This was a tough post to write.

We flew to Bor and Torit today to visit and film/photograph the devastation caused by the Sudan war.

I have little words. I HOPE these pictures (just a few – I took over 150) do the talking. They, we, need your help. Please help.

I would ♥ to upload some video footage but the Internet is very slow and random – but I believe the stills speak a million words.

Flying to another 3 places tomorrow. Feeling quite down and drained. I’m very quiet at the moment, and for anyone that knows me well, you know that’s not me.

I saw a baby in the hospital today who’s mother had passed away just the night before… a baby so weak from Malaria it could barely lift it’s head… a baby so malnourished, crying, legs so skinny, and skin loose and dry… that’s really just a glimpse of the beginning here. It’s never ending. It really is.

They, we, I need strength. Please keep us in your thoughts.

I HOPE for a better future and life for these beautiful people, and HOPE that in some way this film will show the world what’s going on in Southern Sudan, and people will help them.

Thank-you again for your support and love. I’m very blessed.

Remember how I said I was “floored by how many people are walking the streets…” Well yesterday we caught a taxi to Karen to interview George Forbes, and the trip there was an adventure in itself.

Firstly, there are no real road rules in Nairobi (and if there are, people don’t follow them). I seriously thought we were going to be in an accident – Michelle told me just not to look :-/ Tons of people selling anything and everything on the side of the road – fruit, newspapers, bubble blowers, phone chargers… I was pretty excited to see a Maasai Warrior just strolling along the side of the road. We also saw about 20 baboons (they’re kind of scary) run out from the bushes and straight across the traffic.

Don’t believe me when I say there’s hundreds of people walking along the side of the road?  Exhibit A – Warning found on a cask of wine:

The taxi driver ended up staying out the front of George and Emma’s house so he could get our fare back to the city – he waited 5-hours in his car (because if he would’ve gone back to the city, likelihood of him getting another job that day/night was very small) – you just can’t comprehend life here until you’ve seen and experienced it for yourself.

We fly to Juba early tomorrow morning. While Bryan and Michelle have been trying to ‘acclimatise’ me culturally, they’ve compared Nairobi vs. Juba, to Vegas vs. Yeppoon :-S Not sure one can really prepare themselves for what’s ahead but I’m just going to keep an open mind and ♥.

See you in Sudan…

Let’s start from the very beginning…

After a v.sooky goodbye with my boys on Tuesday afternoon, I flew to Melbourne for the night and chewed the domainer fat with ‘my people’, Catherine and Dave Harry. H.O.T.

FFWD>> 3AM (eek!) and Bryan, Michelle, Wang and I headed to the airport for our flight to Hong Kong… We only stopped over in HK for 24-hrs (∞), but that’s all it took for me to fall in ♥ – ultra mod, über clean, beautiful landscapes, amazing architecture, food glorious food, and if I’d had more time (and $), I would’ve turned that shopping centre upside down Gorgeous city, get amongst it!

Hong Kong

Where is Bubba Gumps?

I’m on a boat!

Skin Whitening Cream

Highlights: Catching the tram up to Victoria Peak and having dinner at Bubba Gump’s… The taxi driver that tried to charge us a fee for our hand luggage – “Luggage charge! Next time Sir!!!” Ya, okay… And get this: skin whitening cream is all the rage in HK… Funny how we always want what we don’t have – the reverse being a tan in Oz :-/

Right now we’re in Nairobi (Hong Kong>Bangkok>Kenya), arrived a few hours ago… Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore… I had no expectations for this trip, thankfully. Floored by how many people are walking the streets. People are very nice, and the hotel we’re staying in isn’t too shabby at all (apparently NOT what I can expect in Sudan ).

We’ll be in Kenya for a few days – interviews/filming “Southern Sudan: The Forgotten War” begin tomorrow Hopefully the Interwebs improves and I can upload some video footage…

Before I sign off, I want to thank Adam Strong (DomainNameNews.com ∞) and Ron Jackson (DNJournal.com ∞) for mentioning the organization, trip and documentary on their websites – I’m very grateful. THANK-YOU

Stay tuned…