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  • Dinesh Wagle 10:28 pm on December 22, 2007 Permalink | Reply
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    Watching Sunrise from the Nagarkot Hilltop 

    I experienced the magic while watching the sun rising

    It was really challenging for me to wake up at 6:30 in the morning to observe the sunrise. I was determined. I set the alarm on my cell for 6 AM (Friday, December 21). The alarm inside me was also working and I was awake several times in the night. Finally, the cell’s alarm went off and I threw sirak off. After muting the phone, I came back to bed and stayed inside sirak for a few minutes. Then I woke up and in a few minutes I was ready to go at the top of the hotel, the tallest in Nagarkot, to get the better view. There were already a few people and we waited for a few minutes.

    It was magical. I don’t remember witnessing a sunrise before with that much of focused attention. It happened for only a few seconds. Probably 20 to 30 seconds. I just kept my eyes focused at the colorful rays of light that were coming from behind the mountain on the east. (More …)

     

    • Wagle Brito 3:43 am on December 23, 2007 Permalink | Reply

      Hi, I’m Brazilian and my first name is Wagle and I would like to know if you know what my name means, for I noticed your family name is Wagle like my first name.
      If you know something about it please let me know, ok?

      Thanks a lot.

      Wagle Brito.

    • biddhya 3:07 pm on January 29, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      mr wagle’s nagarkot trip had really enjoyable. i read it top to bottom.this story has given full information about the nagarkot and its beauty.

  • Dinesh Wagle 10:24 pm on December 22, 2007 Permalink | Reply
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    An Evening in Nagarkot: Drinking Soup 

    A sudden trip to the hilltop that is famous for the views of sunrise.

    So that is how my day started. I wasn’t prepared when my colleague at Kantipur Girish Giri asked me to join him on a motorcycle trip to Nagarkot in the afternoon while I was calmly browsing web and reading blogs. Plus, batteries in my camera had died, cell phone batteries were dying and there was this story about the screening, the actress and her mother to be written. And Girish’s plan to Nagarkot included a long bike ride in the chilly/windy evening. The only thing that didn’t discourage me of thinking the trip to the hilltop was the down jacket that I was wearing since the morning. That, I thought, will save me from the wind should I decide to take the one-hour-long ride. (More …)

     

  • Dinesh Wagle 10:18 pm on December 22, 2007 Permalink | Reply
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    An Early Morning Show of a Nepali Movie 

    The mother of the actress wanted her daughter to be a professor in real life.

    One thing that you can predict easily about a reporter’s daily routine is this: it’s unpredictable. You never know how a reporter’s day starts and ends. Forget about you, I am a reporter and I myself don’t know how my day starts and ends. A new assignment can call me anytime. For instance, I was invited to see a Nepali move early in the morning (I am talking about Thursday, 20 December): 8:30 at Kumari. I woke up at 6:30, a record in itself, and reached at the venue on time. But then it’s Nepali time for the organizers: the screening of “Huri Batas” (err, actually it’s “Aandhi Tufaan”, I keep on forgetting name of this movie) would start only at 9. Two girls were standing at the entrance of the theater apparently waiting for invitees. I learned from them that they were the actresses of the film. One was Richa Ghimrie and the other was… I forget her name at this moment. (More …)

     

    • Gagan 3:19 pm on January 14, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      FUCK YOU Mr. Wagle! You are a disgrace to journalism. Your blog has some of the crappiest articles I have ever seen.

      Here’s an example -
      “It was tolerable compared to my previous sessions with Nepali movies because, first, it was in Kumari, a nice theater. Second, the movie was shot in digital format which means the screen was not blurred, it was clear. And the film was relatively shorter (about two hours).”

      So that means any movie that is watched in a “nice” theater, is in digital format and is ‘relatively shorter’ is a good movie? You really are a genius!

    • painthysoul 12:38 pm on January 17, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      spellBOUnd!!!!!!!!

    • Ramm 7:52 pm on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Well Mr. Gagan, the blogger out here never said that the movie was good. In plain English, he said it was “tolerable”. And the facts that the movie was “relatively shorter”, and clear in terms of picture quality increased his “tolerance” level I guess. “Good” and “tolerable” are like chalk and cheese.

      PS: You should learn to put yours views across without being rude.

