Melaka, Malaysia Part 2

When the tide had gone down in this picturesque little colonial port town, I walked along the muddy banks of the river where there was the most amazing wildlife like you would only usually see in zoos......googly eyed fish that came out of water and wallowed around in the mud, pulling themselves along using their fins, huge 3m long monitors (something between an aligator and a lizard) basking on the banks in the afternoon sun, and a vast variety of unusual birds which I'd never be able to name! Quite spectacular.

Then down the road was a pet shop! I really must stop visiting pet shops..they make me sooo mad. Caged up little cats, dogs going mad, monitors that should be basking in the sun, snakes that should be in the trees in the Borneo jungle etc etc and then i saw something that made my stomach turn, a baby monkey in a tiny cage banging and jumping to get out! Really horrifying! Speachless!!

I dont understand what makes humans feel that they have the right to steal or kidnap these animals from their homes, from their families, imprison them when they have not committed any crime and then feel that they can make money out of them...when the animals are not even theirs to sell! I'm afraid if I see anything like that again i might just not be able to resist setting them all free...imprisonment for me would be more than worth it.

Anyway back to my eye.....confirmed swollen lacrimal gland.....so no operation thank god....and keep taking the steroids for another month or so....

Melaka has got to be the most beautiful, colourful historically interesting (was a Portuguese, Dutch and British Colony) and architecturally stunning places i have been to....and on top of that, a very spiritually energised place. I happened to walk into a crystal shop in China town and it seems like I never came out again. I ended up becoming part of the family.....run by a Chinese Malaysian family and a number of other people who experienced the same as me.....went in and never came out again.....I was invited to stay all day ...was fed the most delicious home cooked Chinese meals 3 times a day, was given free run of the shop and beautiful rooms and kitchen in the back, spent many hours there meditating, using their crystals, being given guidance and readings whenever i needed, all out of the generosity of their hearts. A very protective and caring place....I was finally resting, feeling at ease to open up, relax and develop my spiritual gifts further. It was really wonderful. I was also given the opportunity to produce logos for their business, using my art and meditation in combination (see logo sketches on the website). Heaven. So I was there practically every day for the 2 weeks. Sure i'll be back here.

Anyway 2 weeks later had to leave for KL again. Will be working for 3 weeks at a summer camp with 100 12 year old, underprivileged Tamil (South Indian Malaysian) kids to help improve their English. My role as a warden will mean that I have to help organise the kids and help with all the daytime activities 8am to 10pm. Additionally I will be getting up at 6am to give them all yoga lessons every morning and then help run all the other activities throughout the day and at weekends we take them on outings...and i get paid really well for it too along with free accommodation and food!!!! Looking forward to it immensely...will be good for the soul.

Well next update after camp I guess......