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annxpectedly-yours · 7 years

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New chapter.. last chapter. :)

Month of May, 2015. (Hindi ko na matandaan anong date)

As far as I know, naging part na siya ng ilang post ko dito, sa diary section. Pero hindi ko inaasahan na ang supporting actor ng buhay ko ay magiging lead actor ko pala. Drama noh? Parang movie lang lakas makaplot twist. Hehe tanders and #K, yan yung natatandaan kong codename ko sakaniya before.

May, 2015. Dumating siya sa lugar namin. Kapalitan siya ni #B sa lokal namin as E. Worker sa church. During that time, nasa stage ako ng pagmmove-on kay #B, kahit wala namang kami ni #B kasi nga one sided love. And that month, I start my devotional prayer for my feelings, kay #B. Nakakapagod din kasi maghintay sa wala, sa di ka naman papangakuang balikan, sa bagay na ikaw lang naman ang umaasa. Sa natatandaan ko, I prayed na sana kung hindi man si #B ang niloob ni God sakin sana mawala na yung feelings ko sakaniya. That’s the only thing na pinagppray ko.

But then, andyan si #K. In the duration from may to october, may mga naririnig akong tsismis na may nagkakacrush daw sakin, siya daw. Pero hindi ako naniniwala, tsismis lang naman yun lagi ang sinasabi ko unless magsabi siya sakin ng feelings, maniniwala na ko.

October, 2015. Premiere night ng isang movie sa church namin. Ubusan ticket pero nagkachance ako na makapunta. Bakit at paano? Dahil sakaniya. Yung isa sa mga kaibigan ko, nagmessage sakin na may ticket na daw ako, may nagpapabigay sakin. At first, hindi siya yung naisip ko kasi asado padin ako #B pero sabi ni friend hindi daw si #B. Ayaw daw magpasabi kung sino. Nagkaroon ako ng instinct na siya yon kasi ayoko nga mag assume.

After ng premiere night. Binabagabag ako nung ticket. Di ko kasi alam kung kanino galing at kanino ako magtthank you. Naglakas ng loob ako na imessage siya sa fb since friends naman kami don. And confirmed, sakaniya nga galing yung ticket ko. Ayaw niya daw ipasabi baka daw maissue siya, I understand his point and I didn’t assume with his kindness for me. But then, I thank him for his kindness. :) Take note: Wala padin akong feelings sakaniya, na kay #B pa din.

Many months past, the rumors we’re still bothering me. Every tupad ko ng sunday nandun siya, nag oobserve sa worship service (children). Hindi ko binibigyan ng malisya yung pag simpleng good morning niya every time na daan siya sa pwesto namin.

December, 2015. Year-end gathering sa lokal. Nagkaroon kami ng 1st picture together. Pano? Asaran. Yung isa sa mga kasama niya tinawag ako, “Ann papicture daw si #K.” Since wala lang naman sakin so I answered, “Sure po.” And that’s it. Then after ng gathering pagkauwi ko nagmessage siya sakin.

“Salamat po sa picture. :)”

“Yung number po ba binigay niyo po sa mga available na receptionist sa mga aktibidad is yung active number niyo po?”

Medyo nakaramdam ako ng 5% sa rumors na kumakalat. Pero dahil ayoko padin, di ko nga siya type. Masyadong malayo agwat niya sakin, yun talaga yung main reason bat ayaw ko. 8 years gap.

Since the day na naconfirm niya na number ko nga yun. He always texted me ng, “Good morning” and “Good night” consistent yon. Minsan nirereplyan ko, minsan hindi. Depende sa mood.

January, 2016. I received a box 5 ferrero and mason jar from him. Tinext niya ko na may new year’s gift daw siya sakin. At first, ayoko tanggapin kasi nakakahiya at tinanong ko bakit niya ko reregaluhan. Sabi niya, “Baka kasi bigla akong malipat ng destino para naman may remembrance po ako sayo. Tanggapin mo na po.” Tinanggap ko pero sinabi ko na “Tatanggapin ko po pero sana wala pong malisya to ha. Salamat po :)” After nun, naging regular na magkatext kami. Kumustahan, anong ginagawa, etc. Yung text na as friends ang usapan.

