My understandings… my thoughts

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For me, The Year 2007 was one of the best years of my life. I was working at Supreme Court of Nepal as a software Engineer at the beginning of the year and now at the end of this year, I am working at Microsoft as a software engineer. A lot of things happened during this year and most of them were productive. I faced a lot of challenging situations and handled them well. Now, that year is about to go and a brand New Year is waiting for us. So, I wish everyone a very happy new year. May this New Year bring prosperity and happiness in your life.

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Which part of the India are you from?? This is one of the most asked questions to me since I am here in USA. This question used to irritate me when I was new here. In Nebraska and Ottumwa, people even used to speak in Spanish with me, sometime I used to reply “hola”, “Como es usted?” (These are only words I know in Spanish) and sometime used say no I am not a Mexican, then next obvious question used to be “Are you Indian then?” I used to feel like common man!! Give me a break!! Ask me “where are you from?” rather than considering me as Chinese, or Indian or Mexican.  At the first day of my work, I didn’t have cardkey of my office, and I went to building receptionist and requested to call my manager to pick me up, that receptionist was an Indian; she asked a lot of thing about me and showed quite a bit of care for me. It was no surprise that she thought me as an Indian, but the surprise is she hasn’t asked me if I am an Indian or not till now.  Then I met my manger, he was not an Indian (not American though) but he assigned me a project and asked to work me under another manager and there she was another Indian.  Then she introduced me with the group, and 60% of them were Indian and with one Nepalese.
Now these days I don’t feel irritate while someone says “which part of India are you from?” coz I am used to it and I easily reply with smile that “Actually I am from Nepal. Have you ever been to Nepal?” I realize that Indians and Chinese have already made a good impression here; especially Chinese and south Indian that is why anyone who has Asian face, people consider him as Chinese or Indian. These days I feel lucky because after I left my country and came to USA, I never had to adopt US culture. I studied in Maharishi University of Management, where there were no Indian at all to run the university but the Americans were trying to adopt our culture there, so always felt like being in home. Then after I came to Microsoft where more than 40% of the employees are Indian and Chinese and I always feel like being in home too, and I also gained confidence seeing lots of Indian guys working as a team lead and felt like I can do it too.

Nepal is a unique country with people of multi cast society, people speaking about 94 different languages. People live different lives, people in Karnali region live difficult life and the ones in kathmandu are privileged. People speaking different ethnical languages are discouraged by not allowing them to use their languages in different governmental sectors. thus the ones speaking ethnical languages has to learn ,write and give exams in nepali language which is not their mother language ,thus they lack the skills in Nepali and they don’t get the success they deserve. The people in rural areas don’t get the education that the ones in cities have, thus they lack in every mechanism of the country. This may lead to frustration and may end up in rebellion. Why can’t we learn from India which is doing well in the concept of decentralization. Indian states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharastra were decentralized on the concept of difference in language and cast. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and others were divided on the basis of regional areas. The people of these states could govern themselves and they decide their future. They have gained a lot in the concept of decentralization. They can use their resources and have the responsibility to govern them. Why can’t Karnali region govern them, use their resources and decide their future? why can’t a Tamang, gurung, madeshis and different ethnical people decide their own future? Why the central government ,which cannot digest decentralization, have the power to decide our future? why a madhesi person, a dalit, a tamang and other ethnical person become General, secretary of states and have stake in the mechanism in the country? Thus the concept of decentralization on the basis of reservation, regional governance, language rights and ethnical rights cannot be ignored, decentralization cannot be ignored.

 

 

२ महिना भएछ ब्लग मा लेख्ने मूड नचलेको। अब कलेज सकिन १ महिना बाँकी छ भन्ने दिन देखी जागिर को पिडा ले सताउन थालेको हो, कलेज सकिएको १ महिना सम्म पनि पिडा सकिएन। Transition Phase अती नै गार्हो लाग्यो। पढ्ने बेला सम्म रमाइलो थियो। असाइन्मेन्ट गर्दा गर्दै र एक्जाम दिदा दिदै ८ महिना बितेछ। त्यो ८ महिना भन्दा यो १ महिना एकदम गार्हो लाग्यो। Thanx God  यो Phase धेरै लामो भएन, नत्र धेरै गर्हो हुने रहेछ। अस्ती job offer  गरेको दिन मेरो लागि अती नै खुशी को दिन थियो। अमेरिका मा आएर सफ्टवेर ईन्जिनियर को जागिर खन्छु होला भन्ने नेपाल हुँदा सम्म कहिले लगेको थिएन, तर ऐले Microsoft को सफ्टवेर डिजाईन ईन्जिनियर मा जागिर पाउँदा घरी घरी अचम्म लाग्छ। ऐले सम्म सबै कुरा finalize त भाको छैन, मैले officially जागिर स्टार्ट गर्न त बाँकी नै छ, तै पनि माईक्रोसफ्ट मा offer पाउँदा नै धेरै रमाइलो लाग्यो। अब सबै background check हरु मिले पछी job छिट्टै स्टार्ट हुन्छ होला अनी शायद फेरी यो ब्लग मा निरन्तर लेख्न मूड आउछ होला।

