Enjoyin Bali still.
Im stayin in Ubud area because my mom and dad and friend came from USA, they love Ubud for the dances and culture and classes. I am loving spending time with my mom and dad and Roz. My dad and I are reading natural hygiene books in the morning sun overlooking big fields of rice.
Yuepi day was March 16 (Balinese new year). A day of silence and quiet and no electricity, no eating, no drinking water, no motorbikes, no cars, no business Only a day of quiet rest with family, and must stay on your property. our accomodation has a pool, so we could hang out there. If every country had one day like this we could probably cure world hunger with the savings! bali even stops all flights!
I tried to fast all day and had every intention of succeeding. My last meal was 7:30PM the day before. So i wanted to eat by 11am but i kept focussed on my fasting success and thought I would succeed. HOwver by 2pm, i was negotiating with myself that I should eat to feel that nice feeling of filling up and get some juicy fruit in me (i had an amazingly ripe papaya in my room dying to be eaten). So 20 hours after the fast began, I broke it with one large luscious papaya! I am wondering what it would take for me to succeed on a one day fast? It seems most others that try can do this. I was around my family who ate their regular SAD diet, so the smells were stimulating, but that is NO excuse for sure.
was hunting for durian yesterday and many stores were closed, it was the day after the new year here in Bali. After 2hours of hunting, driving around with a hired driver polluting the environment, i gave up and went back to spend time with my folks and ate mature coconut to fufill my fat addiction.
tonight is durian success night!!
TOLSTOY
By killing, Tolstoy believed, "man suppresses in himself, unnecessarily, the highest spiritual capacity - that of sympathy and pity towards living creatures like himself - and by violating his own feelings becomes cruel."
"A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore, if he eats meat he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite."
PAUL and LINDA McCARTNEY
"We stopped eating meat many years ago. During the course of a Sunday lunch, we happened to look out of the kitchen window at our young lambs playing happily in the fields. Glancing down at our plates, we suddenly realised we were eating the leg of an animal who had until recently been playing in a field herself. We looked at each other and said "Wait a minute, we love these sheep - they're such gentle creatures. So why are we eating them?" It was the last time we ever did."
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Medewi, Bali---waves
I am staying at a place near Medewi, on the west side of Bali. The village life here feels like a blast from the past (maybe how Kuta beach was 40 years ago) Its paradise for me: surfing, durian, laid back village life with cows and chickens all around the beaches, plenty of delicious ripe fruits (mango, papaya, pineaple, snakefruit, avocado, oranges, watermenlon, green melon, bananas) available at the market and beachfront Warung (Gede's place).
My homestay (KIDING homestay, no sign though) is with a family that has a few rooms attatched to their living arrangements. I get to observe their daily life from my wooden chair out front my room. The children at this home are crawling around in the dirt, sand, or grass under the coconut trees, no need for diapers.Today the home maker was shredding coconut for coconut curry. Yesterday they all shared durian with me. The father is building another two rooms out back and his boys are helping out. The cost is 30,000 rupiahs/night (aprox $3). I am renting a surfboard for 30,000/day ($3/day). The 19year old boy at this home is taking me to the nearby beach breaks for uncrowded delightful surfing, and getting me durian.
I am spending my mornings surfing, then eating fruit on the beach. Mid day reading and resting in hamock on beach Or taking a nap in my bed with my fan on me. Hanging out with the cows (some cows allow you to pet them).
Evenings surfing on a neverending beach break with endless views of coconut trees and rice fields.
The water is about 85degrees! I've never felt warmer water then here.
I am planning on staying around here for a couple weeks.
to get here?:
easiest.....Hire a drive to get here is about 300,000 ($30) rupiah.....
A cheaper way To get here, you can take a bemo, or a bus from Denpasar bus station. Bus to MEDEWI approx $50,000rupiah ($5).
When the bus drops you off on the main road, walk down towards the beach. Look for "Medewi Beach Cottages" (i am not staying here, this is a more upscale and costs 150,000 rupiahs/ night. ITs easy to find...My homestay is appox 100meters before Medewi Beach Cottages, across from the little soccor (football) field. NO sign here, just ask around for "DD", the guy that eats lots of durian.
IF you are thirsty for some fruit smoootihes, head to Gede's Place, near "Medewi Beach Cottages", on the beach front...they have all types of Ripe fruit to buy or to have them make smoothies for you!
