Sunday, March 11, 2007

Lesson three yoga & meditation & delete &space clearing

I am now back in Pointe Noire. Still not completely unpacked but ready for the yoga and meditation routine. O.K. It has been almost 4 days in a row that I did not practice yoga but luckily I did a mini version in Brazzaville once on Wednesday morning before going to Brazzaville zoo. I was so sad to see all the animal lock up in small cages without any care or feeding. Luckily ,I heard from Rebecca and David that they send a keeper from Tchipunga there to take care of Jorly the big grown chimp there. Soon he will be transfered to Tchimpunga. But how about all the other animal. Can they be released. The lions have been eaten by the locals during the civil war 7-8 years ago. The crocodile in the small enclosure look so miserable and pathetic.
Ramane teh chauffeur told me that before the war this zoo was very big and beautiful. very well kept. It must ahve been under the care of Jacqueline at that time. Now we only see the trace of it on a tired dirty picture on teh wall. There a congolese came to ask for the entrance fee of 200 francs. I was too sad to walk around so we went to the ecole de beaux arts. I only saw some paintings. It was not that big but at least it is covered with roof and there is an exhibition hall.
I bought 2 rainbow trout from Score for Welcome to cook. He is very eager to work as there are not too many visitors coming to this office for an extended stay any more. Unlike 3 years ago when this office was very active with three rented cars and three full time chauffeur with 10,000 $ a month expat cook caterer and full service 5 stars hotels management for one of the local director and his clan. Eversince he has been sacked the glamour of the office has been reduced. Now Welcome , who use to be a mere helper or busboy in kitchen is teh one who run the whole five stories building with 5 bedroom suites and a full bar entertainment room. He run up and down stairs each day cleaning, replenishing toilet paper and small bar fridge on the five floor ect... Eventhough there are no guest at all now a day he still very busy from 6 in teh morning till 8 at night to clean the whole place.

I am very good at babbling about something elase when I want to talk about yoga and meditation. I am at lesson three on teh home study course about meditation. There ia these breathing exercise that I really enjoyed. I did that on Friday afternoon. The message lady did not show up so I spend my masage time to get cought up with lesson three about teh power of breathing in meditation. I love the guided music and instruction before really settle down to do teh medition for 25 minutes. Off course it always the same. Mind wonder everywhere. There was no proof of mind wondering when there is no journal entries. I like to read all of these just to assure myself that I ahev dummped so much out already. Eventhough , I'd never get to where I want to go but the knowledge of deleting already so much junk out of my system really reassure me. yes why did I not read and work on my edited chapters that came back almost two months ago. May be by asking this I will do it. WHen will be the right time. And why do I need to spend time in front of all teh junk on TV every night eventhough I realise that it is junk and it is totally a waste of time. O.K. time get serious and call for info about Khao Yai to get my act together for teh plan of having writing playshop in Northern Thailand next year.

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