Facebook.com

Facebook has been an addiction for the users of all age groups. Once you are logged in, you forget every other things you have to do. It's not a new thing, all of us face this problem. The world of Facebook is so big that we just get lost in it and it is one of the biggest internet drug that I can think of.

There are some benefits to it, though. We can get it touch with our long lost friends and relatives and also make new ones. Also the message of love and humanity can be shared.

However, it has been misused for various reasons. For some religious reasons, it has been banned all over Pakistan and Bangladesh. Misusing anything is not good and because of one person, everyone has to suffer. People in these two countries must be suffering because of this. Just wish sites like this be used in proper way so no one would have to be left out of this facility.

Why Discriminate??

During my visit to Terai this time, I found something strange. I saw that one Martyr was referred as Madhesi Saheed. I was shocked at that. Why have people started to discriminate them as Madhesi/Pahadi?? A Martyr is a Martyr for a country, aren't they?? They should be respected equally, no discrimination should be done. They belong to a nation, not just a community.

Minister slaps CDO, keep denying the act.

Kathmandu, Nov. 17 , 2009

State Minister for Agriculture and co-operatives Karima Begam assaulted Durga Prasad Bhandari, the Chief District Officer (CDO) of Parsa on Tuesday (Nov. 11) for sending her an old vehicle to receive at the airport.

"I was preparing to welcome her when she attacked me without hearing my explanation", Bhandari said. He claimed the vehicle to be in good condition. The vehicle Minister ordered was not available but Begam grabbed his collar and slapped him four times.
Begam was charged for assault, a legal complaint has been filed at the District Police Office against her under Public Offence Act for assaulting the CDO, and an arrest warrant has been issued for her said Police Inspector Bhuwaneshwor Sah. As the Minister returned to Kathmandu twenty minutes after the case was filed by Bhandari's bodyguard, the case was transferred to police in the Capital and Lalitpur.

Begam, however remained defiant under the face of criticism and ongoing protest by various groups. She even dared security personnel to arrest her. "I meet the police wherever I go. They show me respect. Who will arrest me? What I did was absolutely right," she justified her act.
She could be arrested only if Ministry of Home Affairs gives order but Minister Bhim Rawal could not do so without getting a go-ahead from the PM and the coalition partners in the government.

However, Minister for Home Affairs Bhim Bahadur Rawal, who had earlier condemned the act as going against her, gave an advice to Begam : You should have got hold of a few henchmen to beat the CDO. You should not have done it yourself. This has created problems for me".
Amidst the ongoing protest by civil servants of various districts, no action has been taken against her for more than a week. Instead, she said that she would take action against Bhandari and would not apologize as demanded by government. She, who accused Bhandari for being "irresponsible" earlier, accused him for "misconduct to her body".
"First he grabbed my hands against my will and tried to pull me into his chamber", she said. "It is the CDO who has to apologize", she added.

PM instructed her to accept her mistake in the incident and she conceded her weakness in front of him. He summoned her for clarification. After emerging from the PM's office the Minister, however denied admitting her fault. "I slapped him as he disobeyed and dishonored me", she parroted.

Back to Regular Life!!

A week has passed after the Maoists withdrew their Banda and the life has returned back to normal. The People showed their power during the Peace Rally. Now the life of Nepalese (especially Kathmanduites) has returned back to normal routines- walking down the polluted streets, crowded buses, smoke in the air, etc.

The same old early rising, getting late for colleges, schools and offices. Our habit has returned. It is better than those Bandas that disturb the whole lifestyle of people for no good reasons, if lasted more than a couple of days.

Wish these days remains as they are without Bandas.

Causing Problem

This Banda is causing problem again. I don't know what the Maoists want. They say something and do something else. The way of protesting this time is better than before but not exactly the best. The number of people coming to Kathmandu for the program has caused many problems. Not just for the Businessmen and shopkeepers but also for the students. The schools and colleges have been closed for days no and there is no slight hope for it to open soon. Even the environment is being polluted. They can manage the food but where to they dispose the wastes. There is scarcity of water in Kathmandu and it is not sufficient for the people in Kathmandu itself and during this time it is the biggest torture to bring thousands of people here. Everything here is just unbalanced and not at all systematic.

Confusion!!

Sometimes we tend to believe what people say as a joke. It often happens. They say it so seriously that we think they mean it but we then realize it was a joke when they finally confess it. It creates lot of confusion sometimes leading to misunderstanding and often make the relationship cold. What we say might hurt others so we need to be careful even when we joke. It just happened to me. A friend of mine said something to me, actually too much, about what I don't like and I was very furious at him. I later realized that he was just joking but he had chosen the wrong topic.

So, when we joke, let's be careful not to hurt others because relationships (any) are very sensitive and could break easily with a small confusion or misunderstanding.

Holidays!!

Holidays are what most of the people die for, be it a preschooler, college student or a job holder. Everyone wants a break for themselves from their work. Everyone are excited about their holidays and start making plans about how to spend it. Some do their house cores that are pending, some their office works while some just hang around with friend or sleep the whole time. Some could get really creative during their holidays.

Holidays after SLC or High School exams are the longest and most useful if used in proper way. We have plenty of time to take various classes on the subjects that interests us, can develop new hobbies or visit new places. It enables us to get knowledge and develop our skills.

However, it could get boring sometimes. Even one day off would make us lazy and bored. Especially during Bandhas and load shedding hours, when we could neither get out of house nor watch TV or do other works that needs electricity.

We could, then, read books, do some creative works like drawing, gardening, cooking, etc. There are lots of hobbies if we think of. So look out for it and get creative and make your holiday useful.