Nepalean, that was my first ana in 2002, after that I never really had a chance to visit again. The crux of the entire gathering was based on heavy drinking rather than anything else. And yes, there were oh-those-typical indian haters too which i failed to mentioned. chameli, well...she was well grown during my wedding too...it was just the fact that I simply could not recognize her then. yacc, thank you so much if my piece does give you a reason to smile.....i am obliged. thaha payen and imi, thanks for visiting. thapap, thanks for agreeing with me, loote had a good reason to bring the flip side into consideration too...but you handled it well, that was the whole point of the story, good efforts go unnoticed in the end. anon, well...that song surely brings out memories, and as far as drinking goes, i drink too, just don't want to make it a part of living or an intregal part of any nepalese gathering. well, that year was 2002, my wife is already here, and well marriage does not change anyone completely, it was just me who lives in oblivion most of the times. Thanks for visiting. lootejyu, First of all, i am amazed to see how beautifully you weave the vocabularies into sentences. And i wonder what a person of your caliber was in those hatred-emanating threads. I totally agree with what you have put forth, there has been efforts, there have been issues where people like kul chandra gautam fed ideas sought by various different people. There has been an attempt to make ANA a convention which actually underscores nepal's critical crises and to salvage it by every means. But then loote, how many people do you think actually see it as a bottomline? Glitz and glamor overshadow all humble efforts and all we have is amplitude of intoxicated public gyrating their pelvis vowing to revive their nepalese pride. I try and put forth my gibberish so that some better members of sajha kill sometime reading it, i am still a learner, still a newbie like you. Thanks for visiting, i respect your analysis. Oys chill, my eyes look for you in all my threads, i am surprised the relationship sajha has created among us, thanks for visiting, i am glad we are in harmony like we always were. Psst....after party is still a taboo in alabama. thanks birbhardra, why do I always read your pseudonym as balbhardra kunwar? gazer, The pipe line is long...and stories are lined up...but it requires a trigger called "time" to shoot em. thanks for visiting....I am anxiously waiting for yet another jetlag series. flippy, besides all these healthy arguments, i still insist that all you see in ana are the scenarios i portrayed here...thanks for reading.