June 2 remains in my heart as a monumental day in my life.

On June 2, 1999, the day when the country celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, I led the project team to successfully bring television to Bhutan after the most hectic four months in the history of BBS.

On that day, I accompanied Her Majesty Tsheyring Pem Wangchuck, who pressed the switch and opened Bhutan to the world and the world to Bhutan.

Obviously the project was not a one-man show. There were tens of hundreds of men and women—and supporting specialists from India and Singapore, and back-up support from France and Hong Kong—to make it happen. Of course, not in complete symphony and sync. There are endless tales of confusion and complexity through which we worked to get where we needed to get. All in good faith and fortune.

Today on June 2, which is the coronation anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, may I take the opportunity to pay our gratitude to our beloved King-Father, the Supreme Guardian of Bhutan and the Bhutanese – who not only gave the blessings for the project, but also expressed full confidence that we would be able to do it successfully despite the tight timeframe. No national television in any country has ever been launched in four months.

On the 27th anniversary of that historic moment, I also express my reverence for this rarest of honors to our kings of the past and the present—and reaffirm my commitment to serve till my last breath. Like many of my generation I was groomed to build a modern Bhutan by bringing science and technology into the country. I did my part.

Lastly, I send my prayers and renewed love and friendship – and memories of laughters and tears to all those team members who are still kicking their lives. I pay respect to a few of them who left us in an untimely manner. I miss them all.

Through this post, I just want to remind ourselves of what our King keeps reiterating – and that even if we embark on the impossible, we will achieve it. We, the Bhutanese. 🙋‍♂️🙋🏼🙋‍♀️

Happy Coronation Anniversary of Our Fourth Druk Gyalpo to everyone.

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