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   Talking about Mahendra Shakya receving a 26-Oct-02 dirk
     Meant to say Intense Rivalry!!! 26-Oct-02 dirk
       dirk, Yes the "good old days" at Godava 26-Oct-02 kkm
         And whatever happened to evergreen Jhamk 26-Oct-02 dirk
           No doubt at all Those were the best d 26-Oct-02 Harvard_Dropout
             Dirk, Do you mind if I use some of your 26-Oct-02 KKM
               Hey, thanks for bringing back fond memor 26-Oct-02 Suman Pradhan
                 dirk, thanx for reviving platinum years 26-Oct-02 oys_chill
                   Downing and his Norman and Goverdan tale 26-Oct-02 diwas k
                     kkm, no problem, you can use them in you 27-Oct-02 dirk
                       I used to have a friend from xaviers wh 27-Oct-02 DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS)
                         DHUMBASSE, Check http://www.stx82.org.n 27-Oct-02 KKM
                           Dedicated all those people who have expe 27-Oct-02 nhuchche
                             Nhuche a.k.a ukhan master dai, that's an 27-Oct-02 oys_chill
                               Oys bro, 'dante akar'? hmmm interesting 27-Oct-02 nhuchche
                                 I couldn't hold back from contributing a 27-Oct-02 rat-a-tat
                                   Walking deers roam here and birds fly 27-Oct-02 Nhuchche
                                     Thank you KKM . I truely appreciate tha 27-Oct-02 DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS)
                                       rat a tat, it was then called the "SOciA 27-Oct-02 oys_chill
Dhumass, I think you could contact P 27-Oct-02 dirk
   Thank you , dirk . Kung Pandela ko aafna 27-Oct-02 DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS)
     "Maccha" translation "Mad chap" comes to 27-Oct-02 KKM
       oh! by the way KKM! the link above did n 27-Oct-02 DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS)
         Well, do you guys know that the Godavari 27-Oct-02 ashu
           Which reminds me, guys: Please UPDATE 27-Oct-02 ashu
             Dumbass, I know Niraj Shrestha person 27-Oct-02 dirk
               Yes the year at Godavari was undoubtedly 27-Oct-02 Montou
                 Ashu dai, I tried emailing Sangita at 27-Oct-02 Montou
                   Ashu ji and Poonte ji.... My sis says 28-Oct-02 SITARA
                     That Donkey Stick with Point Cut was qui 28-Oct-02 dirk
                       dirk how do you know thaila sir? He was 28-Oct-02 KKM
                         Ya Dirk, how do you know Thaila Sir? 28-Oct-02 Harvard_Dropout
                           He came back in 1977 0r 1978 for sometim 28-Oct-02 dirk
                             He was my hero in 1975. God I'm getting 28-Oct-02 KKM
                               I think he was an ex-boxer or something. 28-Oct-02 dirk
                                 Montou, I made a BIG mistake. The 28-Oct-02 ashu
                                   dirk, you probably mean Danny sir not Th 28-Oct-02 KKM
                                     Are u Prassana Shrestha....by any chance 28-Oct-02 dirk
                                       Harvard-dropout, Did you and I meet i 28-Oct-02 ashu
Sitara... your sister???????? Only says 28-Oct-02 Poonte
   dirk, close. I was a class junior but us 28-Oct-02 KKM
     I think KKM is KUSH Mainali.........La j 28-Oct-02 DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS)
       Does Kiran Maskey ring a bell? Gotcha! 28-Oct-02 KKM
         Kiran Maskey re!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 28-Oct-02 DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS)
           How about you? I've been trying to pin p 28-Oct-02 kkm
             KKM, I wus in Class 4 before graduating 28-Oct-02 rat-a-tat
               Ashu: I know whom you are referring t 28-Oct-02 Harvard_Dropout
                 Rat-a-rat, "I still remember, the last 28-Oct-02 Deep
                   rat-a-tat, Thanks for the update. Fr. D 28-Oct-02 kkm
                     Ma t a yeta bata bhage ..pardaphash hola 28-Oct-02 DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS)
                       Deep, It's not the same Sampurna Jib Tul 28-Oct-02 rat-a-tat
                         rat-a-tat, Actually I don't know where 28-Oct-02 Deep
                           KKM, I am from the batch of 86, so you'd 28-Oct-02 dirk
                             KKM, when I'm in NY I do pop in Arun Bas 28-Oct-02 dirk
                               Thanks Dirk, Haven't see "Sexy" since 1 28-Oct-02 kkm
                                 Dirk, You are from Prabodh and Bhuarun' 28-Oct-02 KKM
                                   Ashu dai, Thank you for the correctio 28-Oct-02 Montou
                                     "From the snows of ole Mt. Everest To t 28-Oct-02 czar
                                       Bingo KKM, You got that right! I'm from 28-Oct-02 dirk
KKM, I think youare the person Dhumbass 28-Oct-02 dirk
   hehe czar a trip to memory lane ..in 29-Oct-02 oys_chill
     What about the dynamite stick? If you sp 29-Oct-02 Pokche Prasad Pyakhurel
      
