Stranger things have happened?...probably not.

The family, originally uploaded by Thearley.

The concoction of various illicit substances, numerous late nights and a few too many piscos (Chilean national drink- a vile substance distilled from sweetened grapes of which I hope to smuggle a few bottles back into oz) has taken its toll on Eduardo and the lads. They've all been behaving quite oddly recently, actually I ought to really say "odder" since they were all pretty odd in the first place.

I returned to my hovel from uni earlier this week to be greeted by Jonathan who offered to show me his collection of gay porn on his laptop- an offer I strangely declined. Jonathan works (unlike his partner Eduardo) for IBM and has quite a flash laptop which he seems to use exclusively for downloading music and gay porn; I'm not sure whether IBM would approve!

I ought to correct myself here, as I have been referring to the laptop in the present tense when in fact I should be referring to it in the past. Jonathan was walking home from work a few days later and was mugged at gunpoint, the lucky fellow managed to get away with the laptop, complete I assume with the enviable collection of gay porn! It's quite ironic really, since regular readers will recall my last posting which referred to my encounter with a young hooligan, which by comparison with Jonathans ordeal is obviously a little tame, however I (if not Ed and Jonathan) have seen the funny side.

Moving along, the same day that I turned down the gay porn exhibition I also found Eduardo singing to his "plant". He probably doesn't need to sing to it as it has grown considerably since I have been here. I asked him the other day when he planned to "harvest" and smoke its "fruit", apparently though it needs to grow for almost another year and he plans to set up some artificial lights and things to help it continue growing; so in the near future I could be living in the next room to a drug lab.

Lastly you will notice that finally I have managed to upload a Chilean photo, this taken a few nights ago was the German couple's last night in Santiago so we had a little fiesta for them. The photo is of what Jens refers to as "the family"; those of us who have lived together for the past couple of months. Eduardo and Jonathan are the parents (Ed definitely being the mother) and the three of us they treat as children; I am really fed up with Ed's lectures on all things from the royal family (significant to Chile?- I think not) to how he hates Tio Sam (Uncle Sam; USA). Soon after this photo was taken I wanted another taken with Eduardo and the plant atop his head like a crown, I lifted it high into the air and forgetting how tall it had grown I bent it against the cieling. It now looks quite impotent, however I think it will live. Nonetheless Eduardo was quite upset and we haven't spoken much since. Pathetic little man, just wait until I leave in July- on my last day I am going to feed his "pet" a little poison, teach the bugger a lesson.

All for now, Be in touch again soon, have a good weekend all and GO THE CHEFS!!!