Celebrating diversity

Celebrating diversity Why do Brahmins and Chhetris remain numb during Loshar? Why do we stay docile during Eid? All the festivals celebrated by Nepalis in Nepal are our common festivals. Let's celebrate them!' This was my status on Facebook a week ago, which was liked by many of my friends. Festivals are simply a great reason to celebrate and get together. It's fun playing cards with delicious food during festivals, yet most...

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Imagine

Imagine It's not wrong to dream, and not wrong to express one's dreams either. Therefore, I am going to talk about my dream. But it is not about something I dreamt in my sleep. It's something more practical - maybe not very possible, although not impossible… it's all about imagination. Let's imagine for now as in John Lennon's song. A clean Bagmati with clean, cold water and a great river bank where tourists are taking a sun...

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Making Resolutions

Making Resolutions The New Year 2011 is all set to begin in a little over a month's time. What resolution have you made for the start of the new decade? It is easy to be determined to do something in the upcoming days, but it isdifficult to keep the promise. With every new year, resolutions are made, but within the span of a few weeks, it is already time to question if the resolution has been kept. Losing weight, avoiding...

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Happy Winter

Happy winter It's already time for chilly winter, and probably must be well prepared to welcome the winter of this year as well. It is definitely wonderful season as we get to stay under blankets for long time, get to wear a lot of cloth plus have lots of hot stuffs. Nepal has been through moderate sort of climate as we don't have to freeze under minus for long time, nor do we need to get boiled with fifty degree. Days get...

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EVERYONE'S LUCKY

Everyone's lucky T here always appears to be heavy opinion on the side of hard work, compared to how lucky we can be. Truly, hard work counts for success because through it a person can be at the peak of success. But, the entire credit to hard work might not be right as luck too seems to have a role in all that. So, the presence of both luck and hard work is there in any success story. Think who works the hardest. No, not businessman,...

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Gadget Addiction

Gadget Addiction ‘Oh! There is I pad in the market’, ‘I am tired of using this old set, Please! I want I phone now!’, ‘Dad! I have been using Pulsar for last two years, now I want Fazer!’ Are not these sings of gadget addiction? We want all the updated stocks of the market. Basically, the youths get to enjoy lot with the gadget. Youths are the one who quickly get updated about the latest product in the market. They are...

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Exam

Exam season...huh!-- With regards,Dwaipayan!dwaipon.blogspot.c...

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Facebook Addiction

Facebook Addiction Do you have a FB account? This is a popular question among youths these days. Why spend money on all those phone calls and SMS when here is a social networking websites like facebook, Hi5, Twitter etc. We are social beings and it is a necessity for us to socialize and live in the circle of friends, family and relatives. With the passage of time, the trend has definitely been changed as we don’t go below the...

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Creating Happiness

Creating Happiness Happiness has been defined as that feeling of pleasure. Happiness is a natural thing that takes place when both the brain and heart are satisfied. We are not happy when there is dissatisfaction within us. May be we are not happy with the salary we receive or with the situation of our country. Various problems like load shedding, pressure of studies, examinations create dissatisfaction within us. Satisfaction...

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Teej traditions

Teej traditions No one can deny the fact that we are rich in culture. Whether it features animal sacrifice or fasting, we have many different ways to celebrate festivals. We have different kinds of festivals like the festival of colors (Holi) and the festival of sacrifice (Dashain). Each festival has its own significance and its own features. Each fall, women get excited and eagerly wait for Teej—wearing a red sari with...

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Examination Phobia

Examination Phobia Student life would probably be the best if there were to be no examinations. They are the only burden or trouble in a student’s life. An examination is seen as an essential evil - essential because there is no single universal way to grade a student, and evil because it troubles students a lot. We have been sitting for examinations since we were in our nursery classes, but still our hairs turn up...

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What’s Wrong With My Name?

