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Integrated Nepalese Citizen Card

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:14:00 +0000

.....Fully integrated ID card system for Nepalicitizens

A customer is trying to order pizza from Bakery Cafe

Customer: "Heloo , Heloo , can I order.."

Operator : "Can I have your multi purpose ID card number first , Sir?"

Customer: "It's he... , hold..........on......889861356102049998-45-54610"

Operator : "OK... You're... Mr Shrestha and you're calling from Baneshwor Kathmandu. Your home number is 22678893 , your office 25076666 and your mobile is 09869798888. Today morning you landed in Kathmandu at TribhuvanInternational Airport . Welcome back , Sir. Which number are you calling from now Sir?"

Customer: "Home! How did you get all my phone numbers?

Operator : "We are connected to the system Sir"

Customer: "May I order your Seafood Pizza..."

Operator : "That's not a good idea Sir"

Customer: "How come?"

Operator : "According to your medical records , you have high blood pressure and even higher cholesterol level Sir"

Customer: "What?... What do you recommend then?"

Operator : "Try our Low Fat Pizza. You'll like it"

Customer: "How do you know for sure?"

Operator : "You borrowed a book entitled "Popular Dishes" from the National Library last week Sir"

Customer: "OK I give up... Give me three family size ones then , how much will that cost?"

Operator : "That should be enough for your family of 05 , Sir. The total is Rs 500.00"

Customer: "Can I pay by! Credit card?"

Operator : "I'm afraid you have to pay us cash , Sir. Your credit card is over the limit and you owe your bank Rs 23 , 000.75 since October last year. That's not including the late payment charges on your housing loan , Sir.."

Customer: "I guess I have to run to the neighbourhood ATM and withdraw some cash before your guy arrives"

Operator : "You can't Sir. Based on the records , you've reached your daily limit on machine withdrawal today"

Customer: "Never mind just send the pizzas , I'll have the cash ready. How long is it gonna take anyway?"

Operator : "About 45 minutes Sir , but if you can't wait you can always come and collect it on your Fz Bike..."

Customer: " What!"

Operator : "According to the details in system , you own a Nano car , ...registration number Ba 105 ka 2025.."

Customer: " ????"

OperatorBlogger: MiLeStOnE - Create Post : "Is there anything else Sir?"

Customer: "Nothing... By the way... Aren't you giving me that 3 free bottles of cola as advertised?"

Operator : "We normally would Sir , but based on your records you're also diabetic....... "

Customer: #$$^%&$@$% ^

Operator : "Better watch your language Sir.. Remember on 15th July 2010 you were convicted of using abusive language on a policeman...?"

Customer: [Faints]

Top 100 MBA Colleges!!

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:00:00 +0000

लभ पर्दै परेन !!

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:31:00 +0000

कालीले I love u, भन्दै भनिन

खैरिनीले झन, गन्दै गनिन

Mexicon ले Hug गरी, गाला सम्म दलेकै

होथरुनी जस्ती Ethiyopian देख्दा, तेस्रो नेत्र नि बलेकै हो

Department बेग्लै, भेट्नै गारों

त्यस्को English नि, बुझ्नै सारो

मन त बिस्तारै मिल्थ्यो होला, पाईला कसैको सर्दै सरेन ।

अनि त के पर्नु लभ, पर्दै परेन ।।

नेपाली केटीलाई New mexico, थाहै छैन जस्तो छ

Class जाउँ कालो face,बाक्लो जुँगै सस्तो छ

एक दुई वटी Local खैरिनी,आक्कल झुक्कल देखेकै हो

कपडा लाउनै अल्छी गर्छन्, हाम्रो खप्पराँ नि लेखेकै हो

Coffee बोकी skateboard चढ्नेले, खै हाम्लाई के गन्लान् ?

जानै मानेनि चुरोट तान्नेलाई, बा'ले बुहारी कसरी भन्लान् ?

यस्तै सोची खैरिनी ताक्ने, छोराले आँट गर्दै गरेन ।

आँट्न र ढाँट्न नजान्नेको, के पर्नु लभ पर्दै परेन ।।

Gay भन्छन् रे सँगै हिडे, केटासँग हिड्नै नपाइने रैछ

ईज्जतै धान्न नि हात समाई हिड्ने, एउटी तरुनी त चाइने रैछ

Bike को त कुरै छाडौं, car किन्न नि डलर मरु

Hight तन्केन Body फुलेन, बुढेसकालमा खै के गरुँ ?

दिनहुँ नुहाई zatak नै छरे

निखौरेर दारी, सिनित्तै परे नि

English छाँट्न पर्ने देशमा, नेपाली गफले कामै गरेन ।

अनि त भुत्रो को पर्नु लभ, पर्दै परेन ।।

Courtsey!!

ANISH ADHIKARI

Happy Valentine!!! History behind it.

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:37:00 +0000

Today is 14th Feb, The lover’s day. The Valentine Day. Everybody knows about this day from the very day he knew the meaning of love and hardly misses this day unnoticed any year. Yes, there might be case for many; this day does not make any difference. But still he/she wishes it to be special and at least remembers the dear ones or tries to scan the past love life. For those having the affair, it is a day of surprise and suspense. It’s just like extravaganza for them and a day just like an anniversary.

Every day has its own history, so does this Valentine day. So I was so curious lately to know the hidden suspense of this day and here is the story.

The first legend, and perhaps the best known, began in Rome, when the Emperor, Claudius II, was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. “Claudius the Cruel” as he as called, was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues.

He believed that the reason was that Roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. So, he canceled all marriages and engagements in Rome!

The good Saint Valentine, who was a priest in Rome, in the year 269 A.D., together with his friend Saint Marius, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.When Valentine's actions were discovered, he was sentenced to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off.

But while in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl, who may have been his jailor's daughter, who visited him during his confinement. Before his death on the 14th day of February, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed

"From your Valentine"

In 496 A.D., Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor St. Valentine.

Another legend says that Valentine's Day started ...

In ancient Rome, on February 14th, a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. Then, the following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.

In those days, the lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. However, on the eve of the festival of Lupercalia, the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.

I wish you all very happy Valentine day with your especial one and may love flourish in your life for ever.

Modern Maths: Something Funny!!

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:06:00 +0000

We might have learned so many theorems, postulates and axioms and also solved a lot many equations to prove each.These all are the old and traditional one. Here is something funny related to Modern Maths. It seems funny but makes sense. Check once..

Equation 1

Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoy

Donkey = eat + sleep

Therefore,

Human = Donkey + work + enjoy

Therefore,

Human - enjoy = Donkey + work

In other words,

Human that don't know enjoy = Donkey that work

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Equation 2

Men = eat + sleep + earn money

Donkeys = eat + sleep

Therefore,

Men = Donkeys + earn money

Therefore,

Men - earn money = Donkeys

In other words,

Men that don't earn money = Donkeys

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Equation 3

Women = eat + sleep + spend

Donkeys = eat + sleep

Therefore,

Women = Donkeys + spend

Therefore,

Women - spend = Donkeys

In other words,

Women that don't spend = Donkeys

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To Conclude:

From Equation 2 and Equation 3

Men that don't earn money = Women that don't spend.

