Beautiful Kerala

After the extra challenge in Kolkata, I finally had a proper holiday in Kerala.... at last!!

This is actually a hidden agenda (which is not hidden anymore! ^_^) why I went on VSO anyway...

I travelled 3 days by train alone just to visit my friend who is a nun and is living in a convent in the mountains of Chatizah, Trivandrum. Its a very peaceful place, for once, I feel like I'm safe from all the worries in the world... best place to rest, charge my batteries before going crazy again at work.

There were kids in the convent having their formation, very lovely kids ages 12-20.. holding my hands hugging me every time now I think my hair inherited their lice... geeshh ^_^

In return, they practice speaking english to me, and I taught them broken english... whoops! But its the best thing I can do, ki korbe? ^_^

The structure of the convent is very impressive, makes me think the Roman Catholic church is indeed rich. But come to think of it, they grow their own food and have their own livestock and it makes them self sustainable... money that is scarce are still so much because of their ability to be self sustainable...

and still, they are able to help other people out... like helping me recuperate is one thing.

the irony is i feel im receiving too much, yet my friend is far more skinnier than me! i just hope i can also give so much love as she continue to lay her life to everyone.. loving everybody in the present moment.

http://children4unity-kerala.blogspot.com

survival techniques

Living out of my instinctive bounderies left me lessons learned that i will have never known if I have not ventured into the field of Pailan.

Challenge: 40 degree weather
Coping Strategy: take a bath more than 3 times a day.

If you are in the city, go to the nearest ATM machine pretending to withdraw money but actually, you're there to just cool your ass off the freaking weather. Same strategy goes to aircon malls or similar buildings.

Challenge: 10 degree weather without heater
Coping Strategy: Plantsa! Makes bed warmer before you sleep. :D

Challenge: Salon is too expensive.
Coping Strategy: Wag magpa salon! Sudder street are full of foreign caucacian hippies.. be like them for a change.

(Dhonabad Virginia Roncaliogne for the picture.. I already asked permission from Thomasso to post this ^_^)

Challenge: Walang Starbucks.
Coping Strategy: Good thing there is Barista.. which is also like Starbucks. So just go there once in a while if you're allowance allows it... order the cheapest iced cafe mocha, and sit for 5 hours.

Challenge: You dont have TV.
Coping Strategy: Read. I couldnt believe I have read the thickest books I have ever read in my entire life! A thousand spendid suns is a recommendation specially if you are bound to a muslim area.

Challenge: Bus or rickshaw driver does not speak nor understand English.
Coping Strategy: Learn the language, even just the survival basics. Otherwise, learn to sign, tap Dada on the back, say na! na! heh! heh!.. or dont go out at all!

Challenge: Culture Shock.
Coping Strategy: hmm.. Understand before you will be understood. People are different. Learn to appreciate the beauty of Humanity... Collaborate rather than Discriminate.

mona lisa smile

"I called her an aimless wanderer... but not all who wander are aimless.. specially not those who seek truth beyond tradition... beyond definition... beyond the image..."

*sigh*


awwwww such good movies *sobs*

brothers and sisters of the same world

how hard it is to keep unity.

Every person (irregardless of age, race, gender, etc) has its own set of logic reasoning... where every person may disagree with another yet both of them can be proved correct.

and sometimes its hard to take sides...

but we are all unique individuals.. different colors yet when gathered present the magnificent rainbow... when blended produces a beautiful painting masterpiece..
so i humbly ask humanity... no ego bashing, no feet stepping, no hypocrisy, no hatred...






no war.

dual personality

some people think i have a dual personality... i think so also..
so if you are seeing a frail childlike personality in me... think again ^_^