Phuket Haiku

Here is my tribute to the mighty island of Phuket, where I've been for the last week and will leave soon...

Under the water
Anemone and clown fish
Everywhere I look.

Good pancakes on board
After the third dive of the day
Leftovers are few.

My friends got some ink
A souvenir of Phuket
Shirt will do for me.

This Web Of Rhyme

Took a two day dive trip out on the open sea
A busted ear made my dive buddy unhappy
On the last few dives it was just Oliver and me
Had to figure out what kind of fishes those be.

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Why is it that many white guys here I see
Appear to want a Thai girl as company
Even if the age difference is twenty-three?
But don't worry friends, they're not for me.

Under The Sea

A couple photos from the dive adventure...

Me and Chris

I hear some people have been looking for this little fish.

Currently watching:

So This Is Christmas?

So last night I got back from a two day dive trip where I picked up my Advanced Open Water Diver certification. The three of us then decided to go out for Christmas dinner. Best dang steak I've had in a while. Then it was over to the Irish pub, where I ended up watching a whole Robbie Williams concert. The things you do on vacation!! Then it was off to bed early with the hopes of Christmas morning dancing in my head.

In the middle of the night there arose such a clatter, I sprang to my bed to see what was the matter. Could it be Santa, finding me in such a remote location. No, it was the speakers of the Irish pub playing Bon Jovi at four "I didn't think it existed" thrity in the morning. Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy a little Jovi from time to time. Just not that early.

Today I spent a good amount of the day catching up on the sleep that the boys from Jersey deprived me of, as well as catching up on some much deserved Christmas television. I saw the Christmas episodes of Frasier, Just Shoot Me, Flintstones, Scrubs, and Becker. I only wish I could have caught the Christmas episode of Grizzly Adams, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, and Wham's Last Christmas video to complete it all.

Now it almost time again for bed, as well as my internet time is almost up. So I must go... I have more to tell, but only two minutes to post this whole thing.

It's A Christmas Haiku

A couple weeks ago I was asked to write some haiku about some of the key players in the Christmas account. Here are a few of them...

Simeon-

Righteous and devout
Waiting to see the Savior
He sang his praises.

Mary -

A virgin with child
How would she explain to all
That it was of God.

Joseph -

Just a carpenter
Given a greater calling
Raising the Christ boy.

Herod -

A king under threat
Felt his throne under attack
By a new born boy.

Currently listening to: Bill Mallonee -

Who Is In Rhyme

To avoid missing a plane I had to run
But arrived in Phuket ready to have fun
Today on the beach I walked in the sun.

With every calendar year that I turn
You would think that I would learn
To apply the lotion to avoid sunburn.

Tourist Tales

Hey, just wanted to let everyone know I'm safe and doing my part to help revive an economy.

Nothing to report except one couple here in the internet cafe is "eating a lot of salads." I don't know why they felt like reporting that to the people they were chatting online with, but I thought I'd share it with the world.

Hope you are all getting enough salad.