the manager of the hotel is a straight up ass. he was there when we were typing, and when we took a break and came back he went up to harimaya and told her ' so you have been typing for a long time... is this your work or is it her work?' implying that if it is hers, he would like her to do it somewhere else because she is not a member of the hotel. i wanted to send his face right into the computer screen.
during our break from typing, we sat out in the garden and had a really intelligent conversation about the government in nepal and also government in general with a man and his family who were originally from london but are now living in Israel! he was a very happy simple living man and he said that he did not allow television in his house, but they would have music on alll the time just playing in the background. he said that he believes music is good for the soul; that is is like massaging the ears and mind haha =] both his children have gone off and are all three doctors in chemistry, and something else i cant remember lol.
we then also had a really cool chat about how language is different in other parts of the world and the history of some of them and what not. (he was a BRILLIANT man. simply brilliant.) he told me that the purest form of the real English language (grammatically) is in fact spoken by the Norther Irish folk! how strange...
this is because when the kings of old were not able to lend land to their sons they were banished to those parts of Ireland. so when they were there they influenced the Irish people. they have only learned from the real and first kings of england... thought that was really cool.
after our typing we went and did some shopping. i went and got a present for my brother that i think he will like alot!! =] and i got something for my mommy too but i cant tell you!
I went to a fabric shop called Cottage Arts Emporium just to touch the fabrics, and ended up walking out with 220 dollars worth of fabric and a dinner invitation to have indian food with the managers from Cashmere, India! (spelling?) we spent TWO hours in that shop. THE MOST AMAZING FABRIC. every single piece was hand woven and some pieces took TWO years to make by one person!!! so incredible. the two indian gentlemen were incredibly smart about fabrics and gave me a ton of insight on how to correctly shop for things in any country, and where some of the best fabrics are found.
in this shop it was very small and comfortable smelled like nag champa, and they were very eager to show me EVERYTHING in their shop, even the things they did not even think i would buy. i could tell that they truly loved what they did, which made me enjoy my time there even more!
we had like ten piles of fabric and scarves and tapestries and each one we went through and i ruled out the ones i loved the most. the man named Rouf Kolu was very kind (both of them were!) showed me some of the things his father designed. AMAZING.
i bought a tapestry with 100 percent silk hand woven in a woolen fabric with design that was so thin and intricate you can almost see right through it. the colors are gorgeous. =]
and i also got a scarf for myself that is also very beautiful and guaranteed not to unravel, even tho there are purposeful holes in it!! all made of this fabric called 'boiled wool'
the wool is literally boiled in water lol. it makes it super soft and its incredibly warm.
lol so we spent like two hours in this fabric shop. they made us nepali tea too! and then one of the guys from the shop next door came and hung out with us too =]
Rouf told me that he is in love with cooking as well as fabrics and he was in taiwan for a few years, and he made some dishes that were so good they were put in a food magazine!! he showed it to me and it looked so amazing i started getting hungry ahaha.
he invited us to have lunch at his new house next sunday which is very close to my hotel. and he said he would prepare everything himself! this is a really big thing apparently. so far i have gotten two dinner invites to peoples houses and about a million phone numbers! haha i feel honored!! =]
i think my dark heart , and has been replaced with one full of
Well sounds like you had quite a day indeed//
ReplyDeleteI am suprised though that you didnt know that the IRISH invented proper english.///
Ill even bet this guy played Bocelli in the background...Have a great day
The Gramps
hahaha i bet he did! he said he liked classical music too lol like that radio station you always used to have on in the lincoln and in the mercury haha the one that courtney hated!!
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