How many of them are left? How far do they fight the battle of extinction?  What are their abilities of survival? Is it fair on them?  The reference to “THEM” in  the above questions   are the other half animal species that share the niche on every aspect of survival on planet earth while the other  half, hunts them down. One species is over powering the other species  is defying the law of balance of nature and if it continues for long the game of survival of the fittest starts.

Hundreds of wild plants and animal are harvested every year for their medicinal value , for food or as pets. A lot of these activities of human intervention in the wild cause exploitation to other species as well as their natural habitat. It also poses risk of people engaging in activities against the law  for possessing  of  the plants and animals.

In Buengkan Province every Tuesday and Friday there is an street market open until noon.                   

Talat Lao

The market is called “Talat Lao."  A lot of the vendors are from Laos. The market has variety of products for sale from clothes to fresh vegetables, fruits, household items and wildlife products.  I was in real state of shock to see how freely some people had displayed wild animal products on sale. I always thought people had a black market system for dealing in animal product.  There were  police walking around but it seemed fine to sell them. Wild life trade seemed so normal in the locality.

The products range from Rhino horns of all sizes, bear claws, elephant tusks, animal hide, birds, flesh of wild boars, dead  squirrels,frogs,                                                                                         birds, and some dried lizard species.

The animal product is sold because of the medicinal value and as a  trophy. Rhino horns, elephant tusk and the bear tooth or claws are seen as  objects of good luck and as a gems. While some of the vendors did not let m touch it because I was with a camera but upon asking them about the products they did answer some of my questions. It seemed that some of the vendors did not even know if it were fake or original products because they bought it in Laos and were selling in Thailand where as some of the Vendors were very convincing that they were real(good salesman ship)

In any sense to sell animal product, real or fake it is ethically wrong.  Selling real wildlife product is Illegal in most countries, while the fake product equally poses threat to wildlife because it is encouraging wildlife trade. Animal print fashion trend should not be encouraged as well. The message these trends passes is wrongly interpreted by those who buy the product and those who sell. The ones who buy develops the urge own a real animal hide which is in fact tempting the people who sell to provide them because the cash flow high in this business. In this whole transaction the animals lose their live and in bigger scale they lose their entire species.

If only environment was all about the GREEN!

The complex relationship of the spheres of the earth isin’t enough to define environment in this current generation due to even more complex relation of these spheres with most advanced sphere as experts call it anthropogenic sphere. Human interaction with environment is a delicate matter because of phenomena like urban transition, globalization and fight for world power. It is shredding the resource piece by piece and the consequences are fairly returned by Mother Nature as environment problems which then the humans work to resolve. It is a cosmic drama of human character in the play of the earths system until someone will get killed. So the question is who will die first humans or nature.

Globally environmental problems are rising such as increase in levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, marine pollution, air pollution, urban congestion , concrete wash in the wild, exploitation of wildlife so on and so forth

These are real world problem and are in action and the only thing that can stop causing further damage till the phenome “fire to flumes” is change in human attitude. The fundamentals of behavioral theory points out that our receptors can be tamed. Psychological studies suggest the strongest weapon to any war is the brains and what is prepared there. Governments can make environmental policies to mitigate or solve problems but how far is it ethical to impose those policies on people? Environmental management is a solution for loopholes in management environment. We can see the symptoms of the sick earth system but there is less effort in understanding the causes. It is like cutting off a branch of a tree because it was infected when the actual infection is based in the roots. The treatment for the infection is through thought process.

Education and awareness is the bed of transition for germinating positive environmental attitudes. I can speak for myself because I have walked down the lane of environmental love. In 2009 I applied for a bachelor’s degree in Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan under a combined course of English and Environmental studies. My pure intention was to study English literature and become a writer. I considered the other course as a compulsory subject that I had to just pass to graduate because all I knew about the subject was Environment meant nature and nature meant trees and plants and that was not at all exciting for me but I took it any how because compared to other courses it sounded an easy one.

With no aspiration in environment I started the course but it all changed when I graduated. During an internship I attended a workshop with WWF Bhutan for prevention of wildlife poaching and that’s exactly when I woke up.

 I wanted to know more about wild animals. I still remember when I first heard about Pheasants I did not know if it was an animal. There were a lot of surprises when I dived into the world of wildlife. My brain was inquisitive and transitioning to what I think is called PURPOSE. I had questions, nonstop questions and these questions led me to search for answers. I did not realize but I had entered the world of research. I loved discovering life and livelihood beyond what I saw.

 Science suddenly became my subject of interest and every semester after that “phase of transition” I finally found peace and value of my time and attendance in the environmental classes because I loved it.

