Wednesday, July 05, 2006
The Road to the Cameron Highlands
I've arrived safely and soundly in the Cameron Highlands. It is relieving to have escaped the oppressive tropical heat. The trip here was fairly uneventful except for the hour long stop in Ihod. I was relaxing on the bus when this cute Indian kid came in selling semosas. I bought a couple of them from him. He giggles and then puts out his arm and demands an arm wrestle. I nearly let him win!!!
My hotel is a lot nicer than the other ones I've been too recently. I am watched over while writing this message by the leader of the Tamil Tigers. I asked the owner who the picture was of, and he responded with pride that it was "my boss." We then got into a short discussion about the Tamil Tigers and the current situation in Sri Lanka (which was one of my areas of research interest when I was in grad school for those of you who didn't know.) Off now to relax in this lovely pension and maybe have a cup of tea, followed by continuing reading Herman Wouk's excellent War and Remembrance. A book which in my opinion will end up being considered as much of a classic about war as War and Peace (which I definitely recommend) is today.
My hotel is a lot nicer than the other ones I've been too recently. I am watched over while writing this message by the leader of the Tamil Tigers. I asked the owner who the picture was of, and he responded with pride that it was "my boss." We then got into a short discussion about the Tamil Tigers and the current situation in Sri Lanka (which was one of my areas of research interest when I was in grad school for those of you who didn't know.) Off now to relax in this lovely pension and maybe have a cup of tea, followed by continuing reading Herman Wouk's excellent War and Remembrance. A book which in my opinion will end up being considered as much of a classic about war as War and Peace (which I definitely recommend) is today.
