Parcel from Bhutan

"Words left unsaid will sit inside your mind screaming" Raine Cooper

I am very excited to share this beautiful moment I had with my daughter this evening.

Today, on this beautiful rainy day, I checked my mailbox as Bumchu and I returned from the city library. 

I saw a "safe drop" message from post office. I was so excited, my long waited parcel is waiting for me to collect it. It is very rare I get such thoughtful gifts from Bhutan so I was obviously over the moon and feeling lucky to have special friends in Bhutan.

When I received the parcel, call it crazy or funny, I closed my eyes, brushed my nose close to the package and took a deep breath. I thought, "the Bhutanese smell must have disappeared in transit."

When Bumchu saw the yellow package, she thought it is something to eat so she couldn't keep her excitement down either. She said, "Nang nang"  with her two cute small hands reaching out for the parcel.

Both of us couldn't contain our 'own' excitement and we opened it as soon as we got home.

Voila! I exclaimed, "YOUR KIRA and TEGO" 

Huggggs

She gave a huge hug like it was  her toy. I smiled and explained to her, "This is dress, you wear it" feeling tremendously happy and thankful for amazing people in my life.

Little Bhutanese Girl Abroad

There she goes, totally rocking her new outfit.

I probably must have thanked numerous times  but anyway, thank you Ana Luzee and my dear friend Kezang for sending your love to Bumchu.

OUR HAPPY NEW YEAR HAS JUST BEGUN!!!

Hokey Pokey Dance

Music is such a beautiful thing. It makes you laugh, cry, sing, dance and learn and even brings people together.

My daughter is fond of nursery rhymes and music in general. She loves Psy's Gangham style and Gentleman and Silento's Watch me whip and watch me Nae Nae at the moment.

I can't say which songs she likes best but I can certainly tell you that she likes upbeat music. As soon she hears the song she knows, her face lights up with contend smile and slowly pulls off her cute dancing steps wiggling and just shaking it off. 

Walking home through Botanic Garden

Whenever we go out without a baby pram or the stroller or even the baby sling, she get's excited because she is free to walk without any buckles around her.

The problem is later when she gets tired, I feel the pang of her tiredness.

Taking a rest 

As her tiredness reach the peak time, I sing her favourite songs and this helps her to calm her down.

Doing the Hokey Pokey

She is dancing to "Hokey Pokey" song which I learned because of her. Thank you my little girl for showing me that I can sing and learn nursery rhymes too.

2nd January!

There is first time to every moment in your life from the day you are born into this crazy, mad and beautiful world. 

So today, as we went out to town, we found this beautiful, cute and little umbrella stocked up at the entrance of the shop. Since, coming week is a rainy week, Bumchu got her first umbrella. 

My First Dora Umbrella :)

I love it

I feel a sense of pride as I see her become independent and learn to do things on her own. 

First blog, 2016

Wow, this feels strange! (In a good way). I am finally back to blog after a long break of 10 months period. I missed blogging. Well, my daughter is an excuse for not blogging because I don't have time to write. I am tiny bit guilty because it is not the whole truth. I have been slacking on it and most of the time, procrastinating. 

But today is not an excuse for me not to blog. This is what special day like first day of the new year do to you-that vibe of really wanting to do it and not be disappointed later on.  The first day of the year is just puuurrrr-fect!!! 

Anyway,back to my blog, the past few years has been an roller coaster ride for me; emotionally, mentally and physically. I am sure, as I blog, I will be sharing a lot about it.  

I am so blessed to be a mother to my precious girl, who turned two on 16th December, 2015. I cannot imagine my world without her. At present, my world is- if my daughter is happy, I am ten folds time happier for both of us.

As blessings come, so do disappointments. There are trials and rewards throughout everyone's life. It was no different to me. 

There wouldn't be light without darkness. As I surpassed through difficult times, I have also met wonderful people in my life who helped me get back to my feet.

For me, year 2015 has been an awesome journey of learning, discovering and growing up as an individual and most importantly as a mother.

Not to forget, I am thankful for my awesome friends for lending me their listening years,  supporting me through thick and thin.

Year 2015 hasn't been the most happiest one but it was not the worst as well.

I hope, you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE READING THIS! WITH BEST WISHES!