So, Men earn money not to let women become Donkeys! (Postulate 1)

And, Women spend not to let men become Donkeys! (Postulate 2)

So, we have…

Men + Women = Donkeys + earn money + Donkeys + spend money

Therefore…from Postulates 1 and 2, we can conclude

Man + Woman = 2 Donkeys that live happily together!

Nepali Flag in my Blog!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:19:00 +0000

I am so surprised to see Nepali Flag displayed automatically in my blog for the 1st time. But its not a miracle nor it is a nightmare and neither it is a Black Magic. It is just a coincidence one more time.

All the seven flags of SAARC nations are there with the name South Asian Public Health forum.It might be the intellectuality of Google Adsense server because it was displayed in my blog in 26th Jan, The Republic Day of India. Actually Google puts the ads dynamically depending on the contents and geographical location. I don't know it also equally takes care of the especial occasion.

Advertisement of SAARC Forum in Nepali Blog in the Indian's Replublic day. Isn't it the Coincidence once again. I felt so glad that google identified my blog as Nepali Blog.

FYI. flag marked with red in the above pics is my Nation's Flag.
Only one of its Kind among all.

www.alapot.blogspot.com is upgraded to www.alapot.com

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:40:00 +0000

After more than one and half years in my blogging journey, I launched my blog with my own .com dropping the blogspot from my url. Now i am available in www.alapot.com, a short and sweet name. But those who are accustomed with www.alapot.blogspot.com also dont have to worry about because that will also redirect to my same blog. I did this just to get rid of blogspot from readers views but still I am hosting my blog from same blogspot as i feel it simple and easy and also may be sort of mutual harmony. In fact,Blogspot.com is the MiLeStOnE for me in bloggosphere.

Initially I faced few problems in publishing my blog with new domain name and may be many of my dear readers might have faced ERROR 404 while logging into my blog. It was due to same technical errors and also delay in transition.Now it is working fine.

Most of my readers may be wondering about my blog url www.alapot.com. What actually alapot is all about.. Is it the nick name of mine??or something else.. Still a big question mark.. Whatsoever it may be.. It's a MiLeStoNe for me and my life. I will come to you with next post elaborating detail about it.Big mystery behind a small thing. Till then enjoy reading alapot.com.

I would like to thank Hem and Prajwal who helped(insisted) me lot to get upgraded to alapot.com from alapot.blogspot.com. I also like to thank all my well-wishers who consistently helped me to make gradual improvement in the quality and look of my blog with their comments and suggestion and looking forward the same in future.

How I am in New Look??

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:04:00 +0000

You may be wondering what I am talking about. I am not asking you about me , I am talking about my new look and feel of my blog. Change is so obvious in everybody/everything with time. It's just like survival of fittest (Darwin Theory).I was also bored with same outlook of my blog since long and was jealous of others fancy blog. This is not the 1st time I go with new template. I guess it has been more than 4-5 times I changed the look of my blog since I landed in blogosphere on 20th April 2007.Check out my 1st blog post with my intro and appeal to you all my dear readers.

I was planning to make my blog in three columns since long back. But I kept postponing for tomorrow and tomorrow always remained tomorrow only. But I really want to thank Prajwal (my good friend &young brother) ,who really insisted me so much to change my blog template. He is debut blogger and admin of Chatting website,Hamrochat.com and recently launched new forum. Besides, I also got couple of comments/suggestions from my dear reader to clean up my blog. So today I might find it so auspicious and finally changed to a new template of my choice.

So I give full right to my all dear readers to judge this new look of my blog and hopefully looking forwards for many more comments and suggestion as usual. I am also coming up with few new changes in my blog very soon.. Till then, keep waiting.

Heartfelt Condolence:: My Favourite TV show presenter Indra Lohani passed away.

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:27:00 +0000

I didn’t believe once I heard Indra Lohani, Presenter of TV program ‘BAHAS’ passed away when I was listening online Ujyaalo FM at around 10 PM, Friday. When I get spare time, I listen Nepali news and folk music online in Ujyaalo FM which broadcasts live news every hour. I was quite nervous and impatiently waited for the Headlines to repeat at the end of bulletin. But it was not covered in Headlines. Then, I got so confused. What I listened in the news , was it true? He is so young. How can it be? Such things came in my mind.

Only the google.com is 1^st option to clear any ambiguity. I searched with the key word “INDRA LOHANI”. So many results appeared with the news like “Breaking News: Advocate Indra Lohani passes away”, “TV Anchor Indra Lohani dies” and so on. I really felt so bad and his images and his poses in BAHAS program (this is only the program I saw him) got flash back in my mind.

This was news I read 1^st regarding his demise. It was updated by ANLUS (Assocaition of NepaleseLawyers and Scholars in the US)

“

BREAKING NEWS: Advocate Indra Lohani passes away

January 16, 2009 — Law Nepal

BREAKING NEWS
Indra Lohani passes away

Supreme Court Advocate Indra Lohani passed away at Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu Friday evening. He was dead upon arrival at the hospital at 8.10 p.m., said Dr Sudhansu KC, one of the doctors at the hospital. The cause of death is not known yet. (republica).

Advocate Indra P. Lohani was an Associate Attorney with Dhruba Bar Singh Thapa & Associates (Anam Nagar, P.O. Box 828, Kathmandu, Nepal -Telephone: +977-1 425 7991; 423 9872, Fax: +977-1 435 0866; 425 2610,Email: lexnepal@ntc.net.np. He completed BL from Tribhuwan University, LLM in Business Law from National Law School, India and was a member of major national and international bar associations.

”

I then read all the news one by one. “Actually he had taken his four-year-old daughter for an outing to Guheswori temple at 5 p.m. He had complained of discomfort at the temple and had fainted for a while. After he regained consciousness, he asked locals to drop him at home. The advocate passed away because of cardic attack while being rushed from his house to the Norvic hospital. Lohani was a blood pressure patient. His body will be kept on the premises of Nepal Bar Association at 9 am on Saturday for final tributes. Lohani is survived by his wife, two daughters, father and mother. He was a permanent resident of Maharaji Jhoda of Jhapa district. He had been working as producer and presenter of TV talk shows for over a decade.”

I shared this sad news with my roommates and called my friend,HEM, who is also one of his fans like me. We used to appreciate him and his presentation skills in TV show “BAHAS”. I also had a chat with my friend Rajiv, who is a lawyer and working at Hyderbad. He is also fan of him and had a dream to talk with Lohani personally. In fact, Lohani was from him home town, Jhapa, Topgachi and one of the good friends of his father.

