The Tao of Belize: Car Hailing was first introduced as a concept which encompassed the philosophy of symbolic communication on the roads of Belize. Last week we traveled on the mean roads of the country and opted to use the following hails:
Pointing Snake; Projection of Inner Knowledge.
Pointing Snake.
With intermittent Jaguar Paw; Respect To The Power of The Predator.
Jaguar Paw.
You could consider this as “Tai Chi On The Road”; powerful symbolism to soothe the souls of travellers. C’mon everyone…start with the Fundamental Five (Rabbit Ears, Double Gibnut, Pointing Snake, Jaguar Paw and Upward Facing Dog) and keep the Car Hailing Revolution going!
Last week, we had to go up to Belize City so we decided to do some Christmas shopping. We passed by the Santa Claus Garden Models and Gnome said rather warily,
“They are not that useful on a farm.”
Christmas Decorations.
Then we circled around the Jesus decorations wondering what to do with them. There was a large one and a small one to choose from.
Gnome squinted his eyes, moved his head around and gave me a perplexed and doubtful look,
“What do we do with them…mmm…everywhere I look, their eyes keep following me!”
And I piped up in response,
“Oh really! The tall one or the short one?”
I think Gnome was secretly peeved because there were no Garden Gnomes!
Christmas Gnome.
Anyway, we both agreed that it was not in our best interest to buy a Festive Garden Decoration. We then proceeded to the footwear section and something caught our eye. It was a “Must Have” and we both took off our shoes with glee to try these beauties on.
Definitely Munchkin and Gnome.
New boots for Christmas…more Munchkin and Gnome paraphernalia. When we become famous minor celebrities, these boots will be much sought after so now is the time to buy shares in yellow wellies!
I am writing this post at 10am today and I have scheduled this to come up later this evening. We are waiting for our car service (that part was done over-night) and now the replacing of an array of ball-joints and universal joints. If you can recall a previous post from two weeks ago, we had complained of all sorts of funny creaking and screeching noises emitting from the rear of the truck. We did come to the conclusion, in our professional opinion, that it was a “God-Knows-Watsit-Joint-Problem.” So here we are, stuck in Belize with really slooow Internet. We also stayed over-night at a hotel in Belize City with virtually no Internet (although they boasted Free WiFi). I now feel better about our really bad Internet access; I always thought it was due to the fact that we lived in the middle of nowhere. No, it actually appears that the problem is across the whole country, regardless of location.
Anyway, I am not that bothered about the Internet being slow. It is not as if my life depends upon it and that I will fade into nothingness without the distractions of a computer screen in front of me. Although, I have seen some people react in such an irrational way…I am not sure what emergency emails they are basing their whole existence upon.
I am hoping that we can get out soon. The waiting is really tedious with bad television (we haven’t watched television for 20 years). The adverts get really ridiculous; seems like everything is marketed to the hilt and sensationalised. Also, the law firm adverts are really scary…makes it sound like you can get sued at any moment. Boy, I am so glad that I live in Belize with no television. It is a simpler life out here.
Let’s hope we can get out of Big City soon so that we can get on with our schedule. So far, no schedule has been fulfilled!!
We did see a fridge on a pick-up yesterday. Didn’t get a picture because it zoomed straight pass us I fumbled about looking for the camera!
I would like to dedicate this blog post to Joanna Randolph, of Botanica Belize. She will be taking part in The International Belize Yoga Event this Saturday the 21st of June. It is hosted by the Embassy of India and will be held at Ramada Princess Hotel, Belize City starting at 7am. The purpose of this event is to make people aware of the many health benefits of Yoga.
Joanna will be taking the Botanica Belize products which have been made in collaboration with Casa Mascia Apothecary. Here are some pictures shot on location in the bush!
Aryuvedic Products.Pitta, Kapha and Vata Blended Essential Oils.
Good Luck Joanna and we hope that the Yoga Event is a success!!
Hi there!! Here are some more pictures from our adventures through Belize. As promised, here are some pictures from the Anime convention held by the Japanese Embassy in Belize.
Cosplay Contest:
Cosplay Contest in Belize.
The Japanese Embassy entertained with music, songs and dancing on the stage. And of course interspersed with Anime: Negadon: The Monster From Mars, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers and Komaneko- The Curious Cat. They also had various booths to display information on Japanese culture. Here is the calligraphy booth:
Calligraphy Booth.
We stayed at the Best Western Biltmore Plaza for the night. We were pleasantly surprised and found that it had a colonial, Caribbean feel to the place despite being located in the middle of a busy city.
Biltmore Plaza.
Back in the hotel room, after a 3 hour drive to Belize City and attendance at the Anime convention for about 4 hours, Gnome took his boots off finally. Out of one boot, a frog popped out!
Tree Frog.
Gnome certainly insisted on taking part of the farm with him! He said that he thought that he felt something wet in his shoe…he did not realise that he was accommodating a frog and so was somewhat relieved to find a benign cause for his slimey foot.
Relieved Gnome.
The frog stayed in the room with us and in the middle of the night jumped onto Gnome’s face. It jumped and boinged quite happily in the dark attending to mosquito control. In the morning, we found him asleep in the toilet.
This morning, we went to the Belize City public hospital, KHMH to pay our medical licences. The Medical Board of Belize have implemented a new policy with payment whereby the money has to be paid into their bank account. Then you have to travel all the way to KHMH in Belize City to present your bank deposit slip to them. This year they have also started issuing annual licences to doctors once payment has been fulfilled. Presumably they are for framing in the doctor’s clinic. In our case, they will be hung up in the barn.
KHMH.
After the hospital visit, we stopped by the Taiwanese shop to pick up some Chinese goodies. We had some refreshments…
Drink From Taiwanese Shop.
I can not read Chinese so I don’t actually know what we drank. It tasted like soya milk with hints of strawberry. Check out the picture…it seems to suggest the promise of love? Some feminine love potion drink? I felt a bit giddy with love for my darling Gnome afterwards…so, maybe it worked!!
It was a lovely drive with blue skies:
Maya Mountains in Belize.
We even managed to squeeze in a visit to Lost Reef to meet up with friends:
Our Happy Friend…She DOES look like this!!Our Friends. And yes, he looks like that too!!Lost Reef.
Homeward bound. We took the frog back home with us too!!
