There was a glow on my face today, when I heard there was no bandha in the morning. I bet thousands like me must have been so relieved. The everyday bandha around the valley is getting us nowhere. Agreed that the bandha has been called by the citizens at times for a purpose – for a stabilized government. But most of the times it is “Word of Mouth” like it was suppose to be today and the whole week until the constitution date 27^th May 2012. There are so many other things that our country needs to look after. I cannot even count them on my fingers. There is a long list that needs to be addressed. And on top of that so much of trouble for the citizens on everything. We are being deprived of the basic necessities.

These are some of the things which are way more important than the shut downs currently:

The destruction and demolition of buildings in the town for broadening of roads. The streets are in a chaos as there is so much of dust that one can actually feel the sand on the mouth. The roads look wider, no doubt but things need to be done post – destruction too. There are pillars all around and the broken walls and remains have not been cleared. We are talking about flyovers and metros. Like SERIOUSLY. We ought to be realistic.

There are so many tourists who come to visit Nepal for its scenic beauty and seeing a sight like this affects the tourism to a great extent and the short trip of theirs never happens again to the beautiful country.

So much problem of water in most of the areas. It seems that power cut will remain for the whole year. There is not a single day where we will have electricity for the entire day. And the petrol scarcity is yet another problem.

On a very real note, my mind is boggling between numbers and the calculations that I can make. Let’s say out of 365 days on an average a student has 115 days of holiday including Saturdays, Dashain, Tihar and other public holidays .This is when I am taking the winter and session breaks too. So these kids have 250 days of schooling and another 50 days of bandha which is very common in the capital. So children only go to school for half a year and in which they have 3 terms and so many activities happening around the school in those 6 months .It’s like being promoted in 6 months. This is all on the minimum level. There are places outside the capital where the shut downs are happening every alternate day .So, half a year the school is run and out of those 180 days I bet the school runs for 90 days that is 3 months. Is this so fair for the upcoming generation. We say the young are going to be the face of tomorrow. But if the education goes on this way it is going to make our country what we cannot even imagine in a few years.

The bandha not only affects the economy loosing crores of money because of the strike but our day to day schedule is also getting affected. It is a pain for the people who have emergency and the students who have to go walking during exams from one end of the city to another. There is so much going in the mind of the kid and the fear of reaching the exam centre adds on. The shops are closed again depriving us of the smallest things and the rallies that go on after other and the burning of tires and other vehicles is scary. The workers who work on a day to day living cannot even earn a penny on the day of bandha .The transportations are closed, the factories, the banking sector affecting the lives of millions.

And until now we are counting on the constitution and there are small rallies everywhere for making it on time. This issue was going on throughout the year. Why do we act like something can change in a fortnight?? We need results, we need action no doubt but these 14 days will do no good if a bandha is called every day except than causing more difficulty. We have yet another topic where we have protest going on-the division of Nepal in terms of community. What are we doing?? Where are we going?? We as citizens are so helpless and on the other hand we cannot do anything about it. This needs to be changed. Something needs to be done or we might lose what we have as all of us know:”BANDHA IS A VICIOUS CIRCLE”

It’s raining all over the valley

I wish I could go out for some Bailey’s

Got to stick around for a while

Or else the work will be so futile….

 

The branches are swinging left and right

I am scared if it will stay upright

The view of the nature is so pure

And the blow of wind touches my ear….

 

The raindrops on the grass so wet

Looks equally beautiful like the flowers in the shed

I just love this season of shower

With the sunset always late than an hour….

 

Conversations and coffee at its best

It’s time to buckle and finish that test

With that note I finish my verse

As I need to get back to my course !!

I can see it from my window

What is it; I am in love with the glow

Looks like a crescent, coming out 365 times

It’s that time when we greet Good night.

It just looks like it’s kept in a bowl

I feel like wrapping it in a shawl

Far away far away and far too long

But it comes back each day and helps me write a song.

The moon shines so high

Making my heart go blind

That shining star just made my day

Couldn’t thank better than this way!!

It s been actually so long that I have updated my blog, there were so many random thoughts that I was thinking while taking breaks from studying and I wanted to write so much ( I just feel like writing endlessly :: How much I missed BLOGGING) . So I am going to put each idea in different write-ups and I almost have my 100^th post –topic ready. That’s how crazy exams make you.