March, 2016. Nag open siya sakin ng about sakaniya. Sa buhay niya, pamilya niya at sa buhay pag-ibig niya. May nagustuhan na daw siya before na hilingin pero hopeless na daw siya that time. Di na daw kasi siya tinetext. Wala na silang communication. Pero naghihintay padin siya kasi di pa naman daw siya pinapatigil ni girl. Ganun daw kasi siya. Hangga’t di siya pinapatigil, waiting padin siya. So ako, bilang nag open naman siya nag open din ako sakniya about #B. He knows everything about #B. Na nagmmove on ako, na one sided kami noon at hindi niya naman ako pinangakuan pero minahal ko siya kahit ganon. So nagtuloy tuloy naman yung ganung estado namin.

May, 2016. Eto na, tantararan. Moment of truth.

Eto yung buwan na umamin siya sakin, through text lang naman. At napatunayan na ang tsismis ay totoo naman pala at siya ang nagpatunay.

Pagdating niya daw sa lokal, na notice niya na daw ako. Naaalala niya daw na gabi yon, galing kami ng shooting sa tapat ng kapilya. Naka tshirt at jersey short daw ako non at halatang pagod. May tripod pa nga daw akong bitbit. Pinakilala daw siya samin nun at nung ako na daw, sinabi ko lang “Ay hello po.” Di ko daw siya tinignan. Na amaze daw siya kasi ang pakilala sa akin “DOP” ng short film e babae daw ako tsak yung datingan ko daw. Nacurious daw siya kung sino ako, ano tungkulin ko etc. Pinagtanong niya daw sa mga sakop niya, “Sino yung DOP ng short film sa lokal?” Yan lang kasi alam niya about sakin. Marami daw siya napagtanungan, kung hindi daw si Kuya M* ay ako daw binabanggit. Since dalawa naman talaga kaming DOP. Tinanong niya daw kung anong purok ko at tungkulin ko para masure niya daw na ako talaga yun. Then may isa daw nakapagsabi na, “Si ate ann po, opo siya nga po DOP dun, kalihim po yun sa *** siya, taga purok 1. Kaya daw umattend siya for the first time sa WS to confirm kung ako nga, di naman siya nabigo ako nga daw talaga. Inamin niya na crush at first sight daw siya. LT then, may isa siyang naging friend na sinuggest daw ako sa kaniya at nacurious daw siya bat daw ako ang nireto sakaniya. Ang sabi daw sakaniya, masigla daw ako sa church, matalino at talented kasi mass comm daw. Jusme yung laughtrip ko nung sinabi yan. Eh pagdating naman daw sa lovelife, ayun bago ko pa pala naopen sa kaniya yung kay #B, alam na niya. Sinabi daw sakaniya na di pa nga daw ako nakakamove-on kay #B. Di rin daw nila alam kung may feelings ba sakin si #B pero alam nila na mahal ko si #B at totoo daw yun. Di daw pala ko pwede sakniya kasi may #B pa ko. Yun daw ang sabi sakaniya. Nalungkot daw siya nung sinabi yun sakaniya. Kasi sawi daw pala ako sa bem. Sa kagaya nila. So that time naisip niya na baka friends pwede daw kami. Kaya lang daw syempre crush niya ko di maiwasan na asarin siya at nahahalata ng iba kasi nangingiti daw siya kahit dumaan lang ako sa harapan nila. Kaya natsismis nga na may gusto siya sakin nga lang alam niya din na ayaw ko maniwala. Wala pa daw kasi siyang lakas ng loob at tsaka may #B pa daw ako kaya di niya masabi. Eh later on naman naging friends naman kami. At di niya daw inexpect na pag nakatext niya ko lalo siyang mahuhulog sakin. Naalala daw niya nung sumama siya sa grupo namin nung summerblast nung kumakanta na yung silent silent sanctuary, umiiyak daw ako nun kasi naalala ko si #B sa kantang “Sayo”, tinititigan niya lang daw ako habang nakatingin ako sa stage. Iniisip daw niya kung gaano kaswerte yung mga lalaking minahal ko kaya lalo daw siyang nahuhulog sakin. Pag napapatingin daw ako sakniya nahihiya siya tumitingin sa ibang direksyon.

