Having arrived in United States after 9/11 created a series of fateful events?.starting from a frisk and almost being stripped at San Francisco international airport and ending at the cold stares from the hillbillies in Illinois. Life wasn?t all same for every Asian in United States. Getting into a graduate program at a modest school in Illinois was not difficult?.what was difficult was?to befriend local people, who, at the every moment reminded me, I was an alien. It was not discrimination?.at least I would not say that?.possibly ignorance?having always heard little about Asians?they all summed up me being a kin to Bin Laden. Even the officer who issued me a driver?s license double checked my status.

But gradually the ice began to melt, both on the window panes and in the hearts of the people. By the end of spring, I had made a few good friends. One of them was Tara, who looked like Kelly Clarkson gone wrong, a big loud country girl who smoked joint more than Bob Marley and Snoop Dogg combined. I sometimes took deep drags with her?.almost forgetting my mom saying ?babu?yeta uta nagaresh ni?. Now that I had certainly done ?yeta uta?, I used to come home with a long face, sat myself down and studied for hours as if it would make up for what I had done earlier.

Tara was fun, so was Nick and Jessica and Sarah?.we played country songs at full blast in Tara?s yard?sat on a tailgate of an unknown truck sipping Miller Lite and singing ?American pie? at the top of our lungs. We thought Charlie Daniels was great, Tim McGraw was greater and Don Mclean the greatest?. all my U2 and Sting days were over. I was yet another hillbilly in Midwest, Although half the time I wondered ?What am I doing in Charleston, Illinois??

I was always on top of the studies?.the effortless program of technology management were not as intricate as arduous differential equations of chemical engineering. Thanks to my gruesome days in the engineering school in Orissa, I was at least regarded as a first class student in America. My professors admired me, but grimaced seeing me coming out of a local nightclub uttering invectives.

Life went on?.John_Galt the redneck wannabee was enjoying every moment until all of a sudden I hear a voice ?John?you are married right??

Ahem?. Now what does that mean?

I never slept with anyone?.lord Krishna knows it all?.oops!!?wrong god?.should have said Brahma, or Jesus?or just any goddamn god. But yes?.I never slept with any other female?.never?.no way. I always know where to draw a line. Believe me or faint?I am tired of repeating this over and over. And who would ever I sleep with?

Tara???

I would not touch her with a ten foot pole, Sarah was far too pretty to be touched by a guy like me and Jessica?although pretty?slept with jesus in her dreams rather than me in her arms. And then Nick was always there to outsmart me with it came to cooing girls?but why am I even saying this?I did not sleep?and I am never going to?period!!!

But all of a sudden my married life seemed to trouble me, not that I regretted I was married but I had to find a way to outwit those vultures in lazimpat to get my wife here. I was a grad assistant and had a 4.0 alright, but then there were stories of high profile people being denied a visa which intimidated me more than baby ghost shamara.

Stragtegies were planned, documents were created - scrutinized by the best so called immigration pundits? and thank lord Krishna (again???)?.. my wife arrived in a cold October morning at St. Louis, Missouri. I was so happy I could have strip teased in a gay bar. There was a grand party?. of course?..shamelessly inundated with beer and vodka and some other drinks which I paid for?but never saw. And for the first time in my life?in acute inebriation, I made a resolution that I was giving up drinking forever. Well?my resolutions never last?and this one was no different?but at least I cut down on drinking?and went cold turkey on smoking.

I have been in complete abstinence of tobacco products ever since?.and people find it hard to believe that I was actually a quality engineer in Philip Morris Asia Ltd for a couple of years.

Digressions aside, I graduated with excellent grades, but my graduation was not as eventful as Sitara or others, future was precarious because uncle Sam was never so broke. But then I made a weird decision, in fact two weird decisions. First, I made my wife pregnant, and second, I made up my mind to move to Alabama for another masters?this time in chemical engineering. Yeah right! A Midwest hillbilly moving south?.rednecks could not ask for more. All I needed was a confederate bandana.

