It's been ages - sorry.

Ok, so I am never sure how many people check in with this and I have been lazy the past two weeks, so not much has been going on anyways. A lot of time spent by the pool at the Canadian Club and the British Club. Unfortunately very little tan to show for it, as the heat is a little much to take without an umbrella. Anyways, update from this weekend. John and I headed to the Banga Bazaar with Ben (who also goes to Dal) and his friend Nadar (who is Bengali). Banga Bazaar is this crazy place where all the over-runs and flawed clothing is sold from the textiles market here. Early in my trip I realised that other natural disasters and transportation accidents, this is why we in the west should really know Bangladesh, so much of our clothes is made here. I bet you can find at least 10 articles of clothing in your wardrobe made here (girls it is really east - just look in your underwear drawer). Anyways, so Banga has everything and a ton of people to go along with it. The alleyways are tight, the air is sticky and the people are pushy - but their are great deals to be had. Because I was with three guys, somehow we started with looking for caps - all flexfit caps in the world are made here. I had to laugh because any hockey team you want, they have, any golf course, they have - there was even one from the Salty Dog Cafe in Hilton Head. After the hats, we hired a guy who will take you around to the stalls and help you bargain (I have to admit he was pretty good). If you say - I would like women's shorts, he will find them for you. So we started with the boys wanting dress shirts - Calvin Klein, H&M, Hugo Boss, you name it, it was there. Basically I got to follow the boys around while the ticked off their lists - they ended the day with caps, basketball shorts, dress shirts, t-shirts and the one Bangladeshi item - lungis (basically a sarong that is sewn in together, but you still tie it). Finally, I got to do some shopping and walked away with 3 shirts and a pair of shorts for under $6. Nice to have some western clothes to wear during my upcoming travels. Like I said before, lots of women's underwear is made here - I think all La Senza is from here. So you can go into these stalls and there are bags and bags of underwear. I couldn't bring myself to sort through them while and Bangladeshi guy was saying 'how about these', but Ben and John's girlfriends each have a new selection of underwear returning to Canada for them. Anyways, it was a really fun day and nice to have  Bangla speaker along (especially having him tell them to stop taking pictures with their mobiles). We headed to the club for a nice swim and some food. A really good day. 

Ok, so I officially have one week left before I am off to Nepal and I can't wait. As most of you know, things here haven't been perfect and I am looking forward to getting back to my backpacking ways. I also finally got my Chinese visa and so will be meeting Jim in Beijing in 16 days. Will definitely have updates for those. Plus, it is 3 weeks today that I will be back in Canada. Can't wait for Mom's food.