Calling all Nepal K-1/K-3/AOS filers

[Imua 0]

Inspired by the India success stories/advice thread, I am wondering how many Nepali-American couples there are and what stage you are at in the journey - it would be nice if we could have a thread where we could share our experiences, advice, favorite MoMo recipes... My husband Govinda and I are just putting our papers together, so we need all the advice, prayers and moral support we can get - I am sure there are others in the same boat... Dhanyavaad daididiharu!

[maya62 7]

I'll second that... great idea Pattu Rani!

And may I say that the wedding photo you've added to your profile is beautiful!

Cheers,

Maya

[Imua 0]

I'll second that... great idea Pattu Rani!

And may I say that the wedding photo you've added to your profile is beautiful!

Cheers,

Maya

Thank you - it's one of my favorites - I love the look on G's face. If only his Didi was not adjusting my tikka when the photo was taken...

I am worried now that he hasn't emailed/IM'd in 2 days - just checked ekantipur.com, no bandha, so ke chha??? It's about 10PM there so most of the cybercafes should be closing... I am at work now so I can't phone him or his family but will try before I go to bed, early morning NP time. Damn I hate not knowing if he's OK or not...

[doc_cute 0]

very nice picture n a good thread pattu rani !

hope to hear lottts of successes from our neighbouring country too

[ELW 5]

Now I'm hijacking the Nepali thread.

Have you guys tried PMing the new Nepali VJ members? I have not seen them on the South Asia forum at all, maybe they don't even know it exists!

Maybe electricity problem is a factor in not hearing from your honey in 2 days, Pattu Rani. I'm sure he's OK!

You could just airbrush his Didi's hand out of the photo... (I didn't even realize it was there till you mentioned it! Both of your beautiful, shining faces made the hand non existent for me! )

[Imua 0]

Now I'm hijacking the Nepali thread.

Have you guys tried PMing the new Nepali VJ members? I have not seen them on the South Asia forum at all, maybe they don't even know it exists!

Maybe electricity problem is a factor in not hearing from your honey in 2 days, Pattu Rani. I'm sure he's OK!

You could just airbrush his Didi's hand out of the photo... (I didn't even realize it was there till you mentioned it! Both of your beautiful, shining faces made the hand non existent for me! )

Update: I had a nice long chat with him this morning - apparently his Baa is sick with what sounds like the flu(in August??) - body aches, coughing - and G took him to the doctor yesterday, so he wasn't able to get to a cybercafe. But yes. electricity problems are always an issue - my nickname for Nepal is 'land of Never Ending Power cuts And Load-shedding'. Lots of eating dal bhat by candlelight until the power would come back on

Edited August 2, 2007 by Pattu Rani

[Imua 0]

very nice picture n a good thread pattu rani !

hope to hear lottts of successes from our neighbouring country too

Thanks Doc! I really like the thread you started - always nice to read other people's stories and experiences!

[doc_cute 0]

very nice picture n a good thread pattu rani !

hope to hear lottts of successes from our neighbouring country too

Thanks Doc! I really like the thread you started - always nice to read other people's stories and experiences!

thanks pattu rani lots of good wishes n prayers for your faster reunion with your G

-Mala

[Davidvj 0]

Hey advice seems like ya both in same situation like i was. I am white my wife being indian this is main reason we didnt get visa and got that denial ####### two times. be carefull get lawyer i would say something i should have done long time ago. I am so pissed now grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Putali 0]

Hi everyone! I'm on what seems to be eternal standby for NOA2 (or an RFE) to get to me. My app hasn't even been touched since June 19th! It's been 5 months since I've seen Rajan and he's getting antsy too. The worst thing is I can't even take a short trip out to see him as I'm 6-months probation at my new job until December 25! We talk everyday and chat everyday... still not enough. Thank goodness for others in the same boat. How can you stand it?! I have to remember I'm not the only one and to be less whiny. Unfortunately, I have no advice to give.

[maya62 7]

Hi Putali! Glad you stopped by. I know we're poor substitutes for your sweetie, but we can keep you company while you wait for your NOA2. If it makes you feel any better, when it comes to Removal of Conditions, CSC is fast and VSC is slow... I know, I know... it doesn't make you feel better. But hang in there...