I am in Alabama now, speaking southern draw and dancing in the tunes of ?Sweet home Alabama?, I can now see why Miss Witherspoon liked this place so much. I might settle down here if given a job.

After all, south ain?t that bad.

LOL
its like u swearing lord krishna;)
anyway hehe spare meh :)
and keep on writin !....:)

Nice one John ji..Enjoyed Reading it...Post More

whenever my dad mom talks abt my marries:P and mention he is studying or doing job in foreign country first thing that strike on my mind is....jesus he might have slept with so many gals:P i ain't gonna marry that guy especially when it comes to arranged marries;)
he have to prove meh like john did hehe...seriously i can't help abt that concept:(
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Ruina jee, someone might me offended with that comment. Well what if we did put it the other way round.........................Exactly in your words hai.
"whenever my dad mom talks bout my marries:P and mention SHE is studying or doing job in foreign country first thing strike on my mind is..... god SHE might have slept with so many guys:P i ain't gonna marry that girl especially when it comes to arranged marries ;0)"

Well ruIna jee for your kind information, every one does not sleep with toooooooo many gals or vice versa. It reflects the fact that u don't believe in urself. Have u heard a saying. If u can't believe urself, u can never believe others.
And one more thing, I feel like u resemble a lot of nepalese girls, living in Nepal.

I really feel sorry for their thoughts.

harkeDai

harke and ruina,

keep me out of this guys. Harke...do not be too harsh on ruina..she is a sweet kid trying to speak her heart out. But yes ruina....not everybody sleeps around. People find hard to believe but there are people who actually practice celibacy or simply disregard sleeping around.

hehe...

harke dai...ke bhaneko Ruina lai :O:O:O GRRR!!!!;oP

anyways have u heard this...we come to expect from others that we expect ourselves to give others :o)..

if u havent...u have not heard it ;oP...and hehe i dunno where i heard it...but im sure i did hear it smwhere..hehe...originality is not me cup of tea...nor is plagiarism hehe...so i did change some words...i think hehe ;oP
(ps one back to u for saying ke ke things for me team the last time!!GRRRRR!!and hehe i expect one from u too..give and take ni ;oP)..


anyways

john bro...nice ;o)...keep it commin..;o) and harke dai pani just saying his mind ke..dun worry too much hehe...lost of shoulders out there..readyfor ruina.. if she needs a should to cry on..dyam i should go to the gym and broaden me shoulder...how can me shoulders be noticed in this shoulder market!!!GRRRRRR!!! ;oP... hehe

good day..

danny
(sorry for giving a piece of me mind too ..dun worry still FOC for now ;oP hehe and before anyone says...who would wanna pay for me mind..hehe..even shit has value a mind of shit ta...abui :O:O:O...dyam a unearthed commodity!!!!!:O:O ;oP )

danny,

I believe ruina needs an honest person instead of broad shoulders.

john bro hehe...ruina needs a honest person re?GRRRR!!!!not neeed!!!!she deserves one!!!!!!!;o) hehe...

and if he comes with borad shoulders...hmmm nothing wrong now is it?hehe i mean i thot most prob broad shoulders most of the time means..good in swmming and swims a lot (or gym ;oP hehe) didnt realise it meant smthing else too..errr does it mean wat im thinking?;oP hehe

and john bro...kaha sajha ma jahiley!!!GRRRRRR!!chori lai pani haera!!!!GRRRRRRR!!!wife le matrai!!!GRRRRRR!!!;oP hehe...

happy new yr btw hehe...(got a new yr story?? ;o)..will be a good new yr today if u had hehe..)


danny

Well ruina might look for a broad shoulders....of course...who doesn't? But then she would also look for a well balanced head on propped up by those shoulders.

happy new year to you danny....god bless

omit that 'on' please.

danny,
u remind me of that haribansha's character in one of the madan krishna haribansha telefilms...where madankrishna plays a forest ranger and haribansha a corrupt politician. I remember how he talks with a flat voice in that. "jusle dinchha vote usle paaunchha note...hehe..." sth like that...