What about "Bhoom Patey Bhoom Patey Bho 29-Oct-02 nhuchche
         Gyanako Batti Balideau Hey what 'bout t 29-Oct-02 Bitchpatroll
           Rabindra Khanal and his snotty nosed ske 29-Oct-02 KKM
             adarmi, paapi, dusta.....some of the cus 29-Oct-02 hunga munga
               "Sisirtha chaina pahadhe behakuf, yawnin 29-Oct-02 dirk
                 Remember watching all those good flicks 31-Oct-02 dirk


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dirk Posted on 26-Oct-02 05:09 PM

Talking about Mahendra Shakya receving a GoDaWa, I started thinking about the good ole days at Godavari.

Remember Limbu Sir telling Hobbit stories

Shelf-Miss and her Bible stories

Murali trying to act cool ala Dirty Harry " Clint Eastwood"

Wry Humor of Lama Sir

Dowing and his "Do what you are Doing".....living in the Bungalow

Trying to get double-stripe in swimming

Stealing food from Father's Dining Hall as well as Plums at Midnight

Kim and Midnight....the Tibetan Mastiffs

Master and his.."Chilllo Rotis"...at breakfast

Bro. Karpinski.."Adda Boy"....making periscope and stuff in woodworking, giving out stamps and christmas cards

Fr. Moran.."Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse"..HAM radio

Bro. Subod.....morals class with Kanchi Maya and Pookche Prasad stories...his emmaculate gardens

Pulchowki Day....racing to the top

Tense Rivalry between Godavari Boys and Jawalakhel boys when they came for spelling contest and football match.

Fr. Coyne and his strict military disciplining style..." Hathi"

Finally getting to use the solar heaters to take a shower when you get to 5th standard

Phew, those were the days!!!!
dirk Posted on 26-Oct-02 05:11 PM

Meant to say Intense Rivalry!!!
kkm Posted on 26-Oct-02 05:36 PM

dirk,
Yes the "good old days" at Godavari. I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world!
Might I add the Saturday morning walks and roti atop Pulchoki?
Thanks for the reminder....
dirk Posted on 26-Oct-02 08:27 PM

And whatever happened to evergreen Jhamke...he sometimes acted like he was vice-principal. But, he had a good heart, though.

I used to be so glad when my folks came to visit me, which meant some goodies to relish for a few days.

