Bjamdabchen is a small meadow surrounded by oak forests, where herders from Sombaykha graze their cattle every autumn. We’ve set up camp in that meadow. I’ve latched on to a caravan traveling to Sipsoo – they’re carrying smoke-dried cardamom and will return with rice, salt, tea, cooking oil and clothes. So, there are quite a [...]
About eight months ago, after I’d moved this blog from the earlier site, and revamped its design, one man, a close family friend, complained about the new format. For me it is troublesome that I have to change all the time to another page after reading only a few lines of your statement. And, to be [...]
I’ve added a new feature in the sidebar that allows readers to see my most recent entries on twitter. Though I’ve been tweeting for about six months, I haven’t been very regular. This feature will encourage me to post “microblogs” more often. I hope you’ll find it useful.
A reader sent me this joke in response to my last entry about McKinsey’s recommendations on our tourism sector. A guy is driving around in his Porsche in the countryside. He stops outside a field full of sheep, walks up to the shepherd and says “I’ve got an offer. I’ll guess how many sheep you’ve [...]
I like receiving your comments. They show that you are concerned about the issues raised here. And that you are prepared to discuss them. Naturally, I enjoy comments that agree with and support my views. Please keep them coming! But I find critical comments – even those that are not obviously constructive – useful too. [...]
The first one to get this week’s Big Picture wins a lunch at the Musk. Be specific.
Like many of you, I follow several Bhutanese bloggers. But, some of the first bloggers I came across rarely write now. And one of them – who used the pen name Bhutanese Blogger – even announced, two months ago, that it was time to “move on”. But, there’s good news. Every now and then, I [...]
The last big picture was easy. Too easy. Almost all of you seem to know the answer. Frankly, I’m amazed. And I feel silly. So I’m declaring the results before I feel any more sillier. Yes, it’s a tattoo. Yes, it’sa tattoo of a dragon. And yes, it’s a tattoo of a dragon on Jurmi [...]
The first one to figure out the big picture wins lunch at the Musk.
This morning, while going through some pictures, I came across a photograph that had friendship written all over it. I’m featuring it in the banner to celebrate international friendship day, almost a week after it’s over.
Tshering Tobgay is a Member of Parliament representing Sombaykha Constitutency in Haa. He is the Leader of the Opposition Party in the National Assembly of Bhutan.
Is ACC taking too long to start investigating the Gyelpozhing land case?
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