r u like one of those character in realilty...hehe?;oP hehe

HUnk Myan that was a nice laugh...hahahaha yea i did noticed that hehehe part of Danaaah broo often indeed like that character of Haribansha.

hehe harkey dai;
are u offended??
abhuiii laa i ainit gonna marry u:$
oopss childish niii wink*
bhanihalee ni my concept bhanera..afterall everyone wants to be special and only one ni hoina raa??well mero bhanaii pani tyahi ho dont be offended with my words...k garnu ta as i mentioned can't help it with my conservative ho ki khoi kunni k concepttt.
nepali kt!!offcourse i am nii ani i ain't ashmed with my culture and tradition...kind of garvaa garchu ni hehe..dont feel sorry for THE one we are proud of :P
danny said abt that......................i agree with that:)
..we come to expect from others that we expect ourselves to give others :o).
and abt ur concept abt gals !hmmm no comments ..as u said with word vice versa :)


jhon_galt;
thank u and u plz keep on writing!
aja ko ko offend hune ho hajur ko topic ma maile afno bichar byaaktaa garda :P
and u thank u for speaking on my behalf...dyam ma nabhyeko belama this harkey jee grrrrr going on n on.......LOL
ya this ruIna needs honest person well balanced head on propped up by those shoulders. hehe

danny;
thank u:) god!u are soo cweet ...i would have thought abt u if u were not behind someone else:P hehe kidding
and ya!hehe i deserve nice one hai??hernu na harkeydai is soo bad :P

hunk_in grave;
trust meh he is not like that........my words and testimony:P
he is very very sweet guy,good friend and type freak ,loves nepali food a lot..and dyam he gives good compliment!
and i ain't saying this coz he is supporting meh

happy new year everyone!

hunk,

you cracked me up dude....I was just trying to recall an identical histrionic by some actor...couldn't place haribansha in time...they both match 100%. And by the way,"jusle dinchha vote usle paaunchha note " should have been other way round, isn't it "jusle dinchha note usle paaunchha vote"?

danny keep smiling...it was in a good humor...

ruina...my little sister..you are always welcome....

are u offended?? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Yes, I am offended, coz u were talking bout the guys that were living abroad. Either u should not have generalized it or u should not have said it.

abhuiii laa i ainit gonna marry u:$ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Excuse me, did i understand wrong or maile kura nabhujeko ho. R u saying u are not gonna marry me. Maile kura ali ramro sanga bujhna sakina. yo part ko, so the only answer is i don't care. Kura ali ramro sanga bujhaunu huncha bhane ramro sanga reply garne chu.

k garnu ta as i mentioned can't help it with my conservative ho ki khoi kunni k concepttt.
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I think u r not the only conservative person on earth. Aru pani conservative huna sakchan. World is full of different kind of people, and u r not the only one of ur kind. Me not talkin bout ur face, might be u r the only one with that.

nepali kt!!offcourse i am nii ani i ain't ashmed with my culture and tradition...kind of garvaa garchu ni hehe..dont feel sorry for THE one we are proud of >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Nepali kt, nice to hear that. Ma pani nepali kta, and for your kind information i also am not ashamed with my culture and tradition. I am toooooooooooooooo proud of that, waana c how proud I am, talk to my professors and u will know bout the papers I write and discussions I do in class. I am also proud of my country and tradition and culture.

and abt ur concept abt gals !hmmm no comments ..as u said with word vice versa>>>>>>>
That is not my concept, what I said was, I also can have the same concept bout the girls, I don't have that though. I respect every individual, no matter who they r and what they r.


Sorry, to use ur thread for this kind of discussion John. K garnu, i could not hold that any more.

