after a mere 2 hours and 4o minutes flight from bangkok, we arrive at tribhuvan airport, kathmandu. the airport is named after king tribhuvan, the father of the nation, so called not because he created each and every nepali citizen and changed their diapers, but because of his active role in the fall of the evil rana oligarchy. apparently there's a university named after him too, and maybe an ice cream shop as well. who knows. it just dawned upon me that it's rather sad that our own klia is not named after someone important, but then again, cynics may argue that no one worthy has emerged from our history. hmmm! anyway, i like tribhuvan airport, we disembark on the tarmac and take a nice slow walk towards the terminal. i'm constantly reminded by the irritating airport security that taking pictures are prohibited, obviously i didn't give a shit, as evidenced by the photos, albeit low quality.

the spectre of swine flu looms. it's amusing how the authorities keep adding to the canvas, first by filling in the boxes and then plastering printed labels all over the damn place. actually, i don't see mexico nor the usa amongst the clutter, so maybe i'm wrong, so i don't know what the fuck that is. boo hoo.

19 sept 2009