After the finals in early December, couldn't wait to get out of there for about 2 months or so. Waiting by the handball courts for your folks to pick you up was something else.
Harvard_Dropout Posted on 26-Oct-02 09:25 PM

No doubt at all

Those were the best days of my life!!!!!!!!!!
KKM Posted on 26-Oct-02 09:40 PM

Dirk,
Do you mind if I use some of your lines from above in our web site? I bet others like us would enjoy sharing them as well.
Suman Pradhan Posted on 26-Oct-02 10:19 PM

Hey, thanks for bringing back fond memories. Yes those were the days. By the way, Jhamke is still around and so is crazy Sahadev.
cheers
suman
oys_chill Posted on 26-Oct-02 10:33 PM

dirk, thanx for reviving platinum years of my life.......like kkm said, i am ready to trade anything to go back to those years in that serene mileu!

brings back long faded memories..

one of the funniest things bout godavari was no doubt the DONKEY STICK!! eheh going around finding ppl talking in nepali..and seeing donkey stick we used to start our own versions.........dipesh, By nepali paragraph ok ( he nods the head)..eheh we could do that and get around donkey stick! once in bungalow, one of my friend was so tired of getting his number in there, he flushed the stick down the loo..........ooo......what a mystery episode we had..

godavari rocks..........there's nothing even close to those years ! thanx to dirk once again!
oys
diwas k Posted on 26-Oct-02 11:21 PM

Downing and his Norman and Goverdan tales.... actually one of those two came to visit us in 83.... _d
dirk Posted on 27-Oct-02 06:33 AM

kkm, no problem, you can use them in your website!

That crazy Sahadev was always trying sell some orchid to the parents or guardians when they came to visit their loved ones on Saturdays.

How about Tuck Shop that little enclosement by the Teacher's Dining Room where Bro. Karpinski used to see us some sweets and stuff.....which got deducted from the balance we kept with him.

One of my best teachers, Gurung Miss, 2nd STD teacher, passed away a few years ago due to cancer. She was a gem of a person.

Going on a walk on Saturdays was fun, mostly. I once when I was in the 3rd STD slipped and fell into the Panch-dhara.
DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS) Posted on 27-Oct-02 06:56 AM

I used to have a friend from xaviers who is here in the US ( well, most of them are here), I think SLC of 1982, his name was PANDELLA ROTTA aka TSHERING from HILE.

The last time I spoke to him, he was in NY city.
Does anyone know of him ? can you let me know if you do know him please ?

I am posting the above question here because I know most of the Sajhapures that went to Xaviers are going to peak into this thread ....advance dhanyabad..
KKM Posted on 27-Oct-02 08:56 AM

DHUMBASSE,
Check http://www.stx82.org.np. His whereabouts should be listed there. He's a carpet tycoon in Kathmandu I hear. Anyway I'm heading that way soon so if you want me to find out, I'd be more than happy to do so.
nhuchche Posted on 27-Oct-02 09:05 AM

Dedicated all those people who have experienced Godavari...

Our School is Godavari
The best school on earth for you and for me
Giant Fulchowki Stands near by
Walking deers roam here and birds fly
Here we can study here we can play
Here we can walk far here we can pray
May God make us Loyal sons of our school Godavari!
oys_chill Posted on 27-Oct-02 09:32 AM

Nhuche a.k.a ukhan master dai, that's an awsome song :)

yo dirk, that tuck shop was really good.....later on, my friend happend to be the tuck shop captain........and we needed more than a pack of biscuit and handful of sweets to play "flush" with guys on saturdays (non parents visiting day) eheh..

I was talking to my old teacher a couple of weeks ago about the spelling and mental arithmetic contests we had there.......how about nepali Hijje pratiyogeeta,
"Sajha = dante sa, akar, jha dante akar SAJHA"
"NOON" = dante na, dirga ukar, dante na NOON "

keep those memories flowing..
oys
nhuchche Posted on 27-Oct-02 12:07 PM

Oys bro,
'dante akar'? hmmm interesting hijje.

other memories include:

- Me and a friend had not received double stripes and Thursdays were extremely hard since Murali or Sudhir would throw us in the pool. So every thursday we got signed into the Sick Room - best part was at dinner when they served us the delicious Beans tarkari...

