The Intent of My Partaking

Kencho Ongdi is well known for entertaining the people with his reality shows. With two of its kind already successfully completed, he is coming up with yet another show, a promising one, with dance and lozey competition besides singing.

With already few songs in various movies and musical albums, I am still an aspiring singer. So, I decided to try and become one of the contestants of the much loved reality show- Druk Superstar.  I have made it to the third round of the Druk Superstar audition as of now and I am very confident that I will be able to make it to the top 16. After that I will let the mighty reaping hook decide.

From the very beginning, I would like my well-wishers, friends, family and fans- if there are any to be clear of my intent for taking part in the show. I know winning is important and I would be more than happy to drive home the prize car should I win the contest. But what is more important is that once I perform in Druk Superstar, people would begin to know me- I would call it FAME!

While we can buy many of the prizes that are awarded by various philanthropists to the contestants of the reality shows, it would be difficult to buy fame. Moreover, going by the experience that i gained while going as a guest to the little stars on the 1st of March, 2012, I am poised to learn and experience a lot by participating in the show- which can't also be bought besides learning a great deal of Boedra and Zhungdra songs.

Ergo, I would like to clarify that I am participating to let more people know me and learn more, not for the sheer desire for the Prize Car!

Questioning Our Patriotism

Every time I go to the theaters, I see a large portion of the viewers displaying very barbaric behavior. Howling and jeering no sooner than the lights are turned off, one can only imagine the height of our fellow Bhutanese’ conduct!

Prior to screening the actual movie, a minute-long video clip of our National Anthem is played. If you are a regular viewer of the Bhutanese movies, you are safe. But if you are planning to visit the movie theaters for the first time, here is a cautionary note- please do not be taken aback to see people disdainfully making mockery of our own National Anthem, while many would not even rise!

On one hand, while playing the National Anthem in the theaters would be very essential for quite a few of us to reiterate our gratitude towards our tsa-wa-sum, I seriously feel that it should be forgone because its very intention is defeated on the other hand.

Several times on the idiot box, I have seen people abroad rising and even breaking down upon hearing their National Anthem. But to our sheer disappointment, just the opposite is happening in the theaters. If we question every Bhutanese whether they were patriotic, there would not be even a single citizen who would say that he/she isn’t. But let us all be reminded that we should be patriotic, if at all we are, not only when there is someone eyeing us, but also when it is dark and no one can see us!