Malcolm X

When I'm born I'm black, when I grow up I'm black, when I'm in the sun I'm black, when I'm sick I'm black, when I die I'm black, and you... when you're born you're pink, when you grow up you're white, when you're cold you're blue, when you're sick you're blue, when you die you're green and you dare call me coloured. 

Countries I have Visited :)

1. Afghanistan
2. Akrotiri
3. Albania
4. Algeria
5. American Samoa
6. Andorra
7. Angola
8. Anguilla
9. Antarctica
10. Antigua and Barbuda
11. Argentina
12. Armenia
13. Aruba
14. Ashmore and Cartier Islands
15. Australia
16. Austria
17. Azerbaijan
18. Bahamas, The
19. Bahrain
20. Bangladesh
21. Barbados
22. Bassas da India
23. Belarus
24. Belgium
25. Belize
26. Benin
27. Bermuda
28. Bhutan
29. Bolivia
30. Bosnia and Herzegovina
31. Botswana
32. Bouvet Island
33. Brazil
34. British Indian Ocean Territory
35. British Virgin Islands
36. Brunei
37. Bulgaria
38. Burkina Faso
39. Burma
40. Burundi
41. Cambodia
42. Cameroon
43. Canada
44. Cape Verde
45. Cayman Islands
46. Central African Republic
47. Chad
48. Chile
49. China
50. Christmas Island
51. Clipperton Island
52. Cocos (Keeling) Islands
53. Colombia
54. Comoros
55. Congo, Democratic Republic of the
56. Congo, Republic of the
57. Cook Islands
58. Coral Sea Islands
59. Costa Rica
60. Cote d’Ivoire
61. Croatia
62. Cuba
63. Cyprus
64. Czech Republic
65. Denmark
66. Dhekelia
67. Djibouti
68. Dominica
69. Dominican Republic
70. Ecuador
71. Egypt
72. El Salvador
73. Equatorial Guinea
74. Eritrea
75. Estonia
76. Ethiopia
77. Europa Island
78. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
79. Faroe Islands
80. Fiji
81. Finland
82. France
83. French Guiana
84. French Polynesia
85. French Southern and Antarctic Lands
86. Gabon
87. Gambia, The
88. Gaza Strip
89. Georgia
90. Germany
91. Ghana
92. Gibraltar
93. Glorioso Islands
94. Greece
95. Greenland
96. Grenada
97. Guadeloupe
98. Guam
99. Guatemala
100. Guernsey
101. Guinea
102. Guinea-Bissau
103. Guyana
104. Haiti
105. Heard Island and McDonald Islands
106. Holy See (Vatican City)
107. Honduras
108. Hong Kong
109. Hungary
110. Iceland
111. India
112 .Indonesia
113. Iran
114. Iraq
115. Ireland
116. Isle of Man
117. Israel
118. Italy
119. Jamaica
120. Jan Mayen
121. Japan
122. Jersey
123. Jordan
124. Juan de Nova Island
125. Kazakhstan
126. Kenya
127. Kiribati
128. Korea, North
129. Korea, South
130. Kuwait
131. Kyrgyzstan
132. Laos
133. Latvia
134. Lebanon
135. Lesotho
136. Liberia
137. Libya
138. Liechtenstein
139. Lithuania
140. Luxembourg
141. Macau
142. Macedonia
143. Madagascar
144. Malawi
145. Malaysia
146. Maldives
147. Mali
148. Malta
149. Marshall Islands
150. Martinique
151. Mauritania
152. Mauritius
153. Mayotte
154. Mexico
155. Micronesia, Federated States of
156. Moldova
157. Monaco
158. Mongolia
159. Montserrat
160. Morocco
161. Mozambique
162. Namibia
163. Nauru
164. Navassa Island
165. Nepal
166. Netherlands
167. Netherlands Antilles
168. New Caledonia
169. New Zealand
170. Nicaragua
171. Niger
172. Nigeria
173. Niue
174. Norfolk Island
175. Northern Mariana Islands
176. Norway
177. Oman
178. Pakistan
179. Palau
180. Panama
181. Papua New Guinea
182. Paracel Islands
183. Paraguay
184. Peru
185. Philippines
186. Pitcairn Islands
187. Poland
188. Portugal
189. Puerto Rico
190. Qatar
191. Reunion
192. Romania
193. Russia
194. Rwanda
195. Saint Helena
196. Saint Kitts and Nevis
197. Saint Lucia
198. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
199. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
200. Samoa
201. San Marino
202. Sao Tome and Principe
203. Saudi Arabia
204. Senegal
205. Serbia and Montenegro
206. Seychelles
207. Sierra Leone
208. Singapore
209. Slovakia
210. Slovenia
211. Solomon Islands
212. Somalia
213. South Africa
214. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
215. Spain
216. Spratly Islands
217. Sri Lanka
218. Sudan
219. Suriname
220. Svalbard
221. Swaziland
222. Sweden
223. Switzerland
224. Syria
225. Taiwan
226. Tajikistan
227. Tanzania
228. Thailand
229. Timor-Leste
230. Togo
231. Tokelau
232. Tonga
233. Trinidad and Tobago
234. Tromelin Island
235. Tunisia
236. Turkey
237. Turkmenistan
238. Turks and Caicos Islands
239. Tuvalu
240. Uganda
241. Ukraine
242. United Arab Emirates
243. United Kingdom
244. United States
245. Uruguay
246. Uzbekistan
247. Vanuatu
248. Venezuela
249. Vietnam
250. Virgin Islands
251. Wake Island
252. Wallis and Futuna
253. West Bank
254. Western Sahara
255. Yemen
256. Zambia
257. Zimbabwe

The Burning Candle: Be grateful and pray for those who are un-fortunate than you.

