Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Me and the flat in Kathmandu

Well, the last time I was talking about the chaos around Nepalese and Indians. I have just recently had an experience with the Landlord and some of his family that seems " out of context". I am here on a "tourist visa", so it seems appropriate that I be treated like a tourist. Well, not so in my case. In India, I was treated in an untouristy fashion; and now it is starting here in Kathmandu. The Nepalese that I am in contact with, outside of a circle of friends, are not honest about rentals, for example. I have no idea what this means other than they are trying to create some kind of conflict where none was before. This is a strange thing to do to a tourist. Maybe there is some blackmarket things going on that everybody is trying to cover up. When I read the Editorial page, you get the impression that Nepalese are playing by the international rules set down by the UN; but this is not the case. They are playing by their owns rules.

Anyway, maybe they are trying to create a bad spirit at my flat, which seeoms a strange thing to do to any elderly person. I have had some experience with bad spirits and they have not been pleasant ones at all. Furthermore, I have made a decision, that only friends and co-workers will be allowed in the flat; nobody else is welcomed by me.

So, these are my thoughts for today.

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