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MisterMunkey - Chris & Liz. The Keepers.

Chris & Liz. The Keepers. Let me firstly introduce myself to t'internet.

I have very little recollection of my early years growing up in the Tropics until I was adopted at the age of two by a lady who worked at Paignton Zoo.

She became my benefactor in England, providing me with very comfortable accommodation & a reasonable standard of living until her sad demise, late 2004 after what can only be described as a bizzare gardening accident. After her death, I was adopted by a generous - if not kind - couple, who owned a small human of their own, up in the frozen north. They took it upon themselves to yank me from the dregs of doom & show me a bit of this lovely planet.


"Before you can find out about the world in which we live - You need to find out about yourself" They said. So a trip to St Catherines House in that big London & a thorough search on said internet , found out this about my original mother:

"Mrs Munkey was not born in India where her father wasn't a member of the Diplomatic Service. As a girl, she suffered no horrific abuse at the hands of nuns and neither was she educated at Roedean, where she didn't become Head Girl. She did not recieve a scholarship to Cambridge where she never read History, not working after graduation for the British Consul in Paris, where she wasn't discovered by an internationally famous film director who didn't ask him to write a screenplay for him, subsequently not becomming her first husband.

After not returning to England, she held no influential positions at the BBC before not being appointed Literary Editor of a well regarded newspaper. She did not then surprise everybody by launching herself on a successful literary career as the author of a series of best-selling cookery books. She is not married with two children and doesn't live in a former vicarage or old post office in Sussex, where she never enjoys walking her dogs or playing the piano. She does not have homes in Highgate, Cape Cod, Manhattan or Nice where she hasn't written two acclaimed post- Modernist novels. Her much anticipated autobiography is not shortly to be published. Last year she wasn't made a Dame of the British Empire. "

That over with, we set off on our adventures with a sense of wonderment of the world of opportunities in which we live, desperate to enjoy each day to the max.



There follows some scribblings on my aspect of Human/Nature.


My philosophy these days - Live every day as if its your last.


One day, you'll be right.


Regards.



Mr. M.




P.S. At the bottom of this page is a GALLERY button, please feel free to peruse my snaphots. :-)




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"The Scottish Government has announced new measures to ensure that stocks of haggis are reared along humane standards, ensuring a cruelty free environment and nice death. In a deal with the Scottish Greens, thought by commentators to be a trade off over the recent budget controversy, all Scottish caught haggis will have to achieve a live weight of 1.2kg before slaughter and be fed on a diet of worms and mixed grain. Haggis stocks are low due to a high uptake for Burns night and pressure from corporate shoots to provide plenty of entertainment for paying customers, though Hag [View Full Entry]

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Loch Linnhe
Big Rocks
Glenfinnan

It started with a four day window of opportunity to get out & do something wild, away to remote locations in breathtaking scenery. Escapism. The local weather forecast was not looking good so we broadened our meterological horizons to find the right spot. Scotland was deemed to be the target this time. I called the Scottish Tourist Board. Good Morning, Scottish Tourist Board, Jenny speaking, how can I help? Hi Jenny, Mister Munkey here. I realise Easter can be a bit of a busy time for you but my gang are interested in visiting & wondered if we could book [View Full Entry]

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If only I was 6 feet taller!
Loch Awe
Scotland to New York. .  On a Bike????

Bongo Bashing
Bongo Bashing
Involves no cruelty, except perhaps liver damage & sore heads.
We have a newly adopted member of our family. His name is Bongo & he's a car. His greatest attribute is, whilst intrinsically being a tin box, he is kitted out like a little house. There's a kitchen, with cooker & sink and a dining table. The roof goes up by pushing a button, which at night-time makes a bedroom upstairs. Downstairs, the table lies between the folded down middle & rear seats to make a huge bed. Bongo is my new best friend. My keepers have taken me to many varied locations during my stay with them, but now [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 4th 2007 | 355 Views | [diary=223571]

Bongo
Unusual Awning Harry!
John Paul George or Bongo?

