"The Magistrate lives peacefully in a garrison of the Empire located in the frontier of a country (South Africa is never mentioned, though suggested), which from time to time has been attacked by barbarians. The arrival of a general from the big city, however, brings horror to the town, dragging in barbarians to be tortured and reveal plots against the Empire.
Soon after, the Magistrate feels attracted to one of the barbarian women. She's been left one-eyed and injured in one foot. The Magistrate takes care of her and the gossip spreads among the settlers.
The military authorities in the big city hear about it, and the Magistrate is punished by the same Empire he defended: he's exposed to public shame, isolated, tortured to reveal the 'attack plans' he made with the barbarians and the woman, and finally freed, but condemned to live like a beggar."
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Good Things in Life!
Waking up beside the girl you love.
Listening to her breath when she sleeps.
Fruity toast in the morning
A shower after a days hard work
A shave with a hot, sharp razor after the shower.
Listening to her breath when she sleeps.
Fruity toast in the morning
A shower after a days hard work
A shave with a hot, sharp razor after the shower.
Pulchowk Memoirs.
Well its not that hard to start writing about an experience because you knew it from start to end coz' its you who have experienced the moments. It’s like answering the questions from the course you have well prepared. The tough job is to arrange them in the order that matters.
The first year was a surprise. I was never sure I was going to complete my BE computer Engineering from pulchowk campus. The new juvenile young first year life was good and fresh. Then suddenly the results started getting worse. It was hard to adjust out of the top ten ranks as it was the first experience of its kind for me. Academics were never satisfying. Its was discouraging from all the aspects. At early second year I was determined for my abroad transfer then I felt a year was a long time to waste. Then I started to live with constraints and my weakness. Indeed my academics started getting better after I changed my approach (Anyway I wasn't too conscious about my results anyway). Life was duller compared to my life at GBS. There were enough sports and games in 2nd year and life was okay.
The only thing I want to make sure is not to feel that I missed so many things after I miss them. So enjoyment was the topmost priority. Life started gaining momentum during the latter half of my college life. College life is a good experience. You won't miss anything except the classes. Life could be designed and structured as I wish. So it was good for me as I can't live without complete freedom. I always believe in life with no regrets. No regrets to the things I did and I didn't. So if possible either do all the things you love or ignore the things you don't. Life was always away from home for me. I have been away from home even before I had started talking about the issues like friendship, love etc.
The next important thing was my adjustment to the environment outside of the border life. I had an illusion that life is always full of joys and good things (it's a reality in gbs). I began to think out of the box. It was really a hard adjustment to make. I just wonder these days how I used to handle the problems during my +2 days. I was so naive and so soft within. I must admit I had been tough and little bad within these days.
My stay in pulchowk campus didn't necessarily teach me to fall in love. I have learned that since I was a little boy. Infact what I learnt was how to be serious about your love and think rationale about it. One important lesson I learned was a guy and a girl have a distinct different ways of thinking. If you are to deal with girls in any matter then you have to start thinking like them.
The important discovery was my career path. I understood what I would love to do for the rest of my life. This is an important discovery. Computing and business became the topics of my interests. I am surprised myself how I came to be interested in business.
Friendship was a chapter I would always like to study for the rest of my life. Frens here in pulchowk were great. Still I feel we could have created lot more opportunities to enjoy. I will cherish all those moments shared with them. They were always wonders.
Four years completed and now I wonder how these past years were. I ask myself if I had achieved everything I had wished before these 4 years or are there still many things to achieve. One thing I won't do is to regret what ifs. But I would take all these experience because I believe life's still long way to go. No experience is a bad experience unless you gain anything from it.
Confidence is the most important thing I gained I guess during these half decade. Life's not over. Today is the first day for the rest of my life. I am still young at heart and I got ferns like me. And I am dreaming like I will live forever. Life is sure to rock.
