hello friends.am back!

After more than a year i am back on blog.feels nice.it's november again and i just love this season.cherry blossom,chilly mornings,hot tea,cosy beds,exam time for kids(prelude to winter vacation),warm coats,romantic evenings....i just love this autumn season.with our college syllabus over,it's time to relax a bit and time for introspection on life.

some thoughts r best when kept to yourself

one of my friends reminded me to update my blog...write what comes to my mind...i really don't know what to write because at this point of my life i have so many things running in my mind.questions ranging over various small and big things in life.sometimes i really feel like just pouring out but will everything be the same if i did?? perhaps not..

hi friends!

oh! so long since i scribbled anything on my blog though i keep checking.i was kind of very busy.right now i am in texas and its past midnight but i am not sleepy yet.i guess my body is still following the Indian standard time.i am at my sister's place to spend time with her and her new born(baby is 4 months now.we couldn't just come like that because we needed a visa to come here so the paper work took time).as i boarded the flight to this land i kept wondering how my little sister had come then.i had my kids and younger sister travelling with me,achu(my dear husband) to see us off and a well wisher whereas Pem was just by herself.i remember we never took her decision so seriously until the final day when she said her ticket has been done.she is here because of her own hard work.i feel proud of this girl born in lachung coming this far.my admiration grew more when we reached her home.she is staying in one of the most beautiful home,with a lovely baby and a loving husband,not to forget supportive mom and dad-in-law and working in a decent hospital and earning good.i felt so proud of her when she first drove me in her car.As we chatted to the shopping mall i felt happy for her.i pray that she is always blessed with happiness.
happy valentines day to all the blogger friends.hope u find lots of love and affection and give the same and make a heart go ting...tong.i swear you will find yourself smiling.

happy new year.

I wish all my blogger friends a very happy new year.hope 2009 brings hope,joy and happiness to all.lets all make this world a better and a safer place.

lets all pray for world peace.

26/11 tragedy makes you feel very numb and heavy.At that point of time i felt it was unfair for some people to suffer so much while we watched the images in the tv as if it was another action movie.each incident was heart breaking.i felt very bad and helpless .i pray for those killed, for a long fulfilling life in their next birth and for some source of comfort and strength to those people who lost their beloved ones to terrorism.i felt anger at the terrorists but somewhere in my heart i kept thinking about these young guys who carried this dreadful act.i felt sorry for these young guys for having failed to see the real reason behind their horrendous mission.lets all pray that each and everyone be blessed with wisdom to make this world a better and a safer place.

heaven on earth

CHEERY BLOSSOM IS HERE AGAIN,
OH! HOW I LOVE THIS SWEET SEASON;
WHAT MORE DO I ASK,
FROM OUR MOTHER EARTH;
PINK PETALS ALL OVER,
COLOURFUL PRAYER FLAGS FLUTTER;
UNDER THE CLEAR BLUE SKY;
COSY WARMTH ON MY BACK,
KISS OF BREEZE ON MY CHEEK;
AS I READ I WONDER,
OH!WHERE IS HEAVEN?
OH! HOW IS HEAVEN?
I SMILE WITH REALISATION,
IN THIS BLISSFUL AFTERNOON;
OH! WHERE ELSE COULD IT BE,
OH! HOW ELSE COULD IT BE;
IT IS BUT RIGHT HERE,
UNDER THE CLEAR BLUE SKY;
BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL FEET,
AROUND YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOUL;
I SIT BACK AND ENJOY,
THE WARM SUN ON MY BACK...
i scribbled this piece today afternoon on my son's rough copy.this is my first poem ever written in my lifetime.thought of putting up on my blog.I seek advice from anybody who is an expert because i want to learn how to write poems.some basics.please share.
cheery trees always remind me of my school.at this time of the year it used to be( and still is i suppose)preparation time for our final exams.Tashi Namgyal Academy during this time of the year used to be full of cheery trees in full bloom.now when i look back i realize how fortunate we were to have such a lovely school compound with such beautiful surroundings.

Enchey centenary celebrations 14-15th november

As the morning sun rays shone through the pine trees beneath the clear blue sky people in colourful attire, girls and boys in brown kho* gathered in Enchey ground to celebrate the centenary occasion.Enchey school was established in 1909 by the 10th maharaja of Sikkim.my husband is one of the ex students of this school so we accompanied him to this historic occasion.it was a good learning experience for my kids as they witnessed the various traditional dances,exhibition stalls(this morning only my daughter asked me what exhibition meant),felicitations and for the first time they saw their dad address a public audience.the occasion was also marked by felicitations to the ex teachers and ex students for their contribution to the school and society.Achu* was one of them and i feel proud of him.it was indeed a historic occasion and i am happy to have been a part of it.
p.s. kho* is the traditional attire of the Bhutia community which happens to be the school uniform of Enchey school.
Achu* means elder brother in tibetan.In Sikkim its common that bhutia ladies address their husband with this term.generally they don't address their husband by their name.another term used for addressing husband is Agya* which also means elder brother in Bhutia language.Another interesting way of addressing one's husband is e.g. karma appa(karma refers to child's name and appa means father in bhutia language).the latter way of addressing husband is also common in the other communities like nepali and lepcha.other ways of addressing are darling,love,sweetheart,sweetie,handsome,doll,motti,mottu,etc.Generally speaking some couples address each other in different ways depending on the situation for e.g.in private they will use very cosy terms for each other and public they will use more formal terms.for me on all occasions i call him achu.hey guys! how do u address your better half? do share.it could be interesting.