The 3R’s
Posted: March 27, 2009 Filed under: News/information and opinion 3 Comments »I always felt that unless you can link environment to the economy, no one will bother about the environment. It’s obvious; unlike chronic effects of health, environmental effects normally take time to appear, so environment is not people’s priority. However if there are economic incentives, then the story is different.
Hybrids normally cost higher than the normal cars, but if the government provides the subsidy to overcome that cost difference most will definitely choose the hybrids. Installation of solars is expensive, but if there is an economic incentive who wouldn’t want to have energy surplus at their homes. Using chemical fertilizers can have quick economic returns, but subsidy and encouragement to organic manures and crop rotation would definitely have more benefits in the longer run. Read the rest of this entry »
Mall मा अकश्मात करिश्मालाई भेट्दा
Posted: March 22, 2009 Filed under: My bandwagon 3 Comments »बल्टिमोर मा धेरै नेपाली छन, नेपाली कलाकारहरु पनि धेरै छन रे । पुरै सात महिना भयो Lafayette बाट यता सरेको, तर कुनै पनि बृहत नेपाली कार्यक्रममा सहभागी हुन पाएको छैन । त्यसैले गर्दा यता रहेका नेपाली कलाकार र नेपाली समाज संग खासै साक्षात्कार भएको छैन । आज दिउसो (electronics स्टोर नगै) मल तिर गएको थिएं, त्यहां श्रीमती संग उसको लुगा हेर्दै बस्दा फेला परिन नेपाली सिनिमा को सबै भन्दा लोकप्रिय नायिका करिश्मा । उनी पनि त्यही ठांउमा Dress खोज्दै रहिछिन । एकै छिन् त बिश्वास नलागेर श्रीमतीसंग confirm गरें । उनलाई देखेर म त एकै छिन् school boy blush भए झै भए र नर्भस हुंदै “नमस्ते करिश्मा जि, तपाईंले मलाई चिन्नु हुन्न तर म भनें तपाईंलाई obviously चिन्छु” भनें । उन्ले पनि सहजै पारमा “नमस्ते, अनी आरामै हुनु हुन्छ” भनिन । त्यस पछी हामी आ-आफ्नो बाटो लाग्यौं । हुन त बाल्टिमोर बासिन्दालाई करिश्मालाई त्यसरी भेट्नु कुनै ठुलो कुरा थिएन, तर नेपाली नै कम भएको Lafayette बाट आएको भएर होला मलाई भने खुब रमाइलो लाग्यो ।
झन्दै चार दशक पुग्न लागेकि करिश्मा मैले LUX साबुनको बिज्ञापनमा देखेको, वा मायालु भन्ने सिनेमा मा देखेको भन्दा खासै फरक पाईन। अझ सिनेमा मा भन्दा बहिर पो राम्री हो कि जस्तो लाग्यो । क्यामरा त थिऍन तर फोनको क्यमरा प्रयोग गर्न पनि बुद्धि पुगेन ।
नेपाली कलाक्षेत्रको दुर्भाग्य (वा के हो) उनि लगायत धेरै कलाकारहरु बिदेश पलायन भएका छन्, तर उनिहरुको पनि त आ-आफ्नै इक्षा र आकांक्षा होलान् ।
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T.G.I.F
Posted: March 20, 2009 Filed under: Let the picture speak Leave a comment »Happy Friday guys!
Picture by:Thapaliya
Migration of conventional wisdom
Posted: March 12, 2009 Filed under: Ramblings on life, Randomization of randomness Leave a comment »There used to be time when wisdom was all about age, we have a saying in Nepali “आगो ताप्नु मुढाको कुरा सुन्नु बुढाको” which meant “for fire use timbers for knowledge listen to the elders” (not exact, but close enough translation). The idea was that with age a person garners lot of knowledge & wisdom based on their experience. I grew up with that mind set, especially when you are forced into believing that elders are always correct.
Now call it a generation divide or information technology boom, the conventional wisdom seems to be fading. Don’t believe me? simply look around the kids, think of the conversation you had with them (and remember yourself at that age). Elders are no longer the sole providers of knowledge, there are numerous other sources.
When it comes to philosophies of life (for example relationships) elders might still edge out in wisdom; but don’t expect the kids to buy the notion that “elders are always correct” as they definitely have edge in knowledge.
