Monday, April 6, 2015

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





















Friday, April 3, 2015

Living A Woman ; Happy periods :) Happy womenhood

Today I read an article about "Let’s talk about it. Period" an article featured in Times of India, which inspired me to write this article. 

I have heard about similar stories told by Twinkle in the article , not as extreme as being isolated in a room but rather considering it unholy. I have had  conversation with a female Islamic friend through whom  i came to know that while women are on their menstrual days they cant pray/fast or for some they don't have to pray/fast. Why does a menstrual cycle has to do with remembering god? 
for women who have prolonged periods they cant pray to god for the 5 to 6 days or a whole week???

I have stopped wrapping my sanitary pads while buying it. It is a biological fact that I am a woman and once in 28 day i get periods and if any one has problem accepting it,then they can better be ready to call them selves from another planet. I don't mind checking new sanitary pads and reading labels on them while some creeps giggle or laugh behind my back just because the function of the Pads are safe  does not mean i can put some angels between my thighs (Whisper with wings). 

Next is not in terms of period but still in context of Living  A Woman. I was immediately taken back to a time in my past when i  was a very inquisitive young teen. I was at neighbors place early morning and their family was packing up to go for an archery game. (Archery is the national game of Bhutan). I saw my neighbor cleaning and polishing his compound bow.  He then put it on the table to go get something from the other room. I had never touched a compound bow before so  I picked it up in my hands and was admiring it. That piece of gadget was heavy buy very beautiful.

My admiration ended by a very soon high pitch scream "AHHHAAA , "Why did you touch it ? I cannot hit the target today" don't you know women are not suppose to touch the men's bow, its bad luck? "I was asked to go back home. I was so scared i thought i did something so wrong by touching it. he acted as if he was a cupid and my touch would  
Then,  of course i  would have said 'I did not now because no one in my family or any one i know played archery" but growing up i was asking my self , how could he have missed the target by me just touching his bow?It was my first time touching something so amazing and was ruined. i could not connect to that game after that although it is our national sport.

I also have an answer for his screams now. If a woman hand were unlucky then Tshering Chhoden   ( A female archer representing Bhutan in 2000  and 2004 Summer Olympic Games called Harry Potter for help?) 

Religiously or culturally women are made to go by a sets of written or as Back street boys lyrics say "I want it that way" societal policies. 
Aman should be able to go buy sanitary pad for a woman when she was able to go buy you a condom. (for those who do...kudos :)).

She is a very most powerful pronoun. She does not transfer to Lucifer on her periods.