2013

Dambulla Caves, Sri Lanka

Only some photos tonight. It's ten years - a seventh of my life back in time - that I was last in Thailand. It was 2013 and I had returned to Bangkok for an unexpected second stint of teaching at St Stephen's International School. During the Buddhist equivalent of the school's Easter vacation, I met up with Shirley in Sri Lanka and when my short teaching contract was over, I spent a week in the far south of Thailand before flying home. I remember the first part of  that year with much fondness. Mostly, I felt tranquil and  healthy. All was good.

Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Temple decoration in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Shirley at Jungle Beach, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka

My feet by the pool in Ko Lanta, Thailand

"Robinson's" - an abandoned beach bar, Ko Lanta

"Same Same But Different" cafe bar, Ko Lanta

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Weekend

 In 11 years and over 4000 posts later, I decided to go back at them all, and it was an enlightening journey. 

You all have witnessed my years of depression. You all have witnessed the depths of my anger. You all have witnessed my desire to hide in frivolity. It’s when in the past few years that I decided to be truthful that I grew. I decided to go back to my first love. Sharing myself in poetry has shed the shackles. So thank you for being here. 

Lord

You showed me

What fruits

Can be had

When our anger

Is quelled

When answering

The call 

You have

For our lives

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