Archive for October, 2008


पहिला डेरा बाट काम मा पुग्न ५ मिनेट लाग्दथ्यो, आहिले पुरै १ घण्टा लाग्छ । काम र काम को तयारीमा नै मेरो दिन को ११ घण्टा खर्च् हुने रहेछ । पहिलेको काम मा ईन्टरनेट को दर्हो फिल्टर थियो, मनोरन्जन का साइटहरु सबै ब्ल्क गरेको । अहिले को काम मा फिल्टर केही खुकुलो छ । पहिले को काम मा फुर्सद भए वा काम गर्न अल्छि लागे ब्ल्ग लेख्थे, आहिलेको काम मा फेसबुकिङ गरिन्छ । दलदल नै रहेछ फेसबुक, पसे पछी निस्किनइ गार्हो ।

खै, मेरो ब्लग आजकाल लेख भन्दा पनि लेख्न नसकेको बाहानाले नै चलिरहेको छ :(

Towards the future

On the Journey today marked the completion of its second year on worldwide web. While embarking on its third year journey, it still faces few tough challenges like: mood of Prajwol, time of Prajwol, creativity of Prajwol, and encouragement of readers/friends. While the latter two (especially the last one) can’t be doubted at all, On the Journey is still waiting on first two with profound optimism. Those first two are the sole reason for the recent limping of On the Journey, but hopefully the tide will turn soon.

Taste of hurricane Gustav

When I first moved to Louisiana, it was just after hurricane Katrina and Rita. Though I saw some remnants of those storms, I did not personally experience any. Honestly, I did always want to experience a hurricane, not a major one but the smaller ones. Although hurricane most often leads to detrimental impacts, understanding the science behind it and wanting to experience the might of Mother Nature can be very obvious (at least for the first time). Two and half years in the bayou, nothing happened; and now as I was packing to leave there was this hurricane Gustav (claimed as “Mother of all storms” by New Orleans Mayor before the storm made landfall) heading straight towards Louisiana. I did not like the timing of my first ever hurricane; perhaps Gustav wanted to give me a proper sendoff from the Cajun Country.

The forecast at that time was that it would make a landfall as a Category 4 hurricane (wind speed of 131 -155 mph). The closest (straight) distance to the Ocean, from where I live, was about 30 miles; if the hurricane made the landfall through there it would be catastrophic for Lafayette. I had to make a quick decision: am I going to relocate somewhere up north for a while or am I going to stay in Lafayette and face the music. View full article »