We thought he was only a guy with guts in media because he never feared to put truth outright in voice of general public while interviewing the politicians in/out the government even at the time of major crisis in the nation like King Massacre, Emergency etc. I never missed even a single episode of his program right from the starting till I stayed in Nepal. Even here in India, I sometimes watched his program online from Nepalnews.com. I was really so impressed by his skill of putting question sequentially supported by all written proofs and chronological evidences. He had depth knowledge in every issue and scrutinized every problem so well that he had hundreds of counter questions for each reply of politician. He didn’t like any hanky-panky and round about talk in his show that just might create ambiguity in general public. So he bluntly asked all in his talk show to answer in the language of general citizen. In his own words “Kripaya Janata le Bhujne Bhasha Ma Bhanidinus”. He stopped right there when anyone in the show tried to deviate the point of discussion. He used to give options for the answer i.e either A or B when politician tried to escape his question with diplomatic answer.These are the things that really fascinated me . He was simply the best TV show presenter for discussion forum. After all he was the senior advocate and also former Secretary of Bar Association.

Prachandra Interview with Indra Lohani in TV talk show 'BAHAS'

I gave him Nick Name BANGE ( person with twisted body.plz don’t take it wrong meaning) because of his poses in his interview. He used to twist his body so much while interviewing and stared so suspiciously on the faces of participants such that they might get scared to tell lie. He is famous in my friend circle and family with his Nickname BANGE than his real name. It might be just a nightmare for all the politician to be interviewed by him. Now our entire politician might respite.

Hundreds of people -- justices, politicians, civil society members, journalists and others -- gathered at Bar Association premises to pay homage to Lohani as final tribute.The funeral procession began at about 12.15 pm on saturday. The body was taken to Pashupati Aryaghat for cremation. One of his relatives consigned his body to flame. Thousands of relatives, friends and well wishers had gathered at the Crematorium for Lohani´s last rites.

Lohani Last Rites Performed at Pasthupati Nath Crematorium

The legal fraternity , Media and Country as a whole lost a versatile and dynamic person. Everybody who is the fan of Lohani , is in deep sorrow in his untimely demise. I expressed heartfelt condolence and prayed for peace for departed soul. May almighty give strength to his family members to resist this unrecoverable loss.

Now I am wondering who will run the Talk show program BAHAS. I did not find any face who is as competent as him for that show. But whoever he/she may be, he won’t be able to take Lohani’s space from the heart of his fan. He will always be missed and remembered.

Jai Hosh!!

Once Again Coincidence. This Time In Early Morning...

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:34:00 +0000

Today I had morning shift. Shift plan keeps on changing in my project. So I almost have to work around the clock, 24*7(Including leave). Morning Shift means early morning, I have to reach office by 7 AM and leave at any time after 4. It takes more than half an hour to reach office around 30 KMs far from my flat.

Previously there was separate cab for each project and we could adjust sometime. But now there is no such separate cab. Admin had changed the policy in name of cost-cutting during this recession time. Now, there is a general cab that picks and drops the employees of particular area irrespective of project. And every day different cab comes as per their turn. We get the cab number and driver’s cell number in message from Travel Time(Team that look after the arrangement of Cab) every day an hour(s) before our pick and we have to intimate our detail address to cab driver beforehand. In case of morning shift, Cab comes a bit early around 6.15 coz it has to pick few more guys after me.

Story starts from here…………………..

I am habituated to sleep late night and wake up late in the morning (it’s better to say afternoon) as I was having night or late afternoon shift since last couple of months. So I could not sleep early even though I have to wake up early. I was in deep sleep when I got the message from Travel-Time and woke up by the long miss call of cab driver. It was 5.55 AM. I called cab driver to ask him to come a bit late as I had so many things to do. But He was telling he would reach my place by 15-20 mins because he had to pick three more (2 guys and a gal/lady).It was very unpleasant to leave the warm blanket and then took bath in this chilled winter, that also in early morning. It is not less than a punishment. I remember my school days when I used to wake up very early morning during exams. I didn’t know myself how I got ready within 15 mins. Might be I did somthing so fast like MR. BEAN . I was just thinking to have a cup of coffee, I got a missed call. Driver told me he already reached my place and waiting me nearby new building under construction. This is just around 200m away from flat. I was so surprised how the cab came so near to my flat else I always have to walk up to main road because he could not make out my actual address. I asked him to wait 5 more minutes. I changed in hurry, took the office card and bag and rushed out asking my rommie (who were snoring in deep sleep) to lock the door. Every time when I am in hurry, there is maximum probability to forget something important like admit card while going for exam, bus/train tickets while going for long tour, prescription while going to buy medicine and so on. So I always try to recheck once when I leave in hurry. Then I came to know I didn’t get my wallet. By that time I was on the half way. But there was alternative to run back else I had to do fasting for a day.

Cab was taking the turn once he saw me. I always check the cab number that I receive in message before I get in because every day there is different driver and different cab. It was dark and my eyes were dazzled by the intense headlight of cab. So I could not make out its number plate. I was almost shivering and felt so warm and cozy once I sat inside the cab. I asked driver how u came so near to my place today and he replied that he had come for my drop few days back. But I didn’t remember his face. But it was not the big deal. Every day I have different driver. He told me there were two more pick and asking me their address as if I knew all. I just checked the print out list of employee and their address. That address was new for me. But I saw one name of one more guy in my same colony. But I never meet him.

I got a call. I was wondering who was calling me early morning. Didn’t I forget anything more so that my room partner was calling to remind me. But it was driver number itself and I asked him to check his mobile. Because most of time it happens to me when I forget to lock the keypad. It calls to the recently dialed number and also sends sometimes blank messages. It happens because calling key get pressed unknowingly when mobile is in pocket. He didn’t get his mobile. How could he, if I was sitting on it. He might keep the mobile in side seat after talking with me. He got scared for a while thinking his mobile was lost.

I asked him to give miss call to next person otherwise he would also make us wait for sometimes. But this time it was not he. It was SHE. I was wondering who SHE was. I would have seat in the back seat instead of front so I could have some conversation with her. These things were just going in my mind when he was calling her to get ready. But unfortunately her shift was cancelled. So unlucky me . Then I asked the driver when he left the company for my pick up. He told he came to Sinhgad Road(5 KM away from my place) for 4 AM drop and after sleeping an hour he came for my pick. I was thinking he might come directly from company as I didn’t know somebody shift gets over by 4 AM. He told me there was drop every hour in night. “It is American company. So people work in night.” –He was telling to me. It is just like a Nepali proverb ‘Indra ko agadi swarga ko bayan’ (Explaining the beauty of heaven in front of god Indra). I asked him then how many people were left to pick up. He said no one. I got confused that when I spoke with him in phone he was telling that there were 2 guys and 1 gal. I thought I was in half asleep at that time.

