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Timbu to Tarke Gyang [Helambu Trek Day 3 of 6]
Ashika Lama, with her two little sisters, had lied about her name and didn’t want to be photographed at the later stage of our conversation though she slightly flirted with us in the beginning. She was waiving hands at us as we started climbing upward. 21 October [Tarke Gyang]: We started late, walked really slow…
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A Dangerous Suspension Bridge Near Keyul
20 October (Timbu): A few minutes after we left the village of Keyul and Maya the girl behind, we came across a suspension bridge over Melamchi khola that we didn’t have to cross. But we wanted go over it. The first sight of the bridge reminded me of Wanda Vivequin and the amazing bridge over…
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CDMA Phone Revolution in Nepali Villages
A hotelier in Timbu village of Helambu region holds the pre-paid CDMA phone set for better signal from Kathmandu valley while a customer talks. (Click to enlarge the photo and sketch.) 21 October (Timbu): With the introduction of CDMA-based phone systems by Nepal Telecom, Nepali villages have experienced a revolution in communication. Even in some…
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The Man Who Rescued Kanak Mani Dixit
20 October (Timbu): One of the best things about staying in trailside guest houses is that you meet so many people (Nepali and foreigners) who have so many stories to tell. You learn from then and you also share your experience with them. I was waiting for food in the evening listening to the guys…
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My New Canon Digital Camera (Plus Obit to My Old DigiCam)
Wagle with new Canon digital camera that displays his own image- the first photo that was taken by the camera on the day he bought it. This photo and the one displayed were taken by Suraj Kunwar on 31 and 19 October. Clicking on the image will display the its enlarged version. 19 Oct [Kathmandu]:…
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अजबका जर्मन फिरन्ता
दिनेश वाग्ले काठमाडौं- अनेकौं रंग, ढंग र चालका मान्छे संसारभरिबाट ठमेल तथा आसपासका होटलहरूमा बस्न आउँछन् । हिप्पीदेखि युप्पी र जिप्पीसम्म । ती शब्दहरूको अर्थ तत्कालै थाहा नभए महत्त्वपूर्ण कुराले भरिएको आफ्नो टाउको नदुखाउनुस् किनकि अहिले हामीले कुरा गर्न लागेको मान्छे आफूलाई ती कुनै वर्गमा नराख्न दृढ छन् । ‘म हिप्पिचाहिँ होइन है,’ उनी गह्रौ…
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पदयात्राका पात्रहरू
दिनेश वाग्ले/सुरज कुँवर (यो लेख पहिलोपटक आज शनिबारको कान्तिपुरमा प्रकाशित भएको हो । पत्रिकाकै पेजमा हेर्ने भए यहाँ क्लिक गरेहुन्छ ।) हेलम्बु (सिन्धुपाल्चोक)- ‘उसो त सात सालसम्म राणा शासन थियो,’ होटल अगाडिको खाली जग्गामा बाइक पार्क गरिरहँदा उनले भने- ‘मर्नु अगाडिसम्म मेरा हजुरबा सास फेर्दै थिए । (दुवै खुसुक्कै गए) त्यसैले मेरैपालादेखि हरायो भने हराई…
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हेलम्बुमुन्तिरकी माया
दिनेश वाग्ले/सुरज कुँवर यो लेख पहिलोपटक आज शुक्रबारको कान्तिपुरमा प्रकाशित भएको हो । पत्रिकाकै पेजमा हेर्ने भए यहाँ क्लिक गरेहुन्छ । किउल (सिन्धुपाल्चोक)– हालैको घमाइलो दिन मेलम्ची आयोजनाले बनाइदिएको धुले सडकमा हेलम्बुलाई लक्ष्य गर्दै टिम्बुतिर हान्निएका दुई तन्नेरी संवाददातासामु एक हूल युवती देखापरेका थिए । झ्याप्प दाह्री पालेका एक र सिनित्तै काटेका अर्का पत्रकारले तत्कालै…
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Riding, Walking and Playing [Day 2 of 6]
These girls were heading to their home for the Dashain vacation. They had reserved the bus because no vehicles were plying on the 9th day of Dashain. 20 October (Timbu): We started walking on the unpaved road from Kunta Beshi in the morning: the target was Melamchi Bazaar where the administrative site offices of the…
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Faces of a Little Lady in Timbu. We Ate Potatoes in Her House!
Her name is Tenzen Angmu Lama, 6. She studies at grade 1 in a local school (Kakani Primary Schoo). When we reached her home in search of food on the second day of the trip, she was playing with herself. Her mother kindly agreed to boil potatoes for us after we requested and told her…
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