- Pencils Dropped: Fr Downing really didn't like the sound of pencils being dropped. He used to count the number of pencils being dropped - getting redder at each increment of that number. One fine day, as he turned around in slow motion, he saw in slow motion this unlucky fellow who was dropping his pencil intentionally with a big smile on his face. Suddenly, his smile disappeared as his eyes met with Fr. Downings. There was a loud yell "TEN PENCILS DROPPED" - his parents were called and he was sent home for good...
rat-a-tat Posted on 27-Oct-02 01:04 PM

I couldn't hold back from contributing a few lines on this thread...it really did drive me back to those good old days. Dirk, Jhamke has retired from service around five years back and now runs a shop near his house at Godavari itself. I still remember how he helped guys cut their nails while waiting for their parents near the main entrance on visiting days. Do any of you still recall the "Panchayat Work" on Tuesdays where classes 5 and 6 got the chance to go out of the school premises in groups to help the villagers...Then we were supposed to hold Panchayat Meetings and present a report during the school assembly. I wonder wot they started terming that social work after the restoration of democracy...
The old Saarki Dai also retired from service and was honored for his work during the 50 Years Celebrations. BTW, teachers who have recently died, as far as I can recall, are Monika Miss (Shelf Miss & Amar Sir's wife), Subba Sir (the school accountant & husband of another shelf miss).
I met Limbu sir around five months back and he still has those wonderful butterfly collection.
Nhuchche Posted on 27-Oct-02 04:13 PM

Walking deers roam here and birds fly

it should have been "Barking deers roam and birds fly"
DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS) Posted on 27-Oct-02 04:23 PM

Thank you KKM .
I truely appreciate that, but unfortunately the link that u have posted above shows " ERROR OCCURED", the first page says happy 20th anniversary, and then error ....

Anyways....bish barsha bhayecha SLC pass gareko......... that was a rude awakening man.........
oys_chill Posted on 27-Oct-02 04:28 PM

rat a tat, it was then called the "SOciAL WORK"...i remember once asking "jaad" at jhamke dai's house and actually getting it ;)

another memory includes: gyanlal sir's threats......saying "ma risayen bhane jhareko paat pani rokincha" and his LITERAL pin drop silence.dropping the pin and we actually hearing it"

I really loved those morning lively music marching to assembly and the opening song...what were yor favourites?

Mine was : A song on my lips with love in my heart, i go my merry way...
The sun in my eyes, the sun in my heart, life of my starts from day to day(??)

Oys
dirk Posted on 27-Oct-02 04:38 PM

Dhumass,

I think you could contact Pande-la's cousin Kunga-la Rotta aka Kunga Tsering in Brooklyn , NY @ 718-963-0353 and get more information on Pandela. Kunga-la also went to Godavari but later transferred to Budanilkhanta. He was one helluva "guccha" champion.
DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS) Posted on 27-Oct-02 04:55 PM

Thank you , dirk . Kung Pandela ko aafnai bhai ho ni ho ni ,hoina ra?.....maile Pandela sanga kura garda" mero bhai pani ahile ta yetai aayeko cha "bhanthyo, Ny ma ....last time I had met Kunga was in Hile... and yes , he did go to Budhanilkantha....Thanks for the number,
KKM Posted on 27-Oct-02 04:57 PM

"Maccha" translation "Mad chap" comes to my mind.
Did you guys still have Hansel & Gratel and Tiney Cowboy plays in fifth and sixth grades? Did "The Greatest Show On Earth" die with Fr. Downing? Hope not!
DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS) Posted on 27-Oct-02 05:07 PM

oh! by the way KKM! the link above did not work but when i did copy and paste it did work.....it was helluva fun to look at all those pictures....I saw few that i could recognize,such as poshan KC..Bishal Pradahn. Kiran Panday...of course Pandela.. Kush mainali......Sanjeev Rimal... Prabin Rimal,s brother or causin....i am not quite sure..

I am not sure if I ever had any conversation with Kush.....but surely did recognize his face... I also saw Niraj shreshtha ... I think that he went to Chandigarh later on.but I could be wrong....but met Bishal in chandigarh..

