hello again,

well, still in Palolem, and not a great deal has changed since last time I spoke (except the space bar here works fine). I'm pouring sweat as I type, cos this net cafe is soooo hot! no fan or anything.... But, life is good. Well for me anyway. Maybe not so great for the Iraqis.....

Bizzare really, that my chosen travelling companion is actually PRO war in Iraq! Who would have thought. We sit together, me with my "blood is thicker than oil" t-shirt, and him with his view that attacking Iraq is the best thing america has done since Friends was first aired. But for Israel it is good, because it stops us looking at them and lets them get on with the hard task of blowing up buildings (and ppl) to secure peace in the region....... Danell agrees, however, that Ariel Cheron is a dick. Tricky one really.

Anyway, back to Goa. I tried the local drink last night. It's called Feni and is brewed from cashew nuts of coconuts, nut through some form of distillation, they mange to somehow make it taste like petrol! Amazing! I have to admit, I didn't finish my glass, even after mixing it with a generous amount of coke. Coke....... man I've been drinking a lot of that stuff! It just jumps out at you whenever you cant quite decide what to drink...all those ads come swimming back into my conciousness, and I find myself thinking "hell, why not? just for the taste of it! I mean, it IS the 'real thing'.... so I 'always' and up drinking it. On the other hand, a coke costs 15 rupees (20p) and a beer costs 20 rupees, so it's a hard one...... bargain. :) I've tried almost every restaurant on the beach and finally found one that kicks ass. God bless Indian food! Or ganesh or buddah or whoever's free to do an impromtu blessing at very short notice.....

Right, I am GASPING for a piss, so i'm gonna love ya and leave ya! I hope your all doing ok. I'll try and get more pics up soon!

laters....
posted by Billy at 2:12 PM