Jus to give me few words too.... I am proud to be Nepalese....even though i wasnt born n raised there..my hearts still beats nepalese..n well...at the moment, yes, the countries in turmoil...damn corruption n mao'z..wat is their to be proud of re....the essense n beaut, ur heritage...bad traits in nepalis re....other countries have their own diffrnt n bad traits too....not jus neplalis in the whole world..........but that doesnt mean losing hope, pride or respect over our country....through the worst times especially, we gotta stay true n positive no matter what..if them people in nepal had lost their faith n hope then i reckon the country would have been in much worst off state than it is now...there are people who actually strive to improve n try contribute as much as they can to our motherland cz they still hav devotion n love in their hearts for their motherland...n yes, people like me are here rambling on about it n not fighting the Maoists...etc as some of u'z mentioned above..but believ me or not...i speak for myslf...my times will come wen i go to Nepal n prove my love for the country n my ramblings....donating my time to help.. contributing wat i can..then il be prouder...when ur living in different country far away it is alwys difficult to put words into action... Enough rambling i guess...soz for the essay! Just me own collective thoughts y'all...;o) Domi