Hi Vonney Soon to visit you in about three weeks for some time.. I don't usually have any expectations but Ireland presents itself to me as lush greener than green countryside, colours so rich in tapestry, friendly faces, lots of country roads..and charm, cosy inns and pubs and history so deep, impossible to not smile.
Recently when I was living in the middle east I was visiting with some friends at a apartment complex...I went out to grab some arabic sweets and bread and shortly returned to enjoy the night with their family.... I stupidly forgot which door and barged through what I thought was the correct apartment, only to be faced with about fourteen arabic men sitting in a circle on the floor with more artillery in the middle of them than a small platoon....there was everything from grenades to huge machine guns... They all just stared at me and I froze... I did the only thing I could think of that was slightly wise. I turned and calmly walked out of there and kept walking down the street. I was more worried for the friends living in the complex so I just kept going... The next day when I walked from the Saudi national bank, a german man was shot five paces near for no known reason...if that was menat for me or a warning...well I will never know...
When I worked in Palestine I had to drag a couple of boys that had been shot to safety..We were 20 seconds short of being blown up by a car bomb...
It breaks my heart now to be living in a country that suffers little for people to take their lives for granted....
I think it is a good thing for people that otherwise would not meet people through work commitments, busy lifestyles or living in smaller areas....It can be a learning tool in conversing with people from other countrries and cultures that also can built ones communication skills and the way they perceive life... It does seem to be the modern media of meeting people...funnily enough I try these sites but end up meeting someone through the good old fashion pub way...some friends have met with success and are now in stable internet relationships...so who can tell?
Only some people have a void when not ready to commit. I have never found others fill that, rather I find happiness within myself through my own growth and I know what qualities I like by interacting with people on all levels...especially friendships. Personally it is more important to me to have a foundation of friendship before romance...not for everyone but it works for me.
It does make sense...personally I simply don't date. I have gone out with friends met through friends that sometimes develop from there but only once I really know them well. I think people that can easily charm people sometimes do it for so long they may even lose their own identities and forget who they really are inside. I much rather see someone for who they are be it their worst and best days...
hey Gilly missed you Lived in both hong kong and manilla can send some photos to your email if you wish and give you some tips and have to go and avoid places...xx Z
originals...but some remakes are very creatively clever.. Soem movies I enjoy as remakes I guess because the special effects etc. are now far more advanced.
RE: What are your pre conceived ideas of Ireland?
I forgot...lots of chips! My Irish friends here never stop eating them...