The first year was a surprise. I was never sure I was going to complete my BE computer Engineering from pulchowk campus. The new juvenile young first year life was good and fresh. Then suddenly the results started getting worse. It was hard to adjust out of the top ten ranks as it was the first experience of its kind for me. Academics were never satisfying. Its was discouraging from all the aspects. At early second year I was determined for my abroad transfer then I felt a year was a long time to waste. Then I started to live with constraints and my weakness. Indeed my academics started getting better after I changed my approach (Anyway I wasn't too conscious about my results anyway). Life was duller compared to my life at GBS. There were enough sports and games in 2nd year and life was okay.
The only thing I want to make sure is not to feel that I missed so many things after I miss them. So enjoyment was the topmost priority. Life started gaining momentum during the latter half of my college life. College life is a good experience. You won't miss anything except the classes. Life could be designed and structured as I wish. So it was good for me as I can't live without complete freedom. I always believe in life with no regrets. No regrets to the things I did and I didn't. So if possible either do all the things you love or ignore the things you don't. Life was always away from home for me. I have been away from home even before I had started talking about the issues like friendship, love etc.
The next important thing was my adjustment to the environment outside of the border life. I had an illusion that life is always full of joys and good things (it's a reality in gbs). I began to think out of the box. It was really a hard adjustment to make. I just wonder these days how I used to handle the problems during my +2 days. I was so naive and so soft within. I must admit I had been tough and little bad within these days.
My stay in pulchowk campus didn't necessarily teach me to fall in love. I have learned that since I was a little boy. Infact what I learnt was how to be serious about your love and think rationale about it. One important lesson I learned was a guy and a girl have a distinct different ways of thinking. If you are to deal with girls in any matter then you have to start thinking like them.
The important discovery was my career path. I understood what I would love to do for the rest of my life. This is an important discovery. Computing and business became the topics of my interests. I am surprised myself how I came to be interested in business.
Friendship was a chapter I would always like to study for the rest of my life. Frens here in pulchowk were great. Still I feel we could have created lot more opportunities to enjoy. I will cherish all those moments shared with them. They were always wonders.
Four years completed and now I wonder how these past years were. I ask myself if I had achieved everything I had wished before these 4 years or are there still many things to achieve. One thing I won't do is to regret what ifs. But I would take all these experience because I believe life's still long way to go. No experience is a bad experience unless you gain anything from it.
Confidence is the most important thing I gained I guess during these half decade. Life's not over. Today is the first day for the rest of my life. I am still young at heart and I got ferns like me. And I am dreaming like I will live forever. Life is sure to rock.
Love and Marriage!
I told you i love short stories. Good stories define the magic of art. Here is one of my favs from the era of plato.
One day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is love? How can I find it?” His teacher answered, “There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love.” Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, “Why did you not pick any stalk?” Plato answered, “Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end. His teacher then said, “And that is love.” On another day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is marriage? How can I Find it?” His teacher answered, “There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage”. Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree. His teacher asked, “Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?” Plato answered, “Because of my previous experience. I had walked through the field, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.” His teacher then said, “And that is marriage. You see son Love is the most beautiful thing to happen to a person, its an opportunity but you don’t realize its worth when you have it but only when its gone like the field of stalks. Marriage is like the tree you chopped, it’s a compromise . . .
One day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is love? How can I find it?” His teacher answered, “There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love.” Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, “Why did you not pick any stalk?” Plato answered, “Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end. His teacher then said, “And that is love.” On another day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is marriage? How can I Find it?” His teacher answered, “There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage”. Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree. His teacher asked, “Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?” Plato answered, “Because of my previous experience. I had walked through the field, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.” His teacher then said, “And that is marriage. You see son Love is the most beautiful thing to happen to a person, its an opportunity but you don’t realize its worth when you have it but only when its gone like the field of stalks. Marriage is like the tree you chopped, it’s a compromise . . .
Dust in the wind.