Tell a Tale? (Part 1)

  

Stranger to Love?
No more strange!

The night was young, loud and exhilarating!

A happy young man pursued a girl

He said, “Can we see each other again?”

Her heart was youthful and innocent

She said, “Yes, we can try”

Left the floor hoping to see him again.

The day was calm, friendly and peaceful

He sent a lovely message

It read, “I really like you and want to know you more”

Her heart was confused but happy

She replied, “________________?"
Put off the phone to let it be.

The day was promising and convincing

He reached out to see her

He said, “I Love You ”
Her heart was hesitant and cautious

She answered, “I will think about it”

Departed to respond to him later.

The day was sensational and extraordinary

He came to see her again,

He said, “I can’t stop thinking about you”
Her heart was willing and loving

She whispered, “Yes, I Love you too”

Stayed to pass the day with him

So began the tale of young girl and a boy.
                                
                                                      -------------> To Be continued

                                                                                                                       

  

The Year That Was

The end of year 2013 marks the beginning of my amazing journey to Motherhood. My darling daughter was born on 16th December 2013 at 11:03pm, a 2.9 kg.
I am writing this blog after 1 year and I still can’t express how great the emotions of excitement, gratitude, fear, stress, and happiness is now.

1 month old

I am officially a mother (Remembering the time when I couldn’t come to terms with this term, “mother”) Funny! ☺

@Wollongong Library

The most amazing journey of my daughter’s first year of life was how much she accomplished in so little time. She went from exclusive breastfeeding to eating adult meal, of course without chilli.
She had an extensive vocabulary at 8 months that she was able to read along with me.
Whenever I read her favourite story book, "New Shoes", she would just calm down. Even to now, she is the same. Now that I have memorised the story, she loves to listen to me telling the story before bedtime, to be specific.

Bumchu getting her ear pierced

The place where she learned to stand up

Her all time Fav Musical Toy Walker

She tested every limit she encountered.
From 7 months, her wild and super funny personality emerged. She started to nod her head up and down when asked, stomped her feet and clapped her hand. Thanks to her favorite toy that she played so repeatedly and eventually got into her head. Now, she will not stop until someone sees her doing it.

On her 1st Birthday
16/12/2014

Thankfully, being a mother got easier as days went on. I learned to stop second guessing myself about everything. Most of all, I learned to trust my instincts.
I want to thank my daughter for making the person I am today. Without her, my life is literally going to be empty.  In her, I put my faith, my love, my strength, and my life to make her feel safe and happy.

Happy 2nd Valentine's Day My Baby Girl, Daisy Choetsho Drolma!!! I Love You Unconditionally!

p,s, Thank you Passu Sir for nominating me or should I say, for missing me here at the blog?! :)

Thank you my other good friends for checking out on me. You guys rock. Happy Valentine's Day Everyone. Spread the Love!!!

HELLO, I AM BACK

Hello everyone who are currently reading this blog. I have been away from this site for a very long time. I have missed updates from all the bloggers I follow and I am hoping, I haven't missed much as I am on facebook constantly seeing updates which is good :)

So much has happened in my life and I am looking forward to sharing everything in my blog.
In addition to this, I probably will be blogging on "Life in Australia" from my point of view. I am excited!


Have a good day Everyone!
Next post, coming very soon :D

Days After Losar

At this moment, time is all mine. I have so many things to commit to and fulfil them. As a saying goes, “Time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”. I am determined to use my days wisely as much as I could.

I have been doing quite a lot of thinking about my life; where is it going? Where will it go? What has life stored in for me? Blah blah blah. All I know is Life can change in a blink of an eye as tomorrow is promised to no one. You never know what will happen tomorrow.

Life is a battle. I have learned the hard way about my life. It is troublesome but it is fun. You know it, once you start to grow up. I mean, once you begin to realise that growing up is not easy and what you once fantasized about grown-ups as smart and independent is a Farce. It takes time and hard work to earn it and live a normal life.

The weather, as we all know is an unpredictable one, everywhere I go, and I have to be ready with umbrella. If it was hot, I have no choice but to seek shelter under the shade wherever possible. This time, I didn’t want to bring on freckles.
The fact that I have to attend numerous appointments and travel to Sydney, it makes all the sense to get a UV Protection Sunscreen. It is Pricy. Sometimes it makes me angry that humans have so many flaws that need to be looked after. Sigh!