Then I was wondering why the cab was heading to opposite direction. I was waiting that he would take a turn from next signal because it is not wise to show the direction for the drivers. They know each n every corners of the city. Sometime I think it’s their inborn talent. Once he crossed next signal also, I could not hold myself and asked where actually we were heading. He replied Amdocs. I could not hear clearly as the FM volume was quite high. I again asked WHERE?? ---- AMDOCS.. Why we were going there?? Then he asked – “you are not the employee of AMDOCS?” and I asked instead of replying –“Is it not the cab of COGNIZANT?” And he answered-“NO”. Oh god! what happened? It was already 10 minutes I was in wrong cab. He also instantly took the U-turn because it was already late for him also and he picked wrong guy. Then within a minute I recall all the events past 10 minutes.

• The Cab came to my almost nearby my flat which never happened.
• I could not check the cab number because my intense focus of headlight.
• Driver’s face was a bit unfamiliar.
• I saw the name of one guy staying in my colony whom I never meet in the printout. Actually that was the guy for whom cab came there to pick up.
• I got the missed call from the Driver Number. Actually my driver was calling me being fed up to wait for long time.
• He was telling that he came up for 4 AM drop while I knew that he always used to come from office directly.
• He was telling there was drop in every hour in night. I know the frequency of drop after mid night is very rare.
• He told me there was no more pick up (after girl shift was cancelled) while in phone he clearly told me there were 3 more guys after me.

Even after so many clues I never felt that I was boarded in wrong cab. If the cab was not heading to just opposite direction of my office, I would not be able to notice this fact so early. Don’t know what I would have done if I got the second miss call from the driver. That might be great mystery at that time.

He also got the call from his employee and I called to my driver. The poor driver was still there. How patiently was he waiting for me?

Like I didn’t recognize my driver, the driver of that Amdocs also didn’t recognize the employee because they also might have general cab facility like our company. All happens due to recession.
Thanx god! It was the cab of AMDOCS( the location of this company is just in opposite pole of the city with respect to my company).

Isn’t this a great coincidence? What say??

Easier Said Than Done :: Corruption continues...

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:07:00 +0000

" Jun Jogi Aaye Pani Kannai Chireko"

This is one of well known Nepali proverb which is in tongue tip of all Nepalese. We, Nepalese, experienced the regime of all political parties and didn't find so much difference in the governance of any except its name alone. Public have great expectation in this government of Maiosts who really struggled so hard for the sovereignty and Republic Nepal sacrificing thousands of innocent lives. Nepalese people have to despair this time also as usual. Even after more than six months of formation of new Republic Nepal, Government is not able to console the public putting forward few positive symptoms of developments. Despites, unemployment,disorders and insecurity still prevail as usual and development is adversely affected by intolerable load-shedding for 12 hours a day. People are just starving for survival. Scores of small, medium and large scale industries are force to shut down due to interruptible power supply.

While talking with my family members and friends staying Nepal, i came to know that life in Nepal is simply horrible. Twelve hours load shedding is not a joke. And who is responsible for this. There is no one other than government to be blamed.

Today only i got the mail from one of my friend who is doing his final year MBBS from AIMS, India. After reading this mail i was forced to think that like any other government, government is also busy in doing internal setting of posting the relative in higher and key post of administration. Those who protested for monopoly and autocracy in governance are themselves get engrossed in family business.

Please do check below to see what our two leading heads of our government are doing.

Prachanda's family
1. Samir Dahal (Under-secretary of PM's office), son of Prachanda's younger brother Narayan Dahal
2. Ganga Dahal (Officer of PM's office), Prachanda's younger daughter (Indian citizen)
3. Gangaram Dahal (un-appointed foreign relations officer), Prachanda's own brother
4. Renu Pathak (CA member), Prachanda's daughter
5. Arjun Pathak (Officer of CA), Prachanda's son-in-law
6. Prakash Dahal (Prime Minister's PA/accountant), Prachanda's son, salary equal to the under-secretary
7. Narayan Dahal (CA member), Prachanda's nephew
8. Thakur Bhatta (Prachanda's brother-in-law)
9. Another son-in-law (contractor of Chitwan Cantonment)

Baburam's relatives
1. Hisila Yami (Tourist Minister), Baburam's wife
2. Taranaj Pandey (PM's adviser), Baburam's nephew
3. Praya Yami (National Planning Commission), Hisila's older sister
4. Timila Yami (Chairperson of Drinking Water Project), Hisila's older sister
5. Chirik Shova (member of Kathmandu Drinking Water), Baburam's older sister
6. Baburam's younger brother (Tariff -fixing Committee), Head of Kathmandu Drinking water.
7. C. P. Gajurel's first cousin, Head of Land Reform Commission.

If this is true, isn't it Easier said than done.

What a Coincidence!!

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:12:00 +0000

Yesterday, I met one Nepali colleague in my ofis at late night. Here is the story how i met her.

During my night shift, I went canteen late around midnight to get something to eat at night. Canteen is in next building about 300 yards away from my building. Today, I saw two gals near the entrance of Canteen and they were discussing in English .I thought it’s the style of gals. I took one juice, biscuit and lays(wafer).That much we could take with a single night coupon... Just before I finished my transaction at counter with canteen boy, they left the canteen taking their stuffs. They finished the kitchen’s bread taking 4 sandwiches. Else I always used to have one veg sandwich or bread item.. I never have seen these gals before in my 6 months long night shift. Gals are comparatively less preferred for night shift as well. I thought they are newly allocated to project. New comers are always loaded with night shifts. This is the tendency in my project.

I rushed back to my building as I had made few of my friends wait in facebook . There are 3 different buildings in my company premises in three different directions of the canteen. I thought they might belong to different annex else i might have seen them before. But surprisingly they were heading towards my building itself. But nowadays I am not interested talking with others as nobody cares no one in S/W industry. So I just overtook them in the middle of the way. I took lift that I rarely used just to bypass them. Just when lift door was about to close, I saw them rushing towards the lift. I was obliged to press the stop button of the lift. In between the lift and entrance gate there is one barrier where one has to swipe one’s card to get access and only one get through at a time just like entrance of concourse of Underground Metro Train in Kolkotta (I had seen it there for the 1^st time). In the haste, they two might swipe the card at once and gate was not turning. And, here lift was again about to close. I heard them giggling. I pressed the stop button once more. Lift waits for about 30 seconds once we press stop button. Then they rush inside the lift before it closed for 3rd time. They both thanxed me as I made the lift wait for them. I just smiled to them.

I pressed 3 and one of them pressed 4. Oh. I guessed both were in same project in 4th floor. The lift was just about to pass 1st floor, One of them asked " Are you from Nepal?” looking at my T-shirt. I was wearing T-Shirt with the Logo of BAYOCA NEPAL ( Club of my brother , One of progressing NGO of Kathmandu) printed on it. I got it as the complementary gift from my brother when i went to Nepal last time as I am one of the dedicated well wishers of this (our) club. I thought she asked casually looking at my t-shirt and I answered simply YES.

