Could it be?

My previous post about Madagascar having some of the slowest Internet in the world refers. But it's not only slow, it's also completely unreliable. It has been unusable since last week Friday - no reasons given - but now, out of the blue it seems to be back up and running. We will see how long it lasts.

Even if I had had access to the Internet I don't think I would have blogged much as I've been feeling quite horrid health-wise again. It turns out that I have allergens in my system, causing my constant cough, and utter exhaustion. On Friday I came down with a chest infection, and so I've been laid low for several days with furious fevers and way too much sweating for one as sedentary as I...  The only way to get rid of the allergies is to move from the pollution-heavy area I live in, to wear a mask while on my motorbike, and to rest.

I'm currently staying in a guest house on the outskirts of town, enjoying the clean air and relative quiet (apart for the pothole in the main road outside my bedroom. Trucks come careering down the road, hit the hole with an awesome kerash, and I have visions of them careering out of control through my sleeping quarters). And despite being woken up at 5am for unexpected guests, staying here is worth it.

But I'll miss all my neighbours when I move - especially the kids who rush out to say hello when they hear my bike coming down the road...

A few of the girls who live around the corner and the mom of the two she's standing next to. Click on the image to see the amazing array of hand-me-down clothes all the girls are wearing. If you ever feel like complaining about not having enough, just come back to this picture. (Even the doll,which the one is so proudly diplaying, is missing its nose)...

Postscript: While the Internet may be working it took me 20min to download mail of 276Kb. Fairly flying! Not. Just for the fun of it I linked makeover-for-miscellany-monday-shabby.