The Country Girl's Diary...

“zaii……… kay Namesey meay soft du…..” I thought. I closed my eyes to feel the voice of a stranger seated behind me. It was 9 th April 2012. I was on my way from Chubu hot spring in Punakha. After around four hours of journey, finally I reached chuzom; the confluence. I caught a cab and sat inside. By then, I was fully exhausted like an old tire. The cab driver was looking for few more passengers. After an hour of waiting he got 2 passengers and now only one to look for. Dusk started to pull in and my heart was beating rapidly. We were about to leave when a young guy approached our cab…… The voice of that stranger was soft. He was tall. Every girl dreams to fall for a tall, dark, and handsome guy. It was 6:30 pm when we started our journey towards Haa. The silence in the cab was broken by the guy. It seems like he knows the driver well. They kept on talking and I humbly listened to them. I was lost in my fantasy world. I wanted to talk but I was nervous as hell. For the first tim...

Ummm….. What is left there to celebrate this day? That was the first thought that beeped in my mind when I heard that 20 th march is declared as the International Happiness Day. But somewhere I heard myself answering that question…. “Happiness is always knocking on your door, you just got to let it in…Happiness had always been there with you, and your happiness is my happiness...”   Indeed it should be celebrated with all your heart. For the first time our country joined rest of the world to mark the International Happiness Day. The 20 th March was declared as holiday throughout the country. The excitement to celebrate the day was just overwhelming. The eve of happiness day was celebrated with some reflection over the years. I joined my best buddy Sonam Tshomo to celebrate the eve. It had been memorable eve. The morning of the happiness day…; I called my family just to remind myself that how happy and blessed I am to have them. They are my true happiness. The rest of the ...

Every girl dreams of being an independent and successful. She wants the best thing in her life. She wants to be wooed by the most perfect man. She can wait her life to meet that guy. In search of a perfect match she awaits her life. However; the search never ends and when her result came it was unbelievable. A girl can waste some of the most critical period in search of her partner. It’s an imaginary story about a girl who waits for her Mr. Right and the fate favored her at last with a Man double her age. “Thank you Tashi khandom Choden” for your idea. A young, intelligent and beautiful Dechen is the face of her school. Being all-rounder she is loved by all the family of her school. A simple village girl who always topped her classes ever since her schooling never had a time for a guy. “I never believe love in school, I will just wait for my fate….that’s it”, she said to her friends. Many guy had fallen for her, despondently her response was always a big NO! Time flowed and Dechen...