© irene waters 2015
Slimy
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On the Mekong a gentle touch was all it took to keep the boat on course
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Not quite so painless should you come across these traps laid to trap soldiers and puncture tyres during the Vietnam war.
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The soft touch of silk
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No-one in Cambodia was left untouched by the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror under Pol Pot.
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The children’s longing for a better life touched us.
In response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Pol Pot – still a horrific regime I don’t understand. And it does touch generations.
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You are not the only one that doesn’t understand it. The people there are dazed.
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I don’t think I could stand to see the Genocide Museum as I could barely stand to read the sign. Unbelievable that these sorts of atrocities have gone on constantly in the history of the world. Hard to face this horrible side of human nature. http://judydykstrabrown.com/2015/09/08/the-old-and-unrested/
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I agree. That was more than enough for me and I opted not to go to the killing fields.
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A definite great and touching photos.
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Thanks Cee.
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Beautiful, frightening touches, and the last one touched me heart.
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I can understand that.
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