So ayun yung story niya sa feelings niya sakin. Alam naman niya yung limitations. Hindi naman daw siya naghahangad na magkagusto ako sakniya, ang mahalaga daw sa kaniya ma express niya yung feelings niya sakin. Syempre for me unfair yun sakaniya. Naniniwala kasi ako na love is a give and take process. Nag sorry ako at first, sabi ko pasensya na kasi hindi ko maibabalik kasi hindi pa talaga ako handa. Ayoko naman makasakit ng damdamin ng ibang tao. Pero sabi niya willing to wait daw siya. Wala akong magawa, siya ang nagdecide. Willing daw siya kahit masakit.

Still, May, 2016. Last week of May ata yon? Nag oojt na ko nun, halfday lang daw ang pasok kasi may aktibidad. Ganun din pala siya sa opisina half day din. Tinext niya ko nun na pauwi na daw siya. Eh ako palabas na din ng office. Sabay na daw kami umuwi, di ko siya nireplyan kasi di ko alam sasabay ba ko o hindi hanggang sa paglalakad ko nasa likod na pala siya.

“Di ka na nagreply.”

“Naubusan po kasi ako ng load.”

“Tara po sabay na tayo uwi.”

Pagtingin namin sa kabilang lane na dun kami sasakay pauwi, ang haba ng traffic. Dun kasing part yung may aktibidad. Sabi niya sa trinoma nalang daw kami sumakay para diretso yung biyahe. Pagdating namin ng trinoma, ang haba din ng pila. :( Hindi ko alam ko sinadya ba talaga ng pagkakataon na ganun. Inaya niya ko maglunch since lunch time na non. Nalibot na namin buong trinoma wala pa din kaming napiling kainan. Lumipat kami ng SM north, nalibot na namin ulit pero undecided padin kami. Nagdecide siya na sa Kenny Rogers nalang kami maglunch. First time ko kumain dun. HAHAHAHAHA Hindi naman kasi ako RK para kumain sa mga ganun. Jollibee, mcdo, kfc ganun lang mga alam ko at afford ko. So ayun back to the story, nagkwentuhan lang naman kami nun. After kumain, bumalik kami sa pilahan ng UV lalong humaba yung pila. Di ko alam kung planado ba to or what pero inaya niya manuod muna ng movie pampalipas oras. Wala na ko allowance kaya sabi ko wag nalang di ko afford. Pero sabi niya siya na ang bahala. Nanuod kami ng “Just the 3 of us”. Yung theme song “getting to know each other” na estado namin that time. First time ko manuod ng movie na lalaki kasama ko at dalawa lang kami. So dating na ba kami non? Dating na nga ata. Then umuwi na kami after ng movie.

Napatunayan ko sa sarili ko na sincere nga siya sakin tsaka nararamdaman ko nagugustuhan ko na din siya kaya lang nanaig padin yung takot ko masaktan. :(

June, 2016. We had a serious conversation with our feelings. Umamin ako that time. Malapit na ko ma-fall pero natatakot ako. Baka kasi wala nanamang sasalo sakin. Pero I felt his sincerity through his words.

“Handa akong saluhin ka. Handa akong maghintay hanggang sa maging handa kana. Gusto talaga kita, I guess mahal na nga kita.”

Simula nun, estado namin. “Courting.” And si #B, bigla nalang siyang nawala sa puso ko. Maybe, it’s so magical na ganun nalang nawala yung feelings ko kay #B. maybe, it’s an answered prayers. Pero paanong nagkagusto ako sakaniya? At first ayaw na ayaw ko sakaniya diba. Maybe it is God’s will and God’s plan for me. I felt God’s love through him that everything happens has a reason.

