Very Inspiring Blog Award

For those of you, who have been nominated, please follow the rules of this award as listed below:

1. Display the Award on your Blog....

2. Notify back to the Blogger who nominated you....

3. Say 7 points about you.

4. Nominate 15 Bloggers for the award, link them and inform them about the nominations.

It is a pleasure that versatile blogger Damcho sir nominated me for the “Very Inspiring Blog Award”. The terms made me confuse. Confusion plunge me to contemplate, am I inspiring? Yet again many more inspiring bloggers nominated me for the same. I want to thank Langa Tenzin (Law Student), Sherub Pelmo (Law student), Kezang Wangchuk (Student), Karma Wangzom (Engineering student), NorbuWangchuk (Teacher), and Rima Reyka (A mistaken Bhutanese with utmost love for Dragon Kingdom). It’s being long time into a blogging journey. It is in the interest of me that follow my patient and someone conferred me those awards isn’t I expect.  Anyways I want to thank Damcho sir for the award and I am committed to be a regular blogger though I am far away to be an inspirational.  

I am sorry for responding late. I was busy in the new place, adjusting with new people and environment for my new job. I had to eat every last morsel after auditors in the guest house. Sometimes everything new is challenging. 

Now let’s begin and I will lecture seven points about me!!! 

7 points about me

•  I am Sangay Duba, but like to be called Sangay Cholden since the later sounds cool. I am from remote village Shokshi Pangthang, Wangphu Gewog under Samdrup Jongkhar district. I am second among seven siblings.
• I have completed my degree from College of Science and Technology with major in civil engineering. Currently I am working with Department of Roads, Regional Office, Tingtibi, Zhemgang under Ministry of Work and Human Settlement. I was not a bright and intelligent student back then in schools and college. The outcome of what I am today is all due to the motivation and inspiration of my great father. 
•  My only interest back then in school days was to play Chinese checker. It was simple game yet enjoyable. To dance, play and become famous is not in my instinct. Basically I am shy guy. I yearn to play football. I am not best in games yet not worst! 
• I am easygoing person. Whatever you say is your opinions. Whether it interferes my way or bothers me in any sense, I am not reactive. I am agreeable person. Sometimes that is the extent of my kindness and warmth for other. Truly I am compassionate, helpful and not much suspicious of others. I am religious. 
• Luckily or unluckily I am not a social butterfly. I am not chatty and sociable unless I know someone well. May be I am introvert confuse with shyness lol! But I am not lady alike too. 
• I enjoy adventure. I am curious and appreciate art, imagination and new things. I am open. It is not difficult for me to change personality depending on the nature of situation and person with which I deal with.
• I am serious to my work. I don’t care to react to anyone, if he/she is not sincere and punctual. That is the very bad thing I am obsessed with. Yes, I am decisive and sturdy with the decisions! 

Here are my nominees. To revert to seven points about you for who already got the award is your choice.

1.   Monu Tamang (www.monutamang.blogspot.com)

2.   Langa Tenzin (www.langatez.in)

3.   Sonam Tobgay

4.   Lethro Darlo

5.   All Things Good (www.good-allthingsgood.blogspot.com)

6.   Riku Dhan Subbha (www.rikkuwrites.blogspot.com)

7.   Sherab Tenzin (www.sherutenzin.com)

8.   Madam Launna (www.lettersfromlaunna.blogspot.com)

9.   SuperLux (www.baredmysoul.blogspot.com)

10. Writer Robyn Campbell (www.robyn-campbell.blogspot.com)

11.  Madam Rima Reyka (www.reeverking.blogspot.com)

12.  Damcho Wangdi (www.dumchowangdi.blogspot.com)

13.  Sherub Pelmo (www.sherubpelmo.blogspot.com)

14.  Ugyen Tenzin (www.uttenzin.blogspot.com)

Liebster Blog Award III

Thank you Passa for the nomination and sorry for the delay.

What made you to blog?

Before I answer the question, please read the anecdote below:

A man was traveling and stopped at an intersection. He asked an elderly man, "Where does this road take me?" The elderly person asked, "Where do you want to go?" The man replied, "I don't know." The elderly people said, “Then take any road. What difference does it make?"

How true. When we don't know where we are going, any road will take us there.

I blog because …………….. (click here)

Three things that you will never do in your entire life?

There are many things that I will not do in my life. I will not jump off the cliff to prove that I loved someone so differently. I shall not wear the apron of crazy drunkard man in Shakespeare’s drama. I will definitely not overcome the joviality of humanity to create unhappiness. I like happiness. And I know you do the same! Be happy!

What is the best part of being you?

Hehehe… normally I am fun oriented guy! I am so flexible and I am not acclimatizing!! My ability to fit in shoes of others and shunning the situation with neutral say is best in being me with others! And if the shoe fits I wear it. I forgive. These are the best part of being me.