Glad to hear you got a job, though... that's great.

Hey, do you guys all know about this site:

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Nepal

I enjoy keeping up with what's going on in our other home, and sometimes there are articles about expat Nepalis in the US and elsewhere, too.

Our son is at soccer camp this week, learning how to be even more American than he has already become in the past 2 years We were singing a Nepali song in the car the other day and he announced that he didn't want to sing a Nepali song, that he is an American and he wants to listen to 99.5 FM (rap station)! Ke garne??

Ah well, the only certain thing in life is change....

*sigh*

Maya

[Imua 0]

Hi Putali! Glad you stopped by. I know we're poor substitutes for your sweetie, but we can keep you company while you wait for your NOA2. If it makes you feel any better, when it comes to Removal of Conditions, CSC is fast and VSC is slow... I know, I know... it doesn't make you feel better. But hang in there...

Glad to hear you got a job, though... that's great.

Hey, do you guys all know about this site:

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Nepal

I enjoy keeping up with what's going on in our other home, and sometimes there are articles about expat Nepalis in the US and elsewhere, too.

Our son is at soccer camp this week, learning how to be even more American than he has already become in the past 2 years We were singing a Nepali song in the car the other day and he announced that he didn't want to sing a Nepali song, that he is an American and he wants to listen to 99.5 FM (rap station)! Ke garne??

Ah well, the only certain thing in life is change....

*sigh*

Maya

Cool site - do you know Nepal now has a new, king-free national anthem?

I am trying to get G to teach me some Nepali songs - I have lots of Nepali CDs but cant sing along to them Does your son ever listen to Nepali rap? Yes, it does exist

[Imua 0]

Hi everyone! I'm on what seems to be eternal standby for NOA2 (or an RFE) to get to me. My app hasn't even been touched since June 19th! It's been 5 months since I've seen Rajan and he's getting antsy too. The worst thing is I can't even take a short trip out to see him as I'm 6-months probation at my new job until December 25! We talk everyday and chat everyday... still not enough. Thank goodness for others in the same boat. How can you stand it?! I have to remember I'm not the only one and to be less whiny. Unfortunately, I have no advice to give.

OMG, that does sound like a long time... If it's any comfort, I probably wont get to see Govinda until NEXT MAY(unless, of course, he comes here first)...... I work at a college(not as a teacher, unfortunately) so can only take my vacation during school breaks and maxed out my annual vac allowance so need to wait to accrue more time.... I am hoping I can be there with him for the interview. Just curious, how much do you pay to go from CA to KTM? How many hours travel time?

[maya62 7]

Cool site - do you know Nepal now has a new, king-free national anthem?

I am trying to get G to teach me some Nepali songs - I have lots of Nepali CDs but cant sing along to them Does your son ever listen to Nepali rap? Yes, it does exist

Yes, I read about the new national anthem on that Nepal News Now site! I just found a link to an audio of it from BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6930099.stm (look in the upper right hadn corner of the page for the audio link)

You may have to wait until you have your own personal translator in residence to figure out the words to some Nepali songs. There's still one verse of Resham Firiri that has me stumped! But I'm learning. That was the first Nepali song I learned... S wrote it out for me in Nepali and English when we were first getting to know one another.

Yeah, we have found some Nepali rap online, but I only have high speed at work and we didn't buy any Nepali rap when we were there in June, so that'll have to wait, I guess. He just wants to listen to what all of his friends are listening to, so I'm not even sure that Nepali rap would fit the bill. He's all into BLENDING, just like every other 11 year old, I guess. I vaguely remember what that felt like, so I try to humor him to some extent. But NO gameboy!!! He says I'm mean. I remember saying that to my mom, too.

This too shall pass.

Maya

[chri'stina 190]

Hey advice seems like ya both in same situation like i was. I am white my wife being indian this is main reason we didnt get visa and got that denial ####### two times. be carefull get lawyer i would say something i should have done long time ago. I am so pissed now grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Sorry you are going through that David.

Just wanted to add some encouragement though because I am white and my husband is Indian and we had no problems.