Purana din haru yad aaye nachinaya photoharu herera pani......hehe
ashu Posted on 27-Oct-02 06:51 PM

Well, do you guys know that the Godavari School now has:

a) been made a co-ed high school.

b) been made a 'local' school - in that a majority of its present students come -- NOT from the middle- to upper-class echelons of Kathmandu society but -- from areas surrounding Godavari, thus making the school the only one in Nepal which started
out a as a relatively exclusive school in 1951 and is now accessible to all.

Talk about democratization.

Though I remained a Jawalakhel boy, I too taught, very briefly, at Godavari for a
couple of months in the late '80s. Struck up friendships with people like Gyan Lal, Jiwan Singh, Bijay Rai et al.

oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
ashu Posted on 27-Oct-02 07:04 PM

Which reminds me, guys:

Please UPDATE your contact addressses by sening an email to Sangita Mahat at GAA at info@gaa.com.np.

You won't get junk emails from her, just regular updates on what's happening at the schools (Godavari and Jawalakhel), at the GAA and who's doing what (just routine alumni gossip).

For better or worse - as I have been finding out -- an STX network IS an amazingly powerful network to have in Kathmandu, if you want to get anything done in/for
Nepal's nascent private sector (trading firms, computers travel and tourism etc),
the thriving development or bikasay sector and even the media sector (TV, radio
and newspapers). Sadly, there's no one in politics yet, though Achyut Gautam
had had his run when his kaka Bamdev was a bigwig.

oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
dirk Posted on 27-Oct-02 09:50 PM

Dumbass,

I know Niraj Shrestha personally..he did go to Chandigarh..is now the Manging Director of Ace Finance after having been in Standard Chartered ( Grindlays Bank) for many years.

I don't know of you know Shailesh Bhandari aka Marley of the same batch..he's in Boston.
Montou Posted on 27-Oct-02 11:21 PM

Yes the year at Godavari was undoubtedly the best days of my life. Learaned alot. Always used to be last in Fr. Donnelly's Aloo test. Those tests were really hard . Always cheated in the book report assignment. That was not very wise of me. Learned to swim. The whole experience was awesome. Thank you everybody who helped me during that school year.

Anybody from Godavari batch of '89, please reply.

By His Grace,
Montou
Montou Posted on 27-Oct-02 11:48 PM

Ashu dai,

I tried emailing Sangita at info@gaa.com.np like you suggested but to no avail. It seems like the email address does not exist. Can you do me a favor? Could you give her my email address : montougurung@hotmail.com so that she can email me with the latest news about GAA and St.Xavier's school. I really appreciate it.

Thank you again for you help.

By His Grace,
Montou
SITARA Posted on 28-Oct-02 09:41 AM

Ashu ji and Poonte ji....

My sis says HI!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)



Dhumbasse ji

How do you know Sanjeev Rimal's batch???????? Were you in that batch too?
:)
dirk Posted on 28-Oct-02 09:49 AM

That Donkey Stick with Point Cut was quite something.

I really liked the sports teams named ....Tigers, Lions, Leopards, Jaguars, Bears and Panthers to bring out the animal in all of us.

Fr. Downing...Greatest Show on Earth...Circus and Hansel and Gretel
Lama Sir....Bir Bal Bhadra
Fr. Moran....Tiny Cowboy and smoking some Peace Pow-wow

Thila Sir falling in love with Miss Silwal from the town

"Long Bath" for going to the john for a big dump!

Anybody remember Lobsang Ruit, the absent-minded teacher who used to sleep in Gonzaga Hall?.....he was quite a riot!!

How about eating some lupsi from the tree that was just behind the Bungalow tree-house!

Aaseilu and kaphal season!!!
KKM Posted on 28-Oct-02 09:59 AM

dirk how do you know thaila sir? He was at Godavari just one year. I believe 1975....
Harvard_Dropout Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:09 AM

Ya Dirk, how do you know Thaila Sir?
dirk Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:22 AM

He came back in 1977 0r 1978 for sometime
KKM Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:31 AM

He was my hero in 1975. God I'm getting old!
dirk Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:37 AM

I think he was an ex-boxer or something...he had one mean punch!
ashu Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:40 AM

Montou,

I made a BIG mistake.

