tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post2764569205273878733..comments2023-11-01T00:47:40.605+11:00Comments on strange fruit: on drowningfifihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-40677170702802320722011-12-14T22:14:29.087+11:002011-12-14T22:14:29.087+11:00hey buddy,this is one of the best posts that I�ve ...hey buddy,this is one of the best posts that I�ve ever seen; you may include some more ideas in the same theme. I�m still waiting for some interesting thoughts from your side in your next post.buy brand viagra onlinehttp://buyviagracheapmediconline.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-6732820149179939102010-04-24T06:26:45.427+10:002010-04-24T06:26:45.427+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.generic propeciahttp://www.xlpharmacy.com/generic-propecia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-38667788695294979222010-03-17T07:58:02.962+11:002010-03-17T07:58:02.962+11:00I was a Surf Life Saver at Tammaramma.
Pulled mor...I was a Surf Life Saver at Tammaramma.<br /><br />Pulled more than one body from the sea's last cold embrace.unique_stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137046158732977521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-26462091721886089602010-02-12T00:30:06.919+11:002010-02-12T00:30:06.919+11:00You tell such a great story. I love the image of y...You tell such a great story. I love the image of young fifi in a rage as she had not been flirting but drowning!<br />I see you have had some strange comments left on your blog too. I am going to delete mine right away.Red Hen (dette)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09620943527844246297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-81338414465114631842010-02-11T08:10:04.441+11:002010-02-11T08:10:04.441+11:00Hi Fi!
Can't seem to find your email address ...Hi Fi!<br /><br />Can't seem to find your email address so will put it in a commentbox:<br /><br />Of COURSE I didn't erase any comment from you? Are you INSANE?<br /><br />Although, that's a really really good silly worry for the list. So well done you.<br /><br />Oh, and I love you too xxxx<br /><br />P.S. I plan to have a dip in the ocean today and shall (of course) think of you.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175077340357907202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-55886398796697965422010-02-10T14:41:38.351+11:002010-02-10T14:41:38.351+11:00I am slowly easing myself back into blogland. Look...I am slowly easing myself back into blogland. Look at what I have missed ! <br /><br />I am also drawn to water, especially the ocean. Always have been. I have very little if any fear of the water, however, I do have the deepest respect for it. <br /><br />Fabulous post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-32762789281670013002010-02-09T18:41:01.850+11:002010-02-09T18:41:01.850+11:00Glad I dropped by. Thanks.Glad I dropped by. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-25869600608301753152010-02-08T18:28:17.306+11:002010-02-08T18:28:17.306+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.オテモヤンhttp://e-nixi.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-14785294097615135342010-02-07T22:37:09.280+11:002010-02-07T22:37:09.280+11:00I´ve always felt connected to water, it is always ...I´ve always felt connected to water, it is always present in my creations, I feel free if I have water around. But you fifi, you give me such an amazing dimension of the ocean. I really love your words and the images they generate. Thank you for that.Unapologetically Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00919393276754492787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-54163609817491644032010-02-01T20:13:37.891+11:002010-02-01T20:13:37.891+11:00Hi Fifi,
You really should incorporate this entr...Hi Fifi, <br /><br />You really should incorporate this entry in your larger essay on drowning and its relation to the Romantics -- since part of it involves your own experience. This is literally a ready-made several pages of essay. <br /><br />Re. the other essay, I'm finally getting around to it ... My apologies. <br /><br />Also, on another note, re. that weird anonymous Chinese comment, I'd be careful about those ... That was a prelude to a nasty virus attack on my old computer because my computer was compromised due to a vulnerability in Blogger (made worse that I was using my de facto administrator account as my daily use account, which I no longer do, thus opening up all kinds of possibilities for viral mischief). Anyway, I would delete that above comment outright.Regulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908072367667145521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-44017687264411688762010-01-31T17:04:26.793+11:002010-01-31T17:04:26.793+11:00I've always been frightened of the sea, the de...I've always been frightened of the sea, the deeper out the more the fear grabs me- unlike air adventures and travel which holds no fear at all. I find it hard to look at the slapping water around pylons at the end of the jetty.It is intruiging reading your posts, always so well written, taking me into a sea-green world that I both respect and avoid,yet am fascinated by. Thank you Fifi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-46102799560092994982010-01-31T14:50:16.715+11:002010-01-31T14:50:16.715+11:00very beautiful post fifi. i'm sorry i haven...very beautiful post fifi. i'm sorry i haven't commented for, oh, months and months. i've still been reading. but saying 'very beautiful post' every time was starting to feel repetitive!! but more than that, those photos are just stunning. and the ocean was very kind to me, recently, when i needed it to be. xmelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026675747253438229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-24544034299535564912010-01-30T10:43:10.919+11:002010-01-30T10:43:10.919+11:00Ah, I too love the sea. But from the shore. Even y...Ah, I too love the sea. But from the shore. Even your beautiful words do not tempt me to launch myself into its powerful grip. <br /><br />Mind you, it's a lot colder here.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-36975696688225661072010-01-29T22:27:22.950+11:002010-01-29T22:27:22.950+11:00You are an excellent, excellent writer.
