The bits and pieces not yet discussed

ok....so besides the day to day stuff...there are a few things not yet discussed.
indian men...just so you know, there will be no love interest here....the men here are rude and arrogant...they have this 'movie star' opinion about themselves...it's amusing to see them walk around and prance...they are like peacocks...but not as good looking!!!don't get me wrong, not all of them are like that just 99.9% that i've come across and they are not scared of approaching you,....or following you....i had this happen on the beach..not sure i shared the experience yet but a young guy came and sat right next to me when i was sunbaking....the whole beach is empty and he found a spot right next me....just staring at me...eventually i got up and moved..i walked about 10 minutes away sat down and then felt someone near me again...he had followed me....unfortunately for him i was not in the best of moods so i sat up and said...'is there something you want'...he said no....so i told him to leave...he just stared at me....so in the end the univeral F**k off was used...he moved a few meters away and just sat there with his friend staring at me.....not that it ends there and i'd hate to miss telling you the whole story....you know how much of a sharer i am!!!...next was the guy in his Y front undies (yes they don't mind just walking around in their underwear here....YUK!!!)...he came and stood directly over me staring at my bum....again i was polite and asked if there was something he wanted....he asked if i wanted a massage!!!...again being polite i said no thanks....aparently those words mean please bother me some more because i'm so turned on by your buddah belly and y front undies....to cut a long story short he asked if i would show him my boobs.....again i thanked the world for those amazing universal words of F**K OFF!!!!  it;s amazing how those words are understood but still not heard...eventually i just had to leave the beach...while another man started to follow me....was not a good day...so hence my opinion on Indian Men....prince charming is not here..
ok next on the agenda is the bum wash....scared to start off with as there is no toilet paper in any of the toilets...it's kind of like grab a napkin or make sure you have tissues....otherwise the whole drip dry thing is really uncomfortable...but the squirt itself....refreshing....i like bum wash...might install one at home!!!
Cold showers....yep, no hot water in the bathrooms....it's not so bad during the day as we have 30 degrees or more but it does cool down and its so humid here that you really need to shower at night....a cold shower at night when you just want a warm one is really really uncomfortable.....am looking forward to have a really nice hot shower at some point during this trip...maybe the next stop
P.s....only 2 days left of the course and fly out on Monday....i didn't even think of looking if the place i'm staying at has hot water.....(insert small prayer here...please say a silent prayer for me as well!!!)
The beach...ok, the beach is beautiful in it's own way...the monsoons have washed up a whole heap of crap onto the beach and the water is clear but it's a brown clear....not so inviting as our clear blue waters....just imagine for a moment.....clear brown water.....mmmmm.....refreshing!!!...it's weird to say the least and i kind of think i'm swimming around in dirty water....the best thing is it's not surf beach so i can actually have a swim and sometimes the catch a little duck fart wave into the beach...oh and it's not deep...you can walk for miles and i'm still up to my belly button!!!....maybe this place was meant for midgets!!
on the same subject of the beach it's really funny that they have an icecream man on a bicycle...i'll post more pics soon but it's quite funny to watch them...they ring there little bell and yell out icecream, icecream...their versi...on of the Mr Whippy van i guess, they even push their bikes through the water as on low tide the beach seperates with a little river.....they are very dedicated as some days the tide in the river is quite strong and the sand is very very soft...you sink into it....it's fun to watch....they also have the ladies and men who walk along the beach with sarongs and jewelery....oh and fresh coconuts and pinapples....am amused.
It's also amusing what you put up with,..the ants run this part of the world...they are everywhere and you wonder what the hell they are doing in your bathroom sink...in your suitcase...on your toilet paper...in your handbag...they are everywhere and you just live with it...no spray, no fuss..you just accept it.....
dogs are also everywhere and like bali their nature amazes me, stray dogs come into the restaurant and roam around, sometimes the site dog will scare them off but to tell you the truth it's really hard to tell the difference between the dog that 'should' be there and the stray dogs....all i can say is that i'm not comfortable jogging on the beach in the morning or early evening...the first time i tried it a pack of about 6 dogs decided to get up and start heading towards me....i'd like to admit at that stage there could have been a few dirty marks in my undies!!!
the internet cafe which is also a restaurant is on the beach...pics of that will be posted soon as well..am running out of time today as i have to go back and do some acro-yoga (acrobatic yoga) and take our group picture...have great pics of Yamina and Vinne doing the acro yoga...it's amazing to watch...kind of Cirque de sol le right in front of you...love it...
yamina is going to see if there is anyone in thailand when i am there to do some therapeutic flying and maybe some acro-yoga...fingers crossed it can be arranged...
anyway have to sign off for now...i have a couple of days notes to post and will do that before i leave...hopefully tomorrow.
love love and more love to everyone..
don't forget to write to me....
it's funny, this is like writing to the universe...no one in particular...just writing
hope i've not been too boring....
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