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| paramendra | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 01:06 PM
Crisscrossing America On 18 Wheels Folks, I have not made the final decision yet, but looks like I will be hitting the road again soon. The idea is to try and go to all 48 states. I have been to 42, but would like to start all over again. And, once I get my green card in about 10 months, I might also hop into Canada and Mexico. I make a standing offer to visit anyone who will e-mail the following to paramendra@yahoo.com: (1) Your real full name (2) Your Sajha username (3) Your number (home, office, cell) (4) Your postal address (5) Driving directions from the nearest interstate to your place (6) A good time to visit you (evenings, weekends for most people, I'd guess) (7) Would you rather come see me at a truck stop, or have me come over to your place? (8) Your brief bio. A few sentences. So I have some idea of who I am meeting. (9) Notes: (anything else you might want to say) (10) Other "contacts" you might suggest I visit with. In other towns/cities. It might not always work out. But I will try. Travelling should be fun: you get to see amazing landscape. Better now than later. I hope to meet up with friends from other spheres of my life as well. And I hope to write a travelogue, get it published. And hopefully I will offer snippets at this thread as I venture from one destination to another. So keep logging in. :-) |
| Bathroomcoffee | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 01:32 PM
Why don't you put an ad out in NY times and DC post that you are getting your green cad in six months. |
| Chaakman | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 01:37 PM
Are you sure you are getting it in six months ? |
| chipledhunga | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 02:16 PM
Paramendraji, as you know, I run the Sarbottam Bhojan Hotel at Mugling. It is located on the left hand side of the Prithvi Highway as you approach Mugling from Kathmandu, just before the junction to Narayanghat. Bhaat khana tetai aunu hola. 1) Your real full name YOU KNOW IT (2) Your Sajha username YOU KNOW IT (3) Your number (home, office, cell) PHONE THIYO, MAOBADI LE KHATTAM PARYO. MUGLING MA PHONE CHALDAINA AHILE. (4) Your postal address HULAK PANI KHATTAM PARYO. (5) Driving directions from the nearest interstate to your place JUST WATCH FOR THE SIGNBOARD AS YOU APPROACH THE JUNCTION. (6) A good time to visit you (evenings, weekends for most people, I'd guess) DURING PEAK LUNCH AND DINNER HOURS (7) Would you rather come see me at a truck stop, or have me come over to your place? HOTEL MAI BHAAT KHANA AE HUNCHA, YESO DISCOUNT MILAIDIULA NI. (8) Your brief bio. A few sentences. So I have some idea of who I am meeting. YOU KNOW IT (9) Notes: (anything else you might want to say) ARU GURUJI HARU LAI PANI REFER GARAY HUNCHA. BY THE WAY, NO "SERVICE" OTHER THAN DINING IS AVAILABLE IN MY "HOTEL." (10) Other "contacts" you might suggest I visit with. In other towns/cities PASHCHIM TIRA JANAY HO BHANE BUTWAL KO SATKAR HOTEL MA KHANE BASNE GARE HUNCHA. MERAI SATHI KO HO. KOHALPUR TIRA JANAY CHOWK KO CHEWAI MA CHA. Lau ta, drive carefully. |
| paramendra | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 02:20 PM
LoL :-) |
| NK | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 02:29 PM
Paramendra, now, it seems the coast is clear. They have apprehended the duo, did not they?? Still duck when filling the gas! Do not talk to stranger. Wait a minute. You are planning to write a travelouge. You have to talk to strangers. Ok, then *do not* accept candies, and then and if you make it all the way to my area, holler. Maybe I will have some warm roti for you. What do you like with a roti? And what about your wife? Is she as nutty as you are and tagging along with you? :) |
| Rusty | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 02:43 PM
Chiple Ji, Very funny.....LOL :D |
| paramendra | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 02:56 PM
