Happy Teacher's Day

I wish all my teachers a Happy Teacher's Day. You all have made lots of difference in my life and I was glad you all were my teacher. Thank you for giving me strength and thank you for giving me courage and confidence. Thank you for your patience………… You all helped me see what I could be and made me a better person.  You all are the best teacher ever!

Teachers job is most tedious and yet you all did it without complain. You shape the mind and brain of young for better future. You did everything selflessly and I should say it confidently that I have had everything from you all without paying a penny yet you all didn’t asked for. Today when I stand to become teacher myself, I find every reasons to say that you all are the best teacher ever.

There really are no words to express gratitude for all teachers do and I should say there’s no boundary limit to my gratitude for you all my teachers. Once again Happy Teacher's Day and enjoy the joyous day of yours. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Journey of my life – JNP

Since after I joint into teaching at Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic, the place becomes the center of learning and living for me. Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic, as the name indicates, it has connection to the history before monarchy and today as our great kings continues to support the development of the institute, it becomes the center of hopes for the nation and the citizens. It was great privilege and an opportunity for me to serve the one and only polytechnic institute in the country. I was determined to dedicate my life in serving the institute in whatever little ways I can to make a difference. 

 Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic, formally known as Royal Bhutan Polytechnic was started in the year 1974 and was the first technical institute in the country offering diploma programme in engineering.  It was located 18 kilometers away from Samdrup Jongkhar, second gateway to Bhutan from Assam in India and shopping destination for the people of east. Today we have 741 students, 25% girls and 45 teaching staff supported by 56 non-teaching staff all working towards making Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic the Centre of Excellence. The various courses offer by the institute are Diploma in Civil Engineering, Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Diploma in Electronic and Communication Engineering, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Computer Hardware and Networking and Diploma in Surveying. I was very fortunate enough to get to work as an assistant lecturer under Diploma in Civil Engineering and Surveying.  By the next academic year, BE in Power Engineering and Diploma in Procurement and Material Management will be offered. 

JNP Staff with Honourable Tshogpen

 We have very farsighted visionary leaders; director supported by deans, managing the institute for excellence in its function. Professional upgrade of the teachers, academic excellence and good behavior among students and infrastructure developments of the institute were the top priority as a mission to fulfill.

I found that the senior faculties were very supportive in any kinds of help that we need as a new faculty. They are friendly in nature and doesn’t behave to create any gap between us. Some of them said, once we join Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic, we will never feel like to go away. This is what truly happening to me today. I was made to play almost all the games facilities available. Starting from lawn tennis which I have seen only in television and youtube, table tennis, badminton, basketball, volley ball and football which I think is never meant for me before. During my four years of stay at CST, I have never touch those games accept football for two or three times and now within four months of times at JNP, I have developed so much enthusiasm to play all the games and I am very happy for the changed. Thanks to all the senior faculties for your encouragement and supports. 

JNP staff football team lead by our director

Another reason for me to like about JNP is my friends. They are like my family and we eat, drinks, laugh, sing a song and sleep in a single house. Thanks for your wonderful company. I had a friend who cooks well like a mother and support like a brother. There are sometimes things to hurt but never take it serious. Cooking early in the morning, packing lunch for the office are some wonderful things we have done, though as a bachelor everyone expect us without breakfast every day in the office. Thank you once again Vasker and Indira.

With my friends

 The residential where I live is known as Thangzor, derived from the hilly and plain in nature of the place where all sports facilities are available. Thangzorpas are well known for the coorporation they give to each other in times of help and kind of togetherness they had for enjoyment so called family gathering. I am very happy to be part of Thangzorpa and I really did enjoy your welcome dinner when we first join as Thangzorpa. There are lots of unique things that families of Dewathang do in terms of social gathering and I really did liked the tradition of Sharchoppas arra being the first in discussion to proceed for any gathering. Thank you all Thangzorpas and I am very fortunate to be part of you all. Hoping for the great days ahead.

Thangzorpas gathering

 After getting job, I got huge responsibility to carry on. Firstly my family who has been eagerly waiting and hoping with great expectation from me. They want me to help them here after and I thinking that I am doing it without fail. As a lecturer in the institute, I have the responsibility to take care of my students and I have given my heart for it. So far of my stay here, I had a great time taking responsibilities. The response of the students had really encourage me to continue with the job and I am really determine to do so.

Thank you my parents, teachers, friends and almighty god for the good health and the good things that I am able to do for it fulfills my dreams and I am hoping and praying for my dreams to keep fulfilling.