Medewi, Bali---waves
I really hope you come visit Medewi! Here is my take on this Jewel of a place..............
I am staying at a place near Medewi, on the west side of Bali. The village life here feels like a blast from the past (maybe how Kuta beach was 40 years ago) Its paradise for me: surfing, durian, laid back village life with cows and chickens all around the beaches, plenty of delicious ripe fruits (mango, papaya, pineaple, snakefruit, avocado, oranges, watermenlon, green melon, bananas) available at the market and beachfront Warung (Gede's place).
My homestay is with a family that has a few rooms attatched to their living arrangements. I get to observe their daily life from my wooden chair out front my room. The children at this home are crawling around in the dirt, sand, or grass under the coconut trees, no need for diapers.Today the home maker was shredding coconut for coconut curry. Yesterday they all shared durian with me. The father is building another two rooms out back and his boys are helping out. The cost is 30,000 rupiahs/night (aprox $3). I am renting a surfboard for 30,000/day ($3/day). The 19year old boy at this home is taking me to the nearby beach breaks for uncrowded delightful surfing, and getting me durian.
I am spending my mornings surfing, then eating fruit on the beach. Mid day reading and resting in hamock on beach Or taking a nap in my bed with my fan on me. Hanging out with the cows (some cows allow you to pet them).
Evenings surfing on a neverending beach break with endless views of coconut trees and rice fields.
The water is about 85degrees! I've never felt warmer water then here. Beginners could safely learn to surf here and plenty of boards and teachers for cheap.
I am planning on staying around here for a couple weeks.
Hire a drive to get here is about 300,000 rupiah.....
A cheaper way To get here, you can take a bemo, or a bus from Denpasar bus station. Bus to MEDEWI.
When the bus drops you off on the main road, walk down towards the beach. Look for "Medewi Beach Cottages" (i am not staying here, this is a more upscale and costs 150,000 rupiahs/ night. ITs easy to find...My homestay is appox 100meters before Medewi Beach Cottages, across from the little soccor (football) field. NO sign here, just ask around for "DD", the guy that eats lots of durian.
IF you are thirsty for some fruit smoootihes, head to Gede's Place, near "Medewi Beach Cottages", on the beach front...they have all types of Ripe fruit to buy or to have them make smoothies for you!
I am staying at a place near Medewi, on the west side of Bali. The village life here feels like a blast from the past (maybe how Kuta beach was 40 years ago) Its paradise for me: surfing, durian, laid back village life with cows and chickens all around the beaches, plenty of delicious ripe fruits (mango, papaya, pineaple, snakefruit, avocado, oranges, watermenlon, green melon, bananas) available at the market and beachfront Warung (Gede's place).
My homestay is with a family that has a few rooms attatched to their living arrangements. I get to observe their daily life from my wooden chair out front my room. The children at this home are crawling around in the dirt, sand, or grass under the coconut trees, no need for diapers.Today the home maker was shredding coconut for coconut curry. Yesterday they all shared durian with me. The father is building another two rooms out back and his boys are helping out. The cost is 30,000 rupiahs/night (aprox $3). I am renting a surfboard for 30,000/day ($3/day). The 19year old boy at this home is taking me to the nearby beach breaks for uncrowded delightful surfing, and getting me durian.
I am spending my mornings surfing, then eating fruit on the beach. Mid day reading and resting in hamock on beach Or taking a nap in my bed with my fan on me. Hanging out with the cows (some cows allow you to pet them).
Evenings surfing on a neverending beach break with endless views of coconut trees and rice fields.
The water is about 85degrees! I've never felt warmer water then here. Beginners could safely learn to surf here and plenty of boards and teachers for cheap.
I am planning on staying around here for a couple weeks.
Hire a drive to get here is about 300,000 rupiah.....
A cheaper way To get here, you can take a bemo, or a bus from Denpasar bus station. Bus to MEDEWI.
When the bus drops you off on the main road, walk down towards the beach. Look for "Medewi Beach Cottages" (i am not staying here, this is a more upscale and costs 150,000 rupiahs/ night. ITs easy to find...My homestay is appox 100meters before Medewi Beach Cottages, across from the little soccor (football) field. NO sign here, just ask around for "DD", the guy that eats lots of durian.
