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My Backpacking Trip Through Bangladesh
By Kalyan Panja August 19, 2017
Bangladesh is also one of the least visited. The first to be surprised was the one who took our papers to process the visa in the Bangladesh High Commission of Calcutta. He says that for many months no tourists peeked by there.
Then, each of the passengers who saw us embark on the famous Maitree express that connects Dhaka and Kolkata looked at us surprised. A few asked us if we were really going as a tourist to Bangladesh or we had mistaken the platform. After crossing the Benapole border and 12 hours we arrived in Bangladesh very late at night. We arrive near the city and find a homestay. We find a pizzeria where we had dinner.
1 Day in Dhaka
Like every morning, we got up without an alarm clock. Like all the mornings of the trip, it took us ten seconds to realize where we were. Sometimes it costs more, sometimes less, but every morning we have to recognize in what country, in what city, in what house or hotel room we spend the night. The morning was better, perhaps because of the smell of coffee coming from the kitchen.
That morning I had the strange feeling that someone had left me a card with a slogan on the armchair that I used as a light table. The invisible card said something like see everything as if it were the first time . I got up thinking about that phrase and it was the conversation topic of the breakfast. Could Bangladesh surprise us? Or would it be just another extension of India in a more Islamic style?
Anxious to see one of the most chaotic capitals in the world, we left the homestay. It was enough to walk two hundred meters so that the landscape changes completely. We did not have a very clear plan where to go or how. We also did not have advice or information to see Dhaka. No traveler comes here and the last travel guide was published long back.
We knew we wanted to go to the old part of the city where are the markets, bazaars and the Buriganga river. Referring to that area as Old Dhaka was our first mistake. We had no idea on how to reach there. Some said it was better to take a green taxi that works with CNG or the colorful rickshaw. Finally, a young man seemed to understand us and told us to take the bus.
The traffic signal, which is not a traffic light but a policeman with a green cane, controlled the traffic and the buses passed again. Without stopping altogether, they signaled us to go up. But they did not know where we wanted to go! One of those at the bus stop signaled that he was going. We went up and once again, the eyes focused on us. The buses are metal cans with broken glass. This part of the world lives in another time, but still and all things work.
We had to do about ten kilometers, half an hour or so, or that was in Google Maps. It took two hours. Those who surveyed the map of Dhaka did not come to the city. Transit was impossible. It's not even that there was a lot of traffic or a traffic jam. Nothing of that. It was crashing constantly. Four times we hit the front one, and three hit us sideways.
A young man, a little younger than us sat next to us, and asked us where we were going. He said we should go down and beckoned to follow him. Following him seemed to be the only opportunity to reach the old part of the city and see the river, an arm of the Ganges.
We start to walk. Crossing the streets every time was more risky. Here was no longer the police with the green stick that regulated a bit of chaos. Closing our eyes, we crossed almost running and dodging all kinds of transportation. We see carts with rice bags, wheelbarrows for clothes and metal cages hooked to a bicycle for children who go to school.
Meanwhile, our tour guide continued to lead us through more and more alleys. He did not speak much, except asking us if we wanted to eat. We crossed a bridge under which we see a little shade of horses, goats and workers. We cross mosques and many people.
Twenty minutes passed and we continued crossing the city on foot, entering each time in narrower streets. Are we afraid? Incredibly not. A stranger was driving us through unthinkable places in a chaotic city but we were not afraid. And if we had it, we could not do much either. Run? We did not even know where. Shout? Nobody was going to listen to us or understand.
We stop for lunch. We stop to buy water and continue. The boy was increasingly in a hurry and walked faster. Finally the smell announced that we were close. There are instants of surprise that it is hard to describe. One was to climb the Great Wall of China and reach its full extent at a first glance, another was this to reach the Buriganga River in the heart of Dhaka.
The river was black, with thick and smelly waters and on it and on its shores a whole world lived. We see small rusty wooden boats carrying more than fifty standing passengers and goats. People carry fruits on their heads. Some sell chicken biryani. We see people attending the mosque call, veiled women, and all looking at us. Every free square meter soon occupied itself. There was no place to stand watching everything that happened.
The boy said goodbye and asked for our postal address. We told him that it was easier to maintain contact through Facebook or by mail but he looked at us strangely. He perhaps did not know what we were talking about. We begin to walk aimlessly. We had no idea how to return. We grab an alley, then another.
Each person we asked sent us in a different direction. We crossed a market of watermelons and one of Muslim women in black veils. We walked without senses. Finally, when we seemed to have found the path that brought us to the point where we had come down, we began to hear several whistles behind us. It was the police.
Who told us to visit Bangladesh? Why did not we do as 99.9% of the travelers who travel Asia does without entering this country? Was not a Discovery Channel documentary enough? With all that hubbub of thoughts we were still looking for the bus stop.
A man with an orange beard and no less than seventy years grabs us by the shoulder and asks us our name. He smiles, revealing the empty space between his red and rotten teeth. With an expression of joy he thanks us for visiting his country. And there we realized that yes, it is worthwhile to be that 0.01% that visits the country beyond the comfortable conditions.
We continue walking until we reach Star Mosque also called Sitara Mosque, one of the main tourist attractions. It is very nice from the outside, but we could not enter since it was closed and the caretaker never showed up.
So we went to the Pink Palace or Ahsan Manzil. To get here we had to cross much of Old Dhaka where its streets become increasingly chaotic, appreciating the butcher shops that hang their merchandise on the street leaving it exposed to the sun, smog and dust. We cannot enter with bags or cameras.
Upon entering, we see little, not because the exhibitions are scarce, but because the light was cut off, an almost daily problem in the country. Using a flashlight, we can see the different objects that belonged to the palace. It was built in 1872. A cyclone destroyed it in large part.
Five minutes from here is Hindu Street, which with its Hindu Santeria is one of the most colorful of Old Dhaka. Following this area full of attractions we visited the Armenian church. It is closed,.
From here we walk the long stretch that separates us from the Lalbagh Fort, on the other side of the city. This fort is the image of many tourist brochures, and judging by the photos, it seemed to have an air of the Taj Mahal.
Four buildings are located in the complex. There is a mausoleum with several tombs with restricted access. The two-story audience room contain a small museum of the Mughals, an old hammam (bath house) and, of course, a mosque. The gardens are very well maintained, and it seems to be the place chosen by the young Bengali couples to escape from the looks of mullahs.
At night we dined in a restaurant.
2 Days in Dhaka
We take advantage of the hours before taking the steamer to visit one of the obligatory points of the city: the Liberation War Museum. This museum shows a complete explanation about the history of Bangladesh after the separation from Pakistan. On the ground floor it starts with the Indian independence movement.
Most of the exhibition is dedicated to dealing with the historical event of the linguistic movement, in which the Bengali was asked to be recognized as an official language. It was a movement that would lead to war of the independence. Several showcases with human bones represent the genocide carried out by the Pakistani army against the Bengali people. At the end of the tour there is a souvenir shop.
Following the advice of the locals we took a bus to Shahbagh to visit the Aziz Market. It apparently has the best material to take a souvenir of the country. There are t-shirts with very good designs, mini rickshaws, books, crafts and other very good trinkets. We walk to the Bongo Bazar, a place where they supposedly sell second-hand branded clothes. The only thing in the market were crap, but we were able to take good pictures of the traffic chaos in the city from the second floor of the market.
At the end of our shopping trip we take a rickshaw from the hotel to the Sadarghat boat terminal on the banks of the Buriganga river. From there we will embark on the steamer. When we arrive they want to charge us more. In the negotiation a huge circle of people formed around us to see what happened to the tourists. Like other times, a mediator appeared from the crowd.
The platforms are a chaos of people, boats, merchandise, passengers, and vendors. They inform us that the ship will arrive in half an hour. We sit on the floor to wait and we are surrounded by a very large number of onlookers. We knew about this particularity of the people.
Finally the ship arrives and we say goodbye to our fan club. This ship was built in 1928 and since then, whole or in pieces, it continues to fulfill its vital function. As soon as we enter, an employee, without even seeing our ticket, takes us to our cabin. Upon entering we received a pleasant surprise. We assumed that there was an error since we had booked second class and this seemed first. We show him the ticket and he confirms that this is our cabin. There are comfortable beds, windows and a balcony to enjoy the beautiful sunset. The ship departs at 6:30 pm from Dhaka for Hulahat.
In the night the staff tried to open the door for us, struggling insistently to see if everything was fine after the torrential rain.
Day 3 - Khulna
We have breakfast on the starboard overlooking the river. Being a network of narrow channels it allows us to see the small rural villages on the shore. We see fishing boats that swing with the waves that form from our boat
Upon returning to the cabin a boat staff came to visit us. True to Bengali customs, he invited us to sit in our bed and stayed for a long time. He asks us if we had read read Lajja, the book by Taslima Nasrin. Everyone who passed by our cabin looked through our window, and even stayed a while.
After arriving at Hularhat we take a auto rickshaw to the terminal where we take the bus to Khulna. After around one hour we arrive at the Sonadanga station in Khulna, from where a rickshaw takes us to the hotel. The double room with bathroom is a gift, and as always, everyone is very happy to see us.
We take a walk through the lively streets of Khulna with much commercial activity divided by areas. There are not many cars. The traffic is made up of people, rickshaws and bicycles mainly. A good time of the afternoon was spent with a temporary guide. He accompany us and invite us to drink something.
After having lunch we went to the Sonadanga bus station, where we took the bus that will take us to Bagerhat.
The journey lasts 45 minutes and leaves us right at the door of the second World Heritage Site that we will visit on our trip. We are at the Shait Gumbad mosque, better known as the sixty dome mosque (although it actually has 77). Being in Bangladesh, we can say that the mosque has great architectural appeal. Inside it is almost empty, except for some carpets arranged for prayer. Luckily, it is not necessary to cover our head when entering because the heat and humidity were unbearable.
In front of this one is the Singar mosque, of the same architectural style as the previous one but with only one dome. Here there seems to be a congregation of Muslims who are very enthusiastic about our request to photograph them.
We try to look for the Bibi Begni mosque. But as it has been happening to us since we arrived in the country, every time we ask for a place people do not know where they are or they indicate us somewhere else. After much searching we found it. In itself it was the same construction as the previous mosque, but a little more hidden. This was one of the cases where the journey is better than the attraction itself. On the way we passed several rural houses where the kids came to meet us and ask us to take pictures of them.
From here we walk to the grave of Khan Jahan Ali, where supposedly there is a pond with crocodiles that we could not see. This local idol (patron saint of the area) was the founder of the city, and who ordered the construction of most of the buildings we see today. Near the tomb is also the Nine Dome Mosque. More domes, or less domes, they are all very similar.