I have learned that life is all about taking risk, making memories and cherishing it. Life is about the choices we make; the good, the bad, the easy and the hard, so no matter what the choice is you have to make sure you can live with it. Sometimes I wonder what if life was just a fairy tale, you can cover up the error in your life by magic.

I wish and hope the Comings days will be a blessed one.


p,s, When things happen that’s out of your control, you can’t help but THINK!

Celebrating the New Year 2014

What a perfect day to start writing on my blog. Today's Buddhist New Year is a special day for all the Bhutanese people. This is the time where families and friends gather to celebrate the day by eating delicious meal, drinking and playing games.

Losar as we call it , is mostly observed at home with families and friends. Some go to temple for prayers on this occasion while some go out with friends as an additional fun on Losar. Correct me if I am wrong, men go out to play Archery on Losar to mark the day.

I probably am missing quite a lot of fun there in Bhutan. Howsoever, we had a small gathering at one of Ph.D families house. We say that if there is something/someone missing in your life, there is always another person that fills up the gap. So yeah, the small Wollongong family filled my day.

The days went by with each one of us preparing a different curry for lunch. Man of the house cooked mushroom with Datsi and soup. A guy friend prepared Ezay for Momo that was already cooked on the previous day. Another friend cooked fried beef with Sag. Lastly, I had my task cooking Chicken. I must say, all the curries were delicious. The smell of the curries was taking me to heaven because the chilli was from Bhutan. The aroma of Chilli is different. I like Bhutan's chilli :)

Well, we didn't really have anything planned for the day except for going to Mt. Keira (Wollongong). Actually, our plan to go to Mt. Keira for Picnic was ruined because of the rain. Although, we made it there after the sky got cleared. Lucky eh!


Well, this year's Losar is a celebration of remembrance and renewal for me. I have been away from my home country for almost two and half years now. I have missed my friends who left to Bhutan and who are in Bhutan. Now with new friends, it is just another moment to share my Losar with. This is just the beginning of another year and I shall have many more years to celebrate the day.

HAPPY LOSAR. I hope everyone had a wonderful and a memorable one.

100 things I ❤ - 10

Finally!!! This is my last post for the 100 things I love. Thank you @Rekha for recommending us to write on it. I had so much fun exploring my likes and loves. I tell you, at times, I felt difficult to sort out what my likes are. After much thought, I discovered it and I loved it.

Here are my last 10 loves; I am sure, I have many things to discover yet....

91. Leopard Prints- I got this leopard crush since coming to Australia :D

92. Chocolate sized mobile phones- By this, I mean, I love small and thin phone. Almost like a Kitkat shaped ones. I miss my old slide phone :(

93. Fashion magazines- It has some kind of a down-to-earth quality that makes me go "WOW, I want to be like them" although I am comfortable in my own skin. Wink wink** Another reason is, I get to read many inspirational stories from women's point of view. It is awesome!!!

94.

95. Gossip- I can't ignore it. It is Girl's guilty pleasure :D

96. Home made remedies- I am kind of obsessed with home made remedies. Whenever I am hurt, or if I need any cure for any mishaps, I check online for solutions to heal it. It work wonders. It is quite handy not having to go to the medical store and spent heaps of dollars for the medicine :D

97. Horror movies- I fear ghost. Howsoever, I love taking pleasure in fear and get over it.

98. Perfume bottles- I definitely don't like to throw the empty perfume bottles I use. You can say, I am the collector :D

99. Clutch- I would love to own one.

100. Over the Moon- I would love to own one of the Alex Perry's dress. He is one of the top designers in Australia. When his clothes are on Sale, the price amounts between $700- $800. Some things just remain as a dream and I shall dream it forever. Sigh***

100 things I ❤ - 9

81. The Kardashian Family- well, they are one among many other socialites that I totally like to follow them in social networking site. They are amazing.

