The Ranger

At the Summit

By Chinkholal Thangsing
The day was still young when we arrived at the summit in Leimakhong and the air thin yet cool which was a balm to the tired sinews and soul. The 18 of us at the Indian Army Attachment Training for University Cadet Corp was filled with excitement each day and the fun were soon forgotten when a good rest for the day with song in our hearts and a warm appetizing meal down our belts. The SLR and the light machine guns which were macho and fun looking became dead weights at the later part of the day as we slung those around our neck or shoulder and the interest in the weapons soon withers as we have to carry them which are big draw but also a big burden for those that lug with them same. There was however no respite as we trained ourself to be better person having brave through a miniscule part of the Indian Army training in the jungles of Manipur.

1977

Colleagues at Work

With Kavitha AHF IT and her partner

With Dr Patricia Dr Mehri at the Holiday Party

Africa Bureau Chief and other with Mehri

The Mizo Artist

With award winning Mizo Artist/Painter at the Kala Academy, New Delhi

The Holiday Party Nite

With Orli - Global HR, Peter - VP and Penny
at the Holiday Party. Los Angeles, CA

VAAC AHF Vietnam Cares

Hanoi, Vietnam:

The official meeting with Dr Nguyen Van Kinh the Head of Care and Support of the Vietnam Administration for AIDS Control with Dr Hang AHF Program Coordinator for Vietnam was productive and the beginning of a new era of relationship with the Government of Vietnam. Beginning 2008 - AHF Vietnam cares will be expanding to one new site and by the second half of the year two additional sites for care and treatment support would be added making it a total of four ART treatment center.

Seen here with Dr Kinh, Dr Hang and staff of VAAC and the Hanoi Opera House.

(C) C Thangsing

@ The Cidade De Goa

The Conference @ Goa was productive as over 500 people gathered in this beautiful coast from 27 countries. The Hotels were full, fully booked not only was it the season of holiday but also the upcoming Goan Carnival added to the festive moods.

I stayed at the Cida De Hotel and you can see how beautiful it is. The temperature at 30 degrees was about right and the mornings and evenings chilly just right for the right kind of party and get togethers.

C Thangsing

A Day full of Smiles

New Delhi: February 2008

The Jetlite flight from Goa arrived just half an hour late but it was already dark and the wind chilly as compared to the warm and nice weather in Goa. The flight was not full thus I went to the back row sat down and decided to spend time working on the PSP and I realized that I hadn't improved on the racing or nor on knocking down bricks and soon took to watching COLD CASE series and I am sure I will like it. The quick trip from the airport to home and soon after settling down. I went back to business of writing and working on catch up with the ever increasing stack of mails from the post and of course from the cyberspace.

The morning was not foggy but just pleasant and I thought it cloudy when I turn around to pick Terri to get to work and soon we were on our way to office when at the Mehrauli Guragoan junction from Chhatarpur we met with the young man with his hand pedaled tricycle - a young man stricken by polio since birth. Terri wanted to meet him and soon we set a time to catch up with him later in the day. He told us that he would be under the tree at this traffic junction till 5 pm with his begging bowl to wait for us to return that way. He was happy and we did all smiled.

Then at the office - I had more reason to smile as I got a call from far far away land expressing kind words of appreciation for the work that I have been working on and the sweet voices kept ringing and the smile doesn't leave your face, your frame when we realised that the it could be truely a genuine one. I am sure it was genuine and I came to the understanding of how truly wonderful and a blessing it is to oneself and much more for other to express what we feel. In this modern and fast world. It surely would be better to say and speak out how you feel for others and let them know you care. That is the essence of life and being alive.

Thank you Young for making my day.

Pictures from 1st Asian Counsultation on HIV and Drug Use, Goa