NK: Where are you located? I gather it is the East Coast. But that is hundreds of miles long, the coast. Roti would be nice. I abhor candies. Sniper or not. I have a teetaura taste. Nutty re? Wife. She is in Australia. She should be back for Thanksgiving and Christmas. And then she goes off to Thailand! And then takes off for a South/East Asia tour. Hopefully I get to meet up again in August next year. And then that is when I was planning to head out to Canada/Mexico. Early 2004, I was hoping to head out to my homevillage in south-east Nepal for a month or so. To gather material for a novel. You are the first person who took the bait. But it is still not firm. Hope you e-mail. I am serious. |
| Deep | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:00 PM
NK roti pakara kurni jhyal bata herdai...Parmendra tadak liyera pugni harn bajaudai.... scence ta solid chha. |
| paramendra | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:00 PM
NK. I must warn you though. This as reported by some folks at Epinions.com who tried something similar, as in meeting offline. Cyber acquaintances assume they know each other, and so they meet up with expectations. As in, when you meet old friends. But it is thought best to treat the first meet as just that: meeting number 1. |
| Rusty | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:00 PM
Para Bhagat Ji, Green card aye pachi PARTY dine bhaye Ma mero information pathaula. My drive way has enough space to park your 18-wheelers :) |
| paramendra | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:04 PM
The green card is a mere legal technicality yaar. Main kura ta bhetghat ho. Safar ho. Ghumgham ho. Tyatro thulo parking space? Ke paryo tyasto? Katai national forest tira tent gadera basya ta hoina? |
| jira | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:05 PM
tyo roti khaye si kati bare ho ra tadak chalawuni, semai chewu layera tawuko lukayera kodo bari ma maidaan basya scene ni solid cha |
| NK | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:07 PM
Deep ani usko better half chai jhadu liyera auney? You see story in every situation, don't you my dear Deep? Arko katha chai najaaus hai? :} yeah, I have some wart in my chin today, does not go away! Since the morning I am looking for duct tape. Yeah the latest science fiction I mean news bulletin says duct tape cures warts! Try if you have one or several. All you have to do is cover just one and presto! Those damn warts will be history. |
| paramendra | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:10 PM
"...better half..." :-) |
| Rusty | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:43 PM
Para Bhagat Ji Kyaa ni Bhagat bro...Green Card paye pachi ta party ta dinai parcha ni...mere legal technicality banera kaha tarna paucha:p here's my address: 250 North Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211 I do have enough parking space for four 18-wheelers:) RR |
| Deep | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:45 PM
"Deep ani usko better half chai jhadu liyera auney?" Jhadu haina kucho. "Jhadu" ali racial bho! baru "BROOM" bhanam hola. Yeah! broom is good. I was thinking wart? Ke wart? then I realized...ye muso aayo bhaneko!!! tyo pani of all places chiudoma? Aruna Irani lai pani math garne gari ho ki ke ho? ajha "some wart" rey? Hari! Hari!! "ma ta testo haina ra nirmaya solti chiude muso le jogi banayo..." |
| najar | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 03:55 PM
oho Rusty mitra, tapain Beverly Hills move bha ko malai ta thaha nai thiye ni. Ma pani aauchhu hai ghum phir garna--thankgiving tira, yeso beverly hills tira--yeta ko cold weather pani chhaline, beverly hills ko cuties haru pani check out garna paine..ani tes maathi rusty ko hospitality (mejmaani)--what else chahiyo? |
| paramendra | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 04:00 PM
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| najar | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 04:03 PM
