The Talking Mountain

As the year 2022 draws to end, there are few breaking achievements to share and achieve here. Although I am not the type of person who really works with new year resolutions, or so, I hope next year will be more fulfilling and worth sharing with friends and families. Despite many mighty challenges and learnings, I called it a successful year.  The whole year has been a roller coaster. In the wake of COVID-19 hangovers, there were numerous challenges but at the same time a lot of learning. We were relieved  from some national restrictions. Lockdown. Face-mask. Hand washing. No movement. Social distancing and no gathering.    My father who is yet to be 63 years old has multiple diseases like high BP, Arthritis and Gastritis. Once a tuberculosis patient and more recently diagnosed with Peripheral Neuropathy.   Although, it wasn’t easy. However, I came to understand many things about different diseases and their management. I am almost certain of my future if I am l...

Wikipedia  defines a nation as a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and or society.    There is no denying the fact our  Drupka  Land fulfills these international standards. So we are a great nation. Thanks to our National Hero Beloved King –Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck.    To celebrate 115 th  National Day, the nationwide art competition is a great platform to showcase the creative art and mind of our artists.    Lalith and I, the two of us are taking part simply because there are many unmatched undertakings in the country by our successive monarchs and people. Lalith has his god-gift art talent and I have the idea to contest on the theme. Moreover, it is also time to express gratitude to all the national heroes, culture and tradition that makes us unique and different.    Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel and Guru Rinpoche made a good combination to put...

Sherig Page On this National Day, as I contemplate our history, I am filled with awe. Bhutan became a member of the United Nations in 1971. In 1972, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo became the King of a country that was largely unknown to the rest of the world. Other than our closest neighbour India, Bhutan did not have diplomatic relations with any country. The Bhutan that we live in today is a vastly different country. The sheer scale and magnitude of our country’s transformation is evident when we see how we are preoccupied with finding ways to manage our economy, national debt, finances, human resources and institutions. It is all the more remarkable, given that it was just in 1974 when we started our own currency, and found ourselves struggling to staff our handful of government agencies. Indeed, over the three and a half decades that His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo reigned from 1972 to 2006, we fundamentally transformed Bhutan. His Majesty left us the solid foundations of a ...

bbs.bt I am not surprised with the recent article by Kuensel   dated 18 th  of December titled as:  27% of Bhutanese households cannot afford nutritious food, finds WFP report,  picking up some national concern.   This topic picked quite a lot of criticism from the educated section with sound knowledge on health and wealth, nutrition and diet. There is one thing certain from the study report –the inadequate assessment, or simply ridiculous report without good baseline data to support the 27% underrated Bhutanese households without much good and nutritious food. The data could be more correct if otherwise stated as – 27% of Bhutanese households can only afford nutritious food .    However,  the cost of vegetables and fruits are higher in all vegetable markets by vendors. The trend can be changed only with a good and reliable monitoring system in place. Looks like our vendors are too greedy and creepy with the cost, they are simply extracting us pen...

It's a national day. One big day for Bhutan and Bhutanese to reflect and to forge a new journey.     The National Day is a big day for all of us, for each Bhutanese. On this day 115 years ago, our Great Hero Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck, the founding father of Bhutan unified the country from all evils and external forces. It was on this day, the Hereditary Monarchy was established and the country came under Wangchuck Dynasty.   This day is also a day to remember and thank our first Monarch and successive kingship for their sacrifice for this land and for making each one of us safe and proud Bhutanese citizens. Like our brave monarchs we should also learn to sacrifice for the country and it is a reminder to each one of us for how bravely our first king has unified this nation. Therefore, we must love our country, but honestly and intelligently!   My 115 th  National Day was a bit different for the second time. First in 2019, I was busy fixing a toilet pot for my stude...

Image: Google My decade of service in education as a teacher has been both beautiful and demanding. However, nothing significant has changed over the years despite a lot of push from government and relevant agencies. We are in the same old building, classrooms, assembly ground, labs, library, hostel and dining hall.    Summer goes by in the heat, sweating without a good working room fan, and winter is more severe with the broken windows and doors.    In such circumstances, students have all killer plans making them susceptible to smoking, drinking, chewing and other unproductive activities.    What compelled me to discuss this matter is due to some odd behaviors and manners I have seen over the years. We have His Majesty The King, His Holiness The Je Khenpo, and other National Symbols, yet our children idolizing Bob Marley, Marijuana Leave, and Rasta Colors define our weakness.  Arguably, Bob Marley, the most influential figure, was equally known for h...

  From listener to a user today –smoking of Marijuana is becoming a trend now and looks like it is going to remain forever.  After the introduction of television in the year 1999, Bhutanese have had access and were bombarded with many foreign contents. There is no less denying fact than to consume whatever is made available on television. Now is the era of the Internet and smartphones, there is no looking back.    The use of these grass plants dates back to around 2800 BC, when it was listed in the Emperor  Shen Nung's  pharmacopoeia and set to be originated from Asian nations. Cannabis has been used for its alleged healing properties for millennia. And in some parts of the world, the plant is used for religious purposes and more. Given its demands world-wide, the sale of the plant benefits many poor sections of society for their livelihood.    This plant is truly a gift of nature!   The first time I heard about this plant was ...