The Gentleman Friend enjoyed the temple stay more than I did, but largely because I have little affinity to anything meditative or spiritual. We had a small room, unfurnished, with a blanket on the floor to sleep on, and had surprisingly comfortable nights. As seems to be universal in South Korea the shower was spectacularly […]
Today
Today is my mother’s birthday. Had she lived she would have been 59. It’s always a difficult day, more so than her deathday.
Gwangju
Arrived in Gwangju yesterday afternoon. A pleasant city, which presents itself as a city of art and design. There is an ‘art street’ which had a series of small shops, many with genuinely nice ceramics and paper work, a few galleries with average but not terrible stuff. There is an art centre which appears to […]
Hanok day
A purposely quiet day in Jeonju, starting late with a stroll down to the Nambu market to have rice soup with bean sprouts for breakfast. Mistakenly had a beef tripe soup instead but this turned out to be for the best as it was quite mild and wholesome feeling. Then strolling about the centre of […]
Jeonju
Arrived here a few hours ago after some days in Seoul which were overshadowed by the news that my grandmother was seriously ill. For a couple of days I was planning to return to Lahore, leaving the Gentleman Friend partway through a trip meant to help him recover after the events of the past months, […]
In KL
Well here I am. I arrived yesterday after a surprisingly comfortable flight, with a bulkhead seat by the window so I zoned out/ napped/ dozed/ neither slept nor woke throughout. I wisely didn’t eat anything: PIA’s food has become foul in recent years. I wish they’d stick with their much beloved biryani and Shezan style […]
Korea
Korea planning turns out to be quite difficult. Fortunately Hangul turns out to be very easy, though it’s hard to keep track of the very simple — characters? Letters? Much of it will have to be done tomorrow as I am currently locked out of some of my accounts. Leaving for Malaysia tonight.
Tender
Filled out my first tender this morning. Let’s see how it goes. It’s with an organisation I have worked with for a long time, so it’s hardly a test of my tendering skills, but it’s still the first I’ve done this since filling tenders for government contracts for my parents when I was a child. […]
Aneurysm
Nearly had one today when I finally got hold of the accountant and it turned out he hadn’t done what he was supposed to during the fortnight I was away because it slipped his mind. Never mind that his previous forgetfulness has led to a penalty imposed on me which I am trying to get […]
In Lahore
I had my first bit of jewellery made today, so now I can feel like a proper Pakistani adult woman I daresay. I’m not entirely happy with it, and suspect I’ll have it remade at some time. It is stitched together of scraps. The centrepiece is a gold bead that my father found on our […]