I have come across a number of interesting projects where NGO’s have requested some assistance in regards to managing their “Resource Centre”, “Electronic Documents”, “Information Resources” or in some cases (yes, this buzzword made it …
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Empowering those who do not have the chance
One evening, I had a discussion with my work colleagues about who among the staff should receive IT training. One colleague said I should teach one of our office staff helpers on how to use …
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A wedding anniversary in Pokhara
Stayed at the Shangri-la Village Resort in Pokhara.
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Roaming Chitwan
A weekend swimming with the elephants, a freaky encounter with a wild crocodile, Tharu culture and dance, and the familiar joys of hanging out with my Nepali-Filipino family were just some of the highlights of …
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A Library for Chankhu Besi
Project completed! Related posts: Books for Chankhu Besi Project Update A Librarian/Tree Hugger and a Painter without Borders It was an amazing yet exhausting day. I had to climb up the mountain 3 times to …
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Re: New wax for the ‘board and WAF
Peter makes me ROFL every time (see post). Also, newly learned term: WAF – Wife Acceptance Factor. Who would have thought this term existed. I guess anything is possible on Wikipedia.
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A Canadian Icon in Nepal
Prabin, my little studious 13-year old sidekick, the son of Saran who drives me to and from the office, was initially quite shy when I first met him back in February. As I got to …
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Books for Chankhu Besi Project Update
Oh boy, here we go… Thank you so much to the friends and family who have donated so far. We have already collected more than enough funds (and so quickly, thank you) and due to …
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I Promise
I have either been promising or indicating that I will “help” or “try” to a lot lately, to almost every Nepali person that I have met so far. I get a range of requests such …
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Guide to cooking Nepali food
Written by: Uday Sharma Neupane (CLP Nepal) Daal (Yellow lentils) rahar ko daal ½ cup yellow daal 1/2tsp ghee ¼ tbs turmeric powder 1and ½ tsp salt 4 cups of water ¼ tbs cumin powder …