Couple Admirable

News coming from Nepal most often than not are negative. Sometimes good news are considered good, only relative to a bad news (or worse news) and the trend seems so unending that sometimes I feel like turning totally away from it. But every time, I keep coming back as many of us do because there is no running away from reality, no running away from yourself and your family.

Sometimes I try to soothe myself by comparing against the cases from Sudan, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Rwanda,Zimbabwe,Somalia, Haiti, Afghanistan,Iraq even sometimes cases from rapidly growing economy like India and China but it doesn't help, cause there is no hiding from truth and it doesn't eases Nepalese' pain either. But we do have hope, hope for better tomorrow, hope for gradual ease in pain. Sometimes small positives does tremendous good to reinforce your hope. That's what happened today with me.

Right at the morning I read couple admirable news . First was about Nepal's Shanti Sewa Griha clinching second spot in BBC World challenge 08.World Challenge 08 is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level and it rewards projects and business which really makes a difference. Shanti Sewa Griha is a self-sufficient society for leprosy victims and other social outcasts. It was established back in 1992 with 13 leprosy victims and since then its been doing stupendous job. Second was appointment of Nepalese priest at pashupatinath. It will stop millions of rupees (money offered to god as Bheti) going to India. I hope for the transparency of the money collected and its proper use for social causes.

Though these are small developments compared to Godzilian problems we face today, they are able to create some positive news headlines in Nepal. If positives keep coming even at small packages, they will be able to build some inspirated ambiance, which certainly is a fuel for progressive society.

Wow

It was crazy. We all were novice at driving but planned a long trip for five days, which involved hectic driving but everything went fine . There were few unexpected twists in the plan and it added more fun. Weather predictions were really really bad but we were lucky all the time. We never encountered heavy snow fall, sometimes missing it by just hours wherever we go. Got chance to meet so many old friends from engineering college and it was always going to be fun. We were driving during nights and enjoying the days but never felt tired during the trip. Tiredness was surely due but only after the trip. I started to get hint of it while returning, during the final couple hours of driving back home. After trip I have gone into deep sleep whenever I get chance. I am feeling much better from today and will have to immerse into study after this weekend without caring much about Christmas break. I think thats what its like to be student, fun and study/work at crazy hours.

Oops I almost forgot to mention where we went. We went straight to Indianapolis, then findlay (Ohio), to detroit, to Chicago and finally back to Brookings.

Soon I will try to post blog on Ram Bahadur Bomjan which I have been planning to write from long time.