Last year around this time (well almost) I was in Chitwan in Nepal. When I was there I did the usual and the unusual. The usual being the elephant ride, the unusual was falling in love with a wonderful Nepali … Continue reading
Skies over Chitwan.
Ich liebe jeden, der mich gefällt.
There are woman from long ago that I admire. A few years a go a dear friend gave me a framed photograph of one who has become some sort of muse for me: Zarah Leander. The strong hearted and beautiful … Continue reading
Ontwaken in de stad.
De stad heeft vandaag een milde stilte die me opvalt Het licht een filtering die de zomer zwangert Warm is het niet koud net zo min En ik ontwaak zonder aanleiding Mijn raam schuif ik open zodat ik de tram … Continue reading
Presentiment
Photo by Eveline van de Putte, Nepal, December 2011. Presentiment. The urge, the feeling, the hunge that something important is about to happen. I don’t know why this word came into my head. Maybe it’s an after effect of a … Continue reading
‘Echte meisjes’ schofferen een samenleving.
Ik heb me lang ingehouden. Vooral omdat het nu eenmaal in Nederland niet populair is om een commerciële televisiezender aan te pakken op cultureel racisme. Omdat dat ook grote woorden zijn. Maar ik houdt het niet vol merk ik. Sind … Continue reading
The Color Red.
A couple of days ago I mentioned on my facebook timeline I would dress in red on Queensday. I meant that as a counterpoint to the royalist orange that many people wear that day. I am not a royalist and … Continue reading
Six women.
Video courtesy of Bhutan News Service, filmed at Beldangi 2 on April 29, 2012 Six Women Six women who do not exist Waiting till death hard fist Self chosen fate Because their life is no life No joy, not even … Continue reading
Zes vrouwen
foto genomen op 29 april in het Beldangi 2 kamp: © 2012 Bhutan News Service Zes vrouwen Zes vrouwen die niet bestaan Wachten tot zij sterven gaan Zelfverkozen lot Want het leven is geen leven Geen vreugde, zelfs niet even … Continue reading
The benefits of being ill (for a while).
Sometimes life travels at lightspeed for some. The reasons why are usually a totally unpredictable combination of events, challenges, situations and probably more known factors like character, emotion, personality, ambition and health. For me it’s not difficult to attach something … Continue reading
Did I get the flu or did the flu get me?
Right, so it’s viral. Nothing much to do than to live through it with inappropriate amounts of paracetamol and the likes and wait until body has been able to win it from whatever flu virus entered it without invitation. The … Continue reading
What a wonderful day!
A couple of days ago I turned fifty. An ago concept spanning five decennia that I do not comprehend. Because it doesn’t feel like fifty birthdays in my life. Especially in the last ten years life’s been a rollercoaster ride. … Continue reading
Happy 2069!
Namaste mero sathis! For all my friends and especially for Vidhyapati, Binod, Ram and also Arati and all the others from Nepal, Bhutan and all over the globe who have been helping so much with the production of Headwind and from who … Continue reading
50 en in de ontkennende fase.
Ok, lieve vrienden / vriendinnen / vriendandersen / lezers / lezeressen / lezerandersen en zo meer, ik ben vandaag 50. En in ontkenning. Natuurlijk. Maar goed, verjaardagen zijn alleen relevant voor mensen die echt hechten aan het decimale stelsel en … Continue reading
