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P.4 Classifieds CLINICA DENTAL P.6 Music Ramblings, Vince Tracy GEERLINGS BONALBA P.9 July Notices; Charities & Churches Dr Victoria Garbarino Dr Eric Geerlings P.10 Brain Drain Puzzle Pages English, Spanish and Dutch Spoken P.12 Flash Fiction 500 Telephone: 965 959 714 P.15 Aloe Vera www.clinicadentalgeerlings.es P.17 Making Changes, Violet King P.18 Rock Climbing in Busot, Matthew Clancy P.22 Living in Laos, The Life of an Ex-Pat, John Nelson P.24 La Virgen del Carmen P.26 Tech Tips P.30 Local Market Days & Telephone Numbers P.31 Puzzle Solutions Website: www.tickledsquirrel.com Mobile site: www.m.tickledsquirrel.com Telephone: 634 327 682 Office hours Mon - Sat 10.00 - 18.00hrs Emails: [email protected] [email protected] Tickled Squirrel Magazine is published each month by Tickled Squirrel Ltd. UK Reg. No. 9244499 Tickled Squirrel Ltd. accepts no responsibility for the services, goods or work which is provided by any advertiser. Although we do our best to ensure the content is correct we accept no liability for errors or omissions. No part of this magazine, in part or whole, may be reproduced without obtaining prior written permission. 2

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NG S MUSIC RAMBLI Back home with the ‘In’ crowd …. How many can you remember? TEN more hits on vinyl and let’s start League club. U WW W with a nice easy bit of the action S I.CV I NRC EAT RMA CBY L I - a gigantic event in the annals of I’ll lay bets that nobody remembers the M sporting history is the only clue to name of our next singer or the record give you and a song entitled Back label - even though I’ll give you the N G.C OSM Home which brought memories of title which is Like I Do. Our number a team not instantly known for their nine was part of the magic of the label major successes. With a slight link associated with the motor industry with the opening blast from the past, and this all-singing, all-dancing group a well-travelled DJ actually went to had the original, and arguably the the moon (rather than over it) along best, version of Twist and Shout. They with everyone else who had been urged us to Take Some Time Out for there. I’ve not actually stated the title Love which was a suitable idea after but I’m sure you’ve put the needle on all that twisting and shouting. Finally the record. Our mystery singer has that notion of taking time out for love certainly earned a dollar or two over proved the ‘in thing’ in the peaceful the years by being innovative. 60s. You’ll know the Crowd I’m talking about and should have remembered Now you might need to use your loaf the song. in order to get a slice of the next piece of the action. Another major hit and a These were the vinyl records -I’ll band which needed the dough on their be surprised if you got them all this record Baby I’m a Want You. It’s a time. Back Home, England World Cup good feeling getting the sun on your squad (Pye, 1970); Everyone’s Gone back and certainly beats Crying in to the Moon, Jonathan King (Decca, the Rain. Don your mac’s and you’ve 1965); Baby I’m A Want You, Bread got another hit on your hands. Sadly, (Elektra, 1972); Crying in the Rain, the same cannot be said of our fifth Everley Brothers (Warner Bros, 1961); record: a spoof version of a French Up Je t’aime, Frankie Howard/June hit which featured a Latin megastar Whitfield (Pye, 1971); At The Club, croaking his undying love on a Drifters (Atlantic, 1965); Sweet Soul worldwide hit. But who was whispering Music, Rod Stewart (Warner Bros, Je t’aime on this version? Our sixth 1991); Like I Do, Maureen Evans choice was a 60s dance floor filler (Oriele, 1962); Take Some Time Out for those down At the Club where, For Love, Isley Brothers (Motown, according to the record, everything 1966); The ‘In’ Crowd, Brian Ferry was out of sight. As there wasn’t much (Island, 1974). Stop by the website at to look at we’ll move on quickly to a www.vincetracy.com 90s cover version of a sixties disco thriller by Arthur Conley. Our hit maker Vince Tracy was a proud dad earlier this year and once had a trial with a Football 6

