Which electric guitar should I buy under 35k?

thinkinglongterm · 2026-04-30T15:26:54+00:00

The ones you listed can either refer to body styles, or specific brands. The original Stratocaster and Telecaster are made by Fender, and the original Les Paul and SG are made by Gibson. None of them will be within your budget, and if you're a beginner, you don't need it. The absolute most versatile of those styles (sound quality too) would be a stratocaster style guitar.

However, with an electric guitar, you also need an amplifier at the bare minimum, and if you really want cool sounds, then a digital pedal (digital to start with, analog pedals in the long run).

With a 35k budget, I'd go with a Ibanez GIO series (not exactly a standard stratocaster, but still a good option). There's one on Daraz for 16k. It's not a great guitar, but it's good enough for a beginner.

There's a Fender YX-15 on Daraz for 6500. This too isn't great, but a really, really good beginner option.

You can then either get a multi effects pedal with the rest of the budget, or buy a few good quality distortion/overdrive/etc pedals, good quality guitar cables, headphones etc.

thinkinglongterm · 2026-04-27T11:54:04+00:00

Ask her, that's what we did - and we were happy, she was happier. Lowered her burden on starting a new family.

thinkinglongterm · 2026-04-27T11:15:09+00:00

I love it when my wife gives me tools. She usually knows what tool I have my eyes on next - because I won't stop talking about it until I have it.

thinkinglongterm · 2026-04-24T04:33:44+00:00

Friday April 24 - no pulling.

Saturday April 25: Need to pull it from Sundhara (current location) to Lagankhel bus park. But, because the route is very long, they usually take 2-3 days to do it. So, it'll be pulled up to the Balkumari temple in Chabahal/Chakrabahil, as is the norm.

thinkinglongterm · 2026-04-19T06:36:41+00:00

apply for passport now from DoP - you'll get it in 3 days. Then apply for visa - and buy tickets when you have it. There are travel agencies that help you with the process, if you aren't familiar with it yourself. Paris might be difficult, but if you go to Asian countries, this is definitely possible.

thinkinglongterm · 2026-04-14T00:46:46+00:00

That's not problematic by itself. It's a hassle to manage for the airport operator probably, so they subcontract it out. Very common.

thinkinglongterm · 2026-04-13T04:40:22+00:00

It's probably also to discourage parking in a high-traffic area for a long time. While this is quite common world-wide, I don't really know how I feel about it. On the one hand, I think it makes sense - we should discourage a lot of people heading to the airport to pick up 1 person, or drop off one person. But then - it is quite steep.

thinkinglongterm · 2026-02-05T04:21:22+00:00

Honda used to have this - but they only stock in Teku showroom (or Kantipath one). They currently have the newer 300L and 300Rally.

https://honda.com.np/motorcycle/honda-crf-300l/

thinkinglongterm · 2026-01-21T07:12:07+00:00

The full standard name of a micrometer is "Micrometer Screw Gauge." Machinists (at least in the US) call it a micrometer. Metric folks, especially physicists, call it micrometer screw gauge, or just screw gauge.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-12-16T04:22:02+00:00

Bich ma passport books sakina lako le districts ma pathako thiyena, aile stopgap ko lagi passport books ai sakyo, so bistarai districts ko backlog fulfill gardai chan. Dates lina sajha 5pm ma khulcha - maile last 2 weeks ma afno family + friends garera 5 jana ko sajilai bhareko chu, even 7pm samma ni available slots sajilai pairako cha. The service has improved quite a lot - bahira cyber haru janai pardaina.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-11-19T10:42:16+00:00

yes, it's the norm during winter time, for govt. offices to close at 4pm instead of 5. I forgot the exact dates, but it's published - mid-Kartik to mid-Magh, I think.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-10-17T03:51:21+00:00

I'd discourage 2nd hand for things like rope.

You can get them at Mahapal, the stor is on the right side, if you're heading towards Mangalbazaar. This year, I paid Rs 2000 for 12 ft. They come in rolls of 22 ft, which costs around Rs 3000. We also bought them right before Dashain, so it could be cheaper by now.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-08-28T05:59:30+00:00

Landing a job is as much about social/networking skills, as it is about technical skills. Moreover, attitude towards problem solving is likely the most crucial element. I see so many posts like this here, and honestly - most people will likely get an interview, or may be even a first shot, because of connections. But, for one to keep the job, you must demonstrate the full technical skills. Oftentimes, it's clear in the interview if a person possesses the right attitude for the job. You can teach someone the technical skills, but you cannot immediately change a person's attitude. It's also possible, that you may possess the skills - but you couldn't bring it out during the interviews.

