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3 idiots – Part I

This is not a movie review, just my instant reactions. This post may also not be well written, as are my other posts. All characters are represented by their real life names. (Viz. AK will mean Amir Khan) As most of the movie starring AK that goes along well with a narration or rewinding the past, 3 idiots also started in the present, collating traces from past and knitting them well to keep the audience guessing. What is new this time? AK who is 44, already looks 22 in the promo, what now? The movie tries to focus on the morale that routine style of teaching will not help face struggle in life. Scoring high marks neither. It also seemed to carry forward the dialogue from TZP, “ Race hi jeetna hai to ghode paida karo insaan nahi ”. It contained good sense of humor as well but sometimes the humor got carried away with silly and unrealistic act. The plot to get RM out of the plane seemed purely Bollywood- ish . BI was a hit again. Great body language as always with some similarity in...

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Toronto: 2nd July 2017 - Sunday The coffee cup was holding my attention. I was in the revolving restaurant on the 21st floor, sipping coffee. My regular hangout, when I am alone. The layout and the theme of that part of the restaurant were changed. But again, the coffee cup was interesting. Not the shape, I was interested in. But the curved text which seemed to me like some calligrapher had written, made me wind back. Zooming in the memory lane, I was rewinding fast. It’s been almost 7 years I left Nepal. And the reason for leaving my country may seem trifling. But for me, it had hit my inner self hard. I will never forget that day. It is embossed in my grey matters. It was the day when I was walking to my office when it happened. It was day one, 20 December 2009, of the three day strike. The then opposition party, the Unified Nepal Communist Party had called a three day strike ( bandh ) all over Nepal, for establishing the so called “Civil Supremacy” in the country, against the re...

Inferiority Complex

Friday: 13 November 2009, 8:35 PM . NB : Please mind the brackets (and the nested ones as well (you may find this very unusual... (but who cares…))). I guess the date 13 will help me finish this... I realized this or is just an apprehension (or am I sick with this??). I always wanted to write on some issues (and some pre-thought topics) but never completed. Things were initiated, but I never stumbled upon climax (not also accidentally). The result, I am left with a lot of incomplete *.docx files in “My Documents” of my CQ40. Don’t get distressed with the wildcard characters and the alphanumeric codes. I am into these, so can’t avoid using them.  Ignore them; they are just nothing (really??). Some titles (of the all incomplete ones) sounded Hi-Fi to me (not the technical High Fidelity) viz. “Fictitiously True”, “Dying Utterance – From the Death Bed”, “Smoking Heights” and “And The Likes” (do they really sound so?? Or the titles are just an acute result of my bogus literary nar...

Low Rise Blues

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Low rise blues, you made me shy. I do want to soon lose this feeling. And if I could choose a place to die It would be in your cleave. Do you want to see me peek across the gap to you? Do you want to hear me beg you don’t raise it back? I’d gladly do it because I don’t want the view fade away. Give me one more glimpse, please. I don’t want the view fade away. In your cleavage I want to stay. It’s all right, but it’s felt wrong. The way that people treat you baby. Once a girl tried a fight, but she couldn’t come strong. You shouldn’t be another loser. Chorus Chorus Low rise blues, don’t you rise high. I’m sure we’re gonna meet again, And if we do, don’t you be surprised If you find me peeking yet another. Chorus I don’t want the view fade away. Give me one more glimpse, please. I don’t want the view fade away. In your cleavage I long to stay. All Rights Reserved: Roshan Upadhyay, 2009 Just in case you have not heard the Original, from which I got the inspiration, is here: Bell Bottom Bl...

NahsoRism-13

Maturity is the period of time in your life when you brain stops develping and the physical growth of your lust and unachievable desires starts.... All Rights Reserved: Roshan Upadhyay This NahsoRism came out during a chat conversation with Raju Dhakal

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Edited: Comparision is good. But when you compare, never let the "Conclusion of the comparision", RULE you.... First Draft: Comparision is very good. In fact its what we should always do... but one should never let the "Conclusion of the comparision", RULE you.... All Rights Reserved: Roshan Upadhyay This NahsoRism came out during a chat conversation with Raju Dhakal

Molested Words

The most molested words/phrase by Political Leaders of Nepal: जनता - महान - शहिद् - लोकतन्त्र - गणतन्त्र - बलिदान - संबिधान सभा - सहमति - जनयुद्ध - नागरिक सर्वोचता (recent one) ..... and the list goes on............... Please add to the list....... Roshan Upadhyay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below are Some inputs by Friends (FB): Suhrid: नया नेपाल, शान्ति प्रक्रियालाइ तार्किक निश्कर्ष Rachit: प्रतिबद्धता Anish: samunapatik .BAUNBAADH....... Binesh: शिशु लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र Sachin: Mahan Jana Andolan Bhag 1,2 3 !! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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A girl walks without " make up " with the notion that she is simply beautiful. This is Overconfidence. The next moment she come across a mirror on the way, and start searching for the " make-up " kit. This is Lack of Confidence.

