I've been blog tagged by Mark, a friend of Simon, (my lovely son). I'm possibly around 20 years older, or as much as 40 years older, than most who are taking part in this, but let's not be ageist...
Four Jobs I’ve Had
- Currently - Buddhist Minister with the Amida Order
- Schoolteacher for 20 years - mainly Reception Class but some Secondary Special Needs - London, North East Essex and Lancashire
- I ran a Chandlery on Mersea Island
- Knitwear designer
Four films I can watch over and over again
- All three parts of The Lord of The Rings - I can't choose so am cheating by claiming them as one choice
- Kundun
- The Last Waltz
- Annie Hall
Four places I've lived
- Oxenthwaite - a tiny hamlet in Cumbria
- On a boat off Mersea Island
- Various parts of South London (Battersea, Balham, Colliers Wood)
- Theydon Bois
Four TV programmes I love
- ER
- Morse And I'll be watching Lewis
- Father Ted
- The West Wing - sadly wishing it were true instead of...no, surely that must be a horrible dream
Four places I've been on holiday
- Near Sawrey in Cumbria
- Ardnamurchan
- Kephalonia - again and again
- The Seychelles
Four of my Favourite Dishes
- Roast Mediterranean vegetables
- Tarka Dhal
- Ratatouille
- Tofu stir fry
Four Websites I Visit Daily
Four Places I’d Rather Be Right Now
- With my sangha at The Buddhist House
- CenterParcs with my children and grandchildren - not long till June
- Delhi with Modgala
- Somewhere I can see the Himalayas
Four Bloggers I’m Tagging
and, because I agree with Rebecca,
and in addition to those in my left-hand sidebar:
Four Books I Recommend
"Four Places I'd Rather Be Right Now"
What, this moment isn't good enough for you??
;-)
Posted by: Jigdral Dawa | Saturday, 18 February 2006 at 01:19 AM
Yes, it is - and I thought that but also wanted to enter into the spirit of the meme - and take into account your wink - and it isn't. You'll note that, apart from the Himalayas (which I'm very unlikely to get to), it's not places I'm wishing for, it's that most of the people who are dearest to me are far away. My children and grandchildren are 400 miles away. My teacher and Prasada are 200 miles away - and Modgala's in India - and I moved here to be near them (as travelling can be difficult, sometimes impossible, as Ihave M.E. - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) - then they moved away. I miss them. But it wasn't thus then it wouldn't be as it is and, yes, I do give thanks :-)
Posted by: Sujatin | Saturday, 18 February 2006 at 10:10 PM