His first attempt for a world record was by breaking eggs in 2006 and he had been praticing since 2003. This was during the time when bird flu was creating havoc all over the world. Since eggs were available at a lower price then, it was an appropriate time to attempt for the record of breaking the most number of eggs by tap of finger nail in one minute.
Luck in the beginning seemed to be on his side. Living in Dharmasthali, where poultry farming is practiced extensively, he had easy access to eggs. With support of his friends from Manmohan Memorial College, he began practicing hard.
“I started practicing for more than two hours a day even cracking the eggs for my breakfast using my fingernails. As I practiced more and more, my nails started becoming harder and eventually after months of practice, when I attempted for the record, I managed to break 99 eggs in one minute,” expresses Timilsina.
However, as amazing as the concept of breaking eggs by fingernails may sound, his first attempt for Guinness record was actually dual attempt. His continuous practice eventually made his nails so strong that he could then easily break bulbs and tube lights with them. Hence, to utilize his unique talent that he had acquired he gave it a try and while attempting for the record, he attempted to break the longest tube light in one minute, by tapping his finger nails on it.
He proposed both the records to be recognized by the World Guinness Records. However, his luck did not last long as both his records didn´t get approved. “It could have been because I was a Nepali, or it could have been because we failed to follow the guidelines set by Guinness World Records,” says Timilsina.
However, the trait of never giving up even when disappointed was what he had learnt from childhood.
Born on September 22, 1983 to Bal Bahadur Timilsina and late Phampa Timilsina, it was his dad, a soldier, who taught him to keep fighting when he was still young. “It was my childhood when I learnt the most. My five years´ time in the army barracks in Dhankuta is the most precious period of my life,” says Timilsina. He left with his dad to Dhankuta from Dharmasthali, his birth place, when he was just seven years of age. He studied there till grade five, where he learnt to be disciplined and composed. “It was this learning that helped me with the disappointments of failing to get the records registered even after so much of hard work. It was this learning that instilled the trait of working hard in me,” says Timilsina.
After his schooling at the barracks till 5th grade, he moved back to Dharmasthali. Then, to get away from the problems at home, after her mother had passed away, he moved to hostel at Mt Ganesh School and studied there till his 10th grade.
Taking advantage of the scholarship he was provided, he began participating in almost all activities and striving to do something innovative. Nicknamed, “wild buffalo” by his friends, Timilsina began his journey to set world records with the support of his friends at Manmohan Memorial College, where he is doing his Masters in educational management now.
His constant struggle of achieving his goal finally materialized on June 14, 2008 at Satdobato Lawn Tennis Court. He then managed to hold 21 tennis balls on one palm for more than 10 seconds breaking the previous record of a Frenchman of 19 tennis balls. “This was one of the most satisfying times of life-my dream finally came true,” says Timilsina.
But it was not easy to achieve that feat. He used to practice so hard that he dislocated his fingers on many occasions-trying to squeeze in 29cm tennis balls between his fingers. Altogether, he practiced for 4,202 hours!
However, as it happens with people who have achieved some feat, they begin to realize their responsibility toward society. For Timilsina it was the same. He chose the medium of Guinness Book of World Records, which is published in more than 100 million in number in over 40 languages and read in over 200 countries as the medium.
“My first and most concerned issue was for the stigma and discrimination for HIV infected people,” says Timilsina. Combining world record and social awareness for the first time, Timilsina kissed both HIV positive and negative children to set a new record. He kissed 116 people, of which 20 were HIV positive without discrimination of their status for disease in a minute coinciding with World AIDS Day, December 1, 2009. “Creating this record was even more satisfying than the one that I created previously. At least the HIV infected people will draw some inspiration that there is someone who cares for them,” says Timilsina.
With two records already under his belt, he is not the one who will stop so easily. “I want to be the King of World Records by creating maximum number of world records,” says Timilsina. “However, each record that I will want to create will have a direct relation to the burning issues of the society. This way, I hope to raise some awareness,” adds Timilsina.
Recently he attempted to break the world record of holding maximum number of tennis balls within 30 seconds. “Few weeks back, I held 24 golf balls for 3 minutes and 52 seconds. This is a new record and I have sent the documents for verification to the society,” says excited Timilsina.
With the ultimate aim of being the first Nepali to have his wax statue made and displayed at Madam Tusad Museum, London, he keeps thinking hard for new ideas to set records on and doing the activity harder, even if it means to kiss 116 people in one minute.
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