One place on the earth where you would love to go, with whom and why?

I would definitely love to go with you to the heavenly abbot in the afterlife. Exactly on earth I don’t find any place where I will go with someone. Every new place gives me happiness and contentment and that is why I never envy the people’s absurdity to stand near the base of Eifel tower, drench in the salty sea….. but if Phallus tower is build in Bhutan I would go with friends to giggle and gratify the joviality of being born in the Buddhist land.

One person who inspires you?

My dad! He is the ONE who always inspire me.  

Liebster Blog Award - II

I want to thank Tashi Gyelmo for nominating me back for the Liebster Blog Award and a big thank you again for the wonderful new questions that you have framed for the bloggers. I wear beatific smile though my answers may define otherwise. Thank you Tashi.

What is the motive behind your blogging? Or I would rephrase my question in this way, what do you actually intend to convey to the world through your blog posts?

Just randomly as is my thought, I started blogging when I was in first year. By the time I penned down my rationale behind playing with words, I was into the pool of the blogging world. Sometimes back in 2012 I have written a post titled Why I Write. Let me share few lines from the article. ”I began blogging three years ago while I was in first year. The purpose was not defined. After a year of blogging I realize the rationale of my amateur interest. I write for the purpose. I have something to say. I have something to say to someone. I have some purpose for saying it. Information is constantly available – from other people, television, radio, newspapers, books, world wide web and many other sources and why not from my blog?”

 What do you aspire yourself to be within the next five years?

Hehehe… every time when I was ask this particular question I just smile. When I was a little school boy I just dream to be a simple school teacher. Just that was my genuine ambition. When I was in high school I dreamt to be doctor. Ironically I dropped Biology and studied mathematics. Then I struggled to be civil engineer. Yes, my hard work in 12^th standard rewarded me with good marks. It was a joy that awake me whole night a day after result was declared. Soon I will be done with my training. I expressed my interest in teaching to the college and I am now frequently reminded to come back as faculty. I nod with smile and say yes. But I am not sure whether to continue with my genuine ambition to be academician or otherwise, civil engineer. I am waiting for the time indeed! Hehe…

In general, how do you view at your life? You may jot a few sentences on your attitude or perception about life.

For me life is being simple and helping as much I can to anyone that’ll relate to me. I am human for I am related to all people and they are to me as well.

Someone said, your attitude define your altitude. Hope it is true but not universal. For some, altitude is their attitude. Once they are raised to certain height they forgot some human instincts. Anyways in all way round people with good attitude act well, fit well in society and they are being loved.

Something that is hidden behind everyone is their attitude – values, standards, judgments, motives, and ethics and believes. These will have impact on their behavior which is known to others in the form of knowledge and skills. So whether is if the glass is half-full or half-empty, depends on the attitude of the person looking at it.

  Bhutan is regarded as the land of Gross National Happiness. How far does the philosophy comply with the real lives the Bhutanese people lead and what is your perception on this concept?

It is the greatest philosophy that I have ever read and known. Yes, I am proud to be the citizen of beautiful mountainous happy Bhutan, the birthplace of GNH. Every value in every steps of our movement is taken care under the four pillars, nine domains and 33 indicators. The nation has felt the need of the value that is universal and aspiration of its people. The development paradigm gears with the philosophy.

It is human values at individual level. Those human values are taken care under cultural domain. It gives importance to ethics and morality. With those values we can excel as single person, move as family and develop as nation or society. It is good that Royal University of Bhutan has now started with human values classes for all the colleges under its umbrella. Yes I am fortunate to attend those classes and learn to have right understanding to be good human.

 Can you usher the youngsters who would emerge as future bloggers with some inspirational lines?

Whatever your thoughts may be jot it down. Keep the flows going on and a day will remind you what you are doing. If you feel the work you have done is worth sharing, there are many free platforms like bloggers, wordpress.com, blog.com, tumblr, LiveJournel etc… and join in the pool of blogging world. It will be worth thinking, writing, and reading. Just feel it!!! I welcome you!!! But it is your choice!!! 

My nominees this time will be my inspiring blogger gurus:

1.  Sonam Tobgay (And there's more to life), an Architect.
2. Langa Tenzin(Langa Tenzin's Blog), Law student at Nalsar University of Law, India
3. Monu Tamang(The Abyss of Freedom), Medical student at Navodaya College of Physiotherapy, India
4. Pelden Sonam Nima (Writing my Own UnwrittenLines), Custom Officer
5. Lethro (The continuity of Fate), Forest Officer at Department of Forest.

