Tibetan girl bags gold for China at the 2011 world wrestling championship

DHARAMSHALA, September 21: A 23 year-old Tibetan girl has won gold for China in the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 67 kg class at the World Wrestling Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.

Shelok Dolma, (Spelt as Luozhuoma XI), Tibetan girl defeated her Mongolian opponent Oyunsuren Banzragch in the final bout on 16 September, becoming the first Tibetan ever to achieve the feat.

More than 900 wrestlers from 104 countries competed at the World Wrestling Championship in Turkey from 12 September to 18 September to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics.

Shelok Dolma (Luozhoma Xi), second from left, stands on the victory stand with her gold at the World Wrestling Championship 2011, Istanbul, Turkey

Shelok said it was a surprise for her that she won gold at her international debut, barely six months after she won silver at the national wrestling championship in April this year.

Born to a humble family in the Tibetan region of Nyingtri in Kongpo, Shelok Dolma was selected into the Chinese national wrestling team in 2010.

"This is first time in history that a Tibetan girl bagged the international wrestling gold medal, and it is a moment of pride for all of us," said Dorje, Dolma's coach.

Sources also state that Tibetan athletes participating in domestic and international sports competitions have won 220 medals in total and currently there are 12 Tibetans representing China in various international games.

Source: Phayul

Got the balls to ball?

and this is the conclusion of family time for the week end ;) 

Would you know my name, if i saw you in heaven...

Dedicated to my grandma...

from your unfortunate granddaughter far across the pacific and beyond the Rockies...

For I cant see you when I'm gone...

Warning: Winter officially started for us with a welcoming chilly wind and jackets. Hell yes it was rattling cold for the past few days for me because "winter is cold for those with cold memories" This is to no particular person or a thing! I have been retrieved from day dreaming since my kind grandma passed away and endowed myself with the capacity to reason and answer the the 5 W (why,who,when,what,where and came along the way Mr. WILL)

If I die today with uncertainty
will i be quelled with what i have done so far?
will i repent of things that i never bother to change though i had the chance?
will i ever be accompany by someone during the 49 days?
will i get a chance to rewind a day to say sorry, love you and see you tomorrow?
will i be awake one time before they cremate my body?
will i open to someone about my deepest secret while taking my last breath?
will i get to go back in my mom's womb and reborn again?
will i be left with no one surrounding me during my last few breaths?
will i have a last ballroom dance with my dad? (yes, i love him so much that no guy can take his place)
will i be kissed like Snow White and wake up from the mellow dream?
will i get to speak those last words that held in me for so long?
or will i be punished for keeping it inside me, just me...BUT listen!

Whether you love me or I am just a tryst to you         

If i die today, dont shed a tear

Cry for me while I'm here

For I cant see you when I'm gone... remember!

Cry = Take care

Solitary melody

I prayed and wish I could sleep on her lap for once but how unfortunate am I. She left me without saying a word. May your soul rest in peace grandma (84yrs)     

Death is this deep pit inside my head that I can’t dig myself out of
Knowing that I will never see her shining face again
She would walk into the room and it would instantly light up
I try to think of beautiful memories that have passed
But all that comes to mind is the bleak, depressing future
The unknown is what makes me sad
The uncertainty of what happens next is what draws me in
What happens at holidays and family get togethers
Who makes the best "chur-ship" and send it all the way to Canada?
Whose there to give me warm, cosy giant hugs and tell me things I wana hear
What happens from here?
Death is a great thing for the person who is in a much better place
But we are all left here on this unforgiving world (samsara)
I lay awake in bed thinking of all the things that ill never get to do or say to her
But tears don’t come out,
Tears never came out
Because I know that she is in a beautiful place
Uncertainty scares all of us
But that’s why I’m not scared
That’s why I’m not crying
Because I know she is looking over us smiling
I know that she is walking with me every step of the way
And I’m certain that one day when my timer on life runs out in this cyclic existence
She will be there waiting at heavens gates with open arms saying
“I Love You So Much”

Mi Lue Rinchen Gyokpo dang Nyur Du Thop Par Sho

from your sisters, brothers, children, and grandchildren

Primitive woolly rhino unearthed from Tibet

The discovery of a newly identified species of primitive woolly rhino, dating to 3.6 million years ago on the Tibetan plateau, scientists say, shows that the isolated Himalayan land served as the evolutionary cradle for Ice Age mega plant-eaters.

Top: Woolly rhino skull and jaw. Bottom: Woolly rhino illustration by Julie Naylor. (Photo/Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County)

A paper published in this week’s issue of the journal, Science, reveals the discovery of Coelodonta thibetana, a species much older and more primitive than its Ice Age (Pleistocene) descendants in the mammoth steppes across much of Europe and Asia.

A team of geologists and paleontologists led by Xiaoming Wang, from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and Qiang Li, of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, uncovered a complete skull and lower jaw of the new species of woolly rhino in 2007, at the foothills of the Himalayas on Tibetan Plateau.

"The extinct Tibetan woolly rhino had developed special adaptations for sweeping snow using its flattened, forward-leaning horn to reveal vegetation, a useful behaviour for survival in the harsh Tibetan climate," Wang explained.

In addition to the woolly rhino, the team also uncovered extinct species of three-toed horse (Hipparion), Tibetan bharal (Pseudois, also known as blue sheep), chiru (Pantholops, also known as Tibetan antelope), snow leopard (Uncia), badger (Meles), as well as 23 other kinds of mammals.

"This discovery clarifies the origin of the woolly rhinoceros - and perhaps much of the now extinct, cold-adapted, Pleistocene Eurasian megafauna - as the high-altitude environments of the Zanda Basin of the primordial Pliocene Himalayas," said Richard Lane, of the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences.