There was no point to ask her where r u from in return? So I asked “In which project are you?" just to continue the conversation for one more floor coz by that time I saw 2 displayed in the lift. Just one more floor remaining, then I could escape. Both were in different projects in 4th floor. Lift was just about the reach 3rd floor, one replied “I am also from Nepal”. I was so surprised. Just speechless! She said she is from Siluguri. By that time lift door was already opened at 3rd floor. I was so confusion whether to say bye or just press stop button once more. I really wished to talk more with her as after long ™long time I met one Nepali (girl ) in my company. (Two years back, when I was fresher, I had met one Nepali gal. She was from Darjeeling. After that I never met her again because I got relocated to different location) Then I instantly decided to move one floor up and continued talking with her for couple of minutes. She was telling, she noticed me in the canteen itself from my face and was about to ask me in the canteen counter itself.

Then, she asked her friend that she would come later once reached 4th floor and we sat in one of the meeting rooms instead of going to her work place. I didn’t make out she is Nepali from her face as she is Brahmin and her face resembles normal Indian face. Then she said –“Didn’t u see this Tilhari ( one red color necklace type ornament adorned with gold pendant, only worn by Nepali married women.) Oh U are married I replied. Though I saw that red color Tilhari in her neck in the lift itself, it didn’t click in my mind that it is worn only by Nepali women. While talking with her I came to know, she got married just a year ago and also joined company last year. Though from Siluguri, she speaks Nepali so well like typical Nepali and her ancestor home was in Baglung Distict near Pokhara in western Nepal. She had been Nepal for couple of times. I felt so nice to talk wid Nepali in late night in the office, else i always felt bore alone in my cubicle and comforted myself listening online songs and playing games.

While talking abt her past, She said she worked in Converges for 3 years before she joined Cognizant. Then i asked her -"I to also do have one friend who used work in the same company a year bac . Do u know her? She is also Nepali and her name is Rama." What a coincidence! She knew her and she told me she also had asked her the way she asked me “Are you Nepali?" feeling her face looks like Nepali. Oh! God.. We both laughed at once..

We expressed that we both were happy to meet each other. She was coming in night shift in the same project since last 3-4months. But we never had such coincidence before. This is S/W life. I asked her name again as I am very poor remembering the name of acquaintance. Then we exchanged the mobile number to be in touch and asked her to meet again. She asked me to give her miss call tomorrow before going canteen.

It is really so nice to meet person who speaks Nepali. This is just a coincidence. I thanked myself for wearing this T-shirt else i would miss this coincidence also.

Nepal's Victory in International Arena: ACC U-19 Women's Championship

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:44:00 +0000

Sorry for late post. But I felt very proud to post this article.
Hats off to Nepali Women Crickets team.

Nepal Women team bagged the ACC Women U-19 championship trophy 2008 recently held in Thailand with unbeaten seven matches throughout the tournament.

It is really great achievement for Nepal to get highlighted in International arena. I was so happy to read this news as I was eagerly looking on the updates of every game.

Though the craze of cricket came comparatively late in Nepal,

Nepal

has made tremendous improvement in this game and showing good performance in international tournament since last few years.

Tournament Details:

ACC U-19 Women Cricket Tournament starting from 13th December to 23rd at Chiang Mai, Thailand. Nepal was drawn into Group B along with Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, China and

Bhutan

Match Details (history behind the Success)

First Match Malaysia on December 13, Nepali women’s cricket team defeated Malaysia by seven wickets

Second match against Bhutan on December 14, Nepal team won by 9 wickets

Third match against Singapore on December 16, Nepali team thrashed Singapore by 9 wickets

Fourth match against Kuwait on December 17, Nepal beat Kuwait by four wickets

Fifth match against China on December 20, Nepal won by 3 wickets

Semi Final (22 Dec): Nepal thrashed Thailand by 83 runs

Final Match (23 Dec): Nepal routed Malaysia by seven wickets.

Squad Details

The Nepali squad comprises, versatile athlete Nary Thapa, who is also the national champion in badminton, as team captain and Maya Rawat as vice along with Sarita Diswamagar, Sita Ranamagar, Keshari Chaudhary, Sabina Karki, Gita Chudal, Mamata Thapa, Trishna Singh, Roshani Bohara, Sonu Khadka, Rekha Rawal, Sushminta Chaudhary and Binu Budhamagar.

The substitutes are Benja Rayamajhi, Samjhana Sharma, Sarita Magar and Rachita Ojha.

Felicitation

Earlier on Thursday, Cricket Association of Nepal had honored players with Rs 15,000 cash. Team sponsors Wai Wai also distributed Rs 50,000 cash to the players

Funny Stuff: Little Johnny : The Genius

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:45:00 +0000

It was Friday morning, and that meant it was time for an activity that the teacher called "add to the picture". The teacher would call students to the chalkboard one at a time. The first student would draw an object on the chalkboard, and each following student would add something to the picture to make it a new picture.

The teacher called on James to start things off. James returned to his seat.
The teacher called on Ernie next.

Ernie returned to his seat.
Now it was Suzy's turn.

Suzy returned to her seat.
Next, the teacher called Jerry to the board.

Jerry returned to his seat.Kim was called to the board.

Kim returned to her seat.

About this time, little Johnny began waving his arm hysterically. Little Johnny was well known for being off center, so the teacher was reluctant to call on him for anything. But as the teacher looked at the picture on the chalkboard, she thought that there was no way that little Johnny could possibly do anything to make this picture dirty. So she called on little Johnny, and he ran to the chalkboard.
The entire class erupted with laughter... the teacher fainted.

Little Johnny had done it again.

Motivational Story: Must Read.

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:22:00 +0000

Deposit of Happiness!!!!

After the wedding party of Monica and Hitesh , Monica's mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook with a deposit of Rs.1000.

Monica’s Mother requested Monica to take the passbook and keep a record of her marriage life.

“When there's something happy and memorable which happens in your life, deposit some money in the account. Write down what it's about next to the line. The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in. I've done the first one for you today. Do the others with Hitesh. When you look back after years, you can know how much happiness you've had”, Said her Mother.

Monica shared this with Hitesh when going home. They both thought it was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit can be made.

These were some of the transactions that followed shortly;

- 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Hitesh after marriage.

- 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Monica.

- 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali.

- 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Monica got pregnant.

- 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Hitesh got promoted.

..... and there were many more ‘Deposits of Happiness’ !!!!!

However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial things. They didn't talk much. They regretted that they had married. They were nasty to each other and no more in love.

One day Monica talked to her Mother - 'Mom, we can't stand it anymore. We agree to divorce. I can't imagine how I decided to marry this guy!!!'

Her Mother Said, 'Sure, girl, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want if you really can't stand it. But before that, do one thing first. Remember the saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day? Take out all money and spend it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a poor marriage.'

Monica thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting at the queue and planning to cancel the account. While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She looked, and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joy and happiness just came up her mind. Her eyes were then filled with tears. She left and went home.