The correct address is: info@gaa.org.np and NOT info@gaa.com.np
Please re-send your info once again.
Sorry for the trouble.

Sitara, who is your sister? Do I know her? Still, do pass on my hello to her too.
On another note, who is Poonte? Anyone I know?

oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
KKM Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:54 AM

dirk, you probably mean Danny sir not Thaila. Danny was already in the British Army and came to St. Xavier's on his breaks where as Thaila (Prasad Thapa) came to Godavari for a year after his Sr.Cambridge (in 1975) and went to join the British Army....

Talking about Danny sir and boxing: we started a boxing club in Jawlakhel at one time when he was visiting. One day after I gave Dhanendra Shah (Dhane) a bloody nose, he wanted to box with me. There wan't much of a boxing between us; I remember clearly getting a bloody nose in about 5 seconds.
dirk Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:59 AM

Are u Prassana Shrestha....by any chance...KKM?
ashu Posted on 28-Oct-02 11:02 AM

Harvard-dropout,

Did you and I meet in Kathmandu this past summer at a function at Hotel Radisson, to be precise?

oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
Poonte Posted on 28-Oct-02 11:10 AM

Sitara... your sister???????? Only says hi???? :(

:P

Ashu...I too am at loss about who Sitara and her sister are! Want to start a joint dig out mission? Sitara, hajur! Yesai ta mystery ko ghau...please stop charkao-ing it any more...
KKM Posted on 28-Oct-02 11:25 AM

dirk, close. I was a class junior but used to hang out with the 81 batch quite a bit.Now that I have given you hint as to who I am, give me a hint as to who you might be. I'm trying to build a profile on you and DHUMBASSE.
DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS) Posted on 28-Oct-02 11:41 AM

I think KKM is KUSH Mainali.........La ja ta ! maile hanya ban lage lagcha nalage lagdaian.....tiharko rocket takera jhayal bata bhitra puryauna khjya jasto......
KKM Posted on 28-Oct-02 11:45 AM

Does Kiran Maskey ring a bell? Gotcha!
DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS) Posted on 28-Oct-02 11:56 AM

Kiran Maskey re!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Khoi ba ......need more info..
kkm Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:01 PM

How about you? I've been trying to pin point who you are. Could you me MS (83)?
rat-a-tat Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:02 PM

KKM, I wus in Class 4 before graduating to Fr. Downing's Bungalow at Godavari...Unfortunately, he died before he became my class teacher. Later, we did hold "The Greatest Show on Earth" and so did the batch junior to us but then the "Hansel & Gretal" era was over from our time.
In fact, as Fr. Downing had started initial practices of Hansel & Gretal for the class he was class teacher of before he died. Hence, the boys later did hold the show in their Parent's Day as a tribute to him. I still remember, the last Hansel: Sampurna Tuladhar, Gretal: Sazen Shrestha, and the witch: Ashutosh Kedia (heheh!).
Hey, u guys still remember the disturbances caused by that marble quarry? I miss those hot buns during Schout Mela that used to be run by Class 6. Maan, I still wonder how come we had the guts then to skate, jumping the stairs of Gonzaga Hall and then all the way downhill from the swimming pool to the passages of classes 1,2/classes 3,4... Ditto skating all the way downhill from right below table tennis courts to the basketball court near the Bungalow. THAT WUS COURAGE!
Harvard_Dropout Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:07 PM

Ashu:

I know whom you are referring to but I am not him. Though in Nepal I work under his supervision and assist him with his work.

Our paths possibly did not cross because we were located at different banks of the Charles River. I was entering the proverbial "Ivory Tower" as you were exiting it. Now I am sure you can figure out who I am.

