TRIBUTE TO SHANNON WENGER a friend who passed away on Tuesday after a battle with cancer, surgery, chemo, etc. with hope of recovery and a turn for the worse on Saturday.
SHANNON was a fun-loving person. It was a pleasure to have made her acquaintance many years ago in Canada when she was a teenager. Our families had many good times together. She had a zest for life that was contagious. She will greatly be missed by friends and family. My sympathy goes out to the family.
Marland
HALIM’S FATHER reminds me of my Grandfathers with the white beard. Maybe I enjoy foreign travel because of my Grandfathers’ influence. My paternal Grandfather traveled to Europe on the “Queen Elizabeth” to visit the land where his ancestors came from. My maternal Grandfather traveled to Germany on a cattleboat, which was delivering a heifer he had donated to the post-war rebuilding efforts.
MOHAMMADPUR FRIEND’S CLUB GOALIE explaining something at half-time.
LAUNDRY ON ROOFTOP of a Party Place at the end of our street (where they host wedding receptions, parties, etc.).
MOHAMMADPUR FRIENDS CLUB, the team I sponsored for a tournament. They lost last night in the semi-finals.
RAIN OR SHINE the kerosene still needs to be delivered.
BORKHA-clad lady I met while wading the water West of Mohammadia Housing after a monsoon downpour.
SAND put on corner of football field to cover the grass. I guess it costs less than mowing. For many building sites this is the way all the sand is carried to the cement mixer.
RIDING FAMILY-STYLE
A typical scene here in Dhaka.
REFRESHING DRINKS for my grandsons. I just returned from a local store with a bag of Diet Pepsi and water. Ricky, the awesome Remian Raider’s goalie wonders if he could have a drink. I was more than glad to share with him. My grandsons and I spent almost five at this football tournament in Banani. They had a great time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANTOSHI KHAREL, my Nepali daughter!!! Hope you had a very special day. We got to know Santoshi, who worked in the office that arranged our six-day trekking experience in the Annapurna Range.
CHICKEN ON THE HOOF so to speak! If you want a great chicken curry here is one way to purchase it. I usually go to the market and tell them how many I want. They weigh them live charge me 110 taka/kg (72 cents/lb). Typically each chicken weighs 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs). Then they put it into a mechanical plucker, take out the innards, put everything in a bag (except the guts and feathers!) and I take it home. The one day the electricity was off so they skinned them instead of plucking the feathers.
The Camerist's Collection 