Tour to Chitlang

Date: 31^st January & 1^st February

Total time: 1 night 2 days

Participants: Dipendra Nepal, Sarika Shrestha, Prabesh Bardewa, Yashoda Khadka, Ashish Pokhrel, Dinesh Poudel, Prajwal Badal, Salil K.C., Rabin Kaduwal, Alisha Tamang, Roman Mahat, Yashoda Ghimire, Rupesh Kafle, Dipendra Basnet, Jyoti Thami, Shristy Karki, Meghana Rai, Sachita Buddhathoki, Srija Adhikari, Cosmic Koirala, Aditya Bhujel, Alen K.C., Amrit Koirala, Adip Thapa, Karma Tshering Sherpa, Pradeep Magar, Krishna Govaju, Bipal Kattel, Sabin Shrestha, Sabin Paudel and Sujan Gurung

Teachers: Murari sir, Deepak sir and Samuel sir

“Travelling broadens our mind.” So, we must travel different places as it gives us knowledge and information about different things which we have never seen or will never see again throughout our life. Apart from this, it also helps in refreshment, enjoyment, and entertainment. Nowadays every school take their students for visiting different places so that students can learn different things. School administration knows its importance as only learning things from our textbooks and note copies makes our mind dull and monotonous. So a short but unforgettable event call ‘Educational Tour’ is held by schools.

Before a couple of weeks, we, grade 9 students went on educational tour to Chitlang. Chitlang is a small village lies in Makwanpur district of Narayani zone. We visited many religious and historical places over there. So, this is a short description of what I experienced from this tour which of course will please you if you have a squint on it.

Day 1:

Gathering at School

                The tour began with full excitement and enthusiasm. We were wild to start our journey.  We were called in the school at exactly 9 A.M. but some of our friends didn’t arrive by time so we kept on waiting. This moment of patience as making us feel bored and anxious at the beginning but we kept ourselves busy by involving in photography.

Heading towards Chitlang

                Finally our waiting was valued and everyone arrived. We immediately grabbed our bags and left for our destination. We headed towards our school bus which took us up to Thankot and dropped us there. Then we started to walk to reach Chitlang. On the way to our destination, we observed beautiful scenarios including natural herbs and trees which was heartrending.

View of Chandragiri

                After about a couple of hours we reached the top of “Chandragiri” which was the place where our late king Prithivi Narayan Shah had observed the beauty of Kathmandu valley and decided to capture it. Our vice principal, in fact our guide, Murari sir told us many things about this place of beauty. Then we continued our walk to our fascinating destination.

At Chitlang

                After a long walk of about 6 hours, which felt to be passed within a blink of an eye, we reached our destination. The place was filled with natural beauty. As soon as we reached Chitlang, we ran and jumped with joy and excitement. We were very tired and hungry by this time. So we took our lunch. We were taken to stay in a resort cum homestay by our teachers where we took rest in our allocated rooms. After about an hour we were fresh and later all of us met in front of the stay.

Shivalaya with 3 pinnacles

                Next we hired a local guide and then we headed to visit a religious temple, “Sivalaya with 3 pinnacles”. Our teachers as well as the local people explained about the history of the place along with the vegetation, environment, and climate of the place which was quite interesting. All of us then prayed in the temple and became busy in taking photographs for the memory of this masterpiece.

Yummy Cheese ^_^

            After visiting the temple we headed towards the water mill. We observed the process of converting maize into flour. We were informed that the flour which comes out from maize is more nutritious than anything else. Then through the guidance of our teachers and guide we walked towards “The Nepalese Goat Cheese Industry”. All of us then had yummy piece of freshly prepared cheese.

Campfire

                We also visited the factory and closely perceived the method of preparing cheese. Then we went to “Shree Swochanda Bhairab Madhyamik Vidyalaya”, which was the only school in Chitlang. After that we came back to our stay. When it was dark outside, we enjoyed campfire. Then we had our dinner and went to our room to take rest and sleep. We had chat for about an hour and then went to sleep.

