Comments on: The Eulogy http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/the-eulogy/ News. Views. Random thoughts. Occasional rants. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:02:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Olaina http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/the-eulogy/#comment-34334 Olaina Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:27:04 +0000 http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/the-eulogy/#comment-34334 If I were to offer prayers for you right now, besides the obvious comfort for your loss and sorrow and all that, I suppose I should include, "And please, God, don't let Oakley hurl on the boat while they take her mother's ashes out to sea." BTW, I say go for it with the camera. Try to figure out which you'll regret more later--not having pictures of all these people at this occassion that will be a blur later because of the emotional fog, or not following Thai Ways and bothering someone with your American self? Just a thought. Me, I hardly took a single shot at my grandmother's funeral in Canada. Again, easier said than done... more hugs! I'm off to surround myself with drunkards and carry their dirty glasses while the grab my ass in 80%+ humidity.... 75 degrees but feels like 81, it says. later.... If I were to offer prayers for you right now, besides the obvious comfort for your loss and sorrow and all that, I suppose I should include, “And please, God, don’t let Oakley hurl on the boat while they take her mother’s ashes out to sea.”

BTW, I say go for it with the camera. Try to figure out which you’ll regret more later–not having pictures of all these people at this occassion that will be a blur later because of the emotional fog, or not following Thai Ways and bothering someone with your American self?

Just a thought.

Me, I hardly took a single shot at my grandmother’s funeral in Canada. Again, easier said than done…

more hugs! I’m off to surround myself with drunkards and carry their dirty glasses while the grab my ass in 80%+ humidity…. 75 degrees but feels like 81, it says. later….

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