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My prayer for 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:58:09 PST

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On Too Much Money

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:50:16 PST

Wealth in itself is not a sin while greed is. The Bible says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, but it does not say money per se is the root. But what about ‘too much’ wealth? In that case, will possession of wealth in itself be wrong? What if such wealth is gained by fair means? Does that justify the possession of huge amount of wealth? I say, when we look at it ‘

Don’t ask me to take bath at Pfutsero this winter

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:59:34 PST

I will climb Glory Peak for you I will walk from Rukizu to Seed Farm just to meet you I will carry a basketful of cabbages from Mali Farm to Bazaar just to feed you From the top of Porba Hotel building I will proclaim my love for you But please, please don’t ask me to take bath at Pfutsero this winter Merry Christmas everyone

Bible Reading for Christmas (Isaiah 11:1-9)

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:13:14 PST

If you want to get a book to read on Christmas and you have been all too familiar with the gospel narratives in the New Testament, you need not go Christmas shopping again (although it is a curiosity how many people visit the book store during Christmas). All you have to do is turn back the pages of your Bible to the book of Isaiah. The book is full of Jesus Christ although it was written 6-8

Is too much Music and Dance making us stupid?

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:58:59 PST

I have been working on an article for local newspapers which I have tentatively titled as ‘Is too much Music and Dance making us stupid?’ It is a difficult piece to write. There are pieces of thoughts scattered all around and I haven’t been able to put them down coherently just yet. The State Hornbill Festival had just finished and Christmas is round the corner. So, it is a good time to get it

Would have I done the same?

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:10:35 PST

It is half past midnight and I can’t sleep. I have just come back from an incident where two thieves were caught and beaten by some village youths. I heard my tribe being insulted, falsely blamed and shamed because the two thieves happen to be from my community. They were beaten, tied, and one was stripped half naked. The road side was stained with blood. The two were caught for stealing vehicle

A visit to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:32:09 PST

Migratory birds from Australia, Siberia, Sri Lanka, Canada, etc I visited Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary last Saturday after attending one training at CMC Vellore. If you want to know about the bird sanctuary, search in Google and you’ll get more information than the ‘Vedanthangalites’. There are photos in Google Image and videos in Youtube too. But nothing can compare to the experience of

Write, write, and write if you want to be a writer

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:03:09 PST

OK. I have been keeping aside writing for a while. Good or bad, I now plan to keep this blog running. I say I love writing and think about it constantly; even read about it. But to become a writer, there’s no way to become one but to write. What has been keeping me from writing? First and not the most important, is work. Due to the Scrub Typhus outbreak in Nagaland, I have been very busy:

Jessica Andrews - Everything

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:05:54 PST

Been listening to her songs over and over these days

Mon Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:12:37 PDT

We filled our tanks, 23rd October, 6:30 AM And made this shopkeeper happy by doing his jatara for the day We traveled miles through tea gardens of Assam While we waited for our friends in the RRT gypsy car who got lost, we visited these maidams, the tombs of the great Ahom kings and queens This lovely couple also came and took some pictures of each other This

Bonsai

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:33:52 PST

The huge Juniper tree in front of my house at Kikruma village is legendary. My grandparents used its shade as home. It also served as home for ghosts where they raised their young ones. Now, I want to make dwarf plants (Bonsai) out of it. (Strictly speaking, Dwarf plant is not a synonym of Bonsai) I have been reading about Bonsai for some years. My interest in Bonsai began when I went to a plant

In Squalor we live: In search of a ‘Theology of Sanitation’

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:02:59 PDT

Published in Eastern Mirror as 'We are a dirty people...' Nagas look different, eat different, and behave different from mainland Indians, but if there is a similarity between the two, it is that we are both dirty peoples. A sense of cleanliness does not come with university education. This conclusion I arrived at as I see the PhD scholars’ eating behavior in my hostel mess hall. This was an

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:40:48 PDT

Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy

Cruel and Extremely Funny

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:29:09 PDT

The football ground in one Sema village is so bad that the two goal keepers can't see each other :-).....Yesterday in the office, we were privileged to have our hands on a photocopy of an official correspondence on the matter; written by one IAS officer in the office of the Principal Secretary of the Concerned Department. It reads: 'The existing playground at Naghutomi (old) Atoizu