IF you are thirsty for some fruit smoootihes, head to Gede's Place, near "Medewi Beach Cottages", on the beach front...they have all types of Ripe fruit to buy or to have them make smoothies for you!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
2000 calories of bread and starbucks Frap
today after i nice bike ride (rented a bike today for $2),i was hangin out front of The huge Discovery mall that sits on the beach near Kuta. I was drinking a freshly squeezed amazingly sweet Orange Juice that I bought at New Zealand Natural (a commercialized juice bar that does a great job with having ripe fruit).
a few tables away i observed a family of 4 sit down with a big bag of breads and pastries purchased from BreadTalk ( a pastry buffet smorgasbord type place where you grab a tray and a set of Tongs and load up).
The two overweight men polished off 4 big pastries each and one 20ounce Frapiccino with whip cream. They were enjoying this meal very much and i could relate when i used to eat this.
The size and thickness and variety of toppings on each pastry made them approx 400 calories each. the frap is probably 500 calories.
It just goes to show how we do eat alot of food on a 'normal', western death diet, so we must remember to eat plenty of fruit if we are switching to a fruit diet. The equivalance of fruit for that 2000 calorie meal would be approx 20 good sized Bananas! If I sat next to that same family and peeled and ate 20 natural good sized bananas straight from the mother earth I may be the freak that needed help. I doubt i could even have a conversation with them....me with my shirt off, barefeet, sunhat, dark tan, and goatee and wolfing down bananas? nah, not goanna doit.......actually i will, ehehee.D
a few tables away i observed a family of 4 sit down with a big bag of breads and pastries purchased from BreadTalk ( a pastry buffet smorgasbord type place where you grab a tray and a set of Tongs and load up).
The two overweight men polished off 4 big pastries each and one 20ounce Frapiccino with whip cream. They were enjoying this meal very much and i could relate when i used to eat this.
The size and thickness and variety of toppings on each pastry made them approx 400 calories each. the frap is probably 500 calories.
It just goes to show how we do eat alot of food on a 'normal', western death diet, so we must remember to eat plenty of fruit if we are switching to a fruit diet. The equivalance of fruit for that 2000 calorie meal would be approx 20 good sized Bananas! If I sat next to that same family and peeled and ate 20 natural good sized bananas straight from the mother earth I may be the freak that needed help. I doubt i could even have a conversation with them....me with my shirt off, barefeet, sunhat, dark tan, and goatee and wolfing down bananas? nah, not goanna doit.......actually i will, ehehee.D
Bodhisattva in metro
This is a great video to remind us all not to take life to seriously.
Im in Bali now and loving the contrast of Australia! Bali seems to have so much smiling happy energy in the air that is contagious...im smiling more already....maybe thats a novelty, maybe its the Asian love affair i have...maybe its the Durian on the street corners that smell so nice...
I had an amzing fruit called a "Wani"...like a white mango....try blending one of these for a real natural milkshake (no cow pus or drug infested dairy).
Thursday, February 4, 2010
flew up to Cairns for Akee, durian, and old friends....
spending time on Clint's Farm again (aka Fruitopia).
Im finding Akee everyday on the trees. When its ready to eat, it is opened up and you can see the cheese fruit and the black round seed. That is when I get excited and climb the small tree or jump up to reach it. I love the 'hunt' for good ripe fruit.
The Akee has a flavor of Sharp cheese and some rich nut all in one. It also has an ocasional taste of clams or muscles. It is chewy fruit, with some slight crunchyness. if you chew it up and then spit it in your hand it looks all milky. I havent eaten enough to be full on it as the suppy is not abundant yet. I feel like eating about 10 akee fruits then i feel satisfied, but then i am ready to eat some other fruit 2 hours later.
How do I rate AKEE??? I love it. I rate it on my top 5 fruits. it is a Savory fruit for sure. I love eating it later in the day after I have had plenty of juicier fruits.
Robert and I had some great farm time....we went up the Bump trail and swam alot and devoured durian daily. He picked me up at Cairns airport with 10kilo of durian smelling up the car, we ate it at the airport parking lot.
Judith and Adrian came by Clints. They brought a bunch of Akee that was as ripe as possible almost going over to rancid. This is the best taste I find and texture as it is ultra soft and sharp bitter cheesy taste. The even slightly dehydrated some in a dehydrator to perserve it, and the color changes to cheddar chees color and it becomes ultra rich, bitter, sharp and intense tooo strong for most, but I loved it, ehehehhe...more, more, more...
