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PaSsu Diary : April 2015

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015. What Can Bhutan Learn From Nepal Earthquake? Earthquake in Nepal on April 25, 2015 measuring 7.9 magnitude almost flattened the populated city of Kathmandu. As I watched the news unfold on TV, the Death toll rose swiftly as bodies were dug out of endless rubbles days after the first tremor. The earthquake triggered avalanche on the south face of Mt. Everest killing over a dozen climbers and injuring many more. Few hundred mountaineers are believed to be lost. Temples can't prot...

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PaSsu Diary : November 2014

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Sunday, November 30, 2014. Robbing the Country Blind"- Beyond English Lesson. Robbing the country blind" was a figure of speech that Druk Phunsum Tshogpa took literally. Over the past months many people including Dasho Benji himself gave the party several English lessons. This case became so popular that the whole nation would by now know the meaning of the figure of speech, but as a matter of fact, no one will ever use it, especially on Facebook. Beyond the English what lessons did we learn? Infringe up...

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PaSsu Diary : May 2015

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Saturday, May 30, 2015. I am happy to announce that the Yangthang READ Centre was formally launched on May 27, 2015. This day shall be remembered as the beginning of a new era in my village and as the beginning of many good changes to come. Village elders came to me and placed their thumbs on my nose in appreciation. The centre in my village, like all other enters, has a Library, a Computer Lab, an Audiovisual Room, a Conference Room, a Women Section, a Child Section and an outdoor park. These seven ...

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PaSsu Diary : My Mother is Back in Village

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Saturday, June 20, 2015. My Mother is Back in Village. With My Ashim and our children on the way home. My mother had put on a visible amount of weight, lost her frontal teeth, complained about illnesses and had become so emotional. Every time I met her I felt little more guilty and when she nagged about petty thing I would even give her advices but deep inside I asked myself -what have we done? Toward the end of last year my mother expressed he wishes to return home because my little nephew has come of a...

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PaSsu Diary : June 2015

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. History of Terton Sherab Mebar We Missed in School. My mother told me tales about a certain Pangpi Lam. Who went to Nub Tshonapatra, a lake northwest of Haa, to fetch a golden pillar that was growing on the bottom of the lake. He took with him a group of carpenters who were to fell the golden pillar when he vanished the water from the lake. The carpenters were instructed to take the gold splinters that came out from the one-foot margin they were given for chopping. The religious m...

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PaSsu Diary : July 2015

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Thursday, July 30, 2015. My childhood has been interesting. Everyone who knew me as a boy has unforgettable stories to share. From the outside they must have found it. But I have been trying to forget everything because there weren’t many beautiful moments I could cherish. I don’t want to be hateful. I want to be different. Life would have been different if I was cute. It could have been forgivable if I was rich, or at least talented. I was miserable in studies, sports, music and everything that ...Matur...

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PaSsu Diary : My Adopted Sister

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Thursday, July 30, 2015. My childhood has been interesting. Everyone who knew me as a boy has unforgettable stories to share. From the outside they must have found it. But I have been trying to forget everything because there weren’t many beautiful moments I could cherish. I don’t want to be hateful. I want to be different. Life would have been different if I was cute. It could have been forgivable if I was rich, or at least talented. I was miserable in studies, sports, music and everything that ...Matur...

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PaSsu Diary : From the Hospital Bed

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Monday, August 10, 2015. From the Hospital Bed. Sitting on the stool next to the bed and sleeping on the bed itself are two completely different perspectives in life. I have been in the hospital one too many times, mostly to attend to the sick, sitting on the tall uncomfortable stool. Even he was amused. My son Jigme, who was supposed to attend to me looked like a patient. He finished few packets of chips before collapsing on the next bed. The nurses were confused every time they came on rounds&#...Next ...

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PaSsu Diary : Made in Bhutan Apps (BHUTANews)

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Wednesday, December 04, 2013. Made in Bhutan Apps (BHUTANews). But wait, what have we here? An Android App made in Bhutan! The makers of Sherig Collection has pioneered an android app called BHUTANews. Apple device users should have to wait. Download it for free! Like their Facebook Page. To Ask Questions and Post Feedback. Also some massive changes are coming the IT education in Bhutan, which has the potential to produce first generation of Computer programmers in Bhutan. I will write about this lat...

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PaSsu Diary : History of Terton Sherab Mebar We Missed in School

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. History of Terton Sherab Mebar We Missed in School. My mother told me tales about a certain Pangpi Lam. Who went to Nub Tshonapatra, a lake northwest of Haa, to fetch a golden pillar that was growing on the bottom of the lake. He took with him a group of carpenters who were to fell the golden pillar when he vanished the water from the lake. The carpenters were instructed to take the gold splinters that came out from the one-foot margin they were given for chopping. The religious m...