Posted by: EastSidaz June 15, 2009
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Sid, I read all the responses in this thread and i dont see any mention of orgs other than ANA, hence my grudge. by local bodies i mean orgs like GBNC. why dont we local ppl ask the GBNC president to be vocal about this issue. he in turn would call on the regional bodies which would then call on the ANA ppl. why dont we follow a systematic approach which just underscores our gravity towards the issue. i am kinda sure that most of the US cities have proper representation by now. if your community doesn't have a sound representation, then u should initiate one.
btw i am not just defensive of ANA, i am defensive of pretty much every nepali org which is trying to serve the community. at least they are devoting some time towards community service. trust me. community service is not an easy job.we got hustlers, hecklers and whiners in our community. and they far outnumber the good ppl who are trying to do something. i try to defend any good work or an attempt to do so because i still believe. i haven't lost faith in my country ppl.
personally, i was a bit peeved by your use of the term "useless fashion show" and its linkage to me. i was a part of it as a viewer only. n i dont think they made a lump sum from the fashion show. at $20 per head. 250 attendees would contribute to only $5000. n lets look at the overheads: security - $500; lights n sound - $2500; hall: $1500; expenses during rehearsal - $1000. my total comes out to be -$500. well this is not an official report however i have tried to cite it to the best of my knowledge.
by calling this show useless, we are trashing the effort of 40+ volunteers who were present during the event. by calling ANA useless, we are insulting the effort of 200+ volunteers who make this event possible. what is wrong with appreciating the attempt of these ppl. when will we learn to appreciate the endeavor made by these ppl. when we gonna stop Bitching.
ANA is trying to reach all the age groups by organizing fashion shows, concerts, dj nite, forums, reunions etc under one roof . we should not engage ourselves in one dimensional thinking by saying that fashion show is wrong, concert is useless. they do serve interest thats not necessarily worthless. i think there is a time for everything. and it is just that. i had fun last year. i am attending this year too. i hope it will be better. but its me. i would not want to coerce anyone to attend ANA.
btw i am not just defensive of ANA, i am defensive of pretty much every nepali org which is trying to serve the community. at least they are devoting some time towards community service. trust me. community service is not an easy job.we got hustlers, hecklers and whiners in our community. and they far outnumber the good ppl who are trying to do something. i try to defend any good work or an attempt to do so because i still believe. i haven't lost faith in my country ppl.
personally, i was a bit peeved by your use of the term "useless fashion show" and its linkage to me. i was a part of it as a viewer only. n i dont think they made a lump sum from the fashion show. at $20 per head. 250 attendees would contribute to only $5000. n lets look at the overheads: security - $500; lights n sound - $2500; hall: $1500; expenses during rehearsal - $1000. my total comes out to be -$500. well this is not an official report however i have tried to cite it to the best of my knowledge.
by calling this show useless, we are trashing the effort of 40+ volunteers who were present during the event. by calling ANA useless, we are insulting the effort of 200+ volunteers who make this event possible. what is wrong with appreciating the attempt of these ppl. when will we learn to appreciate the endeavor made by these ppl. when we gonna stop Bitching.
ANA is trying to reach all the age groups by organizing fashion shows, concerts, dj nite, forums, reunions etc under one roof . we should not engage ourselves in one dimensional thinking by saying that fashion show is wrong, concert is useless. they do serve interest thats not necessarily worthless. i think there is a time for everything. and it is just that. i had fun last year. i am attending this year too. i hope it will be better. but its me. i would not want to coerce anyone to attend ANA.