The old lady horks forcefully and then spits a ball of phlegm unerringly into the gutter a few steps away. It is one of the many sights and sounds I had to get used to in Nepal, the country of mountains and endless dust. Life in Nepal is not comfortable, it is a developing country. […]
Reaping
It’s harvest season in Nepal. Some go for grains… while others prey on the gullible. Monsoon is approaching, time to pack my bags.
North of Bhaktapur
Impressions from an afternoon walk in an area that is mixed agricultural and early industrial.
Developments in Web Development
For a couple of days, we were working together. Remember when the organisation asked me to become lead developer for the career advice project? That’s what happened and for the days following, I endeavoured to assess my coworkers abilities. I knew that they had some deficits, but looking at the total work done by 2-3 […]
Durbar Square Details
Chaos
Blood is running in the streets and the air is filled with biting smoke. Fortunately it’s not a return of the Maoist insurgency but merely another religious event. This time every family worships its cast’s deity by means of a goat sacrifice. Right in front of their houses. Sadly the meat is only shared with […]