Some live the life which most people dream about. The lap of luxury, where everything goes right and there is neither trouble nor worry. But some live life so painfully as another day comes forth, another new fight and the struggle continues. Each day these people live towards this struggle and keep their hope hanging so that one day this would all be a dream rather than the harsh reality staring straight at their faces. They hear the screams of salvation calling from the heart with an open hand with day after day desolation but still there is no hope left for those who believe!!

There is a road which leads into these circumstances and down this road there are thousands of dreams awaiting and only opportunity can knock on the door. And this road is the one where the beggars and the choosers find their so called destiny from which they are saved in the light of faith for everyone to see.  This is when time passes by quick in the glimpse of a second and what’s left behind are the days of eternity where nothing else is left behind not even old souvenirs. For them the old statues stand still where it use to be and all one sees are the bleeding scars of humility, and hear the screams of salvation from this life calling from the heart.

It has been a long time ever since I saw such painful cries and the redemption of these people. This brings me back to the days I knew long before it even existed. The days which left me behind and went forth but now its over and it is time to vision things from a different light. Flashbacks of yesterday and faces of tomorrow still haunt me time to time and out of this desire I traveled miles high and low in search for what I have seen the world through these small eyes. For every living day I know it takes more energy out of me each time to see such suffering and discomfort to people in this world. As the candle burns I've learned one thing so far in my life to live your life but say a prayer for all that you've got and be grateful.

 And as the candle keeps burning pray for those who are less fortunate than how you have been with trust and honesty like you really meant it. Just follow your heart and swear by the ones that you love for it is a life for the taking that surrounds you which are full of liars and thieves. But it's the truth that pulls you back to reality and through all the years and the painful tears; it’s been a mountain that I must climb. And for every living day it's clear, I've turned a page in time. To live your life and say a prayer for all that you've got and be grateful for those.

Whistler 2011

So over the weekend i took a trip to Whistler, stayed at the Pan Pacific for a night and enjoyed some sightseeing even thought the ski lifts and the gondola's were all closed since it wasn't the season yet but it was definitely worth it from getting there when it wasnt snowing to taking pictures at the olympic rings, eating supposedly the "best ice cream in canada", then lunch at the yummy  Mongolian Grill to just walking the entire village that looked pretty huge on the map :)

Apart from that got some pictures after eons of days and weeks of not being able to get a good day to take pictures...so finally tried and it seems i'm forgetting my own camera features. Even though there were not many people there at this time of the year i believe about 60,000 people occupy whistler once the ski and snowboard season opens for all.

Well one interesting feature to note on my trip there was that, i noticed bazillion Australians living in Whistler. When i asked why, one guy was pretty disappointed at how his own people have been behaving and it seems that they just come here to party and enjoy life rather than like working in his case... From starbucks servers, to icecream shop vendors, to hotel bell boy, managers to almost everyone there was australian. Apparently to them the mountains, ski, snowboard and living in a cold places appeals to them much more than their own beautiful city.

I couldnt disagree with that as when i woke up and looked outside my window, the view was spectacular and breathtaking that i couldnt stop looking. The whistler village was beautiful and surprisingly it wasn't cold for me. I seriously think something could be wrong with me as i do not feel cold like the others here. When they're freezing cold and not enjoying the weather, i'm enjoying the crispiness of the cold :)

Jet lagged September!

Day 1
- arrived in Vancouver...
- met Imran at Gage
-Went to drop luggage at yeshey's house
-ate lunch at Japanese restaurant in village
- went to marine drive
- spoke to Ugen Lhazin
- went to SFU
-met up with Aswin, jeet, Kumseok, and crazy SFU ppl
- played top the cup game, cheated with water
- slept next morning at 4:00 am

Day 2
- swollen eyes in the morning
- ate an apple for breakfast
- skyped with shedrup :)
- was online
- cleaned my mess up for yesheys arrival
- napped

Day 3
- Pouring rain and extreme wind
- class at 10 am
- went downtown Vancouver
- paid credit card bills
- ate Thai take out for lunch/dinner
-still raining
- watched tv (gossip girl)
- slept (5pm till 1 am)
- was online (2:30-3:40)
- slept again

Then I went back to a routine with no weird sleeping patterns!!

Halloween Spirit in motion~

The final boarding call to London

 After a much anticipated debate with myself and some of the closest people around me, I finally took their advice as well but weighed out the pros and cons of being here in Vancouver until New Years, or going home before Christmas or going via London for a week before being home for NewYears Eve.... Well definitely going to London was the best option for me right now as Bangkok is flooded so things arn't looking very hopeful there, then if I reach home before Christmas I just might be pulled down to phuntsholing to spend time with the family there which is not too bad but spending new years in Thimphu would be a preferable option for me. So, off I am to London via Iceland for an entire day and then 23rd December I arrive in London and spend a week there and by 30th night I'm taking a direct flight to Delhi which turns out to be arriving at 10:30 am which gives me until 12:10 to catch the Delhi Paro Druk air flight...
Yes, I've done some research and quite the organized trip I've create, you know what they always say... Must always be thinking one or two steps forward/ahead of anybody else...

Whether London offers London Fog tea or not, I'm off in winter to freeze half way while cheering loudly at a home game in Anfield against BLackburn Rovers on 26th December :)

Let's get on with it already with visas now...
#Conquer one country at a time :)