All of u have a great day.

gezzzz this sucks!
comon what do u wanna prove harkey jee
chewing gum jasto lambaundai basnu man cha bhanee ohkii
ma pani sakchu argue garnu.
if u are offended thn i can't help coz aba mailai jasto lagyo tyastaii lekhee
ani why are u soo offended i am saying my view and u told urs.
generalize are!!!god i am sayin what i feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel
u also said what u feel kina tyaro thulo thulo aksar ma lekheko maile dekheko chu....scroll that again.


i ain't gonna marry u........>>> excuse meh that was suppose to be funny since if i am not wrong that was suppose to be part of phun we shared in sajhaland.i am also not interested !!gezzz get that inside ur head...
jahile man lagyo tyahile jiskinee jahile man lagyo tyahilee wanna make it look wicked!god hate that.....
u dont care i don't double care LOL..

I think u r not the only conservative person on earth. Aru pani conservative huna sakchan. World is full of different kind of people, and u r not the only one of ur kind. Me not talkin bout ur face, might be u r the only one with that. ..........>>>>>>>>>
gezz why are u so pissed harkey jee.whats wrong with u..god u think urself modern and sophisticated coz u are arguing with me in matter of sex.i respect ur opinion..good for u .i dont care whatever u do.
mind u!i am just sayin what i feel...ani i dont think this is helping me to change what i think.
ani aru pani conservative hunu sakchan reh yaha re tyaha re....didn't get that....come to the point!hate bakwas crap...come to the point .k bhannu khojeko???

Nepali kt, nice to hear that. Ma pani nepali kta, and for your kind information i also am not ashamed with my culture and tradition. I am toooooooooooooooo proud of that, waana c how proud I am, talk to my professors and u will know bout the papers I write and discussions I do in class. I am also proud of my country and tradition and culture. ............................................>>>>>>
u keep on writing paper..solly i ain't inetersted on how proud u are abt ur culture and tradition.and u were saying u felt sorry for gals in nepal....LOL....kina nepal ko keti le behe gardaina bhanera pissed off ta hoina:P..garcha au .afterall sabai jana ko jodi banayeko huncha u have one.so dont get offended on what i say.

That is not my concept, what I said was, I also can have the same concept bout the girls, I don't have that though. I respect every individual, no matter who they r and what they r. ................>>>>>>
i dont care what kind of thought u have..aba its ur thought niii..
good for u!u should respect every individual,no matter who they are and what they are...HELLO i am not talking abt respect here!!i am just saying one who marries me should be bit loyal thats all.................all i am talking abt is loyalty.
and dictionary.com ki google ma gayera search garda pani huncha its vast difference between loyalty and respect..

AND MR HARKEY JEE....AS USUAL DONT LIKE THE WAY U ARGUE..ALII TO THE POINT BHAYERA ARGUE GARNU PARCHA KYA IF U REALLY WANNA ARGUE..
IF U WANT TO MAKE ME FEEL SORRY AND EXPECTING APOLOZY FROM MY SIDE THN NOP!I AIN'T GONNA SAY SORRY.I DIDN'T MEAN TO OFFEND ANYONE..I WAS JUST SAYING WHAT I FELT.


john da thank u once again.:)

tyaro>>>>tyatroo

harke and ruina....

it is all in best of humor guys....debate is a part of life....I have equal respect for both of you...and agree with both you guys even though it makes me equivocal....

may you all have a peaceful new year.

South isn't bad at all, I say! :) Simple living, nice hospitality, ignorance, what more you could ask for!

Sweet Home Alabama, ain't it Johnji?

South isn't bad at all, I say
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Not at all Ms. bama ;)

South has given people with the likes of the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley, senator El Gore, country singer Johnny Cash and many more...

Looks to me, we belong to the same coterie of hall of fame...;). What say flippy?


Lonely...

John_Galt - hmm...you're awesome!! :) keep writing!! cause i'll keep reading it ni!! :P

ruIna - wasn't that a little harsh?? :P
but i agree with what you said ke!! :) :)

flip_flop - thanks for the bringing the thread up after 1 year, one month and 27 days ke!! :) :)