When she was home, she handed the passbook to Hitesh, asked him to spend the money before getting divorce. The next day, Hitesh gave the passbook back to Monica. She found a new deposit of Rs.5000. And a line next to the record: 'This is the day I notice how much I've loved you thru out all these years. How much happiness you've brought me.'

They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe.

Do you want to know how much money they had saved when they retired? Well …. We need not know this and believe that money should not matter any more after they had gone through all the good years in their life…after all these were their “Deposits of Happiness” !!!!!

"When you fall, in any way, Don't see the place where you fell, Instead see the place from where you slipped. "Life is about correcting mistakes."

Mind-Bogging Advertisement Quotes::

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:05:00 +0000

In this 21st century, the era of Modern Business, Advertisement plays the very pivotal role in making business. All organization has its own existence in the market with its unique Slogan. In the Cut-throat competition, every company is engrossed in snatching flamboyant actor or resplendent actress for the promos of new product with the handsome pay. We can see plenty of holding boards in or around city with a mind-bogging one-liner just to draw the attention of its customers.

Here are few typical advertising slogans that really took my attention.

# Sign on a railway station at Patna :
Aana free, jaana free,
pakde gaye to khana free.

# Seen on a famous beauty parlor in Bombay :
Don't whistle at the girl going out from here.
She may be your grandmother!

# Seen on a bulletin board:
Success is relative
More the success, more the relatives.

# Sign at a barber's saloon in Juhu, Bombay :
we need your heads to run our business.

# A traffic slogan:

Don't let your kids drive if they are not old enough - or else they never will be.....

#THE BEST ONE :

Its God's responsibility to forgive the terrorist organizations
It's our responsibility to arrange the meeting between them and god."
- Indian Armed Forces

What will be the slogan, if God makes the advertisement?
Here are few heart-touching and meaningful quotes

Please don’t drink and drive,
You are not quite ready to meet me yet.

Don’t forget the umbrella
I might water the plant today.

If you think MONA LISA is stunning.
You should look at my masterpiece.
In the mirror.

What do I have to do to take your attention?
Take out an ad in the paper

If you missed the sunrise
I made you for today, Don’t worry.
I will make another one tomorrow.

World's Top 10 Blog .

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:01:00 +0000

It has been more than 2 years I started blogging but I used to post sporadically depending on my mood and availability of time. Today I tried analyzing where I stand in the world of blogging and came up with conclusion I am nowhere in Blogosphere.

I did a bit googling to drill on this blogging world. There are so many online blog search Engines viz. Amatomu, Bloglines, BlogScope, IceRocket, Sphere, Technorati which used to keep the track of mushrooming blog Traffics.

Techorati is one of the leading Online Blog Search Engines which indexes millions of blog posts in real time and surfaces them in seconds. It gives one attribute called Authority to each blog to track its popularity.

How the Authority is calculated by technorati.

Technorati Authority is the number of blogs linking to a website in the last six months. The higher the number, the more Technorati Authority the blog has.

It is important to note that we measure the number of blogs, rather than the number of links. So, if a blog links to your blog many times, it still only count as +1 toward your authority. Of course, new links mean the +1 will last another 180 days.

Technorati Rank is calculated based on how far you are from the top. The blog with the hightest Technorati Authority is the #1 ranked blog. The smaller your Technorati Rank, the closer you are to the top.

On the basis of this Technorati Authority, here is list of the world’s top 10 blogs with Authority

1. Breaking News and Opinion on the Huffington post (29,213)

2. Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide(18,243)

3. TechCrunch (17,656)

4. Engadget (15,612)

5. Ars Technical (13,377)

6. Boing Boing (12,852)

7. Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done (12,528)

8. Official Google Blog (11,097)

9. Daily Kos: State of the Nation (10,836)

10. Smashing Magazine (9,323)

I am just wondering when I will be able enlist my blog in this list. You can help me out in this campaign just linking my blog in your personal site if you find it deserves!!

Few Inspirational cartoons

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:42:00 +0000

Secret: How Google designed the logo for CHROME

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:33:00 +0000

Picture speaks more than anything else

Mumbai Massacre

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:08:00 +0000

It was almost 12 PM at night when I got the call from my colleague. I was at office at that time in my night shift. He informed me about the gunfire in Mumbai at late night. I then immediately checked in Google news for more details.

It was really shocking. After the couple months of serial bomb blast in Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderbad and Banglore, the financial capital of India, Mumbai, was made the target for attack by terrorist.

The massive attack by the assailants was reported in the famous big hotels of Mumbai and also in CST railway station which took away many innocent lives. As per the latest update more than 125 people were killed including 6 foreigners and more than 400 were seriously injured in this carnage.

Mainly European and American were targeted in the gunfire especially in the TAJ hotel as well as Hotel Oberai where still Gunmen held hundreds of hostage. Though entire security personals were fully mobilized in the affected area to release the hostages, the situation was still not under control.

It was reported that even after 24 hours, the fresh firing was erupted in TAJ hotel where police and terrorist exchanged three rounds of gunfire. Still none of the terrorist associations took the responsibility for this massacre. But people started blaming Pakistan for the whole cause as usual.

Nobody knows what the actual reason is behind this great carnage. Will the life of Mumbai come back to normal tomorrow? It is still the big question.

Here are the few stories of eye-witness of the incidents.

AUSSIE COUPLE: Trip of a lifetime turns to horror

TERRORISTS: Young men open fire indiscriminately

SATCHWELL: Australian actor's terrifying ordeal

Top 10 Most Expensive Accidents in History ....

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:33:00 +0000

Throughout history, humans have always been prone to accidents. Some, such as the exotic car crashes seen on this page, can be very expensive. But that ' s trivial compared to the truly expensive accidents. An accident is defined as "an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss". Our aim is to list the top 10 most expensive accidents in the history of the world as measured in dollars.

# 10. Titanic - $150 Million

The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident in the world. But it barely makes our list of top 10 most expensive. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage and was considered to be the most luxurious ocean liner ever built. Over 1,500 people lost their lives when the ship ran into an iceberg and sunk in frigid waters. The ship cost $7 million to build ($150 million in today ' s dollars).

# 9. Tanker Truck vs Bridge - $358 Million

On August 26, 2004, a car collided with a tanker truck containing 32,000 liters of fuel on the Wiehltal Bridge in Germany . The tanker crashed through the guardrail and fell 90 feet off the A4 Autobahn resulting in a huge explosion and fire which destroyed the load-bearing ability of the bridge. Temporary repairs cost $40 million and the cost to replace the bridge is estimated at $318 Million.

# 8. MetroLink Crash - $500 Million

On September 12, 2008, in what was one of the worst train crashes in California history, 25 people were killed when a Metrolink commuter train crashed head-on into a Union Pacific freight train in Los Angeles . It is thought that the Metrolink train may have run through a red signal while the conductor was busy text messaging. Wrongful death lawsuits are expected to cause $500 million in losses for Metrolink.

