3/14/2005

Beautiful Day

'See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light'
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It was a beautiful day. ---By U2

My dearest friend Tim finally got the birthday bash he deserved after so long. I was not there, but I heard about the smiles, the laughs and the "strip". *wink* I was not there, and yet the simple description of it paints a smile across my face. Hope this means a turning point for not only you, but for all of us.
Its times like this that makes me feel so warm and cuddly that I can finally crawl out of my shell. metaphorically (nonsensically) speaking, of course. Actually, its really like a movie in the cinema. So often, we tell ourselves that life is mundane and sad, lacking surreal technicolour mix found in all those sappy shows.
Yet, if we all just look just a bit closer, we find that all the colour in the cinema screen is nothing but a reflection of what we can find all around us. For all the joy you painted in our lives, Tim... you deserve this one alright!

on the other hand

Today was my first day of work at the zoo. Thank you God. Seriously THANK YOU. This opportunity is such a blessing. I totally love it working at the zoo. Although today was only the training and briefings, I can already feel the power and urge to do my work. I'm an 'animal conservation ambassador' by the way, alias 'juvenile unpaid tour guide'.
Today, we went through 2 tour routes, an equatorial-forest based one and a Euthopia-based one. I think I definately prefer the rainforest much better.
Oh yes, since I am a volunteer, volunteer= working = staff = staff food discount = 35% food discount = 35% discount off Ben & Jerry's Praise Jesus! He lives I tell you!

I'll end today off with a little "comedy" that happend during the 'fragile forest' trial tour:
***black and yellow butterfly flutters between Instructor Ivy and us***

Ivy: ___ Hey guys, pls pay attention. This is the Raja bird winged butterfly, one of the most expensive butterflies in the world. Proudly, we are among the very few locations in the world that possess this beautiful invertibrate.
*** Butterfly flutters behind Ivy ***
*** and slams into a spider web behind her ***