Do visit the Progression of the Disesase Study at the Nepal HIV/AIDS Documentation Project website at the Harvard AIDS Institute hai!!!!
Deep Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:10 PM

Rat-a-rat,
"I still remember, the last Hansel: Sampurna Tuladhar, Gretal: Sazen Shrestha, and the witch: Ashutosh Kedia (heheh!). "

Are you talking about Sampurna Jib Tuladhar of Asan/mahabhut who came to an Iowa college (around orange city or something like that) some 10/11 years ago ?
kkm Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:10 PM

rat-a-tat,
Thanks for the update. Fr. Downing and I used to exchange letters until he died. He was a good man. Who can forget his "imagination and fantasize" exercise. Imagine you are a flower...the wind is lowing softly.....
DHUMBASSE (DUMBASS) Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:13 PM

Ma t a yeta bata bhage ..pardaphash hola jasto cha........Risal..
rat-a-tat Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:26 PM

Deep, It's not the same Sampurna Jib Tuladhar whom you are thinking of and I am reffering to. The one I am reffering to is much too junior to him...so am I. Though I also know the Sampurna you have mentioned - He wus my counsellor at Winter Day Camp at GAA when I wus in Class Three or sth...BTW, where is the Sampurna (Dai) you are talking bout and wot is he doing currently?
Deep Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:33 PM

rat-a-tat,
Actually I don't know where Sampurna is these days. I once met him in Kendall sq. (Cambridge, Mass) some 8 or 9 years ago.
dirk Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:39 PM

KKM, I am from the batch of 86, so you'd not really remember me.....later I did hangout with quite a few of the guys from your batch...like Bania, Marley, Malle, Sharma even Lama from Pulchowk who's from the 81 batch.

Sampurna Jib Tuladhar was from my batch...last I heard he was still doing the Techno in some club, may be, Venus De Milo, in Boston. But, that was quite a few years ago....don't know his staus now.
dirk Posted on 28-Oct-02 12:45 PM

KKM, when I'm in NY I do pop in Arun Basnyat's aka "Sexy"' bar...FUBAR...batch of 82. It's on 52nd Street between first and second avenues...but closer on second....it's a real happeing place. Check it out if you happen to be in the area.
kkm Posted on 28-Oct-02 01:01 PM

Thanks Dirk,
Haven't see "Sexy" since 1985 and last I talked to him was in 92. Say hi to him for me when you see him.

Next time I visit NY, I'll drop by and surprise the heck out of him.
KKM Posted on 28-Oct-02 02:03 PM

Dirk,
You are from Prabodh and Bhuarun's batcch I take it. If I don't remember your name I'll probably still remember you by your face.
Montou Posted on 28-Oct-02 08:48 PM

Ashu dai,

Thank you for the correction. I just sent her an email. Hope she sents me the relevant infos

By His Grace,
Montou
czar Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:23 PM

"From the snows of ole Mt. Everest
To the Plains of Hindustan,
We love our country's beauty
And never hurt any Man "

Whaddya say fellers, light up the ole campfire and take that song from there will ya ? :)

A trip down memory lane...

- Mr. Lama's dog was eaten by the leopard one winter eve...
- Eddie Lama had the snottiest nose in history, with the possible exception of 'Mulberry bush' Panday
- Mahendr Limbu and his rendition of 'Goodbye to you my trusted friends..."
- Gyan Lal and his meditation, the fellow thorougly brainwashed by his 'dharma club' experiences with Chrlie Law, Alan Starr and a few others.
- Br. Karpinski's life long ambition to hook that one large fish in the pond off paanch dhaara, many a year he tried..
- Mr. Murali and his scouting ambitions, ditto Mr. Khanal.
- Spelling and mental arithmetic competitions, deadly rivalry with Jawalakhel on the football and basketball field

N for those of you have a fair inkling as to who I am, keep a lid on it, will ya ?

If not, its five rounds with Dhan Bhadur 'Danny' Thapa for you. And 20 pushups, See if you can survive that one !

