It was on April 14, 2014 when NEPAL was introduced to me through the stories from a NEPALESE classmate at the United Nation Staff Officer Course (UNSOC) at the MALAYSIAN PEACEKEEPING CENTER at PORT DICKSON, MALAYSIA. He is a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) in the Army in NEPAL. He, together with other two classmates, another Filipino and a SRI Lankan, went us during a biking activity after our first day of class. We went around the vicinity of PORT DICKSON, from the public market to the beautiful beaches. After a long bike ride of several kilometers, we stopped at a convenience store and bought some drinks. We shared stories about our own countries, the people, the economy, and many other things. That was the first time that I was able to be acquainted with people from NEPAL and my impression, they are KIND and EASY TO GO ALONG WITH. He was very respectful despite his rank. He was the most senior among the four of us. He was with us during our "backpacking" adventures in MELAKA, SEREMBAN and PORT DICKSON.
We had actually 3 classmates from NEPAL during the course. But the other two were very quiet. They just smiled back at us whenever we greeted them. But all of them became our friends because we were billeted at the same floor, fourth floor of the accommodation building. They even invited us to come to NEPAL and provided us some souvenir items.
We had been together in the classroom, in the accommodation building, during the biking activities and other endeavors during those 19 days. Short but ample time that led me to know many good stories about NEPAL to pursue my dream to visit the mountainous country soon.
The earthquake with magnitude 7 that recently hit NEPAL greatly devastated the country.
As of now, we are trying to contact our 3 classmates using our FACEBOOK group that I created when we were still in Malaysia for us to have continuous communication.
I just hope and pray that the three gentlemen from NEPAL who became our classmates and became our friends are all safe including their families and loved ones...
How about you?
What are your prayers for NEPAL?
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