Howdy all,
I've tried a bunch of times to write about the meditation retreat, but the world (well, computers) seem to be conspiring against me, and I keep losing my post then not being bothered to do it again, so I think I might give up.
Here were the headlines:
- up at 4am. Every day.
- concrete beds with wooden pillows
- complete silence for 10 & a half days
- knees destroyed from trying to sit cross-legged for 7 or 8 hours a day
- crazy wildlife - poisonous centipedes and scorpions, snakes, frogs, huuuuge geckos (which rock, btw), never-ending mozzies (which suck. In all senses), ant motorways across the path, dragonflies, huuuuge great spiders (which *Aren't* poisonous, luckly), plus endlessly noisy roosters and crickets
- Doing tai chi as the sun rises from behind the lake and the coconut groves
- Finding out a whole load about buddhism in general, and how meditation fits in with it, which was ace
- Having an awesome experience during a meditation session on the 2nd day, that got well deep and felt ace, and then totally failing to recreate it for the rest of the retreat!
- Having your internal monologue go a bit loopy after 10 days of not saying anything
Anyhow, sorry for not writing it up properly, but I realised it's almost a month since I last posted, so should probably write something :)
Meanwhile, I've been back to bangkok for a few days to meet Diane. We then looked around bangkok for a bit, then went to see the bridge over the river kwai and have a history lesson (google it - it's pretty serious stuff).
After that we came back to bangkok to meet diane's mate christi, gone to an *uber* posh bar on the roof of a posh hotel on the 61st floor, with an *awesome* view over bangkok. Waaay over our usual budget, but good fun every now and again.
After that, there was some more sight-seeing, then we got the night train back to the laos border, and got a bus from there back to Vang Vieng. We're gonna kick around here for a few days then I'm not sure were we're planning - either southern laos or vietnam.
To make up for my lack of posting, I've put a couple of photos up on flickr! Check out www.flickr.com/photos/willlovett/
Anyhow, I felt a bit deprived of gossip from the outside world during the retreat, so let me know how you're all getting on.
Laters,
Will.
Vang Vieng, Laos.
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Good God, we thought you had died.
Well Australia is becoming less hot and sunny, as it is now heading into Autumn. A bit hot and humid at the moment. I'm doing my last shifts for the ABC this weekend, and Mo my girlfriend arrives on Monday. Then we're travelling the country, and fingers crossed meeting you somewhere. Although I'm still worried that you'll be a couple of weeks ahead of us, and that we might just have to meet in Fiji instead. It's a hard life. Ed.
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