Dirk, what did you say the name of that bar was in NY ?
dirk Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:35 PM

Bingo KKM, You got that right! I'm from Prabodh's and Bhoo Arun's batch.

Czar, it's called FUBAR as in F*ed Up Beyond All Recognition( an old sailor slang)...52 btw 1st and 2nd.
dirk Posted on 28-Oct-02 10:43 PM

KKM, I think youare the person Dhumbasse had guessed earlier ..for I know you are related to Prabodh..that's why you took his name first as one from the batch of 86, huh?
oys_chill Posted on 29-Oct-02 12:03 AM

hehe czar

a trip to memory lane ..indeed.....however the baby boomer generation also got to indulge in a lot of innovative activities...

-Saving Nima "the prestigious tibetan mastiff" from potential hazardous mates, and only one mate a day ;) selectively!
- Pancha man lama getting the name "PINCH MAN LAMA"
- going toad hunting at nite......with a blowpipe!
- doing HAR TAAL for giving sukya chapati on xavier's day!
- staying motionless on the "great wall" in expectations of our parents on saturdays!
- HORSE AND RIDING CHAOS during breaks in the evenings.......THE GAME WAS SUPPOSEDLY BANNED
- Doing "fr. coin exercise" and "back bender touching the toe" exercises.......

awwwwww......endlesss, ceasless, timeless memoriessssssssss!!!!

"Sing ka sing, LIONS THE KING OF THE JUNGLE MUST WIN" (that's what i used to hear)!
btw, any fav. movies?
Mine was :
"hang him high" (western)
"Mary poppins ( classics)
TOM AND JERRY( cartoons)!

oys
Pokche Prasad Pyakhurel Posted on 29-Oct-02 10:42 AM

What about the dynamite stick? If you spoke Nepali, the stick was passed to you until you found somebody else speaking in Nepali.
nhuchche Posted on 29-Oct-02 10:57 AM

What about
"Bhoom Patey Bhoom Patey Bhoom Patey Bhoom
Bhoom Patey Bhoom Bhoom Patey"
Bitchpatroll Posted on 29-Oct-02 11:03 AM

Gyanako Batti Balideau
Hey what 'bout them spelling and mental arithmatic contest btween jawalakhel and godavari and the most anicipated Football match two times a year ?
single and double stripes ohh buoeyy !!
Oh yeah the roller skates compition ?? Anyone ?'
KKM Posted on 29-Oct-02 01:21 PM

Rabindra Khanal and his snotty nosed sketches on the board. Anyone remember?
czar, batch of 81? BTW where is Gyan Lal? Bless his heart. Good guy. Last I saw him was in Godavari back as a teacher.
hunga munga Posted on 29-Oct-02 01:43 PM

adarmi, paapi, dusta.....some of the cuss word used by suhdhir khanal.
I used to be so glad to get out from fr. Donnelly's class for hair cut.
dirk Posted on 29-Oct-02 02:28 PM

"Sisirtha chaina pahadhe behakuf, yawning in my class?"...Fr. Downing
Fr. Downing and his Cub scout stuff....Akela, wolves and what not

Do you remember Rai Sir who used to kill birds with his Gulleli and bring it to class and show off?

Limbu Sir and his extensive collection of butterflies!!!

Augustine Thapa, music teacher..."chadda na heui hai keta ho..."

Anybody remember Lale, one of the oldest dining room helpers.

Just met one of the teachers the other day, xavarian, Nirjar Sherchan, who had come to teach us math in 6th standard after he completed his Senior Cambridge.

Camping above Fish Ponds.....was fun
dirk Posted on 31-Oct-02 08:36 AM

Remember watching all those good flicks on Friday Nites!

Some of the British films from CFF were pretty good....ala...Copter Kids!

How about Polish WWII epic "4 Tank Men and their Dog"?

"Walter and Connie" comedies were funny

Saw some good westerns there...including Red River and How the West was Won

"Vision" documentaires about nature and Life in America..made a whole lot of imagine of someday going there.

Saw Clint in "Any Which Way You Can" there