To return to Khulna we take a bus from the main street near the tomb. On the return trip we noticed another of the classic customs of the average Bengali man. Wherever we are, but mainly in public transport, there will always be arguments and fights. The situation we always notice is the following. The bus brakes everywhere, where people come to ask, to sell cucumber, peanuts, ice cream, and the raffles in the name of Allah. Everyone gets in, gesticulates, screams, and then gets off. The trip continues as if nothing had happened, until the next stop, where the same sequence awaits us.
When arriving at Khulna, in the terminal we see several groups around some tables, all play the carrom. It is a local pastime with rules of billiards, but using plastic discs that slide by the board instead of balls.
After dinner, we take a faluda from the sweet shop.
Day 4 - Sundarbans
We managed to find us a bus for Mongla then a boat and a crew for excursion on the waters of the Sundarbans! To get on the boat, we have to borrow some kind of scaffolding. To accompany us there is a guide. We leave the industrial port of Mongla and we cross many boats, from the big ship to the frail boat. Some are so loaded that they seem to be on the verge of sinking.
The further we go in the Sundarbans, the more we borrow the narrow arms of the Ganges, we only cross canoes. We go down to earth to discover life in the Sundarbans, in villages built on the mud. The houses are built at the edge of rice fields. The border between land and water is not always obvious. I am careful not to walk in the deep puddles.
We cross the path of children playing or returning from school. We are invited to enter a dozen houses, welcomed by large families who always offer us to drink and eat. After long hours of peaceful navigation, we arrive at a reserve where we meet a ranger armed with a rifle. Our guide asks him to escort us for a small safari in the jungle.
We leave on bridges crossing the swamp forest. We descend bridges and sink into the mangrove, barefoot in the mud. Our feet are surrounded by families of tiny crabs. Around us, we find a clear trace of tiger in the mud. The ranger explains to me that we are not armed enough to get off the bridges and that it is extremely dangerous.
We leave with our feet full of mud. The guard tells me the day he had to tie a cow to a tree to attract the tiger, in order to satisfy the reporters of a big magazine who came to photograph it. We do not see the tiger but a crocodile, monkeys, deer and lush vegetation. I find sensations that remind me of my trip to Southern Africa.
During the navigation hours, we watch the scenery scroll. Back on the boat, we dine our curry of fish and shellfish with a beautiful sunset.
We return towards Mongla. We said goodbye to our crew.
Day 5 - Barisal
Again the almost deserted streets receive us, although the rickshaw drivers always get up early. The bus to Barisal leaves at 7:00. Along a 4 hours trip, we cross the northern part of the mouths of the Ganges River of the Khulna and Barisal divisions. Many rivers cross the road and even the bus climbs on a platform to reach the other shore. The good news is that when we arrive in Barisal, it leaves us in the city and not in the station that force us to take a rickshaw.
In Barisal we stayed in the hotel in a double room with private bathroom (of the most decent ones that we have stayed). Barisal does not have much to see. Although we could have looked a little more, the heat and fatigue made us only have our time to resolve the issue of tomorrow's journey.
Simply looking for rice and fish for lunch we see ourselves in the same dilemma as always. We follow imprecise indications that only lead us to walk around the city. The most complicated thing in Bangladesh is what seems simpler.
As we understood, in Barisal they specialize in red tea, a change to the ever present chai. We see a little fellow that does not stop selling, where some take what we suppose we are looking for. We take these delicious infusions with lime juice.
Day 6 - Chittagong
At 7:00 we take the boat from Moju Chowdhury Hat with the intention of reaching Chittagong. It is important to arrive early to be able to get seats on the boat. We travel in the cheapest class for 4 hours.
The boat is quite small and the journey takes place in total tranquility until we reach our destination, where everyone desperately descends and many others go up. Once we arrived at this intermediate town with a complicated name, we bought the bus ticket to Chittagong. As soon as I got off the boat, the bus was waiting a few meters away. Unforeseen events are always the order of the day and the trip ends up doubling their delay.
When we arrived in Chittagong the second largest city in the country, we took a rickshaw to the hotel. We would not stay here, since it exceeds our budget, but just by crossing the street another hotel offers us a double room with TV and private bathroom.
As in so many other opportunities, when going out to dinner, a local comes over and invites us to a restaurant. Here despite our insistence to pay the bill, there is no case that they accept this offense.
One of our favorite activities in this country is to enjoy its sweet pineapples, which are sold in traveling carts. So we bought one and we go to rest at the hotel.
Day 7 - Bandarban
In our case Chittagong was another one of the places of passage to reach the distant Bandarban. We took a rickshaw to the Bardarhat station, although the only way to make us understand was by asking for Bandarban bus station, and that will be the next destination. When arriving at the station it seems that we were in India. Only 10 minutes passed and we were already on the road. On the route, the bus uses even a ferry to cross the river Sangu.
In Bandarban searching for the hotel was a rather difficult task. It is true that the first I asked gave me a room but it was not worth what he asked for. And the owners were not friendly so I was in no hurry as I began to ask in almost every hotel I saw.
That translated into one that told me it was full and five I directly said no. Knowing there was at least one other who accepted me was not really worried but I could not (now) understand that problem was with foreigners in general or a solo traveler.
I finally settled for the hotel in Bandarban. It was the hotel had recommended on the internet but initially, It made me discard it for the price. Although as it was prices are even written in the reception. I told the manager that the price was too high for me.
Then he asked me what I was willing to pay and told him what I paid in Rangamati. As I supposed I could not get out much for the price of the room but was offered for 700 tk and I did not hesitate. They were more than 200 tk as against the first hotel but this was much better.
That day I did not do much. After food at a restaurant with an exorbitant price, I feel that I could not do anything about it. I went to make my photos from the bridge into the city to Sangu river. It was a very nice view. In addition, over the bridge, there were signs with the names and details of the different tribal groups living in the area. Marma, Khumi, Lushai, Kheyang, Bengali, Bawm, Mro, Tanchangya, Pangkhua, Tripura, and Chak.
The next day I went by bus to the Shailo Propat waterfall. As I had said, and I imagined no trace of the waterfall because it hardly rains at this time. But the area is also inhabited by the tribal group Bawm so I went also to see them. At the entrance of the waterfall in Bawm there are women selling crafts and handkerchiefs.
The way back I started to leisurely walk through the villages. They are actually a few houses on either side of the road. All or almost all were made of bamboo, wooden sticks, metal and straw. At the entrance to each village there is an information sign with its name, and the group living, how many men and women live there, altitude and what they do.
When I arrived at a checkpoint I decided to stay there to wait for a bus. I saw there were two policemen. One was very curious and was too confident for my taste. But seeing that any bus did not pass after a while, he stopped a car and asked me if they could take me back to Bandarban. And so was the last part of the journey with a friendly but rash driver. It was a relief to arrive.
From there I went for a walk to the Buddhist Buddha Dhatu Jadi temple or there also known as the Golden Temple, about 5 km from Bandarban. As I had already seen enough pagodas, I did not think it was a surprise but it was quite nice as there was a high view of the surroundings. Here also I took a free round of photos.
When I was down, came a foreigner! And there I found myself asking how he was and where he was staying. I suddenly felt like a Bangladeshi against a foreigner haha. I discovered that I really wanted to talk to another foreigner. So I met a little later to his "guide" to spend the rest of the day and the next two days.
When we got off the temple I asked them to see if I could share with them the CNG back to Bandarban and there we went all three.
On the way, I was invited to go with them to the viewpoint of Nilachol. It is located on top of a hill and there are nice views all around.
On the way back I was invited to his hotel and I finally ended up staying there until 10 pm. From the terrace of the room we saw a nice view of a pond and then lying on the big lawn there outside and along with the hotel owner, we drink beer, wine until dinner.
Then the very friendly owner of the hotel, took me to my hotel with his motorcycle. What a day it had been!
Day 8 - Cox's Bazar
This morning I catch the bus to Cox's Bazar. As I sat waiting on a sofa in the hotel, one of the staff came out with my bus ticket. Inside the bus, the staff was not so attentive and when I asked where I could leave my big backpack, they gave me no choice but to keep below my feet.
Cox's Bazar is the most spectacular attraction of the country according to its inhabitants. Nobody can leave Bangladesh without visiting Cox's Bazar, one of the natural wonders of the world. Although there is no official title that endorses it, and we do not even know much about this place in the world. What is certain is that, pretty or not, it's the longest unbroken sandy beach in the world.
Do we get to Koh Phi Phi? Gold Coast? Cancun? No, but the hotel boom is striking in Bangladesh. When we get off, luckily far from the station and near the beach, we just ask at two hotels and we have chosen where to stay.
Cheaper than we expected, the hotel room is the best we have stayed in the country, located right next to the Ziruk Market. The streets near the hotel are very quiet, but the insistent auto rickshaw remind us a little (only a little) of the days in India.
The Ziruk Market has the classic souvenirs of any beach destination, made with snails. But we do not come for the market, but the beach, and with the low sun we went for a walk.
If this is one of the natural wonders of the world, then how many beaches could be. It's long, but unless one walks it from end to end, it does not change anything. What does have to its favor is the width and the constant shade without the need of an umbrella thanks to the dense trees. Despite being on the beach, the women do not even think of showing a little more than normal, not even uncovering their face. While men walk mostly with the classic Bollywood style shirt, Texan jeans and shoes. That's right, that's the Bengali-style beach attire.
We visit the Aggameda Khyang Buddhist monastery. To get there we pass through the non-tourist area of the city, the other side of Cox's Bazar. As soon as we approach the door of the monastery, the caretaker of the place is very enthusiastic and begins to guide us. In the temple live many Burmese refugees who escaped the dictatorship of their country.
On the way back we passed through the lively market of vegetables, chicken and fish. Here once again we met with the happy reception of the people who asked us to photograph them. Another market in the city is of dry fish. It is quite smaller than the previous one, but much more smelly.
The beach closest to the hotel is not as busy as others, making the attention received is not as much as we expected.
Bangladesh has me in love! And not precisely because of its green landscape, its repetitive food or its few monuments. In reality, Bangladesh does not have much appeal in that sense, although it does not stop being worthwhile. But the real treasure of this country is its people, the one that never ceases to amaze me for how kind they can become.
Day 9 - Comilla
We said goodbye to the hotel staff, who asked us to take a picture and we go on a rickshaw to the place where the buses leave for Chittagong. We take the next one to leave for 5 hours of travel.
When we arrived in the city of Chittagong it was very difficult for us to find a rickshaw that would take us to the center. Seeing our situation, a policeman comes to talk to us. As always when we try to ask something, first we have to answer the classic questions. When he finally lets us talk we explain what was happening, asking him if he could act as an intermediary between us and a driver so that he would charge us the fair price. As his shift was over, he said that he would come with us, and on the way he invited us to have lunch at his house.