typos, first line--thiye ni=thiye na hatar garera kaam baata luki luki type garda typos nai typos |
| Deep | Posted
on 21-Oct-02 04:11 PM
Rusty, lau aba sharp huna paryo...pauna aaune bhayisake!....kati rusty bhaira ni? |
| Bathroomcoffee | Posted
on 22-Oct-02 10:54 AM
Is he using this site to get contacts with people so he can crash at their place when he visits them(WAH WAH WAH TUMHARA JAWAB NAHI BHAISAAB) ? JIDHAR DEKHO FAIDA HI FAIDA. Why is this person sceeming on how he can profit from this site all the time ? Folks before you provide all the information be careful who you let in your house(if you know the person from Nepal or somewhere else thats ok but if you do not know the person BE CARE HAI). This is cyberworld not real world. JHOOT BOLE KAUWAA KATEY KAALE KAUWEY SE DARYO |
| slipknot | Posted
on 23-Oct-02 09:12 AM
Hell, people get married thru places like sajha, let alone forging good relationships among people. Then again, there are pedophiles and scammongers lurking about who could very well identify with some of you... Bathroomcoffee, you may like to scoop out your morning coffee from the bathroom, but can we others stick to brewing coffee in the kitchen? :) To give out info about yourself to others is your call, and if you feel someone is gonna sniper you down, use your head (not as a target!). Accusing someone of wrongdoing without evidence is punishable by law... So, can we leave undue insecurity and paranoia under the toilet seat with the rest of you? :) Peace! |
| Bathroomcoffee | Posted
on 23-Oct-02 09:44 AM
Bathroomcoffee, you may like to scoop out your morning coffee from the bathroom, but can we others stick to brewing coffee in the kitchen? :) I don't remember saying that ..But Only people who actually do the deed would be able to identify with the situation I guess...ha h a Of course THE CHOICE IS YOURS TO MAKE(STOOPID). Only an idiots would go jump off a bridge just because someone told them. Accusing someone of wrongdoing without evidence is punishable by law ... ??? Ha Ha Ha where did you get that from dunno maybe pulled it outta yo baahind ho ho ho So, can we leave undue insecurity and paranoia under the toilet seat with the rest of you? Yeah you can keep saying that till the shit hits the fan. Then ma fren, only then you're going to realize ...oh yeah this guy did say that...yeah !!! Slipknot! Go ahead and put all your info out there and see what happens...yeah.It will make you Superman. |
| Tripin | Posted
on 23-Oct-02 10:31 AM
Parmendra Are you crazy? |
| Rusty | Posted
on 23-Oct-02 08:34 PM
Najar Ji I heard the news of snowfall in the east, so it’s time for you to migrate towards Beverly Hills. How can I forget last year’s ‘thanks giving’ fest and your hospitality? Please be my guest and adorn my 'thanks giving' fest this year:) By the way, you might wanna ask Parmendra ji for ride on his 18-wheelers. He might be able to give you a ride so that no airfare expense will be incurred;) Smart idea haina ta:p |
| najar | Posted
on 23-Oct-02 11:09 PM
THank you Rusty --- Visit ta for sure tara migrate chahin sochnai parchha.Beverly Hills ko ridiculous expenses kasle bear gardinchha ni? Ki yeso jaagir ko bandobasta gardinus. Waitress, swaitress ke ke pahinchha. But thanksgiving ma chahin ma aaye hai hernus--no backout ni, sajha mai nimta garnu bhaachha--hoina bhanna milena. Ani tyo ride ko idea ta jhanai superb--paisa nabhayeko bela ma. Lau na Paramendra please, can I get a ride on your 18 wheelers, Can I ? I gather you are also planning on meeting your sajha yaarana rusty in his grandeur mansion, resting your 18 wheelers in his private forest. So i presume it won't be an extra effort for you. We just have to work out the timing--ma baato ma ubhi rahanchhu hai the day before thanksgiving. Paramendra, I thank you in advance for your generosity. And Rusty, see you on thanksgiving day or the day after (drive ta laamai chha kyare to get to BH from here). |
| chipledhunga | Posted
on 24-Oct-02 12:19 AM
