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"My brother-in-law died of HIV aids. We all found out about it through the doctor only 3 months before he died. Now I feel that he knew about his disease but never told anyone. He just kept it to...

So, James Bond Dai, what is the difference between you and the James Bond in the movies?_x000D_ “This one suffers from sugar (diabetes)”

Dai, what is your name?_x000D_ “James Bond.”_x000D_ James Bond?_x000D_ “Yes, James Bond Rajkarnikar.”

"In the morning as I was leaving, when my son came up to me, put his school bag on the floor and said, 'Mother, I don't want to go to school'. I put the basket in front of him and told him he could...

"I am saving up money for my toy stand. I sell balloons, toy planes, balls and whistles. During Saturdays, many parents bring their children here and they flock around me for the toys. And I watch...

"Life is almost always a lot of hard work. And suffering. Happiness is momentary. But we want to be happy all the time."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Man Bahadur Budathoki, Bhasme, Sukatar, Dolakha, Met him in...

"He is a good man and I am a good man. We are friends since childhood. He does what I say and I do what he asks. There has never been a fight between us as far as I remember. This is not counting the...

"I don't know about good memories but back then and it seems like yesterday, my hands and legs didn’t hurt. Now they only look for the warmth of the sun. This old age came without warning."_x000D_...

What are you listening to?_x000D_ “Chumma dede.”*_x000D_ *Give me a kiss._x000D_ - Rohit Kumar Shah, Sunauli, Rupandehi. Met him in Bhatbhateni, Kathmandu

"Father had bought a new sickle from Gorkha Bazaar. I must have been 11. I was excited that I would be taking that sickle to the forest to collect firewood. Before I left, father had told me, 'Don't...

"Almost every year the Karnali river takes someone. Last monsoon, it was a fellow villager. A good person with family. He had went to fetch water but he never returned. There is so much water in...

“Sometimes the grandchildren talk about new things, things which are out of my understanding like cinemas and iphones. And sometimes I jokingly pretend I understand. And they laugh at me and I laugh...

“Once every week, I go to the cyber to check emails from my brother. He is in Bahrain. It is also very easy and cheap for internet phone calls. Sometimes, I take mother and father too. Next time I go...

"Whenever I'm bored during classes, he tucks down his phone in my hand, silently telling me to play games."_x000D_ - Keyuru Pradhan & Nirmal Dhakal, Met them in Mangalbazar, Patan_x000D_ For more...

“His father came and told me to cut his hair very short. I don’t think he is liking it.”_x000D_ - Bikas Nai, Nepaljung

"I am the youngest person in the dance group run by our club. No one can jump like me. And when it’s my time to dance in the centre, the claps are the loudest and everyone is shouting my...