Aussie Dawa: My New Facebook Page

A New Beginning

This is my new Facebook Page, dedicated to this new life that I have started in Melbourne. I will be using this medium to inform regarding this part of my life in Australia. Supporters will get insights about how Bhutanese live down under.

Link https://www.facebook.com/aussiedawa/

My Maiden Visit to Tamchog Lhakhang

Tamchog Lhakhang is a temple that is seen by travelers along the Paro-Thimphu highway but hardly visited.

Every time I travel the Thimphu-Paro highway, I espy this beautiful temple located at a small hillock on the other side of Pachhu. One can also see a traditional bridge spanning the river at the base of the hillock.

Travel Diaries: Bumthang

"Today's moments are tomorrow's memories"

What is there in your travels that makes you want to travel more? The pull of the local cuisine, the pristine nature, local culture, and spending time with your family....thats the thing.

I love Sundays

Again I am here, on the hilltop overlooking the monastery. My companion has left me, to explore on his own.

The occasional cawing, the shrill yell of the monks far below in the distance, the prayer flags fluttering, slowly at first and then fast….all add to the serenity of this seemingly lonely place. Atop this hill there is no respite from the wind. There is only a continuous flow of energy.

Deliverance

I grip the steering wheel tightly as I take the curves at 60. I am alone, and I am shit scared. It is late night and I usually don’t drive alone at night. With a cigarette clenched between my lips and music blaring from my car speakers, I snake the treacherous roads of the hills above Wamrong.

I have to reach Mongar tonight….because my darling lay in the Hospital, crying out my name, waiting to deliver our baby girl.

Of Dad’s Travels to Bodh Gaya

A few days ago I went to pay my respects to my elderly dad. He was staying at in-law Sonam’s place.

It’s been quite a while since we have seen each other and physically met. We do talk occasionally through cell phone. He is based in Chorten Kora, where he has a small business, dealing in dapa and phorb. I have been working in Bumthang for the past year and half. Since my wife works here in Thimphu, and during what little holidays I manage to scrape, I usually travel here rather than to my village Yangtse. So this past summer vacation, I directly came here and stayed with my wife and her parents.