Paramendraji, khoi kahile ho hamro gau tira aune? Yeso athara pangray chadhera ghumne rahar ta malai pani cha ni. |
| Rusty | Posted
on 24-Oct-02 12:52 PM
najar Ji, Mero mansion ta k mansion ni!! It’s just an unembellished four-sided figure of walls and a roof, all vacant like a haunted house ;) Jaba hajur ko sawari hucha Beverly hills ma...ani matra mansion will be ornamented with your aroma ni hajur. Mero guest hunjel...don't worry about absurd expenses hajur;) K garnru...hollywood bhaneko yestai racha….Desh anusar ko bhesh garnai parne... Baro...when is Parmendra starting his new “next horizon” campaign? If it’s gonna be too late then, I will have to reserve a chauffeured limousine for you;) Chiple Ji lai pani mero invitation hai. Rusty Rac:) |
| Dilasha | Posted
on 24-Oct-02 01:58 PM
Rusty ji, is that one of those huge mansions up in the bev hills where the residents came twice a year? My friends and I used to visit one of those houses taken care of by Prasad mama, i don't know if he's still there but man! that used to be real fun! mama used to cook for us while we'd dance and play dohori and swim in the pool outside overlooking the whole LA area. Oh it was simply great! |
| ??! | Posted
on 24-Oct-02 04:30 PM
MERO PANI GREEN CARD AAUNAI LAGYO.. APPLY GARNE BICHAR GAREKO CHHU.. |
| najar | Posted
on 24-Oct-02 10:38 PM
Rusty, You are too kind. Thank you. Tara what i don't understand is offline friend lai pani kina FLYATTER garna paryo. Ma ta tesai impressed chhu. Since Param Inder ji has turned his back to us and pretended that he did not hear our request we may have to find some other ways around to get to B(?!)H :) Chilpleji, since you are interested to ride on a 18 paangre as well may be we can seek some alternatives. May be I will go to DMV myself tomorrow to take a test for 18 paangrey. If I pass, we are all set. I will pick you up on the way. What say you Rusty? (I appreciate your offer of limo--but to tell you the truth, na mero rupai chha, na mero padhai chha, main kura limo chadne etiquette nai chhaina, so I should not even attempt a limo ride) Dilasha, if you want to tag along--I will stop by your state of frozen lakes, too. I will invite you on behalf of an old friend (yeah Rusty aren't you old?? :) I meant purano friend hai. We can all have a party at Rusty's elegant mansion and go look for Prasad mama. What do you folks say?? Rusty B(?!)H ma prepn ramro gardai garnus hai for a Sajha party |
| Rusty | Posted
on 24-Oct-02 11:59 PM
Najar Ji I was not giving u any flyaatering remarks ni ho!! I was simply doing what a friend got to do. There’s no kindness ni Hajur!!! Roop na muk ni aba…Ki kaso!! Beauty lies in the beer-holders’ eye ni;) Limousine ride will be enormously amusing, tyo pani Najar ji sanga. It will be quite an experience “riding with stars”. Param Indra Ji must be busy with his immense campaign “defending sadvabana party”. We could be his probable voters if he had ever turned his back and display his jingoistic “Pancha Haat”. But, looks like he’s clouting hushed-off dunk on us with his “five fingers print”. Well, I don’t think we can shore up these futile leaders anymore. Just a witticism: p ??! Ji pani welcome cha my mansion ma!! Para Ji r hajur ko combine combine green card party dida huncha! Dil-aasha Ji!! From the state of 10,000 frozen lakes?? Please adorn our elegant fest in Bev Hills, leaving behind your arctic weather:) |
| paramendra | Posted
on 27-Oct-02 05:06 PM
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| ??! | Posted
on 27-Oct-02 06:12 PM
Rusty, thanks for inviting me at your mansion. Ma chhitai aaunchu hola... Since I have already thought of applying for Green Card, I will come soon ..... ha ha..ha .... ha.... --{ :<|)-<<<= |
| chipledhunga | Posted
on 28-Oct-02 01:05 AM
