Another good joke

Recently, here in the city, a leading (business) magazine organized top business men awards ceremony. One category focused on Best CEOs, which award, three people won. One of them is Sashin Joshi, he has gotten that award many times. He is a well known personality in management field here in Nepal. Many aspiring youths look up to him.

Here is his comment after he received the award:
"Feels great. I wonder if our political leaders like Girija and Prachanda will ever be able to grab this award."


This is another good joke in my political jokes series, and a satire to our political leaders, who don't have any vision, but just keep mumbling some bullshit words.

Nepal would definitely will be a good place to live and work if people like Sashin Joshi run the government.

Moral for late workers

It's half past 8 in the office, but the lights are still on... PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing... and who's at work? Most of them???



Take a closer look... All or most specimens are 20-something male species of the human race...



Look closer... again all or most of them are bachelors... and why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!! Any guesses???



Let's ask one of them... Here's what he says... "What's there 2 do after going home... here we get to surf, AC, phone, food, coffee. That is why I am working late... importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!



This is the scene in most research centres and software companies and other off-shore offices. Bachelors "time-passing" during late hours in the office, just bcoz they say they've nothing else to do...



Now what r the consequences... read on.



"Working" (for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the institute or company culture. With bosses more than eager to provide support to those "working" late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback (oh, he's a hard worker... goes home only to change..!!).



They aren't helping things too...To hell with bosses who don't understand the difference between "sitting" late and "working" late!!! Very soon, the boss starts expecting all employees to put in extra working hours.



So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family... office is no longer a priority, family is... and that's when the problem starts... because u start having commitments at home too.



For your boss, the earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly seems to become a "early leaver" even if u leave an hour after regular time... after doing the same amount of work. People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labeled as work-shirkers...



Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays... though) leave on time are labeled as "not up to it". All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on "working" not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they would have to regret at one point of time.



So what's the moral of the story???



Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!
Never put in extra time " *unless really needed *"
Don't stay back un-necessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues.



There are hundred other things to do in the evening...Learn music... Learn a foreign language... try a sport...TT, cricket.........importantly Get a boy/girl friend take him/her around town...



And for heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.



Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: "Life's calling, where are you?"

More political Jokes

I have been hearing quite a lot of political craps from our leaders. Here is one of them. I copied all the things from Nepalnews.COM. Just enjoy this joke, or rather say mindless dirty bumble from another crap dog bullshit politician from Nepal, who should be behind the bars or should be hung to death.

Prachanda defends weapons count; says he is against foreign investment in media

Maoist chairman Prachanda (File Photo)

Defending the low weapons count, Maoist chairman Prachanda has refuted allegations that they have concealed their weapons.

Addressing a press meet in Butwal on Sunday, Prachanda said that since a large number of their weapons were grenades and home-made bombs, which he said the UN did not register as weapons, the total number of their arms was felt to be fewer compared with number of combatants.

Prachanda added that many of their weapons were destroyed in fire and were swept away by river, too, during the course of conflict when the state army attacked houses in villages and when they were transporting weapons across rivers.

His response has come in the wake of growing suspicions that the Maoist might have concealed many weapons after the UNMIN reported that 30852 combatants and 3428 weapons have been registered.

Likewise, the Maoist chairman expressed confidence that the interim government will be formed within a week. He said that once the Maoists join the interim government, they will shoulder the portfolio of Ministry of Information and Communication and change the media policy, particularly regarding foreign investment in media.

Prachanda claimed that foreign investment in media is dangerous for the independence of the nation. Claiming that Maoists were the worst victim of foreign-invested media houses, Prachanda warned they will change the media policy to prevent such investment. nepalnews.com sd Feb 26 07

Shortlived peace????

As it is known that the whole country (Nepal) is facing acute shortage of fuel. This is mostly due to the ongoing strike in the eastern terai region of the country. The riots and curfews imposed on the cities are the major hubs of inter-country transport. Since there is no traffic in those cities due to curfew and riots, hence the shortage. Another reason is that Nepal Oil Corporation has quite a huge amount to pay to Indian Oil Corporation. Since the due is quite big, the latter has refused to give oil to the former. Right now, am not concerned about the latter reason. Since it is persisting one, I don't think I need to talk about it here.