# 7. B-2 Bomber Crash - $1.4 Billion

Here we have our first billion dollar accident (and we ' re only #7 on the list). This B-2 stealth bomber crashed shortly after taking off from an air base in Guam on February 23, 2008. Investigators blamed distorted data in the flight control computers caused by moisture in the system. This resulted in the aircraft making a sudden nose-up move which made the B-2 stall and crash. This was 1 of only 21 ever built and was the most expensive aviation accident in history. Both pilots were able to eject to safety.

# 6. Exxon Valdez - $2.5 Billion

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was not a large one in relation to the world ' s biggest oil spills, but it was a costly one due to the remote location of Prince William Sound (accessible only by helicopter and boat). On March 24, 1989, 10.8 million gallons of oil was spilled when the ship ' s master, Joseph Hazelwood, left the controls and the ship crashed into a Reef. The cleanup cost Exxon $2.5 billion.

# 5. Piper Alpha Oil Rig - $3.4 Billion

The world ' s worst off-shore oil disaster. At one time, it was the world ' s single largest oil producer, spewing out 317,000 barrels of oil per day. On July 6, 1988, as part of routine maintenance, technicians removed and checked safety valves which were essential in preventing dangerous build-up of liquid gas. There were 100 identical safety valves which were checked. Unfortunately, the technicians made a mistake and forgot to replace one of them. At 10 PM that same night, a technician pressed a start button for the liquid gas pumps and the world ' s most expensive oil rig accident was set in motion.

Within 2 hours, the 300 foot platform was engulfed in flames. It eventually collapsed, killing 167 workers and resulting in $3.4 Billion in damages.

# 4. Challenger Explosion - $5.5 Billion

The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after takeoff due on January 28, 1986 due to a faulty O-ring. It failed to seal one of the joints, allowing pressurized gas to reach the outside. This in turn caused the external tank to dump its payload of liquid hydrogen causing a massive explosion. The cost of replacing the Space Shuttle was $2 billion in 1986 ($4.5 billion in today ' s dollars). The cost of investigation, problem correction, and replacement of lost equipment cost $450 million from 1986-1987 ($1 Billion in today ' s dollars).

# 3. Prestige Oil Spill - $12 Billion

On November 13, 2002, the Prestige oil tanker was carrying 77,000 tons of heavy fuel oil when one of its twelve tanks burst during a storm off Galicia , Spain . Fearing that the ship would sink, the captain called for help from Spanish rescue workers, expecting them to take the ship into harbour. However, pressure from local authorities forced the captain to steer the ship away from the coast. The captain tried to get help from the French and Portuguese authorities, but they too ordered the ship away from their shores. The storm eventually took its toll on the ship resulting in the tanker splitting in half and releasing 20 million gallons oil into the sea.

According to a report by the Pontevedra Economist Board, the total cleanup cost $12 billion.

# 2. Space Shuttle Columbia - $13 Billion

The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space worthy shuttle in NASA ' s orbital fleet. It was destroyed during re-entry over Texas on February 1, 2003 after a hole was punctured in one of the wings during launch 16 days earlier. The original cost of the shuttle was $2 Billion in 1978. That comes out to $6.3 Billion in today ' s dollars. $500 million was spent on the investigation, making it the costliest aircraft accident investigation in history. The search and recovery of debris cost $300 million.

In the end, the total cost of the accident (not including replacement of the shuttle) came out to $13 Billion according to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

# 1. Chernobyl - $200 Billion

On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the costliest accident in history. The Chernobyl disaster has been called the biggest socio-economic catastrophe in peacetime history. 50% of the area of Ukraine is in some way contaminated. Over 200,000 people had to be evacuated and resettled while 1.7 million people were directly affected by the disaster. The death toll attributed to Chernobyl , including people who died from cancer years later, is estimated at 125,000. The total costs including cleanup, resettlement, and compensation to victims has been estimated to be roughly $200 Billion. The cost of a new steel shelter for the Chernobyl nuclear plant will cost $2 billion alone. The accident was officially attributed to power plant operators who violated plant procedures and were ignorant of the safety requirements needed.

Black in Whites: Obama Barack : The 1st Black President in USA.

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:29:00 +0000

In 219 years history of America, Obama succeeded to become 1st Black President of United States following 43 White Presidents, after easily defeating his rival, Arizona Republican John McCain. Obama, an Illinois senator, has thus far won 338 electoral votes, while McCain has 163. Obama needed a minimum of 270 electoral votes to claim victory. He is expected to take his office as 44th president of United stated on 20 Jan 2009.

Obama addressing the crowd

After being elected as President on 5th Nov 2008, Obama addressed huge crowd in his home city, Chicago. He said

“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voices could be that difference. It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. “

For complete speech click here

Barack Life at a Glance

Obama Tragic beginning of Life landed with great Victory.

Barack Obama was born born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a Luo from Kenya, and Ann Dunham, a white American from Wichita, Kansas of mainly English, Scottish and Irish descent. Parents got separated when Obama was two years old and subsequently divorced in 1964 after 3 years of marriage. Obama's father returned to Kenya and saw his son only once more before dying in an automobile accident in 1982.

Obama with his Mother

After her divorce, Dunham married Lolo Soetoro from Indonesia moved to his home country in 1967, where Obama attended local schools, such as Asisi, in Jakarta until he was ten years old. He then attended Punahou School from the fifth grade in 1971 until his graduation from high school in 1979. Obama's mother died of ovarian cancer in 1995.

Obama with his Mother and Step father

Following high school, Obama moved to Los Angeles, where he studied at Occidental College for two years.He then transferred to Columbia College in New York City, where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations. Obama graduated with a B.A.Business International Corporationand then at the New York Public Interest Research Group.
from Columbia in 1983, then at the start of the following year worked for a year at the

After four years in New York City, Obama moved to Chicago and worked there in a church-based community organization from June 1985 to May 1988. In mid-1988, he traveled for the first time to Europe for three weeks and then for five weeks in Kenya, where he met many of his Kenyan relatives for the first time.

Obama entered Harvard Law School in late 1988. At the end of his first year, he was selected, based on his grades and a writing competition, as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. In February 1990, in his second year, he was elected president of the Law Review. During his summers, he returned to Chicago where he worked as a summer associate at the law firms of Sidley & Austin in 1989 and Hopkins & Sutter in 1990.

In an effort to recruit him to their faculty, the University of Chicago Law School provided Obama with a fellowship and an office to work on his book Dreams from My Father.

Beginning in 1992, Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years, being first classified as a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996, and then as a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004.

Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson, in June 1989 when he was employed as a summer associate at the Chicago law firm of Austin. They got engaged in 1991, and were married on October 3, 1992. The couple's first daughter was born in 1998, followed by a second daughter, in 2001

Obama with his Wife and Daughters

Nhugu Daye Bhintuna:: Happy New Year 1129

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:42:00 +0000

It’s my great pleasure to wish you all my happy new year 1129(Nepal Sambat). I wish for peace, progress and prosperity of all Nepalese in this auspicious celebration of New Year -1129.

