Thatched House

I’m home for Christmas. Today is December 19, 2013. Yesterday, as I was cleaning the house and dusting old books, I found this letter I wrote to my family on November 11, 2004 from Imphal. I was in my final year MBBS and the final university exam (the toughest exam I have ever faced) was fast approaching. It is funny somewhere but here it is, unedited. It is 3:00 in the morning and I haven’t slept yet. A friend passed away at 10:00 pm and we went to condole the family. I couldn’t slip out and come to bed early as I was leading the singing. She had been suffering from Leukemia/blood cancer and there is no cure in our college. Anywhere in the world, chance of complete cure is just one in a million (about). Rukuwe’s mom came to visit him and I thought maybe I’ll send a letter to my family through her. A letter about me. The phone line is not working and even if it’s functioning, I can’t talk for long as I want with everyone of you. I wish to come home for Christmas but I ...

The best time of the year to click pictures at Pfutsero, I think is July. Just focus anywhere and click away. The shots turn into beauties!!! Here are some pictures I clicked yesterday, and some a year back. So, that's July 2011 and July 2012 (to over-repeat myself). Is it the best time to visit Pfutsero? Yes, it's a good time. Blame it on the speed of internet connection in Nagaland...had to compress as much as possible Our church bell On Church dedication day, July 13, 2011. 12 kms away from Pfutsero. Our paddy field. Hard labour, this thing of beauty, then harvest.                                       Zaa Begonia, Pfutsero special  Sedzu river, between Chakhabama and Kikruma. Home. with Rukizu colony in the background  Beauty just anywhere :) view from the back Neighbourhood Home

This is home Now I'm finally Where I belong Where I belong Yeah, this is home I've been searching For a place of my own Now I've found it Maybe this is home Yeah, this is home.         -Switchfoot Front view of my house Rear view Kiwi fruits in the neighborhood Our new church building on dedication day, 13th July 2011. Why I was home and all these pictures in this post Natural green fence Neighbors.. The kid I was holding in my facebook profile picture lives here I googled to get the right spelling for this. But the pics in google image look different. I guess it is still Begonia It wasn't me. The fine gravels keep our house compound clean. Even after heavy rain and these Tyre marks, there's not much mud Not so far away from Pfutsero on the same day.. Paddy fields in my native village More Begonias And finally, our church bell