August, 2016. Maayos naman ang lahat. :) In that month, pinagpaalam niya ko sa Papa ko na kung pwede ligawan, pumayag naman si papa. And what’s special with that month? He chose to celebrate his birthday with me. Nag dinner date lang kami then pagkauwi hinatid niya ko sa bahay then at the same time pinagpaalam niya ko kay Mama kung pwede daw ba ko ligawan, pumayag din si Mama. :)

December, 2016. For the past few months wala naman kami naging problem. MU na kami after niya ko maipagpaalam sa parents ko. I celebrate my birthday with him, lunch date naman. Then nung gabi, celebration sa bahay with family and friends. Nandun din siya. Di siya mahilig magbigay or magregalo ng materyal. Niregaluhan niya ko ng cake nung birthday ko. :)

Sabi ko nung birthday ko pag napakilala niya na ko sa parents niya personally, sasagutin ko na siya. Though, alam naman na ng parents at kapatid niya syempre iba padin yung personal kang kilala.

December 19, 2016. The worst fight ever.

Few weeks ago. I had a chance to get his fb password accidentally. Pero that day, nacurious ako anong meron sa facebook niya so binuksan ko di ako nagsabi sakaniya. I checked his fb messages. Lahat ng pinagselosan ko tinignan ko kung may convo ba sila, yung iba wala yung iba meron pero wala naman masama sa conversation nila. But I found a conversation with named, Paula. Hindi ko siya kilala. Pero hindi ko alam kung bakit nacurious ako sa kaniya so bnack read ko hanggang sa may nabasa akong..

“Daddy, nasa office na ko. San kana?

“Otw na ko mommy.”

Bigla nalang tumulo yung luha ko ng di ko namamalayan. Last conversation nila yun, October 5, 2016. Mga panahong nanliligaw na siya sakin. Binackread ko pa hanggang sa malaman ko kung kailan sila nagsimula. June 4, 2016. Mga panahong nagsimula na siya manligaw sakin.

Sobrang sakit ng mga nababasa at nalaman ko. Di ko alam kung minahal niya ba ko for the past few months. Yung pakiramdam na mas updated pa siya sakniya kesa sakin. Yung katext ko siya ng midight pero kachat niya rin pala si Paula. :( Wala na, lahat ng pagmamahal ko sakniya napalitan na ng poot at galit dahil sa panloloko niya sakin sa loob ng apat na buwan, na may mommy at daddy na pala umeksena pa ko. Na pinaniwala niyang ako lang pero hindi naman pala. That day, wala na siya sa lugar namin. Family week niya kasi, umuwi siya sa Bulacan sa place ng magulang niya. Tinext ko siya..

“Sorry po kung binuksan ko po yung facebook mo at nagbasa ako ng messages mo. Hindi po ako nainform na may mommy kana pala at daddy ka pala niya. Sorry kung naabala ko yung relasyon na meron kayo. Itigil na po natin kung anong meron tayo. God bless po sa inyo ni Ka Paula.”

Habang tinatype ko yan hindi na ko makahinga sa sobrang sakit, ganto nalang ba lagi? Lagi nalang ba kong lolokohin? Pinanganak ba ko para lokohin? Durog na durog na ko. Akala ko iba siya sa ex ko, pero bakit pare pareho lang pala sila, na lolokohin ka lang. :(

Pagkasend ko sakaniya ng text na yan ayaw ko ng hawakan yung phone ko. Tinatawagan niya ko paulit- ulit. Mga 30th time ng tawag sinagot ko. Hindi ako nagsasalita. Pinapakinggan ko lang siya, umiiyak din sa kabilang linya. Humihingi ng sorry at nagpapaliwanag. After ng 12mins na end call na. Ni isang salita wala na siyang narinig sakin. Gusto ko ng matulog para mawala yung sakit pero hindi pala yun ang solusyon. Hanggang sa di ako nakatulog the whole night that day. Nagising ako na sobrang maga yung mga mata ko and napansin ng mama ko. Sobrang sakit pala makita yung Mama mo na umiiyak din during the time na nag open ako sakaniya about dun.

“Nagpapanata ka naman baka hindi lang talaga siya ang niloob sayo kaya nangyayari to.” –Mama

Niyakap ako ng mahigpit ni mama. Dun ko naramdaman yung pagmamahal na hinding hindi matutumbasan. Chineck ko yung phone ko andami niyang text and missed call but I chose to ignore. Tapos na, tinapos ko na.

