As the old woman looks on...

Is the old woman sad? I don't think so. I have a feeling she's thinking something on the lines of 'Hah, lets see how good this little wimp can take pictures'. Also, this picture does not remind me of anything or evoke any emotions inside me. That can either mean two things: either it is not a good picture, or that I have an EQ of a very loud frog croaking in a thick and silent night. Trrr.. Trrr...Trrr... That bastard's not gonna let you sleep because it does not have EQ. I don't think of serious things after looking at this picture because I am like that frog.

Anyway, I took this picture on our way to Jomsom. We had to walk from Maldhunga to Beni (2 hours) because some idiots were paving the road right in the middle of the rainy season, blocking the entire highway and stranding thousands of passengers. So we got to the other side and a jeep called us. The fare was apparently 70 Rs., so like good Kathmanduites, we started bargaining from 35. He would not budge. SBK offered 50 and threatened to leave. I raised it to 60, despite Sbk's glares. Still did not budge. We assumed a little threatening would put him back to place, so we started walking all the way to Beni, hoping he would at least come down to 65. Nope. After 20 minutes, when we were sweating after a steep uphill in the painful evening glare, the, the jeep passed us and the conductor gave us the Nepali equivalent of the finger. The Jeep made two more trips, and we were jeered at both the times. Lesson learnt: never, ever ever argue or bargain with transportation workers when you have no working backup plan. You will lose anyway.