Running comments

September 1, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous6 Comments
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. I read them carefully. And reread them. I don’t like editing your comments. And, except for the one time I erased an obscenity, I have not edited any. I don’t reject comments. But I’m closing one on-going discussion. I’m forced do so. “Bhutanese runner”…

More Bhutanese bloggers

August 23, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous9 Comments
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 come across new Bhutanese bloggers. PaSsu, a teacher in Bajothang, writes about life in Wangduephodrang in his blog, PaSsu Diary. And occasionally, he gives IT-related advice, like “Speeding up your computer – some tips” which many of us will find useful. Liz Warren is…

Right tatoo

August 13, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
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 Chhowing's left arm. Jurmi, who's also known as Taliman (not Taliban, dear Pompom), got this "lifetime marking for a temporary insanity", as Ugyen put it, at Naktsi Tattoo Parlour. The parlour is located in Lhaki Lam in lower Motithang. It is owned and run…

Friendship

August 7, 2009Posted inGeneral, Miscellaneous
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.

Leki

August 5, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
In Big Picture – 3, many of you guessed that the sound was that of a bird, a cuckoo. Many others, however, chose to focus on the landscape and guessed, correctly, that the trees – the willows and pine – were in Taba, below my parents’ house. And one reader, a philosopher, saw the tranquility of weeping willows and pine trees coexisting peacefully, and suggested subtly that our political landscape needed more harmony. We do have a winner. It’s “ps” who wrote: “I think its some kid pretending be a cuckoo!” To claim your prize, please email me your…

The Big Picture – 3

August 3, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
Okay, let’s make Big Picture a bit more interesting. Here’s an audio-visual clip. The first one to correctly identify what the Big Picture is wins a commemorative Nu 100 coin celebrating His Majesty’s the King’s coronation last year. It’s the Big Picture – 2 prize that was not claimed. Enjoy

About Tshering

July 28, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
A couple of months ago, I launched an “About” page in this blog.  But, that page, till now, remained empty. Instead, it announced that a certain Tashi P. Wangdi was writing the content for the page. That content is now complete. So, if you go here, you’ll see what Tashi – better known as Tosh – has written about me.

Seeing ‘dungs’ and ‘jalings’

July 14, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
Tan, Archibad, Tshewang, I_am_glad_I_didn’t_vote, GoodToSeePM&OLLaughing&Talking(aspiring), Tshewang Rinzin, The Postman, Karma CW, Ping­ pong and Namgay all identified the picture correctly and collectively screamed that “The big picture” was a pair of dhung chen, the beautiful long horns used by our monks. The flood of correct answers prompted one reader, Linda Wangmo, to try to distract other readers by pointing out that the picture could be a close-up of a pair of jalings. Only one, SonanG, seems to have fallen for Linda Wangmo’s trap. One reader, Nedag, berated me for posting a picture that was “…too easy” and called for…

The big picture – 2

July 13, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
Here’s another challenge. The first one to correctly identify what the picture shows wins a commemorative Nu 100 coin celebrating His Majesty’s the King’s coronation last year. I've decided to hold these challenges every now and then to add some much needed life to this blog of ours.  So don't look for clues in the title!

The big picture

June 29, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
Here’s a challenge. The first one to recognize this picture wins a prize, the book “Portrait of a Leader” by Dr Mieko Nishimizu.

Tweeting

June 24, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
I’ve now been blogging for more than six months. And I’ve started receiving good feedback. During the weekdays we easily get four to five thousand hits. And, increasingly, many of the readers offer valuable comments. So, overall, I’m quite satisfied. But to enhance my interaction with friends, especially those in Bhutan, I’ve also been on Facebook, a free social networking site, for a while now. Please join me here. And to expand the blogging experience I’ve been experimenting with Twitter, also a free social networking site, but one that specializes in microblogging. Twitter users post updates, called “tweets”,which are…

More dogwood

June 16, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
Blooming dogwood prompted Tongyal to visit the Clock Tower Square and spend a good half an hour among the dogwood trees. Since Tongyal enjoyed the experience so much, I'm posting another picture - this one shows a blooming dogwood at the Motithang Hotel. Thimphu has a few other good dogwood spots. Some of them are old. All, at this time of the year, are quite beautiful.  I invite our readers, and especailly Tongyal, to look for them and send me the photographs.

Site update: gallery

June 9, 2009Posted inMiscellaneous
I'm pleased to announce the latest addition to our website: a gallery where I'll post photos occasionally. I hope you approve. And, naturally, if you'd like to share your photographs, I'll be happy to post them too. The "gallery" button is on the navigation menu above the featured photograph. The inaugural album is of my last trip to Punakha. All the photos were taken at Talo's archery grounds.