Alright boys and girls, ALOHA! In case you're wondering about the long radio silence prior to the poem in the last post, I was away in Hawaii the past 2 weeks getting jiggy with nature. Talk about clean living; I spent my days lying on sun-drenched beaches, looking at volcanoes, hiking, snorkelling, admiring the indescribably blue skies, watching falling stars at night, drinking loads of guava nectar and making some, hopefully, life-changing decisions with regards to the new year. I'm feeling better than I did before I left and it's probably due in part to my having only had 1 (alcoholic) drink in the entire 2 weeks and that was only because it was Benji's (my wee brother) 18th Birthday (I love the little man!)....anyhoo, I'm back in The Pore and it's been raining cats, dogs and all sorts of domestic creatures non-stop. I fear that my lovely golden tan is fading swiftly and although it ain't pouring as I type, it still doesn't offer much consolation cos I know, I just know that at any moment now, the rain could come pissing down again without respite, as it has since I returned to these shores......
Enough depressing chat about the weather, I'll post some pictures of what I've been up to as soon as I get the chance. In the mean time, those who've had the misfortune to be on this little island in this weather, thank your lucky stars that you ain't in our neighbouring countries affected to a greater extent by the rainy weather. Why don't you drop everything right now and hug your ma and pa? Go on, ya big softy! *grin* Peas Oot.

Poem of the Day:

The stars would smile Down on us


If only things had fallen into place when I'd wanted them to
and that moment had happened like I'd intended for it to,
You'd be mine and I'd be yours.

The stars would smile down on us,

Romance would mean something because you'd be by my side.
And surely the stars would smile
Down on us.
I don't know if you can see it like I do but,
You're beautiful, inside and out and
I'm shocked at how callous I can be.
Even though I want to,
I just can't bring myself to take you in my arms and show you that you once meant something to me.
Something we will never, ever be.

Tim'06

Choonage: Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie

The weekend has come and gone. After months of planning, our Dinner and Dance went smoothly. Me and my little dancing girls won 1st prize in a little dance item we put up for the "Talent Time" competition; proving that this old body still has what it takes to bounce around to choreographed dance performances! I also had the good fortune to win for myself (in the lucky draw) a wicked Canon Ixus Digital Camera which I decided to give to my wee brother cos he needs such a camera. Yes, I'm sticking with my old faithful Casio which has served me well the past 3 years. To cut a long story short, it was a great night and everybody had themselves a good time which pleased me. I felt a certain contentment; a feeling I hadn't felt in days. After all the back-patting and whatnot, I proceeded to Balaclava to watch some of my colleagues get pissed which was funny.
Until the next day.
Yes, the following day was Zoukout, that mega beach party where loads of amazing djs turned up and also, the night that Tim drank way too much, way too early and made a bit of a fool of himself in front of his understanding colleagues! Good thing that many of them were pissed as well then! As I was telling more than a few folk today, the hangover I had yesterday is definitely one of my Top 5 Hangovers for the year 2006....it was bloody awful and my inability to handle my cutlery during tea was quite embarrassing to say the least. Oh well, I guess that's what happens when you drink loads of scotch (and vodka redbull) before getting anywhere near the source of the beats! The worst thing is that I think, in some weird way, I had a good night but really, I know that spending half the night stumbling around the beach trying to find ppl is not the best way to spend an evening. The music, when I could be bothered to stop to listen to it, was pretty damn good. Shame that I didn't hang out with half the folk I intended to and probably just as well cos I would have scared them away with my restless hands and my bad drunken chat! The one person I really wanted to see, I saw but only for a few minutes which was a real shame cos I was really looking forward to seeing her and when she was trying to look for me, had no success cos I was all over the place like my head that night : (
Good thing I managed to take a photo of us to remind me that I did actually see her and that it wasn't a figment of my imagination! : )
Oh well, in a few hours, I'm off to sunnier shores and amazing beaches and hopefully, I'll find some respite from the painful existence that has become my life (and the attendant calamitous situations that, lately, seem to have befallen me and my mates, esp a particular lad who never deserved the pain he's feeling now) and be content to just bask in the sunshine and the company of my beloved family. May the stars guide your way till the end of your days...................
Peas Oot.

Choonage: Dance Only with Me - Blossom Dearie

Poem of the Day:

Heal me

You left a gaping wound,
A void i tried to fill,
With women, whisky and want.
But I could not kill,
The need for you;
The girl i cannot have.
How could you leave me wounded when i needed you so bad?

Tim'06

Choonage: Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter

The past 2 weeks I've had massive Friday nights which have seen me going to bed at the most unearthly hours and waking up feeling considerably worse than when I went to bed. I seem to have gone on a mission of self-destruction....I don't really wanna talk too much about what happened in BKK but let's just say that if I don't start to feel better soon, I might forget how to smile. Thank god that Sanjay was such a good host as well and really looked after me when I was there! I really can't wait to get my ass to Hawaii so I can see some proper scenery and immerse myself in the wonders of Nature. It's also been good having my sister, Becky, back in town. Even though we have the most love-hate relationship in the world, it's always nice to be around family for that familiar familial feeling.....to sum things up in a somewhat obscure way, I'm okay when I'm busy, when I'm around others...it's only when I'm alone with my thoughts that things start to become pretty rubbish and I get all depressed and paranoid. Out.

Choonage: Heart Failed (Two Lone Swordsmen Mix) - Saint Etienne