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Never believe in reaching a Destination , but always keep adding Milestones to your life ,,, until you whisper with your last breath.

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Many a times Love is just like a Fragile Net , supported by misinterpreted emotions and false commitments. Interprete your love and calculate your commitments wisely.

Screams of Silence

O my dear, what is wrong with me? For, you are not speaking to me. Please and please speak something to me, Don't you know silence is a hatred to me. Charge me, scold me, slap me and do anything, But your silence is always stinging. Please speak something and anything, As our love is not a plaything. The echo of silence is beating my heart hard, Do you think I am having marks on my card. The other side of the grass is not so green, I heard, For this cause I may lose you, which I had never feared. I can make my way through broken glass, But what is the sense of your silence I ask. I can stay on fire from dawn to dusk, But why are you screaming silence, I again ask. I fear you are thinking the other way, Mind you, dear, dreams and reality are far away. But you are sure to face it one day, But being silent you will never get a way. All Rights Reserved: Roshan Upadhyay

Fagu in Nepal – A Festive of Colors

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This Post Originally Compiled for Tikijhya The Festival Fagu Purnima or Holi – The Festival of Colors, is one of the most colorful and playful festivals of Nepal. It is celebrated with great pomp and gaiety. The celebration is marked for a special day in which the entire country gets involved in Abir (special color) and get drenched in the colored water. Celebrations are of marked importance at Terai , the low lying plains in Nepal, where families and friends get together and celebrate the occasion with a lot of merry making. Normally this festival is celebrated around February-March on the day of Full Moon Night, and hence the name Fagu Purnima (Full Moon night of the month of Falgun as per the Nepali calendar). One interesting fact in Nepal is that Holi is celebrated ranging in 2 days, the first day celebrated in the hills and mid Nepal, and the next day celebrated in Terai region. The reason for this will be dealt in the legends section of this write up. The Legends There...

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If you are irritated don't go on saying "What the F***"? with those asterisks. Better go and get a dictionary (an urban one), scan it, find all 4 letter words starting with this syllable, and choose the best.

Love That....

(A Poem, is it??, written way back in early 2002. In fact I compiled this in 15 minutes flat, on top of the content provide by my friend Pritam Shrestha, now in British Gurkha. He wanted to submit a poem on 'Theme Love' in a poetry competition.) Love that starts with the opening of eyes, Love that begins when one enters this world with cries. Love that is blessed with the kiss of mother, Love that blooms with the paternal touch of father. Love that grows with the praise of near and dear ones, Love that thrives in the glowing eyes of one. Love that remembers the beatific smile of someone. Love that feels the words in the breathing warmth of one, Love that makes the soft corner think of only one, Love that breaks with the decision of someone. Love that feels the shadow of god, Love that shows the way to heavenly abode. Love that has only four letters, yet so important, Love that makes life full of reward and entertainment. Love that starts with the opening of eyes, Love that neve...

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Selective interpretation is the basis of Bad judgement !! People try their best to avoid the former, but tend to fail most of the time and end up with later.

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Dreaming about success is good, in fact, it is the first step to success. But " Only Dreaming " is the first step to failure!! ( Courtesy: A short chat conversation with Mr. Subas Ghimire triggered my cognition, and hence the result, this post!!)

Maha Shivaratri: Great Night of Lord Shiva

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Festival of Hindu’s in Nepal Festivals: The rationale Every festival in Nepal traditionally begins with something religious and proceeds with spontaneous spirit. Our festivals are rooted in history, mythology and religion. They honor and propitiate the multitude of gods and control malicious spirits. A festival is a social occasion. It is an affirmation of the ancient and strong bonds of religion and culture. Festivals in Nepal are reckoned not only as occasions to indulge in eating, drinking and making merry but also as occasions when one is to devote some of one’s time to the worship of and meditation upon gods and goddesses in different forms. Maha Shivratri Maha Shivratri or Shivaratri ( Night of Shiva ) is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month Phalguna ( Normally later part of February, but not always) in the Hindu calendar. According to Hindu mythology Maha shivratri is the night when Lord Shiva himself was crea...

मन का कुरा, प्रिये शेलो लाई,,,

(This post is written in Nepalese context!!) फाल्गुन ४, २०६५ काठमाडौं, नेपाल प्यारी शेलो, फाल्गुन महिना को पहिलो साता मा छौ हामी र अङ्रेजी महिना हेर्ने हो भने फेब्रुअरी को केही भाग अझै बाँकी छ। हिजो प्रणय दिवस को दिन (१४ फेब), मैले तिमी सँग दिन को धेरै समय बिताए, लगभग दुई तिहाइ। अविस्मरणिय पल हरु थिए ती। यस् दिन को सम्झना सधैं रही रहन्छ मेरो स्‍मृति पटल् मा। आउने हरेक बर्ष मा तिमी सँग बिताएका पल हरु सम्झने छु। खरानी भएर गये पछी पनि मेरो आत्मा मा तिमी रहनेछौ, त्यो दिन को याद ले मलाई सधैं काउकुती लाई रहेने छ। तिमी सँग बिताएका दिन हरु, जहाँ धेरै भोगाइ र नियती देखे मैले, कती अनौठा कुरा हरु को आभास पनि भयो मलाई, ति दिन हरु म कहिले पनि बिर्सिन्न। तर, आज कता कता सुन्न मा आयो, फेब्रुअरी महिना को अन्त तिर हाम्रो भेट्घाट अली कम् हुन्छ रे। के यो सत्य हो प्रिये? साह्रै नरमाइलो लागी रहेको छ। तिमी सँग धेरै समय मैले बितायी सके। तिमी बिना म कसरी बाँच्न सकुँला? किन र, तिमी जान्छौ? कि कुनै अर्को देश जादैछौ? तिम्रा अभिभावक हरु त भन्चन यो बर्खे झरी पछी तिमीलाई, सदा का लागी अन्माउछन् रे, हो र? कती सजिलै भ...