Judith made me a shreded coconut with sprouted mungbeans and dried mushrooms and Fresh Tomatos ('Oxheart'), and Rocket all mixed together.....WOW!! I got such a great feeling eatin this and the taste was nice....She Said the Harley used to live with them back at the beginning of raw and he was eating lots of this yummy stuff.
Robert brought me 25 kilo of Australian Durian out to Clints farm. We all feasted for breakfast...Me, Mango, Kvieta, Robert, Ian, Michelle.....I love the Au durian, but i do think of Mosang King or monthong as I am eating this durian. I have found the frozen monthong from the Asian market in Cairns is very nice, so I am getting a few of those to eat with my Australian durian too.
Runing from the farm out to the main road to town takes 15minutes...thats the record for Harley to beat!
The peanut butter fruit is very nice too!!
The farm has Keet Mangos now, papaya, jakfruit and plenty of ice cream beans and bananas.
Robert's farm had some Abiu for me to eat....wow! i love that....he had some Mamay sapotes...some MARANG!! jack fruit....yello rambutans very sweet, mangosteens, young coconuts to drink
The Port Douglas market was cool vibe...i did drink the sugar cane juice...i missed the pinapple crush
Bicycling into Mareeba today brings back memories of the retreat when my dad was here too.
The creek is flowing very strong, and I am spending some hours down in other areas, rock jumping, swiming, and laying around naked practicing naturalism.
I think of surfing in Bryon a bit and being with Harley and Freelea and Nick and Jess, and may be back soon....maybe I meet up with you all in Newcastle with CRis?
Im finding Akee everyday on the trees. When its ready to eat, it is opened up and you can see the cheese fruit and the black round seed. That is when I get excited and climb the small tree or jump up to reach it. I love the 'hunt' for good ripe fruit.
The Akee has a flavor of Sharp cheese and some rich nut all in one. It also has an ocasional taste of clams or muscles. It is chewy fruit, with some slight crunchyness. if you chew it up and then spit it in your hand it looks all milky. I havent eaten enough to be full on it as the suppy is not abundant yet. I feel like eating about 10 akee fruits then i feel satisfied, but then i am ready to eat some other fruit 2 hours later.
How do I rate AKEE??? I love it. I rate it on my top 5 fruits. it is a Savory fruit for sure. I love eating it later in the day after I have had plenty of juicier fruits.
Robert and I had some great farm time....we went up the Bump trail and swam alot and devoured durian daily. He picked me up at Cairns airport with 10kilo of durian smelling up the car, we ate it at the airport parking lot.
Judith and Adrian came by Clints. They brought a bunch of Akee that was as ripe as possible almost going over to rancid. This is the best taste I find and texture as it is ultra soft and sharp bitter cheesy taste. The even slightly dehydrated some in a dehydrator to perserve it, and the color changes to cheddar chees color and it becomes ultra rich, bitter, sharp and intense tooo strong for most, but I loved it, ehehehhe...more, more, more...
Judith made me a shreded coconut with sprouted mungbeans and dried mushrooms and Fresh Tomatos ('Oxheart'), and Rocket all mixed together.....WOW!! I got such a great feeling eatin this and the taste was nice....She Said the Harley used to live with them back at the beginning of raw and he was eating lots of this yummy stuff.
Robert brought me 25 kilo of Australian Durian out to Clints farm. We all feasted for breakfast...Me, Mango, Kvieta, Robert, Ian, Michelle.....I love the Au durian, but i do think of Mosang King or monthong as I am eating this durian. I have found the frozen monthong from the Asian market in Cairns is very nice, so I am getting a few of those to eat with my Australian durian too.
Runing from the farm out to the main road to town takes 15minutes...thats the record for Harley to beat!
The peanut butter fruit is very nice too!!
The farm has Keet Mangos now, papaya, jakfruit and plenty of ice cream beans and bananas.
Robert's farm had some Abiu for me to eat....wow! i love that....he had some Mamay sapotes...some MARANG!! jack fruit....yello rambutans very sweet, mangosteens, young coconuts to drink
The Port Douglas market was cool vibe...i did drink the sugar cane juice...i missed the pinapple crush
Bicycling into Mareeba today brings back memories of the retreat when my dad was here too.
The creek is flowing very strong, and I am spending some hours down in other areas, rock jumping, swiming, and laying around naked practicing naturalism.
I think of surfing in Bryon a bit and being with Harley and Freelea and Nick and Jess, and may be back soon....maybe I meet up with you all in Newcastle with CRis?
