Mihingte Hinkhuo Ka Mudan

MIHINGTE HINKHUO KA MUDAN

Khai Minthang

Mihingte Hina: Leitung khuolzin chipen nopna leh hamsatna tampi tawh kithuo liei-luoi hi. Khatteng in hamsatna apat in nopna manaw a, khatteng in nopsahna innsung apat hinkho gentheina lam manaw hi. Kum vai in gen diing chilei naupangte'n a tangval/nungah hun diinguh ngahla mama ua, tangval/nungahte'n lah a pallun laitah uh azou ua, piteeh leh puteehte'n a naupanlaite uleh a khanlaite uh ngaisut in lungleng leh lungsiel in aum zel uhi. Nang bang vai tawh nabuoi eile? Mihing khat a maisuo, kizepna, neehdan, hamdan, laigeldan, thulahdan chite in mihina (identity) a kithei hi. Mihing hina khu eima kipiehtawm pen hilou in mite hing pieh pen ahizaw hi. "Pil ing, siem ing" i kichi vangin mite'n hing chisih leh eima kipilsahna leh kisiemsahnate khu zuou ahi mawh hi. Examination chi pen literal translation khu "Etkhietna" china ahia, i laisimte leh theina leh pilnate misiem mipilte'n ang etkhawm nua ua, kituoh ang sah sahna ua ang koi uh ana hizaw hi. Etkhietna a lawching lou a kipieh tawm pilna khu pilna zuou ahia, gul ham a ham a, gul neehdan a naneeh a, gul mel napuoh a, gul lungsim na puoh a, gulhina teng nei a gul hising chitawh kibang ahi hi.

Nasep hoi leh Kamsiem: Nasep hoi khu a sep hamsa pente ahi tuonsih a, i lungsim a engsietna leh mudana aum zieh a sep peilouna zieh a hamsa ahi mai-mai hi. Nahoi sepna diinga thagui-thatang tuom zah diing china ahi tuom sih a, silsie i bawlna khut leh kengte leh lungsimte ma kizang veve ahi hi. Tuama bangin kamsiem khu a genhamsa pente ahisih a, a teng/thumal tampi leh leilawna (vocal tone) hamsapente zong ahi diehsih a, kamsiem zahna diinga i hamtheina (vocal cord) tuom zah diing chi zong ahi dieh sih hi. Hilezong silhoi sem in, thu hoi gen in, kamsiem lei a tuhna munmun ah mite tahsa leh lungsim a nipsah or thuzaw mama mawh hi. Ang muda khat ahiei, ang deilou khat kungah nasep hoi semzing in, kamsiem zing lei koima lungsim suong a siem aum tuom sih a, Pasian in nip leh neem mama a shi leh sa tawh a kibanga ang bawlpieh chiet veve ahi hi. Tuaziehin Zou khanglui thupil in, "Kamsiem in siellei asang" ana chi hiel hi. Singpi/Zu hai khat man tawmnou (Rs. 2/- or Rs. 5/-) ahia, manpha tah a zangtheite a diingin sielpi-lawipi leh luong-le-baan dinmun ah zong a dingthei veve hi. I kamsiemna leh nasep hoi isepnate ang kithei tadi lou vangin isep leh eima lungsim sungah nopna leh lungkimna ang guon veve hi. Ama uh a lungdam lou vangin i silhoi bawl leh i kamsiemna ziehin eima ki lungdam veve hi.

Zuou leh Thudih: Zuou leh thudih kikhietna khu tami ahi: zuou in ha nei in keng aneisih a, thudih in keng nei in ha aneisih hi. Tuaziehin, Zou khanglui thupil in, "Zuou in muol kuo akaan a, thudih in kotpu akaan sih hi" ana chi hi. Tuaziehin zuou thu khu a leng-leng a, tuhna diing neilou in agenpa/nu kungah atung kia veve hi. Zuou gen chipen sehneel tunga din tawh kibang ahia, huipi ang hat a, tuihuol ang let chiengin bitna neilou in thawmhauna leh lungnoplouna ang guon zing hi. Khenkhat in "The end justifies the means" chi'n a bawlnuom uleh a tun nuomna uh zuou leh naal in a tung ua, hinanleh zuouthu in hui ahasau theisih a atawpna ah a kiphungkal veve uhi. Leitunga lungmuonglou pente khu zuou gente ahi ua, a patau pente khu sil hoilou bawlte ahi uhi. Thudih gen khu a hamsat mama vangin a manpha hi. Silmanpha ichite khu sum a leitheiloute ahi ua, a mantam ichite khu sum a leitheite ahizaw hi. Inn-le-lou mantam ichi vang un pasal/zi mantam ichi ngaisih ua, ta mantam zong ichi dieh sih uhi. Manpha ichite pen sum-le-pai leithei hilou in i mihina (principle) te ahi hi.