I find relativity in the findings of the results from the paper “Environmental attitude of incoming and outgoing students of an environmental studies undergraduate degree course: case study at Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan” The outgoing students definitely have a positive attitude towards the environmental issues than the incoming students. It is a firsthand experience as a first batch of graduate of Royal Thimphu College. It has not just ignited a love for environment in me but it has brought me all the way to peruse higher education in environmental management. I am truly thankful for being able to be learning and contributing towards empowering environmental studies if not academically then in practice. 

Review and Reflection

If only environment was all about the GREEN!

The complex relationship of the spheres of the earth isin’t enough to define environment in this current generation due to even more complex relation of these spheres with most advanced sphere as experts call it anthropogenic sphere. Human interaction with environment is a delicate matter because of phenomena like urban transition, globalization and fight for world power. It is shredding the resource piece by piece and the consequences are fairly returned by Mother nature as environment problems which then the humans work to resolve. It is a cosmic drama of human character in the play of the earths system until someone will get killed. So the question is who will die first humans or nature.

Globally environmental problems are rising such as increase in levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, marine pollution, air pollution, urban congestion , concrete wash in the wild, exploitation of wildlife so on and so forth.

These are real world problem and are in action and the only thing that can stop causing further damage till the phenome “fire to flumes” is change in human attitude. The fundamentals of behavioral theory points out that our receptors can be tamed. Psychological studies suggest the strongest weapon to any war is the brains and what is prepared there. Governments can make environmental policies to mitigate or solve problems but how far is it ethical to impose those policies on people? Environmental management is a solution for loopholes in management environment. We can see the symptoms of the sick earth system but there is less effort in understanding the causes. It is like cutting off a branch of a tree because it was infected when the actual infection is based in the roots. The treatment for the infection is through thought process.

Education and awareness is the bed of transition for germinating positive environmental attitudes. I can speak for myself because I have walked down the lane of environmental love. In 2009 I applied for a bachelor’s degree in Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan under a combined course of English and Environmental studies. My pure intention was to study English literature and become a writer. I considered the other course as a compulsory subject that I had to just pass to graduate because all I knew about the subject was Environment meant nature and nature meant trees and plants and that was not at all exciting for me but I took it any how because compared to other courses it sounded an easy one.

With no aspiration in environment I started the course but it all changed when I graduated. During an internship I attended a workshop with WWF Bhutan for prevention of wildlife poaching and that’s exactly when I woke up.

 I wanted to know more about wild animals. I still remember when I first heard about Pheasants I did not know if it was an animal. There were a lot of surprises when I dived into the world of wildlife. My brain was inquisitive and transitioning to what I think is called PURPOSE. I had questions, nonstop questions and these questions led me to search for answers. I did not realize but I had entered the world of research. I loved discovering life and livelihood beyond what I saw.

 Science suddenly became my subject of interest and every semester after that “phase of transition” I finally found peace and value of my time and attendance in the environmental classes because I loved it.

I find relativity in the findings of the results from the paper “Environmental attitude of incoming and outgoing students of an environmental studies undergraduate degree course: case study at Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan” The outgoing students definitely have a positive attitude towards the environmental issues than the incoming students. It is a firsthand experience as a first batch of graduate of Royal Thimphu College. It has not just ignited a love for environment in me but it has brought me all the way to peruse higher education in environmental management. I am truly thankful for being able to be learning and contributing towards empowering environmental studies if not academically then in practice. 

A destinys call

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person   to realize his dream.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

She heard the call; she heard it a long time ago. She heard the call echo amidst the high Himalayan mountains. The call was getting stronger and she needed to know what the call was. The caller conspired to take her home and somehow succeeded. 

That one call flew her miles across the ocean and peaks. She had arrived the port but she was not prepared for she was about board for. In a new environment she had to figure out the source of the call. Delores Blue who was calling you? The cosmic currents from the water world called her in and she finally heard the caller. Step by step she paced into the depths of the blue underwater. She was about to enter out of her comfort zone but it was necessary to feed her inquests. She was terrified but she kept repeating “I am not scared”. She repeated it until she jumped in the arms of the vibrant mother of nature. She had arrived home. The conspiracy succeeded by stealing her from the mountains into the oceans; it was her eternal destiny. 

Google image 

As she laid on the water floor and watched the surface. It was the most beautiful view she was staring at up there,. More beautiful than the sky outside. It was so calm underneath and it was crystal clear above. 

Games of attraction

A superpower of magnetism

A condition of uncertainty in the law of attraction is always positive and exciting. Catch phrases like "Love at first sight" or " "Love at 3rd second"(I made that up, its quite possible) are at a whole level of IMPOSSIBLE and is viewed as cliché which is not always right for all. 