  • Dinesh Wagle 3:26 pm on December 20, 2007 Permalink  

    Following American Election Campaigns From Nepal 

    Even in these chilly days, we drink Coca Cola (Okay, to be exact, I drank a glass of Fanta, another offering from the one of the greatest symbols of American culture, this afternoon in a program co-sponsored by Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu). We get to watch the events in the United States as and when they unfold, mostly live, as it happened a while ago with the fire in the west wing of the White House. Now they are talking about the election campaign-the topic of this blog- on CNN, an American network, as I am typing these lines on MS Word, one of the key products of an American software giant. Nine out of 13 tabs on the Firefox, competitor of Microsoft’s IE but still an American thing (Internet itself is an American thing, isn’t it?), display American websites. A paper lies on the floor on my left side that’s known around the world as the New York Times (these particular pages come as a weekly pullout along with an Indian paper called Asian Age). (More …)

     

    • Reader 7:53 pm on December 21, 2007 Permalink

      I thought you would write about MTV’s recurtiment of youth for election. MTV has recurtied 51 youth for election campaign since you sound so much interested about their election. We are not going to have any election this year for sure, dont know about next year. We have such bastred politician.
      NEWS
      I hope we will have election one day and we will also have such campaign. Do I sound like talking about day dream???

    • reality bites, Kathmandu 8:55 pm on December 21, 2007 Permalink

      Interesting analysis about why you r interesting in American Politics than Nepali. As usual, there is no politics in Nepal , it seems like leaders of Nepal are playing a dirty game to reach the power. If they think that they are going to out of the power, whatever they can do……..they can sell us…….they can kicked out of …..they blame us non-nationalists….. after all they will change their name as Power@any_cost.com….either king or republican support…..they have no any idea of development politics till now ! So, frustrating time…..why not we listen about Hilari’s HALCHAL…..in USA from Wagle wall.
      thanks.

    • Samyam Wagle 9:08 am on December 23, 2007 Permalink

      It is a pathetic bizarreness in Nepali Politics that it is running though with not a single contribution and significance. In abroad government can’t even stand a day without working for people. But is really strange in our case that there has been nothing significant done.
      My brother returned from abroad after year and found that Nepali politics now is exactly still there where he left. Like Kunda Dixit wrote last time that ‘Nepal was lackluster when Jimmy Carter came 7 months ago and still same when he came last month and will still be there where he left on his next visit.’
      It is irony in Nepal for these unaccountable politicians be capable to be in political chair doing nothing. Nai yasto tal le kahile po bikas huncha ra yaar hamro desh!!!
      So better follow American Election and talk of that upon tea in chowk. Better to talk of Clinton and Obama than these irritating Makuney or PushpaJI or Girijau. Better not to stay long in power in democracy-as is proved by recent humiliating failure of Australian former PM John Howard and victory of Republican Kevin Rudd. Be in power for five year, do all you can and retire. Then write book. Then you will be legend and be remembered. This formula unfortunately will never be known by these idiots and all will perish.

  • Dinesh Wagle 8:09 pm on December 6, 2007 Permalink | Reply
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    Everyone Wants To “Volunteer” For UN 

    international volunteers day in kathmandu nepal

    Anjila Mul, 22, and Sujita Amatya, 22, who got Bachelors in Science (Environmental Science) degree from Biswo Niketan College a few days ago, had gone to the “exhibition” hoping to get recruited as volunteer or explore opportunities in volunteering. “The focus is in the UN of course,” said Anjila, left, “because that’s world wide.”

    [Here is what I reported in today's Kantipur about the event]

    I was in Basantapur (Kathmandu Durbar Square) yesterday to report about an event organized on the occasion of International Volunteer Day. Many young people from Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal had gathered there responding to advertisements that were published in some newspapers (including Kantipur where I work) that day. The advertisements that featured a statement issued by the UN General Secretary General on the occasion asked the readers to come to Basantapur. “If you want to become a volunteer, visit our exhibition at Basantapur on 5th December at 11:30,” said the adverts. Those who invited the readers were the UN Volunteers, JICA (Japan), KOICA (Korea), MS Nepal (Danish) and other organizations. Majority of the visitors were young and many of them had gone there hoping to get recruited as volunteer or get their CVs seen by the UN Volunteers officials. I met two girls and many other boys who said their main intention was to get enrolled into UNV. (More …)

