People don’t reach heights just doing nothing….

DETROIT: The Japanese phrase “genchi genbutsu” translates as “go to the spot” - in other words, “see it for yourself.” Few executives embrace that philosophy as completely as Akio Toyoda, who is slated to become the next president of Toyota Motor.

Last summer, during a trip so secret that Toyota’s public relations staff didn’t know he was here, Toyoda visited a dealership in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and decided to satisfy his curiosity about a pickup truck recall.

Still wearing his business suit, he got down on his hands and knees on the warm blacktop to examine the undercarriage of one of the trucks, shocking his American hosts, who didn’t expect a corporate VIP to be so hands-on.

They, and everyone else at Toyota, had better get used to it.

In June, Toyoda will take charge of a renowned company facing its most serious setback since a crisis in the early 1950s forced his grandfather, Kiichiro Toyoda, to give up control of the carmaker he founded in 1937……..

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/15/business/toyota.php

my undergrad essay for foreign universities

It looks so funny now. In this world, we need to do so many funny stuff. Probably, this was one of them. This can help high school graduates because i was able to receive funded positions in different colleges in the world…..Good luck if somebody finds this page…but don’t copy:)

July 17, 2004                                                                                                                                                                                       Kedar Ghimire

Every night, Discussion continues

As I am one among that aimless tribe of mortals, who spends the greatest part of its time in solitude, seeking a light scintilla to strike the dumb brain, I thereby find opportunities of discussion with my mind. Generally, the case arises because of a cause but every night, without a reason, brain detaches itself and we become two from one to discuss facts. The abstruse feelings emerge before I sleep while the world sleeps; unable to nap until the debate ends. Some days, it answers my queries or else I answer to its and we satisfy ourselves thus deciding to work together the every next day being an integration, to make it a fruitful one.

Overwhelmed by human nature and grasped by selfishness, I start to think about myself. I, a young teenager full of vigor, excitement and hope for a bright future, will modify into a young man tomorrow. Consisting of a unique constituent Y of a male DNA, I become a male. I feel lucky but similar to the like charges repelling each other; my father always scolds me to study hard. I know he will die tomorrow, then she- his other half too will leave the other day, then my neighborhood brother studying in a US university, then I and everyone indeed. Even if we die to live forever, everyone lives to die one day. I find no reason to be angry and jealous with him who scolds or who is wandering in a western glitter. Thus, there is no Necrophobia inside me now.

My brain mutters silently “What an enjoyable life this is!” No, I reject it for to be more interesting than an enjoyment. It has become engrossing for me due to two bases I’ve found. “Death is certain and future is uncertain.” The Certain death restrains a person to goodness while the uncertain future creates a will to live, a feeling of fantasy within him. I remember the Shakespeare’s point of view; ‘we all are the artists of a drama and the world is the stage where we have to act as per our role’. My brain ideality strikes again. Acting is not a laborious chore and we should feel the only motive behind this whole process is to keep us active. If we are made the viewers of this drama, what’s the point? Remember, a circuit becomes useless if it is not used. So, I think the director god is very witty and intelligent. I thank the mother earth- the producer of the whole drama providing all the resources, the complete airy sky above us and the perfect stage for acting are her property. Nothing is ours; I know a coffin has no pocket.

Then why and for what are we fighting? If fighting for land, I know the only boundaries that have been created are the lofty Himalayan walls on the north and the vast ocean to the south, for anyone. Neither can we demand the inside of the sphere; it will turn us into ashes nor the outside where there will be absolutely no existence. If I am fighting for wealth, my brain is the precious wealth since any wealth is the consequence of its powerful thinking. My mind says I must not concern over any issue by its intimacy because it brings possessiveness. Nowadays, I view every issues as global hence those related to humanity, truth, nature and development always fascinate me. Yes, that’s why I explore through the history of US-Iraq war to the news of success in Human Genome project and I can prevail well in these discussions.

Furthermore, my brain tickles me about the process of satisfied life. It suggests ‘always be positive’ then questions of pessimism never prompt. Tension, worry and cruel intentions are the most evil fruits of pessimism. I attribute simplicity to the success of satisfied life. The most important feature, every path chosen by a simple person deflects from Normality; aberration dominates every point, thus takes him beyond compare. Each of these persons is praised by history. Had there been no Newton, we must be wondering and wandering around the apple that falls on the ground. Had there been no Einstein, we would not have known about the bomb of peril to human existence. I extol each of these characters underlined in gold by history. Life is a struggle, an endless struggle till its end, towards understanding the meaning of our livelihood and existence. This study, I hope will never end. However, my brain encourages me never to be frustrated with this race. If someone is unsuitable academically to compete as in case of many, they can still financially be able to make this world a wonderful place. If academics and finances are not their potential, never mind since they can be logically exclusive. There is always an option. That superiority shall only be respected if it is always prevalent otherwise one is always better in one way to other thus forming a chain to balance the world. What counts is will; will to live and lead then ways certainly emerge out.