Monday, January 25, 2010
macadamia nut party
I just had a party with myself. I sat on a unoperating railroad track and cracked 12raw macadamia nuts with a rock. I was sitting back away from pedestrians crossing, but in Eyes view. Very good vibe and feeling. Birds singin and watching me, nice warm breezy evening before sunset, people to watch and to watch me.
I enjoyed each and every mac nut slowly and I mixed them in my mouth with organic medjool wet dates.
Wow! What a combination of pure raw flavors. May not be a 'proper' combination of foods for some people, but it seems good for me.
Byron Bay is soooo laid back in many ways. Sitting on the track nearby town, I would appear to be an insane homeless skitzophrenic in many places. In Bryon, people dont even give ya a second look.
The Bangalow Farmers Market is soooo wonderful, pay it a visit if you are around here on Sunday's (every other sunday, I beleive).
Nick and I had some amazing organic Lychees this afternoon. Santos in Byron Bay on Johnson st. sells many organic fruits and veggies.
I love eating a fruitarian diet...its been over a year now and I havent felt any negative affects, besides occasional cravings for cooked vegan fare.
here are some benefits of fruitarianism, I believe am feeling them all....
http://www.fruitarian.com/ao/BenefitsFruitarianNutrition.htm
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
ymmy salad
how do I turn this photo around?
anyways...this is a creamy corn/avocado dressing I made a poured overy spiralized zuchinni...wow...fresh lime juice added at the end and some sprinkled sweet corn.
Today was a Byron Bay Farmers Market. I went straight to the Pure Sugar Cane juice...got one litter....enjoyed this rocket fuel......so many people are in line always to buy this sweet sensation.
My friend Freelea brought me 15 packets of Mo Sang King durian from Brisbane today.
My organic mangos are may staples lately.
randomly passing out vegan leaflets feels good to me.
“the appalling habit we humans have of hiding sharp things in food and offering it to animals. We call it ‘fishing’ and convince ourselves that because we can trick animals into hurting themselves, we should.”
anyways...this is a creamy corn/avocado dressing I made a poured overy spiralized zuchinni...wow...fresh lime juice added at the end and some sprinkled sweet corn.
Today was a Byron Bay Farmers Market. I went straight to the Pure Sugar Cane juice...got one litter....enjoyed this rocket fuel......so many people are in line always to buy this sweet sensation.
My friend Freelea brought me 15 packets of Mo Sang King durian from Brisbane today.
My organic mangos are may staples lately.
randomly passing out vegan leaflets feels good to me.
“the appalling habit we humans have of hiding sharp things in food and offering it to animals. We call it ‘fishing’ and convince ourselves that because we can trick animals into hurting themselves, we should.”
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
feeling purposeful?
Lately, I havent felt my purpose as much. Been waking at sunset, headn to beach, enjoying the beach most all day by surfin, swiming, walking, jogging, resting, sleeping, reading, and eating many amzing juicy mangos, dragon fruit, and Melons.
So why havent I felt purposeful? Well my current purpose in life is:
"To Continually improve my natural hygenic lifestyle, to contribute, and to share the vegan message daily. "
I thought about it, and I realized I havent been speaking up enough about the Vegan lifestyle. That can be selfish. Why selfish? Because maybe somebody near me has been ready to hear this message, and I didn't deliver it. Nick and I decided to hand out some "Go Vegan" leaflets on the beaches of Byron Bay....This was fun, challenging, and rewarding....I do like focussing on the pretty girls....Its a great way to break the ice. I spent years trying to meet chicks on the beach with some stupid pick up line, losing mostly......., now I can share the vegan message and either way I WIN.
Just ate one packet of my Mo Sang King Durian for desert.
For Dinner, Jess made me some amazing tomato sauce spread over dehydrated Zuchinni slices, topped with sweet corn, bell peppers and it was tangy and tasty. We shared some with Her 3 non vegan roomates, they loved it.
I had one canteloupe for breakfast
3 mangos for lunch
3 mangos and one dragonfruit for tea
walked 15kilometers today and did one hour of ocean water swimming
time to sleeeeep.
