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BLOGGING - Pat I of II
Some readers have written to me to say that I have not been very active in posting blogs of late. True - I have been terribly busy doing this and that. So, until I am more free to write, I would like...
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MY BLOGGING EXPERIENCE Like everything else in my life, blogging for me was not a planned or premeditated effort – I got into it without being aware that I was doing it. I did not even know that I was...
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Latest Service Projects of The Rotary Club of Thimphu
The months of August and September have been the most fulfilling months for the Rotary Club of Thimphu. During these two months, the Rotary Club of Thimphu (RCT) has implemented or is in the process of...
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The Rotary Club of Thimphu is constantly looking out to do meaningful projects to help the Bhutanese people. As small and new as we are, the Rotary Club of Thimphu is among the most active Clubs that...
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The Rotray Club of Thimphu's Project of Compassion & Healing
The Migraine Treatment Clinic of the Rotary Club of Thimphu was successfully concluded at the close of day on 10th October, 2016. It began on the evening of 25th September, 2016. This was a...
View ArticleEt tu, BBIN MVA?
So the wailing has begun!!Way later than I had expected - but it has begun and it will only get more and more cantankerous, with the passage of time. It had to happen. Because the disaster that was...
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Shame on UNICEF & Aamir Khan
UNICEF has been in Bhutan since 1974 – and yet, after 42 years of being in the country – they remain oblivious to the country’s culture, tradition and etiquette.Indian actor Amir Khan can be forgiven...
View ArticleShame on UNICEF & Aamir Khan II
In less than 3 days, my article titled “Shame on UNICEF & Aamir Khan” generated a staggering 30,507 pageviews. The visitors, broken down by countries, were as follows:Bhutan...
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Rotary Club of Thimphu Recognized in Australia
The Rotary Club of Thimphu has been toasted in Australia for our achievements in a short period since our Charter in 2012. We were informed as follows:----------------------------My name is Jamie...
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Thank God I am in Bhutan
For the past more than one week or so, the residents of Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital city, have been waking up to a spotless, sparkling atmosphere awash with the warmth of the morning sun under a crystal...
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US Election Results: Dark Forces Will Be Unleashed
An American friend in USA sent me the following mail this morning:.........................................Hi Yeshey —My friends and I are absolutely devastated by the US election. It is beyond...
View ArticleBBIN MVA Rejected by Bhutan’s Upper House
It comes as heartening news that Bhutan’s Upper House – the National Council – has rejected the terribly ruinous BBIN MVA. If this Agreement gets ratified, all sorts of problems will overwhelm Bhutan –...
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Twenty One Packets of THANK YOU
During August this year, the Rotary Club of Thimphu had installed and handed over a solar fencing project in Kheng Goleng, Zhemgang. The 4-KMs long solar fencing was a collaborative initiative between...
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Something Has Gone Seriously Wrong Somewhere
Most of my friends have started their room heaters since mid October. I adamantly refused to do so. The reason: I cannot afford to pay the electricity bill. Last year, to my horror, I realized that my...
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Bhutan to Import 200 Truckloads of Chilies!
I was stunned by the BBS announcement yesterday that Bhutan is going to import 200 truckloads of chilies a year, from India. This is a chilling revelation. This means that the land of Ema Datsi has...
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Hydro-Power Madness
After conceding Kula Kangri to China, Mt. Jumolhari at 7,326 Mtrs. is Bhutan’s second highest peak, after Gangkhar Puensum at 7,570 Mtrs. The photo below was taken on the 26th of November, 2016, from...
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Hydro-power Madness II
India ranks as the world’s fifth largest electricity generator. Its current total installed capacity is in excess of 300GW.There is a misconception in Bhutan that we are a significant game changer to...
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Hydro-power Madness III
Mt. Jichu Drake at 6,989 Mtrs. is Bhutan’s sixth highest peak. The lake at the base of this mountain is the primary source of the Pachhu (Paro river), that partially drives the turbines of Chukkha and...
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Rotary Club of Thimphu Donates 6 Kidney Hemodialysis Machines
On Bhutan’s National Day - December 17, 2016, the Rotary Club of Thimphu donated 6 brand new units of Kidney Hemodialysis Machines to the Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan. This Nu.6.8...
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Yet Again, My Time For Anguish
On December 1, 2016, I had blogged on “Something Has Gone Seriously Wrong Somewhere” (http://yesheydorji.blogspot.com/2016/12/most-of-my-friends-have-started-their.html). I moaned about our domestic...
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