Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Greg McPhee

I'M DONE!
Our dear friend and collegue Greg;
how unfortunate the way you had to part from us all. During my first project as a FSR in Ashkelon, you showed me once more how cruel and unfair life can be. It's still difficult to understand and except the circumstances. On a more selfish note, I started thinking about my own life and how much time we all supposedly have and how we are really taking life for granted. Selfish but sad. We are all trying to get by today, to reach tomorrow in our own way. Piece by piece growing, maturing, deteriorating. The only memories of ourselves are these photos, some scrap of paper or movie ticket we kept from someplace sometime, the memories of yesterday. Should not forget ourselves, memories keep us sane. Time spent with people around me, the scents, the smiles, the warmth, the sincere faces keeps me alive. Yet people are so afraid of intimacy. Always hesitating to take one step further, afraid to open up. We could all be so very beautiful if we would let go for one moment. I guess you didn't let formalities get in your way. Never followed protocol in 'life'. Yet you always had a touch of sadness in your eyes. Under those dark glasses.
U left a sad looking and confused crowd behind you. It's time to get some rest. Rest well in peace and fulfillment of a great life.
As usual, you left with a bang..
You will always be remembered..
Heineken
'This is the proof that god loves me'
Ashkelon
Dasha's
Six
Barbeques at the beach
National Park
Nargile
Open shirt buttons
'Mitch knows me better then he knows his own wife'
Not quite an American, maybe more like an Australian
'I'm lovin it'
'Why the hell is she coming to visit me'
Big heart
3 hours of sleep every night
Noah
Ali & Ivgeni
Chicken race
'Believe me you don't want to be lean, you want to be Six..'
Silk boxers from Thailand
Hidden eyes
'I've seen it all, been there done that'
Hate for all kind of paper with typed 'things' on it
Free spirit with a bit of frustration
50% tips
Always wanted a daughter
Affectionate yet distant
Gemini
'I gave it all away, it's just money'
'Don't screw with me'
Alaskan wild Salmon
'Polar bears only attack when they are hungry'
'I like you, you are funny'
Room 402
Tank NO 7
Age 58
'I've lost 25 kgs, my jeans are too baggy now'
'oooh u don't want to be like me, you want to settle down, find your own home'
'Always wanted a granddaughter, girls are sweeter then boys'
'I started to like that hippie looking thing you are wearing all the time, what is it, a schall?'
That's it. I'm done.

The names I've been called in Ashkelon;

Spirit of contradiction

Six

Sigma

Lean

Simgi

Semge

Simji

Simha

Happiness

Simgay

Sim

Samgay

Samge

Singe

Singa