Nepalese Arts

Nepalese Arts

Nepal is said to be country where we have 365 festivals for 365 days of year. having said that the 2nd most important festival Tihar is round the corner(starts 30th Oct). No doubt nepal is the richest in culture & arts...

The Los Angelos Country Museum of Arts (lacma) have a fascinating showcase in their site about arts. their online collection contains a huge database of rare and classic arts from round the globe, including of course Nepal! i saw some rare manuscripts there. i was especially fascinated by the coin collection, may be coz i'm a bit of a coin collector myself :-)

http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/



However for the Nepalese artists there's this great site of a great organization called spinybabler which has been in the field of arts in nepal for several years now. the least u can do for this voluntary organization is go through the site and see what else u could do. its pleasing to know that people like these are working to preserve the arts and culture of the country. their voluntary acts are also focused for the children and minority and is renowned worldwide.

http://www.spinybabbler.org/

Computer & Bungy Problems

Computer & Bungy Problems

I had a horrible weekend due to the computer problems. for a sec i thought about switching from windows to a linux system. but it seems to have sorted out now. i think it was some sort or spyware

But before that we had quite fun at the Last Resort for the party & bungy. the bungy stuff is for the people with no fear, no asthma, over 8 years of age...gee its fun thought once you're over with jumping part. the only complain i had was the tiring long journey back to the hotel. i hope they sort it out. but when u consider that its the second highest bungy in the world, its all worth it. and then there was an all night long party to end it all.check them out at their site!!

http://www.tlrnepal.com

Nepalese Abroad. NRN.

Nepalese Abroad. NRN...

The nepalese abroad have formed a group named 'non-resident Nepali association' which not only is working to bring together the Nepalese all over the world together, but also providing NRN and foreign investments in Nepal. and of course the remittance is the greater source of country economy. recently there was the Second Global NRN Conference and i think (not sure) that subha rana was elected to come here to promote development in nepal. well good luck to all of them. nepal need you all! check the site and other Nepalese associations round the globe..

http://www.nrn.org.np

Nepalese Abroad

Nepalese Abroad

There are quite a few Nepalese spread out these days over all parts of the world. and its really sad that they can't return here in festival season like this (dashain n tihar). so there are a few groups working together to have some fun together as a one big family abroad. one such site i came across was from Colorado(US) which is organizing some good celebration on 22nd October.
the site is

http://www.rmfn.org/


Seasons greetings to everybody out there abroad from us here!!

Another Earthquake in Nepal...

Another Earthquake in Nepal...

The news headlines today is the south-east Asia earthquake. according to CNN and BBC the death toll have risen to 20000 due to the 7.6 Richter scale earthquake, mostly in Pakistan & India. that's the strength of the nature...within couple of minutes it could destroy mankind. (who needs war anyway?)

also nepal has known to be a major earthquake risk country.



so what about the earthquake preparations? ii found that the The National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET) website had quite a handful of resources on earthquake. the earthquake preparation tips (before, during & after an earthquake) is helpful. site is offered in Nepali as well as English. also the other links contain more interesting sites. but seriously this site needs to be updated more frequently.

http://www.nset.org.np

Explore the Beautiful Country - Nepal.

Explore the Beautiful Country - Nepal......

nepal is a beautiful country. its sad that not many people around the world know that nepal is so beautiful. what's sadder is that not many people within the country know how beautiful the other parts of the country are. a new site has been recently set up by the tourism board of nepal's branch TRPAP (Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme), which in their own word, aims at reaching out some of Nepal's poorest rural areas by promoting tourism. its a beautiful site with lots of gallery photos and information of various locations of Nepal, including the Dolpa, Langtang regions, Kanchanjunga, Solukhumbu, Chitwan and Lumbini (yes, the birth place of Buddha). a must visit site...

http://www.welcomenepal.com/trpap/

Continuing on promotion of nepal, i came across this site on volunteering in nepal. basically this one's for the foreigners who want to help nepal by travelling and staying in Nepal.
http://www.volunteersnepal.com/

Dashain is Here

Dashain is Here

Hurray! the greatest festival of the nepalese, dashain is right here in our doorsteps. i wonder if there's some other festival in the world running for 15 whole days. wow! it starts with "Ghatasthapana" today to "Tika" on 10th day and "Kojagrat" on the 15th day. the 'nawami' and 'dashami' are on the same day this year, so people are gonna miss 1 day holiday! foods, drinks, new dresses, kites, gambling, family gatherings, and most of all joy and peace is what i am expecting for the next 14 days...

now that the dasain is here and everybody are busy greeting each other it might be time to pick up a greeting card to send to the dear ones. one good e-card site with dashain greetings that i can think of are www.ecards.com.np and www.egreetings.com.np, both of which lack good flash animated cards (but then again something is better than nothing...)

www.ecards.com.np



www.egreetings.com.np

Time to Switch to Cable May be...

Time to Switch to Cable May be...

dial up users! it might just be the right time to switch your connection to a faster broadband or cable connection. with the ISP like Mercantile, World Link and Vianet providing cable connections at reduced rates, it might be the time to check the nearest outlet to find the details and move up with the pace of rest of the universe!

Mercantile



World Link



Vianet

As for the real freaks it might even be worth to shoot two step ahead for the wireless connection...after all the world is now heading for the Wi-Fi and Wi-Max era.

