Quatre-Bornes market with 'Ton Lalo'

What to say when you talk to yourself

Vimla attended a haldi ceremony last evening. The girl's mum passed away during the ceremony and most guests had to leave to allow the family to mourn. On the eve of what is supposed to be a girl's most beautiful day, her wedding day, her mum passed away. Could this be any sadder?

I visited Prisyl home today and was surprised to learn that Tête de fion, her cat, is no more. We used to talk about Tête de fion all the time at the office, the ugliest cat with the ugliest character ever. He would allow anyone to pet him then all of a sudden would start biting and scratching. We had concluded that the cat suffered from bipolar disorders and recommended an appointment with a shrink. The hypothesis was that Tête de fion had had a troubled past. Maybe meowing it out on a couch would have helped. My personal opinion: he was simply pissed to have been given such a name. My poor left leg still remembers his claw shots.

This week I decided to have a serious talk with myself. I sat down at corner bakery in bagatelle with a cheese croissant and cardamom tea. You can't go wrong with those two items, especially if your mood is off. I was all set for some self ass-kicking. I had been complaining quite a few times about the fact that I had to deal with people around me changing for the worse. The same old question inevitably came up again: Do those I love need to get better in order for me to be happy? The answer is: of course not. This is utterly absurd and leads to the real question: Is there anything you can tell yourself that you are not already aware of anyway? Ahaa...

So, what do you say when you talk to yourself? Self-indulgence could be a good topic to start with. There is nothing better than simple-minded pleasures sprinkled and throwing away useless feelings of guilt.

Mirror, mirror, WTF happened last night???

When you go out for dinner with friends expecting this

but it turns out like this

...and this

and you come back home doing this face

Honestly, I am a bit pissed right now, almost embarrassed in front of Zulfi who had the purest intentions in organizing this dinner.

My 09th of August 2016

Woke up to this sky

Went to work at my beautiful office

Had Sabre training :$

Had lunch with the girls at Baga

Drove back home in a gorgeous sunset

Watched Kennedy St Pierre win his match - Rio 2016. Felt proud to be Mauritian!

Talked with Mike who was in the metro

Listening to Wonderful Life by Black before hitting the pillow

Citius, Altius, Fortius

I am thinking about this incredible quote from Jim Carrey who once said: "Everyone should become rich and famous and do everything they dreamed of just to see that it's not the answer".

Kers came to see me this week and he said things which upset me a little. I was not mad at him and chose to keep my mouth shut as it was preferable to avoid any argument. He was about to celebrate his birthday and it would have been cruel/inconsiderate to spoil his mood. I took time later on to reflect about what really got at me. Was it because I felt I was being judged or simply because he was speaking the truth, a truth I could not bear to face? That got me thinking about my failures but when speaking with Zulfi last night it suddenly dawned on me that I would not be the person I am today had I not gone through these failures. There is nothing wrong about failing. Failing does not imply any lack of success, it just shows you that sometimes you need to take an opposite direction or a longer way to get to your destination but once you get there, you know that those bags you brought along with you carry a heavier load of experience.

This week,a lady, whom I know from nowhere, approached me at coffee break: "Hey I've seen you before. You were working at Solis. You quit your job as a manager to take up a job as a clerk!?!" She sounded seriously outraged. I very calmly answered: "Yes, I did" which made her almost choke...lol. I did not add anything else because there was nothing else to add.Actually, I was more concerned about her choking than her remark. As far as I am concerned, this lady obviously must have a very limited view about life and what makes people happy.

I stayed up all night to watch the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics and I admit I was very moved by the speech of Kipchoge Keino when he became the first recipient of the Olympic Laurel. I liked the theme revolving around trees, the message concerning global warming and the parade of the refugees under the Olympic banner. It brought a needed humane touch to this celebration. I have been following the games since 1984 and have never missed any live broadcast opening ceremony since then. Barcelona 1992 was creative, Sydney 2000 was fun, Beijing 2008 was spectacular, London 2012 was cool but Rio 2016 is by far the most moving one.Citius, Altius, Fortius.

Rendez-Vous Snack

Informations défilant au bas de l'écran sur une chaine people ce soir;

• Alizée a adopté un chien
• Nabilla est apparue topless sur une plage

Ma grande source de frustration: m'être attardé dix minutes sur cette chaine.

Aujourd'hui j'ai déjeuné à 'Rendez-Vous Snack', un boui-boui à Port Louis. Je m'y suis arrêté parce que j'ai trouvé que les propriétaires était habités par une certaine passion pendant qu'ils servaient les clients. On eût presque dit que l'argent leur paraissait secondaire et que tout ce qui leur importait c'était que les clients apprécient leur cuisine. J'y ai mangé le meilleur pain maison la daube poule de ma vie.
Un plat de riz, daube de poulet, salade de laitue/carotte, salade de pomme de terre, achard de légumes +  un grand verre de jus sunquick est affiché à Rs80, ce qui équivaudrait à 2 euros. La portion est celle qui nourrit un enflé camion kan so ventre kriye loraz. Le patron parle fort et semble un peu brusque mais dans le sens affectueux du terme. J'ai vu un vieil homme acheter un dipain diber et demander qu'on lui remplisse sa bouteille 0.5 coca de jus sunquick. Il a reglé le tout Rs25. Cela m'a fait de la peine de constater que certaines personnes se nourissent toujours de dipain diber en 2016.
Demain je retournerai à ce boui-boui, si le vieil homme y est, je lui paierai un déjeuner. Je viens de recevoir mon premier salaire après un an :)