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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.