The Russian explorer Nikolay Przhevalsky in 1878 described Lhasa as the Rome of Asia We know that since time immemorial, an unending stream of pilgrims, mendicant and merchants flocked to that city particularly in the period of the New Year and the Monlam festival.

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Saturday, March 30, 2013. He gave me a hand,. Now you see the walk of a woman. Who is trotting towards the ocean. And will extend her hand. Between me and the truth. That rides on a fantasy. We may squeeze a shy giggle here. Is sometimes fantasy becoming real. You are my fairy tale. Tuesday, February 5, 2013. 8220;Sungta Lemo so, oh. Lhasa norbuling la, norbu mindu mala sung.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015. A man stopped me just as I getting into the lobby and said, excuse me but are you the Tibetan translator? In the end though, sadly, that was not the piece I wrote. Instead I wrote this short undercooked piece. Translation was the great legitimizer. And sure, the im.

Perhaps writing is not meant to be indignant. It is an act of catharsis, to make sense of the inherent confusion revolving around the ever-important purpose of this life that was given to us. But, between those lines of ambiguity, we make attempts at the act of self discovery. A conversation with self, an honest one at that. It necessarily is not coherent. But, I am digressing. Considering that, I should like to believe that I am normal. Reflecting on the mediocrity of life is annoyin.