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Fusion
Antonovs of The Unicorns
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The Antonovs of the 3rd Transport Squadron of the BAF were already doing their practice touch-and-go's when I arrived at the airport. Antonov An-32 is a direct decendent of the An-24s that have been in service all over the world for over 45 years. Re-engined and given higher mounting engine nacelles the An-32s began re...placing the aging fleets of the earlier varients starting in the early 80s. Although, old and badly in need of upgrades the Antonovs were very much doing what it was designed to do - easy to maintain, built to withstand harsh weather conditions in the tropics. Over 350 aircraft were manufactured, of them more than 200 remain in service with the armed forces of 19 counties. India remains the biggest user with over 100 operational aircraft out of 125 delivered. Bangladesh Air Force maintains 3 aircrafts in their
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| October 5, 2010 | 4:10 AM |
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Beyond The Veil: Living Among The Bawm Vol 2
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Pictures included in this album were shot during a weeklong journey into the heart of the Bawm territories. The rains were coming to an uneventful end after a relatively dry monsoon, it was the perfect time for harvesting the first Jhum crop. After an overnight stay at Faruk Khua, near Banderban, I was ready to move towards the distant Bawm settlements beyond Roangchari on the other side of the Sangu River.
The Bawm-zo, began settling in the central and South-Eastern part of Bandarban district, in the last sixty years or so after independence from British colonial rule. The placement of the settlements is roughly analogous to the placement of ridges and alternating valleys followed by the course of the Sangu River and its tributaries. Older Bawm settlements - according to accounts by several elderly persons in their 70’s and 80’s - were clustered in an area about 40 kilometers along the Southern edge of Roangchari. It is evident that Bawm settlements close to Ruma, Thanchi and Band...
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| September 25, 2010 | 3:09 AM |
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Beyond The Veil: Living Among The Bawm
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Pictures included in this album were shot during a weeklong journey into the heart of the Bawm territories. The rains were coming to an uneventful end after a relatively dry monsoon, it was the perfect time for harvesting the first Jhum crop. After an overnight stay at Faruk Khua, near Banderban, I was ready to move to...wards the distant Bawm settlements beyond Roangchari on the other side of the Sangu River.
The Bawm-zo, began settling in the central and South-Eastern part of Bandarban district, in the last sixty years or so after independence from British colonial rule. The placement of the settlements is roughly analogous to the placement of ridges and alternating valleys followed by the course of the Sangu River and its tributaries. Older Bawm settlements - according to accounts by several elderly persons in their 70’s and 80’s - were clustered in an area about 40 kilometers along the Southern edge of Roangchari. It is evident that Bawm settlements close to Ruma, Thanchi and B...
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| September 22, 2010 | 12:09 PM |
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The End Question - Part 1 -
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I am going to try to unravel a question that’s been haunting me for a while. It’s been about five months since I turned thirty, I believe, it’s just about the right time to be thinking about the prospects that lay ahead. Yet, we cannot define the purpose behind all of it, until we’ve defined the inevitable. Death to me is as real as it gets, five time lucky survivor of malaria, twice recovering from typhoid, and a bout with jaundice. The fact is, death is as pervasive as life itself. We’re all getting old, a few of my friends and relatives are already dead, some are dying. Whichever way you place it, there’s nothing calming about death or the prospect of it, as one of my friends, a geneticist from UCL, put it aptly, whether it’s heart disease, cancer or just old age, the fact that you’re dead means some part of your body malfunctioned catastrophically. I guess you know how it feels when some part of your body does not work as it is supposed to. Whether it’s a minor cut, a mild fever, d...
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The New Year Comes To Chinatown Vol. 2.0
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My second installment to the Chinese New Year diaries. Eating vegetarian food here is quite an experience, the Chinese are not necessarily of the vegetarian stock to begin with. Finding a restaurant is a challenge if you don't know how to read the signs. Signs draped in blue usually points towards vegetarianism and places that serve it. Although, beware, they are seldom Vegan!!! I was a bit cramped for space, sleeping in budget rooms, but that seemed nothing compared to the joy of discovery. My first time in a ethnically Chinese dominated area, and what better place to be, other than in the Singlish speaking Chinatown. No language barriers to break, no hassle with... unfriendly state authorities - if you can manage the accent, la - and endless supply of cheap food. I simply love living
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| February 14, 2010 | 12:02 PM |
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