I want to share about this
particular meeting, here, right now. This is a sort of minutes to other
bloggers who couldn’t make in the last Bloggers’ Meet. Last Monday. In Thimphu.
I know you guys would certainly envy us. Regret, too, for not turning up in the
Meet.
I say that we enjoyed like
“hell”, “crazy” (in the participating bloggers’ own words). The scheduled time
of the Meet was inconsiderably forgotten, and we stayed there until midnight.
We were nine, including two Singaporean bloggers: Ms. Rima (http://reeverking.blogspot.com/) and JJ (http://yeejj.wordpress.com/). As they
loved Bhutan very much, so were they here, with us.
Our idea of this Bloggers’
Meet was just simple – just to meet and spend our time together. So we began
our gathering from 7 in the evening. However, we waited for some more bloggers
to come. Even we phoned them. But that’s it - only nine of us.
As we seated for the Meet,
I was quite surprised to see bottles of liquor being pulled out from the
bloggers’ bags and placed on the table, one after another. Whiskey. Wine. Arra.
Ya lama! Some have brought snacks (bhujia and corn chips).
But blogger Kunzang Thinley
brought us apples that he bought on the way from Paro. He made to this Meet,
all the way from Paro. We were impressed. By the way, his apples were very
delicious. But don’t ask Mr. Passu and Aue Tshering Dorji, for they loved
biting more on whiskey.
The Meet started so
informally. Passu spearheaded the conversation, for he is the champion of
Bhutanese bloggers. Indeed, we needed no introduction. As we sipped on liquor,
we talked about our blogs, our writings, our family, and our works. We shared
our aspirations, genuine admirations for each other. Moreover, we exchanged our
imperishable passion for blogging, writing.
I felt so proud. After all,
I was in the company of the very best bloggers and writers of Bhutan. The
bloggers and writers who recognized the value and power of writing blogs and books,
and who worked hard to bring change through writing. And talking to them was a
unique experience for me.
In the meantime, we sat
around the bonfire. Still sipping on whiskey, wine and arra. Still chatting.
But this time, our conversation becoming more louder, more straight, more
confronting, more informal. Because it’s not only the fire that was burning
outside, but inside of us too, heated by the liquor. Also blended by another
passion fire - our passion for blogging.
Above all, it’s the ideas
and wisdoms that we shared, and the inspiration inspired by the conversation
during the Meet that hugely heartened us. This luxuriously long meeting really
stirred our passion for blogging even more.
Thank you all!
