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Curfew, part deux

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

Our neighbor came over to borrow some movies since we all are forced to remain off the streets for the whole damn day. http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2006/apr/apr08/news01.php

It’s after 10:45 a.m. and there are still people hanging around outside, so I guess it’s not a shoot-on-site kind of curfew. I’m a little confused. I went across the way to buy some chocolate candy bars before 10 o’clock and there are a lot of people out and acting cool, not too much in a hurry to go home before the curfew starts.

Its day three of the four day bandh (mandatory shut-down). The monarchist government called the curfew so that the SPA, could not have their protest to foil any Maoist infiltration of the capital city, that went after the cat, that chased the mouse that went into the house that Ram built, (hey, I had to adapt to the appropriate culture).

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It’s the time for Curfew (to the tune of All Cried Out, by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

http://top-lyrics.elizov.com/?song=Lisa_Lisa_-_All_Cried_Out

Woke up this Saturday morning, thought I could go and get some
Breaaaaaakfaaaaast
Thinking of some salmon and eggs for
Bruuuuuuuuuuunch
But the call came so early
A little after niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine
You said there was a curfeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew
Set this place of fire cause I’m tired of these
Inconviences
All I wanted a simple breakfast…..
But the government would not accept it and
Called a curfew from ten til eleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
(at niiiiiight)
And nowwwwwwww….we are all left confused
Now it’s the
Time
For……(beat)
CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURFEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo

It’s yer bandth day….

Thursday, April 6th, 2006
Go ‘head, go ‘head, it’s a bandh-day it’s a bandh day! Well, here we are another four day bandh called by the SPA, which of course means, Seven Parties Association, as in the seven political groups of ... [Continue reading this entry]

Indigo Evolution, Part Deux

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006
sighhhhhh I spent the latter part of the afternoon making flyers and posting them in key places around Kathmandu. I made 50 black and white copies of the poster that has our information on it, the Spiritual Cinema ... [Continue reading this entry]

Mobile phone lines CUT!

Thursday, January 19th, 2006
Well, there is a lot less people out and about today, this being the eve of a huge demonstration rally. There has been curfews since the attacks on Kathmandu's police stations (on the perimeter of the city), first it ... [Continue reading this entry]