Surely in another country we would not have accepted this type of invitation, except coming from a policeman, but here we can see the good intentions of the people. After lunch he accompanied us in rickshaw to the station.
We travel by train to Comilla. The first class does not have anything special. The seats are comfortable with a shared table with another seat located opposite. After a while, the others try to speak to us and the main theme is religion, the one they like so much. But this time we did not give the answer that we usually gave so as not to cause a commotion and we tried to explain that we do not want to talk about religion. They commented among themselves. They laughed and returned on the same subject several times, believing we had misunderstood.
After assimilating the event they continued with other topics such as marriage, customs, and food. Despite not being able to believe most of our sincere answers, at no time was anyone taking it wrong. Everyone laughed and commented. And so the trip was spent.
Upon arrival in Comilla, we take the rickshaw from the station to the hotel. The rickshaws give color to the streets. We leave things and
At night, trying to sleep, an intense smell complicates our sleep. We tried to ignore it, but each time it became stronger. We turn on the light and look for the room where the smell originates. We find a mouse in a state of putrefaction under the bed. We go to the reception and explain the situation. They come to clean the room. They take out with a small stick and throw it in the corridor.
Day 10 - Sreemangal
And now, we head north to discover Sreemangal, a green area of Maulvibazar District, in Sylhet Division. To get to the green lands of the country, we take the train. As usual, we cause small gatherings on the docks because passers-by tend to stop on our way.
At the Station, we have several guardian angels. Men who come to announce that they will help us find our train, who want to carry our bag or just wish us a good trip. nd then, there are many street children who play on the rails, have fun riding on the roof of trains or other activities very suitable for their age.
I always have four or five pairs of eyes on me, on the platform or on the train. Through the window the show is hardly believable. There is life on the rails! We pass the route to respond to the smiles and questions of other passengers. Street vendors get on the train to sell hot tea and peanuts.
During the trip, there is always someone to talk to me. When I smoke a cigarette at the door, I attract all eyes and causes many reflections, astonished and amused but benevolent. And the further we go, the more we discover a green and promising landscape towards the plantations of Srimangal.
Once there, we find a tuk-tuk to take us to our cottage, booked the day before by phone. When we arrive on the scene, we are warmly welcomed by a young man. And we are delighted to see that we have a braided bamboo hut, by a stream and in the middle of a tropical garden, along a rather peaceful road. I do not I have no picture.
We ride our bicycles to cycle on the surrounding trails, after swallowing chapatis with spicy vegetables for lunch. We cross fields of tea, pineapple and banana plantations. We walk full on a postcard, rice fields and hills as far as the eye can see. We pass in front of several factories of tea and have the right to many explanations on the part of the workers.
We cross several small villages where we receive an extraordinary welcome, as always in the country. We are invited and questioned by many people and receive smiles from everyone who crosses our path. We also borrow rare desert trails. The children of the villages run behind our bike. We slow down and they eventually catch up with us. But as soon as we leave, they resume their race!
To end the day, our friend who works as a guide for our cottage, offers us a small outing on Lake Madhabpur, to observe the traditional fishermen. We board a canoe just before the sun goes down. We approach the fishermen and watch them silently install their nets. We are welcomed with open arms, literally, by the fishermen of the lake.
And then, we see the lake gradually change color with the sunset. We remain a moment to see the lake and its fishermen in a semi-darkness before wishing them good night.
Day 11 - Lawachara National Park
Our host offers a day of walks at his side. Our tuk-tuk takes us to the rainforests of Lawachara National Park. We quickly find ourselves between creepers and giant bamboos in the jungle where live many species of colorful spiders. And since I wear flip flops, my feet are quickly covered with leeches! We remove them delicately.
We walk two hours in the lush nature. We still meet spiders but also some families of monkeys and wonderful butterflies. We enter Punje, a tribal village. In the middle of banana trees, areca trees, guavas or giant pomelos, the atmosphere pleases me. The tribe living here is called Lawachara Khasia.
Life is beautiful to watch. The batik that dry in the sun and the bright paintings on the walls giving wonderful colors to the place. We meet some villagers who go about their business while others sit in the shade. We meet a woman who modestly tells me to be the first female guide of the country.
Then, we pass a house in which two women work who invite me to try their weaving machine. It's super hard. I'm so bad that women laugh at me! At night, we invite ourselves to this beautiful fish market in the Kamalganj region but I lost the exact name of the place. There is fresh fish but mostly dried. But also fruits, vegetables and condiments. Our presence intrigues sellers.
We spent only one hour walking in Srimangal. The city itself is rather small and colorful. The rickshaw explodes in the streets. The electric wires get tangled up everywhere and the sun warms the corrugated iron constructions. We eat nans and a delicious shish kebab.
Before leaving Srimangal, we take a break at a tea cabin, the presumed inventor of seven-color tea! It is a hot drink known in Bangladesh because it has the distinction of having seven layers, each with a different dose of sugar and spices. Above all it was so sweet that I had a hard time appreciating. But the atmosphere was good. At 7:00 the bus leaves via Dhaka. The trip was like in so many other occasions that we used this medium in the region. Even though we did not see the route, the heart was paralyzed more than once. The unbridled honking helps to exaggerate the situation. Added to that the speed and maneuvers at times are those of an F-1 race.
Day 12 - Paharpur
To stay with a sweet memory of Bangladesh, we give ourselves a bellyful of scrumptious shondesh and mishti doi in breakfast.
Obviously, when we arrived in Paharpur after passing Bogra we did not find the archaeological site so easily, but we would have to take a third transport. After negotiations with the cycles, we agree with one of them to take us. When we were on the way we see the ruins, but it's still long to leave us at the door of a museum. We try to explain that our intention is to visit the ruins, since later, if we have time, we would go to the museum.
Seeming to have understood leads us back to the place of departure. We tried to explain once again that we wanted to go to the ruins, making clear gestures (or at least clear to us), but there is no way to make us understand. The weather becomes tense and the driver starts to get angry. We try to calm the mood until a kid comes out of a tourist car to help us.
We explain where we want to go. He asks his driver and he shows him the way. The driver follows the indicated path, but each time we moved farther, we do not know where he wanted to take us, but surely not to the ruins. The driver refused to take us until someone could explain that the entrance to the ruins was for that museum that we had gone in the first instance. So we go back to the museum.
The entrance to the Paharpur ruins is quite expensive for Bangladesh prices. During our visit, the driver did not take off, just in case we were not in the place we wanted again.
These ruins are one of the three World Heritage Sites that Bangladesh has, but they are not of great appeal. It was the largest Buddhist monastery to the south of the Himalayas. Its main stupa, Somapuri Vihara, occupied 11 hectares, but only one 20 m dome remained standing. It is believed to contain the remains of holy monks who lived here.
In the museum there are bas-reliefs, ornaments and artifacts of daily use that were found in the excavations. At the end of the route we return to the starting point.
In the end, the ruins were not the great attraction of the day, but the whole ride in public transport, sharing the trip with the astonished looks of the locals, entering the rural Bangladesh with its durian giant trees and the tragicomic situation of the cycle, made the day an unforgettable experience.
From here we take a bus to Jaipurhat abd then to Pargram. Once in Pargram we took a cycle rickshaw from the bus station to our hotel, which as usual tried to charge us more when we arrived. It seems to be the only hotel that accepts tourists within our backpacker budget.
The long journey had consequences on our appetite. We walked down the street until we entered a place tempted by the smell. The place is full. The tempting dish is called Mughlai Paratha and it comes filled with egg and vegetables, accompanied by cucumber, a thick curry and sauce. We followed with exquisite cha and Mishti doi.
We walk through the main streets full of food stalls until we find the internet. After the session, the young man who attends takes several photos with us.
Day 13 - Burimari
We had to decide on whether to India through the border near Malda after passing through Rajshahi or the border near Siliguri after passing through Burimari. At 7:30 we left towards Siliguri by bus. We come down at Burimari Market. We then head to Changrabanda, starting to say goodbye to Bangladesh.
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One of our female fighters, Lamia will be fighting at the 14th Pure Force show in Luton on Sunday 15th July. It will be a K-1 amateur fight at the Liquid and Envy Club.
Even though she's been away from London for a while, Lamia's been working hard at various gyms to sharpen up her technique and start up her fight career, impressively training in Denver, New York and Spain. However, she's choosing to represent Muay Thai Masters Academy and will be wearing our shorts, hopefully, to give her opponent some beautiful head kicks. It's likely to be an explosive night, and Elvis Spahic, a current team-mate of Lamia, will be headlining the event, fighting for the ISKA Intercontinental Belt.
Pistol Pete will be leading our junior warriors, Fester, Tiego and Marcello, over to Nemesis for an interclub. Further details to follow, but these guys are definitely ones to watch.
We had three Muay Thai Master's fighting at this event. First up was Pete fighting at 60kg / C class. He came up against Adrian Crookendale from the Singdayt gym. An opponent who was 6ft.1 compared to Pete's 5ft.6. The first round started with both fighters exchanging punches and kicks. Pete's skill and speed stood out at first until Adrian found away of tying him up in the clinch using a brutal attack of knees to stop Pete's attacks. After that the next three rounds involved Adrian attack Pete in the clinch and Pete using foot work and one or to attacks to keep him at bay. Pete loss the fight on points. More Practice on the clinch Pete! Good fitness!
Next up was David Sa fighting at 90kg / C-Class against Aaron Jameson from the Red Dragons gym. This was a big fight, as David had been personally called out by the Red Dragons. Aaron was a well cut opponent with a strong upper body. David was well trained and well prepared for a hard fight. All five 1.5min rounds were a powerful exchange of hands from Aaron and an explosive combination of hands, legs and knees from David. Aaron managed to catch David's leg a few times throwing him to the ground but David unfazed got back up each time and continued to brake apart his opponent leg with powerful kicks. David won the fight on points. More work on your fakes next time David! Good fight!
Last fight for us on the da y was our Super Heavy Weight Champion Daniel Sam vs the imported Greek Thanadis Michaloulos from the Spyropoulos Muay Thai Management gym. The fight was 3, 3min rounds under K1 rules. Both fight started with a clash of kicks but Daniel left a more lasting impact on his opponent. Thanadis showed his experience using spinning back kicks, low kicks punches and jumping attacks but Daniel was unfazed and used effective footwork to cut off his opponents escape. In the second round Daniel began expressing his power a force hitting Thanadis with punches to the head and tree chopping kicks to the body and the legs. In the third round Daniel asserted his authority smashing up his opponent with more punches to the head and knees to the body. His opponent dropped to the ground 90seconds into the third round with no desire to continue the fight. Turn on the force quicker next time Daniel. Good fight!
