10 Jan, Mon

10 Jan, Monday up at 6:30 again, and continue my maintenance chores. i'll never be finished ... Madi keeps saying can 'WE' do this .......... ?????????? turn that 'W' upside down and you get 'ME' ! Many of the stores here, groceries and home supplies, and hardware are owned by people of Chinese decent. in fact, there is a China Town, which consists of a Hotel, Supermarket, and Hardware store. they are nice, but don't seem to be very friendly. but, the guy at the Hardware Store and i are becoming friends :) i'm not his biggest spender; but i am his most frequent customer, ... and probably his biggest pain in the neck! i go in an buy 4 hinges, or 3 hooks and eyes ... i think he's warming up to me ... or more likely, feels sorry for me, .... or thinks i'm weird! Weird ???????? why would anyone think someone dressed in this 'get-up' is weird? photo of me in my 'no-see-um' fashion statement .. holding my 'tool box' . Dinner time again. after walking the length of the north end of the island, i ate at the Happy Lobster. No, did not have lobster. i haven't eaten Lobster yet ... not sure why. it's everywhere, i guess maybe i'm 'saving it' ... you know, like that nice candle that you are waiting to burn for a special occasion. Tonight i had barracuda. i've had it twice before and have not liked it. but people have told me it is good, so i tried it again. It was like a tuna or shark steak, a little dry, but much better than the other 2 times i had it. i met a Jos who was sitting at the table next to me. another visitor from Holland (remember Peter from Holland from last year?) nice, sincere guy, has done a lot of travelling and shared some wonderful photos he took in Indonesia. i told him what i was doing and he said he may stop by tomorrow.