नयाँ आशा, नयाँ नेपाल

अहिलेको नेपालको शेकाकुल अवस्थामा म भलाकुसारी गर्न चाहन्न, क्रपया मलाई माफ गरिदिनुहोस्। नेपालमा भुकम्प गयो तर सायद सारा नेपालीले महसुस गरे, विदेशमा रहेकालेपनि। राम्ररी सुत्न सकेका छैनन् ति देशप्रेमीहरु। िवदेश बस्नु एउटा मजबुरी हो वा आफ्नै मनखुशी जवाफ दिन गाह्रो तर जाहाँ बसेपनि नेपालीलाई आफ्नै देश प्यारो। म बेलायतलाई ह्रदयबाट धन्यवाद दिन्छु किनकी बिगत १३ सालदेखि मलाई गाँय-बास र कपाएस दिएको छ; तर म जहाँ जन्मेकोछु त्यो म भुल्न सक्दिन। तिमी दुबै देशको सम्मानलाई आँच आएको म देख्न सक्दिन। अहिले नेपाल आमा मुश्किल र कठिनामा छिन्, मेलैकेहि गर्नसके मन हलुका हुन्छ। सकेसन्म गर्दैपनि छौं। सबै नेपालीहरुको साथ देखेर मन भावविभोर भई खुशिको आँसु बहे झैं लागिरहेकोछ ।

मेरो हार्दिक समबेदना छ ति सारा अमर आत्माहरूलाई जसले आफ्ना ज्यान गुमाउनु पर्यो, ति परिवारहरुमा मेरो आत्माबाट सान्तवना छ। मन रोई रहेछ। भन्छन्- आयो-टप्प टिप्यो-लग्यो-मिती पुग्यो-टारेर टरेदैन त्यो। जहाँपनि छन् सबै मिलेर उनिहरूको आत्मालाई चिर शान्तिको कामना गरौं । स्रष्टिको नियमालाई कसैलेपनि नकार्न सकिन्न।

हामी यसरी नै आपसी मेलमिलापमा बस्यौं भने हामी कसैले नजर उठाएर हेर्ने आँटपनि गर्दैनन्। एक सुन्दर नेपालको आशा, निर्माण र सफल्ता चांडै देख्न पाऊँ। ति दिवगंत आत्माहरूपनि नयाँ नेपाल देखेर हर्षमा बसुन् ।

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नेपाल आमाको रोदन र क्रन्दन कसैले सुन्न सकेका थिएनौ,
कतै ति पौराणिक मठ मन्दिर र धरहरामा अल्झेर बसेका थिए कि थाहै पाएनौ,

उनका छातिले कति भार थाम्नु, हातहरुले कतिलाई सम्हाल्नु,
देशलाई खोक्रो बनाउनेहरू कतिलाई आश्रय दिएर राख्नु,

सर्वस्य छोडेर ८० बर्षपछि जुरमुराईन् उनि, भक्कानो छोडेर रोईन्,
हामीलाई बल्ल चेतना भयो, यति सारो उनिले सहेकि रहेछिन्,

नेपाल आमा तिमी दु:खी नहोऊ, आफ्नो आँसु पुछेर घाम झैं हाँसिदेऊ,
आउँछ नयाँ नेपालमा उज्वल ज्योतिको जनभावना, त्यसैले तिमी खुसी भईदेऊ,

अब तिम्रा सन्तानहरू एक भएकाछन्, आपसमा मिलेर एकअर्कालाई साथदिईरहेकाछन्,
जातभात, ढुलोसानो, तेरोमेरो, हिमालीतराई केहि नभनि हातमाहात मिलाएर काम गरिरहेकाछन्,

आमा तिमीले सिकाएको ज्ञान पायौं हामीले,
अबदेखि तिमीलाई माया गर्छौं र ख्याल राख्छौं सबैले,

आखिरमा तिमी रहे हामी रहन्छौं र हाम्रो अस्तित्व र पहिचान,
सदा जगेर्ना गर्नेछौं तिम्रो आस्था, अटल राख्छौं तिम्रो स्वाभिमान ।।
जय नेपाल।

A practical joke

I don't mean to offend anybody here. It is purely what was the situation was like and just happen to be like that.

One day I was trying to call my home in Kathmandu, Nepal. We normally use international calling card of value £5. I tried couple of times and it still wasn't connecting. The money value in the card was deducted every time it goes to that weird voicemail and I hear that lady's voice. It normally happens at times. But that day I was desperate to speak with mom. I tried and tried and got frustrated for no connection. My friend was by my side. Out of nowhere I said to her,' I'm so fade up listening to this woman's voice everytime I call.' She says,'Tapaile samparka garnu bhayeko number byasta cha, kripaya punah prayash garnu hola'(The number you're trying is busy, please try again later.). Yeah something like this. What if this call centres could have been in Bhaktapur, how would they have recorded the voicemail. My friend started laughing cause she is also Newar.I said,'Tapaile samparka garera lyayeko number byasta bhyera lyayeko cha, kripaya punah prayash garera lyau'. We forgot all the frustration and started laughing. Then she said, you only make fun of my people; what if the call centre would have been in your region. She went on,'Oh sunana ho, Tapaile samparka gareko number chahi lastai jhur rahecha, som byasta cha bhancha, testaile ni hou punah prayash gara hai ta som'. Oh my god we laughed like crazy people. I even forgot that I was trying to speak to my mom. Then we went on, what if the call centre would have been in Madesh region. probably like, Nepali in Maithali accent,' Ta Tapaile samparka garnu bhayeko numberrr byasta bhaye haleko cha, ta kripaya punah prayash gari halnus ta'. Then we went on to Sherpa region. It might have been like,'Ahh Taile samparka gareko number chahi,,aachhyyyaa,, byasta chaaaaaaa, taile kripaya punah prayash garr hai'. Thing just went on and on. Now we were in international level. A black guy with heavy rap accent could have said,' Damn nigga, the numba ya tryin' ya, it ain't connecting. it kinda busy, ya betta try ya luck next time. Safe'. Anybody with Carribean accent, no offense but everytime they speak I feel like they're about to sing. It goes,'The nuumberrrr you are tryiiing to connect is busy, couuuld you pleeeease trrrry agaaiin laterrr'. Again we came back to Nepal. What if the call center would have been in typical village of Aryan people. Might have been like,'Tapaile samparka garya (speaking through nose) number byasta bha cha, kripaya bharey punah prayash gares'.

That's it, I can't write anymore to offend anybody. From that day onwards every time I hear that voice I remember that moment when I said those lines. Makes me laugh even now when I'm writing.

I still have to hear her voice in that recorded message, I wonder who she could be.

I don't like practical joke which affects people, but this was the one I couldn't stop thinking. :)