To Big, too Strong, too Skillful!
Team photo by Bruce Basudde all other photos by warrior Thomas.
Thomas had put in hard work preparing for the Super Muay Thai Championship event on the 19th June but his opponent dropped two days before the show. At short notice an opportunity came up for him to fight against the heavy handed Colin Wilby at the Semtex Xplosion event on Saturday 18th June. Colin Wilby had a big crowd supporting him at the event and when Thomas came into the ring the hostility was obvious. From the start of the fight both fighters went to war exchanging a heavy array of knock out punches. Thomas shattered his opponent knocking him to the ground three times with a strong combination of punches and knees. 90 seconds into the first round Thomas knocked down his opponent again with a strong left jab winning him the fight. More legs next time Thomas. Good fight, Another big win for the camp!
On the 3rd June 2011 Charlie Leathers defended his IBA British Super Middleweight Boxing Champion belt when came up against Terry Wright at the infamous Circus Tavern. Charlie who trains under the MTMA fight coaches and Muscle limits gym is a champion who always trains hard for every fight and in this fight it showed with a great display of his strength and explosive skill. He knocked out his opponent 60seconds into the first round. Charlie Leathers is still the undisputed IBA British Super Middleweight Boxing Champion.
After a long period of time preparing for a fight David Sa had three opponents pull out of the show a week before the fight. An opportunity then arose for him to take part in the Sunday Brawl held in south London. He accepted the fight at short notice and prepared himself for the challenge. His opponent was a strong and well conditioned fighter from the Banndogs Camp. The fight was held in a MMA styled cage, under K1 rules. David stepped into the cage with a cool head and kept a focused mind under a tremen dous amount of heat and pressure. From the start of the first round both fighters exchanged a fierce barrage of kick, punches, elbows and knees. Two minuets into the first round David knocked down his opponent with a powerful combination of punches. As the fight continued David slipped his challengers solid right hand punch and hit back with a ferocious punch of his own knowing down and out his opponent. David had an explosive fight and brought a great victory back for Muay Thai Masters Academy. Good fight David, well done!
Elvis came up against a formidable fighter from team Tieu Huy Pham. His opponent had good all round techniques and strong legs. Elvis had unfortunately injured his dominant kicking leg during training but he was still game for the fight. The Muay Thai Masters Academy coaches advised him on a strategic tactical plan that would nullify his opponent without relying on his strongest leg. It was a hard and competitive but Elvis proved that he could carry out his game plan against the odds. He won the fight victoriously proving he has the heart of a true champion.
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MOVIE REVIEW: CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (Mae Cruz-Alviar, 2017)
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My notes on Can't Help Falling in Love:
1. I think it was during the public bathroom scene where Dos (Daniel Padilla) was removing the heels of Gab (Kathryn Bernardo), which must have felt so good because she was having a wild orgasm, that I immediately knew I wouldn't like this movie. It was clearly trying too hard to wring out laughs by placing its characters in the most absurd situations. That scene was capped off by strangers entering the room and looking disgusted even if it was completely obvious that nothing kinky was going on (hello, his head wasn't even under her skirt!).
It was a shame really because Daniel and Kathryn were so game all throughout this movie even if the material failed to capitalize on their palpable onscreen chemistry.
2. I had been crowing about Daniel's natural charms (reminiscent of his uncle Robin's) in previous movies so the bigger surprise here for me was Kathryn. Not only did she look so fresh and lovely (a vision in yellow during her grand entrance! radiant in black during the wake!), but she also managed to drop most of her annoying acting tics.
Whatever decongestant she took worked because she didn't sound as oddly nasal as before. She also managed to tone down her pabebe delivery and she was really effective in most of her dramatic scenes (my favorite was her quiet sumbat moment outside the police station; "Nagmahal ka na ba? Minahal ka na ba?"). The only thing left for her to work on would be controlling her eyes because she would resort to unintentionally widening them while speaking (nandidilat for no reason).
Anyway, I just made a mental note to buy Pond's as soon as the stores open today.
3. As a rule, Star Cinema characters should avoid getting drunk in bars because they would always end up in sticky situations (literally and figuratively?) after. I didn't buy the ridiculous premise of these two ending up married after a crazy night of partying (hey, this wasn't Vegas and none of them were Britney; besides, were they carrying all the legal documents that night to get a marriage license issued on the spot?).
None of the succeeding events made a lot of sense as well. I wouldn't recommend this movie to any of my lawyer friends because their eyes might end up rolling out of their sockets in the scenes where Gab interviewed Dos' ex-girlfriends to prove his impotence or Gab pretended to make out with her girl friend in Sogo while Dos took pictures of them as proof of homosexuality (they ended up getting arrested after for supposedly creating a porno, wtf?!).
In one scene, Gab dressed up as a taong grasa because she was supposedly baliw sa pag-ibig and insanity was one of the major grounds for annulment. I guess they were to blame for hiring a lawyer from a firm called Hulog ng Langit. (Terrible, terrible screenplay, I tell you.)
4. Did we really need those cameos of Zanjoe Marudo, Ejay Falcon, and Piolo Pascual? Even a bald Daniel Radcliffe made a surprise appearance. Why create unnecessary distractions on an already messy story?
5. Since there was nothing original in this movie, I wasn't surprised at all that Matteo Guidicelli played the third wheel yet again and that his character (unfortunately named Jason) was villified for being a controlling boyfriend. So basically he loved his girlfriend and supported her for six years even if she only loved him back for security and stability and yet he was the bad guy just for wanting what was best for her. Oh-kay!
Also, they called each other Bud so I guess it was meant to be a friendzone experience right from the start.
6. Of course there would be a reason to go out of town! Destination of choice? Argao, Cebu. A tour of the city's old churches, cliff diving, coral reef diving, motorcycle rides along the cliffside roads, I was surprised they didn't use these instead for the channel's summer station ID.
7. I wish there were more of the small moments that genuinely made me smile (Dos offering a basahan to Gab while she was crying, or Dos distracting Gab with his love notes written on napkins). The scene where Dos was making his huling habilin to his extended family could have easily been milked for laughs and tears, but it just fell short of being great.
I have enjoyed a number of past rom-coms by Direk Mae (Bride for Rent, Everyday I Love You), but she was left with very little to work with here.
8. For every realistically heartfelt line like "Kapag natikman mo pala, nakaka-adik ang umasa", there were even more empty platitudes like "Mas pipiliin ko ang isang bukas na nandun ka, kesa sa isang milyong bukas na wala ka."
Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2: #ForeverIsNotEnough should be required viewing for Star Cinema's writing team. Seriously.
9. I think I developed an acute case of tinnitus when Gab serenaded Dos with her own version of Panalangin. And that was minutes before his critical brain surgery. Pigain nyo na lang ang apdo ko, but take that portable Magic Sing away from her!!
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Stories from Thursday, September 28, 2000
Natural disasters to mind bending puzzles and more at Science Center of Iowa (Entertainment ~ 09/28/00)
These are all part of the traveling exhibition, "FUNdamental Science, opening Sept. 30. Five different interactive exhibits comprise FUNdamental Science: Animals as Architects, Earthquirks, Light & Color, Brain Teasers, and Make It Move. All five exhibits were produced by the Oregon Museum of Science And Industry in Portland and are funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation...
HOMECOMING ROYALTY (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
They are bottom left to right: Ryan Schultze, Wes Bunjes and Nate Wiese, middle left to right: Jessica Loehr and Natalie Hill and top Danielle Allen. Assisting the candidates are homecoming attendants, sitting left to right: Jerrica Miller and Steven Hammer, and kneeling left to right: Heath Glienke and Brooke Ryherd and Brad Bunjes and Molly Schroeder...
Cyclone JV defeats Pomeroy-Palmer (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Through the air the Cyclones were led by quarterback Jamie Hammer who threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns. On the receiving end, Tyler Droegmiller accumulated 55 yards (including both touchdowns) while Tyler Millard hauled in 51 yards worth of receptions...
Pancake breakfast to be held in Alta (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Serving will be from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. The cost will be $10 for a family, $3.50 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Alta-Aurelia DARE Program...
Make plans now to attend Pumpkin Hollow 2000 (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Each weekend in October (Oct. 7 and 8; 14 and 15; 21 and 22; and 28 and 29) the group will be offering a good old-fashioned family hayride, followed by the ever-exciting task of selecting your very own pumpkin from the large selection which is available...
"Lights out on the Knights" (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
~Alta Homecoming 2000 as photographed by Ashley Schable. Look for more pictures in the September 28 Pilot Tribune Alta section.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Editorial ~ 09/28/00)
Every Sunday since April, and for the past several years, the Midwest Soccer League has scheduled games for adult Hispanic men from Northwest Iowa. This year the league included new teams from Fort Dodge, and our team from Humboldt. I know all of the players from Humboldt have looked forward to every Sunday as the day of the week when we can shake off the work week and enjoy 'the beautiful game.'...
Dinners are interrupted, family time is shortened, study times are provided with a distraction, and precious sleep time is put on hold while telemarketers try to sell their wares. In this day of instant everything, we must expect that sales will be attempted by the most expedient route. The telephone is one of those-faster than sending them to your door-routes. As our technology advances, our laws must be written to ensure our homes remain our castles...
GUEST EDITORIAL: It's not the getting, it's the dreaming... (Editorial ~ 09/28/00)
The catalog was passed back and forth between the children like a sacred talisman. We circled the items that caught our fancy, putting an initial beside them. Then, we pared down the list, knowing that Santa had only a limited amount of space on that sleigh of his...
One of Senior Center founders passes away at age 102 (Community News ~ 09/28/00)
Edna Luft, who along with her late husband John Luft was instrumental in founding the Senior Citizens Center in Storm Lake, passed away Friday in Yankton, S.D., where she has has lived since 1997. She was born in Lake View in 1898, and the family farmed in the area for many years before moving into Storm Lake. ...
Cross cultural understanding program set for Storm Lake (Community News ~ 09/28/00)
Come and share in an evening of open discussion designed to foster deeper understanding of your own culture and others. As language and culture are intertwined, the way people express themselves reflects their own culturally-formed attitudes, values and beliefs...
Fall Arts Festival to be held at Witter (Community News ~ 09/28/00)
Quality art such as oil paintings, pottery, prints, bronze sculpture, photography, jewelry, antler art/sculpture, pencil drawings, watercolor paintings and more will all be for sale. There will also be entertainment and a bake sale, a raffle for artwork by market artists and lunch available for sale from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m...
Deiber retires from Municipal Utilities (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Deiber has been in the electrical business for 37 years, 28 of those years have been spent in Alta. "I'm just ready to do something totally different and to just have that option," Deiber said. "I plan to continue farming my 160 acres and intend to relax and travel a little bit."...
Altatec cable TV service boots up (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
