Things that have been bothering me

1. Generally, I am very agreeable person. But my agreement comes only if the person trying to get me to agree is logical and convincing. If someone tries to coerce their decision on me, I can't stand it, and I swear, I won't stand it.
2. I find it strange that how can some people can go on and on and on regardless of whether or not the other person is interested in the senseless jabbering. I am with one such person, and it is making me sick.
3. I don't know why it is so difficult for a person to be able to live life in his/her own terms. Why do people keep imposing their ideas of a good life upon me? I know what is best for me. Why can't they just shut up and mind their own business?
4. I made one of the longest and the curviest road travel yesterday. For the first time in life, I threw up (while traveling), after hours of uneasiness. It felt good. I wish I could throw up my emotions too, and feel good about my life.
5.  I was born and raised in one of the hottest cities of the country, and yet now, when I am in another hot city, I feel like I will die of the summer heat, the humidity, and lack of air.
6. I have been wearing kurta for one of the most extended periods of time. I miss my casual self. I miss my real self.

Amo la Vida!

This is absolutely amazing, being able to enjoy my cup of tea amidst beautiful sunset, beautiful people, beautiful everything.

There is a very famous temple right across the place I am staying. The sound of the bells is divine.

The view from the hotel, which I am enjoying as I write this.

The sunset

The beautiful houses and the alleys

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Must have walked around the entire city on foot yesterday...thanks to the petrol crisis. I love walking, and did not have the pleasure of exploring the city for such a long time. So I did not really mind it. I was actually enjoying it.

While I was using the last bit of petrol in my bike to reach my aunt's house, a richshaw driver had rode over my left foot. There were three women in the rickshaw plus the rickshaw driver, plus the weight of the rickshaw. It hurt but in the busy alley of Indrachowk, there was hardly anything that I could do. So, I drove away.

I wasn't feeling anything much unless I took off from my aunt's house, on foot. After walking for like an hour, my foot started to hurt. I waited for a public transportation, but they were all so crammed. Seemed like RPP (or is it RPP Nepal? Whatever..) had booked all the vehicles in town. The taxis were all busy too. I was forced to walk home.

And now, even after a night's sleep and some foot therapy, they still hurt. So, I am on a rest today. No bike. No petrol. No energy.

Lost and found

I remember my first mobile. It was a used one and was given to me when I was in the second year of my college. It was like a toy. When I say a toy, I really mean it. I remember my four year old cousin say to me back then, 'Didi, please give me that mobile like thing to play with.' So, you can imagine how unsophisticated I was (I still am the same with technology). I used it for two years, and then gave it to someone. It sure was a sturdy set.

My second mobile was a gift from my bhinaju. I don't remember it clearly, but I think this too was not a brand new one. I used it for quite some time and then one fine morning, while I was enjoying the sun rise from my aunt's balcony, I dropped it. The screen was damaged. So, my sweetest bhinaju gave me another set to use.

The fourth set I got was from my father. It was the best one I had used till that time. I really liked it. But I could not enjoy it for long. One evening, a young chap entered my aunt's house, got inside the room I used, took away my laptop and my mobile, and ran away. By god's grace, I could save my laptop, but lost my mobile to the asshole (sorry for the bad language, but I can't help it).

The next phone was again a gift..from a friend, who wanted to pay me back for a little favor I did (It was not at all needed, but my friend was insistent). I used it for sometime. It was doing pretty alright, but DR got me another phone. We nearly had a fight because he wanted me to get a new phone. Now, have you seen someone get upset when he/she gets a gift ?..I can be that weird sometimes.

Anyway, last year, after it started giving me problems, I had to change it. But guess what, I got yet another gift. This time it was my brother. I have been using the set for more than nine months now. So, as you will see, I never really 'bought' a mobile for myself. Thanks to all the wonderful people around me :)

 I am very very careless when it comes to taking care of my mobile. I have the habit of leaving it anywhere, everywhere. I have nearly lost it many times. Today could have been the last day of my current phone. After office, I went to a cafe with a friend, had a nice meal, dropped off the friend, came back home, and searched for my mobile everywhere. It was nowhere to be found. I called my number from my ghar ko cheu ko pasal ko didi ko phone. It was unreachable. I was sure I had dropped it somewhere, that some lucky chap had found it, and was super happy about it. More than the tragedy of losing the phone, it was the thought of having to go through the process of buying a new set, blocking my sims, filling forms to get new sims (I use two sims in my mobile), and retrieving the contacts, etc. etc. that was bothering me all through the while.

With the faintest hope, I went back to the cafe, and asked the parking guy if he had found a mobile. He said, 'La hajur, malai dui saya rupaiya dinu hos. Tapaile mobile jharera janu bhayecha. Maile tipera rakhideko thiye. ' I wanted to hug that old man and thank him. At a time when I was thinking that honesty has become ancient in today's world, this man gave me hope. I was a happy person.

Sadly, I had only hundred rupees left with me (after the meal at the cafe), or I would have been more than happy to give him dui saya rupaiya for his sincerity. 

The story of my fan

I have fallen in love with my new fan. Its a cute little thing. Its portable, few grams, can be carried anywhere. It is rechargeable. So, it can be used when there is no electricity. And the bonus is that in addition to functioning as a fan, it has a torch light too!!! I love the Chinese :)

See how handy it is :)

There is a bulb at the side, just like emergency lights have!

The orange part can be lifted and it can be used as a lamp when there is no electricity! (Did I tell you that the dots that you see here also give light)

Why, why, why?

Why on earth should cockroaches fly? I have been left traumatized by these ugly looking, absolutely wicked creatures for many nights. For a person like me, who jumps at the sight of a crawling cockroach, a flying cockroach is a nightmare.

And today, while I was enjoying my early night sleep, the flying monster attacked me. I was horrified, petrified, and other whatever -fied. Although I was rather too quick to rush to the other room, I haven't been able to sleep after that.

Its 2:15 AM.