D
So why havent I felt purposeful? Well my current purpose in life is:
"To Continually improve my natural hygenic lifestyle, to contribute, and to share the vegan message daily. "
I thought about it, and I realized I havent been speaking up enough about the Vegan lifestyle. That can be selfish. Why selfish? Because maybe somebody near me has been ready to hear this message, and I didn't deliver it. Nick and I decided to hand out some "Go Vegan" leaflets on the beaches of Byron Bay....This was fun, challenging, and rewarding....I do like focussing on the pretty girls....Its a great way to break the ice. I spent years trying to meet chicks on the beach with some stupid pick up line, losing mostly......., now I can share the vegan message and either way I WIN.
Just ate one packet of my Mo Sang King Durian for desert.
For Dinner, Jess made me some amazing tomato sauce spread over dehydrated Zuchinni slices, topped with sweet corn, bell peppers and it was tangy and tasty. We shared some with Her 3 non vegan roomates, they loved it.
I had one canteloupe for breakfast
3 mangos for lunch
3 mangos and one dragonfruit for tea
walked 15kilometers today and did one hour of ocean water swimming
time to sleeeeep.
D
Sunday, January 3, 2010
enjoyin Byron Bay area in AU..
I am living in Byron for a while camping outside of "Jess and Say's" place with Harley, Free, Nick, Julie, and steven...300m to beatiful beach with white soft sand. This beach is a beach that you can be nude at too!, surfing is a great beach break and uncrowded.
Fruit is closely available: Mangos, watermelon, Cavandish and Ladyfinger Bananas, Rocklons, Orang, Papayas, and Sugar CAne JUice. The Bowen mangos we are finding at the Santos Health food store in Byron are outstanding, as well as many of the surround farmers markets.
Byron Bay central is about one hour casual walk on the beach. Byron Bay is a Very intesting little village/town: you can walk around barefoot and shritless comfortably everywhere! Everyone seems to accept you as you are dressed up or dressed down. Many travelors and Aussies around, MORE girls than boys. Jungle all around the outskirts of the town with beautiful birds and nice sounds, Farmers Markets most days of the week nearby!
I feel very at home here with so may vegan friends and surf and Nature opportunities and Fruit and Markets.
And we can get Maylasian durian from Brisbane at YVENS asian market...I tried the "MOSANG KING", it is amazing quality and I believe organic at 12/kilo.
Today food intake:
1/2 liter of sugar cane juice
1/2 Kilo of Bowen mangos
4 valencia oranges
1/2 kilo of bowen mangos
12 medjool dates
1 kilo of bowen mangos
1 kilo of 'black russian' tomatos
body movements:
surfing Naked for one hour
walking beach for 2hours
:)
highight today:
a stranger notice Nick and I eating oranges at a natural food cafe in Byron. We invited him to join. HE had many questions about eating a fruit diet, and seems very interested in trying.
yeah!!
12 medjool dates
Fruit is closely available: Mangos, watermelon, Cavandish and Ladyfinger Bananas, Rocklons, Orang, Papayas, and Sugar CAne JUice. The Bowen mangos we are finding at the Santos Health food store in Byron are outstanding, as well as many of the surround farmers markets.
Byron Bay central is about one hour casual walk on the beach. Byron Bay is a Very intesting little village/town: you can walk around barefoot and shritless comfortably everywhere! Everyone seems to accept you as you are dressed up or dressed down. Many travelors and Aussies around, MORE girls than boys. Jungle all around the outskirts of the town with beautiful birds and nice sounds, Farmers Markets most days of the week nearby!
I feel very at home here with so may vegan friends and surf and Nature opportunities and Fruit and Markets.
And we can get Maylasian durian from Brisbane at YVENS asian market...I tried the "MOSANG KING", it is amazing quality and I believe organic at 12/kilo.
Today food intake:
1/2 liter of sugar cane juice
1/2 Kilo of Bowen mangos
4 valencia oranges
1/2 kilo of bowen mangos
12 medjool dates
1 kilo of bowen mangos
1 kilo of 'black russian' tomatos
body movements:
surfing Naked for one hour
walking beach for 2hours
:)
highight today:
a stranger notice Nick and I eating oranges at a natural food cafe in Byron. We invited him to join. HE had many questions about eating a fruit diet, and seems very interested in trying.
yeah!!
12 medjool dates
Monday, December 28, 2009
Rawfood Vegan Retreat in Australia!
A wonderfully well made 'trailer' of the one week event on the fruit farm in Mareeba, Australia.
My Dad came here with me too! Hey pops, can you see yourself?
