Feb. 6, 2013…0:30 a.m.
I know, I know. Back
there in the states it is only Feb. 5th. But here we have crossed the International
Date Line, and that may be where the
whole problem started. But, back to good
things. I have been thinking. And thinking.
And thinking. Then, my daughter
Betsy figuratively shook me by the shoulders and told me to stop complaining
and start looking for good things.
Her exact statement:
“Mom, even people on the Titanic weren’t hot and sweaty like you
guys.” And she was right. I have had a bad attitude ever since I left
St. Louis. So here goes:
1 1. We are not on the Titanic…yet. It is god-awful hot and humid here and no
icebergs. From our perspective, that’s a good thing!
1 2. We have air conditioning and it works. The TV is
out, but we are cool inside.
3 3. We have a butler. Now, this is our 5th or 6th
cruise with Regent and we have always had a butler. BUT I do not know what to do with him! What does one do with a butler,
really??! He brings us our
breakfast. And he asks what he can do
for us. But we can never ever think of
anything. Shine shoes? How does one do that with flip-flops? So I guess we are grateful for the butler,
somehow or other.
I 4. I'm grateful I don’t have to go ashore on Komodo
Island where you slip-slide away in dragon poop and get bitten by flying
insects. We make Bos do that. But more about the komodo adventure
later. Just glad I’m on ship.
55. Glad I have had a chance to read 12 of my 79 books
downloaded on my kindle (so I won’t run out).
The only problem with this is, when one book is finished, I seem to want
to download two more and, darn it, even in Indonesia, Amazon makes that
possible!!
66. Truthfully, we have met some amazing people who
actually like us! Previously we met some
now close friends who live in Florida and, without their friendship, our lives
would be much at a loss – and that was on a cruise. And now we’ve met a couple from Portland that
we can laugh with at dinner each night.
But they are leaving in Singapore and we have to stay on for another
couple weeks…alone with 700 strangers!
7 7. I’m not
seasick. Now, you may not consider this
a big deal, but Betsy thinks this is a big deal. And I am grateful I don’t have it. But Bos, Boy Scout that he is, has wrist
bands, bug spray, glass cleaners, pain killers, ad nauseum for any occasion,
should we need it! I guess I’m glad I married a Boy Scout.
8. I’m trying really hard to think of other good
things. I suppose we are grateful that,
even on 3 engines, we are chugging along.
And by next week, we will be in Vietnam so I can regale my St. Louis
Vietnamese nail ladies with our adventures.
But now I know why they are so happy in the US and don’t want to move
back to this part of the world! Two
words: HOT, HUMID!!! (Oh – and
Equator) ‘Nough said. If you can think of any more, please let me
know! I want to try to be positive…
Not being seasick IS a big deal!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Betsy on that one. I was lake sick on Lake Michigan as a kid, a teen even, and it was not fun. I was so glad to get to the other side of that four-hour ride from Manitowoc, WI to Ludington, MI. Not being seasick is a very positive part, but the size and the technology of your ship does help.
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