Eggcellent Smithers!!  When I started this thread I never expected the turn out to be this vibrant.  Even stalwarts such as Nepe and Deep have come forth (a first for any of my postings) including Ashu himself.  IMO, this has been my best thread ever...Anyway, am not here to steal Ashu's thunder.  LOL 

Someone started a thread here a few months ago where the jist of the matter concerned peeps who returned back to Nepal being stereotyped by society there as a "failure" or someone who couldn't make it here in the US.  I can now say without hesitation that this myth has been laid to rest by Ashu and a few others who have taken this unconventional route and ended up hitting it BIG time there.  The US, often cherished as the land of the state that "overflows with milk and honey", cannot IMO, be regarded in the same stature that it had when I got here some 9 years ago...The economic fundamentals have been downright depressing ever since the dot com collapse around 2000, the political scene has seen one major disaster/scandal after another and along with the whole war issue, these have collectively brought about what I feel is an end to America's glory days.  Hell, even our lil midget brothers, the Canadians make more $$ in real terms since the USD/CAD is around 0.97 (from 1.60 circa '99-00...Ain't that a bitch??).  I hope I can be proven wrong in my analysis by someone with access to better research than I currently have.  However, most technical indicators for the US economy's major economic data and the USD FX rate currently trigger a long-term Sell off in the USD long as the leading indicators still show no signs of coming back from the coma its in.  Whats more?  The equity markets are being artifically stimulated but keep geting hammered a few days after the FOMC meetings and I keep wondering how long should I endure such a roller coaster with my 401k, IRAs and the compnay stock that had been provided as an incentive (the worth of which has been falling like a rock).  All these in itself is a major motive for me to be start being paid in Euros now, that is, only if they had such an incentive here.  I assume that being a Nepali from the land of the Gurkhas, mercinary instincts run in our blood and moving into another IB in Europe or Asia doesn't look like a darn distant dream anymore.  Or could it be that going back to Nepal to pursue what Ashu did end up becoming a motivating factor for me to return?  I guess, only time will tell. 

Getting back to the jist of this thread, thanks Ashu for your kind words and will let you know of any glitches I feel you'd want to know about (including add ons) in any of Himal's publications.  BTW, my regards to Tsering Choden who is/was (??) in the Wave editorial team.  All the best!