Taxi drivers have always been affiliated to eve teasing, over speeding, and breaking traffic rules by the people but the good deeds they do always go unnoticed.
A taxi driver once returned a bag belonging to one of the passengers, he was thanked and the deed was forgotten.I agree that all the apples on a tree will not be tasty similarly I feel it is wrong for us to generalize and conclude that all taxi drivers are not disciplined.
Earlier this week, a young woman met with an accident on the express way for no fault of hers. She was going towards Babisa on the expressway, which is one way, and a truck came from the opposite direction on the one way. It was dark so she first thought that the truck was on the other lane. When she noticed that the truck was coming on the wrong lane she honked but the truck did not stop. The truck hit her car and left without even checking if she was all right.
She was left there on the road with her head cut open but no one stopped to help. There are usually many vehicles plying on the express way but none stopped to help except a taxi driver. He stopped and helped her. She was in a critical conduction and could only give a phone number of one of her relative. When she woke up she was at the hospital with her head stitched.
Had the taxi driver not stopped to help god knows what would have happened. The doctor said she was brought just in time.
Kudos to the driver who ever he was.
Friday, April 29, 2011
A loving wife
Is listening to you husband, doing what he tell you, going out with him, wearing what he likes and supporting him in times of trouble being a loving wife?
Now a days many wifes cannot do all such this and resort to divorce if things get a little overburden.
I know a woman who has not only been a loving and caring wife but the best wife a man could ever have. I am sure had there been prizes for being a best wife she would win all. However, her husband does not see it that way.
Her husband fell sick when her only child was born. She had two people to look after. She had to feed them both, change them and bath them. 22 years have passed her son has grown into a fine young man but the condition of her husband has remained the same if not deteriorated. She has to choose every thing for her husband and at times choses things which her husband does not like, so he does not think she is a loving wife.
Her son has given up on his father and tells her often to live her life and get married to someone. She never listens to what he says because she cannot move on when her husband is unwell.
There is no hope for him to get better but death does not come easy either. Every day she prays for his well being and hopes to see him alive the next day.
Now a days many wifes cannot do all such this and resort to divorce if things get a little overburden.
I know a woman who has not only been a loving and caring wife but the best wife a man could ever have. I am sure had there been prizes for being a best wife she would win all. However, her husband does not see it that way.
Her husband fell sick when her only child was born. She had two people to look after. She had to feed them both, change them and bath them. 22 years have passed her son has grown into a fine young man but the condition of her husband has remained the same if not deteriorated. She has to choose every thing for her husband and at times choses things which her husband does not like, so he does not think she is a loving wife.
Her son has given up on his father and tells her often to live her life and get married to someone. She never listens to what he says because she cannot move on when her husband is unwell.
There is no hope for him to get better but death does not come easy either. Every day she prays for his well being and hopes to see him alive the next day.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Five taken for a ride (to Italy)
It isn’t a new story anymore, of Bhutanese wanting to mint dollars working in another country.
This time it was to be in Italy, and it never happened. Instead the 32-year-old woman who had promised a visa to Italy and instant employment once there just about disappeared.
The four prospective travellers had paid the con woman Nu 50,000 each and an additional Nu 97,000 each was to be paid. One had paid a little less as she happened to be the woman’s cousin. That was almost a year back.
When things didn’t happen, the group of five became suspicious. They sought the woman out and asked for refund, andafter a relentless game of hide and seek she paid back the three of them.
“Only after we threatened her with police action did she refund us,” said one of them.
The con woman’s cousin had introduced the other four to the idea of work and life in Italy saying she had worked there earlier. They were promised employment for a Khenpo (Buddhist master) living in Italy.
“She said working in Italy was easy,” said Karma, one of the duped individuals. “And she continuously gave false hopes saying things are shaping up good.”
They often recharged her cell phone because she said she had to call Italy constantly to check their visas.She also showed them some documents but none of them knew how to read.
A year went by waiting for the good news, and themood soured. The three of them decided to forget Italy and ask their money back. At first the con woman refused to refundsaying she had already sent the money for processing the visas.
However, after a series of pleas she asked them to come to Thimphu and paid their money back.
“I had given her additional money and I do not know if I will get it back,” said Dechen, who is yet to get her money back.
When Observer called on the Italy dream weaver, she denied everything. “I do not even know these people,” she said.
But the group of five insistedthey did not want to report to the police because some got their money back and others still have hope.
People say this is just one of many such scamsthat go unreported because the deals are illegal and both parties could be penalised.
“One of my relatives spent more than Nu 150,000 for a visa that never materialised. In the end, he did not even get back his money,” said a Thimphu resident.
