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| jira |
Posted
on 08-Apr-04 10:35 PM
Just like any other BANDA, today is yet another BANDA. No means No..simple as it is.
Banda means Banda. No vehicles are to be seen except for few auto rickshaws with the 'Press' sign on it, a prime example of antique journalism in Nepal. Nobody reads Gorkhapatra. Kantipur is one of the popular daily because you may find tons of advertisement about various scholarship programs in different US universities. The old fomrat of 'Passport Harayo' is still in effect. '....... dekhi Tumlingtaar janda passport harayo'. Ke cha tyasto? Tumlingtaar gayeki passport harawuney? Pheri Tumlingtaar janda kina passport chahiyo?..God knows.
A local porter from Dailekh has been unemployed eversince this BANDA started. Yet, you can see him selling latest hits of Britney and Maddona. So, the traditional nanglo pasal no longer offers local Bijuli churote, Pustakari and Chhurpi. Group of students left their school because of Maoist movement near Dakchhinkali, a place about 10 Km. from Kathmandu city but many of the students inside KTM are unknown of most of these
activities. Rather, they all know that Sir Paul Mccartney has never been seperated from his wife at night. So, communication is still stiff in KTM eventhough old telecommunication towers are being dismantled by Mawobaadi. Eversince I came here, the situiation has been changing day by day. BTW, Change in Nepal means detoriation. A change in cabinet means more corrupted are introduced. If you notice a guy with charko slogan in any Julus, you may notice a feeble Nepal within few years from now. An 87 year old women has been brought to capital city by Nepali Congress to participate in this so called Aandolan and Girija further advocates for no need of building any more briddhashram in Pashupati area.
Yesterday, I went to attend a wedding party inside Mahendra Police Club. Nobody bothered to check my identity. Surprised as hell, how these Rittheys will figure out the sneaking mawobaadi who normally absconds after placing a bomb in nearby toilets? If a guy opens fire and kills one or two, I do not think that he has tremendous power. So like GRJ, every single Mawobaadi is nobody but a runaway felon. Only fifty percent BANDAS are scheduled by Mawobaadi. So, how are the rest organized? Nobody knows and they all go BERUJU. A lady with fifth avenue's outfit seems hesitant to talk with fellow brother with Jharro Paschimeyli accent. Few other Joolphies are equally successful to be mere copycat of Steven Seagel in 'Under Seige II'. These scenes are part of the daily activities here in the streets of Thamel and New road. A taxiwala with mobile is on hold for his night customer in front of popular discotheque in Kamladi while some are in kerosene line within few yards from there. So, If you want to enjoy your KTM, I bet you first learn to take these disparities as granted. Overall economy is like a timebomb ready to tick off at anytime soon. Tell you this simple truth, I found a MAANA of Badam is more expensive than an imported watch from Khasa bazzar. The open space in overhead bridge is half filled with local Jadu master and his spectaters. A city control policeman is one of them. A local dohori restaurent which offers almost everything has now been halted by the nighttime curfew in the city. So for nagarbadhus, the meaning of geting laid and geting laid off is working like the supply of electricity which goes on and off from time to time.
If you take your immediate right after you cross the Galaxy stationary in Bhotahiti, you will find a vegeterian restaurent named after a meat product and it is called Sausage Bhojanalaya. So, every foreign sounding name has got its own economic value. Julicia and Christy are the real names while Sangita & Binita are only for nwarans. Hitaraj, Bheshraj & Bhojedevi are history. Belive it or not, everything has been updated. Donbusco and Penwood academies are two newly opened +2 school in KTM and you may find the tution fees in US dollar. Thank you Bush..we are too enjoying the
depreciated dollar value. There is almost no difference between beef and buff. And, we are still proud to be the citizens of the only hindu country in the whole world. No worry..it is like New England Patriot winning the world championship. Twelve years ago, he was a local vegetable vendor in my tole. He recently gave up his Tarkari business and has opened a cyber with full internet access. BTW, What is full internet access? If there is such thing as full internet access, have we ever had half internet access? Let us ask this to a half opened cyber businesses in this BANDA.
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| Nepe |
Posted
on 09-Apr-04 08:37 AM
A nicely blended cocktail of everything? Enjoyable except the obvious bias to the right in political parts?
I found a factual error, a lapse of judgement and a total disrespect to a hajooraama who has fought against the power of every king during her life time?