Day 2:

Recalling the previous day

                We were quite excited about our 2^nd day as we were heading towards the Nepal’s largest grazing field, Markhu and Indrasarowar(largest artificial lake). We then headed to the resort and took some photographs of the chilly morning. After that our teachers made us write some information about the place. We gathered a lot of information and were very happy.

Saat Dhara 

                Then we had our breakfast and planned to leave the resort. Then we visited “Saat Dhara Temple”. It was situated at the middle of a forest which was really amazing. We snapped some pictures and then headed towards Nepal’s largest grazing. On the way was a Chaitya which was built by a great emperor, Ashoka. We collected some information and then moved towards the field.

Largest grazing field

                We walked through the forest where cold breeze was blowing. After a long walk we reached our destination which was really very large. After that we went to Marku and had lunch. Then we visited Indrasarowar and enjoyed boating.

                Next we went to Kulekhani from a tourist bus. The view of Kulekhani Dam was dazzling and breathe taking. Murari sir gave us information about the construction of dam, its depth and so on.  Then we returned back to our school with sadness for the end of our tour.

Talking about the places

Chitlang:

                Chitlang lies about 30 km west from Kathmandu valley. It is situated in Makwanpur district of Narayani zone. Its old name is Chitrapur and was later changed to Chitlang. It is one of the best tourist attraction areas. Different types of people like Newar, Chhetri, Tamang, etc. live here. People are very kind and hardworking and respect other people and tourists. The land here is very fertile and people mainly grow maize, barley, peer, and so on. The climate is moderate and it consists of coniferous and deciduous forest. It has religious importance as it includes religious spots like 3 pinnacles Sivalya, 7 dhara with temple and so on. Some other places to visit are “Majha gaun(a village of Newar community)”, “Swochanda Bhairab temple”, and so on.

Indrasarowar

Markhu

Markhu is a village development committee in Makwanpur district which is widely known for the largest artificial lake Indrasarowar and the boating experience in this lake.

Kulekhani

Kulekhani is a village development committee in Makwanpur District of Narayani zone which is famous for the Kulekhani hydropower-1, which is the only reservoir type of hydroelectric power station in Nepal whose installed capacity is 60 megawatt.

My Expression

                The tour to Chitlang was really memorable and unforgettable for me. I have collected a lot of sweet and fun moments which can never be regained again. I was really impressed by the natural beauty and originality of the place. I was totally amazed to have such comfort and heart catching beauty.

9 stars of 9

                I really had best times with my friends and teacher which will always be placed in one of the corners of my heart throughout my life. This tour also enriched our heart with beauty and glamour of the beauty of the place. This tour has cherished my heart with joy and happiness.

             Lastly, I would like to thank my school administration for all those enchanting and blissing moments which will never come back to my life ever again.

QBASIC Programmings

Part I

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The Alchemist

Know the writer:

Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today, the recipient of numerous prestigious international awards. Paulo Coelho is a storyteller with the power to inspire nations and to change people’s lives. 

Summary:

Once there was an Andalusian shepherd who was very friendly with his sheeps, named Santiago.  He had a repeating dream, in which he goes in an adventure and finds treasure in the Egyptian Pyramids. Being fascinated by his recurring dream, he wants to achieve the treasure in order to be rich and marry the Merchant’s daughter. He then goes to a gypsy so as to interpret the dream for him. The gypsy after interpreting the dream suggests Santiago to go to Egypt and unleash the secret there.

Later he meets an old man named Melchizedek, who was the King of Salem, who provides a lot of courage and self-confidence by encouraging him to follow his destiny. He then urges Santiago to sell his sheep to him so that the old man would provide information to him. The old man however didn’t inform Santiago about the treasure, but suggested him to follow the Omen and handed him two stones, Urim and Thummim which would provide the answer when he could not read his omens. Then he sets for his journey.

