Archive | November, 2011

Postcards from Kathmandu…

29 Nov

My flight was canceled and so I took the next flight to Kathmandu. Fortunately, the second flight was pretty smooth without much hiccups. After a few hours of sleep, I slide the cabin windows open as the captain announced that we will be reaching Kathmandu soon and we could see the snow-capped Mount Everest and…

Travel Plan

21 Nov

Its the time of the year for travelling again… For work of course. I just got an email of my flight schedule. Usually, it would just be Nepal but this time, I am going to India as well. New Delhi to be exact and this is going to be my first time in Delhi. Will…

LGBT

20 Nov

Seksualiti Merdeka (Sexuality Independence)! That’s the big clarion call for an annual festival of workshops, talks, film screenings and letter writings on the issues faced by the LGBT community. LGBT or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender is a broad term to describe the often heard but clearly misunderstood minority. This festival was started by brave folks –…

Walking the streets…

14 Nov

Look! I brought 3 new friends of mine to Kechara Soup Kitchen last Saturday. Huai Bin, Audrey and Timothy for a KSK run downtown last week. Yes, they are popular bloggers and I brought them because they wanted very much to experience the gritty experience of feeding the homeless and the destitute. As newbies, they filled…

Buddha’s little helpers…

13 Nov

It’s the time of the year again. It’s Rinpoche’s 46th birthday bash and in whole of Kecharadom, there’s no celebration bigger than this. Ok, this is very insider talk going on. But I am sure you know what I mean. Usually, Rinpoche would make his annual appearance at Kechara House Gompa to give an extensive,…