CAMPUS TIMES Volume 4 No. 8 4th August, 2008

CAMPUS TIMES

SECMOL ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTE FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER

Volume 4 No. 8
4th August, 2008

NEWS HEADLINES
Guest Speaker K.Phandey
On 10th of July, Khanpo Konchok Phanday came to campus as a guest speaker to tell us about Phayang monastery and the Buddhist religion.

On 14t of July
New calf from Baskit

we had a new calf from Baskit. Which is Dzobi, we were very exited about it because we never had any dzobi before.


Donation from Duffy
Duffy, Merry, Carlas and Becky donated 40 vcds to our Campus media library. So now we have enough disks.

Kaga Angchuk left form
Campus.
On 10th of July our SECMOL advisor Sonam Angchuk left from Campus.

Monthly meeting

On 15th of July monthly meet ing was held on Campus. Where all students and manager joined this meeting with different issue and we also decided to
go for a long trip to Dha-Bama,and jam picnic to Leh-dho and we also talked about different issues.

Volunteers leaves campus Duffy and Zelnon two volunteers were at campus teaching the students in mathematics in play way method left campus.

National Geographic Group

1st of Aug. National Geographic Group came to campus. They will be in Ladakh for one week.
During this week they will go for trecking in Rumbak beside the participation of activities in the campus with Ladakhi students.

JAM PICNIC cum LONG TRIP

On 28th July. We went for the hostel annual Jam Picnic to LEHDHO. We spent one night at Lehdho and the evening of the next day we went to Baima about one hour drive by bus and spent two nights at High School Baima. And also day time we visited neighbor village named Dha. This place is different from rest of Ladakh in terms of culture and their history. People in this place was said to have come from Europe in the olden times and settled over there since then. Later they got mixed with other people from Northern part of India. People living in this place
works very hard since they get two crops a year because of being its altitude at the lowest in Ladakh. Very important thing we noticed was that people over here are very friendly and helpful to visitors. They gave us whatever needed for us during our stay there.



All our students enjoyed the trip to Dha though it was very far from the Leh. Many of our students have not been to such place where it is hot and has a lot of fruit trees and other different type of tree (mosquitoes also). On the way students debated over the landscape of the respective villages. They seemed to be proud of their own place whatever the feature of the landscape is. What made the trip successful was presence of socially cooperative and responsible students! Bottle being filled with jam juice.


Today on 13th of July the Putney group leaves for ten day trek through Ladakh. On our way we will be experiencing the large region culture and condition something I understand is far cry from that we have met at the SECMOL campus. SECMOL would be the best described by an outside observer, especially one of a western urban extraction as something of a Shangrila a mount air spring joins forces with a sum to provide the 68 students guests and staff with all their power needs. The scenery is breathtaking causing even the most jaded traveler to pause and stare during his morning routine for the firs few days the process of acclimating coupled with the unbelievable strength of the sun makes for a truly surreal experience after a day. I have already forgotten about T.V.

It depresses me to thing that my days here are limited and that soon I by leaving this cloud-shrouded paradise and returning to my crowded, thick-aired home state although many things will return to me as a relief. I have recently been haunted in my sleep by the elusive image of frozen sacks and fried chicken will undoubtedly find me wanting to something may be for the better: my fried skinned, fog breathing ancestors didn't equip me well for this climate.

-Robert Wickenden

Hostel Senior Cook Returns

Benoy Kumar a senior chef, came back to campus from his state Orrisa unexpectedly after a year spent he in his own village and Goa in a hotel. He wanted to continue working in our campus. And campus also need like his experience in using solar cooker. Everyone who know him when he was where in campus was so happy to meet him and started mimic his way of speaking in Ladakh like; chhat pa yong ches duk etc. Now we have two cooks (chefs) Ishey and Benoy, so then hostel students will not need to help the cooks very frequently.


On 9th of July all foundation students and PUTNEY students went to Phey to visit GYUDZIN TANTRIC monastery and also Phey village. And there is also a preaching of Lama and we came back to campus in the evening.

Visit to Mahabodhi Meditation Centre

All the hostel students and Putney students visited Mahaboddhi Meditation Center which is 45 minutes drive bus to east of Leh. All our people enjoyed the visit in which we learn to serve the poor and disadvantaged peoples in our society. There was a formal religious songs and chanting presentation by the students over there which enchant everyone. Sangasaina the founder of the organization taught us how to meditate with basic techniques start from breathing. And later he adviced us not be too materialist but to be nature loving. The visit ends with delicious lunch in the flashy restaurant at the centre.

IAS Group Visits Campus Phey

A group of IAS officers consists of 10 people led by Tharchin (IAS) a former hostel student visit to campus. Two of them were Chief auditors others were junior IAS. There were dinner
on behalf hostel as they were new for this to his place and there was a formal Ladakhi dance performance by Sindu Sargam.

Sindu Sargam people performing dance before the Auditors and IAS

The guests expressed their satisfaction over the visit to campus. Later, they donated sum of Rs. 4500/- for hostel since the hostel runs on students' and staff collection. Hostel wished them to have safe return and looked forward to have more their visits.

Khanpo Konchok Phanday.



On 10th of July Khanpo Konchok Phanday was invited to campus as a guest speaker to tell us about Phayang monastery and the Buddhist religion. Because we all the PUTNEY students and Foundation students were going to Phayang to visit the Phayang monastery and school. Some of our friends went to see the school but unfortunately headmaster of the school didn't get allow to enter the school.

Bye and See You Again Puntney

After spending 20 days in Ladakh Putney students went back on 27th of July. It was a positive tearful ending because they everyone in here enjoyed the presence of Putney in every activities went on in campus and during trek to other places. They were seen off in the 27th at
5 O'clock morning. Bye and see you again




On 12th of July we finished the pond with the helped of PUTNEY group

TREK TO SHAM
On 11th July. The PUTNEY Group and some Foundation students went for trekking to western part of Ladakh like Ang, Hemishukpachan,Ully phu villages and also visited to Ridzong
Monastery.


SUCCESS
Success is full of promise till one get
Sit and then it Seems like a nest from
which the bird hers flown.

TEAM WORK
Team work is the ability to work together
toward a common vision the ability to
direct individual accomplishment toward orga
nizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows
common to attain uncommon result .
learnt to see and then you'll know that
there is no end to the new worlds of our vision
Abdul qayoom.

THOUGHTS
Thinking well is good, planning well is better,
doing well is best.
We cannot do anything in this world but we can
do small things with a great heart.
Behavior is a manner in which everyone shows
his images.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety
percent perspiration (Tsat chhu).

REMEMBER
Before you speak, listen.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you retire, save.
Before you write, think.
Before you die, give

Friend
U R my friend
U R the one who light me in my dark life,
U R my sister
U can understand my problem
U R my Parents
U R the one who make me happy life.
Jigmet Tsering


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From The Campus Times Editors

Editors: Dadul, Tsetan Dolma & Dorjay (Shayok)

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