As I just got done with my papers yesterday, I wanted to write something about the 3 hour span that we have while writing our papers. I always told myself before getting my paper:: THESE 180 MINUTES ARE THE CRUCIAL TIME OF YOUR LIFE:: IT’S A SITUATION OF DO OR DIE. But now when I think back I laugh on it .The nervousness, craziness, anxiety and the fear of not remembering the exact formula moreover just that page that you skipped in the morning while revising and thought it was least important and how you wish you would have given just that 2 minute gazing that page so you would not be left blank in that sweet question. While we study for hours and slog our ass off for 6 months, reading and revising the vast portion where anything can come from anywhere in that book or off that book. I guess this is when the professional exam tests you .But seriously when you are talking about concepts, you are so clear on in but yet those 3 hours is very less to what you are knowledgeable of. There is so much potential that one has, I just wonder when is the right time that you can show it all. There are so many seniors of mine who tell me its all about practical experience, there is nothing possibly related to what you study and what is applied. Why is this traditional method still going??Is this the way we actually receive our goals and dreams?? But is it really fair?? And when I am talking about fairness, the mind frame is such that we are so afraid of not knowing that particular question when we know it all. Is this how our coming up generation is also going to go by ::?

I have no suggestions on how the exam should be conducted, but I surely believe anything is better than judging in that 3 hour time frame.

Wanted to write since yesterday about how beautifully the festival of Mothers day is carried out. And I am finally writing it now.  I am not sure if it is observed worldwide but it’s a very special day in Nepal. This is the day where the love is showered by getting gifts and the ceremony is celebrated in a traditional way .Its a time for everyone to come together and everyone makes sure that they visit their moms. Anything on a materialistic note cannot be compared to how our mothers have raised us and made our lives a beautiful place to live in. The generosity and self-less-ness that they have is beyond our imagination. The home-maker of our family are the most important people and it sure is an art to be so organized and perfect in their profession. Here is a SALUTE to all the MOTHERS who have been there with the best smiles even when we are so reluctant and revolutionary (most of the times) .This generation where every child is known to be “A WILD CHILD” with the insignia being “RULES ARE MEANT  TO BE BROKEN” our parents have been so patient around us . And their love and support has been their throughout.

This year particularly I had seen so many status updates on mother’s day even when one stays at the same house and the lady who is to turn 60 this year does not even have a face-book account. It amuses me on how putting up a status (particularly what’s on your mind) has become a compulsion:? Expressing  LOVE to our parents can be done each day one just needs to express it:)

Our MOTHER NATURE has given us unlimited and its our task to give it back in return by using the resources properly and moreover respecting it which loads of us fail to (allow me to be a little serious). There are some relationships which are just there even when unsaid this is one of them. Its a one way relationship so REALIZE IT BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. TAKE SOME TIME OUT FOR NATURE AND I AM SURE YOU WILL LOVE IT. TAKE SOME TIME OUT FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR!!

The artwork  above is so beautiful and the explanation is just the best given by the artist::

“A lot of symbols for those with a patient eye. I’ve settled on not explaining everything, but I’ll give some small hints.
Those who wonder about her collar;It’s a symbol of what is manmade. The pattern of the lace is shifting and not precise. That refers to us – we are not flawless. And yet she accepts it, and to some point she gladly wears our presents. The mirror;Take a look into it – Do you see yourself there? The rest is up to you.”

What other things that you can see so peculiar::??

I would start my piece by appreciating all the people who have read my blog and been following quite regularly. The views from different countries are quite impressive.Thank You Guys. The name THE MANGO GROOVE has actually come out of a restaurant which i had visited on one of my vacations. The ambiance was just amah-zing, and the food was delicious. Everything about that place was like a fridge that people just go there to chill and have a crazy time.

Its just been  a  month and a couple of days that has  passed since i started with my blog. WHOA… Quite some time . And  i am already nearing to  40+ posts . Some writings have been very random and some have actually always been on mind. There is so much to write that my mind keeps thinking but have not been able to put it up. Will be slowing down on my blogging for a few days though i am gonna miss it::)

All of us  have seen the Metro plan which has been proposed for the easy transportation and there is a map given which shows the Kathmandu Metro Feasibility Study. All the credit to the social networking sites that any news small or big can be spread across in no time. And after a few days I read an article on the flyover bridge which will interconnect the other parts of the valley. On overhearing the discussions and seeing the comments 97% citizens were amused by this strategy and some of them said it’s practically out of reach or even if some day it happens our great grandchildren might travel in metros in the city of Kathmandu. The government must have thought about something for sure as these research and findings are coming on paper. We should be optimist and think that it can happen in the given time in our nation. Why become pessimist and attract something which has not happened at all. It’s quite an impossible task but what if?? The benefit if it happens is countless. To give it a thought there are no public transport which run in the night in the K-Town except the taxis which are again super expensive for general public.