Jai Gurudev

हिजो दिन भरी नै मन अशानत् रह्यो। काठमाडौं मा ३ ठाउँ मा बिश्फोट भयो भन्ने सुन्ना साथ घर फोन गर्न धेरै प्रयास गर्दा पनि लागेन र एक्जना अन्लाईन भएको साथीलाई फोन गर्न लगाएर हालखबर बुझे। नेपाल बस्दा सम्म धेरै मान्छे मरेको सुन्थे। मर्यो, मार्यो, बम पड्क्यो, लुट्यो …. एस्तै कुर धेरै सुन्न मा आउथ्यो तर कहिले मलाई एती नरमाइलो र उदासी छाएको थिएन। १९ दिन को आन्दोलन मा १३ दिन जस्तो म आँफै कलंकी म लड्न गए, आफ्नै आँखा अगाडि साथी हरु लाई गोली लागेको पनि देखे तर तेती बेला मलाई उदासि भन्दा बढी जोश आउथ्यो, रगत तात्थ्यो, झनै ढुङ्गा हान्ने जोश आउथ्यो। तर ऐले आफु त्यहाँ नभएको र मन मा अब त आफ्नो देश मा धेरै सुधार भाईसक्यो भन्ने आश बडेको ले होला, २ दिन देखी दिक्क मात्र लाग्यो। अमेरिका मा भएका सबै साथी हरु लाई फोन गरेर आफ्नो चित्त दु:खइ सुनाए, धेरै लाई normal  लागेको थियो तर मलाई एस्पाली को बिस्फोट अती नै अमानबिय र कम्जोर ममानसिक्ता को पराकास्ट लाग्यो। माओवादी ले जती मान्छे मर्यो भने पनि केही exception बाहेक सर्बसाधारण लाई target गरेर कहिले बिस्फोट गरेनन जस्तो लाग्छ (हुनत माडी को घटना बिर्सन योग्य छैन) । हिजो को घटना घोर निन्दनिय थियो, त्यो कलेज पढ्ने विद्यार्थी अनिशा को के दोश थियो र? कती मानवता भन्ने शब्द पनि नसुनेका जस्ता जङली हरु पनि हाम्रो देश मा जिबित नै छन, तिनी हरु लाई त अनुहार मा हजार पटक थुके पनि मलाई चित्त बुझ्दैन होला। कस्ता निर्दयी… ब्यस्त सडक को प्रतिक्ष्यालय मा बिस्फोट गराउन आट आउने। यि जनावर हरु सँग सरकार कहिले बार्ता नगरोस…र कडा भन्दा कडा कारबाही गरोस।

After a long time, I am writing again. Last month I took a terrifying block of Dr. Guthrie (it was supposed to be terrible but actually it wasn’t that much). Though he is the hardest professor to face and little merciless, he is the best teacher. After that block I am spending a long weekend and feeling so stress-free.

The topic I want to discuss today is the life of undergrad students here in USA. Yesterday, I was chatting with my friends (brothers) about the Nepalese student life here in USA, and then I came to know that how hard it is for a Nepalese student to study Undergraduate here in USA. Things are very different for Graduate students, it is only couple of year’s course and lots of assistantships are available, but it is really difficult for an Undergrad student. They say that it is almost impossible to move ‘study and work’ ahead harmoniously, and most of them are generally left with the last option of being ‘out of status’.

Now, I advise you that if you are planning to go abroad for undergrad study, think many time before deciding. There are lots of good colleges and universities in Nepal (far better than many universities here). I don’t know how many of my blog visitor falls in that category, but I strongly recommend you to at least finish your bachelor level in Nepal, make a strong educational background and try for a good university in USA. And, I again strongly recommend you all who are thinking of coming to USA that don’t ever go to the educational consultancy for I20. Search the university by yourself (www.petersons.com, www.usnews.com ), make sure it is a very good one and they have lots of assistantships available. There is a common misunderstanding among us that every university in USA must be very big, well recognized and good, but in reality it is not the case. There are around 3600 universities and there are hundreds of universities which are smaller than computer institutes in Kathmandu.

Finally, for girls who are planning to come here for undergrad, condition is even worse. I am not discriminating here by gender, but as much as I know, it’s really hard for girls here studying undergrad. If you have already decided then hope for best and prepare for worst. It’s my general analysis; whole story may be different for those brilliant students who are studying here in full scholarships.

I believe, I have made a clear point here. It is my suggestion only, and decision is yours.

