Comments on: quick update… http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/site-news/quick-update/ poudyal blog in words Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mahesh http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/site-news/quick-update/comment-page-1/#comment-38 mahesh Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:22:00 +0000 http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/47#comment-38 Hey Mr. Witt, you surely are a trusted contributer! In fact, I actually don't manually vet the comments anymore. I have installed a nifty little plugin called "Spam Karma" which catches any "spam comments" left on my blog. So far, Spam Karma has been 100% successful in catching spam comments, such as those promoting "viagra, penis enlargement or cheaper mortgages"; and it hasn't wrongly labelled genuine comments as spam either, which is good too. Anyway, I was planning to write a "descriptive entry" on <em>Tihar</em> and <em>Bhaitika</em>, as I see it just for you yesterday when I got home from London. ("as I see it" because it has religious significance, which isn't exactly why I celebrate it. I celebrate it more for its socio-cultural significance). Unfortunately, our internet at home was down when I got back and it's still down as I write this here from my office desk (so this is actually a good excuse to shirk from work/procrastinate!). I don't know exactly when I'll be able to type everything up, about <em>Tihar</em> in general, and <em>my Tihar and Bhaitika in London</em> in particular but will try to do a bit here from my office today (being a student, it is less of a worry getting the sack for blogging from office, unlike bloggers with "proper job"!!). Hopefully, I'll have a new entry by the end of the day today...hopefully... Hey Mr. Witt, you surely are a trusted contributer! In fact, I actually don’t manually vet the comments anymore. I have installed a nifty little plugin called “Spam Karma” which catches any “spam comments” left on my blog. So far, Spam Karma has been 100% successful in catching spam comments, such as those promoting “viagra, penis enlargement or cheaper mortgages”; and it hasn’t wrongly labelled genuine comments as spam either, which is good too.

Anyway, I was planning to write a “descriptive entry” on Tihar and Bhaitika, as I see it just for you yesterday when I got home from London. (”as I see it” because it has religious significance, which isn’t exactly why I celebrate it. I celebrate it more for its socio-cultural significance). Unfortunately, our internet at home was down when I got back and it’s still down as I write this here from my office desk (so this is actually a good excuse to shirk from work/procrastinate!). I don’t know exactly when I’ll be able to type everything up, about Tihar in general, and my Tihar and Bhaitika in London in particular but will try to do a bit here from my office today (being a student, it is less of a worry getting the sack for blogging from office, unlike bloggers with “proper job”!!). Hopefully, I’ll have a new entry by the end of the day today…hopefully…

]]> By: Mr. Witt http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/site-news/quick-update/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Mr. Witt Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:59:22 +0000 http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/47#comment-35 Hey, why didn't I get prompted to enter a code that time? Am I now a "trusted" contributor? Coooool. Hey, why didn’t I get prompted to enter a code that time? Am I now a “trusted” contributor? Coooool.

]]> By: Mr. Witt http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/site-news/quick-update/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Mr. Witt Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:58:28 +0000 http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/47#comment-34 And when you come back, maybe you could please explain to those of us with boring/redneck backgrounds what these celebrations are? And, Mahesh, I would have been only too happy to have attempted to celebrate with you in Vancouver - another excuse for you to teach me to cook great Nepali dishes, I should think. (Ok, maybe my background isn't exactly boring, but with Scotch, Irish, German, Dutch, and half Polish, who knows what to celebrate, and when? Possibly I should go eat perogies and sausage, get overly drunk - that covers 2! - and smoke something illegal.) take care, Darren And when you come back, maybe you could please explain to those of us with boring/redneck backgrounds what these celebrations are?

And, Mahesh, I would have been only too happy to have attempted to celebrate with you in Vancouver - another excuse for you to teach me to cook great Nepali dishes, I should think.

(Ok, maybe my background isn’t exactly boring, but with Scotch, Irish, German, Dutch, and half Polish, who knows what to celebrate, and when? Possibly I should go eat perogies and sausage, get overly drunk - that covers 2! - and smoke something illegal.)

take care,

Darren

]]> By: Niranjan http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/site-news/quick-update/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Niranjan Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:20:39 +0000 http://mahesh.poudyal.org/2006/10/47#comment-33 Just came back from Nepal after Dashain and I'm missing Tihar so much. 16 days holiday was not enough, time just flew... You're lucky to have your sister in London. Have a nice Bhaitika and Happy Tihar! Just came back from Nepal after Dashain and I’m missing Tihar so much. 16 days holiday was not enough, time just flew… You’re lucky to have your sister in London. Have a nice Bhaitika and Happy Tihar!

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