COVER STORY: The foodie fad that’s all the rage
Tshering Dema, 39, sips her coffee silently in one of the cosy restaurants located along the Norzin lam in Thimphu. Her two sons, a nephew and a niece are engaged in an animated conversation.
Soon their dinner arrives and a silence falls over the table as the waiter slowly places food on the table. Tshering Dema has ordered a beef fried rice for herself. The young ones have [... Read More]
JOINTS: Reema Restaurant
The moment you enter the ground floor of Norling building in the main town, a crowd of people awaits their turn at the door of this small joint. Popular for Paratha, people of all age groups come to this place for this delicacy
“My friend brought me here one day. Now, I come here regularly during my lunch break,” said Younten Tshering, a regular customer.
Price is reasonable here. That’s probably why a [... Read More]
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO: In the last issue, we have covered dedication and how through dedication we can share the merits of another person. In general, Buddhism rejects the idea that someone else can save you. One is one’s own saviour and even the Buddhas are only teachers. The Buddha said: “I show you the path to liberation but liberation depends upon you.”
However, if a person is the cause of a [... Read More]
RESTAURANT: Dorji Trozey at the Zangthopelri Complex in Thimphu is one of the most popular restaurants in the capital.
Dorji, 40, the owner of the restaurant, is from Phongmey, Trashigang. He has no idea how the name of the restaurant was decided. It came with the licence.
“I’m superstitious, like many Bhutanese. A lama told me I could do well if I started a restaurant. And the name of the restaurant came with the licence,” [... Read More]
YOUTH IN FOCUS: I’m a new graduate and just got my first job. I like the work, but my boss often criticises me and I feel I’m losing my self-confidence and am unhappy. I can’t speak to him about it, so should I just quit?
Sunil, Thimphu
Well, Sunil, I know that it is tough to work in this kind of environment, and it would certainly increase office morale and efficiency if your boss used [... Read More]
LAST PAGE: Bhutan is experiencing many changes including the urban life style. One of the major changes that has been observed in Bhutanese urban society, particularly among the youth is frequenting to restaurants for the reasons they explain.
Some youths who just started their career and living away from their parent shows their calculation and justify that it is cheaper to eat outside. There are some other urban livers who say that doing the [... Read More]
COVER STORY The higher calling of voluntarism
It is cold. At the National Memorial choeten in Thimphu, elderly people are basking in the sun, saying their rosary. From the gate of the choeten show up three young men in gho with flasks and plastic cups. Each goes separate ways. They start serving tea to elders at the choeten.
One of young men is Ugyen, 25, a corporate employee, who has been volunteering to serve tea [... Read More]
Dawa, 30, owner of ShoeVival, a retail franchise arm of The Shoe Laundry in Thimphu, is a person who deeply believes in voluntarism.
Since 2011, he has been organising a shoe collection drive at the Clock Tower every year. Hundreds of volunteers are involved in the programme. The shoes are collected, repaired and cleaned, and distributed in remote parts of the country.
This year, however, he did something different. Instead of collecting and distributing shoes, he went [... Read More]
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO When one has done the first six limbs of the seven-part practice, one has already accumulated some merit. In addition, there are also merits or good karma one has accumulated through other actions such as charity, meditation or even just making others smile. We have accrued a lot of good deeds and these must be secured in the mindstream. In order to make a positive and lasting [... Read More]
Students, who pick up this skill, make themselves indispensable in their schools
LIFESTYLE As he swings his scissors like a professional barber over his friend’s head, he pauses for a few seconds to make sure the hair length is equal on all sides. Everything is just so. There is a look of satisfaction on his face.
Jamyang Choda, 16, is a class X student in Rangjung higher secondary school (RHSS) in Trashigang. For a haircut, [... Read More]
