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After we click on the link to see your latest blog entry in the right hand corner it as "By Fanula". If pepole click on your name it will bring them to a general page where they can then choos to click on gallery. And then your ictures show up. They're good.
just a note sent to me abouthowtoview pics.....tougt i would sare.ok really old computer and keys all stick cuz of imidity..especially h...so spelling you canfigure it out....
so i last leftoffin dubai....witout a doubt, we arrived at te aiport only to find out all our tickets to india were cancelled..hmm...the saga continues... i spoke to te agent about or journey who felt some sympaty and re issued two tickets, owever honerine's son was on stanadby so we didnt' knowif e would make it to india or not..so all our dubai family was on alert as to pick him up or not..all this at 2 am! they madeuswait to the las tpossible minute to say ok,he's on..and had to run to the plane..which seemed like a halfour away...i also forgot some luggage in my friends car and had no way of contacting her, i begged te customsagent to let
me use the phone ....they really dont' have a high regard for women over tere, so that was a toughie...fianlly i got hold of her andshe returned to te airport with my goods1 whew ...two crises averted...i dont' think we are fans of aiports ...by far! so it's now..damn..monday itink and i am in some beach town off the indian ocean...tsunami hit this place.....i checked out te beach today and saw te make shift rock wall tat tey put in place..man tese keys aredriving me insane! it's soo hot here and tere is no ac//anywere! india is insane..as one can imagine..i can't seemt o get te smellof spices, jasmine, lotus, or something off myskin..its natural parfume everywere...i was in kochin for one day anda bit...slept a lot of it as my internal clock is quite messed up....people ere are just in awe of seeing aforeinger amongst te small villages and not in a otelor resort......the driving..wow!!!!itsabscrazy! i can see wy so many accidents...they drive in te middle of the roadandjust steerclear of each other..there is no realone side...welltere is,just notusedoften..sticky keys..uuuuuuuuuuughh!!!!!!!!! Motorcycle driverswould be in awe here...I ave seen up to 4 people on a bike..helmet, totally optional...side sattle all
the time..especiallywhen you are wearing your saree! I am being pushed to mylimit...5people toa room..heat, verydifferent food (boiled bananas-not so yummy), crying baby, insectson steroids, and lots of smells! it's a patcwork of senses, an overloadif you will...I have arrived at this beac town as of last nigt...I like it ere, butteheat is abit intollerable....I metthis wonderfulboy wholives in the same house..his family rents it off my Indian family..he took me to te beach this morning at 6;30 am...told you my clock was off..can uimagine meup at 6 in Toronto?? NEVER! We met this yogi doing his Namaskara's atthe beach and spoke to him fora while...well translatedfora while..he was sayingtat india is loosing too manypeople to western medicine and tat yoga is disappearing from here...e was expalining the benefits, like averting cancer, kidney problems,etc..you know the drill....it was very interesting...we then took an autorickshaw ride back home for somecoffee and some watchamacallit...oh and the cowsin te middle of te streets! hilarious...often I seem them crumbled up like fallen match sticks everywhere..I ask "is he dead" and they shake their head from side to side as indians do, "no..just resting!"...love it! The chants in te mornign fromthe hundu temples are also
beautiful..however, kerela is predominantly catholic, so tere are many churchesand the such..I have alreadybeen asked a fewtimes to go to curc and if I ave a relationsiop wit GOd... So today, we are supposed to go on the backwaters Of Kerela..butwhoknows...Indian time is someting to get used to..but aftermy travel ordeal..nothing is unbeatable!....
I have already recieved myt first aryuvedic massage..Harmon, you are rigt...te oil is still in my hair..it was insane...have you seen the Karma Sutra...well I had her standing on me, olding on to this noose type rope hanging fromt he middel of the room...itwas insane..butlovely...the oils are still very strong on me...2 hours!!! 55 bucks..not bad...it was at a five star..I was told I coudl go for a 20 dollar one..but they are not clean and often re use towels...I tthinkI can afford thisone...It was quite the experience...I can get used to aryuvedic..I wish they had more aryuvedic type medicines and treatment cnetres back home..tat was one of my aims here...I would like a full one week treatment of ailments...butwho has te time...it was my back tat was really bothering me...I thought I could never make it to mysore for Yoga..so I think I need another
treatment...
I also wanted to leave for Goa, however i found outitwas a day away by train and we are laeving for capecomarin on friday..so not time...Our train to Bangalore is also bookedfor next wednesday.....
I could saysoo much more...the boy is waiting for me...i should call him ansen..tat is his name...He dressed up to take me here..teyare so sweet andlovelyere....the sense of family is incredible..they donthave muchbut they have each oter...what can I say...westerners ave all butave no timefor each oter...what's better..?? I believe that its te peple tat make life more beautiful and worth living, not stuff,where the dipsarity happened...I do not know..all I know is that my intention in life is to always have a balance....abundance off all wealth can mean more than money...youare truly blessed to have love in your life.....It's always a balancing game of theying and yang...
So I am going to try to upload some more pics...I had to argue for the pricehere...they alwaysseem to raise prices by 10x..lucky I have ansen......even the snake charmer (cool thing btw) who had his cobra out...put it right back inthe pot holder whenhe sawme...and said 200 rupees for picture...I took an end shot..it
was really cool!
ttys,
one love!
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Tammy
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Hey Fanu ~ The pictures for some reason are now showing up on your blog. Good job - whatever it is you did :) Have fun! Tammmmmmy:)