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		<title>When Not Climbing. . . R-E-A-D: Little Princes &amp; Other Books on Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve read the following books in the last few months: 1. Little Princes: One Man&#8217;s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan 2. Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal by Jeff Rasley 3. The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Next?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the Way to the Everest Base Camp &#8220;People grow through overcoming dangers and difficulties. They are not better off wrapped in cotton batting. Deep within us. . . we know that we need challenge and danger, and the risk and hurt that sometimes follow. . . . Men climb mountains because they are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Not Climbing. . . R-E-A-D; Alfred Gregory Photographs from Everest to Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alfred Gregory: Photographs from Everest to Africa This arrived in the mail today: Alfred Gregory: Photographs from Everest to Africa. I like. But I&#8217;m busy with work. This book with stunning photographs by Alfred Gregory will have to wait. No matter. I still like it. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Related Links: • Alfred Gregory&#8217;s photographs. This website contains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Not Climbing. . . R-E-A-D</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most would have flew from Kuala Lumpur to Kathmandu with a transit in Bangkok. But I stopped over at New Delhi&#8212;with a twinkling thought that I&#8217;d touch a tad of India&#8212;only to find myself visiting places by flipping through travel guides at a bookstore. I had focused so much on the trek in Nepal, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will I be Writing about Nepal?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imja Tse or Island Peak (6189 m/20305 ft) The question I&#8217;ve been asked is &#8220;Am I going to write anything about Nepal?&#8221; I am quite sure I will, but I do not know when. &#8220;The beauty is still embedded in my brain. It is the kind that cannot be shared with others. Most important things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Not Climbing. . . R-E-A-D</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The notes I made while on my trek in Nepal are in my little Green book. I&#8217;ve yet to decide what to do with them&#8212;whether to write things down diary style, or try to churn out another long verse or let let them remain as notes. While I&#8217;ve not written anything, I&#8217;ve I&#8217;ve been reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nepal Trek 2011 • A Photo A Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mountain shapes are often fantastic seen through a mist; these were like the wildest creation of a dream&#8221; &#8212; George Mallory, 1921 I have started posting images taken during the Nepal trek on the photography website. The following are the first four images posted. Enjoy looking at all the other images&#8212;one day at a time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nepal Trek • 20110218-20110318</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Croco-di-lee at the Everest Base Camp Few hours before I left Kuala Lumpur, I changed my mind and brought Croco-di-lee on the trek in Nepal. Except for two occasions&#8212;once for the one photo taken at the Everest Base camp, and the other when I had difficulty sleeping in Lobouche&#8212;Croco-di-lee stayed in my backpack and enjoyed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20110220 • The Kathmandu Doorway</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve made my way to Kathmandu. Taking in the sights, sounds and smell, That send my senses to unchartered territories. [No pictures captured in binary numbers yet, But now stored forever in the recesses of my mind. For now, simply: One night in Kathmandu is to have stepped through a magical doorway Two nights in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monica &amp; Ganesan&#8217;s Engagement • 12 February 2011</title>
		<link>http://mengchwen.com/blog/?p=1076</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meng Chwen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, I had the pleasure to photograph Monica&#8217;s engagement to Ganesan. The evening rain didn&#8217;t dampen the joy and energy that were generated throughout the ceremony, which was infused with a blend of cultures&#8212;a traditional Indian ceremony with a modern Christian formality. Here are some photos of the evening. Hands in anticipation Sealing the [...]]]></description>
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