Monday, December 21, 2009
durian in Brisbane
found D-24 at Yvens asian market near china town in Brisbane. After staying with Fruitarian Ann for two days (which was so lovely!), My Dad and I headed to Brisbane. This Durian is nothing like the fresh ones in Malaysia. Its good to try when you come here, but not worth staying here long for. I plan to try the Ma sang King variety today if I find it there.
Being with my father for one month in Australia has been amazing (fruit farms, surfing, golfing, relaxing, campin on beach, people watching, exploring, taking it easy, etc.)... I am very fortunate to have such a cool pops. He is so open to try my current fruitarian lifestyle. He has lost 10-15lbs eating mostly fruits and some greens, even with the occasional pastry, bread, cake and coffee. It seems like my 68yr old dad is more in the 40's when he is stayin on the fruit, he shines, he smiles even more often, and his energy seems never ending.
Dad, I wish you the best back in USA, dont be hard on yourself if you want to eat other foods, just keep making others smile like you do.
Stayin with Ann osborn, Nigel, and Cappy was sooo cool.....Little 5yr old Cappy is a good friend of mine now. To see a little guy so happy and content with his fruitarian lifestyle was great for me. I aske him why he doesn't drink milk from a cow and he says, "because I am a fruitarian and I eat fruit" (good answer, no debates here...ehehhe).....I brought Cappy Sugar Cane juice from the Noosa Heads Sunday Farmers market, he loves it, we call it 'rocket fuel'.
I am so happy to get to know Ann and be friends with her and her Partner. Ann is living on Oranges for the time being. She seems to eat twice a day and is maintaining her perfect body weight and has bounds of energy (I went skipping with her up the road a while and it seemed she could go forever).
For those of you that dont know, Ann has written a book!!! an excellent book on fruitarianism...you can buy it on www.30bananasaday.com.
Heading towards Byron Bay area for a while. plan to spend some time with Freeleas mom, Lindy. Surf should be plentiful there. I enjoyed surfing around Coolum beach for a while, but now want some more point break style waves.
Over a year of the fruitarian style diet has been well for me (minus a week)....my body weight seems to like around 150lbs lately...my energy is very high, especially when I go to bed more light (after a couple hours of not eating at least).
Avocados seem to be my 'drug' of choice here in AU, since durian isnt fresh and ready.
One avocado per day seems ok for me. Some day I will have the courage to monoeat oranges for a long time like Ann. I have no hurry, the time will come when I am ready. Meanwhile I am grateful I am clean, sober, and fruity.
Being with my father for one month in Australia has been amazing (fruit farms, surfing, golfing, relaxing, campin on beach, people watching, exploring, taking it easy, etc.)... I am very fortunate to have such a cool pops. He is so open to try my current fruitarian lifestyle. He has lost 10-15lbs eating mostly fruits and some greens, even with the occasional pastry, bread, cake and coffee. It seems like my 68yr old dad is more in the 40's when he is stayin on the fruit, he shines, he smiles even more often, and his energy seems never ending.
Dad, I wish you the best back in USA, dont be hard on yourself if you want to eat other foods, just keep making others smile like you do.
Stayin with Ann osborn, Nigel, and Cappy was sooo cool.....Little 5yr old Cappy is a good friend of mine now. To see a little guy so happy and content with his fruitarian lifestyle was great for me. I aske him why he doesn't drink milk from a cow and he says, "because I am a fruitarian and I eat fruit" (good answer, no debates here...ehehhe).....I brought Cappy Sugar Cane juice from the Noosa Heads Sunday Farmers market, he loves it, we call it 'rocket fuel'.
I am so happy to get to know Ann and be friends with her and her Partner. Ann is living on Oranges for the time being. She seems to eat twice a day and is maintaining her perfect body weight and has bounds of energy (I went skipping with her up the road a while and it seemed she could go forever).
For those of you that dont know, Ann has written a book!!! an excellent book on fruitarianism...you can buy it on www.30bananasaday.com.
Heading towards Byron Bay area for a while. plan to spend some time with Freeleas mom, Lindy. Surf should be plentiful there. I enjoyed surfing around Coolum beach for a while, but now want some more point break style waves.
Over a year of the fruitarian style diet has been well for me (minus a week)....my body weight seems to like around 150lbs lately...my energy is very high, especially when I go to bed more light (after a couple hours of not eating at least).
Avocados seem to be my 'drug' of choice here in AU, since durian isnt fresh and ready.