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Flash Fiction 500 It is said that we all have a story to tell, a book inisde us waiting to be written, but do you have a fictional story of 500 words or less that you’d like to share with our readers? Yes? Great! Why not email it to: [email protected] for publication in a future issue. The Viewing Phil and I huddled close around the corner of the bay window taking shelter from the biting October wind. I reckon Aberdeen must be the bleakest place in Scotland today. The heavens were threatening to throw buckets of water at us. The estate agent was late. He should have arrived ten minutes ago. One thing I don’t like is tardiness. Mind you, I wasn’t sure this was a good house to view judging by the tatty front door. The wood had been severely clawed, probably by a poor dog left out in the cold, a bit like we were right now. At quarter past the hour a swanky car pulled up outside the gate. Posh git, I thought, as the suit stepped from the car. I don’t like BMWs anyway! After apologising for being late he placed the key into the keyhole. Well it was a hole, and the key did unlock the door, but the keyhole itself must have been almost an inch in diameter, like it had been chiselled away by someone trying to remove the lock. “Sorry I’m late. Traffic.” he said. I sarcastically smiled before slyly whispering to Phil, “And he’s a bloody Sassanach!” The agent pushed the door open and gestured with his hand for us to enter the house. “After you.” As the door swung inward to the hallway, the stench rushed forward to greet us. I shuddered from head to toe. Covering my nose and mouth with my scarf to protect against the stench I walked through the front door, turning at the first door on the left and into the lounge. The lounge! Who the hell would lounge in here? The air clung to my skin and I began to itch. My eyes darted around the room. I spied a shiny silver slug trail stretching across a grimy rug which was curled at the edges. An old inkjet printer coated with dust and grime sat on the floor in an alcove, dead and awaiting burial. Wires hung loosely from the wall where an electrical socket should have been. The radiator, ripped from the wall, was clinging to its pipes for dear life. I didn’t want to see what should be the kitchen, bathroom or bedrooms. With my nose still covered I turned and strode out through the door, quickly followed by Phil and the agent. Outside the agent apologised, saying it should not be on the market. “Damned right it shouldn’t,”I responded, “It needs demolishing not renting!” 12

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Will we ever be prepared to release the stress from our lives? You may ask how you can possibly do this when facing big problems, or when life seems to go horribly wrong. There are times when things seem incredibly difficult, circumstances arise and you just cannot see any way round the problems you are faced with. At such times the problems tend to fill your whole mind, and you can think of nothing else. Why not TRY something different. Ask yourself if you can do anything about the possible chaos that surrounds you, and if you can, then take those steps right away. Being actively involved in doing something will make you worry less and give your mind something to focus on. Now if you CANNOT do anything about the problems, as hard as this may be, you will have to try to accept it and start on the three A’s. Acceptance. Adjustment. Achievement. Engrave those words on your mind now for future reference, and look at them now and start to apply them if you need success in releasing stress today. Acceptance: If you CANNOT change the things in your life then you have to accept them. The moment you stop the fight against the unalterable there will be a feeling of a weight having been lifted. You will, gradually, be able to be happy in spite of the problems with an attitude change on your part. Release the stress! It will almost certainly go when you learn to control the way you think and the things that you think about. It may be like learning a whole new way of things - some people use small cards that say, “What are you thinking?” Looking at these on a regular basis through the day will trigger off a more positive thought pattern. Become aware of how much negative thinking you do! That may sound too simple to be effective but, believe me, I don’t knock anything that works, and I know people who have used this system successfully. Adjustment: This will come naturally once you have accepted the fact that Violet King things are not going to change. Look at that word again. Adjustment - this means mentally. Adjust to the fact that no changes will be made at this Personal moment in time, if ever, and get into step with the way things are going to be Confidential until perhaps some time in the future. Release the stress! Counsellor Achievement: When acceptance and adjustment have taken place you will go on to achieve things you never thought possible. This is how to feel peace For information of mind, by realising that against all odds you have managed to achieve please ring happiness and a purpose for living again. You will realise success! 966928256 or Take Care….Till the next time! 634312179. Violet King Alternatively send an email to: vmking303@ yahoo.com 17

