First of all, apologies for the lack of post last week, it has been a very busy week at work this week but the good news is that I got word that I can use my trip advisor reviews for my blog, so I shall drip-feed them into my new travel section.
My name written in Nepalese ^^^^^^
Moving on, now that I have noticed one, I keep noticing them all the time. Goats on vehicle roofs! Am I the only one incredibly excited about this??? Oh well, maybe you need to see it. On a similar note, I keep seeing Death Note T-shirts everywhere…have I missed something and where can I find them??? Before I go on, I meant to tell you about a small event that happened to me a few weeks ago. I was casually walking to work, like I do most mornings. The sun was shining, the birds singing and the roads of Kathmandu were congested as always. I was nonchalant and enjoying my usual until it happened. I admit, I was caught open. I was unaware. I had let my guard down…
I was attacked by a Cow.
A cow. Attacked me. In the street. Welcome to Nepal, a world where goats bus-surf and cows attack the innocent and I love it (though I am a little worried that a goat may jump off a bus at me now)! For those who want to know the outcome of the story, I successfully managed to fend of the attack and survived to live another day.
So in less surreal events, I have had a fun week of socialising! On Tuesday evening I spent an enjoyable evening with my friend Roshan, his relatives and my new Kaka and kaki! We had a few drinks, I ate waaaayy too much delicious (or Ramro in Nepalese) food and just generally had a good time! Not only that but on Saturday I had another enjoyable evening. Again, my friend Roshan picked me up and I spent the evening in his place eating a lot of delicious food and having a few ice cold beers. The main difference this time was that I learned some Nepalese card games and sadly lost way too much money playing them [about 400 rupees]. One thing that has struck me is the sheer level of closeness in Nepal. Here I am, a basic stranger being invited to share their food and drink is their house with their family. Pretty humbling if you ask me. Not only that but the meals often seem to be the kind of meal where you get various plates and everyone just digs into the food together. Pretty fun! Wow, I used to be such an anti-social pariah, now I am out two nights in a week. Pfft Lindsay Lohan, you have nothing on me, go hard or go home!
Finally, before I go onto the usual pick of the weeks and updates, I want to talk about a book series I am reading: The Wheel of Time. For those who don’t know, it is an epic (in every sense of the word) fantasy storyline involving at least 13 books (not quite sure of the exact number…I read 14 but someone then said 15 and then someone said the first book had been split blah blah blah) and an incredible array of settings and characters. I am currently near the end of book 2 and I am drowning in detail (in a good way). The books main character is a young man named Rand who has been into a turbulent journey (pfft who hasn’t) with his friends and enemies as they try to avoid their future. I won’t go into detail (I will explain why shortly) but what is amazing about the books is the sheer detail. Whilst some books have multiple characters and multiple setting, The Wheel of Time actually creates an entire world, not just a small section of the world and the characters to fill it. I am only on book two and have already seen a huge continent with several places, all with different characters and styles). Epic.
Now then, as I said I wasn’t going to go into detail and here is why. A new OWT feature! Reviews! As if I don’t talk enough rubbish, I have felt the need to expand OWT (any thoughts on using the acronym? Good? Pretentious? Don’t care?) to cover my views on various media types e.g. books, films, podcasts etc. Who knows, it might even be enjoyable! This section is actually leading up to something else but more on that another day!
Pick of the Weeks
The Wheels of Time - Yes, I spoke about it briefly before and I will do a proper review on it soon but this a must read for anyone who likes Fantasy novels. Not much more I can say really!
Music
Ok, I have actually linked Miyavi before but I decided this time (as I recently discovered him again) to actually highlight his range, which I say is pretty impressive.
Miyavi - Ready to Rock
Miyavi - Freedom Fighter
Miyavi - Torture
Ok, that is enough from me as usual! As you may have noticed, I have also added a new search bar...rock and roll! Feel free to send me Death Note T-shirts and I am off home, hopefully avoiding any angry livestock.
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