Nagpaalam ako kay mama na may pupuntahan ako, isang kaibigan na alam kong mapagkakatiwalaan ko. Nagstay ako sakanila the whole day, sakaniya ako nag open ng poot at galit sa puso kasi baka di ko kayanin. Nag decide ako na saknila magstay at bukas nalang ako uuwi. Pero nakareceive ako ng text sa tita ko.

“Ann nasan ka? Umuwi kana nandito sa bahay niyo si #K.”

“Di po ako uuwi pakisabi salamat nalang, wala na po kaming dapat pag usapan.”

“Hindi siya uuwi hanggat di ka daw niya nakakausap pls umuwi kana nak.”

Naguilty ako. Past 8pm na yun nung pauwi ako galing kila monik. Nakarating ako ng bahay past 10 na naabutan ko siya nakaidlip na sa sala. Napansin ko na namamaga din yung mata niya. Ginising ko siya. Hindi siya makapagsalita di niya ko matignan. Niyakap lang niya ko and puro sorry. Naramdaman ko yung pagtulo ng luha niya habng sorry siya ng sorry sakin. Pinaliwanag niya naman lahat pero di parin maalis sa puso at isip ko na, NILOKO niya padin ako. :( Humihingi siya ng huling pagkakataon pero ang sinabi ko sakniya, “Pag-iisipan ko.” Wala naman silang iloveyouhan, talagang naging tawagan lang nila ay mommy at daddy at yung girl naman ang nagpasimula nun nakisakay lang siya, but still it’s cheating at aminado naman siya. And the time na nagstart sila is the day that I’m confused again with #B, birthday kasi ni #B nun. Pero mali padin siya kasi nagtuloy tuloy yung convo nilang as mommy and daddy. But anyway, wala na silang convo after ng October kasi narealize niya na mali yun. But it’s too late nakita at nabasa ko na ng hindi pa niya nasasabi sakin. Wala naman daw siyang gusto dun, flirting lang.

December 23, 2016. Ipinagpaalam niya ko kay mama at papa kung pwede niya ba kong isama sa 2 day stay nila sa Antipolo. Pumayag naman si mama, sinabi niya kasi na babawi daw siya sakin. Honestly that time, wala na kong gana sakaniya. :( Parang ayoko na pero wala akong choice. Pinakilala niya ko sa mama, papa at kapatid niya. Ok naman. The whole time na magkasama kami di ako ngumingiti, lagi lang akong tahimik. Pag andyan yung parents niya tsaka lang ako nagffake smile. Pursigido naman siya bumawi. But then naisip ko, naipakilala niya ko sa parents niya siguro pagsubok lang talaga yung nangyari samin.

December 28, 2016. Officially kami na.

April 18, 2017. My graduation day. Sinabi niya na sakin to before na after graduation niya ko hihilingin so that we will be official. So after that day hiniling niya na ko.

But for now, we’re not the same as before. Lagi na kaming away bati. Kasi hindi ko padin naibabalik yung dating trust ko sakaniya. Ako kasi once na nasira na yung tiwala ko mahirap na sa akin ang ibalik yon. Minsan ang cold ko na sakaniya, di ko na pinaniniwalaan sinasabi niya, kasi natatakot na ko na masaktan ulit at maloko ulit. :( Pero matiyaga padin siya, magtitiis nalang daw siya sa lahat ng masasamang paghihinala ko sakaniya, mahal niya daw ako kaya di niya daw ako iiwan tsaka in the first place kasalanan naman daw niya bat kami nagkaganito. Today, I always pray na sana bumalik na yung trust ko sakaniya. But it’s very hard for me. Hay, sana.. :(

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the-upper-shelf · 1 month

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Homesick

#fantasy #oc #original art #personal art #personal project #original character #kame mason #kameron mason #digital painting #nature