NahsoRism-5

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Reflection in the mirror may look genuine to you, but in veracity these are fantasy. In fact, faithful manifestations are portrayed by lavatory fixtures and these impressions ( though a bit warped ) are louder, real and larger than life. All Rights Reserved: Roshan Upadhyay

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Hypothesis-I Frequency of post (FoP) in my blog is directly proportional to the no. of LOUDER comments-LC ( I need to speak out loud that I visited your blog, you may not be tracking my IP ). Hypothesis-II Frequency of post(FoP) in my blog is directly proportional to the no. of SILENT comments-SC ( I visited you, and hope u noticed that in y our traffic statistics, so why comment? ). Thanks to all who post LC and to those who despite their busy schedule post their SC.

TPT Protocol

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I got up one morning, and am in a great hurry (as always). Looked for the toothbrush, and the toothpaste tube. The tube is fully squeezed. Arrrg!! “ I had this in mind yesterday morning, but forgot to bring a new one when I returned home. I will bring it today ”. But what to do now? No choice, but to squeeze the completely flattened tube, and see some color peeping out. Its some kind of hide and seek game. It pops out, and with an immediate breath it’s in. My thumb is in pain." It was not that tough yesterday ", I thought. Whatever, with great skill and coordination I moved the toothbrush (which was in my mouth the other way round, as both my hands were busy squeezing), and got some color stick to the bristles. Ahhh… I managed. I got a mouthful of brushing, but can feel slight pain in my thumb while brushing. This business is not about a day or two. It continues sometimes for a week. And the good part of it is that, you always end up with mouthful of brushing, with gleaming t...

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Why on earth there is 70% of water, and only 30% of land? Because its tough to drink neat!! the keeper of society, who drinks all its poison to keep it safe and acknowledge the great service that he is providing to humanity.....

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Do not believe in your friend. Rather make him/her believe you. ( Is this possible?? )

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Where there is a wheel , it is not mandatory that there must be a way . But one can make the best of his/her will to make a way ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- Who says, "Where there is a will there is a way", is paraphrased??? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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I finalized this title... Will post my gossips with a strange creature called " LIFE ", in the shortest possible manner, under this title. Inpired by Nepuism ....

Inflammable Tears

It was late, very late, chilling too. I was awake till 4 AM to finish a review report regarding a bussiness deal. Thanks to the power cut schedule, for this abnormal nocturnal routine. I was about to sleep, yawning, I opened the window for some fresh air. Far accross the countryside, I saw a small window open, with a silhouette of an old man in his mid 60's I guess. My intuition was advocating that he has dampness in his eyes, which must be sponsoring the sadness within him. This was the same old man who had 2 sons and a daughter. Both the sons were abroad for the last 30 years, and never ever visited home thereafter. They though used to send some amount every 2 years to the lonely father. Everyone knew about the money, as the old man always hurried towards the bank for denominations of 1$ each, when he recieved the money from his sons. The only daughter, who is now a widow with 3 children is busy upbringing them, though she comes to see her father very often. His dear wife was onl...

VULG*R VIBRATION's

I heard something musical in the lavatory, when I was in the corridor, going to the printer room to collect, my prints (from the network printer) @ my office. It was टिप-टिप बरसा पानी, as I paused a bit to clarify. The sound of the release was finding a synonymous musical theme. Controlling my cackle, to my extreme musing I laughed for a while within, which came as a outburst as soon as I reached the printer room. I can guess what the insider must have gone through. It was interesting to see his embarrassed face when he came out, and way he hurried toward his desk. Later I heard him saying, यो मोबाइल पनी बेला न कुबेला बज्छ (this mobile just rings every now and then when not expected), just to ease his tension of embarrassment. I don’t know how many people heard the ring tone (excluding me), when he was relieving, but his reaction showed that he was indulged in the illusion of people groping the toilet door, when he was in. I was asked by people about the outburst, but I kept the intere...

Happy New Year 2009

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Wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year 2009. My new year resolution: "Not to make any reso lution!!" नव बर्स २००९ को हार्दिक मं गलमय शुभकामना । रोशन उपाध्याय , काठमांडू , नेपाल ।