Nepalese complain about the caste system and corrupt officers. They openly vent their anger against the government. But have they ever thought About Nepal’s real problems? I believe that they have not. I want to say that Nepal’s real problems are lack of patriotism among  the people and lack of love for one another. This is the conclusion I have reached during my stay. This summer, I did voluntary work from July 5 to July 30 at FHI Ever Vision School, Matatirtha, Kathmandu.

Let me first tell you about my country, Korea. This might help you understand my point.  Just after the Korean War, which claimed lives of more than 5 million Koreans, Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Without natural resources, Korea had no choice but to desperately struggle for its survival by all means. Under this gloomy situation, Koreans envied other Asian countries like Japan, Taiwan, and Nepal. Korean government officials were horribly corrupt. With the dual classes of Yang ban (nobles) and angnom (peasants), Korean society was sickening day by day. However, Koreans, having determination to become rich, overcame the unfair social structure and put the country onto the track of development. When the former president Park Jung Hee took over the government, there were few factories in Korea. Korea could not attract loans or expect foreign investments. Under these circumstances, President Park ‘exported’ miners and nurses to then West Germany . The salaries that they earned were used to building factories and promoting industrialization of Korea. In 1964, when President Park visited then West Germany, the miners and nurses asked the president when the Koreans would become rich. The president replied, crying with the miners and nurses, that someday the Koreans would become rich. Many of Korean scientists and engineers, who could just enjoy comfortable lives in the United States, returned to Korea with only one thing in their mind: the determination to make Korea the most powerful and prosperous country in the world. They did their best even though their salaries were much less than what they would have received in other countries.

The Koreans believed that they have the ability to change their desperate situation and that they must make the country better, not only for themselves but also for the future generations yet to come. My parents’ generation sacrificed themselves for their families and the country. They worked 14 hours a day, and risked their lives working under inhumane conditions. The mothers, who went to work in factories, fed their babies while operating machines in dangerous environments. They always tried to teach their children the true value of ‘hard work’. Finally, all of these hard works and sacrifices made the prosperous Korea that you see now.

Nepalese, have you ever cried for your country? I heard that many of Nepali youth do not love their Nepal. I also heard that they want to leave Nepal because they don’t like caste system, or because they want to escape the severe poverty. However, they should be the first ones to voluntarily work for Nepal’s development, not the first ones to complain and speak against their country. I have a dream that someday I would be able to free the souls from suffering from the underdeveloped countries, anachronistic customs and the desperate hunger. My belief has become stronger than ever after seeing the reality in Nepal. A child with a fatal disease who doesn’t have enough money to buy a pill; a child living in what seems like a pre-historic dwelling and not having the opportunity to receive education; and a student who cannot succeed, no matter how hard he studies, just because of the class he comes from. A society, in which wives not only take care of children but also work in the fields, while their husbands waste their time doing nothing; a society in which a five-year-old must labor in a brick factory to feed herself. Looking at the reality of Nepal, I was despaired, yet this sense of despair strengthened my belief. I already know that many of the Nepalese are devout Hindus. However, nothing happens if you just pray to hundreds of thousands of gods while doing nothing. It is the action that you and Nepal need for the better future. For Nepal and yourselves, you have to show your love to your neighbors and country just as you do to Gods. You know that your Gods will be pleased when you work for the development of your country and improvement of your lives. Therefore, please, love your neighbors and country. Teach your children to love their country. And love the working itself. Who do you think will cry for your Nepal?

1 x 8 + 1 = 9    12 x 8 + 2 = 98    123 x 8 + 3 = 987    1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876    12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765    123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654    1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543    12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432    123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321    1 x 9 + 2 = 11    12 x 9 + 3 = 111    123 x 9 + 4 = 1111    1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111    12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111    123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111    1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111    12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111    123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111    9 x 9 + 7 = 88    98 x 9 + 6 = 888    987 x 9 + 5 = 8888    9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888    98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888    987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888    9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888    98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888    Brilliant, isn’t it?    And look at this symmetry:    1 x 1 = 1    11 x 11 = 121    111 x 111 = 12321    1111 x 1111 = 1234321    11111 x 11111 = 123454321    111111 x 111111 = 12345654321    1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321    11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321    111111111 x 111111111=123456789 87654321    Now, take a look at this…    101%    From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:    What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?    Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?    We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER    100%.    How about ACHIEVING 101%?    What equals 100% in life?    Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help answer these    questions:    If:    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z      Is represented as:    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.    If:    H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K    8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98%    And:    K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E    11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%    But:    A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E    1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%    THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:    L-O-V-E-O-F- G-O-D    12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%    Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:    While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will    get you there, It’s the Love of God that will put you over the top!    It’s up to you if you share this with your friends & loved ones just    the way I did.

 

               IT IS NOT A STORY BUT A TRUE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN AMERICA .

