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| ashu |
Posted
on 25-Jun-01 11:22 PM
Gaunle wrote:
>Another Nepali collective trait seems to be
>declaring himself an expert in everything.
>Like ashu.
Gaunle,
It's obvious that you do read my various postings.
and I thank you for your time.
And thank you too for your comments above, which -- given
the sheer diversity of my postings -- had to appear
sooner or later. :-)
Now, the TRUTH be told: I freely admit that I am interested
in and I enjoy learning about too many things from
microeconomics to evolutionary biology to Kamaiya rights
to complicated Chinese verbs to the art of playing the
flute to, believe it or not, even designing a barbecue-grill
for a local blacksmith in Sifal.
And, wait, wait, I haven't told you about the Film Society, the
Naatak Mandali, the Review of Books . . . and on and on :-)
Sure, I enjoy and have long enjoyed and will always enjoy
SHARING my these and other interests/ideas/thoughts with
you and others in and out of this forum.
But, you know what, I don't recall ever trumpeting/declaring myself as THE expert on everything.
But that you, Gaunle, thought I was one such expert is your
and your thought alone, and comes as a great compliment to
me, and I thank you for it.
>He is now an expert behavioral
>genetics person as well as a psychologist as
>well as a neuroscientist (see his "amygdala
>hijacking" piece).
Gaunle, again, thank you for considering me
an expert on "behavioral genetics as well as psychology
as well as a neuroscience."
But in all modesty and honesty, I must point out -- and you will surely know if you go back and check -- that in that "amygdala hijacking" piece, I quoted Daniel Goleman, a bone fide expert
with a Harvard PhD who's written books and papers on
"amygdala hijacking".
Quoting other experts to advance my views does NOT make me
an expert too. :-)
You may wish to buy Goleman's books at Wordsworth in
Harvard Square, Gaunle. Who knows, my dear friend Curious
George may even give you an additional discount :-)
Anyway, Gaunle, my original contribution to that "amygdala hijacking" piece was, as you MUST remember, coining a Nepali-sounding word to describe the whole process: 'shaigong' -- a
word coined in honor of an emotionally volatile friend
who's, alas, long dead (sigh!).
>People need to learn to not go over-board
>with their theories if they want to be taken
>seriously.
Gaunle, it's perfectly ALL RIGHT if I am not
taken seriously by you or others in this forum.
My ego, thank God!, is not tied up with what you
or others think of me. You are FREE to think
whatever it is that you want to think of me.
And, that is why, I have no problem posting
stuff in my own name so that I get the
praise and "gaali" for my own words :-)
Like I said, I enjoy learning about a variety
of things, and enjoy posting about a variety
of things . . . and if other people too
enjoy/agree with/disagree with/comment on what
I post, fine and good.
If they ignore my postings, well, that's also
fine.
>If this is all for a laugh then it
>is ok.
Sure, however you interpret is fine as long
as you don't 'shaigong' yourself to emotional
devastation.
(Should I expect more attacks/concerns from you
now? :-)
And, Sally, I enjoyed your sense of humor (i.e. the
Larry King posting). And I also enjoyed meeting
and doing guff-suff your husband the other day at
Mike's Breakfast.
oohi
ashu
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| Rashmi |
Posted
on 26-Jun-01 02:21 AM
Well said, Ashu! I liked the spirit that was conveyed through your reply to Gaule's comments. Move on!!
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| Hysterical |
Posted
on 26-Jun-01 02:55 AM
stop acting like a smart ass and get a life.....ALL OF YOU
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| ashu |
Posted
on 26-Jun-01 04:44 AM
Thanks Rashmi for your words of encouragement.
And thanks too to hysterical for his words of advice.
Sure, we do not have to agree with/believe/like
everything we read or hear; but there's no harm in
allowing DIVERSE -- stupid or brilliant -- viewpoints
come to the fore.
And so, at the risk of appearing earnest, let's keep the
free speech thing alive and well here, with full confidence
that we are all capable of governing ourselves online.
oohi
ashu
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| Trailokya Aryal |
Posted
on 26-Jun-01 05:07 PM
>And thank you too for your comments above,
>which -- given
>the sheer diversity of my postings -- had to
>appear
>sooner or later. :-)
>
>Now, the TRUTH be told: I freely admit that
>I am interested
>in and I enjoy learning about too many
>things from
>microeconomics to evolutionary biology to
>Kamaiya rights
>to complicated Chinese verbs to the art of
>playing the
>flute to, believe it or not, even designing
>a barbecue-grill
>for a local blacksmith in Sifal.
Ni hao!
