Wednesday, 2nd of March 2011.

At 10.00 another lesson of meditation.

This time it was focused on the third chakra, to release stress, fear, anxiety.

Every time after the meditation lesson, even though I know I still did not get the hang of it, I feel super, good, relaxed. Walking back to Lakeside it was nice to hear Nepali people in their shops make comments: you look happy, but hey of course you are happy, you are in Nepal! Well, did he got that right!

Why can't everybody where ever they are just be so friendly and wish each other simply a nice day? The people here in Nepal also have loads of worries, everything becomes more expensive but the income is not becoming more. Life gets harder and harder on them, but still they always smile, greet you from the heart, wishing you well.

As usual I went to the roof terrace of Perky Beans and there I met two English ladies: Janet and Amanda. After talking a bit, they wanted to book a massage, so I took them to Om Family.

After that Janet asked me where I bought my trouser, so I took them to a little shop with clothes around the corner, not on the main street where everything (logically) is more expensive.

It was funny to see them going through the whole store. I think Janet tried almost everything on that was there in the shop, building a nice pile of 'yes' items. Every time she said: well, that's it than for me. I stop buying.

But, oh, what do I see here? That's a nice one, let me try it on.

About 1 1/2 hours later she built up a pile of 14 items, and also Amanda made her pick. Amazing how good the tailors are here. Amanda liked one trouser very much, but it was too baggy. No problem, the shop owner said, we can change that and gave the trouser to the man behind the sowing machine. Without even measuring, he put the scissors in the trouser, stitched it all back together and .... it fitted perfectly!!! Just by the eye! Amazing.

It was very sweet of Janet: while waiting and watching the girls trying on many items, I tried on one black long skirt with embroided flowers on it. It was not too much real Nepali-style, I could wear this skirt also in Italy in the evenings, so I thought I would buy that skirt.

But then Janet said that she was going to buy it for me, as a thank you for helping them out. That was ever so sweet of her.

I had to rush off for yet another massage and we said we were going to have dinner together that evening at Tea time.

This time Anita gave me a shiatsu massage on my back, still more tension had to get out, and a Hara massage. In 2008 I did the course for a Hara massage, it is concentrated around your belly and it made me feel good. A lot of noises again coming from my belly and stomach. I recognized the movements she did from the time I learned this technique.

After this spoiling treatment again I went to H.E. for a coffee and there I decided to take a taxi up to the house of the children to say goodbye. Sonny, one of the men at H.E., was sitting in the taxi, talking to the driver and I asked him if he wanted to join us. So he did.

Arriving at the house the children were already back home from school and spread all over the house. Some in the study room downstairs, some upstairs, some playing on the roof and others again playing on the field in front of the house.

I sat a little with Sudeep, later with Monica, Puja and Alina, who asked me to write something in her forever friend book and after my tea I decided it was time to go. No more hanging around, reason why I also asked the taxidriver to wait for us and not to leave and come back.

Thak took me to the office where he gave me a T-shirt of Children Welfare Association. Okay, it was a big size but it will do nicely as a sleeping t-shirt and Gongka came in with bracelets in her hand.

As the time before the bracelets would just not go over my hand, she left and came back with bigger ones. Still it was a hard job to get them over my hand, but this time without bleeding she finally succeeded.

Kamal came in and gave me a beautiful drawing of a bird, little Sofia (she is not so little anymore, but will also be my little Sofia) came in to give me a card and then I picked up my bag and went outside.

Almost all the kids were now playing volleyball and I just shouted bye bye, see you soon and walked up to the taxi waiting for us. Bimal came to me for a big hug, Sofia gave me a big hug and Mongol came to me with flowers in his hands. By that time it was getting tricky to keep my eyes dry, so quick in the taxi and off we went.

Back at H.E. another strong coffee and then I had to go to my room to get changed for dinner.

First at 19.00 I had one more session with Sagar, teaching me the Om meditation and then I was just in time at Tea time to meet up with Janet and Amanda.

We were sitting front row to watch the people putting the sugarcanes in a big fire at the big tree in the center of Lakeside and smashing them on the floor with a big bang.

We had a nice dinner together. Tomorrow morning the girls are going to Chitwan for a few days. For a moment it went through my mind whether I should go along with them, but then I decided to stick to my original plan.

Around 22.00 I was back in my room after another wonderful day.

Strange enough I could not sleep, I was dozing off a little, but was feeling very uncomfortable. At one point it was like it felt like bad spirits or something bad was in my room, so around 3.00 I got up and went to sit outside a little bit. A beautiful clear night with millions of stars! I can't imagine that I have ever seen so many stars in the sky. Feeling a lot better after sitting outside watching the stars for a while I went back to bed and luckily had a undisturbed sleep.

Probably because of all the meditations and massages 'old' feelings and thoughts were making their way out of my mind and my body, reason why I felt those 'bad' vibes before, but still strange because it has been a wonderful beautiful day.