Rock Climbing In Busot With Spain being one of the most mountainous countries in Europe, and Alicante being one of the most mountainous regions in Spain, it isn’t surprising that this area is a bustling climbing paradise. Add the amazing climate, the food, and the friendly people and you have (in my opinion) one of the nicest climbing areas in Europe. Within an hour’s drive of Alicante there are numerous climbing areas such as Sella, Puig Campana, Guadalest, Peñas del Marín, Redován, Peñon de Ifach, Cabeço d’Or as well as many many more (if I named them all this would be an article of just names). Each area has a variety of predominant climbing styles with a mixture of both sport climbing and trad climbing being common. For those of you who don’t know much about climbing let me explain: Sport climbing is where the climbing route has preinstalled bolts in the rock to which you clip the rope as you progress. The rope is tied to your harness and goes down through the karabiners on the bolts to a device on your climbing partner’s harness. In the event of a fall the device locks onto the rope and you are caught by the last bolt which you clipped the rope to. This is a simple, effective and generally a really safe way to climb, which also makes the sport more accessible to your everyday people (you don’t have to be an athlete to enjoy a day climbing). Trad climbing follows the same principle of clipping the rope to stop your fall, yet you don’t clip to bolts but to pieces of gear (mainly cams and nuts and sometimes pitons) which you yourself place into cracks and holes in the rock as you progress. Instead of using in situ bolts you use “floating” protection which is later removed. Most crags in this part of Spain tend to have a mixture of these two styles, as well as a mixture of different climbing grades (which depends on the steepness, size and quality of the holds, position of the holds etc.) which makes climbing a fun and generally accessible sport for everyone - but make sure you know what you’re doing first! – if you aren’t going with an experienced climber there are courses available from some of the local indoor climbing gyms. So the nearest crag to Alicante (I should probably call it a collection of crags because it’s a huge mountain with many different climbing sectors) is the Cabeço d’Or in Busot, whose geological formation was discussed in previous articles. This is one of my favorite places to climb (and where I learnt to climb) as it has a variety of different climbing styles, grades and sizes. There are abundant trad and sport climbing multipitch routes (one short route on top of another and then on top of another and like that all the way up to the top) of up to 300m, 18

as well as several excellent quality sport climbing crags with very aesthetic lines and grades for everyone’s ability. It is also an amazing place for hiking, with some stunning views from the top (1207m), and cave exploration (the Canelobre caves are definitely worth a visit). The Cabeço d’Or has a long history of climbing, with some of the first routes being established in the 80’s – before the modern safety equipment was even invented! Some of the homemade pitons (hammered in pieces of metal for clipping the rope to) can still be seen on some of the older routes. After a while this area was forgotten and it wasn’t until more recent times that the climbing boom started again. In the last decade or so hundreds of new routes have been established, new crags have been cleaned of loose rocks and bolted, and new paths have been made. This year the Busot town hall have started contributing by providing funds to the Busot Climbing Club to bolt new routes as well as providing a clubhouse. In the near future several new crags with hundreds of new routes will be opened. The main climbing areas aren’t hard to find, all you have to do is follow the signs for the Canelobre caves and park on the big curve in the road before reaching the caves. There is an information board there with maps of the area and the more common hiking routes. Some of the newer crags (Tocayo and Jabugo) are accessed by taking the first road to the right before the turn off to the Canelobre Caves (heading from Busot). If you do want to climb and want a more comprehensive guide of the sectors, the routes and their locations I would recommend buying “Cabeço d’Or: Guia de Escalada” by Manuel Bernabeu, and supplementing the guidebook with information from some of the climbing blogs and forums (mainly saltatela.blogspot.co.uk and www.matxinklimb.com) and climbing magazines (in the magazine Escalar nº 97 there is information about some of the newer sport climbing crags in the area – Sector Tocayo and Jabugo). Also I’m sure the guys in the climbing shops in Alicante will be more than happy to provide information, advice and point you in the right direction. If anyone would like more advice just send me an email to [email protected] Matthew Clancy 19

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