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| ashu |
Posted
on 14-Sep-01 06:02 AM
Mahesh wrote:
>Ashu!
> I disagree with you. What if the
>person did not even know what venues are
>available to hold functions. Or did not
>know what he has to do to hold functions.
>Then we have another NAAM MAtra KO President.
> Now do we need this ? If we need to teach
>everything while in position then might as
>well have someone else there.
Mahesh,
I appreciate your disagreements.
My view is that "experience" as far as GBNC is
concerned is OVERRATED and is quite misleading.
GBNC is a VOLUNTARY organization, and so,
basically what it should be looking for is: Those
Nepalis who do the best volunteering.
Now we all know that that the best volunteers
in any organization are those not necessarily with experience
or deep wisdom or even seniority but those who bring passion,
energy, drive and a sense of enjoyment to whatever they are
volunteering for.
And so, as far as GBNC is concerned, I think the hardest part
is getting someone, anyone, EXCITED about the top job.
If the person is EXCITED and internally MOTIVATED enough and
is self-confident enough to give space to a variety of views at meetings,
then I have no doubts that s/he can easily line up the resources, infect other people with his/her enthusiasm, sweep others along with his/her energy
and drive, and able to seek help from others who have "the experience".
And so, if I were in Boston, I would certainly vote for an enthusiastic, energetic, and a driven Nepali man or woman who may well have landed at Logan, say, six months ago than a passive old Nepali geezer ith a Green Card and 12-year-Boston-stay-ko seniority but who brings no passion, no enthusisam and no energy to the community at large.
Again, please feel free to disagree.
oohi
ashu
ktm, nepal
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| Mahesh |
Posted
on 14-Sep-01 09:34 AM
Ashu!
I still disagree with you.
I know it is a voluntary org. and how important enthusiasm is as well. But if the person fresh off the boat, does not know his way around but has the enthusiasm is not going to work. We do not need another puppet ordering the exe. comittee around while the person in charge is sitting on his bum packing pounds.
We also would like to have someone familiar to us whom we can trust to do the job. Eg you took the name of Raju, I trust him enough to say he will not let the community down. But for someone who just got here, we have no track record to prove that he or she is capable.
I think there should be some sort of incentives or perks for people who volunteer as well. All these people get is complain from the community members which drains all the enthusiasm from them.
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| 2nd dumdum |
Posted
on 14-Sep-01 10:25 AM
I see our dear Ashu is back and he is in Kathmandu. What is your next stopover? ;]
How did you find Sctoland? What did you study? Just curious.
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| oohi_ashu |
Posted
on 15-Sep-01 06:18 AM
Hi Mahesh,
Again, thank you for your disagreements.
I value experience, to be sure, and I find your concerns
quite valid. But it's just that, in contexts of
being volunteers (which, by definition, means doing things
for free and without any hope for external rewards, perks
and incentives and pay), I'd like to side with enthusiasm, energy
and self-motivation on the part of the concerned
individuals.
I also know that finding such volunteers may be quite
difficult.
Thankfully, in this forum, there is room for your
viewpoints; and there is room for mine too,
and our readers are FREE to make up their minds
as to what they want to agree with.
Differences of opinion aside, this is what is great
about OPEN and UNCENSORED and DIVERSE in terms
of contents forums like this.
Let us agree to disagree on this matter; but let us hope that
Raju throws his hat into the ring.
oohi
ashu
ktm, nepal
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| oohi_ashu |
Posted
on 15-Sep-01 06:37 AM
>I see our dear Ashu is back and he is in
>Kathmandu. What is your next stopover? ;]
Dear friend,
To find out my "next stopover", I encourage you to
check this site regularly and read all the postings.
>How did you find Sctoland?
Fabulous!! Glasgow is no longer an industrial hick
town; it's quite yuppified now -- with great bars,
restaurants and clubs that are open till 4 am.
Had the greatest of time having a little too
much of Scotland's national drink. The Scottish
countryside, with rolling hills and wide, green meadows,
is where they shoot Bollywood dances now.
Edinburgh, the ancient city, was humming with
a month-long arts festival (full of films, dramas, comedy
shows, dances, street performancesand more) the
week-end I was there.
Paris in France, of course, was indescribably beautiful.
I would encourage all GBNC folks to visit Paris once
in their lifetime. It's like, to put in a Boston-specific
context, Newbury Street -- only 100 times better in
100 different ways.
Time-permitting, and though NOT a journalist,
I may write travel pieces for either The K Post
or Kantipur. Let us see.
> What did you
>study?
Oh, the usual stuff. Presented a couple of papers, and
learnt a lot from colleagues and new friends from all over
the world. You know how things at these seminars and
workshops on business go!!
>Just curious.
Appreciate your curiosity.
oohi
ashu
ktm, nepal
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