The Altatec cable service is the first service being offered and will be used to test the rest of the system with. The cable TV lineup has been decided with those interested able to sign-up now at the Municipal Utilities Building. Cable has been plowed to all the homes as the whole system will be used one day to read electric and water meters. Each home is receiving a 6" X 8" ADC box where the data will go into for the selected services...
'Beating a dead horse' (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
While knowing that the project will not stop, many local residents are beginning to feel that the DNR does not have the policing authority they wish it did. As one woman said at a Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors discussion on the topic this week, since the DNR must act within state law, attempting to contest the DNR's decision "is like beating a dead horse."...
WATCH YOUR STEP (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
The $9 million project will use new architectural elements to unite the massive new recreation facility with a renovated fieldhouse. Construction is ahead of schedule, thanks to the good building weather throughout the summer...
Rembrandt child killed in rural road accident (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
The accident occurred on C-25 about three-quarters of a mile west of M-44. According to Buena Vista County Sheriff Chuck Eddy, the boy ran out of a farm driveway, turned west along the shoulder of the road and then ran across the roadway into the path of a vehicle...
Aurelia man to prison for 3 years in gun case (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Senior United States District Judge Donald E. O'Brien sentenced the defendant to three years and ten months imprisonment. A special assessment was also imposed. There is no parole in the federal system. Read the rest of this article in the 9/28 Pilot Tribune...
AN APPETITE FOR HOMECOMING (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Travis Flindt wolfs up his pie as fast as he can while his teammates, Jess Loehr, Megan Brechwald and Justin Walsh cheer him relentlessly on to a victory in the Alta High School Homecoming pie eating contest. The seniors won the event...
SL's Kwikkel takes education issues to Vilsack, White House (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
She has been chosen as one of about 10 selected educators from around the state to meet with Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack Wednesday to privately review his proposals for education-related legislation. The governor wants the input of the educators on his ideas before he finalizes them for presentation to the legislature at the start of the 2001 session. The small group of educators will be the first to see Vilsack's plan...
First Federal holds pork feed for charity (Business ~ 09/28/00)
Buena Vista County Pork Producers grilled pork burgers served with chips, ice cream and a beverage for a $2 or more per plate donation. First Federal's event raised over $1,000, which was donated to the Storm Lake Community Chest to kick-off their annual fund drive...
Hectic harvesting in Alta (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Braunschweig said harvest has started earlier than usual this year because of the dry conditions. Beans are two to three weeks early, while the corn is even earlier than that. "The yields have really been better than most farmers thought," Braunschweig said. "There's been 20 percent moisture down to 13 percent and the test weight has been around 58 to 60 pounds."...
Shaklee business leaders rewarded with trip to Miami (Business ~ 09/28/00)
Robert Schults, President and CEO of the Shaklee Companies, was on hand to greet attendees and recognize their achievements. Schults stated, "Congratulations are in order for qualifying for this extraordinary convention. Your sales accomplishments over the past year clearly demonstrate how people can take charge of their lives by building successful home-based businesses."...
Internet selling course to be offered at ICCC (Business ~ 09/28/00)
The course will be held for three consecutive Friday mornings starting Oct. 6. The class will meet from 9 a.m. until noon. The cost for the course is $48. Prepayment is required and class size is limited to six. For class registration or more information, call ICCC Storm Lake at 732-2991...
BV County Soil & Water Conservation District receives honor for program (Business ~ 09/28/00)
Jack Sullivan, chairman of the Conservation Districts of Iowa Education Committee presented the Buena Vista County Soil & Water Conservation District with the state's top education award at the 54th annual conference. There to accept the award were Buena Vista County District Commissioners Dwight Young and Bob Donahoo...
Medicare & BV County (Business ~ 09/28/00)
Medicare is one of the most important federal programs for residents of Buena Vista County. According to information provided by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), 3,838 residents of Buena Vista County, or 19.7 percent of the local population, were enrolled in the Medicare program as of July 1,1998. ...
Larry Meyer (Obituary ~ 09/28/00)
Burial was at Varina Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Reiling, Josh Reiling, Will Reiling, Eric Reiling, Mike Lewey and Jim Buckendahl. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Walker and Jim Bauer. Sliefert Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Meyer and his family were in the process of being transferred to Joplin, Mo., when he passed away on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000...
Edna Luft (Obituary ~ 09/28/00)
Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park in Storm Lake. Sliefert Funeral Home and Kostel Funeral Home of Yankton are in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Luft passed away Friday, Sept. 22, at the Yankton Care Center. Edna was born Feb. 12, 1898, the daughter of John and Ida (Zein) Peper at Lake View. She grew up in the Lake View area and remained there most of her life...
SL tumbles to E-Hawks (High School Sports ~ 09/28/00)
Storm Lake, now 0-4 in the league and 5-10 overall, received 12 attacks from Meredith Stille. Mason and Stille each had two kills. Mary Phiakhamta had nine attacks. Ranae Halder and Phiakhamta each had five serving points, while Jill Parman tallied 40 sets with five assists and Michelle Bowman 23 sets with three assists...
Alta looks for third straight win when it tackles P- (High School Sports ~ 09/28/00)
The Cyclones, who snapped a 21-game losing streak two weeks ago, will celebrate homecoming by entertaining Pomeroy-Palmer Friday night. Alta, which enters the game with a 2-2 mark, will have its hands full with the Knights. "Our priority is to stop the running attack," Alta coach Kevin Hammer said. "They're fourth in our district in rushing. Poppen is a good, physical back and they have some good speed with their two other guys."...
SL renews rivalry with Cherokee (High School Sports ~ 09/28/00)
Last week against B-H/Rock Valley, the Tornado offense was dormant in the first half in falling behind 30-0 before turning explosive and scoring 26 unanswered points, including 20 in the fourth quarter. Storm Lake coach Craig Lyon said it can't be that way against the Braves...
What? Sioux Central, Aurelia meet in unbeaten clash (High School Sports ~ 09/28/00)
"This is what makes football fun," Sioux Central coach Jeff Tiefenthaler said. "You've got two undefeated teams. They'll both do what they can to win and this is what makes coaching fun." "It's just plain fun," Aurelia coach Myron Radke said. "You start to feel pressure, too. Now people are going to expect us to win, which is fun."...
Brink leads best effort of season by SL (High School Sports ~ 09/28/00)
Denison-Schleswig won the team title with 61 points. Storm Lake scored 139 in the 13-team meet. Galva-Holstein placed ninth with 266 points and Schaller-Crestland was 13th with 391. Brandon Ebersole finished 20th for the Tornadoes with a career best time of 18:13. Mike Solem was 31st in a career best 18:46, while Chuck Stark was 33rd in a season best 19:01. Jeff Langner placed 50th in a career best 19:46, Brady North was 56th in a season best 20:16 and Adam Sievers was 57th in a time of 20:18...
Buena Vista golfers finish fifth in own invitational (High School Sports ~ 09/28/00)
Northeast Community College of Nebraska won the meet with a team score of 289 strokes. Buena Vista finished with a 316. The Beavers' No. 2 team finished seventh with a 322 in the 10-team field. Jeff Halverson, the former Sioux Central prep, golfed a 77 for the Beavers, while Mark Weckworth shot an 80 and Greg Anderson and Joe Sturm each carded an 83...
Gerold Huseman (Obituary ~ 09/28/00)
Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta with military rites conducted by V.F.W. Post No. 6172 of Alta. Barker Funeral Home of Alta was in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Huseman passed away Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at the Buena Vista County Hospital in Storm Lake...
CALLIE DIISCHER AND ANDREW WOBBEMA RESCHEDULED (Community News ~ 09/28/00)
The couple and their families would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers throughout Callie's illness and surgeries. They would also like to thank such businesses as Michael Cerizo Photography, The Garden Gate and Rob Hach's Mobile Music for their concern, understanding and cooperation during the postponement...
Audience chooses mystery's solution (Entertainment ~ 09/28/00)
If you haven't got a clue, you should make sure you get one-or at least a ticket to the one when the curtain goes up on this season's opening production of Clue, The Musical, to be presented at Spencer Community Theatre. If you've played the board game, you know that it poses the familiar questions of who dun what, where and with which weapon as it assembles the usual suspects in a manor house. The play does the same and takes the audience along on the journey to find the killer...
Community Ed offers two worldly new series (Entertainment ~ 09/28/00)
You will have the opportunity to come early and help prepare the meal or just come to enjoy the meal and the company. Worldly Adventures will also be held each month. There will be a presentation of overseas travel by someone who has recently returned...
Converse accepts appointment from CASE (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
The CASE Commission on Philanthropy supports the creation and dissemination of knowledge in philanthropy; frames and directs research to examine and evaluate professional practices; and develops and monitors programs and services to ensure that they reflect current knowledge, emerging issues and trends, and the highest ethical and professional standards...
Search is on for Mrs. Buena Vista County (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
The Mrs. Iowa Pageant is a statewide event that honors the state's loveliest married women and sends an Iowa representative to the National Mrs. America competition. According to Tracy Christ Executive Director, "In its 26th year, the Mrs. America Pageant is the major beauty competition dedicated to recognizing the one person who contributes so much to modern family life...America's married woman. ...
Adventure Club set to begin for K-4 students (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Students attending West and North schools will attend Adventure Club at West School and students attending South, East and St. Mary's schools will attend Adventure Club at South School. The first Adventure Club of the year will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants at South will travel to Pistol Pete's Pumpkin Patch and participants at West will bowl at Storm Lake Bowl...
'Lights On After School' activities set for Oct. 11 (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Kindergarten through 8th grade students of Storm Lake Community Schools will be part of this nationwide event recognizing the importance of after school programs in the communities, schools and children's lives. The Elementary Tornado Academy will be serving snacks and drinks in any of the four elementary cafeterias from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. There will be a variety of intriguing programs and fun activities at each site...
PARK BENCH DONATION (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
~The Latta family recently donated a bench to the city park system. Seated are Inez Latta and Karen Salmen. Standing behind, left to right, are Cheryl Sheets, Connie Sievert, Carol Niemand and Ed Latta
MARY KAY SCHULTES AND KILEY TODD UNITED (Community News ~ 09/28/00)
Parents of the couple are Larry and Pat Schultes of Manning and Gail and Nancy Todd of Holstein. Grandparents of the bride are Dorothy Brouillette of Carroll and Loretta Schultes of Templeton. Grandparents of the groom are Don and Nellie Meyer of Sioux Rapids...
SKY HIGH EXPERIMENT (Local News ~ 09/28/00)
Middle schoolers in Storm Lake recently took part in a science experiment in which they created their own hot air balloons with their science instructors, and then measured their flight distance in competition to test their theories...


