tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post5365461739110022639..comments2023-11-05T17:34:53.515+08:00Comments on Realm of the Lone Grey Squirrel: Conquering the BridgeLone Grey Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-34488836145077911782007-10-29T19:01:00.000+08:002007-10-29T19:01:00.000+08:00These photos are FABULOUS Lone grey, bravo!!!ps I'...These photos are FABULOUS Lone grey, bravo!!!<BR/>ps I've re-read my translation of your Poem and I'm satisfied with it...I forgot just how beautiful your poem is until I read it again. I hope you posted it or will do so...If you need a photo, you're welcome to any of mine ;)Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172484382817352088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-11784450159061335002007-10-28T21:34:00.000+08:002007-10-28T21:34:00.000+08:00kimber,It was a wonderful view. Quite romantic to...kimber,<BR/>It was a wonderful view. Quite romantic too, so I would warmly recommend it.<BR/><BR/>sincerity,<BR/>Indeed, I can tackle heights with more confidence now but the fear never really leaves. I will still feel the fear but perhaps i can walk a little faster now.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-270806782470569052007-10-28T21:30:00.000+08:002007-10-28T21:30:00.000+08:00blackcrag,I can identify with both issues that you...blackcrag,<BR/>I can identify with both issues that you mentioned. I too find talking to strangers to be a great effort and as a kid, I had a recurring nightmare about panthers and leopards loose in the neighborhood. Weird, eh?<BR/><BR/>ruth,<BR/>You won't know if you don't try. I believe you can do it. Pick a tall building, tower, bridge or mountain to conquer. It will be terrifying but after you've done it, it will feel so sweet. Go on try and tell us about it.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-75089823903068924522007-10-28T16:36:00.000+08:002007-10-28T16:36:00.000+08:00jocelyn,Thanks. I always appreciate your comments...jocelyn,<BR/>Thanks. I always appreciate your comments about my writing. I will re-read my first para to see what i did right!<BR/><BR/>mago,<BR/>When you are scared out of your mind, it helps to try to laugh it off.<BR/><BR/>evalinn,<BR/>scared of heights and closed spaces? It isn't it wonderful that you live in a country that is wide open and relatively flat? Cheers! Congrats on your own amazing adventures in China.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-19224569840788941682007-10-28T16:26:00.000+08:002007-10-28T16:26:00.000+08:00meggie,Congrats on doing the Sentosa Island gondol...meggie,<BR/>Congrats on doing the Sentosa Island gondola. Join me for bungee next?<BR/><BR/>leslie,<BR/>Giggle away but you didn't mention you phobia? I like the lone ranger masks in the second photo.<BR/><BR/>kat,<BR/>people reading your comment would wrongly think that you are high on something! Wink! It's no acheivement when you learn that the bridge was built by workers walking around with no safety lines at all or even railings!Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-49539657408735697412007-10-28T15:53:00.000+08:002007-10-28T15:53:00.000+08:00janice,It wasn't so much facing my fear as survivi...janice,<BR/>It wasn't so much facing my fear as surviving it! But thanks. I have nuts in my head too. I always hear them rolling around!<BR/><BR/>claudia,<BR/>"men in gorilla suits", you say. how interesting! Hmmmmm. Is this something that you encounter often in your life?<BR/><BR/>christine,<BR/>Out of my mind??? Perhaps. But wait till I try bungee. I predict I will be scared out of my body as well.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-47018850579779232042007-10-28T15:47:00.000+08:002007-10-28T15:47:00.000+08:00TWM,It doesn't sound like that you need to have a ...TWM,<BR/>It doesn't sound like that you need to have a phobia to conquer but rather you need to re-experience the thrill of living.<BR/><BR/>I humbly suggest a) doing something that would give you a sense of achievement. If you can't dance, then learn and learn to perform in front of people. If you can't cook, try it out by having a dinner party over. b) doing something where you are supposed to be in control but you are horribly not. For example, offer to take the neighborhood kids for an overnight camping trip or babysit and change daipers for a toddler. I believe that you will emerge from such experiences with either a sense of achievement or just happy to have survived! Vive la Vie.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-62352875849698950102007-10-28T15:35:00.000+08:002007-10-28T15:35:00.000+08:00cheryl,Thanks. The euphoria has worn off but I st...cheryl,<BR/>Thanks. The euphoria has worn off but I still enjoy receiving compiments on account of how very, very difficult it was for me. of course,I was fortified by the fear of the following headlines,"Petrified Climber rescued. Firemen had to pry his fingers from the bridge railing."<BR/><BR/>tai,<BR/>Thanks but you know, this is like the arms race.......never ending. My wife hs already started to talk about bungee jumping. Ulp!<BR/><BR/>marja,<BR/>Thank you but do you realise that you come from the country that invented my greatest nemesis. (read my comment to tai above)Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-26511360470664065312007-10-28T11:26:00.000+08:002007-10-28T11:26:00.000+08:00Wow! One fear conquered... at least for a day. :)...Wow! One fear conquered... at least for a day. :) Nice pictures Mr. Squirrel.Sincerityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135778203560012397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-47296492926335769032007-10-28T07:18:00.000+08:002007-10-28T07:18:00.000+08:00Amazing! Well done! And congratulations on conqu...Amazing! Well done! And congratulations on conquering your fear!<BR/><BR/>(I think I may just add this endeavour to my list of Lifetime To-Do's! What a great view!)kimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619167075054678786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-62889812708554959952007-10-28T07:16:00.000+08:002007-10-28T07:16:00.000+08:00Well done LGS...I would hope to have enough courag...Well done LGS...I would hope to have enough courage to do that, but I'm not sure..Ruth W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872826558388096728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-3632070107507814352007-10-28T04:11:00.000+08:002007-10-28T04:11:00.000+08:00Nice job. It's good to push yourself past your com...Nice job. It's good to push yourself past your comfort level. I do it when I talk to strangers. It's not a phobia, just past history's lessons.