When I get around to it...

... I plan to share my pictures with you using Flickr so you can check them out by just clicking on the link on the right side.

When I get around to it...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!

Q: What's Happening?

A: NOTHING

Which is why I haven't written anything here for a while.

The royal family has arrived

Well it's really just 5 members of my family, but it feels like it could have been the royal family with all the preparations and planning over the past few weeks. Getting 5 visitors is great, but when you've just moved into a house it requires some extra efforts to get everything ready in time... And Cliff has had some sort of pre-inlaws planning extravaganza so I had to tell him to remember it is NOT the royal family arriving. Anyway, we look forward to the company and showing off Manila and the Philippines. And best of all, come Wednesday we join them for 5 days in the paradise of Boracay. Now THAT will be nice!!

Hmmm

Ikke saa fristende aa flytte hjem til dette....


http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2006/10/23/480558.html

New member of the family

Ok, don't worry.... It's just a dog! I never ever thought I would actually get a dog but after one visit I was sold. We are getting one of these cuties next week and are already fighting over the name to give it. Give me some good ideas, I don't want my puppy's name to be Kim Yong-Il! Yes, hard to believe but that's one of the suggestions currently on the table! No, not mine and thankfully I have veto rights. Ok, here's the deal: whoever comes up with a name we'll actually use I'll treat to a night out when you come visit! I think that's excellent...

Camilla - Villa - Manila

We have a house!!!! Well, kind of - we can't move in until the end of the month because there was a really bad storm here last week that pretty much tore up all the trees in Manila by the root. There weren't that many trees here to begin with so it's a little sad.... And of course one tree decided to fall on one of the bedrooms of our yet-to-move-into house so we're homeless for a few more weeks. But that's OK, at least we know we'll be out of the hotel soon. And the house has plenty of room for visitors AND a swimming pool in the garden. Let me also mention 70 cent beers and the most beautiful beaches. Are you packing your bags yet....? Hmm, maybe I shouldn't have mentioned the storm. Storm season is over - promise!

Pakistan - the land of men

I am in Pakistan for the first time. I arrived Friday night - two days ago - and can count the women I've seen on one hand. This is definitely the land of men! A very quick introduction to the challenges I will meet here since one of my assignments is to come up with a strategy for helping women participate more in our project activities and have a greater voice in decision-making. To do that, it would be helpful to actually to talk to some women so I hope I can find some...

Other than that, I haven't seen too much yet. Karachi is huge, crowded, and noisy and traffic rules don't exist (or they do, but of course everyone driving are men and we all know what that means....).

I just realized that the hotel gym is reserved for women from 10 to 4. Hmm, maybe I could see some women AND get excercise? I have a feeling I'll be pretty alone, but you never know. Good luck to me!

Camilla in Manila

So now I live in Manila! Just arrived 10 days ago after a great break at home where the highlight (of course) was Bitten and Frode's beautiful wedding. And the bachelor party was pretty good too if I can say so myself... I'll update more and put some pictures later, just wanted everyone to know I'm still alive.

I think these girls are looking at something very strange with blonde hair...