It’s an unlikely thought for the rest of life.

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15/04/2009

Pigorilla Power!

One of the great things about going snorkelling... no matter what your age may be....is that...especially....of course....when you are on a beach like the many Curacao has to offer ....that you are going to have a jolly good time. The fish are abundant...some said that the sea was even more abundantly full of fish than the Great Barrier Reef. The water is crystal clear, and yesterday, particularly, the weather is absolutely fantabulous! It is precisely because of all of these brilliant reasons that I feel it is a good time to die....it is the last possible thing that you will be expecting when you go into that water. If someone were to tell you, with the benefit of hindsight, that 30 minutes later you would be spotted some way off by a helicopter drifting along under the surface totally oblivious to any of your lifes triumphs or tribulations, you would have a look of extreme lack of understanding across your very perplexed face. This, however, was exactly what happened to Mr Doe yesterday. He will be missed by all who knew him as a fit, spritely, friendly, well liked and respected father and husband. A champion on the quoits deck (Deck 13) and the most unlikely 78 year old to have a heart attack and drown yesterday. Mr Doe, I am sure, is laughing all the way to the grave and will, I am reservedly sure, be ecstatic with the result. Reservedly.....only because personal circumstances can often get in the way of an otherwise successful innings.

I, unlike Mr Doe, am left to fight the Caribbean sun single handed tomorrow on the tropical island of Antigua where I shall valiantly act as the tour escort to Fort James Beach and spend several hours tending to my flock of passengers that wish to soak up some rays and take in a little snorkelling. As with Mr Doe, not one of us will not be expecting to be boarding Aurora tomorrow evening.

Today was another underpaid busy day with the last test of the day being my only blind student, Mrs Edge, god bless her cotton socks. She is wonderful....and we successfully sent an email, but she has become a little despondent about her lap top and is very much of the opinion that she may have to give it away. With new resolve, I am determined to get her beyond this hopeless hurdle of realism that has taken her hook, line and sinker. I hope to cast yet another lease of life and hope. It came so naturally to her when we first met. We will prosper yet. What she is doing is not easy, and that guy who gets Mr Doe up and running and Mrs Edge seeing in no time at all, is nowhere to be found, so I guess we’re just going to have to play by the usual rules....just one life today I’m afraid.

Here’s an interesting thought for the day that I picked up as the important facts of life off Pravsworld.com. Keepin’ it Real! Check it, Môn.

Important Facts Of Life

Health is the first of life
Wealth is the next of life
Character's courage is the best of life
Respect is must in life
Turning is the test of life
God's blessing is the crest of life
Love is crucial for life
Happiness is the perfume of life
Truth is the search of life
Death is the rest of life.