Posted by: Poon-Hill February 19, 2019
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Oh ho Sajha ka sathi-haru, hope you guys are doing well. It has been more than 7 years since I stopped exchanging thoughts, ideas, hopes, humors, frustrations and everything in-between here in Sajha; but I do come in and follow threads once in a while for sure. Thank you AdrianDaju for the shout out.
Well, my updates since 2010 are:
- worked in state government for 9.5 years and continued my PhD program as well. It was a hell of a ride, joined a program with a really bad reckless professor. It came to a point where I had to take her out of my program, and begged another professor to be my main advisor. Finally defended my dissertation last year in November, and am graduating this spring.
- Moved out of a small town in midwest after 15 years where I started with $20 in my pocket as I was stepping out of Greyhound bus in a snowy day. I'll tell you what- it was a heartbreaking moment to leave that town as I was shoving my stuff in car. A true home town besides Kathmandu for sure
- It dawned on me around 2 years ago about the thought of "Why work for others and make them rich when you can work for yourself"; so I quit the job last year and started an engineering consulting company with a friend. That way I can even go to Nepal and work from there as well. If the decision I took was wrong or right - time will tell.
- One thing that I realize now after all these years is that difficulties in life are sort of "Blessings in Disguise". It teaches you valuable lessons for the future to come. One mantra that I preach now is "Take Risks and Conquer your Frears"
- Parents are growing old now and wishes me to be around them, so I am planning the move back within a few years. I think I have finished whatever the objectives I had in mind when boarding that plane from TIA 17 years ago, and nothing is really holding me back; so I am looking forward to the next chapter of life.
- I am not getting any younger either after all that beating experience of life, so I am planning to get settled before I become a chaurey budo with a bald head and every girl in town starts calling me uncle.
- Now that I look back at my experience here, it was totally worth it. Laughed a lot, cried a few tears, made a lot of good memories, learned a lot. I would not have it any other way I guess.
- And if I were to go back in time, I would change the title of this thread to " USA - Bhujney lie Computer, Na-bhujney lie Typewriter"
Sajha ka sathi-haru: Nothing but loads of good luck to you all. I managed to hang in there long enough to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope same thing goes with you all. Adios.
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