Sucharya, With a name like that how can you indulge in some downright kucharya speculations? Haray Shiva! That said, I did NOT know that I represented "narrow interest of Kathmandu�fs psudo-elite." And all this time, I thought I was valiantly representing the wider interests of Akhil Nepal Potato Farmers' Association!! O Tempora, O Mores!! Then again, one does learn something new about oneself here everyday, doesn't one? If I, unknown to me, represent -- according to you -- the "narrow interest of Kathmandu�fs psudo-elite", would it be all right to declare that YOU, in your infinite wisdom, represent the "broader interest of Kathmandu's REAL elite"? More importantly, with all this name-calling and labelling, where does that leave YOU in terms of doing something about reforming the parties, and have them throw up some fresh faces to make a NEW beginning in Nepali political sphere? Are we doomed to live and die by Girija Prasad -- the man who never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity -- from cradle to grave? Or are you saying that in a population of 24 million of Nepalis, our netas are hard to replace? oohi "To twist a remix song goes: Aba Hamro Palo" ashu