2/02/2012

Fritz unt Axel

Today Leya and I went to Nehru Place to look at fabrics for Fritz unt Axel.
Cute girls and cute dresses!

2/01/2012

A fact about Nepal

In Nepal it's year 2068 and the calender is completely different from ours.
It's made by an Indian king and is following the moon in a, for us, complicated way.
It's very strange to see a sign that says that a school was opened in 2040.
It's like traveling forward in time, but backwards in development, compared to Sweden.
In Nepal I'm 98 years old.

1/31/2012

Dalai Lama

Yesterday I received this message:

Dear Annie Nero,
Thank you for your gift of Prana nail mat, which was presented for His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Your thoughtful gesture is much appreciated.


A solace for the soul after a tough day!
I admire Dalai Lama. He seems like a very nice man and best of all, he seems content with his life.

Yesterday

Yesterday I was so tired emotionally.
I am a warrior and I can't accept wrongdoings made by people that have power, but are less human beings than any animal walking on this earth.
Our worker B., asked me not to act, since it would give him more problems and since I respect him a lot, I stayed silent. Even if it was against my nature and all I believe in.
They apparently knew I was on the way since they moved the appointment to today and I had a message from the police on my email, asking if I wanted to make a complaint.
My answer was that I couldn't make a complaint since I feared that B.'s life would be in danger. No reply to that.

But! There are Angels walking on this earth. A man who has two shops in Main Bazar came to B.'s rescue in prison, gave him a job, when he is not working for us, and a place to stay.
This Angel, Mr O., didn't know our worker personally, but he is now protecting B. and we don't have to worry about his safety anymore.
Thank you God!

Leya, dressed in the colors of India orange, green and white, got attention even from tourists who wanted to take her photo.

1/28/2012

Corruption

Right now, at this moment. I hate India and the corruption.
We have a nice man working for us. Since we are moving to Nepal we need someone we can trust here in India.
He is very bright, polite and is studying at college.
Yesterday the police took him to jail because he was talking to some friends in Main Bazar.
They took all his money, some is ours, and his phone, that we bought for him.
The police say they do this actions to protect the tourists, but the truth is that they do it just to fill their own pockets.
The police, all over the world, are meant to protect and serve the people.
I hate corruption and I will tell them in their face!

1/26/2012

Sewage bath

Today Angel fell down in the sewage when she was playing with her friends.
She was covered in a disgusting mud, but fortunately our neighbor have a water hose outside, so I didn't have to drag her all the way through the flat to our bathroom.

Fire

Next to our house they use to light up a little fire in the evening and Leya and I use to sit there and watch the frozen people coming and going.
Mostly they are Nepalese men walking around selling blankets and big carpets, so we have the opportunity to try the few Nepalese words we've learned.
A cozy and nice way to say thanks to another day in our life.

Happy Republic Day

Today we are celebrating Republic Day here in India.
I borrowed this photo from internet, since we stayed at home.
It's a parade on the big street between the Parlament and India Gate.