Intense Malaysian visa run – a mashup:
9 visa runners, 2 drivers; 3 women, 8 men; an unexpected array of my (direct & indirect) experiences. UK-dominated group including one outrageously rude dirty old bastard, one Arnold Schwarzenegger look-alike with hypnotizing voice, two entertaining party girls, one “reunionist”, one soloist, one passive-aggressive Asian, a quiet French guy & a water-drinking Swede.
Mischievous shots, party mood, happy energies, random talk & casual bonding. Louder & louder, Sangsom & Valium, lack of sleep, built up inner frustration, dirty energies, fight-picking swearword-saturated shouting, near-pissing-in-a-bottle-experience, close encounter, panic attack, overflowing inner anger, unstable death threats & Thai driver with serious Muay Thai skills.
In & out of passport controls, new stamps, filling out forms. Memory loss, spewing the guts out, alcohol poisoning. Walking & talking, Zen conversations, vacuum definitions & creative thinking. Tossing & turning, late-night-mind-reading/writing & tiny English speaking Malaysian cockroaches in the bed.
3 am hotel receptionist savior, solo food-hunt, awesome waiter from Bangladesh, Malaysian old man, double kindness, unfortunate jealousy & lucky payback. Mohammed Ali on bike rides, room service hookers from The Boss (via credit card) and Thai “culture” stories.
Late-night-drunken-overseas-call-to-ex-partner, sleeping with phone off the hook, 15 000 Baht phone bill. Massive road trip, smiling drivers, food, food, food, smoking, smoking, smoking. Asian toilets, wet floors, moths, spiders, geckos & frogs. Movies, music, girl talk and spontaneous she-male mission. Laugther, Facebook, pictures, phone numbers & see you later.
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I loved the talk between us women that went from the phenomenon of lady-boys into the planning of a she-male mission. We got all jazzed up and one of them said “oh, listen, we’re talking just like a group of blokes”. Suddenly I got a new understanding for the whole Bangla Road circus, about the fun and the playfulness. How’s that for an eye opener.
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Oh! There’s so much I’d like to share, it was such a crazy and insanely unexpected journey. Then I came back, started my laptop to write this post and stumbled upon a video clip called “The empathic civilisation” via Pamela von Sabljar. I was surprised by how well it connects to what I’ve experienced and also have written about during our wacky road trip (most of all the content of the zen convos & the late nate writing, but also the state transferral or shared experience (i.e. me experiencing the same thing as someone else, just because my brain reacts even if it’s someone else’s experience)).
Went on to check out another one: “21st century enlightenment” from the same creator and found even more similarities. I love how synchronicity works! I love how much there is to learn and how freaking awesome any situation can be, when I choose a perspective that moves me forward in the direction I fancy. See the videos below and see what insights they bring to you. Think big. It feels good.
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The empathic civilisation
Notice how the monkey brain reacts to the human act of nut-eating.
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21st century enlightenment
“To live differently involves to think differently”
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