PaSsu Diary

Little Boy-The Victim of Fails

2013-05-16T03:30:00.001+06:00

Kezang went to hospital this morning and was calling me and telling in deep anxious voice that my friend's child was hospitalized. I had heard the news of a young boy being attacked by pack of stray dogs in Khotokha about a week ago. The boy had gone beyond the fence to play when the pack of dogs attacked him. He was rescued by a monk who was passing by. And that boy happens to be my friend

#SherigCollection in my School

2013-05-15T03:06:00.000+06:00

I am very happy that Sherig Collection brought Boaz Shmueli and Galit Shmueli to my school, which was a sudden decision of Boaz after he saw my tweets about the Book Fair and teacher crowd in our football ground. We pitched a tent outside the book fair stall with two computers and ended up stealing the show from the main event. We invited every passing teacher to our tent and no teacher left

Breaking Traffic Rule

2013-05-12T04:14:00.000+06:00

I am otherwise a law abiding citizen but in Bajothang town I break one traffic rule every day, more under compulsion than intention. I always take the shortcut instead of going around the roundabout because there is a huge pothole waiting behind the roundabout. I break that rule regardless of who is watching because I am waiting for that one chance to tell them to fix the road before applying

National Book unFair in Bajothang Again

2013-05-05T19:46:00.002+06:00

I was the happiest when Bajothang School was chosen the venue of National Book Fair last year. I was full of expectations. It was my first close encounter with the event and I was watching it from all corners from the day the first truck dropped the load of books. When the event unfolded I was the most disappointed. I even wrote an article expressing my disappointment: "Book Fair Should be More

Teachers Day in Bhutan- The Day to Reflect

2013-05-03T01:49:00.000+06:00

It might sound quite theoretical when I say Teachers Day is the day of reflection but I have realized that only on this day I get the right emotion to stop and ask myself if I am a good teacher. And I have worked on trying to carry the resolutions I made on Teachers Day to the rest of the days. Every year I am find myself smiling with lesser guilt, that I don't have to pretend to be a nice

Drunk Chorten on the Sober Road

2013-05-01T23:18:00.001+06:00

I was looking for ST Auto Spa, the latest car servicing facility in Thimphu, to give my car a nice treat for the 90,000 km service it provided to my family. I could see the orange building with big signboard but couldn't find the road that leads to the facility. After a short drive I was startled to find a chorten standing on the road, I nearly honked at it. It looked like a drunk chorten on a

Election and Social Media in Bhutan

2013-04-26T00:57:00.000+06:00

On 23 April 2013, when Bhutan voted for National Council election for the second time in the history of the newly democratic country, another history was made on an equally new platform. For the first so much information was generated by Bhutanese on Social Media, that when I return from short toilet breaks I could see over hundred updates on Twitter and Facebook- and yes everything related to

Fish on bBay

2013-04-20T00:42:00.003+06:00

I am pleased to see my bBay appearing in Kuensel's List of "Site You Could Use". But more than that, Gyalsten K Dorji must be applauded for bringing bright new change to boring Kuensel pages, in fact Kuensel could build on this idea and make a list of their own like the famous Forbes List. I created bBay two years ago and it enjoyed publicity from Business Bhutan and Thimphutech.com besides my

The Sherig Collection in Bajothang

2013-04-19T00:06:00.003+06:00

I wanted to write about the Sherig Collection right after I get back but now I see it has already come out in Kuensel and I am hopeful you all read about it. The 23 GB collection is the answer to all the Bhutanese school's question about internet connectivity and speed. It has my personal favorite Khan Academy and Wikipedia and your computer could become a mini internet server. Read the detail

Afternoon with Farmer Sangay

2013-04-14T23:48:00.000+06:00

Another big thing this weekend is finally meeting Farmer Sangay in person. We have been friends on social media for a long time. The man and his initiatives need no introduction and I am among the many people who couldn't dare to be different like him but I have all the respect and appreciation for the difference he is making. He calls himself a Farmer, but I see him as a social scientist. For

Meeting ThimphuTech.com Authors

2013-04-14T00:11:00.001+06:00

This morning I traveled early to Thimphu to attend a presentation by the two authors of Thimphutech.com, the most reliable blog on technology and tech-services in Bhutan. I will write about the program in the next post ( you can already read about it on their blog-Click Here). This post is just to express my joy of meeting two great people Boaz Shmueli and Galit Shmueli, today and spending

News that Broke my Soul

2013-04-13T00:30:00.004+06:00

The news of 13 year old girl being raped and murdered in Sarpang killed a part of me this morning. This was something we used to hear from distant lands as shocking news. Who would have thought our country will have to see this day. We have strong laws, so many people are in jail for rape, and still what is missing? I am still angry over the news of girl being raped by her father and brother,

No Street Children in Bhutan- Wish the same to the rest of the world!

