MISS NEPAL CHARMS ALL
The WEPA tournament was graced by
the appearance today of Jharana Bajracharya, Miss Nepal.
Jharana managed to take a few days out of her busy public
schedule to enjoy some rest and entertainment in the
jungle. Jharana and her two companions arrived at Tiger
Tops in the early evening and literally brightened the
entire dining hall.
 Jharana is 17 years old and is even more
charismatic and beautiful in person than her photos indicate. Everyone who met and had an
opportunity to get a flavor for Jharana's genuine nature
was enriched by the experience.
Most entertaining of all was
watching the activities surrounding the Miss Nepal
delegation in the dining hall. As the young women sat
warm and cozy in front of the fireplace, those young men
fortunate to be sitting and chatting with them were
forced to tear of layer after layer of clothing in order
to keep their coveted places but avoid dripping with
sweat. A herd of happy rhinos is a fine thing, but a herd
of sweaty rhinos is simply unacceptable in such company.
Tiger Tops was full of its
customary cadre of distinguished guests, from Argentine
barons to South African and Indian moguls to French
models to world-renowned journalists to reincarnated
lamas. The guests provided a great deal of color and
depth to the gathering. And of all these most interesting
and celebrated individuals, Miss Nepal shines brightest
in this writer’s memory.
LEOPARD SPOTTED IN TREE
While returning from a long
morning of polo, some of the Screwy Tuskers, along with
Chuck McDougal and photographer Sanu Vajracharya, the
sharp eyes of Christy Erickson spotted something up in
tree. The group was riding in a jeep through the woods
between the Reu River and the lodge. She thought it
looked like a leopard, but because leopard sightings are
extremely rare, the rest of the group was skeptical. Upon
closer examination they saw that there was indeed a
leopard sleeping on one of the high branches of a tree in
the woods. Sanu tried to get a picture, but the elusive
cat made an escape before he was able to get close
enough.
STONER EMERGES VICTORIOUS
The competitive spirit was still
running high at Tiger Tops after the polo matches had
ended for the day. Kristjan Edwards, worldly lad that he
is, introduced a few of the players to a Chilean dice
game called “Perudo.”
The rules are fairly simple but
the strategy is quite complex. With varying amounts of
caffeine, beer and rum running through the veins of the
players, Kristjan, William, Gurpal, Nikil, Sean and
Laurie, the game began.
Nikil, an all-or-nothing kind of
guy, took risk after risk and was the first to be
eliminated. Gurpal, Kristjan and Sean hung in the game
for quite some time but eventually were outmanueverd by
Willliam and Laurie.
In the final intense showdown,
William displayed his remarkable strategic abilities and
emerged victorious over Laurie, who realized that she
should have remembered Raj Kalaan’s mantra:
“tactics.”
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