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We're very excited to announce that thanks to more than 550 guests and supporters, we raised more than $1.7 million for our free cancer support program at our 20th Anniversary Benefit Gala at the Pierre Hotel on November 12, 2015. We were glad to welcome back WABC TV news anchor and ABC News 20/20 correspondent, Bill Ritter as host for the 4th consecutive year and auctioneer C. Hugh Hildesley of Sotheby's, once again entertained the guests with his lively auction rapport. Special guests included Gilda's Club founder, Joanna Bull, Miss USA, Olivia Jordan, and young opera singer, Sara Stevens who regaled guests with her rendition of Ebben. Honorary Co-Chairs included: Joanna Bull, Caroline C. Hirsch, Mandy Patinkin, Emma Stone, Gene Wilder, and Alan and Robin Zweibel. Gala Co-Chairs were Robert J. Easton and Mark J. Alles and Ann Russo served as Dinner Chair.
Dr. Jean-Pierre Bizzari, Executive Vice-President, Clinical Research-Oncology of Celgene Corporation was honored with the Corporate Vision Award and Dr. Steve Harr, CFO & Head of Corporate Development was honored with the Advances in Cancer Research Award. The honorees and their companies are chosen for their significant contributions to improving the quality of life of people touched by cancer. The Red Door Award for Outstanding Service & Dedication was given to Ann and Francis Russo for their commitment, spanning more than 20 years, to Gilda's Club.
Adriane Scott-Norman, a proud member of the NYPD, was scheduled to be the member speaker at the Gala, but due to side effects from her stem cell transplant, she had to be hospitalized but that did not stop her from delivering her moving speech from her hospital room [listen to her speech here]. Ms. Scott- Norman, a stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma patient, came to Gilda's Club seeking support for herself and her children.
Corporate guests and sponsors in attendance included Diamond Benefactor, Celgene; Platinum Benefactors: Joan & Bob Easton and the Goddard Family Foundation; Silver Benefactors: Juno and the Slattery Family Foundation; and Red Door Patrons: Accenture, Eiasi, Rob Faulkner, Johnson & Johnson, and Ann & Francis Russo.
Thank you so much to everyone who made this evening so special and to everyone who has made the past 20 years possible. View the full photo album from the event on our Facebook page!
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require "rails_helper"

