Prelims drag graduates to monasteries

The graduates of past and present prepares at home hardly. They discussed each other in order to clear up their doubts. They congregated together at one place, raised questions among themselves to keep their knowledge updates for prelim which is scheduled on 11th of this month.

Being born in Mahayana Buddhist country and true Buddhist followers, graduates started visiting monasteries to offer their profound prayers and appeal for blessing from the deities. During these few days time, numerous vehicles ply towards so called Dechenphug which is seat of our Guardian deities Yeshey Gonpo and Pelden Lhamo. Many of them offered and some plans to offer their entreaties expecting good result in return.

Groups of graduates from India plans to visit Dechenphug to seek help for upcoming prelims. Hundreds have already visited and hundreds waits for last minute. I have asked few graduate's opinion about visiting monasteries, they answered that they are seeking help from deities in the temple. "I am going to pay my tribute to the deities for helping me till now and hereafter I want same help too" said one the graduates from India, adding that they protected them when they were in India.

To visit monasteries during needy time is good? To pay our gratitude for helping, protecting from trouble is all due to our deities, so, therefore, we have to seek help at any time. Some few think that deities would help them get good marks without hard work. But some think that deities help person who concern about themselves.

“God helps those who help themselves; god only helps person who studies well rather than being engaged with some other unwanted works" said one of the graduates.

Some are going to re-appear prelims once again this time as they were not satisfied with their result of past. Some graduates work in private and Non Government Organizations (NGO) but still prefer to re-appear prelims for better opportunities in their life.

Some of the graduates work hard for better result and some thinks that they would do next year. Due to ambiguity thinking some given up this year’s prelim. But still more than 3,500 graduates have already registered. Out of these many registered, prelim result would make decision how much graduates would be selected for Main Exam.

Job vacancy in government under RCSC is decreased when compared with last year's when graduates appearing prelims increased by thousands. Why vacancy is decreased from last year? That is crystal clear that unemployment problem in Bhutan would remain constant or same.

Therefore, I wish all graduates do well in prelims and main exam too.

Unemployment – Key Concern Everywhere

Due to sweeping increase in students enrolling in the schools, colleges, institutes and so on, more young Bhutanese reach the level of ‘job hunter’. As soon as they reached the stage when they hold their certificates such as academic transcripts and all, they are eligible to apply for the job vacancies. Vacancy in our country is as low as the youth demanding for the employment.

When government going to intake only 538 graduates this year when there is more than 3500 graduates competing for prelims. It's really heartbreaking circumstances for us. If government take this many graduates, how would unemployment problem be wiped out. When private and corporations strive to recruit person with experiences, how 100% employment would be accomplished. This would be tough project for our Government to wipe out unemployment problem.

Why not Bhutanese youth are willing to take up business? Because, they feel monthly salary would be far better than doing business. They also feel that if business that they own would not do well. Who will bear the loss? That’s only notion for youth, today. Dignity of labor is not truly survived in such a small country.

But we wonder with prelims being scheduled on 11th August, vacancies being announced, criteria for vacancies are listed so, graduates in towns were already disappointed. Graduates of all aspects, Medical, Technical, Arts, Commerce, Science, Business, and others were worried how would 3500 plus graduates be recruited in job when vacancy is only hundreds.

To solve unemployment problems, we the youth must always handle with blue color jobs. Every job hunter roams and lingers in the streets of cities resulting to major social problems. The job hunters apply for jobs in various organizations with great hopes to get employed. But when few vacancies are battled by more than hundreds, some hang around in the city carrying Kidney and Rancho (Scarves) on their shoulders and a file full of academic transcripts and certificates. However, pitiable job seekers have nowhere to go rather hang out in towns and engage in redundant works. They are then forced by situation to come up with group-ism, which leads to societal problems in urban areas.

Graduates of previous years still waits for job, thousands of graduates of this year would also wait for employment, next year it would be double than this year. Then how unemployment problem would be solved? This is major question generated in mind of graduates and others such as classes 10 and 12 and diploma certificate holders.

Therefore, unemployment would remain forever problems in Bhutan with any change. Some few job hunters requested fan pages in face book for employment where it would not be possible. When job hunters wait so long holding certificates, accommodating with their parents, some with relatives and friends in Thimphu. Accommodation in Thimphu would be major concern for all job hunters without parents settled in Thimphu. Until and unless they are employed, they have to accommodate with relatives and friends where they have problem with them.

These problems would remain forever as major concern for job hunters. So, therefore, it would be better to encourage business for job hunters where they can make their living.

Morning Speech by Pema Tashi at School

Good Morning,

Respected Principal, 

Vice Principal, the teachers and all my dear friends,

I am Pema Tashi from 7 ‘C’ would like to share something about “HONESTY”.

Honesty refers to a part of good character and indicates positive and good quality such as truthfulness, and sincerity, including sincerity of behavior, along with the absence of lying, cheating, or theft. In addition, honesty means being trustworthy, faithful, fair, and sincere.

Honesty is valued in many national and religious cultures. From religious point of view, to be honest is considered as the quality of the person. Religion all over the world also discourages and dejects to lie, steal, cheat and, so on.

As saying goes, "Honesty is the best policy", the honesty is best way to rule, plan, etc. Honesty would help person to grow up with punctual for time, and person would not lie, steal, cheat and trick others. However, as used by Thomas Jefferson in a letter to his friend, the "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom".

Being an honest, truthful, sincere and frank will help develop our knowledge. Being honest would not harm us but relatively it would help us in many ways. Therefore, I would like to tell my dear friends to be honest forever.

Thank you, one and all!  

Sunday for Capital City after PE

Today, capital city was swamped with people wearing Bhutanese attires – Gho and Kira, carrying unfilled file, some pencils, eraser, sharpener and calculator. When Bhutanese youths are in true Bhutanese attires they look superior. I, personally feel like Bhutanese youths are preserving our traditional attires.

Thousands attended the Preliminary Examination (PE), today at various venues. The venues are Motithang HSS, Changangkha MSS, Kelki HSS, Changzamtog LSS, Lungtenzampa MSS, Yangchenphu HSS and Nima HSS.

Procedure for PE

We entered the hall by 9:30am on signing the registered list on entrance door. We calmly waited for while and then followed by instructions from supervisor. Then we are distributed with question paper with different series. We are advised to read for first 15 minutes where we were not allowed to write anything.

As soon as first 15 minutes gone, we are advised to start writing. During first 15 minutes, we are counseled to fill up our details on Optical Mark Reader (OMR) answer sheet imprinting register number and Identity Card Numbers.

Then we started cracking the question that follows. We somehow, endured shading but feel exceptionally excited to battle or to take part. Partaking is the most important for all us because we learned a lot. So, I participate and battled with intelligent and most profound and reflective friends.

I saw hundreds of in-service candidates were with us for the same goal. We were pleased to race with such brilliant and wise in-service candidates. However, I wish all the candidates who all appeared prelims are chosen for Main Exam.

Best wishes for one and all for good and inspiring results.