Thank you all for your comments. They do mean a lot. When one can relate with another's personal life, cherished past and memories, you suddenly don't feel too alone, and a sense of inspiration evolves -- especially when you are thousand of miles away from home. I hope that people not take my memory lanes as forms of artistic entities but rather a tool to connect with their own past in one way or the other-- which we have left so behind that we can only dream of getting it back. I have also had quite a few people question the authenticity of my stories. As Kingslover famously put it "Memory is a relative of the truth, not the twin" :). Nepe dai, critiques like yors are warmly appreciated, and hope to learn a lot from you in the future, now that I might be moving within yor vicinity :) On a positive note, My sister called me today and told me that she read it this morning. "talai yo paila paila ko kura sabai kasrari yaad huncha? maile ta Laloo pani bisi sakya." We talked for almost two hours, as she made me laugh so much that I completely became oblvious of my torrid present: mostly about our parents' visit and experiences during the festivities for the first time outside of Nepal. It was very fulfilling. "la lekhdai garr hai....maile ta sabai birsi saken" Thank you all once again for your time and feedbacks!