Yesterday...Today....Tomorrow....

Time waits for nobody
Time waits for nobody
We all must plan our hopes together
Or we'll have no more future at all
Time waits for nobody...

These are the lyrics of the song TIME from Freddie Mercury's Album THE PRETENDER...

As this song says...time for sure waits for nobody.While i was a kid in school...how much i wanted to always stay in school so that I could always stick together with my buddies...But of course,that time elapsed and i had to bid adieu to my most special friends...Nothing could ever be compared with the joy that comes from being with childhood friends and i am sure everybody would agree with me on that...However,just like everybody,I had to move on with the heartbreak..When i was in college,i enjoyed the days thoroughly...the pressure of assignments, projects, presentations and what not was always there but i had never wanted those years to pass...but they did pass leaving an indelible memory...When I think of tomorrow,i again do not want my TODAY to pass...But it will pass away...

I had read somewhere....

Yesterday is HISTORY
Tomorrow is MYSTERY
Today is a GIFT
That is why it is called the PRESENT...

I have always lived my today but i cant stop reminiscing my past and ponder over my future...However,i will try my best to make the most out of the PRESENT that comes in the form of TODAY!!!

For the entire lyrics of the song TIME,Click Here

Fantasy Vs Reality

I am having too much of exposure to movies these days,despite the fact that i hardly have any free time (office,GRE,University Search,Household activities,social obligation,Leo Club,etc) but one thing i have learned very well is the Art of Time Management, and the number of movies that i manage to watch is the proof. Anyway, i was talking about movies...All the movies that i watched had one common thread: they all had a very very "Happy Ending"-the lovers get to "live happily ever after" or the villian is put in a life-term sentence or is killed. Wow,the perfect ending for anyone.But i was forced to contemplate how real are the stories??I have hardly seen Happy Endings in people's lives.The "good souls" in real life are the ones who suffer ultimately.This is,however,not to say that i advocate being a Nefarious person.No matter what,you should do things that are acceptable to your conscience.

Going back to movies,i was wondering Why is that happiness is so hard to find in the real life? Why is that people have to struggle so much to achieve something?Why is that we cant have that smile on our lips ALWAYS? It makes me frustrated at times because the HEROES in the movies get it with the blink of an eye but why is that we keep blinking eyes and nothing magical happens??Why is it that not every Cinderalla is saved by a godmother?

Of course it is disappointing but i also get answers at times.I think that had we got everything that easily,we would never know the value of getting something after a hard day's labor. Also,had we never overcome sadness,we could never know the value of happiness. So that we don't take things for granted,god has created so many stumbling blocks in our lives to help us keep grounded and teach us to value what we have and strive for more.

I do understand the reasons behind everything,but despite that i would want that little magic to happen in my life sometimes where i think of something and it just happens with the turn of a Magic Wand...

Till Next...waiting for that magic!!!

3 cheers to Sailee Basnet...

I have heard it for nth number of times and I finally understand what people meant when they said, “Great things come in small packages.” Nobody ever thought this petite little being would create wonders, and would win a fight against nature. She was my senior at college (though she doesn’t look like one), and I always thought of her the most lighthearted girl I have ever met. Today, when her name is being written in history of the nation, it makes me feel so proud of the fact that I know her.

Shailee Basnet managed to scale the world's highest peak along with nine other women from the First Inclusive Women's Sagarmatha Expedition (FIWSE). She has marked her name as the First Nepalese Female Journalist to scale the Everest. Before the attempt, the closest Shailee had come to mountains was writing about them. However, after meeting the team leader Sushmita Maskey for profiling the expedition for Himal Media, she became intrigued and knew that she had to join those 9 women on their quest to reach the top of the world.



Having completed her Bachelor’s degree in BBIS (Bachelor’s of Business Information Systems) and Post Graduate degree in Journalism, she has made her mark as a young journalist working as a staff reporter for Himal Media. She has always been interested in extreme sport and her interest in climbing and mountaineering was ignited because of the physical and mental challenge it poses on the climber. Challenges never daunted her and this is one reason that she undertook the courageous task of reaching the highest peak. Shailee, along with the other 9 members of the team underwent an intensive training for 10 months, starting from October.

The grueling sessions did pay off, and Shailee was able “to win her fight against nature”, as she prefers calling it. Her parents, who had no idea about her daughter’s feat until before her name was flashed all over the papers, are today proud of her. Shailee has made all the Nepalese proud of her achievement and i wish her the best in all her future endeavors, whether it is Reporting or it is Mountaineering….Kudos to you and your spirit!!!

Photo Credits: Himal Khabarpatrika, Nepali Times
For more about Shailee's quest read her article
Magical,Majestic,Mystical

The Star..

We have so many luminary figures who we admire and respect with all our might...They are there everywhere: on television, in newspapers, billboards and magazines. We look upto them for so many different reasons:someone is a great singer who soothes our senses when we are down,someone is a great actor who makes us go gaga over the way he/she looks/dresses/acts...whatever!!!Then there is someone who is a great Samaritan- doing things to make the lives of people a better haven to live...There are many people who have inspired me as well but sadly they are not "public figures" and there are very few people who know about them. However, they have made me ponder over the courage that they possess.Here,i will be talking about this girl named Asmita who has taken me by surprise by her perseverance.I know her through a local club.Very recently,she had to face a tragedy: her father passed away of a heart attack.She, at present,is studying in Class 12. However, she refuses to give up and has already made plans on how will she help her family come out of the loss. She is extremely interested in journalism and she has already taken up some courses to hone her skills.Her father was into journalism as well and she is all set to continue the legacy.She is the eldest daughter and the way she has handled the entire situation is admirable.At her age, i had nothing to worry about and had taken life for granted but when i look at her,i keep wondering:where does she get that courage from?She is a true star for me...

MYSELF....

I don't want to write anything today except for some little things that turns me on...The list is small...i am not a very demanding person, and you will find that once you go through the list, though i will try not portray myself as superficial:
1. I love the smell of popcorn...it completely turns me on...i can munch popcorn anytime..anywhere...
2. The tingling sound of bangles soothes my senses...don't know the magic that they hold but i love them
3. The pictures of me with my school buddies
4. A nice company
5. A kiss from my nieces
6. A stroll with a friend in the evening
7. A good book at my bedside table
8. Meeting an old friend on the road, very very unexpectedly
9. The innocent smile of a new born
10.Being on my own engulfed in my world of dreams.....

Will we never change?

This is an article published in The Himalayan Times on 1st of July 2008.
Will we never change?Will we keep on killing and torturing women in the name of dowry?
Do we still think that it is the dowry that will help us survive?
This disgusts me.....it really does.....