Plum Jam Making

 Plum Jam

1. Wash and clean the plums that are red and ripe. Discard the green ones.

2. Use about two thirds full of your pressure cooker.

3. Add half a cup of water. Boil the plums for 3 or 4 whistles. It should give a sweet cooked smell.

Let the cooker rest and cool down for a night.

4. Next day, drain all the water out. Using hands, peel off the skins. Also squeeze tout all the seeds.

With hands squeeze the pulps to make it a smooth paste.

5. Heat a thick deep pot and transfer the plum paste and start cooking it. Add 1 and half cups of sugar, and 4 table spoons of vinegar and half teaspoon of salt. (careful not to put too much salt)

6. Cook by constantly mixing in medium heat. Care should be taken not to burn your fingers or hand from the splashing of the boiling mixture. After the water slowly evaporates the mixture becomes thick in consistency. Take a spoonful of it and taste it. If sugar needs to be added, add some and also check vinegar. 

7. After about 30 minutes slow cooking the mixture should be thick. Remove from heat and let it cool completely before filling it in glass jars. Put it in freeze to last long. 

8. If the jam did not taste like it should, don't worry, find out what went wrong, and improve it next time. 

You can also check some Youtube videos, if you want !!

Good Luck !!

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A. The most important thing that you learn in school is that, the most important thing cannot be learnt at school.

                ― Haruki Murakami,

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Misuse of Smartphones by youngsters

 

Some children spend a long time each day on their smartphones. 

Why is this ? Is this a positive or negative development ?

Some young kids or juveniles spend a long time each day on their mobile phones. This is because gaming apps and video streaming apps are so entertaining or engrossing, but this can have negative consequences because they can distract children from family life.

Minors love using mobile devices because streaming services have many entertaining videos. This means they have endless opportunities to enjoy themselves, and they can spend their entire day watching new video shows or playing games, without thinking. For example, many videos on Netflix or Youtubes, are aimed at children, some of which design their title and thumbnails to entice children to click on one more video.  As a result, they spend their free time in front of a screen instead of being outside doing some physical activities, such as bike riding or playing sports.

Despite them being hugely enjoyable for the kids, I believe that they should be viewed negatively because of the impact it has on time with parents and other kids. Being around one’s nuclear family teaches children many important things such as values, manners and how to treat others. If a kid misses these opportunities,  they could grow up to have impaired social skills and take their values from Youtubers rather than their parents. For instance, one of the most popular personalities on Youtube is Logan Paul, who is well known for promoting drug use, gambling and violence.

In conclusion, videos on mobile may be irresistible to those under 18. However, parents should restrict screen time as much as possible to limit the harmful effects influencers can have on their sons or daughters’ upbringing.

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नबिर्सौ हामी - कविता

 

नबिर्सौ हामी

७२ साल, बैशाख १२, दिनको १२ बजे शनिबार

रमाइलो खेलमा साथीसंग भुलेका हामी

जमिनको कम्पन, नथामिने गरि, महाभूकम्पको त्यो क्षण

जताततै ढलेका घर, मठ र मन्दिर, भत्केको सडक र बाटाहरु

 

के भयो ? किन भयो ? के हुने हो अब ? पाएनौ थाहा केही पनि

सबको मनमा, मात्र त्रास र भय, छैन मुहारमा हाँसो पनि

भोलीको भयले, हल्लिएको मुटु, सब मानिस हारेको त्यो दिन |

 

सबै तिर मृत्युको खबर, घाइतेको पिडाको आवाज,

खुल्ला आकाश, हावा र पानीले, बिक्षिप्त बनाएको त्यो मन

बालकको रुवाई, मानिसको पिडाले, अशान्त भएको त्यो मन

 

बुवा र आमा, अन्न र पानी, खोजीमा हिडेका

दाई र दिदी, बालक नानी, काखमा च्यापेका

पालो र पैचो, लिनु र दिनु, नेपालीको धर्म नै

दुखका दिन, कठिन रात, बिताउन सिकेका |

 

महिनाको दिन, सम्मको कम्पन, कसरी बिते छन्  ?

बर्षको दिन, कठिन जीबन, कसरी बिते छन्  ?

 

प्रकृतिले पाठ, सिकाएर गए, दैबले परिक्षा लिए

नेपाली जन, एक ढिका भइ, बिपतिको सामना सिके

भविष्य देखेको, कसैले छैन, नबिर्सौ यसको पाठ

संकट पर्दा, बिपतिको बेला, पाउछौ बिजयले साथ |

 

 

 

फेसबुक जमाना

सतीश चापागाईं

कति सुन्दर जमाना यो, सबैको आआफ्नो फेसबुक

जति टाढा कुरा गरे नि, चलाउनू पर्दैन यो मुख ।

 

मनमै हाँस्यो, मनमै रमायो, मनमै सबै पचायो

कलम कापी केहि चाहिन्दैन, खाली औली नचायो ।

 

यही सजिलो, यही रसिलो, यसकै छ मिठो जमाना

इतिहास लेख्ने हातहरूमा, लाग्छ कि हो निशाना ?

 

चाहे सम्धी मित किन नहोस् ? सबै छन् यसमै साथी

कसैको वास्ता कसैलाई छैन, भरोसा कसको माथी ?

 

कति सौखीन जमाना यो, मन र औली कलामी

टक्र्याउँछु म फेसबुकलाई अझ छुट्टै सलामी ।