Mi chitahte: Mi chitahte'n a sepna uh hoitah in asem tinten ua, khenkhat kiate'n ahileh semlou bawllou pi'n zuou leh naal tawh sum-le-pai sui kawikawi in mipite sum/sie (tax) thelthangsah in a hausat sawm ua, a bawlthei laitah un a thahat in a chithei mama ua, hilezong Pasian in phuba ang laah hun chiengin Pheisam houte a Pusa-pasa (Pheisam) in a nuasie uh abang zel ua, ama uleh a innkuonte uh tungah lungnopna, damna leh khansauna atun tuomsih hi. Government sum ichi pen mipite apat a kumpi leitang a i teenman, kumpi vante izahman, kumpi sumsinnate apat a met tungtawn a sie (tax) ipiehte uapat a kumpi in a kumpigam puona diinga azah kiate a kizah sawmna mun a zanglou leh a zalzou lou diingte'n azal ang zou chiengun asum zangte tungtawn in i gam in sapsietna atanlaw vadiang hi. Pay-book tang (banda) tampente khu a sepna mun a semloute ahi un kathei a, hausatna khansaulou pente khu thudihlou a hausate hi in kathei hi. Laisiengthou sim nuomte a diingin Thupilte laibu sungah midihte leh midihloute, mihoi leh mihoiloute umdan leh tawpna agen hi. Thupilte laibu isim leh "Na hichi leh hichi diing" (cause and effect) china dana Pasian kamsangte'n Pasian kam agelkhiet uh ahiziehin athu ahinga, asim anop a, adihthei mama hi.

Mipilte pilna: Sa thang ikam leh sa a awh a, sa a awh sih leh bangma awhlou in a umden thei a, nga thang ikam leh nga a awh thei a, a awh diing aum sih leh bangma awhlou in a umden thei hi. Hilezong mite awhna diing thang ikam leh mite a awh a, a awh sih uleh eima i awhthei hi. Aziehpen ei zong mi ma ihi uhi. Tuaziehin, Zou khanglui thupil in, "Mi shina diing ibawl leh eima ki shi" ana chi hi. Mimote a kidem chieng un a ngiemzaw (underdog) penpen in a sangzaw penpen pa/nu tha theina or phua theina diing lampi asui ua, hilezong mipilte a kidem chiengun a ngiemzaw pa/nu'n a sangzaw pa/nu sanga sanzawtna diing lampi a ngaisut a, nasep leh siemsinna ah a hanchiem uhi. Tuaziehin mimote kidemna ah tuolgaal aleng a, mipilte kidemna ah thutheina leh nopsahna ah khantouna atung zung-zung hi. Mimote kidemna khu a husa a, mipilte kidemna khu adai/sip ding-deng hi. Leitunga na/sil thupi sepnate khu a husa sangin a dai ding-deng zaw taangpi hi. Tuaziehin English-te thupil in, "A pen is mightier than a sword" ana chi hi.

Ngetna Kilawm: Vanman a khan chiengin mimote'n Pasian kungah vanman kiemna diing a ngen ua, a vanman kiem taleh vanzuah tampite'n ama ua diing umlou a dinkhawl diing ahilam a theisih ua, leitung sumsinna kiem leh khandan in vanmante a kiemsah leh khansah ahidan athei sih uhi. Pasian sil bangkim bawlthei chia muong ihileh a vanman kiemna diing ngenlei buoina tampi piengzaw ahimanin avan bangza bangza man taleh a leizou diinga Pasian kunga ngetna khu ngetna hoi ahia, mite a diinga hoi, eima a diinga hoi leh Pasian kunga thovengtah leh koima gense seselou a ngetna hoitah ahi hi. Bangteng ichi tei vangin vanman akhan leh halaw akhang a, natha zong akhang veve hi. Vanman, halaw leh nitha khu khut-le-khut kitu a peikhawmte ahi zing uhi. Tuaziehin, vanman tamlai a leizouloute'n vanman tawm leh zong a leizou tuon sih diing uhi. Aziehpen vanman, halaw leh nitha khu khut-le-khut kitu a peikhawmte ahi ua, koima'n sum atam nei laitah in vanman tawm hun diing ngahna in asum uh a kholden tuom sih uhi.

Mihingte Hinkhuo: Laphuotute'n hinkhuo khu tui tawh te in khanglai hun pen luita tawh kibanga singnuoi-gammuol leh keen-le-kom lah a kikhaw vingveng ua, husatah leh thahattah in kikhaw ua, tuitaw lam ang manawna uah muol leh guomte ang kanzou chiengun phaizang ah ang tung uhi. Phaizang ang tun chiengun awl-awl a hing kihia hiei-hiei in tuipi ah a luonglut khawm vadiel uhi. Muol leh guomte kantan a ang luonna uah munlem leh mun hoina ang tun chiengun luita tui tampite hing kigawmkhawm in luipi ang siem ua, luipi hing luong suh-suh in mun kichinna leh hoina ah tui hing kiching (Dam) in septhei tampinei nasepna (Multi-purpose project) ang kibawl zel hi. A septheina khenkhatte ahileh tuilam (irrigation), ngamatna (fishing), Tuipiehna (water supply), Meitha piehna (Electricity), Noplenna/Thalahthana (recreation area), etc. chite in ang kizang zel hi. Tambanga ang kizahzou chiengun a tuite khu awl-awl a hing luongsuh hiei-hiei in tuipi/tuishuogiet sunga a luonglut khawm vadiam uhi.