People who take money from others on the pretext of obtainingoverseas visas for them shall be charged for deceptive practice, according to the Penal Code of Bhutan.
This time it was to be in Italy, and it never happened. Instead the 32-year-old woman who had promised a visa to Italy and instant employment once there just about disappeared.
The four prospective travellers had paid the con woman Nu 50,000 each and an additional Nu 97,000 each was to be paid. One had paid a little less as she happened to be the woman’s cousin. That was almost a year back.
When things didn’t happen, the group of five became suspicious. They sought the woman out and asked for refund, andafter a relentless game of hide and seek she paid back the three of them.
“Only after we threatened her with police action did she refund us,” said one of them.
The con woman’s cousin had introduced the other four to the idea of work and life in Italy saying she had worked there earlier. They were promised employment for a Khenpo (Buddhist master) living in Italy.
“She said working in Italy was easy,” said Karma, one of the duped individuals. “And she continuously gave false hopes saying things are shaping up good.”
They often recharged her cell phone because she said she had to call Italy constantly to check their visas.She also showed them some documents but none of them knew how to read.
A year went by waiting for the good news, and themood soured. The three of them decided to forget Italy and ask their money back. At first the con woman refused to refundsaying she had already sent the money for processing the visas.
However, after a series of pleas she asked them to come to Thimphu and paid their money back.
“I had given her additional money and I do not know if I will get it back,” said Dechen, who is yet to get her money back.
When Observer called on the Italy dream weaver, she denied everything. “I do not even know these people,” she said.
But the group of five insistedthey did not want to report to the police because some got their money back and others still have hope.
People say this is just one of many such scamsthat go unreported because the deals are illegal and both parties could be penalised.
“One of my relatives spent more than Nu 150,000 for a visa that never materialised. In the end, he did not even get back his money,” said a Thimphu resident.
People who take money from others on the pretext of obtainingoverseas visas for them shall be charged for deceptive practice, according to the Penal Code of Bhutan.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Compromises
A close friend of mine asked me why I was making compromises on my boy friend. Firstly this came as a shock to me and secondly I did not know how to answer her.
It took me a few seconds to think about it and truthfully speaking, I still could not figure out how to answer her. "May be because I love him?" I finally said. But my answer was not convincing enough for her. I could't even convince myself let alone her.
However, I kept stressing on the "Love." Was I making compromises I though, unable to answer myself I turned to my friend and asked her instead. "What makes you think, I am making compromises?
She confidently said she know. Just because he is divorced and a father of a son, my friends think I am compromising in life.
Well, my thoughts do not match with theirs then. He keeps me happy and I don't think that I am compromising because the ultimate thing that matters is happiness. It is no use being with someone with less baggage but who does not keep you happy is it?
It took me a few seconds to think about it and truthfully speaking, I still could not figure out how to answer her. "May be because I love him?" I finally said. But my answer was not convincing enough for her. I could't even convince myself let alone her.
However, I kept stressing on the "Love." Was I making compromises I though, unable to answer myself I turned to my friend and asked her instead. "What makes you think, I am making compromises?
She confidently said she know. Just because he is divorced and a father of a son, my friends think I am compromising in life.
Well, my thoughts do not match with theirs then. He keeps me happy and I don't think that I am compromising because the ultimate thing that matters is happiness. It is no use being with someone with less baggage but who does not keep you happy is it?
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Old age homes, not a solution but a need
Phuba at the patients guest house
With the opening of Bhutan’s first old age home in Radhi, Trashigang, recently, Bhutan’s old moral dilemma resurfaced – whether old age homes sit comfortably on the GNH country’s conscience.
Answering the media’s question on this subject at the 11th Meet the Press yesterday, Lyonchhen Jigme Y Thinley said old age homes are not the solution, but a need. “That is not what we should promote, but it is needed right now. It is a temporary arrangement,” he said.
Lyonchhen said initiatives are being taken by various parties to cater to the needs of the aged people who are abandoned by their families in the GNH country because of rural-urban migration.
Old people in the country, Lyonchhen said, are abandoned ‘not in a very big way, but the trend is beginning to emerge, the number is enough for us to worry.’
Lyonchhen added that the solution must be one whereby the aged will continue as in the past to be the object of reverence and respect within the family. He said the government will it worthwhile, not only socially and emotionally, even financially for families to look after their aged folks.
Meanwhile, there are plans to establish another old age home in Bidung in Trashigang. Speaker Jigme Tshultrim said the new home will take in old people from all parts of Bhutan. He said, “This has become a necessity in view of GNH.”
