i'm so sore!!!! my shoulders and upper back is killing me. and i don't know why!!!!
hi everyone.
i bought nissanka a american fishing pole. you know, the kind that has a reel thingie..and the other day, i tried to teach nissanka how to use it. and instead i ended up wanting to box his ears in. he made me so mad!!! what is it with men. they don't like to listen or pay attention!!!! i got so fed up i went to sun bath. we were on our rock that we had snorkled out to. laying there burning to a crisp...next thing i know, he holloring. i jump up and saw that he had tossed the fishing pool on the rock and was pulling the line with his hands. he was so excited ... he caught a hugh fish...why he didnt' reel it up is beyond me. but he did get the fish...looking at the pretty colorful thing laying on the rock gasping for air. i just wanted to toss it back into the water. but i know, his family needed it for food. so i watch it gasp its life away. i was about in tears over it.
the people, they are always smiling...i'm not...not when i have to bike around these idiot women with the gigantic unbrellas. they are so inconsiderate. its not even raining. and they are walking in the middle of the road with the things. you can't get around them...wonder what they would do if i just ran my bike into them...that would make me very happy. ...
the other day, i was standing with my bike on the side of the road trying to figure out what nissanka trying to tell me when two ladies walked by and her fooking umbrella hit my head and got tangle in my hair.
i got a real rude email from a bud of mine. he asked me if we celebrate thanksgiving or xmas here. i told him no. he made the remark for me to go celebrate my blessing on a cow!!!! i was so pissed off and asked him why he said that. he said, he thought all buddhist consider cows secrete. yeah right...right into their cooking pot!!!! only thing is. here its so costly for them to buy beef. they are looking at about a day wages for two pounds of beef. i emailed him to tell him that the daily wages of most people here is $5. day, and if they are very skilled maybe up to $8. day. beef and chicken is expensive. i bought 2 1/2 chickens yesterday and it cost me almost $10.00.
i think thats why most buddhist are veggies. cus they can't afford beef or chicken. they do eat alot of fish. and rice. veggies. etc. home made curry made with pineapples. the muslim people seem to be doing much better then buddhist with businesses. and they eat very well.
on full moon day...the buddhist close shops. and celebrate by not eating FISH..they don't even go fishing on that day. everything seems to come to a standstill. and they have their parades in different parts of the country. i will never understand why they like to walk up the street at 3 am banging on the drums with their elephants. its errie sounding...them beating away, the shadow of the hugh elephants, the wild dogs howling...people (ladies) walking out of their house in their white granny pajamas, to the street with a plate of offerings. "Rice" i think...
i heard last week that they had arrested 13 women suicide bombers. i dont' know any more details about it. they were headed into colombo...i asked nissanka how can they tell if the women are tamile or buddhist...he says, by name on ID....all tamile have to register if they move to the colombo area.
on death...yeah that...when a buddhist person bites the dust. they bury with in 48 hours. and one week later. for two days. they serve lunch and people gather at the home for hours on end. again at 3 months and final, one year. i was invited to attend lunch today at Tharunga house. she my dancing teacher. her grand mother passed away last weds. i went to her home for my class and asked was everyone was smiling. a man whisper about the death...i asked them...is that funny? everyone started laughing...i'm thinking...this is totally weird. i told her we to cancel dance class. she needs to be griefing. not laughing. she laughs again and say ok. we meet later.
then yesterday, i meet up with a bunch of guys sitting in a old school. they are laughing and drinking arrack. (whiskey) i asked why so happy. a death? they laugh and said yes. a death, but we are not happy they said, with a hugh smile. then they offer me drink but nissanka told me NO...
wow, i'm totally rambling on....and nissanka outside waiting on me. hell, i'll let him wait a few more minutes!!!
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