The farewell day. it was okay. the performance was not as we expected. anyway me singing "dust in the wind" was just okay. but she missed it.
thanks to sagar and abhisek. complained about the party ending too soon. enjoyed with guys in the open. sang to our fullest. joined the guys from electronics and electrical. the party got bigger and wilder. beers all over.
guys said i talked about friendship. i was a bit high and my memory wasn't working. shared so many things with almost all my friends present there. just wonder at times, why i go on talking about my guys and friedship when i am high. may be they are the assests of my highest priority. They are.
no much memory afterwards. wait i remember being dragged in the stairs. Thanks whosever. found myself in my favourite bed but a bit messed up.
thanks to sagar and abhisek. complained about the party ending too soon. enjoyed with guys in the open. sang to our fullest. joined the guys from electronics and electrical. the party got bigger and wilder. beers all over.
guys said i talked about friendship. i was a bit high and my memory wasn't working. shared so many things with almost all my friends present there. just wonder at times, why i go on talking about my guys and friedship when i am high. may be they are the assests of my highest priority. They are.
no much memory afterwards. wait i remember being dragged in the stairs. Thanks whosever. found myself in my favourite bed but a bit messed up.
Thank You Frens!
Thank You Frens!
What does it take to shape a man?
His family and friends
Are guiding lights along the path.
Their influence never ends.
And so I'd like to thank the folks
Who've helped me come this far.
I'll live my life to make them proud,
And here is who they are:
MY FRIENDS... MY FAMILY..
These are my constellations,
The stars that I steer by.
With all my heart, I thank them
As I spread my wings to fly.
What does it take to shape a man?
His family and friends
Are guiding lights along the path.
Their influence never ends.
And so I'd like to thank the folks
Who've helped me come this far.
I'll live my life to make them proud,
And here is who they are:
MY FRIENDS... MY FAMILY..
These are my constellations,
The stars that I steer by.
With all my heart, I thank them
As I spread my wings to fly.
'Memory Quotes'
“We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.”
“Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time and never forget everything and every person that has the least place within your heart.”
“A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.”
“Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time and never forget everything and every person that has the least place within your heart.”
“A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.”
My Memo
My Memo!
Name: Ram krishna wagle
campus roll no.:059bct531
date of birth: 1983.11.19
zodiac: scorpions
Email address: rkwagle@gmail.com
Telephone: 012380078
address:
temp: pulchowk campus, hostel
per.: pokhara, parshyang chowk , malepatan
education:
Gandaki boarding school (10, +2) - 2002
Final year project title: Pulchowk campus grid
Achievements: -my passion for knowledge, my aim, my games, my friends, my rules
- i remember:christmas party 2004, world cup 2006 final party, phulchowki hike, india tour, janaandolan protest, locus 2005, farewell party and the aftermath.
room 'A' -205, enigmatic pulchowk campus (its members and its rules)
Likes: virtualism, gadgets, knowledge hunt, passion, colors, lights, music and stories
Dislikes: ignorance, anger, evil
Confession: Procastination is my life style. .... Ah! whatever i will write it later......
motto: if you love to sleep you won't get rich!
future plan: Business and computing
last word:sleep well
Name: Ram krishna wagle
campus roll no.:059bct531
date of birth: 1983.11.19
zodiac: scorpions
Email address: rkwagle@gmail.com
Telephone: 012380078
address:
temp: pulchowk campus, hostel
per.: pokhara, parshyang chowk , malepatan
education:
Gandaki boarding school (10, +2) - 2002
Final year project title: Pulchowk campus grid
Achievements: -my passion for knowledge, my aim, my games, my friends, my rules
- i remember:christmas party 2004, world cup 2006 final party, phulchowki hike, india tour, janaandolan protest, locus 2005, farewell party and the aftermath.
room 'A' -205, enigmatic pulchowk campus (its members and its rules)
Likes: virtualism, gadgets, knowledge hunt, passion, colors, lights, music and stories
Dislikes: ignorance, anger, evil
Confession: Procastination is my life style. .... Ah! whatever i will write it later......
motto: if you love to sleep you won't get rich!
future plan: Business and computing
last word:sleep well
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