2013-04-11T00:24:00.004+06:00

A lady from Belgium,Manu Louage wrote to me, asking me to help her get a picture of street children in Bhutan. "My challenge is to find somebody living in Bhutan to take a picture for me and for all the street children in the world. With the Belgian organisation 'Mobile School' we want to claim April 12th as International Day for Street Children through the United Nations." I love photography

Wild Dogs and the Gup in Haa

2013-04-10T01:17:00.000+06:00

March 30, Kuensel reported a story of a 68 year old man attacked by dogs in Haa, which is a matter of serious concern for the country because the story of shutting down of dog compounds is not isolated to Haa alone. One time there was lot of excitement about building dog compounds, and sheltering and feeding every stray dog. Where is that high spirit gone? Perhaps the budget has run out now? I

Window on the Third Floor- Bajothang Town Woes

2013-04-03T14:05:00.001+06:00

I blogged about the unsafe attics in Bajothang after a tenant fell from railing-less veranda on 26th Feb 2013. The article was published as opinion in The Bhutanese newspaper in the following week. After over a month Kuensel has run an independent story on it, from where I came to know that authorities have taken action. The authorities have notified the house owners to ensure safety by blocking

Social Media Monitor

2013-03-30T14:28:00.000+06:00

I am officially appointed as the Social Media Monitor for 2013 Election by Election Commission of Bhutan since 10th March 2013. I will be working under office of Media Arbitrator in Chubachu with a team of media experts and a lawyer. I have willingly agreed to undertake this role because of my love for social media. Now I can official be on twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogs, and online forums for

Poetry Marathon in Agra Lite Festival

2013-03-23T20:28:00.000+06:00

If you find me writing too much about my Agra journey, you must forgive and understand that it was my first time attending a Literature Festival. But I was prepared by Tshering C Dorji not to expect too much and to enjoy the places and traveling experience. He told me that Writers are strange species of people who wouldn't listen to your story without finishing theirs- and each has a story that

Taj Mahal and The Guide

2013-03-21T00:19:00.001+06:00

After seeing Taj Mahal for myself I was convinced that no one can fully express the beauty of the ancient wonder to you. The so many stories, descriptions and poems I saw on TV, read in books and heard from people are nothing compared to what stands there in Agra. Every piece of stone has a story to tell, no wonder it took 22 years to build. At Taj with Prakash Subedi of Nepal I can't do justice

How to Celebrate Happiness Day?

2013-03-19T23:30:00.000+06:00

The World recognized Bhutan's Philosophy of Gross National Happiness and decided to observe 20th March as International Happiness Day. Bhutan is going to celebrate the day for the first time tomorrow. Schools will not celebrate because students are expected to enjoy the day with their families at home, towns across the country will have programs for families are go out together and spend time

The Bhutanese Asha Pasa Theory of Economy

2013-03-19T15:24:00.001+06:00

Phuntsholing Custom officials were shown on BBS camera obediently performing their duty of dumping hundreds of cases of confiscated beer and energy drink, which could be worth hundreds of thousands. Import of those seized drinks were banned and therefore it was a job well done by the customs. But what is the logic behind destroying the valuable goods when it could be auctioned outside the border

Literature Festival in Agra

2013-03-11T13:33:00.001+06:00

I am attending the SAARC Festival for Literature organized by Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) in Agra on a personal invitation. I am recommended and guided by Tshering C Dorji, the writer of 'Shadow Around the Lamp' and 'Living the Bhutanese Way'. His many years of experience at this festival across the south Asian nations has earned him great respect among the members and I

Elephant Problem, Bee Solution

2013-03-06T17:25:00.000+06:00

I was watching a documentary on Aljazeera last evening that gave me a wonderful surprise- can you believe elephants are afraid of bees? Jim Carey is right, size doesn’t matter. Well this is

Rejected Seats in Government Schools

2013-03-01T07:53:00.000+06:00

Last year at this time I was going through a similar feeling and almost the same thought when I wrote "The Best School in Bhutan" where I was trying to differentiate my definition of best school and the definition people and even the authorities have put together. Nothing changed ever since but it brought personal gratification, having figured out the

Loop Hole in Bajothang Infrastructures Kills a Man

2013-02-27T00:30:00.000+06:00

I am writing about every corner of Bajothang because I love this place and I am living the best part of my life here. The loop hole I am going to write about is not that of 3G network which is not working yet- I know it just a rough sail in new place. It's with heavy heart I am breaking the news that was not covered in any news media yet: Yesterday morning a man fell from the third floor of the

YouTube to Blogger in One Click - The video

2013-02-25T19:20:00.001+06:00

This video is directly shared from YouTube like we share to Facebook and Twitter. Perhaps you already knew about this option, but just in case you didn't know, the following picture will explain how I got this video posted here in one click. Just a click on the Blogger icon does everything! In this video we see the people behind the latest hit Tharringsa.