What’s Wrong With My Name? It’s yours but is used by others – your name. I am often told, "You need to change your name! It’s really hard to pronounce it." I had no hand in naming myself so, and I never have any problem with my name. The only problem I face - and continue to face - is that I turn crimson everytime I have to introduce myself. This is because people don’t get my name the first time, and a huge laughter...

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Pointy parasols

Pointy parasols I don’t criticise people for walking with an umbrella—it is the need of the season. The weather can fool us at any time; every five minutes it can change and you must be prepared. A few minutes after walking under the sweltering sun, rain may cascade down from the sky. So carrying umbrella not a stupid thing to do; with it you can tackle the tricky weather at any turn. If it is hot, you can open it, as the sun...

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Monsoon Madness

After a long year, the monsoon has finally returned and I’m sure all of you are well prepared with your umbrellas, raincoats and rain boots. It’s a great season for many reasons and my favourite season as well. As rain begins to fall from the sky, I get lost in a world of imagination and nostalgia. When I see the first drop hit the ground, I quickly get up and rush to my window and start watching the amazing act of nature, letting...

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Citizenship

Citizenship from the dictionary gives the meaning that it is a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. And legally, no single ordinary person possesses to handle citizenship of more than one country. In simple sense, a child born in Nepal is called Nepalese and he should be granted with Nepalese citizenship! But is it happening so? Still, there are thousands of Nepalese...

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Gadget Addiction

Gadget Addiction ‘Oh! There is I pad in the market’, ‘I am tired of using this old set, Please! I want I phone now!’, ‘Dad! I have been using Pulsar for last two years, now I want Fazer!’ Are not these sings of gadget addiction? We want all the updated stocks of the market. Basically, the youths get to enjoy lot with the gadget. Youths are the one who quickly get updated about the latest product in the market. They are...

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The Fulbari Mela

The Fulbari Mela Iwas on my way home in eastern Nepal for the Nepalese New Year in mid-April. The time was round 10 in the morning when I saw a bid crowd of people at Lahan through the window of my bus. I asked the person sitting next to me who kept chattering a little more than was necessary what it was. He said that it was a fair. When I enquired why so many people were gathering at the scene, he said that many more...

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First Benchers

First Benchers When you are in your class, where will be your seat? Well, the answer may vary. Some one may pop out 'First bench' while the other may say 'last' or even 'some where in the middle'. When I was in my school, my teachers used to say 'Who seats in the first bench will be doctors and engineers'. I along with my group, we used to ignore and give damn and prefer second last bench. We used to believe that if we...

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Is marriage a private affair?

Is marriage a private affair?Is marriage a private affair? My teacher asked whole class before teachingthe lesson. 'Marriage is a private affair' by Chinua Achebe. Few guys saidfrom the back, Yes it is! I shouted Nah! It is not. How can it be privateaffair? What is there so private in marriage? If you talk about the talksamong the couple, s haring of ideas or the key of the safe...yes it is! Theyare the private stuffs for obvious....

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Making best use of TV time

' So please, Oh Please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in it's place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall' -Ronald Dahl How many hours do you spend watching this idiot box? I used to watch atleast two-three hours everyday when I was at my home. Today, I am away from my home. I miss almost everything's out there but not that TV set. I never knew what was so exciting there that took my hours...

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INTEREST COUNTS

Interest Counts Are you bored of your job? Do you want to avoid your job? Or how often do you try to escape from your work place? Do you spend your time in making different excuses for staying absent? If it is so, do you have any justificable reason? One reason for hating your work is that you really dont want to do the job. That is you are or were never interested in that job. Well, the main reason for me to say it is...

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Walking in Banda

Walking in Banda Being a Nepali it's not a huge thing to ace Banda, time and again. What do you do on this day? I simply stay at my room, go through my course studies and get updated with the news. But this time, I thought of doing something extra. As I was on the capital this time, I thought of making visit round the valley. So with the purpose to visit embassy, to get known about the various scholarship programmes, I with...