82. The wai-wai Noodle- Love it! The first time I ever had wai-wai was when I was in Class 3 and I tell you, I had the life of my life. I felt so foreign!!! :D

83. Taking Risk- There is fun behind fears.

84. Long Skirts- I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but I absolutely love the angel look it gives once you are in it ;)

85. The count down- 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1... Calm down. Start, 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,....repeat again once more. It gives me a moment of peace and relieves me from whatever I am stressing about.

86. Skipping- the only sport I play heartily :D

87. Checking out Funny pictures on social media.

88. Boiled Potatoes and a Ezay to go with it. I die for it. Yummmmm :D

89. Animations- I love watching them. I love drawing them. I love admiring them. I love making fun of them too. You know, how they have weird body features ands still, they look so cute and beautiful in it. Totally awesome!!!

The power puff girl is my fav.

90. Containers- I love collecting empty containers. If needed, use it. If not needed, give it to someone :)

Omar Dean

Omar Dean is my man. I mean, my man from the X-factor, Australia.

When he first auditioned for the show, he took my heart away. Dean stated that his "own desire and passion" and encouragement from family and friends inspired him to audition. At the age of 15, Dean was bullied at school for being overweight.

He turned to music to cope with the bullying.

He sang ths song, “The Climax” by Usher. I must say, he sang it so beautiful.

Luckily, from among thousands of contestants, he got “4 yes’s” from the judge and got through the audition and boot camp. I was happy for him. More than ever!

Although, he didn't got through for the final, although he isn't the Winner, he will be Winner for me. Currently, he is now touring the country and doing what he loves to do. That is Singing. I wish him a successful career ahead.

p,s, He has a killer smile.

100 things I ❤ - 8

Oh my God! Yet another late post on my blog. I can never stop writing 'late' everytime I visit my page. Sorry!!!

71. Body- I meant the "The Body Shop". It is one of the stores that sells massive home wear outfit, nighties and Lingeries. I don't know why but lately, I have been passing by the stores to check on the new arrivals. It is fun even though you buy it so rarely. This is because you don't need homewears that much. Right? :D

72. Reading Crime stories- I just love it.

73. Nature- I enjoy nature. Many people do :)

74. Outfit matchings- This is silly but I love to scan people's outfit in the crowd. It is fun to watch how they have paired up their clothes. But honestly, I don't follow their style. I just love to scan them. It is fun. It is fun. And it is fun.

75. The nude color- It is natural and sexy.

76. Photo Frames- Ever since, ever since my childhood days, I have always cherished the different designs of Photo Frames. It is beautiful.

77. Scribble on someone's face- I am sure everyone has drawn a picture on the photos you see on your books, or magazines or Dairies. Doesn't that give you a power to change their emotions? Haha. I love making caricatures on them and later, just enjoy the creativity :)

78. The dog and the master- The dogs in here are very human like. When you look at the dog, they will turn on their face like you are the stranger and I have my owner somewhere near me. I love to see the relationship they have in between. They look after the dog like it's their baby. They are also legally named and is given a proper buriel unlike in Bhutan where we don't do that. Ahem! May be some do but I haven't seen anyone doing it.

79. startling someone- HaH! It's the greatest fun of all dont you think?!!!

80. Shakam-ezay- Yum yum yum!!! My favorite!

100 things I ❤ - 7

Noooo, I am not late this time. I was busy.

Here are my few favourite things that I love;

61. PICNIC Chocolate Bar; I am totally obsessed with this chocolate Bar. Luckily, the chocolate is on special price for $1 in COLES (One of the grocery stores). I got bunch of it before the price goes up. HURRAYYYYYYYY! Time for Treat!

62. Clutch Bag; My absolute favourite although I get very less occasion to carry it off.

63. Flat Shoes; Because it is comfortable. I remember the time when I use to get this 'GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY" to buy shoes during my teenage times (God, this is making me feel so old)....anyways, I always go to the flat shoe area and my sister would tell me, "Yeshi, why are you not buying heels?" I just smile and get the flat one anyways. Who cares!!!

64. Pink Passion; I don't want to admit this but I want to say it. I LOVE PINK. I realised that most of the accessories I have are Pink- Pink lapie cover case, pink bath robe, pink quilt, pink bag, pink lip liner, pink mobile cover, pink.....etc and it goes.

