G-LAND ... Smallest day since i've been back...which isn't that long...about a week. But they gotta happen. Even then, it was still real fun. Probably about head high, maybe just a touch bigger sometimes, but really clean conditions with playful waves out front. Now that i'm thinking about it, Fan Palms and Twin Palms were bigger than that, but you know how it goes. Normally the focus is straight out front or down reef. Good winds and good crew in the water. NICE!!!
So today was the first day in my life that a monkey was stealthy enough to snatch the food right off my plate. Oh they've tried many times, but i know they know me and they're just super patient when it comes to their plan of attack with me. It couldn't of happened any other way and that's why i gotta give him (him because it's actually only been this 1 little fukah that's tried this season a couple of times so far) props for following through on the robbery and escape. I just put my plate down on the long table, the 1 we serve the buffet on and just about to squeeze some ketchup to compliment my delicious looking club sandwich and fries. He came off the roof and slid down the post right onto the table...right in front of MY plate. I blame it on the hat i was wearing that kept him outta my view. For sure...100%...i would've seen him coming otherwise. But like i already wrote, they needed a plan of attack that wasn't just a bold jump onto the table, a quick charge to close in on the loot all while they're flashing teeth. It had to be more ingenious than that and i don't put such things as impossible with these monkeys out here. They've done real well for themselves. They're no different than the guests in that they get to eat spaghetti, nasi campur, fried chicken, non-native fruits, and club sandwiches. So he lunged forward...no teeth...no eye contact but for a fraction of a fraction of a second and that's just cause i lifted my head up enough to see what was happening. I swung at him twice instinctively, fully heated up by the shock of him...but missed. And off he went with now HIS club sandwich. I was equally irate and impressed with his operational vision. I was outsmarted by the villain monkey that's been terrorizing us this season. I tried tossing a cup of that nasty red Miranda soda drink on him since i figured he'd be thirsty from the bread. Putu saw my reaction and simply said "now you how i feel every day!!!"
For those of you that connected already….THANKS. But still got a favor to as if you’re coming over anytime soon from the US, please send me a message to narchi@grajagan.com. I’m still trying to get an ankle brace. I’ll have it shipped to your address so that there’s no hassle.
--MICHAEL
