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of my expenditures has been on a new chandelier for the apartment. The one here when I arrived was really horrible. So I found this one. Don’t worry – it is a fake. A real crystal chandelier like this one would costs thousands of dollars. This one is completely plastic.I also spent quite a bit on the Lyon bi-annuel dance festival. I went to several dance shows – 2 from Brazil, 1 from Algeria, 2 from New York (same dance troup but different shows), plus the parade. Each show was mainly modern dance, of which I know very little. But they were all beautiful. There is a South African dance troup coming here in November, but I since I am not sure to be here, I am reluctant to buy the ticket now.
I am not sure when my Tanzanian friend Nende is coming to live in my place either, or whether his wife Alma is coming at the same time or later. Ndende is probably coming before the end of this month, but no date has been fixed yet.
Other than all of this, I am meeting some interesting people in Lyon. One day, on 2 different occasions the same day in the middle of Lyon, I ran into old customers from the bar in Aix-les-Bains! That was pretty strange. One of them lives here now, and he has introduced me to some really nice people.
Other than that, I am doing pretty well meeting people on my own. My sex life took a big jump a few weeks ago for about 10 days. After 2 years of abstinence in Congo, that helped clean out the pipes. Now we are pretty much back to normal. Alas
Yesterday morning, at the outdoor market on the banks of the Saone river in the middle of Lyon, I ran into the mother of my old friend and partner in the bar, Paul. She is looking great – she is over 70 – and in great form. I haven’t had any news from Paul for about 2 years, but she hasn’t had any news in 4 years! And I thought I was a bad correspondent!
Next weekend, I go to see a couple from the bar in Aix-les-Bains also. I really love these two people and their 2 children, so it will be nice to see them again.
I have also met a few people on the internet.
One is a Nigerian guy living in the Ukraine – yes, pretty strange. We spend quite a bit of time on Skype. And this afternoon, I got a call on Skype from a good friend and MSF colleague, a Japanese guy we call Toto, with whom I worked in Darfur and Congo. He is now in the north of France on a logistics training course. If I go to South Sudan, I might find him there.I need to work a bit more, however. I need to organize my work from Congo for future missions, but I am waiting for bad weather. When it is beautiful outside, I don’t have the heart to stay inside in front of the computer, and we have had really good weather since I have returned. That should change this coming week, so I hope to get a bit more done. I must get organized before leaving again!
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It took me time to find this one...but am very happy i found one....And it is about friendship...
True friendship as they say is hard to come by and that means absolute the true friendship and not the friendship of convenience that we see nowadays.
The first question that will come to your mind is that how do you define and then know what a true friendship is. The true friendship is defined as the one whereby you just about can do anything for the other person and there is no expectation of a return compliment or even a thank you form that person. You just do it because you feel for that person and the feeling is unconditional.
That said with a true friend you can just be your true self. You can pour out your emotions as well as your feelings without any issues as to how the other person will react.
This is pure and true form of friendship and sometime sit is this feeling that may translate into love also.
The best example of a true friendship is that when you go for a travel or a visit somewhere you will always think of the nicest gift for your friend even ahead of your family members.
Sometimes you will also feel for the other person in a manner no one else can. For example if your best friend lost his job you will be the one who can comfort her or him just putting your arm around his shoulder and that is enough. No words spoken or said but that feeling itself is enough to tell him that you feel for him. It is this unspoken feeling for the other person which is true friendship.
You can go to any lengths to do anything for that person. In fact the famous saying is that a friend in need is a friend indeed. This saying has its basis because in the worst of the situations all other folks will run away whereas you will be one who will be there through thick and thin.
That said for maintaining this purest form of relationship you should always make sure that you have no conditions or strings attached. If you do anything for the friend make sure that you do it without any pre conceived notions of anything to get in return and that is the simplest and the only way of maintaining a true friendship. No less and no more.
Hopefully this one tip will help get through with the relationship that you so desire to keep a true friendship.
TMI about your sex life
why you want to know about my sex life?
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