Blogs from Asia - page 13043

Efter og ha sagt ha de til normannen endte vi opp pa busstasjonen i Allepey og provde finne buss til Cochin, ca 1,5h. Grunnet fulle busser ble vi tvunget til aa ta toget noen timer senere. Fort Cohin er et litt annorlunda stoppested: gammel portugisisk arkitektur, joedisk kvartal, khatakali dans, live music, art galleries og gamle kinesiske fiskenett (se bilde) Vi bor her lokalt hos en familie, kallad "homestays" billit dog noget privat (diverse jesus effekter og familiebilder paa veggene)... read more

This welcome party was organized for the new MBA students and took place in the evening. All the staff of the International Program Office of Lingnan wore traditional clothes and sang karaoke. All Chinese people love karaoke! The emperor is in yellow and nobody should wear yellow color apart him. The “first lady” is in red. It is a man disguised in woman here but we can’t make the difference as far as he is very well disguise! Even the presenter sang! I should say here that they sing very well compare to me! I’m sure I will go to karaoke for fun soon… Finally, the evening finished at 10:00 PM and I met my buddy for the first time. Her name is Vivian and she is on my right on the picture. The girl on ... read more

Wed 7th March Well, to be honest we didn't really do a lot today. We walked around a bit, changed some money, saw central/new market, went to the British Embassy to sort out Leanne's lost phone (they wouldn't let us in!) and that was about it. Oh, we did watch V for Vendetta at the hotel on DVD. It was a bit weird, not really having seen TV for 2 months now. Thu 8th March Today we hired a Moto each - This is meant going on the back of a motorbike at stupid speeds, going the wrong way down one-way streets, up pavements and all without a helmut -Oh, and Leanne's driver was about 14. They drivers took us to see Choeng Ek and Toel Slong. Choeng Ek is known as the killing fields, it ... read more

JOEPIEE!!! Manon heeft haar visum!!! Na 2 dagen mailen met ambassades, bellen met het vliegveld, op bezoek bij ambassade in Bangkok, werd ons verteld dat we waarschijnlijk een week moesten wachten tot we iets over Manon d'r visum zouden horen. De X-ray foto's die in Bangkok gemaakt waren, moesten eerst worden opgestuurd naar Australie. Alleen de ambassade in Australie zou toestemming kunnen geven voor het visum. Dat was balen! We dachten er al over om maar weer een relaxt eilandje op te zoeken, om daar op het visum te wachten. Maar gelukkig met hulp van Manon's vader en de bereidwilligheid van onze contactpersoon van de Australische ambassade in Berlijn, werden wij vandaag verblijd met het bericht dat het visum was toegekend!!! We zitten vandaag helaas niet op he vliegtuig zoals we gehoopt hadden, maar zondag zal ... read more

Family, I arrived safely last night. As if you had any worries, and I'm being taken care of. The pastor of the church here picked me up, and today his son (he told me to call him Nic) has been chauffering me around the city. I didn't think anything would be more crowded and noisy than Cairo, but I think I've found it here in Mumbai (Bombay). I was extremely nervous about my work here, but as time passes, I feel more and more excited and at peace about God's will for me here. Truthfully, I kind of forgot why I was coming and seeing the city today reminded me why I want to spend my life in medical service. You can ask for more details on that revelation when I return. I'm truly in God's ... read more