Macleans magazine in Nepal, originally uploaded by thegreenpages. It is such a nice feeling to have something here that resembles home. The Zinio reader is a neat little program that allows you to seemless download …
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ShivaRatri – the HP Compaq 6530s Notebook
There goes part of my trekking savings….nonetheless I am happy to welcome the HP Compaq 6530s Notebook to the family. Unfortunately, my old work horse notebook of 3 and of half years (HP Pavilion dv4170ca) …
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3 Characters
…that symbolically describe what I am doing here in Nepal. The Shaolin monk from Kung Fu I vaguely remember watching old re-runs of this television series. The main character is an ever-so wise Shaolin monk …
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20 hours per day of power cuts
Unbelievable! Starting next week the Nepal Electricity Authority has declared 20 hours of electrical power cuts per day (background news info). This means only potentially 4 hours of computer-love (as Peter T. would put it), …
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Getting used to…
in Nepal… spicy food and having a daily runny nose because of it not seeing rain for months and sunshine all day dust and pollution (and having a daily runny nose because of it) seeing …
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A Librarian / Tree Hugger and a Painter without Borders
Project update: Thanks to everyone who has supported our little project. We finally delivered our books and now Gord and I are thinking about our next project. We’ll keep you posted. Original post below… (I …
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Learning the Nepali Language
It’s “only” been a little over 4 months, but of course it feels like ages since we left home. Both the shreemati and I are pretty much settled and adjusted to the Nepali culture, lifestyle, …
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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
Coincidently, I finished reading this book in the country where it all started. Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood is essentially about the author’s personal experiences in his initial quest to help …
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The Drive to (and from) Hetauda
Almost 6 and half hours later, in a crammed 4×4 toyota, a foreign metal object poking at my back while by butt froze numb, we finally made it to our meeting place Bastipur, in Hetauda. …
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Basic Operating Guidelines agreed to by Undersigned Agencies in Nepal
I thought this was really noteworthy to post up and to remind ourselves why and how we should act while we are here. Based on principles agreed internationally and in Nepal, we the undersigned have …