N Gorkha wrote: "why don't you post what kind of parody you made about the Palace on Sajha. Then Nepe will be exposed of his lying. Why are you scared of exposing that part." I will request my younger brother in Nepal to scan that Kantipur news-report (of 2 April 2004) and I will have it posted here. That may take a few days. Around 100 people paid 100 rupees each to attend the half-hour program. Based on my strictly amateur effort, I can say that there is a good market for good stand-up comedy in Nepal. [My amateur style was heavily influenced by Woody Allen, Steven Wright, with ways of Chris Rock, Billy Crystal and Monty Python thrown in.) Since I did my show, much more talented Nepali humorists such as Chatyang Master and Manoj Gajurel have expressed an interest to work with me. But because of my real-work commitments, I have not had a chance to write jokes for them, though I remain in touch with them and other members of Nepal Sisnu-Pani Maha Sangh (Nepal's Humor ororganisation). [Not bad for a guy who was REJECTED twice by a humour society in Boston for NOT being funny enough :-) ] This was the event: - http://www.sajha.com/sajha/html/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=286 *********** HT wrote "किन होला तपाईँ जस्तो पढे लेखेको मारछेले यस्तो एकोहोरे कुरो गरी रहने, एभर ?" An excellent question. One reason why पढे लेखेको मारछे never get into public service aka politics in Nepal is that they are very, very afraid of having to deal with unsavory characters like Nepe who play unfair games, hurl adjectives repeatedly and try to ruin your whatever reputation just because you refuse to kowtow to them. Dealing with these kind of people can be very exhausting and scary, and most GOOD people in Nepal just do not have the stamina to deal with such snakes who are out to portray you as something which you are NOT and therefore destroy you politically and socially. [I remember the time when the editor of Dristi puhblished FALSE stories about Pratyoush Onta in 2001 and tried to ruin Onta's reputation. When Onta confronted the editor face-to-face (I was there with him) to provide evidence, the stupid editor would still stick to his story and NOT provide a single shred of evidence for his anti-Onta story. That incident made a deep impression in me that in Nepal the Leftists seem to think that they can get away with lies, lies and lies about other people with ZERO responsibility.] These people are like manpower company ko sons-in-law: absolute bastards. Be a gentleman with these people, and they'll clean you up for good. Believe me, one reason why many good professionals do NOT get into politics in Nepal is that it's a pit of vipers, and you'd have to wrestle with them to get your way. Else, they'll have you -- an USreturned polite, polished, agreeable and nice gentleman -- for lunch. My attitude is this: I don't know my future. But If I, for one, ever get into public service in Nepal, I'd have to deal with such rascals head-on and with full force and check-mate them on every turn. And so, better to pick up some emotional strengths by doing some practice rounds on Sajha (with Nepe, in this case) NOW than to be caught unawares later on. It's very difficult to work in Nepal by being a nice guy. ******* As for personal stuff: Everything I have said about Nepe has been posted on Sajha by Nepe himself on various occasions. By using the info Nepe has posted about himself to describe himself, I have used his own words here and have NOT brought in extra-information from outside. ********* "if Ashu and San, the web-keeper are the same?" No. We are two different poeople. San is the owner of this site. I am just a visitor here since 2000 AD. ************ OK, Recently --as usual, with ZERO evidence -- you claimed on Sajha that my readership has fallen here. I kept quiet at that remark because asking you to supply evidence for your outlandish claims is like asking a cat to be a vegetarian. Still, if your that clain were true : Why are you still reading my comments and commenting on them? Acxcording to you, I have no readers. Therefore, why is it your tauko-dukhai what I say here? Back to Nepe: Can he PROVE the charge that my half-hourko amateur stand-up comedy show was "monarchy-friendly"? Nepe made that accusation in public here. Let Nepe prove it too. If Nepe had said, "your show was jhoor and khattam". I would have had NO problem with that. I would have thanked him, and that would be that. But in his zeal to portray me as something I am NOT, he made a remark that simply exposes himn for what he is. He cannot get away making all kinds of stupid remarks about other people with ZERO evidence. Either he proves it or says "sorry" to me, and we can move forward afresh. If he tries to get away, then, ladies and gentelmen, his ENTIRE credibility is gone. Calling oneself a democrat is no great credential. Any idiot can do that. BEHAVING like a democrat on and off Sajha makes one a democrat. This guy, as I have long suspected, is a liar who'd stoop to any length to settle a political disagreement. But I hope to be proven wrong. Meantime, let's enjoy the show -- shall we? oohi ashu