     

    • S 10:55 pm on December 6, 2007 Permalink | Reply

      hahaha..what a way to celebrate the so called International Volunteer Day..(if thats whats its called)..Now I didn’t know one would actually get an allowance for volunteering…I thought that was supposed to come out of ones own free will and get nothing in return..haha and I found that final -excerpt quite sarcastically put…..oooo all about “sacrificng for others” thingy…..and without expecting anything back…”..though they most probably meant it anyway…But who knows…
      WHen people really want to volunteer for the UN though its hard to guess whether they truly wanted
      to do it coz they really want to do it or is it for the by-product that comes along with joining the UN.
      and yep…I compleltey agree with all that stinking UN bureaucracy…Thats why I find it funny when UN people talk about dshfskf scarifice and satisfaction…like we give a rat’s ass!!

    • painthysoul 12:31 pm on December 13, 2007 Permalink | Reply

      why comments are disaapearing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      i wrote this blog looks more attractive than it is felt!!!!!!!!!!

    • Ganesh Ghimire 1:53 pm on January 3, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      Ok That’s Good. UN Volunteer Is Horaizon & limitation Of Human Drime

    • purushottam 3:21 pm on February 5, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      it’s ironic that even after reading this and knowing about UN’s bad bereaucracy, i want to volunteer for UN. Currently, i am working as an intern in a magazine but i am not enjoying my work so much bcoz i am being limited to office work. probably in Un, i can get more field work and out-of-office works.

    • Jeevan 4:53 pm on March 1, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      Dollar ko kheti
      ———————–
      Thanks all of you commenting about “Dollar ko kheti”
      If the programs are held in five star hotel, the nepali people are running and working there. I don’t think that foreigners are working in Nepal in the hotels. If you are economics student, you supposed to be aware of the chain system which is the benefit for the host country.
      Well, about the child and poverty issues, Will you call your prime minister and ministers in the local tea shop for workshop. The donor agencies from rich countries such as UK, Australia,USA, European Union aren’t fool. Do you think that oil rich country saudi Arab will donate for poverty allevation in Nepal and Africa?Absolutely not ? China is the biggest exporter in the world which they have already topped Japan for the foreign currencies( mainly – Euro and dollars) which have the lowest contribution of donation to Africa, Latin America and Asia. People from Europe, UK, USA, Canada and other rich countries which they pay high taxes to their respective Government. Then these Governments are able to contribute to UN and other third world countries.
      If you study half, you will know half. If you study complete, then you know complete. Do you ask for medicine to the Shool teacher or Doctor?Absolutely, you have to ask to the doctor.If you have eye pain, YOu willnot visit the Surgical Doctor. Absolutely, you have to meet eye doctor. If you heart problem, you have to see heart doctor not eye doctor. Please ask specialists before you comment any thing.
      Do you know one thing-B.P Koirala , Pushpa Lal were Nepali leaders? But you have foreign leaders who were were born long decade ago such as Mao, Lenin, which Nepali congress and Nepali communist leaders are praying them as God of their parties. Do accept it?
      We are now in 21 century, We are still in civil war affected country in Nepal.
      Please feel free for comment my notes.

      Thanks
      Dr. Jeevan- Ph. D. Economics
      Nepal

    • Shisha 3:32 pm on March 9, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      Hello Dinesh,

      This is the first time I went through your blog and I found it quite interesting. I think your say on everyone wants to work in UN is so very true, currently I am working abroad and earn more than the UN living allowance but one day when I come back to Nepal, i would like to work as a UNV be it inside Nepal or elsewhere. I dont understand this temptation maybe its other aspects of UN which is more appealing like travelling.. rather than the financial aspect and the name UN itself. Once when someone asked me what I would like to do in future i had said I would love to work in UN and the person responded me by saying why UN its the most corrupt organization in the world?? Dont know what he meant by that but still no matter what they say about it, UN is very appealing and given a chance everyone would work there just for the sake of UN name in their CV for future prospects.

    • mel wood 3:15 pm on April 25, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      well written article. I am a volunteer with one of the international organizations, and i was supposed to work with a local NGO here to ‘build their capacity’, but I think I will leave early because this local NGO doesn’t seem to want me here – yet they are the same people who requested for a foreign volunteer!! Nepali’s are very confusing people. This article probably explains it all.

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