‘You can choose
first’, my sister would say.
‘Okay, you can
have them.’
‘You can wear
this one, I will wear something else.’
‘Chocolates in
the first pocket of my bag, some colleagues brought it when they got back from some
training.’
‘Don't worry, I will go with
you.’
‘I will wait for
you, come when you are done.’
‘I don’t worry
about you, I know you are smart, you are capable of doing anything.’
‘We have very
high expectations from you, don't let us down.’
‘You can do it,
you are the brightest, little one.’
‘You are an
amazing writer. Of all the writers, I like your writings the best, and it’s not
because you are my sister.’
‘You are our
family’s asset, our little princess, I would give you all I can, you deserve
all the luxury in the world.’
'The world is
mean at times, but everything falls back to its place once the Tsunami is over.
I have been there, and I promise you there is a beautiful valley behind this perilous mountain, there is a beautiful sky after every rain.’
‘You shouldn’t
let the bad of other people affect you. They bring in so much negative
energies, ignore them. Ignore them; they aren’t even worth your attention.
Ignore them; it feels good.’
‘I don’t want
you to go through what I have been through.’
‘I hate him for
putting you through this, let’s call him an asshole.’
‘More
chocolates, I didn’t eat, I brought them for you since you like them more than
I do.’
‘You are my
best friend.’
‘You shouldn’t
talk bad about others like that. What did mommy tell us about ten other people
talking about us at our back when we talk of one?’
‘Watch what you
speak, I know you don’t mean to but you do sound rude.’
‘Haven’t I
always listened to you? Today listen to me and go Dzongkha movie watching with
me?’
‘I wish I could
fit you into my trolley and take you with me.’
‘You are a brave
girl, I know you will be just fine without me. Stay well; I will be back before
you even know it.’
‘I bought this, it’s the latest trend in here. I got one for you too.’
‘I bought this for myself, do you want one too?’
‘I bought this,
do you like it? I would have bought for you too but it’s very expensive, I will
use it while I am here and you can have it when I get there, okay?’
‘I saw so many
cute stuff, I wanted to get them all for you.’
‘All the
beautiful places I visit, how I dearly wish you could see them too.’
‘I play your Smule videos when I miss you, you sing so well.’
‘I wish you were
here.’
‘I really
thought of saving some sum this time, but I finished them all already.’
A feminine that she is, she won't choose batman :) |
She has been places. A lot of places :) |
She has waited for me in her car, outside my office for hours every single day ever since I started working. In the chilly winters and when it would get dark by 5, and her office would get over by 4 but mine won't, she would still wait.
During my first year into job, I was asked to go to various offices, offices I wouldn’t just reach on bare foot. Land commission offices to Thromdue offices, to submit letters, to submit A3 print-out bulky drawings (well, thinking about it, it’s not even my job? But it’s all right, I got dignity of labour). What is sad is, no one even told this just-into-job girl that we get office vehicles for official works. So my sister (who herself would be so caught up in her office work) would pity me and take out time to drop me to all those offices and back. Later I learned, if I don’t speak up, no one’s gonna hear me, if I don’t ask help, I ain’t getting any, but I still don’t get what it takes for some people to be a little kinder, to be a little soft spoken?
The Three Generation Adda Rachu Team
(that's why we were least concerned with
the compulsory adda rachu thing :P)
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My sister has
always been my finest mentor. She taught me everything from shaving my legs to using make ups,
from Zendori to Dr. Jart+, from ponds to oriental princess to innisfree to
etude house to Baba Ram Dev’s patanjali? LOL.
Okay we do look alike (only when you are pretty :P) |
She taught me how to drive. This she started in 2012 and succeeded in 2016. Thank god for her Masters, I finally got a driving licence. It’s not that I am or was a slow learner. I learned pretty much in a day. The thing is both of us were scaredy cats, so I took a lot of time getting confident on the highway, and more getting my lazy ass out there. My first driving practice on the highway ended up in chaos. That morning we hit the road at around 6:30 (6:30 AM is quite a big deal for both of us), and as I started driving, she started panicking, ‘No..no..no..not like that and no no no not like this and..’. So after driving some stretch, I didn’t want to drive. I was pissed at her and myself more. But she was more pissed for I think, not utilizing her otherwise sleeping hours well. She asked me to drive us back home since we have already started, but I didn’t. I got stiff and she thought I WOULDN’T but I just COULDN’T drive anymore. And in the middle of the highway, somewhere near Changbangdu, she ringed up mommy and cried saying I won’t listen when she was only teaching me. Mommy attained to make her drive us back, after swearing never to teach me again. I, then called up mommy and cried. Didi and I didn’t talk, we got dressed for office and I hurried to get out of home before her to catch a cab. I was walking when she after-ed me and stopped her car and said “Hop in, we won't talk, I will just drop you”. That was on Monday. Thursday, she asked me if I wanna go driving practice again :)
'Everything that I am and I have today, as much as I owe Apa and Mommy, I owe
them to you. Thank you. For everything.’
Despite her tiny physique, she is one hell of an independent lady, she can handle anything on her own. She is wise and farsighted, focused and hardworking, so kind and giving. She
is everything I would want to become. She has a heart of gold. I am not saying
this because she is my sister, it's just a fact I cannot deny. She would be
there sympathizing and pitying everyone. She helps as much people as she can. Every
year she buys school dresses for at least five underprivileged school students.
I know she would have done more if only she could. As her shadow befell, I also
contribute a little :)
Somewhere in Switzerland in 2014. |
She buys and reads
a lot of books, and her writings has always been of high calibre. While preparing
for my class XI/ XII English examinations, I would read her class IX/ X English
exam answer sheets. She blogs at www.letsgrowtogether86.blogspot.com. She also writes her diary every day without failure. She is very good with numbers, she can easily remember phone numbers and
birthdays. Also she is very calculative, she keeps track of how she spends every penny, but spends them anyway :P When she travels, so she won’t forget, she
lists down people for whom she has to buy gifts. And its pages and pages of names.
She is a fine
joker too. When she was at the Sherubtse College, she used to wear meto kiras of various
designs and multi-colored dresses. Haha. Now all she wears is black or something close to black. But as if jinxed, except
for the meto kiras, I liked whatever she wore, including the rainbow striped
sweater, which she later gave me because I said I liked it, but I didn’t wear. I
think I had some sense of fashion then? :P
Some happy faces there :) |
I miss you much |
‘Now that I
think of it, there is so much you have done for me. So much you have sacrificed
for my sake. So much to be thankful for. You have always fulfilled all of my wishes, I am thinking you must
be a shooting star. Dear sister, I just want you
to know that I love you.’
Love this piece of urs 👍👍👍👍
ReplyDeleteIts because you love the piece I wrote about? :) Thank you ashim
DeleteShe really is the kind of person you described here. Thumbs up for her and lucky you to have sister like her ;)
ReplyDeleteYes Rima. Thank you la :)
DeleteHuhuhuhu :( Thank you very much for this wonderful piece. I am truly humbled :P And totally speechless ☺️ I wonder how you remember all those incidences. A Bright kid, aren't you? I love you for this and for everything! And yes, my baby would make you no less important, you will always be my first child :) and I be your shooting star forever and always :* And I just remembered how you complain about your hurting jaws after conveying my messages to everyone. Haha . You are the cutest lil thing :) Thank you for understanding me completely.
ReplyDeleteI love you
DeleteGreat piece...
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
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