My questions for them are:

1. Say something on if given a choice Will you do if you could?
2. Are you happy?
3. Are you helping people?
4. What are you doing differently and how will that impact on people?
5.  Bhutan is regarded as the land of Gross National Happiness. How far does the philosophy comply with the real lives the Bhutanese people lead and what is your perception on this concept?

The Liebster Blog Award

Well, I am flattered by the nomination. I was wondering on what is Liebster Blog Award and never remind myself to browse net for the important information going viral among bloggers. It is fun indeed to read diverse answers to more of same questions and participate.

Madam Rima, a mistaken Bhutanese, you deserve a big thank you for nominating me for Award and enlightening me about the award. Thank you!!! I never expected maim to be a Singaporean. I thought you were a Bhutanese by citizen living in Singapore. This is true that I was mistaken for when I knew that you were on tour in Bhutan. Anyways let me answer the questions. I think all most all questions are tough for me. Really!

Describe your blog in 3 words.

~ Diary – When I look above sky is the limit. When I think there is no limit in my thoughts. When I think to pen it down, here is my dairy – Sangay Cholden’s Random Thoughts.

~ Reference – I think and act hilarious, good and bad… I dream of all…. When I look back I am reckon with those memories… and yet I read and learn from the updates of my fellow bloggers.

~ Friend – Many a times I am left alone. I have learned to smile. I have learned to learn from those mistakes of mine in you.   The sheer boredom let me suffer sometimes. When I browse you, yes I am relieved! You are friend indeed!

Describe yourself in 3 words.
~ Funny – My first choice is being funny, my second is being sweet if possible as sweet as honey or at least as sugar beet. But sometimes I can be sour too. I will make you laugh but not frown. Yes I am one of a kind!

~ Philosophical – I am bit philosophical though what I say can be subjective.

~ Amiable – yes I am friendly to all and smile a lot. 

What kinds of blogs do you like to read and follow?

I have no specific choices. I follow and read any type of blogs. The information can’t be same in all blog. Be it good or bad, to digest and learn from those boundless pool of blogs is in my court. But if definitely I have to choose I will go for the blogs that say about life and human values.

What is something you wished more people knew about you?
I wish what if people know that I am one hearted man!

You’re in an awful mood. Who is the first person you call to cheer you up? 
I can’t pour happiness onto others unless I get few drops on myself. I will call my dad, my inspiring guru, as I always do. He would smirk and say, ‘you are one of a kind! And I appreciate it. Never feel bad to others and do always good. Don’t bother for what others do badly on you. But thank from your heart if they good to you’.

Who is the one person who knows you inside out and will always be there for you?

Hope I find one soon.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?

Anywhere! Because I love travelling to places where I haven’t been before and I would prefer mostly the religious sites. 

If there was one thing you could change about the world, what would it be?

I would change human with two hearts to one hearted good human. I am sad when I see and read about being born someone with two hearts, one of which is devoted only to destroying humanity and nature.

If you had a day all to yourself, what would you do?

I would learn more to be good human with values by reading books that contain loads of values.

Favorite food and why?

Hehehe…. I prefer nothing yet I have it all. Just something eatable needs to be on my plate!

My nominees for the award are:

Jigme Zangpo (Thoughts of Jigme Zangpo) third year student, College of Science and Technology. He is new blogger from the college. He writes nothing more than his expression of heart and soul.

Pema Wangyel, (As I Travel My Life’s Journey), civil engineering student from Bumthang.

Madam Launna (Letters from Launna) is my ever inspiring blogger friend. Her ‘blog is about her life one letter at a time... the many different layers and facets of what make her who she is today. She is very friendly, she can talk to just about anyone, and she love to get to know new people’.  She loves her David with much dedication!

Tashi Gyelmo (Once Along the Journey of My Life) B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture who is from Bumthang and she writes interesting short stories and beautiful poems.

Sonam Rigsel Dorji (SONAM DORJI'S BLOG). He completed Bachelors in Computer Application from Royal Thimphu College and currently he is pursuing Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration in Royal Institute of Management.

Sangay Tshogyel (Tshogyel’s Memoir). BE Electronics & Communication Engineering who is at Italy on exchange program from College of Science and Technology.

Sonam Yangdon (I wonder and I still need answers...) ‘someone who finds solace in writing and music.....and lending help to others. Someone who never gets bored with oneself. Someone who is too lazy to update her blog......sometimes it makes me wonder why I am sooooo carefree. Currently pursuing Bachelors of Journalism and mass communication in Punjab’.

And my questions to the above nominees are: 

1.  Describe your blog in 3 words.
2. Describe yourself in 3 words.
3. Who, what, and/or where does your blogging inspiration come from? 
4. What kind of blogs do you like to read and follow?
5. Create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer.
6. What time of day do you write the best content for your blog?
7. What is your favorite social media?