               An Indian man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan
               officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to India on business for
               two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

               The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for
               the loan, so the Indian man hands over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on
               the street in front of the bank.  He produces the title and everything
               checks out. The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the
               loan.

               The bank’s president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the Indian
               for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An
               employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank’s underground
               garage and parks it there.

               Two weeks later, the Indian returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest,
               which comes to $15.41.The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to
               have
               had your
               business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely,but we are a
               little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you
               are a multi millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow
               "$5,000"

               The Indian replies: "Where else in New York City can I park my car for two
               weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return’"

               Ah, the mind of the Indian…

               This is why India is, and will eventually shine……………. !!

Mahabir Pun of Myagdi, western Nepal, has bagged the prestigious Raman Magsaysay Awards, for Community Leadership.

The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) Tuesday announced that seven Asians bagged this year’s Raman Magsaysay Awards, the Asian Equivalent of Nobel Prize.

Pun is among three Chinese, a Korean, an Indian and a Pilipino to receive the coveted award.

According to the RMAF, Pun, 52, is “recognised for his innovative application of wireless computer technology in Nepal, bringing progress to remote mountain areas by connecting his village to the global village”.

Pun is the fourth Nepali to receive the Magsaysay award. He will receive the award amid a ceremony in Manila on August 31.

Here is Pun’s profile:

Nangi Village, where Mahabir Pun was born, rests high in the Himalayan foothills of western Nepal. Here and in surrounding Myagdi District live the Pun Magar, whose men have soldiered for generations across the globe as Gurkhas. Yet, their worldly careers have done little to change their sleepy homeland, so far from the traffic patterns that knit together the rest of the world. Indeed, Nangi is seven hours’ hard climb from the nearest road. No telephone lines have ever reached it. Despite this, these days the people of Nangi are definitely connected to the world outside. Wireless Internet technology has made this possible. Mahabir Pun has made it happen.

Pun passed his boyhood grazing cattle and sheep in mountain pastures and attending a village school that had no paper or pencils or books. Wanting more for his son, Pun’s father moved the family to Nepal’s lowlands, where, in Chitwan, Pun finished high school and became a teacher, working for twelve years to help his younger siblings through school. Finally, a timely scholarship led him to a bachelor’s degree at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Then, in 1992, after more than twenty years away, Pun returned home to Nangi, determined to make things easier for other youths than they had been for him.

Nangi’s leaders were busy establishing a village high school. Pun eagerly joined in. Once a month, he made the two-day trip to the nearest major town of Pokhara to check his e-mail and maintain his links to friends abroad. This led, in 1997, to the donation of four used computers from Australia. Powering them with hydro generators in a nearby stream, Pun began teaching computer classes at the high school. More computers followed, but it proved impossible to get a telephone connection to Pokhara and the Internet.

Pun e-mailed the British Broadcasting Corporation, asking for ideas. In 2001, the BBC publicized his dilemma and within a year volunteers from Europe and the United States were helping him rig a wireless connection between Nangi and the neighboring village of Ramche, using TV dish antennas mounted in trees. Some small grants soon led to the construction of improvised mountaintop relay stations and a link to Pokhara. By 2003, Nangi was online.

As word of Pun’s project bounced around the World Wide Web, backpacking volunteers carried more and more donated computers, parts, and equipment into the hills. Meanwhile, Pun expanded the wireless network to embrace twelve villages-distributing a hundred computers to local schools, connecting them to the Internet, teaching teachers how to use them, and then tinkering and troubleshooting until everything worked.

Today, connectivity is changing Myagdi. Using the district’s "tele-teaching" network, good teachers in one school now instruct students in others. Doctorless villagers use Wi-Fi to consult specialists in Pokhara. Village students surf the Net and are learning globe-savvy skills. Pun himself is using the Web to e-market local products such as honey, teas, and jams and to draw paying trekkers to campsites that he has outfitted with solar-powered hot showers. In parallel projects, villagers in Nangi have themselves added a library, a health clinic, and new classrooms for the high school.

Pun, now fifty-two, is both self-effacing and charismatic. "I’m not in charge of anything," he says. Yet, he seems to be the driving force of much around him. Eventually, he says, the people of Myagdi District will have to carry on for themselves. In the meantime, he hopes to play his unique role indefinitely. "As long as I can walk," Pun says happily, "I can do this."

In electing Mahabir Pun to receive the 2007 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership, the board of trustees recognizes his innovative application of wireless computer technology in Nepal, bringing progress to remote mountain areas by connecting his village to the global village.

(Source: Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation)

nepalnews.com mk/ia July 31 07

 

– You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

–You call your son’s beeper to let him know that it is time to eat. He emails you back from his bedroom, "What’s for dinner?"

– Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her web site.

