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March 22, 2007
a not-so-bad news, and a better-than-good news
i jumped the gun gushing about burma before the trip was set in concrete. the destination is apparently, still up for discussion. and though i really was psyched about finally realising the dream that is myanmar, i am not in the least bit disappointed about the change. why? two reasons. one - airasia is in the midst of planning new routes to vietnam and burma. even if that doesn't happen, you can bet your last dollar that i'd be trying hard as heck to make my way there by next year. and two - (this is the better-than-good news bit) attention has been shifted north-westwards. we are talking about the wedge of terrain that lies between the two motherlands. the plains that perches on the tibetan plateau. the grounds that shoulders mount everest.
yes, nepal. nepal!!!! one can rub shoulders with the exotic mystics, lay eyes upon a living goddess (more on this in another post) and weep at the artistic expressions of their architecure. nepal!!! (this is really me toning it down jusssstttt in case the destination is changed again)
truth be told, i've always had conflicting desires between travelling to china or india. china on one hand, is my true motherland. i have roots there - my heritage written all over her soil. strangely, i am not ready to come face to face with that mirror yet. india on the other hand, has my calling. their temples, the architecture, their plethora of deities, the very idea of india - i feel it all intensely.
naturally, i thought it most appropriate that i touch nepal first before china or india, since it's smack in between both. the perfect solution if you will - to hush my silly inner disputes (because we alllll know i'd up and go anywhere in a snap of fingers when given the opportunity)
so yeah - nepal has been on my lips, my mind and in my heart.
posted by nyx at March 22, 2007 9:33 PM
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I also want to go to China. It has always been the place that I wanted to go...
Posted by: buu... at March 24, 2007 7:42 AM
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