Monthly Archives: September 2009

Ants In My Pants Bathroom

This is my bathroom. These are ants. Seriously?

Fair

There has been an interesting debate going on lately about skin whitening creams. Skin whitening? Yep, skin whitening. Many people in the States complain that their skin is too white. Hence all the tanning beds (one of the most disgusting inventions ever!), spray on tans, and tanning creams. But here [...]

Shortages

Shortages are nothing new in Nepal. There have been constant petrol shortages, creating long lines of hundreds of vehicles waiting for petrol. There have also been food shortages. In parts of the country there were food shortages caused by a very dry monsoon season. Then the monsoon season came late and [...]

H & G’s

Tonight was a fun night. We had a surprise birthday party for a friend. Her birthday isn’t until next Sunday, but its a lot easier to surprise somebody when their birthday is still a week away. As she walked up to the door, we flung them open, cake in hand, and started [...]

Annapurna

As you could guess, not much has been going on in Kathmandu lately, at least for me. The next few weeks will be anything but, however. The Hindu holiday of Dashain starts next week and should prove for some good pictures. My Everest trip didn’t pan out, so instead I’ll be heading [...]

The Real Football

Football here is that sport where you kick a ball around. The real football, however, is the sport where you throw and kick the ball the around. And there’s nothing like a little Saturday college football. Unless, of course, its Sunday. I woke up at 5:30 this morning (Sunday) and a [...]

And Ants

I also hate ants. Especially when you pour yourself a bowl of cereal, pour in the milk, and suddenly all the ants come scrambling out, running for their lives. They’re everywhere. No food is safe.

Roosters

I hate roosters. Especially the one that has been waking me up at 5:30 am every morning for the past few months. Why is it up at 5:30 am? It doesn’t do anything; probably just sits in a cage all day, so why must it feel the need to be up at [...]

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