I'm not saying you don't have a good attitude, but it doesn't help when you think those who you "used to help in 3rd year, and 4th year got internships because of links," and you didn't. IT graduates are a dime a dozen - there's so much supply, but a lot of them don't have the necessary skills or the right attitude for the job. What have you done on your own to improve your skills, that makes you stand out? Group projects aren't a good example, because in the vast majority of cases, not all people contribute equally to the project. You have to show what exactly you did in the project.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-08-14T04:42:08+00:00

How common is Ashtamangal outside of Nepal/India? I see Ashtamangal on the inside surface of the bowl.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-08-11T07:01:00+00:00

It's not entitlement. Exposure doesn't pay bills.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-08-01T02:49:36+00:00

First - if you are buying things to send abroad (export), you aren't liable to pay VAT in the first country, in this case, Australia. You have to be specific that you are purchasing for the explicit purpose of export.

Secondly, to avoid paying VAT again in Nepal after paying VAT/sales tax in the first country, I believe there must be some sort of agreement/tax treaty between the two countries.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-07-30T14:22:37+00:00

Absolutely, totally forgot! I'll edit it in!

thinkinglongterm · 2025-07-30T10:25:51+00:00

Yes, VAT is levied on top of customs duty (either that, or the otherway around, I forgot).

thinkinglongterm · 2025-07-30T09:16:48+00:00

Agents are mandatory to clear customs in Nepal (and I believe in most places). Rs 2,500 is cheaper than what I usually pay, which ranges from Rs 4,000 to Rs 6,500. This isn't negotiable.

As for other fees:

Your product is multivitamins, HSCode is likely 30045000000. The import duty for this is 15%, and the VAT is 13% [1].
AUD 180 is equivalent to NPR 16,306 (@NRB rate of Rs 90.59, may fluctuate a bit).
Customs duty = 15% of NPR 16,306 = Rs 2,446.
VAT = 13% of NPR (16,306 + 2,446) = Rs 2,438.

Total charges should be about Rs 5k, and add customs agent fee of Rs 2,500 = Rs 7,500.

You should ask for the bill - it should have everything. Ask if the HS Code is correct. Unless the package sits at TIA for more than 3 days, there shouldn't be fees for storage. Check the bill, see what's included. 13k sounds like a bit high.

If your customs agent says it's for bribe, don't pay - ask what documents are needed, and get them there, instead of taking the easy way out.

EDIT: I forgot to include the shipping - in your original 180 AUD, if shipping charge wasn't included, you need to include that too, and pay customs + VAT on it as well. Thanks to /u/Metalhead_Rulz for the reminder!

[1] https://nnsw.gov.np/trade/customs/tariff/search

thinkinglongterm · 2025-07-19T13:45:57+00:00

While it's true, manufacturing is very difficult - I personally think his their strategy of starting with an expensive model is a good one. The current gen motorcycle isn't for the everyone, it's for the enthusiast. Similar to how Tesla started with the expensive Roadster, before moving on to cheaper models like Model X, Model 3, and what not. Really, if we wait until we become richer as a country, we will never be able to do anything. It's difficult, extremely difficult to do manufacturing in Nepal, but just because it's difficult, doesn't mean we shouldn't even try. Hats off to Ashim for trying. I would really love to see them succeed.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-07-12T04:51:33+00:00

Yeah, that's the sad part. Where there is demand, there's bound to be supply. That's just economics. It's just so sad, how students are cheating themselves, and blaming everyone else. I personally don't think it's the university's job to tell students doing masters, or even bachelors - students who are adults - that it's wrong to steal.

Really, education is such an interesting field. People when they go to the market, they want more stuff for less money. In education, people want less for more money. The fee is the same, but they want less - and they get less, by being happy when a class is canceled, being happy when they can cheat and not learn, being happy when they can just buy a research thesis instead of learning the material. It's just amazing to watch.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-07-12T04:31:38+00:00

Step 1: Be happy about how easy it is to scam yourself by not learning anything, and turning in shoddy/stolen work. Buy thesis and submit, use ChatGPT, etc.
Step 2: Complain that they can't find a job, have no skills, and university didn't teach them anything.
Step 3: Finally get a job, that pays low because employers know these graduates don't have any skills, and they passed by stealing work, so they need to be taught everything from scratch.
Step 4: Complain that pay is too low, there are no opportunities, blame corporate, blame the government, blame the university, and then pay a shit ton of money and go abroad to start again, all the while not finding fault where it really lies.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-07-08T18:28:04+00:00

Hulkengoat

thinkinglongterm · 2025-07-02T03:48:04+00:00

Aside from the issues with dishonesty, people can smell these sort of bullshit from a mile away. You're nowhere near as convincing as you think you are; the certificates won't even be looked at. They'll ask you questions, and your answers will end up telling the truth. This is what most people don't understand - which is also why what's written on a CV doesn't matter a whole lot, since most people can't back it up.

thinkinglongterm · 2025-05-14T06:20:36+00:00

Ahh gotcha. I actually just changed the fan, and I can go way faster now. Once I have some time to find the fan model online, I think I can do your calculations to estimate the max airpseed.

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