I agree with ashu dai. Come on, some people enjoy reading on almost everything imaginable. I also like reading on various subjects/topics-from Chinese history to human evolution. So, there's no rule that says that an economist should only read books on economics and as far as I know, there's no rule that forbids people from sharing what they know. We should instead of getting critical of ashu's or anybody else's knowledge, be surpportive and defend our points with logic and support. Though I don't agree with ashu on many issues, I always like the way in which he defends himself--in a true democratic and transaprent manner with logic/support for his points, and he deserves some respect for that. So, I don't see any reason why Gaule should be pissed off at ashu for bringing in human genetics/pshycology etc in his postings. Gaule, I think you this already but as an undergraduate student colleges/universities here, you are required to take classes on Science, arts, humanities, performing arts, languages and what not as graduate requirements. Some universities/graduate program also let their student take classes on different subjects as long as the student is doing good academically in his/her field of study. You shouldn't be surprised if someone who has taken the oppurtunity to explore the options available in the academia know things from human evolution to nuclear physcis to genetics to languages besides his/her's actual field of study.
On a personal note to ashu dai, how's your chinese class going? Are you still doing the tones or moved on to vocab/grammars?
Trailokya Aryal
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| rashmi=ashu |
Posted
on 26-Jun-01 06:35 PM
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| ashu |
Posted
on 27-Jun-01 01:29 AM
Yes,
ashu=gaunle=rashmi=hysterical=trailokya=biswo=sally=gandhi
=san=diwask=reetu and so on and on.
As they say, on this Web site, we are all equals. :-)
oohi
ashu
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| blahblahiagreewithashu |
Posted
on 27-Jun-01 09:43 AM
Has anyone noticed how Trailokya agrees almost everything asshu says? What is it with you Trailokya? Is there anything we need to know? Go back and look. So many of your postings start with "I agree with Ashu Dai." Gosh, few people like you and this site can be named as Ashu and Friends of Ashu site!
-"I agree with Ashu Dai"
-"and oh, yes, I agree with Ashu Dai."
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| Observer |
Posted
on 27-Jun-01 10:04 AM
Sad State of Affairs
What's wrong with Nepali people? They can't take someone's ideas, they think people with any kind of opinions are smart asses. If anyone agrees to someone else's idea, they are 'chamchaas'.
Nepali people please let's all grow up and act mature. Let's think about how we can contribute to our own development or the development of our country without having to argue about pointless things.
I know that many people argue or try to show others down to give a self ego boost. Maybe that gives them little bursts of happiness. Please remember that - happiness cannot be found by looking for it or by doing things, happiness is within you, you just have to realize it. That realization will make each of you a better person.
:)
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| Trailokya Aryal |
Posted
on 27-Jun-01 05:49 PM
Dear Blah Blah Blah...
Well, i agree with ashu dai in many issues, but, I also disagree with him on many issues. I agree with him to disagree on many things, please check the previous postings for this. I consider myself an independent thinker (that I don't get influenced by other's ideas/views) but that doesn't barr me from agreeing with others, or does it? And when you think the other guy has a legitimate point, you agree with him and you give him the credit! itsthatsimple!
Trailokya
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| Gandhi |
Posted
on 27-Jun-01 06:48 PM
It is very sad that we are plunging into a discussion that leads all of us into the frustration and humiliation. We have kept on attacking each other on very tiny points and making mountain out of mole-hill. To agree and disagree to one's idea is personal matter. You can either read it and express your idea should there be any alternative with you or you can just ignore the original writing. There are people who support one's idea while others are against it. It's natural. Neither you nor I can expect "the third person must be in my side because I am right". We have inherited the trait that blames one as a Chamchha who is favoring one's opponent. We are good pundits in naming people with different characters. We could have been more famous than Bentham and Hookers, those taxonomists we read in our college books on botany, had we born two centuries before now.
Gandhi
Auburn, AL.
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| anti know all |
Posted
on 27-Jun-01 10:10 PM
guess we're all know all, won't take anything from anyone... if that's the case, why preach on this site... people should take their monologues elsewhere if they don't want to stand corrected at times... know all kills all.
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| anti know all |
Posted
on 27-Jun-01 10:11 PM
guess we're all know all, won't take anything from anyone... if that's the case, why preach on this site... people should take their monologues elsewhere if they don't want to stand corrected at times... know all kills all.
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| another observer |
Posted
on 27-Jun-01 10:27 PM
Some people want to vent out their personal vendetta in thinly veiled articles. They of course think the rest of us are just fools that cannot read between the lines. Writing frequently and eloquently only to later shed your personal angst at someone is a clever, but it is deception. I've seen it happen in other forums too when someone wants to settle their personal score in a general forum. You guys with Harvard degrees have learnt nothing after all.
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