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aloha-angela · 7 years

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Gusto ko pag may magpropropose sakin dapat na maayos,pinagisipan at may effort. Choosy na kung choosy pero once in a life time lang naman yun,diba? Gusto ko bibitbitin nya muna ako sa tabing dagat na may mga fairy lights na na ka palibot dun,tapos mag didinner kami dun. Gusto ko yung madaling araw na at ilang oras nalang ay sunrise na. Gusto ko may table for 2 sa gitna ng buhangin tapos may mga stone at fairy lights na naka palibot doon tapos may slow SHAWN MENDES acoustic na tumutugtog at aayain nya ako para sumayaw at masaya kaming sasayaw at magaasaran. Ilang oras din kaming magkwekwentuhan at magtatawanan sa tabing dagat.Meron din syang bitbit na ukelele or gitara at magkakantahan kami ng mga paborito naming mga kanta. Pag malapit nang umangat ang araw ay hihilahin nya ako pasakay sa isang bangka na may mga kumot na nakalatag at may mga inumin sa gitna at masaya kaming magpapalutang lutang sa dalampasigan. May iiabot sya sakin na mason jar kung saan merong sand at mga shell na maliliit sa loob pero ang makakakuha ng aking attensyon ay ang malaking shell sa gitna at sasabihan nya akong tignan ito ng maigi kaya ilalabas ko ito sa lalagyanan. Makikita ko na may singsing na naka ipit dito kaya ako ay magugulat at makikita nalang syang nakaluhod sa harap ko hawak ang isang kamay kong hindi nakahawak sa shell. Maririnig ko ang mga salitang mag papatigil ng ikot ng mundo ko at maluluha ako at sasambitin ang matamis na sagot kong OO. Yayakapin nya ako at hahalikan sa ilalim ng madilim na ulap at matitingkad na bitwin. The stars will be the only witness of our love. Sa gitna ng dalampasigan tayong dalawa,Masaya. Maglalabas ka ng polaroid at ikakapture ang mga nangyayari at masaya tayong babalik sa beach. Everything will be perfect and our imperfection will make us perfect. 💫

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angrylabi · 6 years

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Guess who decided to join to Goretober 2018 and it's already late with prompts? Anyway Here to you the first prompt: Extra limbs (or eyes). I tried many times but this drawing is the best one.

The character is my OC Kame and actually have a demon in his body called Lussar (?). Please don’t steal him, he’s one of my dearest characters and it could make me suffer a lot <3 So please respect the copyright!

I hoping to can do the next prompt ;w; Have a nice day!

#kame mason #lussar #demon #eyes #goretober

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banglacalling · 7 years

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Crossing the Nullarbor, and beyond

Melbourne to Perth and Kalgoorlie, via the Nullabor

Friday 14 A few minor mishaps gave amusements to an otherwise hugely successful day. Margaret couldn’t find my house and was going round in circles looking for it. I managed to squirt tomato sauce over my clean shirt instead of the pasty I had for a morning snack. Margaret panicked when she saw water dripping from under the bonnet of her car - only to be reassured by a kindly young man that it was from the air conditioner. And we were almost reported to the New South Wales police for not paying for our petrol at a service station at Wentworth, where we stopped for lunch. We both thought the other had paid, and it wasn’t until we were some kilometres down the road that we realised our mistake. I found the manager looking at my photo on the CCTV screen and initiating paperwork for the police. He was very relieved when I returned because he wasn’t looking forward to having to complete all the formalities. We later considered the problem they might have had in extraditing us from Victoria! So much for our Bonnie and Clyde run! We drove the 840kms from Melbourne to Broken Hill in 8 hours and 20 minutes, with stops totaling 1 hour 40 minutes that included a quick visit to the Murray River at Wentworth. We were able to avoid going though Mildura, thank to Apple Maps, and that probably saved us a lot of time.

Air b&b was welcoming and comfortable. Sifted through a few things to do in Broken Hill, had a short rest, then headed off to the Palace Hotel for dinner. We had to wait for over an hour for our order as the restaurant was busy -little else was open as it was Good Friday - but the meal was very good.

Saturday 15. We had intended to make an early start to look at the sculpture park but both of us overslept so we had a leisurely start to the day. Headed off to Silverton where the first silver/zinc mining occurred in the 1880s. The population of the town was over 3000 at one time but is now less than 100. We visited the gaol museum which had many mementos of times past. At one time you could go by rail to Adelaide and Port Pirie and there was a box with tickets set out for different destinations. There were many service clubs and fraternities - IOOOF, Masons etc. Old washing machines and mangles which reminded me of my childhood. Drove through Penrose park with a camping ground and it had caged peacocks, cockies, two sheep and a goat - we were repulsed by these and I wanted to let them free. We drove to the Mundi Mundi Lookout and enjoyed the view - very desolate.

