| chipledhunga |
Posted
on 18-Jun-04 09:58 AM
Dear Sajhaites,
My apologies for the last moment posting. After talking to two fellow Sajhaites less than an hour ago, we decided to have a bhetghat tomorrow, June 19. The venue will be at Himalayan Java, Thamel (right above the Bakery Cafe on Tridevi Marg) at 5 pm. I hope you folks in the valley can join us.
Ashu, you will probably have received my email by the time you read this. I tried to call you but was unable to reach you. I hope you can join us tomorrow.
IF, dhilo auna lagis, aba bihe ko party ma chahi bhet hola.
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| isolated freak |
Posted
on 18-Jun-04 10:03 AM
LA LA.. java ma moj gar.. here's what to expect at java:
Sandwiched between Starbuckýs and nepali chiya-pasal, Himalayan Java in Thamel is one of the most happening places in town. It is a happening place because listening to Puff Daddyýs ýevery move you makeý while sitting on those brown couches (if you are lucky enough) or just the ordinary black steel chairs (if you are not so lucky), many hearts come together. Gone are those days when people believed that matches are made in Heaven.. if you still believe in this, visit Java and youýll soon realize that Nepali matches are made in Java these days..
Kathmanduýs teens who have nowhere to hang out or better yet show their newly bought counterfeit Calvin Klien or Gucci wardrobe come in groups at java.. If you want to see what the supermodels were wearing in Naples or Paris yesterday, youýve got to visit java..(if you are a big fashion buff, its gonna save you $$$$, why fly to Naples when you can see the same clothes in Nepal!)..
Also, keep your eyes and ears opený this place is just the perfect place to know
a) who smokes how many sticks of cigarettes in an hour
b) who is going out with who and who recently had a heartbreak and or had a new bf/gf or who is getting married soon ,
c) to see the rich, urban and unemployed kids indulged in PDA (Public display of affection)ýcaste no bar!! Welcome to the 21st century Kathmandu
to broadly classify the regular Javans, there are 4 categories:
1. Rich but no brains kids
2. Rich but with brains kids
3. Young Rich professionals
4. misfits
1. This group dominates the java scene. This group has 3 guys and 5 girls, who just sit there, talk (and laugh so loudly that everyone has to acknowledge their presence) and drink coffee while blowing their amulya jiwan in curot-ko dhuwa. This group is fashion conscious, knows whatýs hot and whatýs not and these people seem to know everyone who enters this place!!! But believe me, these are the most social people.. (donýt be amazed if a long haired cute looking girl comes to you and asks about a friend of yourýs whom you havenýt seen in 20 years.. moreover when she starts revealing things about you that even you donýt know.. donýt flee the sceneýyou are on your way to making new friends.. java coffeeýconnecting people)
2. Rich but with brain kids: This group usually sits quietly but are often heard talking about their future career plans (which obviously involves fleeing the oh-so-boring-poor-Nepal). This group usually has 4-5 members and they sit quietly reading the himalayn times while blowing smoke rings off their Marlboro/surya lights. If the first group wears LL Cool J and Shakira clothes, these are more Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan type.
3. Young Rich Professionals: this group enters the scene after 4-5 PM and sits quietly (thinking about what they would have become if they hadnýt joined this boring job that they just got out fromý).. They are the ones checking their cell phones for missed calls every 2 minsý the members of this group come in pairs-- guy-girl, girl-girl and or guy-guy.. These people donýt spend much time there but when they are there, they just seem to ignore their partner and fix their eyes on that cute channel Nepal VJ or the same bahini who knows everything about youý
4. Misfits: people above 30 are misfits.. they are aliens for the java crowd..these misfits scare people away when they make their grand entryýthereýs a pin drop silence when the members of this group search for their friends in that crowd.. this group especially consists of dai/didi, kaka/bhinaju/mama in rare cases ba/aama of the first group (and didnýt I say earlier that the 1st group is the most noisy one??). Anyway, with the arrival of these misfit, you are bound to see some members of all three groups :
a) hiding themselves
b) fleeing
c) pretending to be somebody else
This group is pain in the neck for everyone. They order burguone wine.. even though they know that its not served there.. OK, a german beer then.. no, .. hmm.. what about special Vienna coffee? After asking all these weird questions, you know what they settle down to??? Nepali chiyaý
Also thereýs another group, often called white devils by the Chinese and walking-talking objects of curiosity among the nepali kids, walking ATMs for the thamel vendors and one-way ticket to the West for some. But, seeing our own nepalis beat them in their own game, these devils-ATMs do not arouse much curiosity. So, they just sit there drinking their mountain supreme (which by the way does not grow in the mountains) while cursing their travel agents or whoever suggested them to visit nepal for a ýdifferent experienceý.. ýgod dam it, I thought I was visiting a third world impoverished developing country.. gotta sue that travel agency which sold me the tourý
ýsantan thari thari kaý says one of my friends, while other just feels her nepali-ness threatened when she enters thereýstill I canýt resist the temptation to enter java for coffee and to see people when I pass by thamel every day. And believe me every day is a new learning experience.
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