In my life I always wanted be an engineer knowing the fact
that I always used to score best marks in mathematics. That was the only dream
I had since class four. I passed several exams with good marks in mathematics
and when I reached class six I explored what are the basic subject to flourish as a complete engineer. We are asked to choose a stream: Science, Commerce and Arts. I
qualified for science and I dropped biology and took mathematics as my main
subject supported by IT(Information Technology). I did the examination of
class twelve and I thought mathematics seem kinda okay for me… Hope and
aspirations was still alive with me to be an engineer. When I got the result; hope, aspirations everything died. Though I qualified for engineering course; my ranking seems foolish. So, my parents always wanted me to be a teacher.So I choose to be a teacher... :P LOLx haha kidding aside...
What are all these?
Sorry, it’s just an introduction of what I
should be telling you today. Yet very
far to what I’ll be sharing right now (lol!) Huh???
So everyone probably notice the absence I
made from my last post to this very day right? Nobody else to blame except me
because I truly have been carried from the season and I have no way out!
Oh my, how I wish I really could detail
everything right now yet for some who might just been so curious the sudden
absence I made. Please allow me to pause for a moment as I will try to organize
the events I have attended.
I
don't know if many young readers know the concept of pen pals. Not too far back
in the past, we often write to strangers from different people across the country
and school. Sometimes, these strangers eventually became persons who you would
share many details of your life through letters and post cards. They could even
turn into your best friend, yet you might have never met them in person.
With
the popularity of online forums today, letters are not written anymore, but pen
pals exist. I have many of them and enjoy our conversations mostly focused on blog.
Many of them I have never met in person.
In
similar fashion, Rima Reyka, is
a pen pal of mine. We chat over emails, wechat and Facebook a bit about blog and
personal lives as well.
A few months ago I got an email from her. She told me that she will be visiting Bhutan. I also knew she had met up with many of the Bhutanese
Bloggers and I was so jealous when they did, as I just wished I could meet her
in person, as she became amazingly good pen pal of mine :P
She told me she was planning a surprise trip to Trongsa only to meet Ugyen
Gyeltshen and myself. She was Indonesian by birth but currently lives in Singapore,
with her 13 years old son and sympathetic better half. We emailed back and
forth for a little while, and I was looking forward to meet her in person.
Strangely, our first time meeting was in Trongsa at Samcholing. I was nervous to meet her because we had so much in common…
and to inform you, I am a lady who mess my home regularly. I know Singapore is
considered as one of the cleanest country in the world :P So,I was nervous to receive
her and take her to my resident. Even then I did my job, we met with each other,
we laughed together, ate, traveled together, became a translator between
khenpo(head of monk)-Rima and I also gave her a campus orientation…
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Next day, I were tasked to call
nearest taxi driver and Ugyen Sir, since we had planned to drive to Langthel
just to meet our fellow writer/author.
Next morning, I ringed UG three times :P and I dilled taxi driver many
times. Finally taxi driver responded me saying, he reached Taktse(name of a
place) and he will be picking us exactly after two hours. Ahh! I know I am a
lady with no patience. I cannot wait that long. Two hours is not a piece of
cake for me. Then, I asked Rima to take a walk until junction and we will find
any vehicle to reach our friend. Haha you know what happened?
On
the way to junction, we met with a balero. I asked, ‘Au! Gati jaynimo?’(May I
know where are you heading towards?)
‘Langthel’
he acted in response.
‘Au!
Can I get a lift till langthel,I will pay for endeavor’ I said.
He
declared ‘Tupla(okay), but wait for a minute, I will visit lhakhang and I will
be back within a minute.’
Ahh!
His ‘a minute’ nearly turned into an hour. We waited him for so long and he didn’t
come back. I find him hostile L at that juncture. Luckily,
we met with another balero; cousin of my students, who came to pick up them for
vacation. They gave lift to both of us. He was generous that he offered front
seat for us. But we denied to be in the front alright, Rima LOLx :P Haha anyways
I enjoyed being outside.
I am asking you Rima, did u enjoy as well :P…
Walking
on the muddy road, sweltering under the sun, drizzling shower on our forhead
finally blessed us to meet with our comedian blogger, author of Dear Sedey, atheist :P, engineer by professional, who joke seriously,
give tender advice to younger’s, who loves chewing numerous doma(bettle nut) and
pays not much interest on food stuffs :P he is Ugyen Gyeltshen. He made us nosy to visit the power house…
Actually it was suffocating inside the tunnel, though they have a huge tube to
supply oxygen, still I couldn’t breathe fresh air. Condition of an engineer was
just nasty there :P. I idolize you Ugyen
sir for loving your post so much, and so sorry to hear that you are apart from
your family. Family is a very important part in one’s life. May Buddha Bless
You With A New Job and Unite Together With Your FamiliesJ
Like you, with perseverance, dedication,
commitment, determination, stamina and resilience rarely need to be wished good
luck because you make your own luck wherever you go. Haha its oki not to visit
lhakhang as well lolx :P Truly, he never entered any lkahang; that we made to
visit together…
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When the sun
shines during monsoon season, we embrace it. Day we spent together was spiced
things up and walked down a mountain…After a beauty lunch at the MHPA personal lodge,
an incredibly warm welcome at UG sirs place… a good dose of rice, suka roti,
dal, spicy-curd, mixed veggie, desserts and tea…I brought a bag full of memories,
laughed galore, solid sing-along, and finally we were back up to the top of the
mountain; we call home.
On 2nd of
July, we reached Rima till Trongsa.. . Explored Trongsa Dzong, sat down together for tea and
snacks sponsored by UG sir and finally we fare welled Rima L
It was such a great
pleasure to meet Rima, for the first time in person… and I was so happy
to meet with Ugyen sir for the second time… :) See you both in future…
XOXO… Rima, happy
stay in Bhutan tupga J have fun… Do not melt in Phuntsholing… Travel
safe and see you
again
J
A huge bunch of love
to all my readers and to Rima-UG-Chogyal. J
Note: Ugyen sir, comment on my ‘Theme Font namo, as per your compliment I have changed it
into Times New Roman J.’ Thank You J