On our return to Broken Hill we called at the Pro Hart Gallery. I’d never appreciated his art before, but the long (hour and a half) video - we watched about an hour of it - gave an excellent overview of his life, work and personality. He painted thousands of paintings and was very versatile. Lovely portrait of his wife, fascinated by insects, people, abstracts - in fact all kinds of life. Devoted to his wife and five children. Also a supporter of certain causes, including SIDs from which one of his grandchildren died. Bought a book of photographs of people mentioning the streets they lived in. Each person made a small comment about their own life or life in general, and it was a comment by a young woman, maybe in her thirties, carrying young, healthy dog that prompted me to buy it: “One of the things I’ve learned through broken engagements and multiple dead dogs is that you just have to keep moving. You can’t let heartbreak slow you down."

Back to our temporary home for soup and a rest before heading out for an evening talk under the stars about how astrology developed into astronomy - a fall back talk because the forecast was for lots of cloud. It was to have been a star-gazing evening with powerful binoculars but although the sky was too cloudy for us to see any stars for the first hour or so, gradually they began to peep through and we were able to look through a telescope at Jupiter - but I couldn’t make out any moons or rings, just a round bright circle. Bought a star disk for the grandchildren, but as we were told the night sky should be clear tomorrow we think we’ll drive back to the Mundi Mundi lookout for some more stargazing.

Sunday 16. We got to the Living Desert Sculptures at 8.20, ten minutes before it its official opening time, but the gates were open and we drove to where the ranger was feeding kangaroos. He feeds them most days but stops when the rain comes. They could be a bit fractious with each other, several of them aiming a good biff at one of his neighbours without provocation. Many, if not all, had fringed ears. the result of fighting between themselves. Not as though they had to compete for food - there was enough for everyone. There were some aboriginal etchings along a short walkway but they were difficult to make out amongst the weathered rocks. The Sculpture Park was created in 1993. The 12 sculptures are moving and magnificent - men of many nationalities sculpted from huge rocks brought to the area from nearby, displaying fantastic imagination. A horse, a bird, the rainbow serpent and motherhood were some of the themes.

After calling at home to put our washing in the machine we went to the Regional Art Gallery where there were three temporary exhibitions as well as their permanent collection which had quite an assortment of paintings, some by well known artists such as Nolan, Fred Williams, Pro Hart, of course, but the painting we both liked most was by Emily Kame Kngwarray, beautiful red/pink wild flowers We explored a local park that we had passed when we had driven into the town of Friday. There was a fountain with four tall jets of water, so refreshing in the generally arid landscape, both of the country and the town, which is built under the looming hill of overburden.

We returned to the MIndi Mundi Lookout at 5.45pm, just as the sun was beginning to set. The area was full of sightseers, and a few remained with us after the sun had gone to watch the stars appear. Armed with our star map we were able to locate several of the stars that we had had pointed out yesterday, and on our return to the town we watched as the moon hurriedly rose into the sky, suddenly appearing from behind a tree.

Monday 17. Fairly uneventful day. Our drive to Kimba took about 6 hours, with a short lunch break at a great café at Orroroo where they sold lovely food and cards. Arrived at the Olive Tree b&b soon after 4pm. Good place to stay apart from their use of the most revolting air freshener that made me feel a bit nauseous. Walked round the small town, centre of wheat growing. We had dinner at the local pub, run by an Indian family. The Shell service station and restaurant were also staffed and probably run by Indian, this time Sikh.

Tuesday 18 Drove a few kms out of town to look at the sculpture of Eyre. Then got underway for our short (2 ½ hour) drive to Streaky Bay, stopping for coffee at a pleasant small town. Spent the afternoon wandering round the jetty and foreshore and reading in the sunshine outside the motel room. The Streaky Bay Hotel/Motel. We had to queue for a long time for our dinner because the restaurant was so full. We didn’t sleep well with noise outside our room, and other motorists getting off to an early start.

