WINNERS OF BABU ROLLING TROPHY 2016

Our Motto: “United we stand, divided we fall”

It was honor to be part of Rolling Trophy at Pemagatshel District, 2016.  I know I was and am fan of Lionel Messi but my dream to be the footballer remains just a dream forever.  However, I am always glad to be part of it from early school time to college and even at workplace. Today let me share some moments of Babu Rolling Trophy 2016, the event organized by Yurung Central School. For reader’s information, let me share the objectives of Babu Rolling Trophy which was posted on social media Facebook. And it is as follows:

1. Commemorate three auspicious Tendrel of 2016
2. Pay tribute to late Dasho Babu Tashi, the founder of the school
3. Bring together, established and widen community bond
4. Promote active lifestyle

Personally, I found the objectives of organizing Babu Rolling Trophy were so special and dedicated to all important people. We were reminded to make a tribute to remember their special contribution in the service of tsa-wa-sum. I am here to appreciate school management team and sports coordinator for organizing such tournament and I will be glad to see similar events in the future too. There were good numbers of teams and among them; Corporateion United was one of it.  Our team Corporation United was comprised of all staffs from corporate sectors and other private sectors under Pemagatshel District. Generally, we can accept that it is difficult to cooperate each other since we are from different organizations, but fortunately we could do it. It was miracle.  How? That was mainly because of the good intention of all to be part of the team. So I appreciated what we had done. And we had reaped the fruit of our hard work and cooperation. Having said that, if I was given chance to share some feedback to organizer for your future benefit, I would have shared as following;

1. Overall management was up to mark.
2. Although, referees had done their best, but for some cases, I found some of the referees did not exercise some of the important rules of football. So, I would suggest why not organizer can select permanent referees throughout the game in order to reduce the partiality and other inconveniences.
3. To motivate individual performance on game, the organizer should have taken effort on individual’s prize
4. It would have been convenient if the organizer had distributed all rules and regulation during team manager meeting.

Above feedback are just my general observation seen during the tournament. Hope organizer will take it in positive way for a future tournament. Whatsoever, I am glad to share that my team Corporation United came as the winner of Babu Rolling Trophy 2016 with the cash price of Nu. 25000.00. We would like to thanks the organizer, our sponsors, supporters and my team members for making up and achieving our team goal. Always hoping the same spirit in the near future.

 “It doesn’t take strength to win. It takes the true heart of the team to win.” Emily Voyles

FOR MY COLLEGE FRIENDS

It was on 3rd July 2015 that something incredible happened in my life: the day where I had officially graduated from Royal Thimphu College with Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance. Three years, six semesters were fully packed with more than 101 projects and various exams including unit tests. It was a herculian task for me. Royal Thimphu College was the source of inspiration. My three years stay at RTC was a crucial part of my life because it prepared me mentally and physically for my future endeavor.

Many people said that the college time was the best time to enjoy and do what you want to do. But, for me, college time was not a piece of cake as all thought, but we had to complete lots of assignments, projects, to do research and tests on time.  However, we were always guided and supported by lecturers and friends. I am always looking forward to seek their help at any point in time. Thank you, Royal Thimphu College for making me who I am today.

Currently, I am working at Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan as a Branch Manager at Pemagatshel district. With my little experience and wisdom, I would be happy to share few lines to all my dear college students:

1.    Time to explore: College time can be the best time to explore on your interest. Many subjects you can study in college — like history, literature, languages, business, laws, or art with your individual capacity or with help from lecturers.

2.    Take advantage of the time to become the most amazing version of yourself:  College time could be just an incubation period, where you can develop mentally or physically. So, you must take advantage of your college time to be a new version of your life.

3.    Manage your time: One of the worst parts of college life could be not being able to manage the time with productive works. The college time shall be precious time to remind yourself the reason being in college in the first place: to graduate. Therefore, your academic work should always come in first place, when it comes to prioritizing your time.

4.    Focus on making the relationship with Lecturers and friends: Usually, we can believe that the college life is golden life, we must make the full chance to socialize with your lecturers and friends. College can be one of the greatest opportunities to build lifetime relationships. So, get the most out of advantages.

5.    Create yourself, not your resume: Many students participate in extracurriculars activities; be it in school or college level just to impress future employers. However, if we focus more on developing themselves as strong, well-rounded, we will have more advantages in interviews and the working world.

6.    Make your college proud to have you: Never be part of failure rather try to be one of those students that your professors and classmates will remember in years to come. Give an impact of your presence in any places you may live.

For My friends

What you think and what you do matter a lot in your life. Just thinking positive and doing things positively wouldn’t help but you must put extra effort in your life. College life can be the golden life only if you can make use of it. I found college life as the most challenging part of my education life with full of assignments and exams. However, I too have enjoyed my college life by exploring and learning from the different sources of knowledge. Thank you, Royal Thimphu College, Youth Development Fund and Ministry of Education for sponsoring my education. You had made me who am I today. Thank you all.

“Wake up, live big and love the journey.”- Jenny Blake

About Dungsum Pemagatshel (Blissful Land of the Lotus)

Pemagatshel Dzongkhag

Let me share something about Dungsum Pemagatshel where I am currently working. Firstly, the name Dungsum, is very profound and heart soothing to people of this valley for generations. All my families and relative were born and brought up and stayed in Pemagatshel till. I studied in Yurung Lower Secondary School till fourth standard. Unfortunately, due to land constraint, we got resettlement at Tsirang Dzongkhag. Due to past karmic, again I got a placement here at Pemagatshel district after my studies. 

Before 1969, this place was called Khedung, and Zhongar Dzongkhag ruled it through the sub-divisional office in Shumar, known as Shumar Dungkhag. All economic activities were planed and executed from Zhongar District. Thus, lacking in development progress in Pemagatshel, whereby ending the influence of Zhongar Dzong and becoming the to Dungsumpa under new name “Pemagatshel” from 1974. Pemagatshel was made full fledge district in 1974, to enhance the social-economic development of the Dungsumpa.

Secondly, the word Pemagatshl meaning “Blissful Land of the Lotus”, was given by His Holiness Chabje Dujum Rinpoche, while empowering Rinchen Terzoe Wanglung in 1969. His Holiness was invited to empower this precious treasure teaching to the people by Lam Sonam Zangpo. According to some oral story, it is belived that, before Rinpoche’s arrival Pematatshel was known as “Khedung” meaning (Khe for khepas and ‘Dung’ for a village in sharchop). Today, Pemagatshel Dzongkhag is divided into 11 geogs, Choekholing, Chonshing, Chimong, Dechenling, Dungmaed, Khar, Yurung, Nanong, Shumar, Norbugang, and Zobel.

Lastly, to share a light on development activities in Pemagatshel. Until, 2008, the development activities in Dzongkha were very minimal comparing to other Dzongkha. It was declared as one of the least developed district in the country. However, with change in governance, Pemagatshel took a rapid change in its development activities.  Connecting all it’s gewogs with motor road, electricity, cellular communication, education, Basic Health Unit and other services. Peoples are making contributing for development activities through their every means. There seems to be balance between spiritual and economic development and people are enjoying in their own way, in every party of the district. I am happy that I have been posted to my ancestral homeland, to witness this joy in my fallow family members all around. 

With Dasho Dzongdag & Regional Heads

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today”- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.