for sure... even the kind of people who are staying out here... I feel like I don't fit in with this croud when I would have perhaps had I never gone to Cambodia. It's a weird feeling maybe that I can't explain well... something you have to experience yourself.
Thank-you Sandra for sharing that with me... I'll write you an email soon.
As for the rooster in the oven? I think I'll be vegetarian for a while...
Hey Carly! heehee Ya, if I had a digital camera, I'd be way more camera happy! cool. HI Jeremy!
My back burned pretty bad yesturday so it was lucky it rained last night and was cloudy for most of the day!
Hi Jacquie, Wow sounds like you are a poet, your words slide along so well. I'm glad that you are having a relaxing time and also you are melowing out when it comes to battles..........Very smart to pick them especially since you are not in your homeland.......
I love you and miss you of course and can't wait till you are here...
Be safe, love "M" ;-)p
I'm looking forward to that e-mail and I just have to add that of course 1 SEK is not 8 USD. 1 USD is 8 SEK. :P I was tired. ;)
I will throw, I mean throw, vegetables in with the Rooster/
Big Chicken
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