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Ever wonder how things might have been?

Mar 15
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A black-and-white photograph of me sat meditating in a sarong in front of a candle stuck in the top of a bottle burning in the dark. On my left knee, a kitten is dozing within my hands are placed within my lap. The photo was taken in an off grid, meditation retreat close to the cliff edge on the southern side of Penang island.
Me circa 1999 meditating on the south side of the island of Penang.

Here is a journal entry from twenty four years ago. Low on local currency, I had just failed to get over to Borneo and decided instead to visit an old friend who lived in an off grid retreat on the side of Penang island. I had part paid for a flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur by play…

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