Holiday card

This weekend was not that busy. I spend the weekend playing guitar, recording few gutiar riffs and met my host family. On sunday morning my host family, me and Aastha went to studio for a holiday card picture. It was quite fun to take the picture in studio with different pose. It was the first time experience and it was fun. We took like about 20-23 picture in different pose and picture came quite good. So, just waiting for the holiday card to see. I'm so excited to see that. After that i spend the day sleeping. I've become so lazy this week. I don't know whats the reason for it. May be because of the thanks giving break thats coming and I feel that holidays has already started. May be i've to become more enthusiastic after the thanks giving break. well that's it fellows. i will see u soon.

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Not much fun life going on nowdays. Playing with guitar is only the fun thing to do,that also if I have time. Mostly I get busy with assignments, quiz,exams and work. I have tons to do coming week, so have to be prepared for it. Waiting for thanks giving break and winter break. Interesting thing is that i repaired my guitar and one of my friend guitar, so it now it gives nice tone. That's it, nothing much interesting. see u guys in class.

Hectic Week

Last week was hectic for me. I had tons of homework, five quiz and three exams. I was too busy to do anything else except for going to library and study. My days just passed going to classes and library. I feel so sad that I didn’t do anything interesting and I guess won’t be doing for few more days. In my entire life, I think this was the first time I got so busy studying. It was so boring but I had to do it anyway. I still have more things to finish up with. So, I’m just wondering when will I be free and can do the stuff I want to do. The good news about me is that I bought USB recording user-interface with recording software. Once I get free I can work with that. So, anyone interested in recording can contact me. Another good news is that tonight I’m going to have Nepali dinner and I’m really excited about it.

Festival TIHAR

I forgot about one of the fun and biggest festival of Nepal "Tihar". Tihar is also known by many names such as Dipawali or Bhai Tika or Laxmi Puja or as a festival of lights. It is a five-day festival, which comes soon after the Dashain Festival. In Tihar we worship different animals such as crow, dog, cow, and worship Goddess of Fortune or Wealth “Laxmi”. We decorate homes and streets, cook great meals at home and end the festival with an exchange of a special temporary mark on forehead (tika in Nepali). The last day of the festival is known as Bhai Tika day (Bhai in Nepali means Brother). Tihar is actually the festival when sisters wish a long life to their brothers.

On the first Day of the festival we worship crows and give them special food. Day two is the day where we worship dogs, covering them in orange flower chains and tika powder, as well as giving them good food. On the third day of Tihar we worship the holy cow by giving them food and putting tikas in head, and place flower chains around their necks. Laxmi, the goddess of wealth, is also worshipped on this day. We also go door-to-door singing to neighbors and friends in return for the gifts. On the fourth day of the festival, we engage in a day of song, where we sing and bless homes and family in return for gifts. This day is also reserved as the day of worshipping one's self. Lastly, on the fifth day of the holiday, sisters celebrate the lives of their brothers, and give them special flower chains and tikas on their foreheads to wish them luck.

Throughout this holiday, we light beautiful butter-lamps and place them along roads, in front of our houses, and in windowsills. Others stream lights from their roofs, and the entire country is lit up in a beautiful celebration of life and family. Tihar is the festival where all people are entertained just by the environment of the festival. Environment is so joyful that people feel happy without any reason.