“We Neither Got the Visa Nor Our Salaries”
The plight of a number of Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar suffering from grave injustice for over a year and with very little chance of seeing justice being served!
The Beginning of The End to a 17-year Yearning
A wrong is righted! Roshan, a Nepalese migrant worker, stuck in Qatar for 13 years, unable to leave because of a travel ban, was able to do so within about a month of initiating a small campaign to get him out.
The Ultimate Game: Ultimate Frisbee in Baku Aug 2009
A video of the ultimate showdown in Baku one hot summer morning in August 2009....
Travel: Murphy’s Law Rules Supreme!
My Nepalese passport was the bane of my globe-trotting life style, just enough of a bane to warrant a whole blog post!
Sumargi or Kumargi? (Part II)
Sumargi means "someone on the right path," and Kumargi, "someone on the wrong path." Sumargi is the name of the central character in both the stories. This is a follow-up to the story of someone who goes by the name of Sumargi and his deeds.
Sumargi or Kumargi? (Part I)
Nepal Central Bank freezes funds amounting over US$28 millions of an individual suspecting it to be illegally amassed!
Gunpowder flare. A screenshot of a video of some of my students at TISA testing their gunpowder mixtures. Check out my Science blog for more.
Explosives?! What Explosives?!
Part of the fun with teaching and studying secondary Chemistry is in the experiments, especially the dramatic variety--the explosive variety!
Qatar…From Afar: The Last Hour
The final hour in Doha, Qatar on May 13, 2013, I was at Doha Airport, headed to my flight taking me home. So that I didn't feel all alone, which I was, I texted my friends in Doha, providing them updates on my progress toward the flight.
Kissing Ass Could Mean Sitting On Your Asses
Kissing ass stinks! it holds back our society from advancing! Since the beneficiaries, our vainglorious leaders, aren't going to change any aspect of that practice or themselves, we have to change ourselves and, in turn, them!