Suman Shrestha

Let’s change “Nepali client yestai ho”

It’s difficult to make Nepalese clients think beyond few thou cost and seek for building a strategic web experience rather than a good looking decorative webpage. 

But i will try my best, because it is our job to educate them.

I am realizing it more as the responsibilities of we webdesigners. Let’s educate our clients. 

Let’s contribute from our position to change the perspective “Nepali client haru yestai ho”.

Dont be a Yes Man

website sakiyo sir.

spelling mistake cha content ma.

yo ta cms ho sir, ma cms training dinchu, tapai afai garna saknu huncha.

yo euta page milaidinus ani payment sure.

ok sir. vayo.

ok hamro email create gadinus ani payment sure.

vayo sir.

webspace badhaunu parla jasto cha, quotation pathaunus ani payment sure.

sent sir.

eh ok ma yeha discussion garchu ani payment sure.

grrr.

hamro manager sir bahira janu vo. tihar pachi payment sure.

marnus sir !

What is an art ?

Monalisa famous navayeko vaye tyo art hunna thyo ra ?

Hami sanga famous navayeko Monalisa ra Da Vinci haru chhainan ra ?

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If Monalisa wasnt famous, wouldn’t it be an art ?

Don’t we have Monalisas and DaVincis, who are not famous ? 

maile maya layeeeeeeeeee

harek raat ko shunya .

nasuneko euta geet .

harek din ko bichhod .

jhasakka timro yaad .

ekai chin haraye .

afumai ramaye .

timi timrai desh ma .

ma timikai pugey .

nidari ma timi .

nidhara ma chumi .

maile maya layeeeeeeeeee .

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{ 1 am . office . love you }

we lived in a perfect illusion,and how we damn loved it.we built the wall brick by brick …we lived to be trapped …we born to die …we knew …fools …

we lived in a perfect illusion,
and how we damn loved it.

we built the wall brick by brick …
we lived to be trapped …
we born to die …
we knew …
fools …

Do the work !

Just received the book from amazon.

“Do the work!” by Steven Pressfield.
{ http://www.amazon.com/Do-the-Work-ebook/dp/B004PGO25O }

Yet to read it complete. But couldnt resist from sharing the two paragraphs on the back cover:

Back Cover

“A child has no trouble
believing the unbelievable,
nor does the genius
or the madman.

It’s only you and I,
with our big brains
and our tiny hearts,
who doubt and overthink
and hesitate.”

I’ll be on the roof tomorrow morning with this book & a cup of coffee. Need to wrap up today’s job. Gotta “Do the Work!”

Dear Traffic Dai haru ! atti vayooooo

Dear Traffic Dai haru !

Tapai ko ra mero kahile thyak namilne vo hae ?

Tapailai manche tharkaunai parne, afulai chaplusi na aune.

Tapaile manpari garna paune, afulai chittai nabujne.

Ma k garya yo vanera sodhne, Tapai discuss garyo vanera lekhdine.

Tapai uniform ma dada, afu sojho janta.

Ma bike dinus vanne, Tapai manchhe ni lagla vanera tarsaune.

Pahile tharkaune, ani mathi bata phone ayesi chhodne.

Malai ta ris nai marena, Katti kich kich garne.

Baru ek din bhidam ki k ho dajubhai.

I’m a Designer, not a Tarkari Pasale !

Just half an hour ago, i got an offline message in my Gtalk from a client-to-be (or i guess not) :

Suman jee… sanchai hunu huhcha.. Ma yata (***) bata (Mr. ***)..euta sano request garau vanera ! Hamro office ko home page ko lagi pani tempaltes design garnu parne thiyo…ekchoti templates design garera forward garidinus na…please thank you.

I would translate his request into the following:

Suman jee… sanchai hunu huncha ? Ek kilo aloo pathai dinus na .. pachi hisab garumla… please thank you. 

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For god’s sake ! I’m a designer, not a Tarkari pasale.


” If I found u among da group of psycho pple den whom 2 blame? “

This is a copy-paste from a short conversation in facebook on my recent status:

My FB status was:
If u find me dead, arrest the society.
If u see me happy every tme u meet me, trust me i f*ed up this society.

A…: ha ha ha ha don’t suite these words to you … Suman ji… You are self motivated person yar….

Su Moksha: sorry for the offense A… ji.
but we’re too much worried about being judged.
so, i’ll leave it to you, judge me for my best or the worst :)

J… : If I found u among da group of psycho pple den whom 2 blame?

Su Moksha: ‎@j…, have you watched “a beautiful mind” ? or, “girl,interrupted” , or “into the wild” ?
whom would you blame for those psychos  ?

Why are you killing your ideas ?

Everyone i meet , these days , has at least one great idea … something new … something revolutionary. I bet you agree. & i guess you too have one in your mind. Something like a “dream project”.

a job board.
a cultural portal.
a complete directory of nepal.
a realistic travel guide to thamel.
an e-library.
a hotel reservation site.
a stock-photo marketplace.
something new …

It feels good to hear them . Everyone is trying to make a change . If happened,  they would make an impact to our lifestyles, or hopefully our economy .

We’re infant in the internet world . Only 2.2% of total population of Nepal use internet . Thats depressing . But that gives us great opportunities, to start off new ideas , to launch new products .

But why is nothing new / great / revolutionary happening around ? Why are we killing our great ideas ? Are we afraid to try something new ? Why always be safe ? Why not take risk ?

Investment ?
Marketing problem ?
Not enough Research ?
Poor user-interface ?
Fewer internet users ?
Lack of online payment system ?

Do you have new ideas too ? Whats keeping you from making it happen ? Why are you killing your ideas ? 

An idea wont happen just because its great. Make it happen. Work on it. We need new ideas happened. It’s time, or rather… it’s late!

Seth Godin says “Being safe is too risky now” .

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