RSpec.describe ArticleSubscription do

  context '#send_update' do
    let(:article_subscription) { create(:article_subscription) }

    subject(:send_update) { article_subscription.send_update }

    it 'queues a delayed job' do
      expect { send_update }.to create_delayed_job_with(:SendArticleUpdateJob)
    end
  end

  context "#updated_queued?" do
    let!(:article_subscription) { create(:article_subscription) }

    it "returns true when the article is saved" do
      expect { article_subscription.article.save! }.to change { article_subscription.reload.update_queued? }.to(true)
    end
  end

  context "#existing_queued_update_jobs" do
    let!(:article_subscription) { create(:article_subscription) }
    let(:article) { article_subscription.article }

    subject(:existing_queued_update_jobs) { article_subscription.existing_queued_update_jobs }

    context "with an update already queued" do
      before do
        article.subscriptions.reload
        article.save!
      end

      context "when saving the article again within 5 minutes" do
        subject(:saving) { article.save! }

        it "it replaces the queued job with a new one" do
          expect { saving }.not_to change { existing_queued_update_jobs }
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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Gold Standard Launches New Framework to Accelerate, Track Progress on SDGs
Just weeks after the UN Secretary General released a report detailing sluggish progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), efforts are already underway to bolster support for their widespread adoption. Gold Standard — a standard and certification body established by World Wildlife Fund that works to catalyze action for climate security and sustainable development — has launched the Gold Standard for the Global Goals, a new standard to quantify, certify and maximize the contributions of climate and development interventions toward the Paris Climate Agreement and the SDGs.
Backed by the WWF and international NGOs EcoAct and ClimateCare, the standard will make it easier for businesses, governments and investors to measure, track and report the full range of benefits they have contributed to, while safeguarding organizations against accusations of green-washing.
All new projects certified under the Gold Standard for the Global Goals will be held to a strict set of criteria, which feature rigorous safeguards and independent third-party verification to ensure they deliver real emission reductions. Projects will also be required to contribute to at least three SDGs, including SDG 13 — Climate Action. Ongoing engagement with local stakeholders also ensures projects benefit local environments and communities as much as possible and Gold Standard has also developed protections to ensure gender equality is at the core of every project.
"If we are to keep global warming well below 2oC and meet the Sustainable Development Goals, climate action must be holistic and high-impact, helping the world develop on a sustainable pathway. SDGs are becoming a huge priority for a range public and private sector organizations but accurately measuring and reporting progress has presented a major challenge," said Marion Verles, CEO of Gold Standard.
"Our new standard quantifies and certifies that many additional benefits Gold Standard projects deliver beyond carbon mitigation — for example by providing access to clean energy and water, creating jobs, improving health or protecting natural habitats — providing those who run or fund projects with new opportunities to measure and report their impact."
In addition to incentivizing more ambitious climate action from both public and private sector actors, the Gold Standard for the Global Goals is also expected to open up new funding opportunities for large-scale programs with the intention of scaling up clean technology and sustainable development in cities around the world.
Cities are one of the biggest emitters of C02, responsible for 75 percent of global emissions, yet they receive less than 15 percent of global climate finance. According to the World Bank, only four percent of the largest 500 cities in the developing world are credit worthy in international markets.
The Urban Development module under the new Standard aims to help developers design and implement best practice and projects and quantify and communicate climate and development impacts such as cleaner air and improved health, to attract investment and gain public support.
"As the investment community is increasingly concerned about green-washing or 'SDG washing' through false or exaggerated claims, knowing that both the greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable development outcomes of urban climate change programs have been quantified and scrutinized by third-party auditors makes a jurisdiction more attractive to investors — ultimately helping cities transform from 'business as usual' to sustainable and more prosperous urban environments," said Denise Welch, Director of Research and Technical Initiatives at The R20.
Gold Standard has also announced a new partnership with the UNFCCC Secretariat — which is responsible for delivering the Paris Agreement — to develop a range of methodologies, tools and guidelines to assist companies and governments in setting voluntary sustainability targets and assessing the SDG impacts of their initiatives.
"We're seeing an emerging risk of corporates simply rebranding their CSR efforts to match the SDGs. What WWF would like to see is clear, consistent and comparable performance from one business to another. Gold Standard for the Global Goals provides real metrics and credible methodologies to accurately measure and report on SDG contributions," said Thomas Vellacott, CEO of WWF Switzerland.
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Luxury travel department store Mosafer, located on 57th street between 5th and 6th avenues in Midtown Manhattan, celebrated its Grand Opening Celebration on May 5th. I was there snapping away and taking a look around. If you need some James Bond style travel goods, this is the place. Their suitcases practically foldout into entire apartments. You can charge your phone off of them, carry clothing wrinkle free, not to mention how chic everything is. A little out of my price range (my luggage was all purchased at Primark - go figure) but hey I'm always open to gifts!
There were some fabulous guests in attendance including: DJ Rich Medina, entrepreneur, investor and "Shark Tank" co-star Daymond John and Mosafer Chairman Mr. Ashraf Abu Issa.
Here's Celebrity chef Roblé Ali and Beyoncé's stylist Ty Hunter.
Here's Manuela Fassbender, CEO of Tahaanga Menswear, sporting a gorgeous Issy Miyake coat.
This stunning chap is Martel Francois, a lifestyle consultant based in Manhattan. You need a life make-over? Martel is your man. Check out his website here.
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Thank you for the invite Mosafer!


