The Talking Mountain

Indeed, it was a tough –roller coaster – demanding year [2021] altogether grappling with COVID-19 pandemic and academic hassle.  For me it was a year with a new experience to maneuver, having to know and adapt with new people and places.  Having worked with people of the same background, it wasn't so difficult getting along with them.  Although it took some time and space, I became part of them and the system.     New to the campus, except for one, I couldn't deny any other responsibilities assigned to me. I requested school management to give me a few Chemistry classes to keep flow in the subject matter, should I have to handle it in future. After all, it is my bread earner!   I was given the class teacher-ship of class 10 D, the class with 8 girls and 15 boys. The section is well known for academic deficiency and ruggedness. As agreed with the academic head, 23 heads seem ideal to manage. However, over the course of time, many changes took ...

The book is about a seagull bird trying to conquer the world beyond daily norms of life –flying and eating. In this book the author has emphasized on the feeling of being limitless and inspires the mind to stand out and become who you want to be regardless of others.    It teaches the quest for excellence can be a lonely one. However, it's important to set vision and ambition.   The author describes the importance of spirituality in one's life. The deeper meaning is in pursuing the joy of flying while other seagulls were flying just for the sake of finding food. On the other hand, the author showed the compassion of Jonathan towards his flock that they too should learn to be free and outdo the limits to live freely and enjoy what is given to them.     However, Jonathan Seagull was quite different to the rest of the flocks since he spent much of his time practicing flight, dive and speed beyond daily flying lessons. He failed a thousand times before he succeeded ...

Author: Hector Garcia and Francex Miralles (Translated by Heather Cleary)  Ikigai  as it is said in the book –is a mysterious word. It loosely translates to mean the Art of staying young while growing old. The book is all about the story of Japanese people who have lived over a hundred years of age and more.   The content is simple yet very profound and fascinating on humanity’s architecture –long life, faith and in fact, one wholistic approach to a beautiful and healthy lifestyle in harmony with the world around us. I found it irrepressible and so relevant to all walks of life –race, gender, nationality.     I am deeply moved by the concept of not retiring. It wasn’t uncommon to find Japanese people remain active even after they retire. They keep doing what they love for as long as their health permits. This is what we must learn and adopt individually.  Ikigai  brings satisfaction, happiness and meaning to lives.    I felt so clos...

Life with COVID is already pressing and frustrating. And having to follow unending executive orders and protocols is yet creating another deadlock in the public.  Knowing the fast transmissible nature of this variant [Omicron], why were the foreign labourers imported without due process? Who is accountable? I did not take much interest when MoE passed an ultra executive order stating all the schools with class X and XII to function in self-containment mode for a month or so with immediate effect. I was never into the idea. I was least bothered but kept following some authentic news outlets. I knew the much-awaited unfolding consequences. I usually don't rely much on quick order. Decisions such as this shouldn't come at such haste. They should work, plan, think, discuss, and reflect more than just merely sitting for a meeting to pass an executive order is absolutely mean. Arrangements such as fooding and lodging for more than 1000 heads in most of the campus without proper rooms...

Everything worthwhile comes with a price and most of those prices are hidden underneath. They are often risky to extract. Therefore, please, let's not blame humble labourers who have left their family behind to be with our national project.  There was a huge fuss when the first community case was detected in unexpected areas of Wangdue Phodrang when all the borders were closed and every point of entry (POE) under strict surveillance of committed people.   Dr. Tandin pleading on national television was a clear indication of some hidden agendas that went wrong in the PHPA quarantine center. Nonetheless, this is not the time to blame and point fingers at each other. More than anything, national solidarity is what we must come for at such times; national unity is required more than ever. But for the nation, greater interest and regard must have played a critical role while making such a high decision.  What I have claimed in the past 2 years is seamlessly...

Happy Family Building We Reside Imagination beyond my interpretation I It won't be fair on our [parent] part if we miss to archive this little drawing painstakingly prepared by  Yesha .  The gift of beginner’s artwork and I shall cherish forever.  The hard work and creativity put in by my little daughter during lockdown time was impressive and shall occupy a special place in my heart and possibly on the walls of our home. It won't be surprising to most of us in the era ruled by smart technologies that can do such little things in a click, more accurately than what a common man takes ages.  This little pencil work done by Yesha isn't so artistic and chic, but to us [parent] this little thing she did being away from gadgets and screen is something amazing. Such a small unit of activity only binds us more and makes us feel happy, proud and connected.  My mother always says, son, it’s ne’er easy to be a parent. It needs a lot of patience, effort,...