At presen...You are an excellent, excellent writer.<br /><br />At present, that is all I can manage to say.Lady Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801856569044231436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-86963647137698775612010-01-28T17:56:08.545+11:002010-01-28T17:56:08.545+11:00ah, fifi, that ocean can be so two-faced. I'm ...ah, fifi, that ocean can be so two-faced. I'm glad you have a healthy respect for it. I loved every word of what you wrote.<br /><br />I love the water but fear its depths & deadly creatures, too.Jellyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344630172173199819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-46628347883945067672010-01-28T15:32:44.147+11:002010-01-28T15:32:44.147+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-12395618347570319132010-01-27T20:48:01.339+11:002010-01-27T20:48:01.339+11:00untergartens untergartens untergartens I cannot WA...untergartens untergartens untergartens I cannot WAIT to use that in a sentence....<br /><br />Please do not ever drown precious Fifi. You go make a pact with that sea.Kirtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923365226375826872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-2694843523787881152010-01-27T16:06:30.629+11:002010-01-27T16:06:30.629+11:00Your thesis sounds utterly intriguing. Well done.
...Your thesis sounds utterly intriguing. Well done.<br /><br />I stopped breathing as I watched the young woman sinking inside the unsuitable suit, using her marbles to survive, then landing like a castaway with an audience of boys straight out of Puberty Blues. Loved the evaporated words image – that meek place the feminine used to inhabit. As I said, your thesis sounds intriguing.<br /><br />My oldest friend’s mother nearly succumbed to the waves. She felt incredibly serene as the water poured into her lungs, and resisted being rescued. After Haiti, and the reminder of my most fundamental fear – being buried alive – I understand this notion even more. A return to our original home. And thank you for the pictures – last one in particular.<br /><br />And here’s my favourite bit of water. At age two I suddenly plunged into its cold, cold waters – I’m told it looked like freestyle only I kept my head down. Once emptied of the water I swallowed, I began to giggle, so I’m told. I’d seen home maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-21900549926283115502010-01-27T10:10:13.484+11:002010-01-27T10:10:13.484+11:00Although I have almost drowned twice, in the sea, ...Although I have almost drowned twice, in the sea, I still regard it as magical. I love the feel of the salty water, the rush of the waves, but now, I am too decrepit to take on the wild waves. It still holds magic, it is just that I do not have the strength to cope with it now.<br />Love your words & your pictures are amazing.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-3039110795963527252010-01-27T07:52:19.509+11:002010-01-27T07:52:19.509+11:00You scare me so.
I am petrified of the sea. I ...You scare me so. <br /><br />I am petrified of the sea. I am sure that in a past life I must have drowned because I often have dreams where I am drowning and I have a real fear of my lungs filling with water. I am even scared of putting my face under the shower!! <br /><br />I did buck up courage to snorkel but I would only do that where I could touch the ground.<br /><br />Harry is reckless in water. He needs to spend more time learning to respect its power.Reluctant Bloggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-82856440578097333282010-01-27T00:16:13.779+11:002010-01-27T00:16:13.779+11:00As always, beautifully written and photographed.As always, beautifully written and photographed.eurolushhttp://creategermany.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-53264365097709805252010-01-26T19:32:14.617+11:002010-01-26T19:32:14.617+11:00Since I met you that first time at Kyushu now, whe...Since I met you that first time at Kyushu now, whenever I am at the ocean or think of the ocean I think of you. I had no idea you swam everyday (although I did suspect as much - but in winter too!?) I was gobsmacked with awe when I discovered you do ocean marathons.<br /><br />The ocean holds a power over me I have at worst ignored and at least down-played all of my life. This summer marks the return of me to the ocean and what it has done to my <i>being</i>. <br /><br />But I am wary. I do not have the experience of someone like you, I want to get out there beyond the breakers and swim and swim and swim. <br /><br />Your stories scare and invigorate me.KPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124224647059797583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-17082580008352187552010-01-26T16:50:31.517+11:002010-01-26T16:50:31.517+11:00Your photos are so alive. It is good to be reminde...Your photos are so alive. It is good to be reminded how fun can become terror in an instant. How we have to be mindful when dealing with nature.<br /><br />I've seen more underwater than I've wanted to a few times. The most fearful was after being tossed out of a whitewater raft into a whirlpool. Nothing I could do could save me. Only my lifejacket was between me and the end. Lungs full of water is a terrible thing. Stay safe.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-69649884148397098442010-01-26T16:11:03.089+11:002010-01-26T16:11:03.089+11:00Not flirting ...drowning.
Between you and Kim I h...Not flirting ...drowning.<br /><br />Between you and Kim I have a lot to show my kids..<br /><br />xMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-61415382734277363012010-01-26T15:33:59.411+11:002010-01-26T15:33:59.411+11:00I am still holding my breath...Grew up in the high...I am still holding my breath...Grew up in the high desert palins, no water except manageable creeks. I was unaware of the force that is the sea until I went to the big Island, HI. I was spared, only just...and came away quite terrified.Your tales of relationship with the mysterous ocean leaves me shakey, still holding.my.breath.Brilliant writing as always.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.com