Celebrity Fan Site!

Celebrity Fan Site!

If you've ever tried to search for a good fansite of Nepali artist, actors or such you'd probably end up getting zero results. its feels really good to know secrets about people you like that others don't know. when i search for 'alanis morissette' fansites (she sure rocks!) i get a loads of them, but when i search for some nepali singers i get nil. are there no serious Nepali fans out there or what?! anyway it felt good even to find a single fansite of our very popular pop singer 'Nabin K. Bhattarai', even with an ordinary layout

http://nabinkbhattaraionnet.tripod.com/aboutnabin.htm.

also the official site of nabin is a worth checkout!
http://www.nabinkbhattarai.com/

Nepali Sites

Nepali Sites

juss bean bizy wid mai stoff latelee... (i love this kinda language!)

care for an all Nepali site? newsofnepal.com is the first site i can think of. it features all the latest updated news from Nepal maintained by Kamana Prakashan Samuha which also runs daily newspapers (nepal samacharpatra and mahanagar) & few other monthly magazines. the site requires Nepali font (which can be downloaded from the site itself) . the site has a very average layout (might be better in days to come)

ok, let's give a big round of applause for this next person by the name of pushkar shah, who's on a mission of world tour with a message of peace & hope for the country & the world since 1998. ironically, the country & the world has seen the worst days in history against peace. but let's keep the hope alive... the site lists his autobiography on visits to the various countries in the past few years. there's even this 'where's pushkar' section to follow him! Hats off to this guy.

bai da wey eye waz juss thinkin hau eat wood bee eaf aal da pipul wud bee goin on a wold tur juss laik dat! wow...

Useful Sites

Useful Sites

i love photographs. i just came across some photographs of Nepal by a foreign photographer.
http://www.pollackphoto.com/nepal/


also check out other countries!
some of the pages with lots of photos however take a while to load, if u're using dial-up modem.

talking about dial ups u can check your phone bills online if u're using NTC (door sanchar). u can register free at their homepage
http://webill.ntc.net.np/newpstn/

Nepali Foods & Drinks

Nepali Foods & Drinks

Had a hard time sleeping due to the hangover. tried to search the net for some Nepali sites with advice on hangover cure....no luck this time. too bad for this festival times (indra jatra & dashains etc) may b i should try when i'm fresh. ok here's the all time fav. on the net. (i wonder how many of these ingredients are in the home right now). may b i should cut down drinking so much

Bloody Mary
- the classic hangover cure

• one dash of lemon juice
• celery salt
• black pepper
• tabasco
• chilli pepper
• worcestershire sauce
• a stick of celery
• 6cl clear vodka
• 14cl tomato juice

and a nice hangover joke too!

Saying The Right Thing
A man wakes up at home with a huge hangover. He forces himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins and a glass of water on the side table.
He sits down and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotless, clean. So is the rest of the house. He takes the aspirins and notices a note on the table.
"Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to go shopping. Love you!"
So he goes to the kitchen and sure enough there is a hot breakfast and the morning newspaper. His son is also at the table, eating. The man asks, "Son, what happened last night?"
His son says, "Well, you came home around 3 AM, drunk and delirious. Broke some furniture, puked in the hallway, and gave yourself a black eye when you stumbled into the door."
Confused, the man asks, "So, why is everything in order and so clean, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me?"
His son replies, "Oh, that! Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your pants off, you said, "Lady leave me alone! I'm married!"

So nothing much for drinks in Nepal. i however came across this site for food in Nepal
http://www.food-nepal.com/

Free Books!!!

Free Books!!!

Here're some funny definations from 'The Devil's Dictionary'
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CAT, n. A soft, indestructible automaton provided by nature to be
kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.

This is a dog,
This is a cat.
This is a frog,
This is a rat.
Run, dog, mew, cat.
Jump, frog, gnaw, rat.

Elevenson

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GREAT, adj.

"I'm great," the Lion said -- "I reign
The monarch of the wood and plain!"

The Elephant replied: "I'm great --
No quadruped can match my weight!"

"I'm great -- no animal has half
So long a neck!" said the Giraffe.

"I'm great," the Kangaroo said -- "see
My femoral muscularity!"

The 'Possum said: "I'm great -- behold,
My tail is lithe and bald and cold!"

An Oyster fried was understood
To say: "I'm great because I'm good!"

Each reckons greatness to consist
In that in which he heads the list,

And Vierick thinks he tops his class
Because he is the greatest ass.

Arion Spurl Doke

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Thanks Project Gutenberg for the nice online downloadable books. they have thousands of books online. now THAT is a nice site (though i want to see more books)

i also found a nice site for Nepali books (& Indian as well) at pilgrimsbooks.com, but for buying only (boo!). at least u can check the titles if not buy!

Startup Sites

Startup Sites

cybersansar.com (Previously www.cybernepal.com.np)
One of the most popular internet magazines in Nepal

partynepal.com
Very popular site inside & outside the country. frequent updates in the party events

loveanywhere.com
Hmm dating site for Nepalese...sounds interesting. I think I'd be a member soon

chiyapasal.com
Chiya in Nepali means tea! or hot tea as the site suggests. real time pass site with forums & stuffs (mostly in Nepali)