What my query lies here is :: Why is there no improvement in the current transportation system?? Why are the roads which are already there (the smallest lanes) in cracks and broken making it for the drivers so difficult to drive their vehicles?? Why are the potholes around the city left just the same?? The officials should make what is existing better. That should be there first attempt. Likewise there are so many small but very important issues which need to be tackled. The roads are being expanded and it’s a great movement but at the same time it’s just the main roads that are being stretched. What about the different lanes along the main roads?? The development has to be overall on each and every aspect  and not just some parts in the country.

P.S.: A very famous proverb:: ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN ONE DAY BUT IT DEFINITELY WAS BUILT SOMEDAY::*

There are so many times when things don’t go planned and you are so late for your program. Its just amusing that these instances occur even if you are so careful about doing your agendas and are very organized, Even if you have a to do list and a proper planned diary for the day. Taking all the different combinations that can happen and setting up the whole list still the future cannot be depicted. You just cannot make out when the earthquake will hit past (what just happened in Indonesia) and whatever you have thought of goes away in no time. Its just the destiny and whatever happens is not in control. It’s so nicely said that just keep doing and arranging what is in your power and leave the rest for faith to decide.

There are a quite a few situations wherein we happen to think so much about the upcoming future and the results which will occur post the events. Our mind is such a part which can think towards extremes. It happens so quickly and the whole screen of what can happen comes right in front of our eyes. Just for example you have got the latest gadget and one fine day you don’t remember where you left it in that 4 minutes you think so much about what will happen once you loose it, where will you get the data from, how could you be so irresponsible. There are so many questions and answers shuffling when you are not even sure of loosing it. Its not about being a pessimist here but this a very natural phenomenon and the fear and anxiety that you have during this time is just startling to observe. These experiences will keep happening as our fate is unknown and we cannot blame and hold our mind the CULPRIT but rather we can be A BIT MORE CAREFUL AND ALERT FOR WHAT IS IN STORE FOR US !!

A very random thought which just struck me when I sat to write my blog was about usage of coins. I am sure the first thought on your mind will be who even cares about coins these days. It’s just there in the wallet and if at all we need to pay we usually give notes. It’s mostly taken out when you are paying the poor lad or throwing in one the bowl from a distance or a pointed top to make your wish come true. Personally, I really get energized when I get a new coin from the shopkeeper as a change and I don’t like using it at all. It reminds me of my coin album which was made by collecting various currencies from co-passengers and trading with them. It no longer belongs to me and is passed on to my cousin and the collection that he has now is pretty remarkable.

To think about it there are so many different coins and currencies of each country and each one having its own value. The coins are way better to handle as they don’t get frayed and tattered unlike notes (unless they are plastic quoted). So coming to the point as to what all can be done with coins?? It’s just the artistic mind of mine working.  To start with the sound of coins together put in a box can create good tune or can be a type of beat for music. Coins can be used in design of earrings and neck-piece. The old type of coins having a hole can also be used for making rings. That’s all I can come out of. It can be a wonderful help for shading and sketching.

As everything has pros and cons in our life. The round shaped coin also resembles that. With the heads and tails being so diverse yet it is the part of the same coin. There are so many of us who keep the notes unevenly. It needs respect and keeping it organized is the best. As we all know the more respect you give the more you will get it return. Works for everything::*

So the countdown on my blog site for the New Years come s to an end. I am sure its going to be a great year for everyone. Wishing everyone an amazing new year!! Just believe in your self and keep the fire burning and your dreams will surely accomplish.  I am sure loads of us have made our resolutions (wait –up that’s already done on the English New Year). And some of us who got lazy to carry it on or for that matter could not really remember it after the first week ok January. Here’s another chance for you to go make those promises and this time you need to be serious about it as there is quite some time for the new  year to come. The best way to write up all your rulings and put in on the soft- board or on your wall where you can see it each day and it will surely inspire you and make you a step closer to your goal.

To think about it, there are so many celebrations that we have and in a way it’s really nice as it gets everyone together. There is so much significance about each festival and the different ways that its rejoiced is startling. There are only a few days that our generations really enjoy.  And we add up on all the traditional festivities we might just loose count.

“HAPPY NEW YEAR” followed by “What did u do on new years? “  is going to be the question of the day tomorrow. I have always wondered why does that question automatically pop out ?? It need not need a second thought and just compliments the wish. I guess that’s the things with us :: WE DON’T NEED A REASON TO PARTY:: REASON TO HAVE FUN:: LIVE LOVE AND LEARN..