– You chat several times a day with someone from South Africa, but you haven’t spoken with your next door neighbor yet this year.

– Your daughter just bought a single CD of all the records your college roommate used to play.

– Your grandmother clogs up your email inbox asking you to send her a JPEG file of your newborn so she can create a screen saver.

– You buy a computer and a week later it is out of date and now sells for half the price you paid.

– The concept of using real money, instead of credit or debit, to make a purchase is foreign to you.

– You consider second-day air delivery painfully slow.

– Your reason for not staying in touch with family is that they do not have email addresses.

– You hear most of your jokes via email instead of in person.

In my last 15 days block, I took a course named "Cultural Integrity and World harmony". It was very very interesting course and I got chance to gain knowledge about cultures of other countries around the world like Cameroon, Itheopia, Macedonia, Iran, Iserael, China, Pakistan and others. At the end of the course, I had to give a presentation about my culture relating with Maharishi’s Principles. Whatever I have written, Its obvious knowledge for we Nepalese, but, I guess, I was able to give my classmates a good idea about our culture and religion. Below are few paragraphs which I had prepared for my presentation.

The whole is more than the sum of the parts. 

The most fundamental principle that is taught in our culture is to respect and love others, and it is widely practiced in our day to day life as well. In our culture, we can find large numbers of Joint families, enjoying the togetherness and spending their life happily. Since Divorce is very uncommon in our culture, we have a complete family living together. It is not due to the lack of education and self sufficiency in women, but because our culture teaches an individual to have more tolerance, patience and understanding. That is why almost every Nepalese child grows up in a loving and caring environment of his parents, grandparents, uncles, maternal-uncles and other relatives. Therefore every Nepalese person is able to spread love among each other. We feel proud to say that our houses are not  just a place to dwell in, it is more than that, it is a place where a family live together happily, sharing the moments of joy as well as sorrow. This is how we can relate a SCI principle “The whole is more than the sum of the parts” in our culture.

Purification leads to progress. 

In our culture, during a life span of a person, we celebrate different religious ceremonies for that person. We arrange a strong worship, a Puja , in our house at the sixth day of child’s birth; with a belief that god decides his ‘fate’ on that particular day. Along the way, we celebrate a ‘rice feeding’ ceremony in the fifth month of that child. When a boy becomes young enough to understand some religious knowledge, he is given some important vedic knowledge and mantras which will purify that boy’s negative characteristics, we call this ceremony bratabandh ’. In our culture, we believe that in any individual’s life, there are effects of sun , moon and other planets, that means we believe in Astrology  and our religious pundits arrange different kinds of  Pujas and Yangyas for a  person to purify the path of his life. These religious knowledge along with social norms and beliefs and education altogether purify an individual’s life and leads towards the progress.

Life is bliss.

Though my country is a very small, developing country in the world map, we are very rich in traditions, festivals and other ceremonies. All those festivals are to enjoy, regardless of our religion.We celebrate our festivals as if we belong to the same religion. We celebrate Vijaya Dashami, also called Durga Puja, and we do partying in Xmas eve, we respect our friends celebrating IID and Ramzan, and we equally celebrate Buddha’s birthday. Every festival has its own traditional, social and religious values. In Vijaya Dashami, we generally go to our Mother’s maiden house to take blessings from grandparents and her other family members. In Bhai Tika ,  married sisters usually go to their maiden house to give blessings to their brothers. Thus, these festivals are celebrated to decrease the distance among people and increase the cultural integrity of the nation. Regardless of religion, in our country, we celebrate each other’s festivals with equal joy. In our culture, our elders always teach us to be strong within oneself and spread love among all. Life is bliss, why to live in tension, anxiety, fear and sarcasm in the name of religious differences?

I am writing after a long time, I am not sure about the reason, but the truth is I am not inclined to write more.

I am writing this from my class room, just few minutes ago, I attended a lecture about Cultural Integrity and world harmony from our Professor Dr. David Pohlman. Today, Dr. Pohlman asked us to sing the national anthem of our respective country.  We are representing 10 different countries in our class. First of all a friend from Cameroon started and then other guys continued. We are six Nepalese guys in our class.  We all were already confused. As we all were not sitting together in the class, we were looking each other’s face confusingly coz we don’t remember the new Byakul Maila’s song( our new national anthem) and “Srimaan Gambhira” was outdated. When it was our turn, we were really confused; we stood up but didn’t have any idea what to sing. All of a sudden my friend Subash said, “Manoz, what about Rato ra Chandra surya?” I liked his idea, I looked at others for approval, others were also really confused, but I started with “Rato ra Chandra Surya Jangi Nishana Hamro, Jiudo Ragat sari yo baldo yo shaana hamro”, and soon all of us were singing smoothly. I don’t know, if we did right, wrong or made a blunder by singing that song in place of national anthem, but, after that song, our friends appreciated our singing J, Dr. Pohlman felt that he understood some terms like Chandra and Surya and asked does that mean Son and Moon? Oh, these Maharishi’s professors understand quite a few Sanskrit words.
Today, while singing that song in the here, I felt that, “hey, this song is a very good, why this can’t be our real national anthem??” I don’t know the criterion for a song to become national anthem but I believe this song is far better and spontaneous than Byakul Maila’s “sayau thunga fulka hami”. I don’t feel that use of political words like “saarwabhaum and Agragami” is necessary for national anthem. Here, I am totally confused what is the reason behind making a competition to make a national anthem rather than choosing from the list of several available very good Nepalese national songs like “Rato ra Chandra surya”??