Najar, did you pass the test? Anyway where are you..east, west, midwest..kata tira ho? Yeso ae huncha ni Dilasha, Rusty etc sabai lai liera. Mero hotel ma ae huncha ni Mugling ko, check my posting towards the beginning of this thread for directions. Ani jaula ni ghumna Pokhara, Narayanghat, Bhairahawa etc etc..truck ma chadhera. Tyo Truck Driver bhanne film ko geet cha ni...samjhana birsana salala....hey Mugling jharechi majaa aula relimai tadak chadhechi..see you all in Mugling. |
| najar | Posted
on 29-Oct-02 12:30 PM
Chipleji, pirai nagarnus--yes, i passed the test, jhundiera balla balla--third division ma. tara ke bho ra, all i needed was to pass, jasari bhaye pani , and that i did , hoina ta? So time to PALAAN (plan) now. I don't mind taking a detour towards mugling and then after chitwan, pokhara, bhairahawa or even crisscrossing Nepal for that matter. Tara, hamro host jyu lai sodhna paryo ni-celebrity manchhe RUSTY ko schedule ke kasto chha. Rusty, nepal criss cross jaane ho? Ani Chipleji while you are with us, i would like to request you to take us to trekking also . Have been mesmerized by your trekking narratives. Baglung baata suru garera ra Muktinath jaaun na hai? Regardless, nov 28th ma bhat pakayera rakhnus hai chipledhunga, ma aaunchhu 18 paangre tadak liyera. Mero shelter pani tapain ko najikai chha, purba and paschim ko bich ma, tehi din nai aaipugchhu. Tapain ko address pani tipen mero gurans kaapi ma. Aba Rustyji, dilashaji, ??! , param inderji ra other interested parties lai manaaune kaam chahin tapin ko hai. |
| Rusty | Posted
on 29-Oct-02 03:56 PM
NAJAR jI Ma ta jahile pani tayar chu...for detour:) Tara..yo truck driver "permander bhaiya ji" ta hamilai baal didaina. He must have answered us in his links.....LOL. Kaslai tyo link ma click garera herne fursad cha??? Afu ta paryo hollywood gangsta;) Providing too many links can confuse the users. Thanks chiple ji for your invitation. -Rusty |
| chipledhunga | Posted
on 29-Oct-02 06:59 PM
Hey folks, it seems like we have to change plans. Ta hamro Paramendar bhaiyaa jo hunuhuncha ki ooha ta yo thread bata harailinu bho. Ooha le link ta post garidinu bhaecha lekin Mugling ma mero hotel jo cha ki ooha ailinay kohi baat karilinubhaena. Najar, congratulations for passing the test. Just about 2 hours ago, I met Dilasha in the chatroom. Maile Mugling au bhaneko, tractor ma ghumnay bhae matrai aunay ray. So what do you think? Should we rather take a tractor then? Huna ta tractor lagyo bhane chalauna ra park garna sajilo huncha, also it is more fuel efficient. At the same time hamro original plan ta tyo 18 pangray ma ghumne thiyo, and you had to take the test just for it. Ke garne ta aba? Let me know what you think hai. Your idea of trekking sounds great. We can drive upto Galeshwor, which is further up from Baglung tara kachchi baato ma tyo semi chalauna milla ki namilla? At the same time I am concerned about the safety of the vehicle as that area is a Maoist stronghold. Since Dilasha seems to be a Pokhereli, I am proposing that we leave our vehicle somewhere in Pokhara that she deems it safe. Baru Jomsom fly garu tyaha bata trekking suru garula ni, hunna? That way we can take a detour of Ghorepani and Ghandruk and also avoid some of the Maobadi affected kshetra. Rusty, kati Hollywood Hollywood? Yeso alikati break liera Mugling tira aunu paryo. Najar ra Dilasha pani chadaicha. Hami 4 jana milera ghumau na yeso. |
| paramendra | Posted
on 29-Oct-02 07:11 PM
Chiplekira and Rusted. You pahadiya folks. "Bahadurs!" You might refrain from those panchayate kaal nepal tv's supposed Teraian Nepali. It is offensive. One can be funny without being offensive. Give it a try. Rusty. I never got an e-mail from you. Please refer to the first message in this thread. |
| paramendra | Posted
on 29-Oct-02 07:12 PM
Standing at 42 states and counting - Manhattan has no strict traffic lanes, the Bay Area is dreamy, happening, and tropical, lushy green, the Dakotas are like one big farm, the deserts have character, the valleys in the Rockies are much larger than those in the Himalayas, yet to make it to Florida, and Colorado, Nebraska, and Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Alaska, Hawaii ............ http://www.geocities.com/paramendra/2002/sssttp.html |
