Losing The Plot
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Losing The Plot
Kpalime, Togo West Africa
Friday, April 6, 2007
My friend in Manila, Philippines lost the plot, he started talking nonsense and being abusive. He was going to the Duck Inn too much, started getting asked to leave, which is hard in the Philippines to happens to drunks.
Then he was coming home one night from a somewhere at 5:00 in the morning with a Jeepney and must have run his mouth. Someone stabbed him to death.
That was a true story, he lost the plot.
Quote:
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting
too.
Rudyard Kipling
(1865 - 1936) Indian-born British writer and poet.
I am thinking and trying to understand. There are times when everyone around are doing some really different things, and it is easier to join the crowd than to fight. I normally do not join in and one reason I leave be bongo heads behind and avoid tourist.
I do not dress African and I do not have braids in my hair. Not really true, I do dress like the normal African, but not the too much African.
My friend Robert, I met in the South of Spain has been traveling for a long time. I am not sure where he get the money or how, but he has been on the road for a long time. He is a good guy and likeable, friendly and a chef. I like Robert a lot, he is fun and interesting and has a quirky way of looking at life.
He has been in India for a long time now and travelers in India are often over the edge. It does not take a rocket scientist to see, that it is valuable to keep your head about you in India.
I have been reading this post, I subscribe to his writings by and receive in my email box. I sort of pointed out some ideas and helped him to set up the blog - newsletter. What is Robert up too…?
http://robertstravels.blogspot.com/2007/04/travel-update-from-varkala.html
I often feel myself straying from the path and have to regroups and so a reposition of brain thingy.
Losing The Plot
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- Chris said on Saturday April 7th, 2007 07:36:00 AM
Heartfelt condolences on the death of your friend in Manila. You've blogged about knowing him during stays of yours in the P.R. and though we share some familiarity, this was surely bad news for you. One would wish for long life, yet sometimes it must be said that the Spirit moves faster outside the body.
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