About Me

I am an amateur of letters, a trier and drifter to grow better and nicer. I am a conscious observer, a runner, a dreamer, an eschewer of heartless and senseless tastiers.

A voice Unheard

I whispered softly

to say words,

but it was unheard.

I talked loudly

to say words,

but it was unheard.

I shouted loudly

to say words,

but it went unheard again.

I write words

to say a voice.

They live on.

A brief history about me

DOB

The exact date of my birth is yet to be known, or will never be known! My mother says that I was born somewhere in the last three days of the year of the horse, but exactly no one knows. My student progress report reflects the DOB as 27-12-1982, which I usually follow in my official documentation. I was born to Mr. Kelzang Dorji and Mrs. Cheten Zangmo in Labar. They now have six surviving children. I was the second-last child in the family.

STUDIES

I started my early education (not so early, probably) at the age of 10 at Pema Gatshel Junior High School. After a year, I shifted to Tsebar Primary School, and from there I graduated from my sixth standard. I was again transferred to Pema Gatshel Junior High School, and then I studied in Jigme Sherubling High School in Trashigang for two years. I graduated from there in 1998, and in 2001 I got my Plus Two certificates from YHSS. I did my B.Ed (Bachelor of Education) for three years at the National Institute of Education in Samtse (now known as Samtse College of Education). My first placement was in Tsirangtoe LSS in Tsirang. I worked there for four years and then got posted to Darla MSS, where I am presently working. I earned my MA in English Literature from Bangalore University.

MY PARENTS AND FAMILY

My parents are farmers in a small village called Labar. They have made their own effort to bring the whole family to a richer side in the village. My father, who is called ‘Labar Gomchen’, is well known in the surrounding villages and even farther, because of his wealth and riches. My house is the first to have a tin roof in the village. Not only that, but my parents have also sent everyone – except my elder sister – to school. All these names and credits go to my parents’ hard work.

I have three living elder brothers and two sisters, one elder and one younger. They are all married now, and every one of us has a job now except for my elder sister, who still frets because of it and managed to set up a shop in the village.

The very bleak family photo below would show more. The photo was taken in the year 1993 – almost twenty years from now.

My Family in the 1990s. My father and mother were holding portrait of the Buddha and Guru Rinpoche.

MY FAMILY

I am married to a lovely wife, Tshewang Dema. We have precious sons, Pema Tashi and Pema Nidup. They are our heart and gold in life. We have promised to do everything good for them. My wife is from Trashigang, Samkhar, Khapti. My best love and support come from them. Below are our latest photos.

My Family Jan, 2015. Inside the house.

My latest family 17/4/2016