Friday, December 19, 2008

Let's go Nuclear!


It's exactly 9:19 pm. Once again, NEA is back with a bang. We will be living 16 hours in the dark zone in the coming months. Our politically-affiliated student bodies are busy disrupting traffic, clashing with each other and destroying public property.

Small businesses are reeling from these power cuts. Cyber shops, small restaurants, beauty parlors .... these folks will have to go to the Middle East and dig ditches if our government doesn't solve this power crisis stuff.

Maybe, our student unions should surround Singha Durbar, NEA office and maybe the Vice-President's residence (where the lights are always on!) to protest against these stupid power cuts. If the load shedding hours increase from 10 to 16 hours a day, then we can all turn off the lights and leave Kathmandu.

The government wants to build thermal plants. What we need is a nuclear plant?

Yes, you heard it right. This hydropower natak is nothing but a natak. Yes, we have both domestic and multi-national companies willing to invest in such projects but thanks to our government officials (hakim sahebs), nothing will work unless they receive hefty commissions.

If we can get China, India and the Americans to invest in a nuclear plant then maybe we will have electricity for all Nepalese. Let's call this venture NICA!

According to Bideshi experts, "
nuclear tech­nology is a proven, safe, affordable, and environmen­tally friendly energy source that can generate massive quantities of electricity with almost no atmospheric emissions."

And if there is a third world war, we can blow it up and play nuclear war games.

So let's not build these thermal plants... let's go nuclear! After all, everyone is...

WTF:
"Nude models brave cold to protest low pay"

Now that's the way to go. Maybe we should all carry out a torch rally in front of the NEA office and have a week-long 'Woodstock'-like festival! And maybe a few will be courageous enough to dance in the buff.


BTW, if the government was dead serious regarding the power cuts then they should hand out free thermal undies for us all so that we can get by without electricity. And what's up with the load shedding schedule?

Our government agencies should learn a thing or two about coordination. We should ask our Water corporation folks to change their water supply schedule. Paani auney tyam ma batti chaina, batti auney tyam ma paani audaina! But we keep on paying water, electricity bills as if we are swimming in a heated pool.

Acronym of the day:
NICA = National Ice Carving Association!

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