One avocado per day seems ok for me. Some day I will have the courage to monoeat oranges for a long time like Ann. I have no hurry, the time will come when I am ready. Meanwhile I am grateful I am clean, sober, and fruity.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
raw retreat in Australia
WOW!!! My friends Harley and FReelea are putting on an exceptional retreat here on Clints Farm in Mareeba, AU (near Cairns).
The arrival evening I met up with Nick and Harley and Freelea and many new faces. There is one raw family here consisting of mom, dad, two boys, one girl...most of the kids have been raised on 100%fruit and some greens, they look sooo amazing and have bundles of energy.
The FRuit is abundant: my new favorites are: Ice cream fruit, Mamay sapote, Chocolate sapote, green sapote, white sapote, and the mangos are some of the best in the world..durian coming today and Roliena possible. The accomodations are my type of 5star: under the full moon, clear sky, stars, in a tent with a see thru ceiling, sleeping next to my father and his wonderful snores and next to the mango tree with huge bats feasting on mangos all night and making neat sounds.
The Farm has massive amounts of fruit trees to eat from I woke up and wnet for a jog around the 2km loop with Harley today...we did it twice in 20minutes, nice pace. later I ate the best LYCHEES ever from the tree, juicy and ripe and abundant. about 25 people here from all over:USA, AU, FRance, Europe, Brasil....great conversations so far...
Harley's first speech was on Hydration...tonight he speaks on eating enough calories (excellent job he is doing)..Freelea is teaching the morning fitness class..Nick is teaching morning Yoga...lots of time to swim in the pristine river...watching dvds in the night outside eating ice cream fruit as popcorn (showed the "Secret" dvd last night)...more fun and new friends ahead...EXCEPTIONAL RETREAT!!! I wish everyone could be here to enjoy, but maybe next time, as they are planning more.
My 4th day without durian and I think of it occasionaly, but i have so much new fruit to enjoy that I am handling it perfectly (but as I write this i almost want to book a flight to Philippines to go eat the exceptional Davao Durian and hang out with the country boys,eheh) Will try some AU durian tonight....I may stay in AU for my 3month visa duration and spend time with new friends.
It feels so good for me to hear everyone share their story of how they arrived at eating a natural hygenic diet...many people had sickness and weight challenges to overcome, some like me just wanted to continually grow and improve their health.
Getting plenty of sleep, Water and fruit sugars to make me feel optimal!
The arrival evening I met up with Nick and Harley and Freelea and many new faces. There is one raw family here consisting of mom, dad, two boys, one girl...most of the kids have been raised on 100%fruit and some greens, they look sooo amazing and have bundles of energy.
The FRuit is abundant: my new favorites are: Ice cream fruit, Mamay sapote, Chocolate sapote, green sapote, white sapote, and the mangos are some of the best in the world..durian coming today and Roliena possible. The accomodations are my type of 5star: under the full moon, clear sky, stars, in a tent with a see thru ceiling, sleeping next to my father and his wonderful snores and next to the mango tree with huge bats feasting on mangos all night and making neat sounds.
The Farm has massive amounts of fruit trees to eat from I woke up and wnet for a jog around the 2km loop with Harley today...we did it twice in 20minutes, nice pace. later I ate the best LYCHEES ever from the tree, juicy and ripe and abundant. about 25 people here from all over:USA, AU, FRance, Europe, Brasil....great conversations so far...
Harley's first speech was on Hydration...tonight he speaks on eating enough calories (excellent job he is doing)..Freelea is teaching the morning fitness class..Nick is teaching morning Yoga...lots of time to swim in the pristine river...watching dvds in the night outside eating ice cream fruit as popcorn (showed the "Secret" dvd last night)...more fun and new friends ahead...EXCEPTIONAL RETREAT!!! I wish everyone could be here to enjoy, but maybe next time, as they are planning more.
My 4th day without durian and I think of it occasionaly, but i have so much new fruit to enjoy that I am handling it perfectly (but as I write this i almost want to book a flight to Philippines to go eat the exceptional Davao Durian and hang out with the country boys,eheh) Will try some AU durian tonight....I may stay in AU for my 3month visa duration and spend time with new friends.
It feels so good for me to hear everyone share their story of how they arrived at eating a natural hygenic diet...many people had sickness and weight challenges to overcome, some like me just wanted to continually grow and improve their health.
Getting plenty of sleep, Water and fruit sugars to make me feel optimal!
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