Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Chawlh Report (Bung 1 na - Kenya Zin Thlalak)

Thuhmahruai: September ni 1 - November ni 30, 2010 chhung home furlough kan hmang a, thla 3 zan a ni nain reilote-ah kan hmang zo thuai mai a, a khamawm loh hle mai. Tin, kan zin kual nasat bakah inhmanna tur tul chi hrang hrangin min lo hmuak bawk nen, kan 'hahchawl' ve hi 'chawlhah' a ni zawk mah awm e. Hemi anih avang hian kan zin report hi bung thumah tal thensawm a ngai dawn a, kan chawlh hun tawp ber lama Kenya kan tlawh thlak thuin ka'n tan ang e.
Kenya rama kan rawngbawlpui Pi Hlui, Pu Bula leh an fate zinga kan cham chhung hi ni 28-29 November 2010 a ni a. Mumbai to Nairobi Flight kan miss avangin ni 27 November 2010 kha Mumbai International Airport-ah kan tlingtla a, chuti chu ni lo se hemi ni pawh hi an hnena cham tur kan ni. Mahse pawi kan ti ta lo. Mumbai-a kan hotu ni bawk, nu leh pa ni bawk Nu Kawli leh Pa Rama (Colonels Lalramhluna leh Kawlramthangi), kan ngaih em emte nen inhmuhna hun tha tak kan neih theih phah a. Anni nupa hian kan harsatna tawhna chungah nasa takin min tanpui a kan lawm hle a ni.

Nairobi khawpui daifema kawngsir Bazar

Nairobi khawpui laili hmun pakhata supermarket pakhat 'Nakumatt'. A chhunglam a ropui tehreng nen thlalak min phalsak lo tlat thin atin a ni.

Tlangval room, hei an football team tan zawng pawh a hriat theih e. Mapuia leh Dennis-a te room hi Kenya kan cham chhungin kan tihnawk hneh khawp mai. Chhangchhia chhungkua dawl zo takin min lo thleng a, kan lawm hle

Pafa an tualzawlah hockey khelh-ah an incho mek a nih hi. Tualzawl an nei zau a, badminton court pawh an nei

Fapa pahnih fel deuh deuh nei ta chu car pawh an vawng fai thei hle mai. Pu Bula te nupa hi an fate hian an chawimawi khawp mai, American International School-ah ngat kalin khawvel ram dang sorkai diplomat teho fate nen koki insiin tual an chai za thin a ni

Pi Hlui thlai huana antam kung thenkhat. Phuihnam te, samtawk te te an ching bawk a, Zambia thlengin kan hawn thla ve. Tui tak a ni

Mual inkhawm turin an fehchhuak mek. 'Zoram Khawvel' ziaktu L.Keivom, IFS chu India Ambassador niin Nairobi khawpuiah hian a lo tualchai tawh a. Kenyan Salvationist ten tatawrawt band nena mual inkhawm an uar thin zia leh, chumi a hmuha an veng pa Churachandpur district-a Chhandamna Sipai rinawm Pu Zulawma a hriatchhuah tir thin zia thu chu a essay ziah pakhat "Kros Sipai Mal Tla" tihah a tarlang. L. Keivom hian a lo sawi dik khawp mai, Pathianni zingtin hian Kenyan Salvationist te chuan mual inkhawm an nei vek thin a ni.
Lt. Colonel Lalbulliana te In. Tunhma Sap ho kutchhuak ngat kha a la ni a. Lung chang lian, chhah leh sei tak tak rem chhoha sak pum a ni. Ban a nei miah lo a, nghet tak a ni tho. Hetiang lungchang tha hi ka la hmu lo. Hetiang lung deuh vek hi in sak nan an hmang. A chhung lam hi an sa tha em em leh bawk a, a chhuatte hi thingchang tak remkhawm hmanga phah chhuah vek a ni. Thasik laiin a lum a, nipui laiin a vawt, an ti

Vei lama he motor kawng hnuhma hi 'Pu Bula tum' kan ti mai. Nitin an nupaa an hnathawhna hmuna fehchhuaka an haw lehna kawng a nih avangin. Hei hi Salvation Army compound chhung vek a ni tawh a, in lo lang khi anmahni in tho kha a ni

Helai tualzawl leh thing mawi tak te hi Pu Bula te in bul hnai ami tho a ni a, hetiang hian phul te hi uluk takin an enkawl a, a hrut rualna khawl (lawn mower)-in an ti ve thlap thin

Hei pawh hi Salvation Army building lian tak pakhat a ni a, hostel/guest house angin an hmang niin ka hria

Hei hi Salvation Army hostel/home building pakhat bawk a ni a, an chei ulukin a hmun a fai nuam khawp mai

Home naupang thenkhat thla ka lakpui a, an uang thei khawp asin!

Nairobi khawpui hi mumal taka plan niin ka hmu. In leh lo an inrem felfai tha hle a, kawngkam sir tuak tuak te hi an chei mawi tha hle. Pangpar leh thingphun an uar em em a, hmun zawl, tui tlin theih lohna tawka awitlan deuh si hi a ni a, an enkawl fai bawk nen a Sapram ruih mai a ni

Hetiang te hi a ni an kawngpui sir an enkawl dan chu, bik a na

Salvation Army Kenya East Territory headquarters kawt zawlah Marcus-a. Phul leh pangpar, hnim te hi an enkawl tha asin!