65. Touchy phone; I like the touch screen phone. Not because it is fancy (it is fancy) but because the text messaging is faster and quicker as compared to other phones. So yeah, I prefer to keep my old iphone and keep using it wisely.

66. Yoga; I am not a sport person or someone who would do exercise that sincerely. These days, I have become a morning person and can't sleep properly so I started this routine (I am not regular though) doing some basic yoga that I learned from going to one of the activity organised by University for the students. I Feel Good!!!

67. Petrol and Kerosene- I love the smell of it. It is addictive for sure.

68. Action packed Films; I love action films. I love Romantics too. Well, I am an "All Genre Movie" type except for the extreme graphic ones.

69. Tooth Pick; This is my recent favourite I like to take with me wherever I go. My half-broken wisdom tooth always take in a bit of what I have and I get the worst pain then. So that's when I make use of the toothpick and I love the company of it now.

70. ________________; I love to give myself a time to feel the moment I am in.

100 things I ❤ - 6

Oh. Dang it! I'm little late!

Anyways! The beautiful Spring is On and I am loving the atmosphere. So with this new weather, I thought why not I blossom too with new love and likes.

51. Vegetable Juice- Earlier, I had this fantasy of wanting to drink green juice but never had an idea on how to make it. Now that I know, I feel totally awesome. The vegetable juice is healthy and nutritious although it is not that pretty enough at the start to drink the juice. Gradually, you develop the habit of drinking it and you like it.

For my vegetable juice, I blend in handful of Baby Spinach, 2-3 piece of Broccoli, 2 carrots and water/ice cubes/milk (as per your preference. Serve it Fresh.

52. Fruit Smoothies- Well, I love fruits. After following the routine of drinking the vegetable juice, I wanted to try something other for this Hot Spring Day :D

53. Mango Lassi- Can I say, "I have a Sinus problem but I don't care?" Hah! I am kidding. I do care about my health but I love drinking Lassi too. I knew it very late that Yogurt affects the Sinusitis and stopped having too much of yogurt which is my absolute favourite of all times. I treat myself occasionally though!!!

54. Scrap Books- I love to maintain a scrap book.

55. Dumpling- <3 56. Cry- This is unusually usual. It let my emotions out and frees the sad part of me from me. That's why I like to say, Crying is freedom.

57. Sugar cubes- Hah! I love it.

58. Mango- My favorite fruit of all the Fruits in this world :)

59. Zoo- I love Animals - with some exceptions. I am not attracted to Reptiles.

60. Miranda Kerr- I am straight. But I love her. That's one reason why I started to drink the vegetable juice. She inspires me to be a healthy woman. There are many other reasons but let's not go into that...

FFF

The librarian has just announced the closing time. It’s 5:40pm right now and the library will close down in 20 minutes.

As I am waiting, I can see people with their facebook page ON. Some are at the short loans to borrow the book so that they can take it for overnight.

Some are having goodbyes and getting out of the library.

And me? I am writing this short piece of note and waiting to go to gathering which we call it ‘Fun Food Friday” (FFF) at 6:30pm.

We normally meet every Friday at 6:30pm and runs till 9pm. We have a dinner together and give $2 donation to the organiser for bringing the dinner, dessert and snacks.
We play games like scrabbles, Uno’s and other fun games to keep us occupied and spent time together. Later, the elders drop us back home so it’s safe to stay till late.

I am always excited to go to this gathering because it is a great platform to refresh your mind and thoughts by sharing with other peers. I tell you, the friends I meet at this gathering are so humble and friendly that I cannot ignore their invitation.

Definitely, Harmony is Love.
Peace!

100 things I ❤ - 5

41. Nail Polish- I love to collect new colours.

42. Pink- Pink is my favourite colour. Most of the things that I own are in pink colour, followed by the leopard prints :)

43. New Recipes- I love to make note of new recipes that comes my way even though the availability of recipes in Bhutan is limited.

44. Mirror- The must have in every ones room :D

45. Koala- I swear it is the cutest animal in the planet.

46. Photo Booth snap shot- It's fun after all.

47. Chana- Yeah, my top most wanted from the wet canteen. I love Chana.

48. Botanic Garden- <3

49. Punjabi language- The sexiest Language. I love it.

50. Facebook- No comments!!!