I gonna take advantage of the lull in hatred and sarcasm..And post this mushy little ditty: A Beginning It was humid, but then I was in the tropics. I awoke to the riotous sounds of the rainforest, mornings are always the noisiest time of day here. Throwing back the front flap of my tent, I am greeted by the warm sun, still low in the sky. And a small cloud of mosquitoes which immediately descended upon me, eager for their first meal of the day. After persuading the insects there were far easier creatures to dine from, I set about feeding myself. Following a small trail, I approach my destination noisily, giving fair warning of my advancement to any creatures that may be sunning themselves on the track ahead. A sensible thing to do, as almost all-living things in this forest bite and most are poisonous. I near the end of the track and walk into the full glare of the sun. What a glorious morning it is, the view before me breathtaking…I stand for awhile to appreciate life…. A parrot bursts from a nearby tree, squawking its anger at whatever had disturbed its slumber flapping its wings to gain height, the birds feathers reflecting a multitude of bright colours in the suns golden shadow. Still shouting its annoyances, the parrot glides effortlessly across the clearing to the safety of the heavy mists rising from the rainforest canopy. Following its direction of flight, my eye wanders further across the vista before me, the forest stretching away on all sides, covered here and there by great blankets of evaporating mist being slowly consumed by the rays of the sun. Occasional flashes of brilliant colour as birds try to catch their allusive prey, or to seek a better perch from which to call a mate. The forest rolls away as far as the eye can see, except to my right where it ends in the distance, stopped only by the soft corral sands of the Ocean. And out beyond the shore, barely visible through the depleting mists was a place that many people including myself have dreamed of…A desert island. Today my dream would be realised. [This message has been edited by PinkorBrown69 (edited March 01, 2001).]
That's really good pinky. Don't like the part about the blood sucking mosquitos though!! And myself, I'm a nightime person-I hate the mornings! But I liked that!
hey pinky..... i was just wondering . . . . . how do you persuade a mosquito not to bite you?... i usually find insect repellent works ok.... but that can run out... and i'm guessing there isn't an abundance of chemists in the middle of a rainforest... so how's it done?? .... 'cos i may find the knowledge comes in handy IF (not when) i ever take up the invitation to visit columbia .....
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PimpDaddy: hey pinky..... i was just wondering . . . . . how do you persuade a mosquito not to bite you?... i usually find insect repellent works ok.... but that can run out... and i'm guessing there isn't an abundance of chemists in the middle of a rainforest... so how's it done?? .... 'cos i may find the knowledge comes in handy IF (not when) i ever take up the invitation to visit columbia .....<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The best (and most fun) way to persuade a mosquito to stop biting you,is to place thumb and fore-finger on the skin either side of the little bastard and push thumb and finger away from each other pulling the skin tight...This forces up blood pressure so pushes blood and some of the shit it used to inject you back into it...With a bit of practice you can actualy make the virus carrying fuckers POP! Boredom in the jungle...
