Siteki, Swaziland
21/04/09
04:30
I have always been a big fan of the tv show ‘man vs wild.’ In it a man who is aptly named ‘Bear’ (granted I think he was a navy seal) is literally dropped into the wilderness with only a swiss army knife and the shirt on his back. Through will power, determination and a steady diet of insects, seeds and various other ‘natural delicacies’ he has to not only survive but find a way out of the most rugged and unhospitable terrain on the planet.
I am considering making my own Tv show. I will call it “Maithri vs Bugs”
It will consist of Maithri being dropped in Swaziland, and then being killed by bugs. Sound like a ratings winner?
Two weeks since arriving in Swaziland, the prehistoric, midnight black denizen of my room whom I have named “Dude” has now acquired wings and at various hours of the night will start flying through my room like Wesley Snipes…. “Always bet on black”.
Last night as a consequence of the rains, a different flying insect the size of a bat which I’m sure co-starred with ‘Dude’ in the last Jurassic park movie, came into our house and landed on our kitchen roof. I took a long pole and tried to gently nudge it back into the garden. I succeeded only in causing ‘batman’ to fly down to eye level. For a few seconds he stared at me with those beady little eyes, and then quite literally started chasing me around the house…. In the end it chased me out the front door into the pouring rain.
Ah well, as my friend ‘Bear’ would say… ‘Better wet than dead.’
27 Whispers of Hope:
so, you share a room with an energetic black male?
sounds divine
xx
How about a stern, "Demon, I demand you to leave?" hahaha, he will only snort at you. The one time that my mother visited her son in Zambia, she spent most of her nights writing letters to the rest of us in Germany, trying to describe all the very intimidating bugs/lizards/funny and huge THINGS in her room. No sleep with THEM above my head, she wrote. Poor Maithri, be brave!
I'm such a sissy- I just couldn't share my room with a bug named "Dude!"
I'm glad you didn't post a pic- I have a phobia.
OMG!Are you sure it wasn't a nightmare?Are you sure?lol
I could never handle this!Yeah please to not put any pictures,lol.
Like the way you described it though,Batman..lol.Hope they will leave you alone!
I have one word for you, my friend... bugspray (or is that 2 words? Bug spray...?). Anyway, a big honkin' can of bugspray. And I'm one of those people who usually won't even squash spiders... but when the bug threatens to make a midnight snack of my organs? Yup. Dead bug.
You are much braver than me, friend. I would have been long gone after meeting "Dude". ;-)
Oh dear!
I want to laugh but I know it's not funny. Have you tried a garlic necklace..?
;)
What do locals do? Do these creatures have a toxic bite, or do they just look evil?
I am sorry and I am even more sorry that I am laughing so hard. YOu are too funny!
Well, you managed to get him to go outside! I take it you have no mosquito net? Oh, that's so sad.
oooh maithri!
i am a big bug baby! i am scared of small grasshoppers, so i can only imagine what "Dude" would do to me! you are so brave. :)
much love,
donna
Having been in Tucson during the monsoons and had huge black spiders ending up in the house as well as big bugs slamming against the window, I can relate to your experience in at least a small way. What I did in Tucson was buy a bug catching net on a long handle, but I am guessing those might not be so easy to find where you are. It enabled me to move outside what came in (without killing it first) although I did have screens supposedly to help with that also
I knew this was going to be a funny post!
I can't even begin to wrap my head around the size of insects in Swaziland. I'm still recuperating from the move from NYC to Arizona. If you squeal and simultaneously clench your eyes and jaw shut, you'll feel better. Dude will probably still be there, but you'll feel better...trust me.
Hmmmmmmm....do they have Baygon there? I would be investing in the company....and a tennis racquet sized fly swatter may also be useful!
Erk
Ooh we need pictures!
The always bet on Black line had me laughing. That insect as big as a Bat chasing you, wow I would of been hollering something fierce. You stay strong, eventually you'll get use to the bugs. (I do hope)
Hey big bro,
I would have paid good money to see that! I can imagine it perfectly though-it reminds me of the cockroach in Sri Lanka that used you as target practice and you started dancing round the room like a mad man-hilarious!
missing u more than ever! and its only been 3 weeks! love u.
t la
Oh, Maithri, you had me laughing from the start... I can see you now, him staring you in the eyes, then you turning tail and screaming out the door... thanks for the laugh!
Hello Maithri,
So this is your entertainment!!!
Nothing exciting happening on TV in Swaziland that you are getting your kicks from chasing Dudes around the house. :D
To outwit the bug, you must.....BECOME the bug.
Ponder on that a while ;)
To the moon and back,
Suze
No I don't think I want to watch a feature film of Maithri being killed by bugs. Bugs seem to have this 'talent' of aiming straight at you and zooming in! How frightening must that have been with a bug the size of the one chasing you out of your own house!
I can commiserate with you about your demon dude and friends. It reminds me of an evening back in 1970. The place was my BOQ room in Saigon, Vietnam. I am alone, writing letters home, when I am ATTACKED by a flying cockroach type of insect. I have never been fond of things flying about. I cowered on my cot until the critter flew into the bathroom. I bravely picked up a shoe and smashed it while it was resting on the shower floor.
That monster must have been at least two inches long.
Hope your green-eyed visitor remained outside, or did it stay inside once you left the room?
Keep up your good works in spite of the insect attacks.
I only have one thing to say to that.
oh HELL no.
your esteem continues to climb in my eyes, one who runs from ALL CREEPING BLACK, WHITE, RED OR WHATEVER THINGS!!! why is it always at night, why why why???
those and earthquakes, always at night!
i ponder over many weird things lately with three small creeping things living and screaming as i write in my shower under my rain showerhead...nothing will ever by the same [weeping]
xoxox
I'd watch that show...but I'm afraid I'd only watch you. Unless the bug was played by Wesley. Then I'd have to make some decisions. :-)
Be well and dry, friend.
Ok. That's soooo FUNNY lol. You're brave! :)
Hi Maithri,
"Dude" must know that you are full of love.
Maybe you too can collaborate on the sequel. LOL. We need "Dude's" side of the story.
I am happy that you are alive.
The Dude and his co-star are completely cracking me up. I went on my daughter's field trip last week and we saw a rain forest exhibit. It featured a case swarming with Death Head Cockroaches. I thought of you and your bugs, gave a big shiver, and then laughed again.
Hey, M. I can't seem to find your email address, but you won my personal passions giveaway. Shoot me another email won't you? I need to get your address at home.
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