नेपाली हुनलाई नेपालीपन चाहिन्छ, पक्का हो। तर, नेपालीपन केलाई भन्ने? के हो नेपालीपन? एक साँझ साथीभाइमाझ यसै कुरा चल्यो। भूमण्डलीकरणको यस युगमा खानपिन, रहनसहन, पहिरन सबै एकनासे भइसके। त्यसैले लवाइखुवाइले मात्र नेपालीपनलाई परिभाषित गर्दैन। दुईचार क्वार्टर रित्याएपछि साथीभाइहरू निष्कर्षमा पुगे― नेपालीपन भनेको यस्तो चारित्रिक विशेषता हो, जो अरूमा पाइन्न। जुन बानीबेहोर किमार्थ बदलिन सकिन्न। के के हुन् ती बानीबेहोर? साथीभाइले निकालेको सूची यस्तो छः १. खकार्नुः मुख धुँदा, दाँत माझ्दा र खाएर चुठ्दाखेरि र अरू बेला पनि नेपालीहरूको खकार्ने क्रिया विशिष्ट छ। यस क्रियामा विशिष्ट नेपालीपन पाइन्छ। नेपालीले जसरी घाँटीभित्रबाट खकार तानी खकार्छ त्यस्तो कसैले गर्न सक्तैन।

२. थुक्नुः थुक्न त सबैले थुक्छन्। तर नेपालीहरू जस्तो जहाँतहीँ र जहिलेसुकै थुक्दैनन्।

३. साइकलमा चुरोट खानुः चट्ट चुरोट सल्काएर मोटरसाइकल स्टार्ट गर्नु अनि हाँक्नु― त्यसमा नेपालीपन छ। खासगरी साइकलमा पाइडल मार्दै चुरोट तान्नु त झनै मौलिक नेपालीपन हो।

४. हर्न बजाउनुः प्रत्येक सवारी साधनमा हर्न हुन्छ जसलाई वेलाबखत बजाउनुपर्ने हुन्छ। तर नेपालीको हातमा परे त्यो हर्नले फुर्सद पाउँदैन लगातार बजिरहन्छ।

५. क्यु मिच्नुः क्यु लाग्न सिकाएको अङ्ग्रेजले हो। नेपाल सदैव स्वाधीन राष्ट्र थियो। अङ्ग्रेजले सिकाएको चालालाई नेपाली मान्दैनन्। क्यु मिचेर अघि बढ्नुमा आफूलाई स्मार्ट सम्झन्छन्।

६. मनपरी ओभरटेक गर्नुः ओभरटेक भनेको अर्कालाई उछिन्नु हो। दायाँबाट गरुँ कि बायाँबाट, के फरक पर्छ र?

७. हतारिनुः आजको समयमा हतार कसलाई पो हुँदैन र! तर अरू हतारिन्छन् कामले, नेपाली हतारिन्छन् विना कामले। हिँड्दा पनि अरूलाई ठेल्दै घचेट्दै हिँड्छन्। मोटरसाइकलको त कुरै भएन एकनिमेष पर्खन सक्तैनन्। माथि वर्णित गुणहरू खाँट्टी नेपालीपनका परिचायक हुन् साथीभाइको दृष्टिमा।

प्रिय पाठकवृन्द, तपाईंका दृष्टिमा पनि नेपालीपन जनाउने त्यस्ता केही उदाहरण छन् कि? Source : http://www.nepalihimal.com/2064/asar-1-15/ritubichar.html

Dearest Ms Juliet,

I am very happy to inform you that I have fallen in Love with you since the 14th of October (Sunday). With reference to the meeting held between us on the 27th of July. at 1500 hrs, I would like to present myself as a prospective lover.

Our love affair would be on probation for a period of three months and depending on compatibility, would be made permanent. Of course, upon completion of probation, there will be continuous on the job training and performance appraisal schemes leading up to promotion from lover to spouse.

The expenses incurred for coffee and entertainment would initially be shared equally between us. Later, based on your performance, I might take up a larger share of the expenses. However I am broadminded enough to be taken care of, on your expense account.

