about me...

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one: When I was 10 (?) years old I played with a girl outdoors. Accidentally, I caused her to fall and she cut her head and started to bleed. I panicked and ran away. I spent next two-three months in ‘hiding’, fearing that my crime will be discovered. I stayed all that time indoors, finding endless excuses for my parents, when questioned about my strange behaviour. I almost developed agoraphobia and am not sure how I did overcome that situation…

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two: Until I was about 21, I was convinced that I was either schizophrenic or gay or both. So much for the proper Catholic upbringing.

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three: I am a late comer in life. I discovered sex late. I became independent late. I married late. I studied longer than normal person would do it. I experienced something we call love, really late. I decided to separate from my partner of 20 years only recently; I should have done it ages ago, although there is nothing ‘happy’ about that. I hope that I may discover death late as well :)

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four: I am not religious but I believe in fate/destiny/chance. This trio keeps surprising me all the time. I truly don’t know what the next day holds for me…

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five: Britain is my home country by accident. I didn’t speak a word of English until I was 26 and it was only ‘broken’ then, it probably still is… LOL

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six: I never, ever, went to a proper school of English. I am totally self-taught and I passed my oral exams working in London pubs in the 1980s. I had to communicate with drunken East Enders, Scotsmen, Irishmen and whoever else with an impossible accent. Some of the friendliest people I met back then were Australians. The same applies to my art education. Never went to any proper academia and, only recently, got a lovely piece of rusty metal from my friend, Roger Lee, confirming my art identity.

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seven: I don’t like grown ups, especially ‘cool’ types. I don’t trust them and think they are bloody pretentious. I am always on the lookout for an inner child in others. Once I see it in a person, I know we will be able to get on.

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eight: Talking about late coming, I discovered Martial Arts when in early forties. I am totally hooked up and it is one of the hidden forces that give me personal strength. More on the mind side than physical.

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nine: I always wanted to be an artist, except I probably thought I could be a writer, he he. My father persuaded me all that nonsense off and I was supposed to have picked some sensible profession in life. As a way of compromise, I have chosen architecture, as the most artistic of all the sensible choices. My father thought my life would be “lightweight, easy and nice”. Poor guy, didn’t realise I picked one of the most stressful vocations around.