My mother’s cousin Lalo took me to town to see if we could get my phone unlocked. No success, so we decided that I’d buy the cheapest phone they had available.. 18,500 CLP.. around £22.65 GBP (pre-future crash value)

For me its a brick. For most people here its just basic. I feel like 1999 again with this thing. It’s all dual colour: Black (writing) and a yellowish tinted background. The fucking thing even has games.. but writing texts is tough and the phone generally is not as fast switching between things etc etc as my ol Skypephone S2 from 3 in the UK.

Anyway, enough about hardware. This post is about Lalo & Nata;

I really enjoyed chilling with these two people, especially after our snack and teas we went to chill on the balcony where Lalo opened up to me about a few things and we shared thoughts and ideas like two interesting and genuine friends..

..I had thought previously that Lalo was just a jokey sort of person, but there’s real depth to his character, and I’d say many times more so, at least for others to be able to see, NOW than a few years back when he was shackled (my thoughts of it, not his necesarily) to his ex-wife, S. who I’m staying with and is really intense.. (and perhaps more, that I don’t fully know or know about)

However that day on that balcony i was really warmly surprised to find a real person. Now, to me, a real person is someone who is able to understand and appreciate different perspectives about life.. and shit that takes place in life, good, bad, neutral, whatever.. but someone who has an inner and outer world, and is not a zombie ie conforms to everything, at least not that without knowledge and understanding and appreciation of other ways of doing things..

A great indicator that this cat was cool is that he has friends of all types and kinds and “classes”..people who smoke ‘erbs everyday.. people who work real hard just to eat food and make ends meet every day, as well as other kinds of people.

So here is a few pics and a video from that night at Nata’s (Lalo’s mother’s house).. more understandings later..

Lalo y Lalo:

Nata y Lalo:

..what you cannot see from this picture is that this lady is HOLDING ME IN THE AIR with just the little finger of her left hand.. FUCK.ME.I’VE.NEVER.BEEN.SO.SCARED.OF.AN.OLD.BIDDIE.IN.MY.LIFE

But yeah, something I noticed right from the beginning was the way people are here in this family (to different extents depending on the person, but it was a family-culture thing). The way they are here is kind of like mafia.. Everyone gives you their advice about a LOT of things.. especially what you should do what you should think and what should and should not be considered.. Something my mother did with me growing up that actually stunted my growth and independent thinking ability/skill (but to a lesser extent than the intensity and amount with which some here do it)..

They also keep eachother informed & updated on EVERYTHING to do with me at least.. everyone knows where I am, what I’m doing etc before I’ve even had a chance to share that with them myself. Mafia! But the boring, conformist kind [Well, my aunt & cousins are cool and more open minded, and Lalo too a bit]

..I’m writing this now on Monday 16:44 30th November 2009 (as I’ve been busy with other things whilst shopping around for a good free blog platform, so am writing my experiences now that I have a bit of time) - so I won’t give a second by second sports commentary..

..BUT, the truth is.. I’ve handled it super fantastically well - I’m serious, the exaggeration-SOUNDING words are actually genuine.. it’s been some kind of miracle or something.. the herbs help that’s for sure (I smoke Spice Gold.. don’t have much left but yeah its been a truly remarkable positive experience since starting in April this year)

I mean people tell you as if its almost gospel what you should do, and I just take it all in and let it all pass through.. like I’m a point in a river, I guess.. I’ve not really passed it through my word-understanding part of the brain but rather images which I believe can be clearer, less interpretation involved from the source meaning.

…………write more here when time…………..No…Oh…well, okay than… suck my balls.. Yes.. someone do that.. Please?,,,,,,

The view from Nata’s apartment.. the sun beginning to set..

That’s all for now. Peace out peeps.

Daniel.