Tea drinkers more likely to go to heaven (Edited)

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:40:22 PDT

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Walking in the air

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:29:22 PDT

"Walking In The Air" [Intro:] Walking in the air, floating the sky... Floating in the air... We're walking in the air We're floating in the moonlit sky The people far below are sleeping as we fly We're holding very tight I'm riding in the midnight blue I'm finding I can fly so high above with you Far across the world The villages go by like dreams The rivers and the hills The forest and the

Katie Melua - If The Lights Go Out

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:42:17 PDT

In 'Nine Million Bicycles', Katie Melua sang that we are twelve billion light years from the edge. And she added, "that's a guess, no one can ever say it's true". A scientist responded saying that we actually know the distance from the edge. It's not a guess. He said it is 13.7 billion light years and not as Katie Melua sang. Of course, it's a song and 13.7 doesn't really fit into it. The song's

Are the Naga churches heading the Dinosaur way?

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:28:32 PDT

Hopefully this will be in the local newspapers tomorrow and one newsletter soon. When we go out of church, we brush our teeth and live our economic, social and political lives. But while we are in it, these things are hardly talked about. How do we explain the churches’ silence on these matters? Is it because the Bible is silent on these things or have we become more spiritual than the Bible? Is

This is home: Pfutsero on 13th July, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:46:12 PDT

This is home Now I'm finally Where I belong Where I belong Yeah, this is home I've been searching For a place of my own Now I've found it Maybe this is homeYeah, this is home. -Switchfoot Front view of my house Rear view Kiwi fruits in the neighborhood Our new church building on dedication day, 13th July 2011. Why I was home and all these pictures in this post

Compassion above Justice?

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:01:48 PDT

In a closed facebook group, someone asked, 'Do you think Compassion is above Justice? Below is my response. It's a mixture of thoughts from friends, books and reflections. Sometimes, I think we have to question the question and I have a problem with this question. Is it the case that we have to pitch ‘Compassion’ and ‘Justice’ one above the other or one against the other? The common understanding

Churches of the ‘lesser humans’

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 04:31:09 PDT

A single US soldier’s life is more precious than the lives of a hundred Iraqi women and children. After all, the Americans are the good guys right? Like in the popular Hollywood movies, Osama was the villain who created trouble for a while but in the end; it was the good guys (USA) who won. Good guys always win. God likes some people more than others. He blesses the good guys and blesses

Pain Killer Tablets in a Paan Shop

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:14:59 PDT

Before 25th July, 2010, no medical doctor had set foot in Zanger village of Pungro Block, Kiphire district, Nagaland. The village is however fortunate to have a Health Sub Centre, a government school, connected by motorable road (since the last 3 years) and electricity. In the region, it wasn't lagging behind when measured by these developmental parameters. Zanger is a small Yimchunger village

Reliving Thanamir Village Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:12:44 PDT

Thanamir Village of Pungro Block, Kiphire District is the last village in Nagaland bordering Myanmar. Trekkers to Mt. Saramati hold the night at Thanamir and prepare for the climb the next day. The villagers provide the trekkers with Potters and Security Guards. Why Security? To protect the trekkers from wild Yaks. Recently Thanamir has also earned the 'Apple Village' title for the juicy apples

10 Commandments on how to debate online

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:20:15 PDT

I wrote this for a discussion forum in facebook1. If you don’t have anything to say, don’t say anything. 2. When you are about to comment, be careful to read all the other comments ahead of yours so that you do not needlessly repeat what has been said by others before. 3. When you are about to post a comment, especially on something that you disagree with; be careful to read even more

‘Go forth and blog’

noreply@blogger.com (Sao Tunyi) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:25:58 PDT

‘Go forth and blog’ - Pope Benedict to his priests You don’t have to be a writer or a scholar to be a blogger. To start with, you don’t even need to have good English. That can be learned in the process. The good part about blogging is that you can edit your blog posts anytime you want. You are the master of your own blog. If you try to always write masterpiece articles, you won’t last long.