Am particularly concerned about the first reason here. To speak the truth, I am aware of the riots in the eastern terai region but don't know what the agitating factions are demanding. I am lately hearing lots of words like ethnic groups, pahadis, madheshi etc and these words do nothing but make me laugh. People are searching for their ethnic or regional identity amidst the looming political cloud. But what they have forgotten is that their identity as a wholesome, their identity as a Nepali. I am deeply concerned this. As I can put it in my own words, the ongoing struggles and agitations will lead to national identity crisis. Whilst people are fighting for their ethnic or regional identity, they are forgetting their national identity.

Typically speaking, when we go abroad or some foreigner meets us, they first know us as a Nepali, not as a madhesi or a rai, a limbu, a newar or bahun. They later come to know about our caste systems and our ethnic identities when they get along with us or spend more time with us. Then, as I have seen many times, they are deeply moved by our culture and warmth and the strong bondage in relationship.

With the ongoing riots and agitation, I see this bond breaking. People have forgotten who they are at first - a Nepali. People here in the country has lost the sense or feeling of nationality. They don't love their country anymore. They don't love their land, they don't love their family.

With the peace pact signed between PM Girija Prasad Koirala (Girja) and Prachanda, it is said that peace has finally prevailed in our country. But I don't see peace anywhere. Its Prachanda and his group of bandits (the Maoists) that have sowed the seed of ethnic freedom in the ethnic groups of the country. Madheshi Mukti Morcha (Madheshi Freedom Group), Limbuwan Mukti Morcha (Limbuwan Freedom Group) etc are the factions that Prachanda and his rioting troublemakers created in the past to put pressure in the government. Now they entangled by the tree that grew from the seed they sow to win their war. What goes round, comes around. Thats what happening with the Maoists.

They are now sharing power with SPA (Seven Party Alliance). Together, they make SPAM (Seven Party Alliance and Maoists). This is some kind of joke. Those who use emails or internet definitely get irritated with this word SPAM. I am definitely irritated by SPAM, the alliance one. It is like a custom of our Nepali politicians. When they reach in power, they forget everything. They don't forget one thing - to do immense corruption, dismantle the national budget and accumulate property on their names. So, I don't think the country is getting anywhere with these people as members of parliaments.

I once read an article by Capt. Bijay Lama. He is a pilot and a well known actor in Nepal. He once attended a Tamang Seminar. He got bored with topics like Tamang freedom or something like that. He stressed on national unity. He focused on not his ethnic identity, but the national one. He wants to be known as a Nepali, not as a tamang. And so do I. I want to be known as a Nepali, and Newar later. His article was quite an inspiration for me. He has ideas similar to mine. I put him in a different intellect group in which the politicos do not belong. He wants to unite and have a single identity and so do I.

I had to stay in line for 4 hours to fill petrol in my motorbike. I happened to have an interesting conversation with one of the army guards there. He said he had to do 24 hr duty sometimes. I, pointing to the 10 yr war with maoists, said, its now over. But he said, no its not, peace will not come to the country. Its just an illusion. There is unrest in terai and its just a matter of days that the army will be deployed there. Then the soldiers will again have to do 24 hr duty. I could see certainty in his eyes. I didn't doubt that. I also think the same. It is bound to happen anytime soon.

So, where is peace in Nepal after signing the peace treaty? Have the cadres of Maoists stopped carrying arms around places? Have they stopped their extortion drives? Actually speaking, its maoists who are responsible for the unrest. They are responsible for 16 deaths and the factions created all over the country. They will now have to find a solution to unite the country again.

I, as a Nepali, want to stand and be known as a Nepali wherever I go, whatever I do. I belong to this country and every inch of this country belongs to me. I am entitled to every inch of this country. No one can stop me from calling myself a Nepali. I don't know the words Newar, Limbu, Pahadi or Madhesi. All I want to hear is that everybody should say "I am a Nepali."

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I haven't seen such a "down for maintenance" message till now.


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