Creative energies

I  was so happy that I learned how to play the ukulele in a matter of minutes that you have probably seen my Facebook statuses, Instagram photo and maybe even my YouTube video. I was honestly so impressed with myself. 

Just in case you missed it ;) 

What I learned from this is that I am a creative person, I love learning new things and if I am focused enough I can do anything I am interested in. 

Looking further in depth at this it proves to me that as (spirits living as) humans we should gravitate towards doing what we want to do and not what we feel we have to or should do. We do well that which we enjoy and become stressed by that which do not serve us. 

This further solidifies my attitude to working, if it causes unhappiness or doesn't give you a sense of purpose then never stop searching. Never give up. If you want something I believe within us we all have the power to get it, even if a person lives with a debilitating disease or condition we can do anything. 

This quote resonates well with me

“Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible.” 
― Rodolfo Costa, Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes

Borneo Blog :: learning Malay at a coconut stand

I spent a lot of time at the coconut stand. I have been going mainly to eat the thick fatty coconut meat instead of drinking the water and this is the best place to go for that. 

Although they don't speak much English we can still converse. I was being taught descriptive words because there are a lot of Americans in town. It turns out they're in the military on a ship and have come to drink beer and party.. 

The reason I was learning descriptive words is because every time a western man walks past the lady says to me "wow, look at him, strong!". People here seem to think I'm after a husband. So I played along. From that moment we were pointing out tall men (tinggi), short men (rendah), bald men (botak), etc. It was definitely a fun way to learn Malay. However, that's really the only thing I can say (as well as some pleasantries of course). 

I was asked to help out sell snacks, but it was so quiet... I shouted over to many Americans to come for a coconut but they either declined (for beer) or ignored my call. 

At least I got to spend more time with this family, who are always smiling and willing to chat. I keep being invited to stay at their house but I politely decline everytime. They're Muslim and I don't think my Western dress would be appropriate...