LP 68: Proteksyon

Ito ang proteksyon sa paa tuwing tag-lamig. (This are the feet protection during winter.)


Narito ang ibang lahok.

LP 67: Nakakakilabot

Nakakakilabot o nakakatakot o nakakapanindig balahibo o nakakasindak. (Nakakakilabot means something scary, something that gives goosebumps, causing great fear)

Madalas magbrownout dito sa Bangladesh. Tatlong beses na tig-iisang oras ang pinakamababang bilang ng brownout sa loob ng isang araw. Load shedding o load sharing ang tawag nila dito. Kaya naman, nang minsang magbrownout at wala akong magawang matino, ito ang napagdiskitahan kong gawin. (Blackout is so frequent here in Bangladesh. Three times a day, for an hour is the minimum number of blackout in a day. It is called load shedding or load sharing. So, one night when the current was off and I had nothing good to do, this is what I did to keep me from getting bored.)


Kakakilabot ba? (Scary?)






Regalo sa akin ni H ang sungay, munting demonyita daw kasi ako ng buhay niya :-) (The horn was a gift from H, because according to him I'm the Lil Devil of his life.)

Narito ang ibang nakakakilabot.

One Fine Day

the group that we are tailing

Yesterday, i joined the Scott Kelby's 2nd Annual Worldwide Photowalk here in Dhaka. Thanks to my friend who forwarded me the link to this event. It was a whole new experience for me because I was able to walked and roamed around Nowadpur at Old Dhaka. Something that I will not dare to do with just my staff of girls with me. It's a good thing that one of the group leader is accommodating. We are just literally tailing him for the whole duration of the photowalk because we found out that girls are less accommodating to fellow girls :-) There were at least 80 participants in the said photowalk. Here are some of my favorite shots.
an uncle mixing an aloe vera sort of a medicinal drink

a rickshaw van beside a postalbox/mailbox/letterbox

streetkids in awe with the LCD screen of the digicam

at long last, i was able to take a picture of paratha in the making, my fave bangladeshi breakfast with sunnyside up egg with sausage or cornedbeef



a stretch of money changer; exchange your old takas to new takas here on the sidestreets of Nowadpur




my girls, resting after the one and a half hour walk

After the walk, Zakia and I decided to go to Lalbagh Fort (at long last). They charge 100taka for foreigner and 10taka to a local, and the ticket are color coded which they collect at the entrance so there is no way for me to avoid the high price of being a foreigner :-) It's good that the area is well-maintained but in every nook and corner, you will see young couples dating. These are the deprived ones so they have to settle in this area as their dating place. Holding hands between guy & a girl is considered indecent here, so you can just imagine my companions shock in their faces to see this people hugging each other in public place. Tomb of Bibi Pari inside Lalbagh Fort



a scene from a bangla movie? nope, just lovers too in love to be bothered by the scorching heat of the sun

a not-so-secret dating place

LP 66: Tuyo (Dry)

Tuyo sa ingles ay "dry". Kaya ito ang naisip kong ilahok sa LP ngayong huwebes, ang mga naglalakihang tuyong isda o dry fish dito sa Bangladesh.

Kuha ito sa Cox's Bazar. Isa lamang ito sa hile-hilerang tindahan ng tuyong isda o shutki sa Bangla. (Taken at Cox's Bazar. Dry fish or shutki is one of the main products of this district)

Ang lalaki di ba? Natulala na lamang ako sa laki ng mga ibang isda na halos kasinglaki ng 2 taong gulang na bata. (I was in awe to see these big big dried fishes, some shutki's are as big as a two year old kid.)

Narito ang ibang "tuyo".

My Favorite Space

It is only here in Dhaka where I was able to finally have my own room with no one to share with. Thanks for living alone in a three-bedroom company own apartment. The apartment is my own space, my own world. I have the freedom to walk around my apartment regardless what I’m wearing or if I’m wearing anything at all. In this apartment, I am the queen and the master; I can do whatever I want. Eat inside my room, in the kitchen or in the living room. But, there are two rooms that I really consider my favorite place or a place where I can really relax:
1st, is my bedroom: according to my colleague who stays with me whenever she is here in Dhaka, is my cocoon. I go straight to my room once I reach home, open the laptop and browse the net while sitting in the beanbag. During weekends, I stay almost the whole day inside my room and go out only when I have to grab something to eat. I like taking naps also in the afternoon together with my furry roommates sputnik the turtle and Happy Gilmore the bear. By the way, Happy Gilmore is celebrating his birthday on the 25th too because he was given to me as a birthday gift last year.

2nd is the kitchen: I love cooking (for myself) and baking for my guinea pigs. In here, I learn how to cook new recipes and experiment some recipe too. One wedding wish gift will be a kitchen showcase with all the hi-tech equipment that can help me in my cooking and baking. But honestly, nothing can top my favorite place, and that is in the loving arms of H. :-)

I'm sharing my favorite place to join Caryn's Birthday give away. Who knows? I may get lucky this time since it's my birthday month too :-)

P.S.
I met Caryn here in the blogosphere because of her Creative Swap which I intend to join regularly.

LP 65: Basa (Wet)

Kuha ito sa Cox'z Bazar noong nakaraang taon.
(This was taken last year at Cox's Bazar.)



Sa gabi, kami ay nagpalipas ng oras sa paglalakad sa kahabaan ng dalampasigan. Nagtampisaw lamang kami dahil ayaw naming mabasa at "low tide" din.
(At night, we spend our leisure time at the long stretch of the seashore, just waded because we don't like to get wet and it was low tide.)

Pero kinaumagahan, ayan!(But when morning comes, dyaran!)

Basang-basa na dahil sa lakas ng alon kahit nasa dalampasigan ka lang, paghampas ng alon, ikaw ay mabubuwal at mababasa ng todo. (We are so wet because of the strong waves, even if you are just at the seashore, once the waves hit you, you will definitely fall down and get so wet too!)

Narito ang ibang lahok! (Here are the other entries.)

Bangla 101 B

my handwritten bangla numbers, vowels and consonants

Updates on my learning the Bangla language.

I was able to memorize the numbers and alphabets in one hour :-) the other day. And yesterday, i started trying reading the ads in bangla. So my staff were amaze that I learn so quick. The problem is, the pronunciation of this alphabets. I still find them all sounding the same especially the four Ta (to) and the Da (Do) plus the three Sha (sho). In time I will learn them. I really have too.

Lp 64: Kandado

Ang Kandado...

Alam kong magtago ng sikreto (I Know how to keep a secret)

Bigay ito ng aking kapareha sa Creative Swap. Ang ganda niya ano? Sayang nga lang at hindi nakarating sa akin ang susi nito. Binubuksan kasi ang mga package dito mula sa ibang bansa, paraan ng surveillance dito.

The lock/Padlock
This is from my Creative swap partner. Beautiful, right? Too bad, the key didn't reach me anymore. As part of surveillance here, the postal/courier services can open all the packages that are coming in from abroad.

Ating buksang ang ibang kandado (let's open the other locks)