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Posted on: 2008-11-28

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Young people these days seem heavily influenced by Korean movies in terms of fashion. This is nothing new as in every era some movies or trends do influence the fashion sense. Is there any movie that had such an impact on you? Which one was it and how did you follow the style of those movies?

Posted on: 2008-11-21

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There are times when we work to get something but then at times luck favours us and we might get what we have been longing for by chance. Have you ever experienced this? What is that one thing you wanted so much and got it by chance? And whom do you want to thank for that and why?

Posted on: 2008-11-14

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It is said that ‘failure is the stepping stone to success’. But sometimes even try, try, try again does not guarantee that you will succeed in it. In such a case, when do you think one should stop trying (and failing again), but rather move on towards another option? Share your views of such failure, success or change of mind.

Posted on: 2008-10-31

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The usage of Internet is getting popular day by day and Nepal is not an exception. While more and more people are getting used to social networks, blogging and other social media, the government is attempting to control the usage of internet in the country citing increase in crime and pornography as the major reasons. Do you think the government ...

Posted on: 2008-10-25

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With Tihar here, in urban areas we will see groups of deusi and bhailo groups going to different homes and organisations in buses loaded with gadgets and boom boxes for deusi-bhailo khelna. Do you think such a practice keeps the ageold tradition deusi-bhailo alive in true sense, or do you think practising deusi –bhailo in such a manner is just to ...

Posted on: 2008-10-11

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What would you do if you were the last human being on earth? How would you make your life happy, interesting exciting like it was while you were living with others in a society?

Posted on: 2008-10-03

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With Dashain around corner, people are busy making preparations for it’s celebrations. What is the significance of Dashain for you? What are the things you are looking forward to this Dashain?

Posted on: 2008-09-26

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We meet many people in our life whom we cherish and admire. But a day comes when we must say goodbye to them which is really a very difficult task. What’s the hardest goodbye you have ever had to say? Share your experience.

Posted on: 2008-09-18

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Ideally all of us would love live in a world where everyone got along with the rest of the people. But difficult people are a reality of any social structure and fighting with them is not the solution. We meet them everywhere in our schools, workplaces, markets, buses, micros, tempos... What do you think is the best way to deal with difficult peopl ...

Posted on: 2008-09-15

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If you get one crore which you are not suppose to give to any charity or spend for any social cause, how would you spend the amount in the most innovative way? Why?

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Penalising and detaining jaywalkers is the latest step taken by our traffic police. Similar steps were also taken a few months back to punish jaywalkers. However, as these did not continue for long, people forgot about the rules and started jaywalking with ease again. Are such ‘short-term’ efforts really effective in making people follow traffic rules? Or should such efforts be carried out for a longer period of time — say a year or so — so that people get into the habit of following traffic rules? Why?