Teaching as my Career-JNP

As a school going kid my ambition was to become a teacher. It may be because I know only about teachers or may be because it’s my fate. My ambition remain unchanged until my class XII result was declared and I was asked to join one of the premium engineering college in the country-CST. I choose to join the college although my ambition was different because there were no one to guide me and all I know about was that if I choose to join engineering college, it’s a better option for my future. Changing my ambition from becoming a teacher to an engineer didn’t have any regret in me, so I choose to become an engineer.

 Four years of courses in civil engineering was successfully completed. My lingering thoughts and wishes to become an engineer and support my families was about to accomplish. Then I was thinking, what kind of life I would be living beyond supporting my families? About my own family in the future, the meaningful life I wanted to live and the things that I can do to make my life meaningful. Of course there will not be a great thing that an ordinary person like me can do for this world but I got a strong believe in myself that I can do it greatly in my own small ways to make some difference. Then the thoughts of becoming a teacher came again to me. By becoming an engineer, there will be a great sense of achievement and responsibility of leading a meaningful life but becoming a teacher has more than that in life.

 While saying so, my passion for engineering never dies. Studying engineering was my passion and now teaching as a career becomes my interest in life. Many people objected my idea of becoming a teacher. They want me to become an engineer and earn more. Still people talks the same wherever I met with them. It was the interest that I have for my career that holds me strong to believe in myself than to whatever others have to say for me.

 Now it’s been few months past teaching to my students. Things are happening beyond my expectation and my interest into teaching grew day by day. For the successful days so far, I wanted to thank all my teachers for teaching me values in life, friends for all kinds of help, my family for your immense support in my studies and almighty god for all.

First Year Surveying Students

With future surveyor-Boys

With future surveyor-girls

  

Thanks to all my students for your supports.

One Happy Moment in My Life-Graduation Day

Graduation day was one of the happiest moment in my life. Not only because I am graduating but also because my father make his presence on the day. Indeed it was beyond words can describe to express happiness out of your presence. It was unexpected that the father who survived with single dialect (sharchop), who don’t have any idea of the world beyond his visibility and rarely travelled distant places has decided to make his presence on the graduation day of his eldest son. 

With graduation certificates

He has travelled all the way from far flung village of Trashiyangtse to the College of Science and Technology, Phuntsholing, just to wish his son a HAPPY GRADUATION DAY and as a token of happiness, presented me with gifts. Thank you father for making the day great and to all my family; I am thanking you all for the gifts. I felt immensely great and happy to be part of you all's life.

With my father at CST

I would also like to thank all the teachers who came into my life for you have taught me, scolded me to make me into what I am today. Thanks to all those who are related to me for your valuable supports and encouragement. Without any supports and help from you all, it’s impossible for me to be able to make this joyous day of celebration.

It was my pleasure to sit with my father, take photographs and get advices on this great day. I am very happy and all my friends are happy too to see you together with us to celebrate the day. Your supports for my studies are immense, and whatever I asked for, you make everything possible for me. I would like to say that the graduation is for you my father and your presence is everything that makes my day.

On the way from CST to Thimphu

I had a wonderful and unforgettable graduation day which was one occasion in my life that I have been waiting to come and that I would cherished to remember as a great day hereafter. On this joyous day of my life, I could enjoy the day remembering those hardship I have been through for last eighteen years and indeed I found the day very important to celebrate to realize the importance of the hardship in one’s life. Also I came to realize that life is not so easy to live as long as one wish to live it worthwhile and those who live it so easily are not worth of being human. No matter what comes on your way, things are not to be taken easily for it is not and hard work is the only key to success.

I know, celebrating this day is not the end, it was just one success stories of my life which is the start of another journey of success in my life. To be successful and to celebrate yet another such joyous day, hard work and the blessings of almighty and love and care of my beloved ones are very important. Looking forward for continued support from everyone I am relating to and I would continue to give my best wherever I am and whatever I do in my life.

Goenba ~ Only Place of Visit for Refreshing

In my middle secondary and high school days, I had an interest of visiting holy places by taking long walk through valleys and forest but after reaching CST, this charm was completely lost because I cannot see other than one and only place to visit every time. However I believe the almighty god of this goenpa (holy place) had heard my prayers every time and helped me to complete my college life without having any unfortunate ill effect.

Kharbandi Goenba

This goenba is the only place to visit for refreshing mind of CST students after listening to long lectures and concentration on the studies for the whole tiresome day. Visiting time are usually from 5pm till 7pm for CST student and it is the best spot for Indian tourist. 

Hundreds of Indian tourist visit goenba every day, mainly because they don’t have to cross the immigration check post and the whole Jaigoan town can be best view from goenba which they enjoy the most by capturing the views through cameras. Whenever I happened to come to Phuntsholing later on, this place would be one I won’t miss it to make a visit for another time.

Beautiful View of Sun Set from Goenba