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Indianized Nepalese

Indianized Nepalese Starting the day with Colgate, watching Aaj Tak as early news, cooking the foold in Hawkinn's Pressure Cooker, Dressing up with Auml vest, moving to office in Hero Honda, coming back early to watch if India wins or lose against Sri Lanka and ending the day with Star news! Isn't the case of almost every Nepalese the same who live in so called towns and cities? Still on the local buses traveling within the...

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Addictive ads

- Have you ever been attracted to or actually purchased products because of advertisements like this? Advertisements are a great source to ensure the success of a business. Without advertisements, we would have no idea all the different flavours of Horlicks that exist unless we went to the store to check for ourselves. Advertisements let consumers know when a new product has been launched into the market and they are often...

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Triangular Flag

Triangular Flag Flag is a piece of cloth or similar material, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities. Nepal has got a triangular flag with unique identity and meaning in the whole world. The entire history of Nepal...

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Life LiKE DIS~!

Life like this Hundreds of thousands people just for him. He is dead, so what? They don’t want to miss this last vision to see him. Hundreds of camera’s capturing this movement. It’s damn crowded, but who cares? They want to see him. Yes I am talking about March 21, where there was my couple of eyes among millions. What a life he had! Oh my god! Yesto po zindagi! Do any one except our family members care at the time of our...

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PIRATED OR UNPIRATED?

PIRACY ‘If you want to save music, you need to save piracy’. Any music artist would say you this. They are right from their view. When artists are completely dedicated towards music itself, they require certain financial position as well. Living a life of celebrity itself is costly and beside that thy also will have to look after their family. It would definitely not suit Sabin Rai to get into micro when he is in the Capital....

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SAG Analysis

Its wrong to criticize when the game is going on. The game is over now and it is the right time to make analysis. South Asian Games (SAG) picturized the real situation of every South Asian nation. India, being the foreword nation clenched the first position and maintained its record. Before commenting others, it's wise to see us. Nepal's position obviously cannot be improved while comparing it with previous years. Both luck...

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Chocolaty Love

Choclaty Love While refering to my mini dictionary, mean ing of love was explained as: 1. very strong affection and sexual attraction; 2. great liking; 3. romantic or sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other. My mind got confused and then. Meaning number 1 made me satisfied to some extent, Meaning number 2 could not make clear and meaning number 3 was not at all satisfactory. 'Strong affection'...

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Umm...Love Poem!

See guys! I write poem as well.hehe In the hot deseart, I search for dew.... All because I find my world in you... Although years old, but the excitement is still new... I dont know what's your view.... Trust me! I really love yo...

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Bitter Truth

Bitter Truth Men and Women are like two wheels of the same cart.” How many times have we come across this saying? It is also a famous point made in debates in favour of women. Regrettably, the quote is applicable only in words. In reality, one wheel is a tractor wheel while the other belongs to a bicycle. The first president of Nepal was a male. The first prime minister of Nepal was a male. The first doctor of Nepal was a male....

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Banda....Only Alternative?

Is banda the only alternative? The question sometimes strikes my mind. On Jan 10, we had the banda. Banda probably was for the good cause. Considering the negative aspect of federalism, it was called for. And the demand of the party cannot be taken in negative way because an election for or against federalism should be conducted if Nepal possess the word ‘democratic’ within it. Federalism must have been thought in Nepal seeing...

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Electricity Consumption

Electricity Consumption Nepalese are fed up of saying that we are rich in hydro power and blah blah.We are never away from the problem of load shedding. Nepalese have givenchallenge to the world, regarding the fact that we faced up to twenty hoursof load shedding per day! I wonder if such thing takes place in other partof the world. Citizens here possess the full freedom to blame Government forthis! It's because of Government...

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Promises to Keep

Promises to Keep Promises to keepHow much can they talk!” I think whenever I hear our leaders speak. Maybe talking nonsense is an important requirement of being a leader in Nepal. Has anyone noticed how much Girija Prasad Koirala, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal speak? If they were not leaders, they probably would have been VJs or RJs who speak all the time. But not even a tenth of the work promised in their speeches...

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