still surviving

hi folks,

still roughing it out today. cold is still progressing. took ginger tea last night and dried everything up, but i think too dry for comfort la. must be purification. lots of people pouring into town these days as holiness's teachings are about to start www.tibet.com

You can imagine the look on the indian tourist's faces as they see people from different nationalities dressed in different outfits. been stopped in my tracks and asked to pose for some shot snapping guy. (oh i think i hear our fellow singaporean indian amravatian kalachakrians: NOT AGAIN!)

Managed to hitch rides for yesterday and today and tomorrow's teachings. the resident geshe of Namgyal Monastery has a whole jeep to himself, and offered a ride to me. His name is Losang Dragpa (gee, where did i hear that name before....) and somehow I had translated for him when he was teaching a course in tushita centre up the hills. Thing is...I DON"T REMEMBER DOING THAT!!! Well i suppose it must have happened because they have pics of me and the course people posing with Geshela and CDs too! Evidence of a task i do not recall committing. Dangerous! I told you translation is hazardous work!