It's a kind of magic

You just have to read a newspaper or just look at the world to see that people believe in crazy things. Superstion, folklore, beliefs and myths are universal, they vary wildly depending on where you go but they all have one thing in common, they are beliefs without evidence.

A vast majority of Cameroonians that i have met believe in witchcraft, the mammywater (that's mermaids to you and i) Curses, totems, jojo's and black magic.
Ines, her brother Gildas and her friend, Kevin and i often debate all these things. They seem to think that i have trouble believing their rather lavish tales because i haven't seen black magic with my own eyes. But the problem is half the time they haven't seen it either!! They've just heard a story of a story of a guy who sneezed as he walked past a dog who asked him to follow him to a kid down a well who then knew a fascinating tale of a guy who can fly in a matchbox. It's so vague sometimes but they are convinced, and they don't know why my logical mind isn't.

For example, the mammywater, the people of the sea who drag people under when they are in the water.

"Don't people just drown when they can't swim?" says i.
"No, it's the mammywater"
"Has anyone ever seen one?"
"Well yes, but they are all dead"

I don't care how level headed or logical you are, it's hard to argue against that.
They promised to let me meet a guy who can make things dissapear, he can take things out your pocket without you noticing (he must be quite the Derren Brown fan) and he can also make you need a pee by touching you, an odd wee collection of skills to put on yer C.V that. I've not met him yet likes but hopefully i can meet him before i go, he sounds like a laugh.

It's so fascinating and i could talk about much more stuff but i can already feel myself getting frustrated just thinking about them, so i'm not going to.

Hey where's my money gone???
Why do i need another piss? I just went five minutes ago!!