Posted by: sum_off August 1, 2007
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Some facts first …
1. Sitaula’s house is 5,600 sq feet.
2. His basement TV: Pioneer 60†Flat Panel Plasma HDTV
Why was I in the basement instead of mingling with other people?
1. Sitaula usually is a very ‘dildaar’ person, but it beats me why he chose to do ‘grill’ on his house warming. The chicken was so badly done (or underdone), when I took a bite, I literally heard the chicken in my mouth go: “Kukhuri kaa.†Since I don’t drink anymore, there was not much for me to do there.
2. Everyone upstairs started talking about Nepali politics. I am usually a silent observer when people talk the news, issues, problems, or an expert’s views. I lose it when average people like me start talking about solutions. This might come to some of you as a surprise, but no Nepali in the US is going to fix Nepal’s problem. So, shut up and let me have my raw chicken.
3. I tried to fit amongst women. Oh, women were being women.
Have you noticed one thing in a Nepali gathering? Women and men are separated like apples and oranges. If you sit right in the middle of these two groups, this is what you hear:
Women group: ani tyo aduwa lasun laai saano saano tukraa paarera kaatne hagi, ani tespachhi, tyo dhaniyaa pani chhuttai saano saano paarera kaatne …
Men group (some 10 feet away): Tyo Prachanda laai saano saano tukraa paarera nakaate samma Nepal maa kehi hune waala chhaina …
Women group: Ani tyo chicken, majja le taarne, taato tori ko tel maa.
Men group: Tyo Gyanendra laai taato tori ko tel maa majja le taarnu parchha …
I couldn’t stand in the middle, I went crazy. So I ran to the basement and started thinking about this piece.
Or, maybe I was wishing I would be happier if I believed in something. Anything.
BTW, I was not dreaming. Sitaula came downstairs to get me because I usually serve as his comic relief.
Now thank you notes,
Freak_Alien,
I posted this piece at 9:08 AM (Sajha server time). You posted your response at 9:21 AM. I always use single-spaced, Times News Roman (12 size) font. The story was 4 pages and 33 lines (almost five pages) long. Do you really read that fast? You always seem to understand the story in its entirety. You make me feel inferior. Thank you for reading, always a pleasure …
Gahugoro,
As long as you keep on commenting, I will keep on writing. Re: publishing, I am being published in Sajha (GOD DAMN MS-WORD, I know ‘I am being published’ is a passive voice—NO, I WILL NOT CONSIDER REVISING).
Oh, I was not angry at you; this MS-WORD keeps on lecturing me I should not use a passive voice (oh now, it looks like I can’t be ‘angry at you’, I can only be ‘angry with you’).
Oh, thank you for reading. And by the way, publishing is for talented, ambitious people. I am neither.
Pretty,
Your response was as interesting. Thank you.
Samsara,
I have read you here and there in Sajha. You have a flow. In some people arguments yield senses; you are one of them. I like you not because you like me. I like you because you are not scared to make a point. Thank you for reading.
Nepalonmymind,
Hatteri, kasto tension deko holaa. Gaf gaaf ko pani katro “Saahityik Khandan†ho testo. The truth is your criticism is valid as always. I was not expecting your comment on this piece, but thank you for stopping by. You always make sense.
I was trying to reach to more boys with this. There is no flow, no link, no gist, and no nothing in this piece— just random rants designed for people with attention span like mine. Only if you knew a man’s desire to be liked by those who don’t care about him, or those who he doesn't care much about.
Regarding your comment on philosophy and comedy ….
I have always thought philosophers are failed comedians who can’t finish a thought with a punch line. And comedians are failed philosophers who can’t think in paragraphs. I am an amateur; I am neither. However, I envy both groups; they have outlets to their frustrations. I, on the other hand, have Sitaula’s cold basement.
Khusi,
Your comments always make me feel like your login ID. Thank you so much.
