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A Chance Encounter in London and Some Brave Bald Heads
I was walking aimlessly on Whitehall (road that separates blocks of important British government offices) heading towards Northumberland Avenue. I spotted a young man who was standing on the pavement underneath a huge building on my left and smoking. I felt like I recognized him. Turned out that I had met him recently in Kathmandu.…
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announcement and comeback
I had planned to write and post this entry two 40 weeks back. That’s the plan I made six 44 weeks ago. But I could not. Not because it’s a difficult topic to write about (may be it is) but because I was busy. When I was not busy I was lazy. So the news is this:…
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MLTR ‘Learn to Rock’ in Kathmandu
https://twitter.com/#!/wagle/status/137863693705822209 {more tweets inside] Nepali band Kutumba, popular for their instrumental music, warm up the audience before the visiting Danish band MLTR show to the Himalayan audience how they have learned to rock in all these years. This is the second international gig (by western musicians) since last February when Canadian Bryan Adams kicked off…
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Hated Airport and the Mighty Himalayas #Nepal #Travel #Tribhuvan
CNNgo recently put Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan in a list of 10 “world’s most hated airports” along with JFK, LAX and Heathrow detailing correctly the shortcomings of Nepal’s only international airport. But the travel site also said correctly, at the end, this: Never mind. The city’s markets and surrounding mountains are lovely. I agree with both the…
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The Earthquake that Rocked Us [भैंचालो जसले हामीलाई हल्लायो]
[This is a bilingual post. यो पोस्ट दुइ भाषामा छ। Read a news report on the earthquake here] The alarming (or positive, depending on your perspective) aspect is that the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Kathmandu and eastern Nepal this evening had its epicenter located 272 kilometers east of Kathmandu, as reported by the the…
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Kathmandu-Kakani-Jhor Wilderness (77 photos) #Nepal #Hiking #Nature
Last Saturday we went for a hiking trip to Kakani and Shivapuri area. The team included me and two of my colleagues- Suraj Kunwar and Aashis Luitel. We began the overnight journey from Balaju on the rooftop of a bus that took us to a place a couple of kilometers away from Kakani. We got…
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Last day of Constituent Assembly […if not extended]
As seen outside the Constituent Assembly complex in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu today. The CA’s term will expire today (midnight) if it is not extended. There are have been signs that it could be extended for a few months. Posted from WordPress for Android
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Pre-monsoon downpour & hailstorm in Gwarko area of Kathmandu
https://twitter.com/#!/wagle/status/68201043422494720 P.S.: I am a Janti today, attending friends’ wedding. The sudden downpour briefly stopped the Janti procession- to those who were on bikes. The rain was so heavy that road was waterlogged in minutes. Now it’s a sunny day again. Posted from WordPress for Android
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Kathmandu Pre-monsoon Rains
Two photos taken before (above) and during (below) rains in Kathmandu within two hours. It’s been raining a lot in the capital city these days. According to a report in today’s Nagarik daily by reporter Shyam Bhatta, this year’s pre-monsoon season has created record. Kathmandu valley saw heaviest of rainfall of this season on Friday…
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A piece of bus literature
Many of us may have seen those often funny and rhythmic lines written on the back of trucks. Articles have been written about them. But I hadn’t seen (or don’t recall seeing one) such lines written right on the sun shade of a bus. Usually drivers and their assistants known as khalasis (gadi sahayak) put…
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Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society 