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December Issue

Newsletter

It was a dream come true for thousands of Chinese hoteliers

and countless people directly or indirectly connected with

hotel industry in China. China Hotel Association organized

the First China Hotel Industry Culture Festival and the

International Hotel Industry Conference 2012, which

ended in tremendous success. Hangzhou, the capital and

largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China, was

the venue. The events began on 3 December and went

on until 6 December, lasting for four days. China Hotel

Association, as it deserved, took all the credit for the

successful organization of the events.

GATE at First

China Hotel

Industry Culture

Festival &

InternationalHotel Industry

Conference 2012

It was a curious blend of honour, surprise and joy for

GATE to have received the invitation to First China Hotel

Industry Culture Festival and the International Hotel

Industry Conference 2012 extended by China Hotel

Association. Taking up the invitation, Khem Raj Lakai, the

CEO of GATE, and Hao Ying Zhang, Chinese teacher at

GATE, went to China to participate in the events. It was

an inestimable privilege to both of them to attend such

world class prestigious events.

There was also a very special invitation to GATE students

to perform Nepali cultural dance at the festival. Although

the required number of participant students was limited

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to six, this opportunity was for every student in the fourth

semester. The six students Lumina Shakya, Som Basnet

Mitra Shahi, Sondip Thapa, Savyata Parajuli and Puja

Sharma were the rst ones to show interest in visiting

China to attend the festival and conference. They were

truly enthusiastic about their trip to China, and did

whatever they can to materialize their dream of visiting

China. To their extreme joy, they succeeded.

This party of eight members left Kathmandu for Hangzhou

on 1 December. They had to break their journey in

Lhasa and Chengdu and were nally in Hangzhou on 3

December, where they stayed in Hotel Zhejiang until 6

December. The accommodation and facilities provided

were second to none.

Hangzhou Dragon Hotel and Zhejiang Narada Grand

Hotel provided the venue for the First China HotelIndustry Culture Festival and International Hotel Industry

Conference 2012. The grand opening ceremony

took place in Hangzhou Dragon Hotel at 9 am on 4

December, which was immediately followed by various

events. A lot of national and international hoteliers and

people connected with hotel industry were present at the

festival.

5 December was eventful day. Following the event guide,

the party attended the whole day programmes for the

day. Lakai participated in the event called Business

Matching. On the same day later in the evening, there

were various performances put on by many artists. The

students of GATE also performed two dances. They

danced to a song titled paschim kohi purba ghar purba,

which depicts unity among diverse ethnic communities

and cultures of Nepal. The other one was purely cultural

dance - Dhimal Dance. It is a cultural dance from Dhimal,

an ethnic group living in the Eastern plains of Nepal.

Their dance performances were greeted with tumultuous

applause from the audience.

The party also had a whale of time in China. They visited

a few places of tourist interest like Panda Breeding

Center. Travelling by BULLET TRAIN remained enjoyable

and unforgettable experience to all in the party.

The festival and conference was truly terric. To GATE,

and the students in particular, the participation was an

absolute exposure to the world of hospitality industry.

We are glad that we had chance to rub off shoulderswith successful hoteliers, and I am sure that every one of

us came away with a wealth of ideas, expressed one of

the participant students.

Mid Term Exam in 2012

Exam at GATE has always been an effective system of

assessing the ability of students. There are two exams in

each semester: midterm exam and nal exam. Passing

midterm exam is mandatory to pass nal exam.

Under effective supervision of Bir Bahadur Chhetri,

the examination controller, the GATE Exam Committee

successfully conducted Mid Term Exam. The exam startedfrom 3 December and continued until 10 December.

Before the exam a few days off were given to students

for revision and preparation for the exam. As usual,

many students were said to have burned the midnight

oil. The students in the rst semester, second semester,

and fourth semester sat the exam, following exam code

obediently.

4th GATE Football Tournament

One of the most popular games at all times, football

holds special fascination for everyone be it kids

or grown-ups, men or women or the young or the old.

Interestingly, football fans and footballers have never

been scare in GATE ever since its establishment in 2007.

As a result, football tournament became a part of GATEs

extracurricular activities.

Football mania held the footballer fans and footballers

at GATE in its grip for almost two weeks when the fourth

semester students organized the 4th GATE Football

Tournament, which took place from 14 to 22 December.