One of the mandates of the recently registered civil society organisation called Royal Society for Senior Citizens (RSSC) is opening old age homes. Pema Tenzin, the vice president of the organisation, said old age homes are necessary for people without siblings and family members.
Opposition Leader Tshering Tobgay said that, if old age homes give the senior citizens a sense of dignity and security in their final years, he fully supports the idea. But he asked why old age homes are needed in the first place. He asked, “Why don't our senior citizens have homes? Are our communities failing? Are we abandoning our parents? If so, why? Is it urbanization? Or are our values declining?”
Sangay Khandu, a National Council member from Gasa, said old age homes would generally benefit the Bhutanese society. “As a compassionate society, and a small one at that, we have always taken care of our own,” he said, adding that the subject of old age home is a ‘very emotional one to each one of us’.
Eighty-year-old Phurba from Dagana, who has been living in the patients’ guest house at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, said there is a genuine need of old age homes in Bhutan. Phurba is the father of six children, all of whom died young. His wife also died young. He has no siblings.
With the opening of Bhutan’s first old age home in Radhi, Trashigang, recently, Bhutan’s old moral dilemma resurfaced – whether old age homes sit comfortably on the GNH country’s conscience.
Answering the media’s question on this subject at the 11th Meet the Press yesterday, Lyonchhen Jigme Y Thinley said old age homes are not the solution, but a need. “That is not what we should promote, but it is needed right now. It is a temporary arrangement,” he said.
Lyonchhen said initiatives are being taken by various parties to cater to the needs of the aged people who are abandoned by their families in the GNH country because of rural-urban migration.
Old people in the country, Lyonchhen said, are abandoned ‘not in a very big way, but the trend is beginning to emerge, the number is enough for us to worry.’
Lyonchhen added that the solution must be one whereby the aged will continue as in the past to be the object of reverence and respect within the family. He said the government will it worthwhile, not only socially and emotionally, even financially for families to look after their aged folks.
Meanwhile, there are plans to establish another old age home in Bidung in Trashigang. Speaker Jigme Tshultrim said the new home will take in old people from all parts of Bhutan. He said, “This has become a necessity in view of GNH.”
One of the mandates of the recently registered civil society organisation called Royal Society for Senior Citizens (RSSC) is opening old age homes. Pema Tenzin, the vice president of the organisation, said old age homes are necessary for people without siblings and family members.
Opposition Leader Tshering Tobgay said that, if old age homes give the senior citizens a sense of dignity and security in their final years, he fully supports the idea. But he asked why old age homes are needed in the first place. He asked, “Why don't our senior citizens have homes? Are our communities failing? Are we abandoning our parents? If so, why? Is it urbanization? Or are our values declining?”
Sangay Khandu, a National Council member from Gasa, said old age homes would generally benefit the Bhutanese society. “As a compassionate society, and a small one at that, we have always taken care of our own,” he said, adding that the subject of old age home is a ‘very emotional one to each one of us’.
Eighty-year-old Phurba from Dagana, who has been living in the patients’ guest house at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, said there is a genuine need of old age homes in Bhutan. Phurba is the father of six children, all of whom died young. His wife also died young. He has no siblings.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Freedom of speech
People normally do not exercise their right to speak at the right time. Freedom of speech is practiced only when one has something good to say about the government or any cases.The moment you ask someone about something controversial no one wants to speak.
Recently I was following a story and the story could be told by many sides but no one even wanted to speak because the case was sensitive. There were two people involved in a fight in Paro and one of them reported the other to the police and he was therefore detained for one night. The police then asked them to compromise but the man who was detained refused and said he will meet at the court. The complainant's father is an influential person.
I called up the man who was detained but he said that since his case is in the court he will not be able to give me any comments. I called the complainant and he said he will get back to me and took my number, he never called. When i called him again he never answered my calls. I called the court officials and they said the case has not yet reached there. I called the police SP and he said he was not even aware of the case.
where is the freedom of speech gone?
Recently I was following a story and the story could be told by many sides but no one even wanted to speak because the case was sensitive. There were two people involved in a fight in Paro and one of them reported the other to the police and he was therefore detained for one night. The police then asked them to compromise but the man who was detained refused and said he will meet at the court. The complainant's father is an influential person.
I called up the man who was detained but he said that since his case is in the court he will not be able to give me any comments. I called the complainant and he said he will get back to me and took my number, he never called. When i called him again he never answered my calls. I called the court officials and they said the case has not yet reached there. I called the police SP and he said he was not even aware of the case.
where is the freedom of speech gone?
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