Ok, it’s too long already; I will thank the rest tomorrow. Last edited: 02-Aug-07 10:42 PM
1. Sitaula’s house is 5,600 sq feet.
2. His basement TV: Pioneer 60†Flat Panel Plasma HDTV
Why was I in the basement instead of mingling with other people?
1. Sitaula usually is a very ‘dildaar’ person, but it beats me why he chose to do ‘grill’ on his house warming. The chicken was so badly done (or underdone), when I took a bite, I literally heard the chicken in my mouth go: “Kukhuri kaa.†Since I don’t drink anymore, there was not much for me to do there.
2. Everyone upstairs started talking about Nepali politics. I am usually a silent observer when people talk the news, issues, problems, or an expert’s views. I lose it when average people like me start talking about solutions. This might come to some of you as a surprise, but no Nepali in the US is going to fix Nepal’s problem. So, shut up and let me have my raw chicken.
3. I tried to fit amongst women. Oh, women were being women.
Have you noticed one thing in a Nepali gathering? Women and men are separated like apples and oranges. If you sit right in the middle of these two groups, this is what you hear:
Women group: ani tyo aduwa lasun laai saano saano tukraa paarera kaatne hagi, ani tespachhi, tyo dhaniyaa pani chhuttai saano saano paarera kaatne …
Men group (some 10 feet away): Tyo Prachanda laai saano saano tukraa paarera nakaate samma Nepal maa kehi hune waala chhaina …
Women group: Ani tyo chicken, majja le taarne, taato tori ko tel maa.
Men group: Tyo Gyanendra laai taato tori ko tel maa majja le taarnu parchha …
I couldn’t stand in the middle, I went crazy. So I ran to the basement and started thinking about this piece.
Or, maybe I was wishing I would be happier if I believed in something. Anything.
BTW, I was not dreaming. Sitaula came downstairs to get me because I usually serve as his comic relief.
Now thank you notes,
Freak_Alien,
I posted this piece at 9:08 AM (Sajha server time). You posted your response at 9:21 AM. I always use single-spaced, Times News Roman (12 size) font. The story was 4 pages and 33 lines (almost five pages) long. Do you really read that fast? You always seem to understand the story in its entirety. You make me feel inferior. Thank you for reading, always a pleasure …
Gahugoro,
As long as you keep on commenting, I will keep on writing. Re: publishing, I am being published in Sajha (GOD DAMN MS-WORD, I know ‘I am being published’ is a passive voice—NO, I WILL NOT CONSIDER REVISING).
Oh, I was not angry at you; this MS-WORD keeps on lecturing me I should not use a passive voice (oh now, it looks like I can’t be ‘angry at you’, I can only be ‘angry with you’).
Oh, thank you for reading. And by the way, publishing is for talented, ambitious people. I am neither.
Pretty,
Your response was as interesting. Thank you.
Samsara,
I have read you here and there in Sajha. You have a flow. In some people arguments yield senses; you are one of them. I like you not because you like me. I like you because you are not scared to make a point. Thank you for reading.
Nepalonmymind,
Hatteri, kasto tension deko holaa. Gaf gaaf ko pani katro “Saahityik Khandan†ho testo. The truth is your criticism is valid as always. I was not expecting your comment on this piece, but thank you for stopping by. You always make sense.
I was trying to reach to more boys with this. There is no flow, no link, no gist, and no nothing in this piece— just random rants designed for people with attention span like mine. Only if you knew a man’s desire to be liked by those who don’t care about him, or those who he doesn't care much about.
Regarding your comment on philosophy and comedy ….
I have always thought philosophers are failed comedians who can’t finish a thought with a punch line. And comedians are failed philosophers who can’t think in paragraphs. I am an amateur; I am neither. However, I envy both groups; they have outlets to their frustrations. I, on the other hand, have Sitaula’s cold basement.
Khusi,
Your comments always make me feel like your login ID. Thank you so much.
Ok, it’s too long already; I will thank the rest tomorrow. Last edited: 02-Aug-07 10:42 PM