Wednesday 19 Drove about 20 kms out of town to see the Whistling Rocks and Blow Hole. Beautiful scenery. Then headed off for Ceduna, 110kms. Drivers have almost always been good and helpful, apart from one huge caravan puller who we followed for a long distance the previous day and managed to get behind again today. Luckily we found a place where we could pass quite easily on this occasion. So far Margaret has done all the driving, which she enjoys. I don’t! It was very overcast, getting more and more so as we reached Ceduna. We were walking along the foreshore in the mid-afternoon where we say a storm approaching at great speed. Although it passed quickly it brought the first of lots of rain, and the evening and overnight it was very wet. Up to now the country has been very dry, and we’ve had bright blue skies until we reached Kimba. The change in the weather will bring relief to the drought stricken country.

Thursday 20 to Friday 21. We left Ceduna in the rain, and Margaret got soaked when she checked the tyres in the last service station we were to visit for a while. But a few minutes later we drove out of the rain and, although often cloudy, we had no more rain over the next few days. The countryside looked clean and bright and lots of green bushes and shrubs. The Nullabor was named after the latin for no trees, but the second half of the journey gave a lie to this. Although there were few areas of dense or large trees there were often small, stunted ones. We saw very little wild life, but there was one spectacular eagle sitting majestically on a tree overseeing the distribution of road kill, while a couple of dingos were close by. We turned back to take a photo and one of the dingos was quite unfazed by my taking his photo as he nonchalantly crossed the road in front of me.

The three lookouts over the ocean had magnificent views, particularly the first two. We stopped off at the Nullabor and Cocklebiddy Roadhouses, both OK. Meals were sized for the truckies. Everyone we spoke to had tales to tell, particularly one truck driver at Nullabor who poured out his life story – a sad, lonely one. The road certainly attracts some characters, including one angry truckie that we came across a couple of times being abusive and demanding of the women behind the counters. And an elderly man with the shortest of red shorts and a long white and scraggy beard who appeared oblivious to the stares that he attracted.

We called for a coffee break at Eucla Motel/Hotel. There was the most beautiful garden and swimming pool – not that we stopped for a dip – but we hope to stop there on our return journey. We also visited the old Telegraph station at Eucla, built close to the beach where the sand dunes are gradually burying it. We stopped at the Head of the Bight Whale watching centre, just before the Nullabor Road House, and were told that the nearby sand dunes were moving at the rate of 11 metres a day. Unfortunately we were too early for seeing the whales that migrate here every year for calving.

Saturday 22 Monday 24 We had an uneventful drive from Cocklebiddy to Esperance, stopping for lunch at Norseman. The Fraser Ranges are close to Norseman and the countryside is treed and pretty. We called briefly at the Fraser Station where there is camping and you can explore the ranch and nearby countryside from there. Our arrival at our air b&b at Esperance was something of a disappointment as we had to do a thorough clean of the kitchen before we felt able to cook, and had to request a clean shower curtain as the existing one was putrid. We found out that the family of the young girl who had been killed a week ago had been living here when the accident happened and our hostess tried to imply that this was the reason that our unit hadn’t been cleaned well enough. We didn’t buy that argument.

The beaches and seascapes around Esperance are stunning, and we have done some exploring. The Cape Le Grand National Park has some beautiful beaches, particularly Lucky Beach which has been awarded the prize for having the whitest beach in Australia. It felt as though we were walking on firm salt. There is a caravan selling good coffee on the beach, and this, and the good camping facilities, attract a number of people. Thistle Cove had a magnificent ‘whistling rock’ standing up high overlooking the beach.

On Sunday evening the local surfers held a ‘paddle out’ to remember the young girl who died. It was a moving occasion, with lots of local people congregating to participate.

Tuesday 25. Drove from Esperance to Denmark, a long drive. All the roads we’ve driven along since leaving Melbourne have been in top condition apart from today, when there was a stretch of road of about 100kms from Ravensthorpe, where we stopped for coffee, that was pot-holed and crumbling away at the verges. It was also narrow in places, and not easy to pass the one road train we came across. On the whole drivers have been careful and sensible but today there were a few who took stupid risks.

Arrived at Denmark’s Ocean Beach at around 3.30pm and after a short rest we walked towards the ocean beach. Our accommodation is very comfortable, clean, and tastefully furnished.

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