Thursday 2 June 2011

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A NEPLAI WHEN..::


My good name people Deepsikha Chettri! so that makes sense that I was borin in a Nepali household! and  like any other person born under the tagline *nepali*..I adore it too!...The cultures, traditions, language, everything is so awe-striking and it feels great to become a part of such a wonderful community ! All the while I do not forget that I am an Indian first and then comes Neplai..However this post is kind of my way to express my pride in being a NEPLAI GIRL!!...



                !YOU KNOW YOU ARE A NEPALI WHEN :::


-You say, Whose Father, What Vitamin? "kasko Bau ko ke -lagchha" and "ke ho hana?" 
-Vitamin is pronounced as Bheetaameeeen 
-You say Gernal, Carnal,Jhinjiri, Jarkin, Cap-topi, Half-kattu, T.B, BisKoot, Tyaksi 
-You think Mustang is the name of a place. 
-You look up when you hear an airplane. 
-You point with your lips. 
-Whenever you meet someone you ask, " Have you had your food?" ( bhat khayao?) 
-You meet someone in a movie hall and ask, " Have you come to watch a movie?" ( cinema herna ayeko?) 
-You call all action movies " action pacck" 
-You meet an elder and he/she asks you, " when did you come back?" 
-You know the three Ds of partying. i.e- dance, drink and dangdung. 
-You think all festivals mean relatives playing cards and getting drunk. 
-You cannot drink without chicken chilly and momos. 
-You think chicken chilly and momo is nepali food. 
-You are crossing a one way street and you have to check both sides. ( daya ani baya ) 
-You get annoyed when people think you are from Naples. 
-Your relatives give you money whenever you visit them. ( even when you are 40) 
-When you see a pair of slippers upside down ( ulta chappal) you have to turn it around. 
-You dont cut your nails at night. ( alas the devil might take You and your family) 
-You feel you havent eaten if you havent had Bhath ( rice). 
-You laugh at everything on Nepali TV but you still watch it. 
-You dont know that the buff you have been eating is actually short for buffalo. 
-You have been dragged to a mandir on saraswati puja so that you will get good grades. 
-You are not allowed to hum or sing while eating. 
-Your grandmum doesnt let you whislle at night. 
-You cant date someone if you are not in love. 
-You have a problem following rules and standing in line. 
-You call anyone rajesh hamal if he has a long back-hair, 
-You remember the dhoti vayiyaas of the street when you see chaanaa-chatpate, or chaat, or any of that stuff(if you are lucky enough), 
-You wait for someone going "tinaa-falaam-boraa-botttle" when you have loads of beer cans and bottles, 
-You watch korean movie and try to act like Koreans, 
-You miss those mountains you used to see the moment you opened your eyes in the morning.. 
-You can use one word to describe all different levels.... e.g. laamo (long) laaaaaaamo (longer) and laaaaaaaaaaaamooo (very long).... 
-You love gundruk! hmmmmmm... aja tei khanchuuuu mata!!! 
-You understand when someone says in English ... Dont tease me, I am tiffin carriers daughter (na jiskau malai, ma khandani chori ho!) 
-When your friends tease you they go.. L L C C (La la Cha cha)! or J.P.T. (Je Payo Tyahi) 
-You blow u'r hand each time u touch u'r neck..thinking u are gonna get goitre(that is huge lump in u'r neck)... 
-You dont care what people think when u eat ur food with ur hand 
-You think of titaura and your saliva glands go wild 
-A COLLECTION OF NEW NEPAL QUOTES (UKHAN- TUKKAs) 
1)‘No Money, Fun Funni.” 
2)‘Pakhe lai pauroti, Sahariya lai bun.’ (For retard its bread, for city people its bun) 
3)‘paisa na kaudi, bazaar bazaar daudi’ (No money running around markets) 
4)‘timi mahan, timi hanuman, timro pucharr lamo, timile Lanka jalayeko’ (O, you great, you Hanuman, Your tail long, You burn Lanka!) 
-You go e-straight to Up-e-stairs to have some e-snacks 
-You are always ready to eat MOMO 
-You wear Converse with Kurta! for ur morning walks....
.................................and it goes awn and awn and awn..!!!!!!!!......
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I love my culture but I love Fashion too!..So Just mordernized my ethnic neapli dress a bit......take a look!
That is the traditional neplai wear (lil modernized)..
Thee Puff!!!...Its not a neplai hairstyle but I like to call it one !! :)





The *bangles*..'bai' as you call it in vernacular terms, Its a must in every nepali girl's hands..and I love it esp when it is in red ^ching-ching^




Ok so that is the full view of the outfit..!Zoom in can you see INDIA in the sash?..see m loyal to my nation!


The pouch is matching and I love it!


The puff is adorned with the tiara ..hehe!!..:)


I had a tough time getting those heels (leg size :2)....anyways you can see the *payal* there...thats indian not neplai but anyways its fusion (mordernized)..!


Those are my two betterhalves namelt Tsepal and Phuntchok (in their ethnic wear:Bakkhu)..And look at us..*crazzy*..


..I hope you all liked it..!!..Nepalis take pride in being one and My fellow Indias..lets take pride in being an India It rocks....On that note... this posy end..Loove you all.. My white (anaemic haha) heart shows ir well . take care.!
XOXO LiL Sirena!
















2 comments:

  1. very pretty...and i like what u've done with your chaubandi cholo and saree. stylish. m proud to be a nepali too. great going. xoxo.

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  2. thank you so much!!...coy mistress!!!!

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