Hei le Lt Colonel Lalbulliana, Kenya East Territory-a an Secretary for Business Administration (SBA) chu. A palian bik lo nain midum palian leh hrawl tak takte tan an 'pu' nia rawngbawlsaktu a ni tlat. A office room te hi a zauin a changkang em em mai a, a fai tle thim rulh vek mai a ni. Hotute leh Pathian mittlung taka rawngbawltu chhungkua an ni

Kenya East Territory headquarters gate pui te, an gate vengtute chawlhbuk thleng hian a changkangin a nalh em em vek mai

Territorial Headquarters main building hi nalh veh vawh tak asin. A chhung hmun pawimawh zawng zawng chu Pu Bula te nupa hian min fankual pui a, plan a thain eng luh dan chin vel pawh tawk tak vek a ni, a khawi pindan mah hi luah chakawm loh tur bik a awm lo zu nia. Aizawla kan Booth Mansion te ai chuan a thain a changkang lawr!

Headquarters kawt zawl, Salvation Army compound ni vek tawh si a ni. Hmun an nei zau a, hemi hma lamah hian ram ruak zau tak, 200 sq meter vela zau an la nei. A piah deuha in mawi tak chhawng ve lo, lo langah sawn conference hall, kitchen leh dining te a awm

Kenya ramah chuan Pu Bula nen hian unau angin kan inchhal a, an thiante chuan "Colonel in inang hle mai, mahse i nau hi a hleitling zawk a nih hi" an ti!

Nuho office pawh a changkang khawp mai. Hemi thla ka lak lai hian Pi Hlui hian Lagos, Nigeria-a Pi Heleni chu an THQ kan tlawh thu email-in a zuk hrilh mek a ni

Nilum ai chungin puitlingin thingpui no te kan dawm a, naupangte an lo infiam bawk a.

Kan cham chhung zawng hian Pi Hlui te hian duat takin min enkawl a, Mizo chawhmeh tui tak tak (Sangha rep from Major Pari, Behlawi rep, Dawl rep from Capt Zodini, Chhang ban from Capt Hriatpuii leh Pi Thangi leh a dangte, Sa rep te pawh le!) min hmehpui a, Mizo zaipawl video leh Chapchar Kut video te Nairobi khawpuiah ngei kan thlir ho thei a, tawngtaihona te pawh kan nei a, lawmawm kan ti hle. Airport-ah an nupain min lo hmuak a, min thlah leh thlap a, inngai tak chungin kan inmangtha ta a ni.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year! (with Holiday Photos)

New Year Greetings from Chikankata, rural Zambia! Our long awaited family holiday has just happened after our third year of stay in Zambia. And it was fantastic!! Here are few photos of the happenings during our holiday.

Father and children playing with sun, sea, and sand in the early hours of the morning





Sun set at Sandy Beach Lodge, Siavonga where my family and Lt.Col. Davidson Varghese's family spend most of our time








Out in the dark at night, the candle does not stop burning to light our path





Holiday run! near Chikankata Dam








The foot of Mabetubwe Hills near Chikankata, we park our vehicle and get ready for a climb







Melissa and Marcus are tougher than a father's assumption of them. They are all set to GO!








Rocks everywhere! Chikankata and its surrounding area from Mabetubwe Hills









The summit! Adrenalin flows high after such an achievement











Halfway the summit. A little moment of rest is well deserved. Jennifer, a medical student from UK is one of the team members during the climb!



Relax! This is Sandy Beach, Siavonga, Zambia. The Sandy Beach Lodge is on the banks of one of the largest man-made lake in the world called Lake Kariba, made by diverting waters of the Zambezi River. It's a wonder that while Zambia is a landlocked country they manage to have nice beaches purely out of sheer determination and hard work. The electricity generated by the Dam is even exported to its neighbouring countries. We make our holiday here






I swim again since I last did wayback in 1993 while in Blue Mount School, Behliangchhip, Jampui Hills. And I am glad I still know the basics!








Building sand castles











Row, Row, Row your boat!
Merily, Merily on the sand!










Playing shuttle








Mapuii & Lt. Col. Mariama Varghese. You can see they don't starve and Zambia does them no 'harm'!








Beach run!











Melissa and Marcus proudly display their catch of small fish





Mother and children explore the shoreline










A son has many questions which a mother has to explain







It's my turn to take them around












Eagerly waiting for a boat cruise








And finally it happens! Scary but safe in his father's arms











Lt. Col. Davidson Varghese and his daughter Edna playing a game of Chess. Such a wonderful moment!







Cricket on a beach! Very odd. No spinner (including Muralitharan) will ever succeed in bowling a single spin








Skinning a goat! It's no less challenging than my daily work in the operating room








Stage-setting for an evening Braai! The Colonel and his son Edward seem to subscribe to my suggestions








The Braai actually happens on the shore while the cool breeze blows gently








The"King Crocodile", Marcus names it, as it is the biggest among the crocs we find in the farm. They are in great demand not for their meat but for their skin








The nursery group









Crocodiles everywhere!










No lesser brave than the late Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter!








Good Morning Hippos! One of the early mornings these two hippos came very close to the shore near our cabin. A very good morning for us indeed! We felt lucky








The beds where we rest for the nights after our activity-filled days






Let's get ready for a safari next time!