| chipledhunga | Posted
on 30-Oct-02 09:14 PM
Paramendra (or should we call you Linkendra?), tyo kasai ko accent immitate gardai ma teslai offensive thanna bhaena ni. Terai ko matrai hoina, from time to time I like to immitate Newari accent, paschim ko accent, Tamang ko accent, and so on but never with an offensive motive. Indeed I feel proud of hamro deshko ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity when making such accents. Tyahi bhaera testo ris raag kehi narakhi Mugling tira auna paryo. Ani yeso Rocky ko dando chicholera Alaska kahile hanne ho? Alaska bata alikati tel bokera aunu paryo, yaha gas ko bhau badhera gaadi chalauna samet garho parna thaleko cha. |
| Rusty | Posted
on 30-Oct-02 10:02 PM
Parmendar Ji I have answered you in "Stan- for Oys_Chill" thread. So, I wanna direct you there:) Chiple saathi ..ani najar Ji pani tetai lagne ho ki;) |
| paramendra | Posted
on 30-Oct-02 11:20 PM
Chiple: With all due respect, please refrain. "...Terai ko matrai hoina, from time to time I like to immitate Newari accent, paschim ko accent, Tamang ko accent.." Just because you spread it wide does not make it okay. If it is an honest mistake, as you say it is, please refrain, and let's move on for old times' sake. Rusty: My name is Paramendra - like in Gyanendra - not Parmendar......... |
| batauli | Posted
on 30-Oct-02 11:41 PM
Paramendra, Tapai le ".. You pahadiya folks. Bahadurs!..." bhanera jun aafu bhitra raheko parajaati prati ko ghrina dekhaunu hunchha, tyasai bibek le tapai kasari aafu lai kasaile "taraibasi madhise" bhanda aapatti janaunu hunchha... ? If it gives you any pleasure, go ahead, call me Jyapu, Bhote, Thakse, Pakhe.. but remember, "you can take Paramendra out of Madhes, but you cannot take the Madhesi out of Paramendra...". Why is it so demeaning when you are referred to as a Madhise (as in Madhes_ko_native).. whereas you yourself find it more convenient to portray yourself as an INDIAN. You need to be sure of who you are and STICK TO IT... dhanyabaad batauli |
| paramendra | Posted
on 30-Oct-02 11:50 PM
Batauli. Point taken. I posted the following at some other thread: Dumbass: Someone from Madhes is a Madhesi. Someone from the Terai is a Teraiwasi. Someone from the Pahad is a Pahadwasi. Or Pahadiya. But the difference between the word madisey/madhise and Madhesi is the difference between the words negro and n----r. By now, even the term Negro is out of fashion. Afro-American. Similarly, even though, Madhesi is an okay term, Teraiwasi is even better. Please correct yourself if yours was an honest mistake, as opposed to a statement of malice. Cardinal: When the "good" people remain silent, problems arise. DWI: I am glad we are keeping to the point. As for your other point, if the Sajha audience keeps mum while these jokers make sexist and ethnicist comments at abandon, they also lose the right to take offense at the offensive term "bahadur." I think we owe this community some decency, and need to stand up for the same when the need arises. |
| batauli | Posted
on 31-Oct-02 12:19 AM
Paramendra, African_American is a reference to Americans of African Origin. But that is another story. If you are a "teraibasi" Nepali, you must have heard and used the word "madhesia". It is a very common word among the people at Greater Batauli Terai Region (Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, etc). And if you remember the word "apabhramsa" from your byakaran at BKS days, madhise is a logical apabhramsization of madhesia/madhesi. The derogatory form (equivalent to your n----r) would be marsya, or dhoti. And show me one "pahadiya" who takes offense at being called Bahadur, and I will show you a dozen who would rather be called madhise as against "terai_wasi_nepali_of_hindustani_origin_but_don't_call_me_madhise". I from terai too.. and am proud of who I am.. a madhise... not a dui_jiure like you, Mr 'I am INDIAN by Convenience, Nepali by Opportunity'. dhanyabaad batauli |