With first hand experiences and millions of minutes spend on gossiping with my girl and male friends I sum up basic levels of attraction 

level one - Quality and Quantity Attraction 
               This level is totally subjective depending on beholder 
                    (Shape, size, race, age, health insurance, past relationships, mental hospital records, no of times                        they swear, chat history, )

if this level is cleared it  follows to next

level two - compatibility
                This level  measures the likes and dislikes of two or more or all and is thinking about is it wroth taking                   the risk of  moving on with this human being?
                  (check list -TV shows, friends, party time, party type, Instagram post, face book status,                                   tumbler pins) 
               So basically its also the stalking phase, don't be shy we all have been there or done that

if this level was comforting proceed to next level

Level three - Tease and Test
                  This level is to basically confirm the if the target is worth approaching 
                  There is trial flirts, asking your friend to flirt, prank calls, 

if they fulfill the "Faithful and pervert" test move to final level 

level four - finally approach target
                Fingers crossed
           
P.S - if rejected - say they did not deserve you
P.P.S - Don't make Rejection n excuse to join Tinder (LOL)

Welcome to real loneliness

Do you pet fishes?

Have you ever complained at one point of your life that you were lonely and it felt miserable? Because I did too, not once but several times. I groaned about how sad my life was until this point. Because I am looking at the saddest living being ever. There is no higher level of describing sadness.

 In front of me are two small glass tanks with fishes. I call it glass tank because it’s not what I can categorize as an aquarium (which I do not fancy at all) because these boxes are empty. Unlike some other aquarium I have seen with decoration and plants and many fishes and other fish friendly environment which again is not for me because  I have never even tried to understand the idea of petting a fish. And after watching the movie “Finding Nemo” has made it harder for me to digest the fact that a life of fish ends at the bottom of  tank and the same goes  for a bird in a cage. The fins and the tail are meant to cut water currents and those wings are meant to be spread and sweep the air in the open skies.

I am staring at the lonely fish in right tank and I am thinking what must he/she be thinking all day long. Would it be talking to itself sometime because there is no one else in the tank to interact with?

As I stare longer  I realized that apart from  what other aquariums which are designed  to provide, like a  better prison environment to the fishes,  this tank was empty except for few pebbles piled on one corner. I was asking to myself  where does it rest? Lay flat on the bottom?

It is true that there are seemingly good things about the fishes in the aquarium such as they receive fresh water, oxygenated, and assuming they are fed on time but it is not the course of nature. Fishes belong to their home, home is open water, not a trap.

Yet all I see is that poor fish moving down to the bottom collecting a few pebbles in its mouth, reaching the top and dropping it and it kept repeating the process. It was out of pure boredom that the fish was trying to hitting against the oxygen line that runs in the tank. Mentally the fish is captured within itself, it will go insane. I am not scientist or mind reader, its simple application of life science. I am a human being and I can’t be in one room all my life. As much as I deserve to explore, grow, see and learn I believe every living being on the earth deserves the same right.

It is arguable that it is same for all the pet animals like dogs and cat because they also live by the human rules but the difference is that the ability of these pets to reciprocate emotions and that’s  they correspond with humans better.

Live and let live, Make smart and righteous choices of having a pet.

Swirl up to Wat Phu Tok

Wad Phu Tok is one of the main tourist attraction in Buengkan. For an adventurous traveler, this is a highly recommended experience.  From level 5 and above one can be visually intoxicated, because the view is out of the world. Standing on a rocky mountain over the wooden bridges and watching the silver lining of the clouds over the luscious green valley is simply breath taking. It was one of  my most amazing travel experiences with my friends and their puppies 

This trip was possible during my stay in Issan. I volunteered to teach English in a Technical college and these pic were taken in 2014 when I was still teaching.    

The 7th level of the rocky mountain gives a very satisfying glut and thigh work out right from the ca parking in the beginning as we have to walk all the up to the base of the mountain.

                                                Ground view of the mountain

Like I said Earlier Its good glut and never ending :)

Then starts the Stone stair cases until another wooden one again

The Puppies needed the touch of the wood

How Much Danger do you think you can handle?

Never before experienced thrill when there is balance of excitement and fear

Risking on edge of the the cliff  

 GAME OF FEAR season 5

                                 Beneath your feet                                         Just a check on how high are you

Rain is a self predicted weather forecast in Buengkan

My attempt for the all time jump compilation

The temple on a slight left end on level 5

The view of the mountain from the temple

                                             Eternity of height +view + Green + one time experience

Marbled Temple

                                                               

Too much of earthiness 

 
 Buddhist practitioner

                    The best family ever without whom I could not have survived ma loneliness