I request you to kindly respond within 30 days of receiving this letter, failing which, this offer would be cancelled without further notice and I shall be considering someone else. I would be happy, if you could forward this letter to your sister, if you do not wish to take up this offer.

Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours sincerely,

Romeo ( HR Executive ) 

Two lions escape from a zoo, and decide to split up to increase their chances of not being caught. Two months later, they run into eachother again. When they finally meet, one is skinny and the other overweight. The thin one says: "How did you manage? I ate a human just once and they turned out a small army to chase me — guns, nets, it was terrible. Since then I’ve been reduced to eating mice, insects, even grass." The fat one replies: "Well, *I* hid near an Microsoft office and ate a manager a day. And nobody even noticed!"

Here, I would like to share my knowledge about TM technique.

SCI is one science just like any other science because it has both theoretical and practical aspects; this science is testable and verifiable. It is verifiable by Scientific, Physiological, Economic and Social experiments in an objective investigation and it is verifiable by an individual by the direct experience in a subjective manner.

Maharishi states that, “The process of bringing the attention to the level of transcendental being is known as the system of transcendental meditation” (p. 52). In the simple word, Transcendental Meditation is a simple, natural, spontaneous and effortless technique of meditation that can be practiced by any age groups and regardless of any cultural background.

To learn the TM technique, first of all, your teacher will select and give a life supporting sound, also called mantra, to you. Then you should learn the technique to use that mantra, that is, to refine the level of thinking and experience the pure awareness.

Maharishi says that the, “Progress has two feet to walk, one is active that goes ahead and at the same time the next is at rest and support the feet that is active, and again the previous one is at rest and next one is active”. From this what we can say that rest is the basis of action. If we don’t have proper rest then we can’t achieve a lot in our life. It is generally understood that sleep provides the sufficient rest for human body. But it is not always true, in the sleeping state, our body doesn’t have any kind of awareness; it is in dull state. But, practicing TM at least twice a day for twenty minutes each can give you the proper rest because while we are practicing TM, we are transcending our mind to the deeper level of thought and in the process stresses of body gets release and the mind gets restful alertness. This has been proved by lots of scientists from the different great Universities and research centers of all around the world.

Maharishi says that, “the natural tendency of mind is to move toward bliss and the natural tendency of body is to move toward healthiness”. Then, one can think that we don’t need to do anything, mind automatically will move towards happiness. But, it is not the case; there are lots of stress, strain and fatigue in our mind and body which are the obstacle for the mind to go towards the bliss and TM is the technique which removes those blocks and keep our mind restfully alert and body in the deep rest. So that, we are ready for the full days of actions and achievements after practicing TM. 

 

Reference:

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1963 [1995]). Science of being and art of living: transcendental meditation. New York: Plume.

I went to Omaha City, Nebraska this Saturday. It is about 250miles away from from our city. Rajan brother had few job to finish and Bidur wanted to visit his friends there, they requested me to join the trip and I joined with them. It was sheer fun. I enjoyed every moments I spent there. They took us to Manawa Lake and the zoo. Zoo was amazing; they told us it is one of the very popular zoos of US. We enjoyed a lot during the returning trip also; we’d to do something funny so that Rajan brother won’t feel sleepy so we had lot of fun there too.

(The Science of Creative Intelligence® (SCI) is a science of consciousness derived from ancient Vedic knowledge by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. I am taking this course for this block and I am planning to post series of blog entries in Science of Creative Intelligence.)

Transcendental Meditation is a simple, natural, spontaneous and effortless technique that can be practiced by any age groups and regardless of any cultural background.
While one practices TM, the mind goes into deeper state of awareness and at the same time physiology enters into the state of deep rest which collectively refers to as restful alertness where our mind is in its full potential dynamism.
According to my direct experience of regular TM, I have found myself to be achieving most of my goals easily. I have found significant changes in different aspect of my life and my body. The most important ones I noticed are:-

1. Optimization of Brain Functioning: - I found that my brain is functioning more efficiently and smoothly after I started practicing TM technique. I have found myself doing better n better day by day in my study. I’ve started believing that I can understand more complex problem easily and in a better way than before.

2. Reduced Anxiety: - This is one of the most important advantages I have gained after practicing TM. In past, I used to get emotional quickly. Even small problems brought anxiety for me and I used to get tensed easily or within no time. But after practicing TM, I can control my emotions both happiness and sadness.

3. Increased Self-Actualization:- After practicing TM technique, I have realized that I’ve been able to unfold the potentials that lie within me. Its like I have discovered myself, I’ve become more self motivated and confident person.
I’ve also noticed that I have gained confidence, I am feeling more mature and now I believe that I am a mature and stable Personality.