It starts on a grey summers morning. Myself, the Keepers & the Small One all packed into Snowy - our trusty little van - for a trip out to my first live music festival. Tribfest. No flying involved this time but a new horror was being introduced. They call it CAMPING. Talk on the way was of very exciting things. We had gold VIP passes for the weekend, so I was greatly looking forward to the full 5 star treatment. However, our suite turned out to be a nylon room, pegged to the ground. The toilet facilities were - err [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 30th 2007 | 378 Views | [diary=196352]

The Swarming Crowds
God Save Munkeeeee!
Spot the  Fake

Last night they got married. We pick up the story a couple of hours later. A small posse of us headed up to the small shrine above the headland overlooking Than Sadet & Next Door Bay a short while before sunset. Our entourage consisted of The Keepers, Uncle Iain, Deputy (our canine beach security officer), myself of course plus forty thousand gekkos & crickets who were waiting in hiding to perform the chorus at the end of the ceremony. It took me ages to write the guest list I can tell you! Incence & candles were lit, gifts were laid before [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2007 | 185 Views | [diary=157910]

Nuff Said. . . .
Nuff Said. . . .
Nuff Said. . . .

Tele - Fish - in..
Tele - Fish - in..
Better than Richard & Judy anytime
So,the next day at Mai Pen Rai, 30 people tried & indeed succeded in squeezing themselves plus all their belongings into one pick-up truck, to trail up & over the precariously steep track to civilisation. This meant that small children and simians were to be left on the beach abandoned, as the big humans were desperate to reach one of those magnificent magic machines that print out money. They cannot use that plastic card in the resort and require real money, which is great for an adventure out again. After scaring us little people for a while - thinking we were [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2007 | 110 Views | [diary=156832]

Mum and Dad on Haad Rin Beach
Uncle Iain
On The Prowl. . .

Alternate Version. . . . Wrongly convicted of the attempted murder of a random tourist during a paragliding accident, a young Swiss based landscape architect named Iain Shaw is sent to Than Sadet Prison for one month. In prison he befriends Mister Munkey, a loveable rogue who is able to smuggle things in from the outside. He asks Mister Munkey for a rock hammer (saying he likes geology). He later asks for a poster. Shortly after that, he befriends the guards by giving them financial advice. The Warden (Fiona) begins to take an interest in him. Iain builds a prison [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2007 | 114 Views | [diary=156513]


Another Shitty Day In Paradise. . .
Another Shitty Day In Paradise. . .
Tanned & Sedate at Than Sadet.
The Real Story Some days you wake up feeling good. Maybe because of a stroke of good fortune. - Just landed a plum job, sitting on your arse doing nowt for 75 grand a year. - Popped 5 numbers + the bonus ball on the lottery last night, £287,000 to blow. - The toothache's gone! - That kind of thing. But sometimes - just sometimes, for no apparent reason, life simply feels right. Its like that here every morning. I've heard talk of a place called Heaven, a mythical harmonious paradise where all is well. This is it. The Holy [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2007 | 139 Views | [diary=155526]

One Of Brunel
Rolling River
Thai Ness Monsters!

It Really Don't Get Much Better Than This. . .
It Really Don't Get Much Better Than This. . .
After breakfast atop the rocks at Plaas' place. The boat in the bay is the daily boat Taxi round the island.
Started the day with the obligatory award winning Jungle Club sunrise, noisey dawn chorus, then brekkie. Bade our farewells to the boys, paid our tab & loaded up the jeep for a lift down the wibbly hill for our mini-bus ride to the ferry. I had to wait for a while on my own looking after the luggage while The Keepers took the posh car back. Got to Mae Nam for the catamaran with half an hour to spare. Dad went off on a motorbike taxi to play the chip & pin lottery again while me & Mum supped on [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2007 | 122 Views | [diary=154241]

Thong Sala Rush Hour
A Fellow Cheeky Munkey!
Next Door Bay

I Love The King, I Do . . .
I Love The King, I Do . . .
Monday is The Kings Day. Zillions of folk wear yellow to show their respect. I had a shirt specially made to measure by my Armani tailor in Chaweng.
Mondays in Thailand are Long Live The King days. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a most respected King. At home we have a Queen. Nobody's sure exactly what her job is but it seems she makes a tidy living by waving a bit, opening hospitals & having lots of holidays. Over here they have a King. He appears to not want to do the Queen type stuff, choosing instead to spend his time & money actually doing things that benefit real people, 'tis better to give than to receive. In a Robin Hood type of way he's a pretty [View Full Entry]

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The Best 4x4 By Far. . .
& About Time Too
Big munkey and me!



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