I typed up and lost an entire post just now… AAAAARRRGGH!!!
should I have stayed in bed this morning? we’ll find out soon enough, I suppose.
Author: absolutwillie
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note to self: socks
one should never underestimate the aesthetic value of socks.
(to the lady in the leather tights and mocks: even ugly, mismatched socks would be an improvement when your bare skin looks like a mock-up of the Plague.)
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Squirreliciousness
yep – that’s a mischievous sparkle in his eye!
he’s still on the formula – and BOY does he get excited when he grabs hold!
he still needs some ‘encouragement’ to empty his bladder (wet earbud substitutes mommy squirrel’s licks) – but when he lets go, you can see the relief on his face! haha – i suppose boys will be boys ;0) -
mobile snapshots
clearing out the cobwebs in my head also means clearing out the cobwebs in daily life :0)one of the areas that needed some desperate cleaning was my mobile phone’s memory card. here are some of the better shots that were liberated from the old dear:
my first night in Taiwan saw me attending a celebration of some sorts. methinks it was a birthday, or something. this is a shot of the principal of my (then new) school and her family. thank Heavens Ben was there as well! Nobody else really spoke any English. 
i snapped this one for my Dad – who’s a land surveyor back in SA. at home, he needs a big 4×4 to get to all the places he needs to work – here in Taiwan, a 50cc scooter seems more than adequate!
PoPo (pronounced Puwo-Puwo, not pawpaw) sleeping like a baby – literally!
a note from one of my students’ communication books. it always tickles me when i see my name – but nobody tells me what it says… so yeah – any ideas?
for those of you who can read sheet music, this is the tune for “Hansie Slim”, believe it or not! 
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emerging with bullets
• laughed on the underground yesterday. homos are life savers that way ;0)
• contract ammendments allow for a trip to SA in Aug!
• in SA, BMW drivers are notoriously rude (stereotype warning). here in TW it seems Mercedes Benz attracts the same drivers.
• PoPo (his squirreliciousness) opened his eyes last week, caught a cold, started pooping by himself and got a bigger box.
• sociology wasn’t a waste of time.
• Chinese and Afrikaans share more phonetic components than either does with English.
• “Hansie Slim” is based on a traditional Chinese melody (!!) -
blockage
it’s terribly quiet on here, I know – and I promise to do something about it as soon as I’ve worked through whatever the emotional blockage is that seems to’ve wired my trap shut.
file this under “being bipolar” for now. or “lonelyness unexplained”.
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new adventures in the cyberverse?
that’s the link you should click if you want to own shares in what’s hyped to be the “next big thing”. apparently.
it’s going to be bigger than facebook *gasp*
or myspace (never quite got that one)
AND second life *gasp*
COMBINED!!
*i faint*
(no, not really)so here’s the idea, as far as i get it:
sign up and get shares in said company – for free (ahem)
get extra shares for everyone who signs up on your recommendation (pyramids require sign up fees by definition – so there)
when this brave new world goes online – you (supposedly) start earning on your shares. (by then there will be advertising, trading etc)the catch?
who knows – probably your soul and 25 thousand raisins.am i in?
of course – my Mom’s there!(and i’m www.me2everyone.com/306408 – if you didn’t get that earlier. click and get us both some shares why don’tcha?)
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tie by takeo kikuchi
yesterday, Peter asked me to buy him a tie to go with the shirt he’s wearing to a wedding today. sounds simple, right? ha! shows what you know *lol*i, being the perfectionist-in-denial that i am, turned this request into an expedition.first, to prepare, i scoured the internet for advice and inspiration; starting at my favorite style-blogs: the sartorialist and man of the cloth. (for mobile inspiration i always have the Style.com app on my iPod touch.)with my mind flooded with über-stylish images, i packed the shirt and hit the shops. as luck would have it – Kaohsiung Arena (my favorite mall) was celebrating the opening of a new fashion store! not only did this bring all the fashionista/os out into broad daylight – but it also coaxed other stores into offering discounts :0)after hours of staring, comparing and assimilating of visual information – i had, however, still not found the perfect tie and was bemoaning the fact that i’ll have to choose between a bunch of “almost there” contenders.
then it happened – a store that i somehow had missed before revealed itself to me. it was beautiful. dark wooden interior, vintage leather wingback chairs and understated displays that, none the less, pulled me in. and there they were: rows upon rows of one-of-a-kind, hand made ties. i was in Takeo Kikuchi – and it was heaven.
i carefully liberated the shirt from my satchel for the first time and laid it on a counter. the sparkle of approval in the saleslady’s eyes sealed the deal – i would buy here, no matter what! with a little broken chinese/english and a lot of gesturing, we managed to find a black jacket similar to the one Peter would be wearing and started “trying on” some beauties. it didn’t take long for the winner to pop up: a rich brown, 100% silk tie with deep chocolate and bright azure detail. hand made. one of a kind. perfection.it came in at about 4 times the budget (what was Peter thinking *lol*), but i happily sacrificed my shoe-budget (i was going to get a pair of converse sneakers, but that could wait) in favor of this masterpiece.i was so excited to see Peter’s reaction when he got home from work, that i nearly piddled when i finally heard his key in the door… “Wow, I love it!!”he said “love”… *le sigh*i can die a happy man :0)
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meet the baby
meet the younger male who’s nonchalantly claimed all attention and affection for himself:
Peter “rescued” this (super adorable) baby red-bellied tree squirrel from a pet store earlier tonight. the fuss. the oohs and the aahs. the strange parenting instincts.we are enamored :0)
