8 – Lil’ Leo’s late night stories or how to wrench your ankle

Introduction:

What a dilemma! I feel the time has come to keep me promise and finally give you a truthful account on Tana’s night life..and yet I’m dying to introduce you to “La Brousse”, the picturesque provinces around the capital. Hmmmmmm….due to the fact that the wrenched ankle has had its impact on some of the outta-town ventures, I guess the story of how it came to be in the first place – and the keeping of my promise – prevail :D

Well then, here we go..nightlife in the capital, and the fundamental question: What to do on a lazy evening such as Friday…or Thursday…or Wednesday…..or yet even Tuuuuuesday (?!! – for the weekend starts early in Tana’s expat bubble) I personally try to get a good night’s sleep on the latter three occasions – but that’s only me adhering to a minority it appears, for the music echoing through the night by Thursday the latest is harshly disputing my opinion - oh, and our neighbor’s rooster, starting to train for “StarAcademy ” at around 4 in the morning, doesn’t seem to share my preferences for sleep neither ;p

But then again, I’m living in one of Tana’s “hot spots”, an “it-place”, an “in-district”…so after all I really shouldn’t complain about the opportunities to enjoy myself after 6pm, now should I?

Main Body:

To be continued…. ;p I know I know….I’ll get there eventually – just gotta run now..it’s Thursday evening and night life is calling :D

7 – To Life….to happiness

Life changes – both you and itself….and mine, it seems, is not merely floating like the often quoted stream, but it’s spinning....whirling around so I wouldn’t always know when to stop and when to possibly catch my breath.

Right now I am happy – simply exhilaratingly happy..I have, for that matter, never been quite able to see the trouble of paranoia associated with the recurring saying “it couldn’t get any better”….it’s a simple question to ask, for why would I worry to fail in holding on to something as ephemeral as luck and happiness? What chance lies there in catching thin air with a sieve? Ambiguous beings they are, fragile and delicate - and yet….so powerful, so fierce at times.

One should not try to delay their parting..nor mourn about it, for how could we hope to meet again without a goodbye. Instead I may content myself to simply enjoy happiness the moment is chooses to grace my days and honor its presence with a smile and wholehearted laughter.

And so my decision has been taken – has been taken many years ago already….a decision to follow another path where hospitality shall be my virtue whenever happiness crosses my way.…with open arms and open eyes shall I welcome it in its many disguises, and at this offer it the truest of amities.

Yet never shall I endeavor to stall my friend, to bind what can’t be bound….for surely we both need to breathe.

But what is all that silly talk about leaving? – For now….for now I am happy – simply, exhilaratingly happy.

Happiness....how come so many of us are blind to your essence and yet treasure you with so absurd an intensity?

Happiness according to Word 2007 ;p contentment/ pleasure/ gladness/ cheerfulness/ joy/ glee/ bliss/ delight/ exhilaration/ ecstasy

....and of course I fear losing it - like everybody else. And it hurts.