<BR/><BR/>My general fears are more common sense which don't interfere with my daily life either; like a fear of hungry lions wandering around my neighbourhood.<BR/><BR/>I might be a little claustrophobic, but I don't think I'll ever find out until I go spelunking or crawl through the interior of a pyramid. Those are pretty small tunnels for a tall, broad-shouldered Canuck.blackcraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562032414744991149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-89089873922990904322007-10-27T23:31:00.000+08:002007-10-27T23:31:00.000+08:00Since I'm terrified both of heights and small spac...Since I'm terrified both of heights and small spaces, u have all my respect now!Evalinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978531437469203748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-51553527082949504492007-10-27T17:04:00.000+08:002007-10-27T17:04:00.000+08:00You are brave! It is like an arachnophobic going i...You are brave! It is like an arachnophobic going into the zoo's spider-house to help out - never ever would do that.<BR/>It is a very funny text, congratulations on this too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-74098020809883464772007-10-27T13:11:00.000+08:002007-10-27T13:11:00.000+08:00I'm not particularly afraid of heights, but your d...I'm not particularly afraid of heights, but your description made my knees a little weak!<BR/><BR/>Good for you for pushing yourself to overcome that fear.<BR/><BR/>Btw, your first paragraph of this post is one of your funniest ever.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-32347055662419435322007-10-27T10:29:00.000+08:002007-10-27T10:29:00.000+08:00amazing amazing amazingI saw lots of footage of th...amazing amazing amazing<BR/><BR/>I saw lots of footage of that bridge and crossings of it back when the Olympics were on in Sydney<BR/><BR/>It is one thing for me to be up as high as I am (ssshhh) but quite another thing when one is exposed like you were!<BR/><BR/>Bravo Bravo BravoStayAtHomeKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928360317084517038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-6191592739764595022007-10-27T06:41:00.000+08:002007-10-27T06:41:00.000+08:00Pardon me for asking...can't you DRIVE onto the br...Pardon me for asking...can't you DRIVE onto the bridge? Does one HAVE TO resort to "shaky ladders" above splat level?<BR/>You had me giggling through this. "...when I try to convince her that shopping malls...are similar to tunnels..."<BR/>I love the witness protection identity alterations. The Mysterious Ms Cherry and Jacko...<BR/><BR/>I am wary of any manmade structure. I deal with them, but prefer splat level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-67931268949993057952007-10-27T04:58:00.000+08:002007-10-27T04:58:00.000+08:00Congratulations!! I could never do that!!I am trul...Congratulations!! I could never do that!!<BR/>I am truly petrified of heights, & yet, when we went to Singapore, we went on the Gondola across to Sentosa Island, & it was Gom who was terrified, & I remained calm?meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-35582504800266992482007-10-27T04:23:00.000+08:002007-10-27T04:23:00.000+08:00Hi. I came from Super Squirrel to say you must be ...Hi. I came from Super Squirrel to say you must be OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND. That is all.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13852494942994735604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-43295441336768563462007-10-26T23:27:00.000+08:002007-10-26T23:27:00.000+08:00Hurray! Good for you! And how delightful to fina...Hurray! Good for you! And how delightful to finally let go of something that holds us down.<BR/><BR/>I'm terrified of men in gorilla suits - who knew? ;)Open Grove Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130539510552780606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-20436472664023738762007-10-26T23:15:00.000+08:002007-10-26T23:15:00.000+08:00Too good Lgs! I loved this and commend you for suc...Too good Lgs! I loved this and commend you for successfully facing your fear. It couldn't have been easy.<BR/>The only nuts I have are the ones in my head and are not available for your use :)Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-39511483301641913552007-10-26T18:46:00.000+08:002007-10-26T18:46:00.000+08:00I spent all last weekend looking for,as i have bee...I spent all last weekend looking for,as i have been for a number of years now, to fear. Nothing comes up.<BR/><BR/>I've had jobs that I had to tie off 300 feet above the splat level, and jobs where i had to go down below the ground for hours and listen to semi trucks roll over right where I was working. I've had jobs that i was inadvertently covered in Gasoline and only wanted a cigarette(just a job, but not one for the stupid).<BR/><BR/>If you can think of anything I should have a phobia over, LGS help me out here; I should be afraid of something but can't seem to find anything. And believe me I am no cowboy risk taker just a bored person who seems to find myself always in that state.<BR/><BR/>Good piece of writing though.<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/><BR/>YWMthe walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-85308953785733349312007-10-26T18:24:00.000+08:002007-10-26T18:24:00.000+08:00Give yourself a pet on the back from me. Well done...Give yourself a pet on the back from me. Well done. Seems you had a great time. And eh hand over all your nuts? My family is a bit nuts. We are going undercover now.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-21679323051373680722007-10-26T13:07:00.000+08:002007-10-26T13:07:00.000+08:00That's WONDERFUL! I'm so proud of you!Conquering ...That's WONDERFUL! I'm so proud of you!<BR/>Conquering fears is a feeling that no one can take away from you.<BR/>Congratulations on success!Taihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501421874989420807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-33894355137398840642007-10-26T05:20:00.000+08:002007-10-26T05:20:00.000+08:00You're so brave! I can't say that I'd do the same,...You're so brave! I can't say that I'd do the same, chalking it up to one of those experiences I could do without, like natural childbirth. The view must have been amazing. You should be so proud!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605292489556502765noreply@blogger.com