Altogether ve teams participated in the tournament.

Needless to say, all the matches were incredibly exciting.

The two teams Fourth Semester Section B and GATE Staff,

defending champion, entered the nal. Once again the

GATE Staff Team clinched championship title by romping

to a 63 win over the Fourth Semester Section B Team.

The GATE Staff Team were awarded trophy and cashprize Rs 7000 while the runners-up was given medals

and certicates. Saroj Karki from the Fourth Semester

Section B Team was declared the best player of the

tournament.

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Trip to Changu and

Nagarkot

29 December 2012 was very special for

the students who longingly look for outdoor

pursuits. The entire students of First Semester

Section B along with Kishor Chitrakar,

Travel & Tourism teacher, Rudra Limbu,

Pabitra Shah, and Soni Basnet went on a

trip to Changu and Nagarkot. The trip was

organized by Kishor Chitrakar, who was also

a trip leader. Changu and Nargarkot have

always attracted people within and outside

the country. The main attraction of Changu

is Changu Narayan temple, which is said to

be built by an ancient Malla King named

Mandev. Similarly, Nagarkot is a village of

scenic beauty in Bhaktapur. It is renowned for

its sunrise view of the Himalaya.

After a smooth and comfortable ride, the bus

carrying the party of the students and staff

pulled in in front of the Hotel Greenland at

Sallaghari in Bhaktapur, where they had

good buffet-style breakfast. Again the bustook the party to Changu, where they visited

ancient, historical Changu Narayan temple

situated on a high hilltop, and spent some

time observing carvings, sculptures, paintings,

and inscriptions that ran across the stones

and walls of the temple. The students were

also given some useful information related to

the temple.

From Changu everyone hiked to Telkot. The

hiking lasted for nearly three hours. Many

enjoyed it while there were also a few who

grumbled and muttered silent stream of

abuse for having to walk. The sight of the

bus at Telkot was a welcome relief to almost

all in the party. And then the bus drove them

to Nargakot, the nal destination. Absorbing

natural scenic beauty of Nagarkot, everyone

in the party immensely enjoyed themselves

being there. What everyone enjoyed the

most there was their meal.



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For students, school can be a stressful experience. Study,

assignments, tests, exams, peer pressure, future, familyand so on can be easy cause of stress for students.

Constant stress not only becomes the reason for bad

performance, but also can develop serious illnesses. In

situation like this, a proper means of stress management

can be a great help to students. Then what could be this

proper means of stress management?

The students who were struggling to cope with stress had

a relief when the fourth semester students organized Light

Meditation Workshop on 28 December. At the behest of

the organizers, Rashmi Kaey paid a visit to GATE to

share her treasured knowledge and rst-hand experience

of meditation. Over the last few years, Kaey has been

conducting similar workshop with children from 5 14

of age. This time she had a very different age group

of participants. The students in the rst semester, second

semester and fourth semester took part in the workshop.

She also told that having under graduate students as

participants in her workshop was a completely new and

joyful experience to her.

Light Meditation is a highly recommended meditation

technique. It is practiced by focusing ones mind on the

ame of a lit candle or lamp. This enhances the powers

Light Meditation Workshop

of concentration. The essence of Light Meditation is

realization of self in the form of light.

After a thorough explanation of light meditation and

its techniques from Kaey, all the participant students

practiced light meditation. Many of them enjoyed it, and

at the same time, learned an art to explore latent true

self.

Bartending Lesson by Raj Kumar D C

Adviser: Khem Lakai

Editor/Writer: Bhaskar Subba

Reporter: Nawaraj Nepal, Rabin Thapaliya, KritiDhakal, Roshan Sitaula, Dikshya Shrestha,

Pema Lama, Sushmita Rai, Manjil Acharya

& Samira Singh Thakuri

Photographer: Alish Bista

Graphic Desinger: Pushkar Napit

Newsletter Team

On 28 December once again Raj Kumar D C, bar

master of School of Bar and Beverage Managementafliated to GBTA Canada, was at GATE to share

his intimate knowledge of wine and personal

experiences spanning over a decade with the rst

semester students. As usual, using his innate sense of

amusement, he revealed the secret of cocktails and

mocktails.

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