9.7.2008 Everyone died! I woke up this morning crying…It wasn't just a few tears but it was howling, trying to breathe in between. It felt as though someone had been sitting on my chest. I had seen dad die a few times in my past, maybe the earliest was when I was 8 year old. I still remember it clearly because as soon as I woke up I ran into their room to check that he was still there and continued crying in his arms. He consoled me smiling "that's a...

7.7.2008 "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops"…. Henry Adams I just finished Tuesdays with Morrie, I hadn't finished a book in a day for a long time but this one I simply could not stop reading. It was light and yet heavy, it was funny and yet sad…and made me think a lot, about how precious life is and yet we take it for granted most of the time. We are conditioned to a degree that we get stuck in a rat-race, ...

8.7.2008 If I could play the guitar I would be singing this song: Do you believe in lightening in daytime? Just as you have been moving those heavy rocks Turning the lives of worms upside down They somehow grow even when you cut them in half Little soldiers... Then a girl walks up with a big smile Wanting to move the earth with you She talks to the worms and the rocks As you step back watching the wall you build Rocks in harmony, as they also sta...

6.7.2008 Port is buzzing... As the school holidays began the town is absolutely buzzing with childrena nd young people. I went for a walk on the beach and the picture today was much more different. The beach was full of kids swimming, surfing, playing volleyball and picking stones; a long queue outside the cinema and the shopping mall much noiser than usual...I really began to appreciate this side of the world more. We went to a friend of Denis, Bart and Mand...

5.7.2008 Inspiration came at 11pm last night: Reign of love How I hold on tight As you take me blind Through the sweeping light They say it's crazy As the lover hides But I feel the wind As it rushes through my blood The excitement makes me dizzy Heart is felt with warmth If I fall very suddenly I know it'll be in his arms Reign of love How I hold on tight Reveals slowly With no doubt in clear skies As I smile endlessly…. 4.7.2008 Port Mac...