So this is what the declarations of some of the Dutch cabinet ministers sum up to in the first year of their government. The year in which they started on one of the harshest economic policies pushing on minimal earners … Continue reading
GODVERDOMME! Zo, dat is er uit. Zit ik op mijn facebookje te rommelen en komt er een melding van het Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap langs. OCW heeft op een bijeenkomst in New York (!) op een bijeenkomst van … Continue reading
The Headwind team shooting Headwind In 2010 I started work on a project about the exiles from Bhutan who are being resettled to a number of countries in western society. And that project will soon deliver it’s main result, the … Continue reading
Rightfully the Oscars this year went to a film about the magic of movie, the amazing personal lives of actors from a past movie-era. In black and white and without speech. A black and white silent movie in 2012. What … Continue reading
William Shakespeares Hamlet is a guy I kindly fight a battle with. Or at least twist his words to suit my feelings better. I would of course approach my Ophelia in a different way. It’s not arms or violence or … Continue reading
For my 1250th post I wrote a poem. It obviously is about the night, the most beautiful and the most horrendous hours. In the dark of night the mind wanders. The night called me but I could not reach her … Continue reading
I know it might sound cliché, but some clichés tell a true tale. Like this one. Norah Jones sings this Gram Parsons song the way I feel it. The longing and the loss, the hurt and the time it will … Continue reading
The new Dutch EU1.TV film and television platform for makers, investors, funds and audience supports Headwind. In the coming week the documentary Headwind, the forgotten exiles from Bhutan will be pitched on that online platform for the purpose of raising … Continue reading
Today I read this news item at IPA Journal, a website maintained by I.P. Adhikari, who amongst others writes there frequently about all kinds of issues concerning Bhutan. It’s one of my respected information sources. Latest news from Thimphu confirms … Continue reading
Let’s talk about something complicated. Something I hardly ever talk or write about. A conversation with one of my dearest friends made me think that it might be a good idea to address something that in the past few months … Continue reading
Er is geen aanleding voor. Het is ook niet ‘die dag’. En ook niet haar verjaardag. Maar ik mis haar. Het is niet fijn om wees te zijn want hoe dan ook er mist een bodem onder mijn voeten. De … Continue reading
UPDATE: The ‘Partij voor Geluk‘ has removed their link to Bhutan as a guiding country for Gross National Happiness in response to the comments made by me. Which is a good thing and I welcome that! I wish this new … Continue reading
Just a little ‘day after’ poem for someone special, because I like writing little poems on special little days and not on just one day in the year. Alice © 2012