Brain concludes: always wish for what you want and feel, not undermining yourself in wishing what you can get. One should remember one’s limit. Up to the limit, nothing is impossible. Analyzing the progress from past to present, human beings are seen to be capable of converting every impossible dream into reality. At every previous era, every conscious examinee must have found accepted falsehood more profitable for his time so he decided not to bother about it. But Accepted falsehood refers impossibility while Truth refers concrete possibility. At every new era, accepted falsehood is being wiped out. I think this modification of Impossibility to Possibility is the base of human development. Brain ends-”Think high and better upto the limit for everyone and everything, work consistently towards your goals then the shawl of victory is yours. After all, this is our interesting life and everything about us depends upon us.”

I also think so; I will endure and achieve, but Let me take a nap now…….

(To be continued….tomorrow night.)

Kedar Ghimire,

Madrid, 11 February, 2009

Chat with Laxmi

Today, i chatted for a long time with Laxmi. Laxmi is my friend, we both went to same undergrad school in Germany. He is understanding life more and more these days. He was little self-centric before few years. We consolidated that one needs luck and good fate to be successful in addition to hard work. Upbringing and environment are critical factors for personal growth.

I am sad to see him little depressed due to different factors but i am sure he will come put of it very very soon, he is doing his Phd in Japan now. We are working in similar field and we exchange our ideas every now and then.

I have exams , need to study….i don’t study until pressure…fuc…

Friday, February 7, 2009 Robert Frost poem

Today, I watched two movies- Khotey Sikkay of Feroz Khan, Danny   and  Andaz apna apna of Aamir khan and Salman Khan- a classic comedy. Both felt cliched this time, don’t know why. It seems taste has changed with time.

I like literature, poetry. One of the poems that i always like is “the road not taken” by Robert Frost. Do check it out. It’s so simple, nonetheless it comes to my mind every now and then. Unknowingly, i had done it to myself. I went to Germany for my BSc instead of USA. I was more interested in culture, history and philosophy and which country can beat DEUTSCHLAND in such. From Einstein to Karl Marx, from Leibniz through Kant, Hegel, Marx, Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, all were german products.

In music, from deaf Ludwig van Beethoven to Bach, Johann Pachelbel (Canon is my all-time favorite tune); I cannot simply comprehend how gifted the country germany is..so I went. The country was simply astonishing in every field. While my closest friends chose Biochemical engineering, I chose Biochemistry. I simply felt student shouldn’t study for the grade. I am always a person to enjoy difficulty and i prefer everyone to be in similar situation- fierce brainwork and it will balance each other. Life is a quest for the ultimate truth and if everyone starts to choose an easier path, we will never find it. So, i said “fu.. you” to the grades and choose to study biochemistry and cell biology. That brought trouble to my career at some point but i will talk about that some other day. One of the other Nepali guys studied Electrical engineering and computer science, his name was Saksham Gautam and he was the sole survivor in that major. He graduated with decent grade in the end, i guess it was similar to mine. Both of our grades were worse than others and we chose to receive it. Salute to Saksham! But i am not sad with others, they had to compromise with possibility and impossibility to progress their life. They chose “possibility”.

After that, instead of choosing an easy path to UK or USA; I again chose Spain. Sometimes, i don’t get myself. Europe is a difficult place. I don’t understand my fate at all. But every time god was there till now…let’ see how will future turn out?

Now the poem-

Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken (1915)

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

pcr again

So, i repeated the realtime pcr today with HPRT….looked good- the standard curve….things are getting better…..

Nadal bet federer in the australian open…the guy is very strong…and a great runner….he runs from one corner to another in 2 secs…amazing!

I am trying to order a book to read..has been a very long time since i have read one.

exams coming, shittttttttttttttt…i hate exams….

Obama’s health nominee Daschle withdrew….stupid republicans and others…they are angry that Obama won white house…at each and every point, they are creating obstacles for him….He is a good guy, i feel.

Same is the situation in Nepal….The whole bureaucracy of the country is congress and at the power are maoists…surprising winners of election 2008. Congress is creating too much obstacle…..I hate Congress…they ruled for 19 years and devastated the whole Nepal….

K, 2009/02/03

poetry amitabh bachchan

By the way, Big B’s blog can be seen at http://bigb.bigadda.com/

I can’t believe it….My poetry is indexed at http://www.poetry.com/dotnet/P6485600/999/1/display.aspx

Wrote it 5 years ago when life was in full swing….

Hello world!

Hi people,

Namaste!

I felt blog is a good way to share and connect every other person on this earth. One of the aims in my life is to understand life. I think this is a nice  way interact between each setpiece of almighty.

The best part is i can review these pieces as time passes.

In the end, I want to write this short view that i have, as my philosophy. If you get this, you get me. Not a tough one, i guess.

Friends!
Take straights… try shortcuts….
you’ll reach the Red light of this town….
here n now, the party is on,
although the battery shall cease….
we don’t stop playin the famous beat…
n believe me, it’s fun, lose none….
Son of a gun!!!…………

Today,     I am 23 years old

or 282 months old
or 1228 weeks old
or 8598 days old
or 206352 hours old
or 12381144 minutes old
or 742868691 seconds old

And, your next birthday is in:
167 days 5 hrs 36 mins 9 secs

http://www.mathcats.com/explore/agecalculator.html

interesting:)

Hasta luego,

2009/1/31

Best,

Kedar Ghimire