Most of my Readers who are not aware of Nepal Sambat may be surprised to get this wish in the mid of Nepali Year (2065 BS) and in the end of English Year ( 2008 AD).

Most of the countries have their own New Year. China has the 15 days New Year celebration starting from 26^th Jan (Lunar New year).Sri Lankan celebrates the New Year on every 13^th April While Bangladesh has New Year celebration on 14^th April every year. Even in a country different ethnic communities celebrate their New Year in different date like Marathi people celebrate New Year called Gudi pawa on 1^st day of month Chaitra in BS (which lies in between March and April), Panjabi celebrate New Year Baishaki on the 14/15 April.

In the same respect, one of the ethnic communities, Newar, of Himalayan country, Nepal, celebrates New Year today as Nepal Sambhat. I belong to this ethic community which is famous for its rich culture not only in Nepal but all over the world.

It is my great privilege to write brief about my ethnic community in my blog

Newar: At a glance

Newar are the indigenous people of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley and are in sixth largest ethnic group in the country representing about 6% of the population. Nepal Bhasa is the mother tongue and Hinduism/Buddhism is the main religion. They are densely dwelling in the Kathmandu valley though spread all over the country and also in some portion of India like in Darjeeling and Sikkim. Ranjana Script is the original Script of Newari though it can be written in Devanagari Script. This Community uses Lunar Calendar Nepal Sambat which only consists 354 days per year due to the fact lunar month has 29 or 30 days based on the movement of the moon.

Typical Newari Dance : Lakhe Dance

Newar are believed to be good businessman by profession though they have good skill in arts and crafts as well as scores are farmer in this community. Newar are famous for their cultures and traditions and very rich in festivals and delicious cuisine in every festival. They have multilevel hierarchy in caste system and lots of superstitions and tattoo still prevail in this community. They worship various gods and goddesses of Hindu along with Living Goddess KUMARI.

Living Goddess- Kumari

Check out my blog hits...

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:43:00 +0000

Since long back I m so worried about the number of visitors to my blog MiLeStOnE. Ya I know the valid reason for this. All is my laziness. I just do post my blog once in blue moon. So my dear visitors get fed up looking at the same static page time and again. I also got couple of comments from my regular visitors(esp UDAY my dude from Saudi Arabia) to update my blogs regularly. It’s good to gt such comments coz as least there are few friends who wants to see something new in www.alapot.blogspot.com. Thanks to all.

But since couple of days back I can see number of visitors visiting my blog is increasing exponentially. Today it exceeds the count 200. It’s really very good news for amateur blogger like who is always dying for the visitors count.

Weekly report of Visitors

With the help of www.statcounter.com , we can keep the complete record of all the visitors hitting your URL(your website/blog). List of records of Visitors provided by Statcounter goes like this

· Complete location including IP address

· System configuration

· Time of Visit

· Page of entry and exit.

· Duration of visit

· Country wise Graph

· Various Pie chart and Bar graphs

· And Many more.

So visitors count statistics shows that my blog has visitors around the globe. Australia is leading contributing around 34% of total hits and United State follows with 8.76%.And India comes in 4^th position which is supposed to be on the top in the list since long. New Zealand, UK, Canada, South Africa, Malaysia, Philippines, Netherlands and finally Nepal my home nation… List goes endless.

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My Birthday's Special Post:

noreply@blogger.com (Asis) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:59:00 +0000

Today is my birthday. ohh!!I forget...

It’s the great surprise that how a person can forget his own birthday ya..I came to know that today is my birthday, when I saw the couple of birthday wishes in my mobile in early morning. I then checked the message details to get when it was sent actually. It was sent on 26th evening 11.55..People are so forward and wishes before time. They don’t even have faith in mobile network coz it always gets busy in hurry (emergency).

I got few wishes in mail and few friends wished me while doing chat in messenger.On the sharp 12 PM(27th Aug), I got a call from my office colleague, my BESTEST friend(We used to call each other).Initially I got shocked why she called me so late night. Then my mind clicked ohh ..it is my birthday. No sooner I picked up the call, she started saying all the best wishes of birthday and Call extended long with all sorts of talks(sense and non sense).I saw few missed call when it was over.(they might be calling to wish me my so called happy birthday. I felt happy but not delighted so much. The fact is this year my birthday is in 6th August. All might get so surprised that what this means “THIS YEAR MY BIRTHDAY IS” as if it’s the exam schedule which keeps on changing every year.

In fact friends, I do have 3-4 popular birthday dates, officially and religiously. The long story of having such numerous birthday dates goes like this….

I am from Nepal and belong to Hindu religion and Newari ethnic group. So we follow Nepali calendar in BS (Bikram Shambat) instead of AD(After Death). Moreover we are stricter to Hindu almanac. This means we follow the TITHI like full moon day and new moon day instead of 1st or 2nd of any month for dates. As per Nepali date my birthday was 19th Shrawan 2039 BS. And it falls to NAGPANCHAMI as per my hindu almanac. So while staying in Nepal I always culturally celebrates my birthday on NAGPANCHAMI irrespective of date. When the time came to mention birthday date in AD for some official documents (Academic),I checked the corresponding date in AD and it came 27th July in that year. By then my birthday remained 27th July 1982 AD.

In 2002 AD I came to Pune (India) and My BS date got outdated. I started sharing my birthday as 27th July to all the friends met then after. In all the social networking site like HI5, ORKUT, FACEBOOK and all the LOGIN of my mailing accounts, it was registered as 27th July 1982.I also started a thread “Let’s celebrate world ASHISH day” in ORKUT(one social networking site) in ASHISH community , where every member has to enter the date of birth. The motto of this thread is to celebrate one day (having maximum no of counts of birthday) as WORLD’s ASHISH DAY. Does not it seem something innovative or creative?? I also got so many appreciations for this thread from my friends. But still date has not been declared yet due to lack of majority.

But this date (27th July) also could not last for long. Once I joined Cognizant for my IT profession, I had to made my passport and Nepal Government officials converted the my Nepali birthday to AD and printed it as 28th July 1982AD. Then after it became fixed for all the official purpose(like PAN card, CREDIT card, Bank A/C) and accordingly I updates in all online sites wherever it could be possible.

As I celebrate my birthday as per my Hindu almanac, I follow so called TITHI and always waits for NAGPANCHMI (the day to worship snake ( called NAG in HINDU religion)). And it varies every year. So Accordingly I celebrated my Silver jubilee birthday on 18th August 2008 with typical traditional party and it comes to 6th August this year (fortunately or unfortunately.. what to say …). I am so lucky this time as I do have my mom with me after 6 years during my birthday. She will definitely make this birthday great. Eagerly I am waiting for that day.

Hope you all will join me to celebrate my flexible birthday.