Thursday
Today was the day…
I had a long team meeting. A bunch of my colleagues all were in the UK simultaneously so they went to the MD’s house and had a day-long meeting. I joined them for the morning session which was a couple of hours long. I have now caught up on all the week’s work and am looking forward to a couple of hours off tomorrow morning.
The main highlight of the day was having a video chat with David. He gave us all the news including his busking experience in Bali. He was out walking close to his apartment the other evening when he saw a guy with a banjo. He was an Indonesian fellow, so he stopped to speak to him about the banjo and they had a conversation about music. His English wasn’t so great, but he made himself sufficiently understood that he was going busking and asked David to join him with his guitar. And so David had a lesson in Bali Busking. The chap was a pro. He strode confidently into a random restaurant and together they played a couple of songs. Then Mr Banjo man took off his hat and walked around the restaurant tables collecting some tips from the diners. Then it was off to the next restaurant with David in tow. It was on about the 3rd place, noticing a number of curious stares that David thought it might be a good idea to take off his Apple watch. Maybe this busker didn’t need the cash! At the end of it all, Mr Banjo man tried to give David half the night’s profits. David said no, not needed! The next day Mr. Banjo returned to seek out David hoping he would join him busking on the beach, but David declined the opportunity. Busking is a marginal form of performance to a less than enthusiastic audience.
David had learned two things: 1. Indonesians are very generous. Almost everyone gave something, no matter how small. 2. There are a lot of places in his area of Bali who sell coffee for much cheaper than he has been getting. He headed back to one of those places today! R11 for coffee. Yes please. Good to catch up with him.
He’s having a good time, is on leave week-days for a couple of weeks and will be enjoying some adventuring.
Today Mike has been preparing for the big tank arrival. A bridge has been set up and a couple of extra guys are coming tomorrow to assist with their arrival. Hopefully, I’ll be around to get some photos.
1 Corinthians 16:14
Everything should be done in love.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