When he arrive Tangier, he gets robbed due to which he gets startled and helpless. He spends the night there and the following day, he finds a local crystal merchant’s shop where works for almost a year and increases the business of the merchant.  Santiago almost forgets his aims but later he remembers it and then decides to move on.

He then joins the caravan crossing the Sahara desert to head Egypt, where he meets an Englishman who was studying to become an Alchemist. He learns many secrets, techniques and lessons from the Englishman. He later falls in love with Fatima, who lived in the oasis where the caravan had stopped due to the war. Santiago proposes Fatima to marry him, but she tells that she would marry him only after finding his treasure.

Santiago then meets an alchemist who guides Santiago to the pyramids and shares him his wisdom about the Soul of the World. In the last few days left to reach Egypt, the alchemist and Santiago get caught by a tribal group but they get set free due to the ingenuity of the alchemist. Then the alchemist gives Santiago the gold i.e. the Philosopher’s Stone that would lead him to the pyramid.

Santiago finally reaches the pyramid and starts digging there but does not find the treasure.  While digging two men see him and beats him for digging. After listening to the dream of Santiago, one of the two men says that the treasure might be the one buried under the abandoned church in Spain. He again starts his journey back to Spain where he ultimately finds the treasure and then plans for his re-union with Fatima……

My views:

“The Alchemist” is a magical story which teaches us and encourages us about the necessity of wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life’ s path and above all following our dreams.  The main knowledge what we can gain from this novel is that, it’s not about our journey or our destiny but what really matters is the thing that we learn during the journey and many new ideas that we achieve on our way.  This novel ideally concentrates on the ups and downs that come across our lives when we want to achieve our goals in life. I was really interested to know about the adventure of the shepherd Santiago and his destiny. It is a self-help novel, i.e. it suggests one on living for our dream and encourages people to follow their dream. The thing that I learnt from this novel is that when we really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that our wish comes true.

Homework of Dashain and Tihar Vacation

Choose three Head of States (Presidents) of any countries and prepare a detailed biography of each describing at least within five paragraphs and also attach 4 photographs.

1.  Nelson Mandela:

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18^th July 1918 A.D. He is a South African anti –apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the first black South African to hold the office and first elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalized racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation.

Mandela was born in Thimbu royal family so he attended Fort Hare University and University of Witwatersrand, where he studied law. Then he became involved in anti-colonial politics, joining African National Congress (ANC) and became a founding member of its youth League. After the Afrikaner nationalists of the National Party came to power in 1948 and began implementing the policy of apartheid, he rose to prominence in the ANC’s 1952.

Mandela served as the president of African National Congress (ANC) politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist from 1991 to 1997. Becoming ANC president, Mandela published his autobiography and led negotiations with President F.W. de Klerk to abolish apartheid and establish multiracial elections in 1994, in which he led the ANC to victory. Mandela was the secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999. 

He also served 27 years in prison, fist on Robben Island and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Vester Prison. An international lobbied for his release, which was granted in 1990 amid escalating civil strife. Soon, he was elected for President and formed a Government of National Unity in an attempt to defuse ethnic tensions. As a President, he promulgated a new constitution and initiated the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human right abuse.

Continuing the former government’s liberal economic policy, his administration introduced measures to encourage land reform, cobat poverty and expand health care services. Internationally, he acted as mediator between Libya and the United Kingdom in Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trail, and oversaw military intervention in Lesotho. Mandela subsequently became an elder statesman focusing on charitable work in combating poverty and HIV/AIDS through Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Mandela has been a controversial figure for much of his life. Right-wing critics denounced him as a terrorist and communist sympathizer. He nevertheless gained international acclaim for his anti-colonial and anti-apartheid stance, having received more than 250 honours, including the 1993 Nobel Prize, the US President Medal of Freedom, and the Soviet Order of Lenin. He is held in deep respect within South Africa, where he is often referred to his Xhosa clan name, Madiba; he is often bescribed as “the father of the nation”.

2. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee:

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee was born on 11 December 1935 A.D. He was born to a Bengali family at village Mirat in Bribhum district in the Bengal province of British India. His father, Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, was active in the Indian independence movement and was a member of West Bengal Legislative Council between 1952 and 1964 as a representative of the Indian National Congress and was the member of AICC. His mother was Rajlakshmi Mukherjee.

He attended the Suri Vidyasagar College in Suri(Birbhum), then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. He subsequently earned an MA degree in Political science and history and also an LLB degree from the department of law of the University of Calcutta. HE began his career as an upper-division clerk in the office of the Deputy Accountant-General in Calcutta. In 1963, he began teaching political science at Vidyasagar College and he also worked as a journalist with the Desher Dak before entering politics.

Pranab Mukherjee is 13^th and the current President of India, in office since July 2012. In a political career spanning six decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India. Prior to his election as President, Mukherjee was Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012 and the Congress Party’s top troubleshooter.

Mukherjee got his break in politics in 1969 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi helped him get elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, on a Congress ticket. Following a meteoric rise, he became one of Indira Gandhi’s most trusted person and a minister in her cabinet by 1973. Mukherjee’s service in a number of ministerial capacities culminated in his first stint as finance minister in 1982-1984. Mukherjee was also Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1985.

Mukherjee was sidelined from the Congress during the premiership of Rajiv Gandi, Indira’s son. He lost in ensuing power struggle. He formed his own party, the Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress, which merged with the Congress in 1989 after reaching a compromise with Rajiv Gandhi. Mukherjee’s political career revived when Primw Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao appointed him Planning Comission held in 1991 and foreign minister in 1995.

From then until his resignation in 2012, Mukhrejee was partically number-two in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government. He held a number of key cabinet portfolios, External Affairs (2006-1009) and Finance (2009-2012)-apart from heading several Groups of Ministers and being Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha. After securing the UPA’s nomination for the country’s presidency, in July 2012 Mukherjee comfortably defeated P.A. Sangma in the race to Rashtrapati Bhavan, winning 70% of th electoral-college vote.

3.  Jose Mujica:

Jose Alberto Pepe Mujica Cardano was born on 20 May 1935, to Demetrio Mujica, of Spanish Basque ancestry and Lucy Cardano, a daughter of Italian immigrants. In his youth, Mujica was active in the National Praty, where he became close to Enrique Erro. His mother’s family was composed of very poor Italian immigrants from Liguria; the surname Cordano is original of the Fontanabuona Valley, in the provinceof Genoa.His fathe was a small farmer who went bankrupt shortly before his death in 1940, when Mujica was 5.

In 2005, Mujica married Lucia Topolancy, a fellow Tupamaro member and current senator, ater many years of co-habitation. They have no children and live on ann austee farm in the outskits of Montevideo where they cultivate chrysanthemums as an economic activity,having declined to live in the opulent presidential place. His humble lifestyle is reflected by his choice of an aging Volkswagen Beetle as transport. His wife owns the farm they live on.

Jose is a Uruguayan politician and President of Uruguay since 2010. A former guerrilla fighter and a member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and fisheries from 2005 top 2008 and a Senator Afterwards. As the candidate of the Board Front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as President on 1^st March 2010.

He has been described as “the world’s poorest president”, as he donates around 90% of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities to benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs. He formed a cabinet made up of politicians from the different sectors of the Board Front, conceding the economics area to aides of his vice president Danilo Astori. Mujica was the first former guerrilla fighter to become President in Uruguay. In general terms, his government is a continuation of the previous one.

In June 2012, his government made a move to legalize state-controlled sales of marijuana in order to fight drug-related crimes and health issues and stated that they would ask global leaders to do the same. Time magazine also featured an article on the matter. He also provided treatment to the most serious abusers, much like what is done with alcoholics. Then in September 2013, Mujica addressed the United Nations General Assembly, with a very long discourse devoted to humanity and globalization.