THIS BENGALI LADY POSED FOR ME as I was returning from a trip to Farmgate on Victory Day to get my glasses adjusted. On 16 Dec 2011 Bangladesh celebrated the 40th anniversary of its victory against Pakistani troops in the 1971 Liberation War.
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AMADER KAJER LOKER PORIBAR! Oops, I better translate. This is our house-helper and her family. (L to R) Shaheen’s son, Sultan, Shaheen (our house-helper), her daughter, Pinky (Sultana), and Shaheen’s Mother
They are standing in the doorway of Shaheen’s one-room dwelling in one of the many Bihari camps in Dhaka. Sultan was dressed up to celebrate the festival, Muharram. The festival commemorates the martyrdom of the prophet Mohammed’s grandson- Hazrat Imam Hussein.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our friends and acquaintances! We trust it will be a good year for you and your families. I received a number of texts, from either the phone company or friends, which I really enjoyed so I will share them with you.
(Happy New Year) Wish you and your family a very happy and prosperous NEW YEAR 2011! – M. Rabbi
Wish you a great, prosperous, healthy, bright, delightful, energetic, terrific, mind blowing & extremely happy new year 2011! – Swapan
*HAPPY NEW YEAR*……. *2011*….. “12 months of Happiness”….. “32 weeks.. FUN”….. “365 Days of success”….. “525,600 minutes of good luck….”31,536,000 seconds joy”… wishing your advance for upcoming”…..HAPPY NEW YEAR— ‘2011’ –
Keep the smile, leave the tear, think of joy, forget the fear…hold the laugh, leave the pain, Be joyous..Happy New Year…Aquib
Drinking a cold drink at the “Coffee Club” coffee shop, in Kuala Lumpur. The shop had just opened the day before!
ALICE READING IN THE EVENING in the relaxing area beneath our lumbung. We stayed at Hotel Lumbung Damuh for the last five nights in Bali, including Christmas Eve and Christmas. It was a very relaxing place, with the background of the waves hitting the shore just 30 yards from our lumbung (Balinese style home on pillars)!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS! We are having a relaxing day here in Bali, Indonesia, reading books, editing photos, taking photos, enjoying good food, etc. Photos were taken at airport in Kuala Lumpur on our way from the U.S. A. to Dhaka in September.
ALICE ENJOYING HER ICED COFFEE and I enjoying a orange/mango smoothie. These photos are basically in realtime! We are at the “Coffee Club” which opened yesterday! A very nice place near what they call “Times Square!”
THESE ARE NEIGHBORS OF OURS. I think the boys are brothers and the girl is their house helper. It was Korbani Eid and they were watching the sacrifice of the cows.
HALIM, ONE OF MY GOOD MUSLIM BENGALI FRIENDS. He was dressed for the prayers on Korbani Eid day. He is one of the 10-20 guys, I play football (soccer) with 5 days a week.
WE HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING MEAL YESTERDAY, prepared by the men.
We had goose, chicken, mashed potatoes, bread, french onion soup, pumpkin pie, apple pie, orange/coffee custard, potato stuffing, chicken gravy, momos, veggies, and okra. Sorry guys, if I missed an item.
Here is a photo of the potato momos I made. I took momo cooking lessons at a cafe in Darjeeling with Austin. Here is a link that a lady put online, who had also taken the lessons there: http://www.ordinaryvegetarian.com/2010/05/tibetan-momos-in-darjeeling.html
HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY to all my American friends. I know my Canadian friends have long ago digested their Thanksgiving meals! I know these aren’t turkeys, but turkeys are expensive in Bangladesh. I think they might cost $70! I haven’t checked lately, and my memory isn’t what it used to be. Hopefully I’m not exaggerating! These are some ducks at Halim’s place. Today us fellows on the team are cooking the meal for the ladies. The menu is a secret, so I won’t disclose it until later! Have a great day!
HERE I AM ON MOHAMMADIA HOUSING’S MAIN ROAD adjusting my lungi before I started helping to skin this cow. I didn’t want the lungi to fall off!
TODAY IN BANGLADESH IT WAS EID-ul-Ajha, which is the Eid in which they sacrifice an animal to in recognition of when Abraham took his son to Mt. Moriah to be sacrificed. Each family decides whether to sacrifice a camel (rarely in Bangladesh), a cow, or a goat. We had 13 cows and 9 goats in our parking garage this morning in prep for this event. We live in an apartment with 32 apartments. Here in a nearby field there are many Bengalis participating in the special prayers before the sacrifices happen.
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