Dudes, forgive me please?This time, It's just pictures, and very brief.
We(Me and Flo Lee) were supposed to leave for Pokhara, another town 180km east of Kathmandu, but our bus got cancelled due to the Bandh.
Apparently, some members of the ruling Maoist party murdered two opposition student members.
On the way back from the bus company, we managed to see loads of armed forces and law enforcement officers, like the riot police above. Our Taxi driver was also speeding nervously.
Looking back, maybe it was a good thing, because it gave me the chance to hang out with the kids at the children's home next door.
You see, schools are closed during Bandhs too, and no shops are suppose to open either. There was only one TV station operating that day, and we caught some news from there.
We spent the day playing variations of UNO. Did I mention that I was down with bad travellers' diarrhea about this time?The next day, our bus to Pokhara was up and running. The road was hilly and winding, but the view was magnificent.
Once we reached Pokhara and the guest house by the lake, we went for dinner:
Mint tea. To quell the tummy demons,
and dancing to quell the curiosity( I know, it's a sucky pix, blame my inability to get closer)Flo's the best. She suggested we go the next morning to watch the sunrise at Sarang Kot, a hilltop point where we can see the Annapurna range.
So, Sarang Kot it was.
Behold the sunrise.
It was actually freezing cold, cold, cold.....
All of those peaks in the back have names, one of which is called fishtail.
After sunrise watching at Sarang Kot, It was time to get down to business, which was our visit to Pokhara University. The Chancellor lent us his car, I'm so mortified. I'm just a nobody grad student leh. Oh, above is the fishtail peak, as seen from Pokhara town while driving to the Uni.
We visited the School of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical sciences. Although this isn't my field, I learnt quite a bit. Those are the undergrads who just finished their final year project presentation and all passed with Grade A. Was fortunate enough to sit in on their presentation.That's why they're smiling like there's no tomorrow.
I'd love to work in a lab with this type of view..
Undergrads waiting to enter the exam hall. Mwahahaha..thank God we're passed that.
After the Uni visit, Flo wanted to rest, so I took off to see the lakeside on my own, and managed to witness this wedding party. The women in red are relatives of the bride, and they're dancing(on the streets). 
Also some free roaming cows.Anyway, this was a rare opportunity to get tourist-ee, so I bought souvenirs and got some second-hand books for cheap.The entire lakeside is this long row of tourist shops, with everything a foreigner might need.
Next day, time to return to Kathmandu.
Where there was still some protests going on (see the middle of the picture).
We stayed at Apex Inn, near Jawalakhel , on the topmost floor, which had a huge balcony
and this whole kitchen to ourselves. Notice the Milo on the table. Malaysians cannot live without the stuff.
Nepalese cannot live without this: Dahl-bhat ( rice-dahl-vege curry), their traditional dish.
On my final day, we visited Wai Ling's home for the HIV+ and had a worship session with them.The blonde on the extreme right is german missionary Heike Priebe ( Hai-Kay Pree-bay), whom is a pleasant person to be with.When it was time to fly home,
I travelled with Vemy, an Indonesian missionary flying back to Jakarta. we both had to transit..
at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, which was stormed by anti-government protestors an hour after I took the above picture.I still don't know Vemy's fate until today, since she was supposed to fly 7 hours after me.
I assume she's fine, after the forced extended stay in Bangkok.
Anyhow: Wai Ling and Heike are currently in Malaysia. Wai Ling to rest and study, while Heike is in UCSI doing a degree in Biotechnology.
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