When I first fell in love with S.E. Asia, it may have been the delicate fingers opening up a triangular piece of woven bamboo that had rice cooked within. I was so taken by the intricate artwork like origami that instead of cutting and destroying...someone un-wove it for me?
The time it must have taken...the artistry! Later I would discover the fine intricate design and weavings in architecture -household- food- clothing- cultural and social life....just almost everything.
Steamy, subtropical and humid, senses assaulted the first moment off the plane and airport. Thick sweetness of the air, mixed with a touch of diesel but through that the smell being cooked of small stalls, food carts, restaurants and bbq's comes the fact knowing I am once again home. I'm headed as fast as I can to get some real food I've missed for years. And of course my son, John is with me like prior.
This was our plan for 5 years, mine for 30?
It certainly didn't turn out that way, as I've often said "only a fool would say where the road ends"? My "ex" great friend from Tiburon (we were neighbors, had the same bartender and associated with the same crowd....but I don't recall, it's been a long fucking time ago and I was probably higher than most? I somehow became interested in his posts, writing blogs, oceanography and diving only for us to realize this?????
We are on a pretty small island in Lembongan Bali Indonesia about a half hour by fast ferry and I/we are making it permanent along with the big island of Bali Indonesia. Just send the royalty checks please‼😎😎‼
Some give friendly advice and guidance from their heart and vast knowledge of not making " Hasty decisions of regret" ~ for not traveling the rest of the country and islands that seems like a lecture sometimes but always with love and constructive advice neither the less......
But because of him I have been introduced to what I call "family" Great quality of real people I can trust if anything goes awry? You might know someone a really really long time and not really know them~ or someone instantaneously and have that feeling of a lifetime. That's a big plus for us!
This time we are staying and not returning backback to USA again, even though we went back to Hollywood down to Puerto Vallarta in a few months in Hawaii with our friend last year. As we talk everyday and night about this and finally its here for better or not. We survived the trumpism and Covid-19 somehow and feel blessed to have made it, way too many didn't! Families, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, husbands, wives and children. We need no blessings but we are counting ours every moment.
We have more masses of tourist then we were here during the pandemic and we have our place on the beach but soon I know that will change? We have cultivated relationships from acquaintances to friends and then top-tier family. So happy, so content, eyes bugging out and the intense beauty, the country- the people and culture, the food that explodes with flavors. Here is home now, life has a funny way of changing ones plans!🙏💞🙏
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