Living in a hotspot of the town has its own ups and downs. Being a "sahariya" itself, has its advantages and disadvantages. So, living in this part of the town, Thamel, as it has been called for ages, I have been experiencing many bitter sweet memories over my lifetime. Though I'm a mere youngster in his early 20s, I have been enjoying my life to the fullest in the expense of my studies, which I shouldnt have neglected all these time. So, back to Thamel thing, whenever anyone of my "new" friends ask about where I live and I reply back "Thamel", I get almost the same reaction from them, "Whoa!! THAMEL!! Moj cha hai! Thamel ma ghar!!", which sometimes does feel good, but for me its the same, whether u live at Thamel or some other place. Its not that I have problem with these remarks but as I've said earlier, it has its own ups and downs.
The main advantage you have is you can hang around anywhere and anytime and dont have to worry about late night cabbies ripping you off!!! Another pros is you're at walking distance away from any main point of the city, it may be New Road, or Durbar Marg or the malls as well. I don't have to worry about the pack micros and short tempos to travel while I walk, which is quite good for health too!!! ( So my secret for a lean and fatless body is walking!!! hehe ;) ). Thamel, a tourist hub of the town, is a great place to relax and take a walk just to get rid of the stress you have due to studies and work. Just a walk for 10 or 20 minutes in the evening, and you're fresh!!
I've spent almost all of my life in Thamel. From the time when I waited for my school bus during my childhood to this very day, Thamel has experienced various changes, not physically but for the people, infratstructures and of course its push towards being a Tourism Destination cum Business Hub. The locals whom I used to know from Thamel are mostly either abroad or have shifted some other 'Peaceful' places (Do note my stress towards Peaceful). And there's the "nighlife" of Thamel, for most people it would sound quite wierd that I'm not a big fan of Thamel's nightlife, specially within my neighbourhood's part of Thamel. The reason - infamous "Dohori Sanjhs" and "Dance Bars". The noise from them are really irritating. To make it worse the building next door to my place has a "Dohori Restaurant" in it. The 7 pm -12 am part of the day is the most tormenting part of the day. The irritating music, the screeching voices, low quality sounds and worst sort of singers just make it a lot worse that it sounds. My friends who come to my place for a couple of hours during the evening time cant stand the noise....imagine how have I been living with the sound for 6 friggin years. Why cant they come up with sound proofing stufss? Doesnt social repsonsibility come up to their mind while starting out these businesses and why is the government so mum about these things? I'm sure loads of complaints regarding the noises come up to the desks of the local authorities!!
I've spent almost all of my life in Thamel. From the time when I waited for my school bus during my childhood to this very day, Thamel has experienced various changes, not physically but for the people, infratstructures and of course its push towards being a Tourism Destination cum Business Hub. The locals whom I used to know from Thamel are mostly either abroad or have shifted some other 'Peaceful' places (Do note my stress towards Peaceful). And there's the "nighlife" of Thamel, for most people it would sound quite wierd that I'm not a big fan of Thamel's nightlife, specially within my neighbourhood's part of Thamel. The reason - infamous "Dohori Sanjhs" and "Dance Bars". The noise from them are really irritating. To make it worse the building next door to my place has a "Dohori Restaurant" in it. The 7 pm -12 am part of the day is the most tormenting part of the day. The irritating music, the screeching voices, low quality sounds and worst sort of singers just make it a lot worse that it sounds. My friends who come to my place for a couple of hours during the evening time cant stand the noise....imagine how have I been living with the sound for 6 friggin years. Why cant they come up with sound proofing stufss? Doesnt social repsonsibility come up to their mind while starting out these businesses and why is the government so mum about these things? I'm sure loads of complaints regarding the noises come up to the desks of the local authorities!!
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