Whether "Lockdown" or "Blackout", it's the same, we are confined to the four walls of our home. Perhaps, this pandemic has equipped us of lockdown dos and don'ts and expected of us as a concerned citizen.    For a long time I have been cautious of porous borders and quarantine centres for the likely source of the virus in the community. There isn't a better option for a heavily dependent nation than to savor the path through collective effort and learning to live with the virus. Today as I sit down for another lockdown experiencing both fun and pain, I worry about the risk of spreading the virus from a careless individual who can undo all our efforts put together thus far.    This lockdown is strangely heartbreaking for some reasons.    I neighbor a family who runs an Automobile Workshop Shop. A man deeply rooted in mechanical skills and entrepreneurial ability is also a man known for his versatile tongue and his ubiquitous influence in the town is known...

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Make Your Bed:   Little things that can change your life…and maybe the world .     S hould I claim this book to be the best I've ever read? Yes, undoubtedly one of the best books. But, hopefully it's not the end of my reading journey. I am hoping to read many great books. In fact, I have plenty on my bucket list. However, if I don't pass on the happiness and excitement I experienced reading this book, it won't be fair on my part to appreciate the author for bringing such a great piece of literature. I truly admire his beautiful thought that was well crafted into a formidable wisdom and life advice. The more I think and apply the book's wisdom on a daily basis, learning the art of making my bed, I feel closer to the author.    "If you can't do  the little things  right,  you will never  do the big things  right."    At night, you will go and find your bed –clean, fresh, beautiful, organized and welcoming. It sets you up in ...

I have been to almost every corner of Zhemgang hunting for birds and butterflies for almost half a dozen years. It wasn't easy though, but I had experiences of traveling long and wide into the jungles, valleys and around the bushes looking for birds. The journey of bird watching is something I have developed long before I headed into Zhemgang. It's been there with me for many years since my boyhood. I used to love their color, feathers and nests. More importantly, birds' flying ability and diving skills used to mesmerize me a lot. Bird nest is something I used to enjoy watching as it was made with extra exquisiteness, very special and architecture.  The journey I have trodden around the valley of Zhemgang was kept in small ways as   zhemgang.gov.bt   have featured some of my bird collections in their page.  Follow this link  http://www.zhemgang.gov.bt/tourism/serene-wilderness

The Telegram group was flooded with mixed feelings. Self-reflection and introspection was heavily made when one of our colleagues sent a screenshot of wrongly written number "NINE" by a grade 10 student. We were not mocking anyone but were lost in deep reflection of our education. Although everyone wasn't born with the same luck, talent and intellect, we cannot push things for granted. Is it the curriculum that has holes, or the child that is special, or the teacher not meeting the demand? Something we really need to think and re-think.  One thing is certain that our curriculum doesn't have room for differently abled pupils. Education system is very fixed and rigid. Many have argued that the current curriculum is simply a number that someone obtains in their exam. That means school churns out a huge number of students who can barely cook, write, speak and stand on their own.  As a way to reflect and introspect our teaching, we landed up pouring out many points, ...

The Royal Vision is so clear, deeply concerning and Bhutanese.    His Majesty’s emphasis on growing new technology such as –Blockchain, Fintech, Quantum, Computing, Artificial Reality, Virtual Reality, Metaverse, Robotics, Machine Learning and Web 3.0 is genuine. If we fail to adopt these changes as a nation, we will fall far behind as a nation. We must know these platforms are the lifeline hereafter.   Sweet reminder on our Hydropower. Chipping in for different forms of energy is seen as inevitable as the danger of hydropower coupled with other risky factors is seemingly becoming visible. Therefore, harnessing energy from Nuclear, Hydrogen, Fusion, Solar, Thermal and wind energy is seen as an ideal source of energy for a small nation like ours.    The concern of an elderly village lady is so true, and reflecting. We must know that similar issues such as farm roads and buildings, electricity, drinking water, irrigation, mobile connectivity, schools, hospitals, l...