getting things done

Its crazy hot in the afternoons at the moment! 

The concrete sidewalks are almost impossible to walk on with old rubber flip flops, because you can still feel that heat steaming up to burn your feet.

Almost everyones grinning to one in particular with squinting eyes and the caps and sunnies are only temporary  remedies after 30 minutes in the sun!

Hot Tumas!!! You hear that and agree… and then you say that your self to others..and so on . But that didn’t stop everyone from having hot fish n chips lunch!

People gathering around each other under shady trees and big buildings with kind extended roof, until securities chase them away. And the cars without airconditions become unbearble, even worse than offices and shop without airconditions.

The mini public buses, except for those rare ones with air conditioning, are cramp prone and one cannot help but wish for the driver to hurry up. Oh well at least the bus conducter is entertaining enough with his stop signs.

Often this is the best time to enter pharmacy shops with their nice cool temperature just to do nothing but to cool off and then leave while eye shopping for nothing in particular. This art requires careful training and is not advisable for everyone though, sorry. But a cold sweet coconut is for eveyone ! I think that Honiara is the only town in the Pacific where you can easily get coconut. I have been to other pacific town and did not see any coconut, especially Suva, not to pop your rocks Suva fans just some comparison, if you disagree please let me know. It is sooo hot here …

I can’t wait for the evening though, obviously becuase it will be cooler, but also thats when the full moon comes out. Its that part of time again.sigh.Yes in this town because there is no such thing as skycrapers the full moon intends to display all its glory once it comes out. Oh everyone will look up to the sky. Most roads and foot paths in urban areas and settlement around town are without streetlights. Lights shining from above is so obvious because it gives those spotty eye spoiler lighter torches a break straining eyes fon dark roads avoiding  rocks and tree roots.

The best part of the evening…..As we all bask in the luminous ray of natures mysterious light, we cannot help but be happy that beauty although is not apparent in human made structures in this town will never replace the joy and feeling of pettiness  watching the full moon. well at least the heat is forgotten for now.