She was not "brought to capital city by Nepali Congress to participate in this so called Aandolan"? She came by her own will (actually against her children's possible objection)? She is fully aware and proud of what she is doing? And she has a proud history too?
And so called Aandolan ? It can be a wrong aandolan (for some, of course), but it is not a so called aandolan anymore? It is a real aandolan now, well unless media and friends are reporting lies !
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| Nepe |
Posted
on 09-Apr-04 08:42 AM
A nicely blended cocktail of everything? Enjoyable except the obvious bias to the right in political parts?
I found a factual error, a lapse of judgement and a total disrespect to a hajooraama who has fought against the power of every king during her life time?
She was not "brought to capital city by Nepali Congress to participate in this so called Aandolan"? She came by her own will (actually against her children's possible objection)? She is fully aware and proud of what she is doing? And she has a proud history too?
And so called Aandolan ? It can be a wrong aandolan (for some, of course), but it is not a so called aandolan anymore? It is a real aandolan now, well unless media and friends are reporting lies !
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| Nepe |
Posted
on 09-Apr-04 08:46 AM
Something strange is happening with my posting !
Why I see question marks in place of periods and html tag gone wild ? Saaaaaaaaan !
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| Dilasha |
Posted
on 09-Apr-04 12:03 PM
Jira dai le nikai ghachghaune gari lekhnu huncha bhanya.....a projection of reality garnished with humor, who else but only Jira knows how. :)
Btw, how long have you been in Nepal? are you planning on coming back? haami pani uhi ashu le jastai gari stand up comedy club kholnu paro bhanya launa chitai aaunu paro amrikaaan!!
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| SITARA |
Posted
on 09-Apr-04 12:40 PM
Jira ji still in KTM?????
Love your satire!
One that has stuck in my mind from a previous writing is, about the youth in the riots with bricks in one hand and cell phone in the other!!!!
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| vivid |
Posted
on 09-Apr-04 12:53 PM
Jira ji,
Banda is banda!
Thaha chaina yeha lai???
Bharkhar palnu bha jasto cha???
Chiya pim ki chiso???
Chiso bhanekai coca-cola,
Hoina?? Ki kaso???
In jest hai!
Jira ji,
Where was that? No vehicles??
For me, it was like hell crossing the roads (zebra crossings ma pani) during the banda. Most of the vehicles with number plates covered, speeding like bullet trains. Hirkayera bhagyo bhane ta sakigo ni, number herna lai kata janu parne ho kunni tyeti bela chain??? Maybe at NTC’s digital display at the counter, heh! Heh!
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| chipledhunga |
Posted
on 09-Apr-04 04:41 PM
Jira, dherai pachi sajha ma dekhiyo, khusi lagyo. Desh ko bastabikta lai sarai rochak ra ghochak tawar le prastut gareko rahichau. Ani ajhai Upatyaka mai chau? Kahile ko muglan farkine? Will you be around for another two months or so? If so, Nepal banda napareko din chhanera yeso bhetghaat garula hai.
Vividji, good to see you too. Ani ke cha ta halkhabar?
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| ou812 |
Posted
on 10-Apr-04 05:09 AM
Vividji, good to see you too. Ani ke cha ta halkhabar?
:o)
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| ou812 |
Posted
on 10-Apr-04 05:28 AM
Jira Ji, strong undertone of despair rather then your usual outright humorous approach. Guess 'tis prevalent mood.
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| jira |
Posted
on 13-Apr-04 07:32 PM
Nawa barsha 2061 lay samasta sajha basi ma khusi ra umanga lyawose.
Nepe!
Hajooraama mathi thodabahoot exploitation
Cha hajoor yo so called Aaandolan Ma..Aandolan...... I mean kursi napawuni
haruko charko bhukkai. Happy new year 2061
Dilasha baini! Yuastai cha ke garney KTM reality.
Hajoor SITARA..ma yuattai hallindai chu
Kantipuri nagari ma…….nawa barsha ko subhakamana
Vivid ji! Garmi lagyo aba ta..chissai lim kyarey……ma byakhya garna
ajjai paripakwa bhai sakya chaina
Chiple sir! Yattai hallindai chu aghaunoonji.
Muglaan ko firti sawari chanddai nai hundai cha..
aye pachi karna khoos khoos hanamla hai. Happy new year 2061.
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| jira |
Posted
on 13-Apr-04 07:35 PM
OU8ji! hajoorlai ni mero subhakamana
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