Animal experts largely agree that Tibet was indeed the birthplace for many species that later survived through the Ice Age and beyond.

Source: Phayul

Can you stop, if only for a moment!

Enjoy the single from Gomo Tulku's anticipated album Photograph. 

A fresh sound in pop music is often credited to the culmination of an artist’s unique life experiences with his or her music. Gomo Tulku (also known as Gomo), 22-year old Buddhist lama (religious leader) and ex-monk, is by no means short of unique experiences and is by all means ushering in his own brand of popular music.

Naturally, Gomo’s music is in every way a fusion style as he himself is culmination of many cultures being he is a Tibetan-Canadian-American who resides in Italy and was raised in a Buddhist monastery in India. His sound is a mix of hip-hop, rhythm and blues, dance and pop. However, he does not necessarily subscribe to a single genre. Where in one song he may rap the verses and sing the hooks to a club-banger beat, in another song he may showcase a series of beautiful vocal melodies to an electro-type, dance beat. Although his music touches on his own personal experiences in the monastery, its content is secular and speaks to individuals from all walks of life.

But understanding Gomo requires one to really understand his unique past. Gomo Tulku, or Tenzin D. Kashhi, was born in Montreal, Canada on August 8, 1988. At the age of three, Tenzin was recognized by renowned Buddhist figure, His Holiness the Dalai Lama to be the reincarnation of his mother’s late father, also a Buddhist lama. Thus, he was given the same name as his predecessor, Gomo Rinpoche.  As a Buddhist lama, he would inherit the previous lama’s belongings, disciples, and above all, responsibility as a religious leader. By the age of seven, Gomo left his family and moved to South India to a monastery where he would begin his rigorous studies for the next 12 years.

At the age of 16, Gomo visited his family in America to get a small taste of the western lifestyle.  During his one-year stay in America, Gomo attended high school, interacted with teenage Americans, and openly pursued music, all for the first time. This period would mark Gomo’s metamorphosis from a humble, quiet monk, to a confident and charismatic artist.  

Gomo would spend the next few years finishing up his studies in the monastery, while also devising a strategy to take the music world by storm. At the age of twenty, Gomo gave up his vows as a monk and left the monastery for Italy where he would connect with friends, sponsors and artists to begin his music career.

Since then, Gomo has worked with famous Italian, hip-hop producer Deleterio, gained sponsorship from Guess clothing line, and has generated an international media buzz. He is currently working on his first EP, amongst many projects, which is set to release in the upcoming months. Stay tuned and join the movement that is about to “enlighten” the music industry.

Greetings!

We Tibetan people have a traditional greeting. When we see each other, we tend to put our hands togetherpalm to palm, fingers pointing up, infront of our chest, bow and say the word “TASHI DELEK” The word itself means I honor the magnificence in you. Hey isn’t that wonderful? Imagine what a kinder, gentler world it would be if everyone greeted each other in such a holy way. Imagine saying HELLO to your boss, colleague or neighbor that way. Imagine saluting the magnificence in your friends. Imagine giving recognition to the lights in your children every day. TASHI DELEK expresses a deep reverence for one another. It is what our world need today. It would help us realize who we are if the people around us would at least on occasion, reflect our magnificence… 

Wouldn't it be nice

Wouldn’t it be nice is my favorite song of all time, easy peasy. I was in High School when I first heard the song in 50 First Dates (all time fav.movie and picture below) and it easily became my favorite probably because of the melody that is easy to follow and the song that is not hard to sing. Plus listen to the message, don’t you agree that …

… when you were little you wish to be old? That being old is like the solution to your teenage dramas and problems? 

When I was in High School I cant wait for it to be over to go to College. High School was a bit painful for me. YAK, emo. It was the phase that I can’t wait to be over so I can be a grown up, move out of the house, be legal, and control my life for once. And I actually did. I went to attend University. I became of legal age at the end of my freshman year, and I had the control over my life. I went to hangout if I wanted to and even if I had curfew, well who cares. But in truth, I was still a kid and matter of fact I rely on my parents still intimes for money for my rent, food, allowance and everything else. I did not have real money of my own. And I THANK MY PARENTS FOR EVERYTHING and for giving me birth, raise, love/care me endlessly and basically to let me get a taste of this cyclic existence. They are my first true love and forever will be

Anyways, as I exited the youth group category, I was not exactly treated as an adult until, I was exiled out of my home country and flew to North America. And God, I hate being not a kid anymore, I wanted to turn back time.

I thought that being older meant being happier because you are free but no it was the complete opposite. As people age and learn more, they get sadder. They know they have more things that they would not be able to get right away or not even ever in their existence, say the one that got away. HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Older people have more bills to pay, additional responsibilities, more work, it is more stressful when you get older. Canada made me a lot older and I do not say this face-wise because I am bebe face. I am Bebe you know. They even ask for my ID. But in terms of taking control of moving, decisions which network to subscribe, what company to work for, which crowd to hang out with, there’s a lot of responsibilities I wish I didn’t have now. I can’t take it anymore, but everybody gets old unless you’re Peter Pan. Maybe I should call him and let him fly me to Neverland :p

So what’s my point really?

There is always a time for everything. Time for play, time for work, time for party and a time for yourself. Waiting is part of the process as well. You cannot force to grow up when you are still a kid. Nothing is done overnight. Easy come, easy go. So invest in something that can actually stay for a little while longer. There are no shortcuts in life maybe just on the road.

Sooner or later you will realize, all things will eventually fall into place — the way you never imagine possible.

Just let God.