Story Of My Tattoo

  By Tsering Tenzing Ghale @ Story Of My Tattoo Psycho, somatic addict, insane. Come play my game. Inhale, inhale, you're the victim. Come play my game. Exhale, exhale, exhale. Lyrics: Prodigy - Breathe ¨I was eight who could do nothing. Everyday my father and brother fought for a reason that I did not know of. Who was right, I had no idea? It was more like a war between two insecure men trying to prove one´s strength . It was equal...Like two egos battling....Like two bulls going head to head. All I could do was listen with mouth shut. There was no peace in the house. Like the lyrics say, all I could do was inhale and exhale everything with mouth shut. I was the victim of their ego-war. The neighbors all went insane because of the noise in my house. Sometimes, their ego-war went really physical. It was a bloody mess. The whole situation bothered the neighbors who contacted the police. I watched the mixture faces of the neighbors and the police officers who in

By Tsering Tenzing Ghale @ Story Of My Tattoo Beauty is a cruel mistress, is it not? (From the movie; RocknRolla, Uri) After I had spent more than $250 unnecessarily in two nights I got broke. $250 is a huge amount in Nepal. Most people away from the cities, hardly makes $20 a month. Like Uri said, ¨Beauty is a cruel mistress, is it not?¨ We will talk about the crazy night in Lake City sometime soon in detail. Unable to forgive to my own stupidity, I rang Artist Binay Gurung in Kathmandu. You will have to read my previous stories to know about Artist Binay Gurung. He arranged a meeting with young and dynamic artist Akshay Gurung (Artist at Himalayan Ink, Lakeside, Pokhara) for me. Without wasting another minute, I ran to his studio. We were both confused and nervous at first. I did not know what to say. So to make the confusion easier, I took Artist Binay's name. And everything became easier because Artist Binay had already informed artist Akshay about my arrivals and

¨We serve coffee to our guest. The stronger the coffee the warmer the welcome. We even produce thin coffee from the bark of the trees. These are not used for highly respected guests.¨, shared Timo, former electrician and a professional skydiving camera flyer/instructor. Timo´s father is an electrical entrepreneurs. This made him get involved in the family business. He earned good and enjoyed the work. But, there was more physical work and less creativity. And so in 2013 he quit his job to pursue his license in skydiving. The same year (Summer), he got his license. He did not get the job immediate. When he got it did not last long. In June 2015, he got into a big accident. It nearly took his life. He had many broken body parts; head to toes. It took him three months to recover. He felt like a dead man living. Creative work lover spent 3 months on complete bed rest. During this period, he thought a-lot about his career. He became stronger and bolder. He realized he had been g

¨I landed Kathmandu in the evening. It was really beautiful. I could see the beautiful city with lots of lights like thousands of burning candle in the valley. Thamel was superb. The nightlife was awesome; perfect lights, lots of music, peaceful environment, handsome young boys and girls, and lot going on. However, when I stepped out of my hotel the next day I was turned down. So much crowd and noise. The most stressful things are the horns from the cars, motorcycles and rickshaws. Every step I took forward, there was honking. It was very irritating and stressful.¨, shared Stephan (Polish name Szczepan) a professional carpenter. Stephan currently works in Scotland where he shares an apartment with his good friend Michael. He moved to Scotland when he lost his job in Poland. The manager cut down jobs due to economic crisis. And sadly, Stephan was one of them who had to leave the job. But his friend helped him to get a satisfactory job in the recycle factory. In the factory, he mak

What do you do when you travel to another country? Hike??Trek??? Eat at the western restaurant??? Meet other travelers??? Drink whiskey or beer from the west??? Are you a different traveler? Have you been the unique one??? The crazy one??? The weird one??? The honest one??? The party person??? The entertainer??? The coolest one??? The most playful one??? Have you been??? Today we met for the second time. But he leaves on 13th February to Sweden. The last time it was 2015. We rubbled together and partied together. We ate and drank in the fancy western restaurants….We danced to the western songs…But most of all we enjoyed the gifts of the community. We drank the local alcohol ( Rakshi, Tongba - Tibetan alcohol ) and ate the local food ( Thali - Nepali Khana Set ). We danced like the locals and worked like the locals. And this is the story of Anthon Lindholm (One of the coolest and best buddy I have met in All Hands Volunteers). Anton is from Sweden. Professionally, he is a pain