V day's hype

Valentine's Day's Hype

Nepalese youths may not remember when children's day or education day is but they would definitely know when Friendship or Valentine's Day is. And even those who have grave difficulty in spelling Physics can spell Valentine with ease. I have been sad lately due to the unnecessary hype created in the nameof V-day. This day has caused much attention of the children, teens and the youths alike . School and college students had been waiting for this day more than the Nepalese people are awaiting constitution Assembly polls. I flip across the newspapers and magazines and I see advertisements, parties, special offerings and comments by famous celebrities. I even got a SMS from a local operator with its special offer for the day. After all, is this day worth this much attention?
I am proud to admit that I am single. I do have female friends but am not emotionally attached nor have been on a date with any of them. I am contended hanging out with my friends and do not long for a special one. But the numerous advertisements in newspapers about V Day are driving many young minds in the wrong direction by creating false images. A forced impression is being imposed on their delicate and gullible minds by creating stereotypes by spreading the message that normal people give flowers, gifts, go on a date on this day with their special ones. Those who do so are normal and the rest of course, abnormal beings bereft of a lovable heart.I laugh when I see people desperately searching for love. In my view, love is not something to be found through intensive search, it's ineffable and a feeling that is unforced that comes from deep down the heart. On numerous occasions, I have been lucky enough to find people busy in their msn or yahoo chats and trying their luck for this big day in order to find someone as desperate as them to prove that they too are normal and not someone outside the crowd. Media is playing a major role in exaggerating about this day, its significance and the impression that if you do not have someone to spend this day with, you better find one before you are termed an abnormal or a loser.
I wonder why foreign culture appeals so much to our Nepalese youths. If you look at our culture, "Karwa Chauth" is probably a similar occasion if not better. The only difference between them is that ours is more religious type and requires fasting while the foreign one is more "cool" and allows hanging out with a hunk devouring yummy pizzas in some good restaurants. Moral values are depleting in our youths so probably they find V Day more appealing as it gives license to spend time people of opposite sex and indulge in socially unapproved activities.The bottom line is, "Am I normal"? I do not have some one to spend my day with on V Day. Or to prove myself normal should I succumb and start to look for one for the next year's V Day. I now understand why search engines like Google and Yahoo are continuing to make fortunes. It's because there are countless in the endless process of searching and being searched to redeem themselves as normal, lovable beings. The hunt begins.

appeal of foreign education

it's a pity that thousands of the best, most talented students of Nepal go abroad in seek of a good education deciding to never return back to the country that has given them so much troubles and less opoortunites for a quality education.

and I sadly admit that i am one among the group who have one but only one aim to go abroad for education. aftearall, i do not have any other better options. look at the condition of Nepal, the number of schooling days is very less. the teachers teach all but what's already in the books. there's no opportunities for research let alone study away programs...we are being limited to book learning.

with this kind of age old system of education, how can we compete globally? we see the students in foreign countries of our age and they have acheievd so much. they have designed robots, created so many new things.

it all ails to see the condition

we have to face 8 hours of load shedding daily.

but we youths do have a vision to improve the country

at present, it seems impossible