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Q: How to use pointer to acces a struct on C I am trying to acces my struct with pointer but I can't, I think there is something wrong with my syntax. Here my syntax
#include<stdio.h>
#include "str.h"
void main()
{
    typedef struct t_matakuliah t_mata_kuliah;
    t_mata_kuliah mk_mhs2;
    t_mata_kuliah *p_mk = mk_mhs2;
    p_mk->kode_mk;
    p_mk->nama_mk;
    p_mk->sks;
    printf("%s\n", p_mk->kode_mk);
    printf("%s\n", p_mk->nama_mk);
    printf("%d\n", p_mk->sks);
}

But if I use dot operator to acces it, it works.
this is my struct
struct t_matakuliah{
    char kode_mk[10], nama_mk[50];
    int sks;
};

A: Recall that pointers point to the address of something.But here
t_mata_kuliah *p_mk = mk_mhs2;

you assign the pointer p_mk to  mk_mhs2 instead of the address of it. To get the address of it,simply add an ampesand before mk_mhs2 so that it looks like this:
t_mata_kuliah *p_mk = &mk_mhs2;

Arrays cannot be assigned,i.e, they are not assignable. As for char arrays,you can use strcpy to copy a string to the array. For example

strcpy(p_mk->kode_mk, "String");
strcpy(p_mk->nana_mk, "SecondString");

A: t_mata_kuliah *p_mk = mk_mhs2;
In this line you have to assign the address to that pointer variable.  Give the code like this.
t_mata_kuliah *p_mk = &mk_mhs2;
It will work.

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The Festival d'Automne à Paris (Paris Autumn Festival) is a festival of contemporary arts held every year, from September to December, This year, the program features 22 works in theater, 14 in dance, 12 in music along with various events in the visual arts, film, etc.
On the theater program, Swiss director Christoph Marthaler renowned for his distinctive music theater presents his latest work, Letzte Tage. Ein Vorabend; Claude Regy presents an adaptation of the novel La Barque le soir by the representative Norwegian author Tarjei Vesaas; French director Philippe Quesne presents Swamp Club, in which he creates a strange art center in a fictional world; and Théâtre du Soleil presents a work dealing with the tragic Cambodian civil war titled L'Histoire terrible mais inachevée de Norodom Sihanouk, roi du Cambodge, among other works.
On the dance program, French choreographer Jérôme Bel presents works with actors with disabilities in a production titled Disabled Theater; Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Boris Charmatz present their work based on Bach's Partita no 2.; there are two presentations of works by Trisha Brown from the late 1980s and '90s; from Brazil, Lia Rodrigues presents Pindorama; and Bruno Beltrão performs CRACKz.
The program this time also includes a Robert Wilson feature with Wilson himself directing the musical style play Peter Pan and Mikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe perform The Old Woman. And at the invitation of the Louvre Museum, an installation titled Living Rooms replicating Wilson's own living and working spaces is created in one of the museum's rooms and a rich program of performances, debates and screenings prolongs the exhibit. Another program focus is on South Africa, featuring three dance pieces including Robyn Orlin's In a world full of butterflies, it takes balls to be a caterpillar… some thoughts on falling…, and Brett Bailey directs House of the Holy Afro combining street dance, gospel and shamanic ritual, along with other works.
From Japan, photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto himself directs a Bunraku puppet theater performance of Double suicide à Sonezaki, while director Toshiki Okada and his company chelfitsch perform two works in Ground and Floor and Current Location. Also, Daisuke Miura and his company potudo-ru perform Le Tourbillon de l'amour.
The Festival d'Automne à Paris is festival of contemporary arts is held each year in Paris from September to December since 1972. It was established by Michel Guy, who later became France's Minister of Culture, with the aim of breathing new life into the performing arts world. The festival is a non-profit organization and operates with the backing and support of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, the Paris City Council, the Regional Council of Greater Paris, plus donations by friends and sponsors. As an urban festival having no theater facility of its own, it operated though tie-ups with various theaters around the city, proving programs that fit each theater's distinct audience to ensure the mutual benefit of the festival and the theaters. In addition to inviting works for French premieres and commissioning new works, the Festival works in collaboration with arts organizations in Europe and North America to present works that stand as references, involving approaches of an experimental nature and seeks to nurture new talent. Inviting important works from non-European parts of the world is another pillar of the Festival's program. Following Michel Guy (1972-90), Alain Crombecque became the Director of the Festival (1992-2009), and Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota became the director from 2012.


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May 10, 2016 Book Reviews
Book Review: Shadows in the Vineyard by Maximillian Potter
Review By Camille Berry
Domaine Romanée-Conti's wines are perhaps the most famous in the world, and amongst the most expensive. The highly allocated bottles are reasonably scarce and cause a craze among collectors, particularly when it comes to bottles of the wine made from the Romanée-Conti vineyard itself. It is hallowed ground for Burgundy lovers and oenophiles the world over. A stone cross – a relic from the vineyard's days in the hands of monks, marks the site – seems to watch over Romanée-Conti like a silent sentinel. Perhaps due to the vineyard's renown, it became the target of a sinister extortion plot.
Shadows in the Vineyard: The Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Vineyard grew out of a story Maximillian Potter wrote for Vanity Fair and tells how, in 2010, DRC winemaker Aubert de Villaine received a series of ransom letters demanding 1 million euros in order to prevent the poisoning of the domaine's eponymous vineyard. Although initially no one on the management team at DRC believed that anyone could have the audacity to carry out such a threat, they quickly realized the repercussions to ignoring the letters when two vines turned up dead. Immediately the police became involved, but great strides were taken to keep the affair quiet.
The book presents an insightful look at the history of the legendary grand cru and the people most closely associated with it, interwoven with the circumstances of a rather curious crime. Potter delves into the history of the Romanée-Conti cru, covering its planting by Cicstercian monks in the Middle Ages; through the battle between Louis-Francois (the Bourbon royal and Prince of Conti who would lend his name to the vineyard), and the larger-than-life figure Madame Pompadour for ownership of the site. He goes on to describe its post-French Revolution fate, and how this idyllic piece of land ended up in the de Villaine family. Potter takes great pains to highlight the fact that Romanée-Conti is more than just a vineyard: it is, like the rest of Burgundy and the wine it produces, an integral part of France's cultural fabric.
The development of the crime story itself – "1 million euros or the vineyard gets it" – executed by a small time crook Jacques Soltys, left a bit to be desired. With so much focus on the anguish it caused de Villaine and his colleagues, you would expect more chapters to be dedicated to Soltys and his plot. Extorting money by threatening to poison vineyards is an uncommon crime, and certainly no one had ever targeted such a high profile estate before. This is the one major drawback in this book – it falls short of being a truly engaging as a true crime story – which is a bit surprising given Potter's experience as a crime reporter.
That said, in spite of not feeling exactly like a true crime novel, Potter uses highly descriptive, evocative prose that allows the reader to slip into the story with ease. You forget that only a few years ago someone actually planned to destroy Romanée-Conti, and that Potter's characters are or were real people. His admiration for de Villaine and his property are apparent in his effusive praise, which at times flirts with being excessive. More than anything, the book is a lovely ode to Burgundy as a whole and to DRC specifically, composed by a man who utterly fell in love with the region. Potter tells the history of the vineyard up to the present through its people and that in of itself, makes for excellent reading.
Shadows makes for a quick, enjoyable and interesting read, with overall solid storytelling. Burgundy lovers will particularly enjoy it, as will anyone with an interest in French history. Although he could have spent more time covering Soltys, Potter uses his wonderful narrative skills to paint a vivid picture of life around the Romanée-Conti vineyard, its origins, the love and awe it inspires, and its importance as a cultural emblem of France. Rather than being just another wine book, Shadows marries together various aspects that make wine such a fascinating subject – history, science, people and a spark of the divine, in a way that is accessible to anyone and everyone who likes a great story.
Maximillian Potter Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine, Twelve 2015, $13.00 (Paperback).
Camille Berry is a sommelier, writer and editor based in San Francisco. A Certified Sommelier and Certified Specialist of Wine, Camille's writing has been featured in publications both locally and abroad. She has participated in TopNewSomm two years in a row, spoken on discussion panels, and helped create dynamic beverage programs on both coasts. Her website may be found at www.camillefberry.com.