4. Decrease Hospitalization and Doctor Visits: - I was sick as soon as I left my home country, and that is why I missed out on my regular SCI course. At those early days, I needed to visit the doctor regularly. But, after few time I started feeling better and better dramatically and that is also without any medication but I believe with the help of meditation. Now I am a fully fit person and strongly believe that TM has a great influence on my health.

5. Improved Academic Performance: - It has been nearly four months that I am practicing Transcendental Meditation, and I am doing well in my academics. TM helped me to concentrate on my studies. I pay more attention to the professor than before and I have developed the good problem solving skill in my programming field also. I have realized these changes in me after practicing Transcendental meditation.  

A father asks peon: How are the studies in this college? Where do I see my son in future?
Peon: The future is bright; I had also completed my engineering from the same college! **

Vinod Das starts raising his bat on 32 runs.
Shakti Gauchan: What happened, its not 50 or 100!
Vinod Das: Yes, but the TU students understand the importance of scoring 32

**

My nights are going sleepless, my days are going useless. So I asked GOD, "is this love?". GOD replied, "no dear, result is near".

**

To be a "Good professional", always start to study late for "Exams". Because it teaches how to manage "Time" and tackle "Emergencies"!!

**

Human brain is the most outstanding object in world. It functions 24hrs a day, 365days a year. It functions right from the time we are born, and stop only when we enter the examination hall.

**

Hurray……

 

Purai syllabus padhera sake…

books ra notes matra baaki rahyo!

 **

An engineering student to his sweeper brother: "mere paas degree hai, knowledge hai, 4 logon mein baithne ki izzat hai. Tere paas kya hai?".
Sweeper: Mere paas naukri hai.

Ek ‘ Programmer’ tha deewaana sa, Coding karne se woh darta tha,

Copy paste karke idhar udhar se, Poochh ke coding kiya karta tha,

Chori chori chupke chupke, Lab time mein soya karta tha,

Jab exams deni hoti thi, Raat raat bhar jaagta tha,

Kuch aata nahin tha usko, Jaane kaise paas karta tha,

Jab bhi milta tha kisi dusre students se, Unse poochha karta tha,

Coding kaisi hoti hai, Ye.. Coding kaisi hotee hai…??

Aur uske friends, bas yehi keh paate the,

“Aankhein khuli ho ya ho band, Deedaar code ka hota hai,

Kaise kahu mein wo yaaraa, Ye coding kaisi hoti hai,

Kaise kahun mein wo yaaraa, Ye coding kaisi hoti hai.”

What happens when a typical Nepalese guy returns from USA ?

  1. Tries to use Credit Card in road side Hotel.

  2 Drinks and carries Mineral Water and always speaks of Health;
    (proving to be very health conscious).

  3 Sprays Deo such so that he doesn’t need to take bath.

  4 Sneezes and says ‘Excuse me’.

  5  Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".

  6 Says "Yogurt" instead of "Curds".

  7. Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi".

  8 Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate".

  9  Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit".

  10 Says "Free Way" instead of "Highway".

  11 Says "Got To Go" instead of "Have To Go".

  12 Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven Oh Four Instead
        of Seven Zero Four)

   13 Doesn’t forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every
       time he steps out.

   14  Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in
        Millions.(Not in Lakhs)

   15  Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but
        deep down the heart multiplies by 70 times).

   16  Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.

   17  When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats "Zee" several
        times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, Y, Zee (but never
        says Zed).

   18  Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY & on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY,
         says "Oh! British Style!!!!"

   19 Makes fun of Road Conditions.

   20 Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".

   21 Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.

   22 Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke.

   23 Tries to complain about any thing in Nepal as if he is experiencing
      it for the first time.

 24  Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "Mojule".

  25  Looks suspiciously towards roadside restaurants and sekuwa

 Few more important stuffs

  26 From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by
      which he traveled back, even after 4 months of arrival.

  27 Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits, tries to roll the bag
       on the Roads.

And The Ultimate One

  28 Tries to begin conversation with "In US …." or "When I was in
        US…"

Winners have dreams;
Losers have schemes.

Winners see the gains;
Losers see the pain.

Winners see the potential;
Losers see the past.

Winners make it happen;
Losers let it happen.

Winners see possibilities;
Losers see problems.

Winners makes commitments;
Losers makes promises.

Winners are a part of the team;
Losers are apart from the team.

Winner always has a program
Loser always has an excuse.

Winner says "Let me do it for you";
Loser says "That is not my job".

Winners say "I must do something";
Losers say "Something must be done".

Winner is always a part of the answer;
Loser is always a part of the problem.

Winner sees an answer for every problem;
Loser sees a problem for every answer.

Winners believe in win/win;
Loser believe for them to win, someone has to lose.

Winner says "It may be difficult but it is possible";
Loser says "It may be possible but it is too
difficult".

Winner makes a mistake. He says "I was wrong";
Loser makes a mistake; he says "It wasn’t my fault".