Kipawlkhawm Hinkhuo: Tuama bangin Zou vontawite zong khota neu nou-nou apat hing kipan in India langah Lamka, Imphal, Shillong, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, B'lore, etc. chite ah ah ihing kigawm ua, Burma lang ate zong Tedim, Tonzang, Kawlpi, Rangoon, etc. chite ah ihing kigawm ua, leitung mun tuom-tuom ah South Korea, Malaysia, United States, United Kingdom, etc. chite ah ihing kigawm khawm uhi. Tammun pen tui kiching banga eite zong na tampi sem diinga (multi-purpose project) kichinna (dam) ahita hi. Pilna siemna zong liibang chingta, nei-le-lam zong liibang chingta, thuohhatna zong liibang chingta, ngaidamna bawm zong liibang chingta, theisiemna zong liibang chingta, deisahna zong liibang chingta, nam leh gam iitna zong liibang chingta, khangsawnte pattah theina diing zong liibang chingta, vision neina diing zong liibang chingta diingin innlanga um nu-le-pa leh seinou guolte'n a hing galdot zing uhi. A hing galdotna uh bangchi'n i muolsuo diing uoi? Bang thu bang laa izasah diing uoi?

Zo leh Zou Pumkhatna Diinga Ketot Thupi

Zo leh Zou Pumkhatna Diinga Ketot Thupi

Khai Minthang

Thupatna: November 03, 2008 ni'a ka blog a Nangpi thugel, "U Khai, Burma lam i minam ZO teng tawh kizop nate hinghoi to nang in, i kipum khat thei nang in, PUZO Site ading Article te hing at tam to leh" ka ngaisut chiengin ka lungsim sungah thu-le-laa phabepkhat ang kikaikhawm dendun hi. Ka ngaisutna masapen ahileh eite khu luipi pangkhat tuoh a khosa, khatlang leh khatlang kikawmtuo theina diing lah gunkuong bawl theilou, lei zong daw theilou, hilezong gunkuong khat umleh luigal khatlang a haw diinga mansa, lei kidaw leh azui diinga mansa chidan a um hilei kilawm kasa hi. Ka ngaidan in gunkuong sui diing khutsiemte kisam, lei bawl diing engineer-te kisam ahimaw chi ngaidan ang pie hi. Tua kang kisahna pen gunkuong sui diinga kithawi hilou leh lei bawl diinga kithawi hilou in English te chidan phuat hileh "Blue Print or Master Plan" themkhat hing kupsawm kahizaw hi. Kei geldan leh ngaidan maimaite tawh kipat diing hisam lou in Zou vontawite'n i siemnate uh i gawmkhawm zou chieng ua i geelna (planning) uh isep diing uh ahi nabou hi. India langa Zou vontawi 22,000 tuom umte leh Burma langa Zo vontawi 61,000 tuom umte kigawm lei 83,000 tuom ipha uhi.

Kitheichetna leh Nam Iitna: Tanglai a laphuotu khat in tambang in ana phuo hi: "Eiteng khawlkhawm, atuom umlou, vannuoi chipeu Khul a pieng, Tuunsung khat pan pieng hi ngei ngei ee. Tuunsung khat pan pieng hi ngei ngei ee,Suopi sanggam laigui zawngkhawm hi ngei ngei ee" ana chi hi. Tam pen i suutpi uh ahi zing diing ahi. Tami tah tenga key word a mutheite ahileh - Khul, Tuunsung khat leh Laigui zawngkhawm chite ahi uhi. India, Burma leh mun dang dang ah khosa in um lei zong i "Tuunsung khat leh laigui zawngkhawm" ihina in ang gawm zing diing ahia, ihina uleh inam uh ithei zing diing uh ahi hi. Khatteng in namdangte leh mituomte tawh i umkhawm chiengun i Zou hina uh i mangsah dihdih zeel ua, tuapen adih sih hi.

Tualeh Zou nam iitna hilchetna (definition) uh etphathuoi kasahna khat aum hi. Nam a diinga shi ngamna khu nam iitna danin ila ua, nam a diinga hing lou a shi mai diing khu iitna thupi in ila uhi. Adihna themkhat vang um nanleh dihkim kasa sih hi. I nampi'n i shisan uh adeipen hilou in i damsung ua i silbawlte uleh i nasepte uh adeizaw hi. Zou vontawi kichi khat phot ahun dungzui a shi diinga kipumpieh ngam (volunteer at the call of duty) ihi uhi. Hilezong Zou vontawite galneilou leh huhamloute ihi zieh un i nampi a diinga shi sangin i nampi a diinga hintheina khu a poimawzaw tham a, khantouna tawh zong a kinai mama hi. Nampi iit tahtah ihileh i teenkhawmpi Zou vontawite mama iitpai in annkhing tuibuuh kikhol in, nopni-daani in kinoppi-kidaapi in, panpi ngaite panpi lei nam iitna suhlatna ahizaw tham hi. Tulai in tami rhetoric pen a kihazah mama a, Zogam itt in Zomite iitlou, UZO iit in UZO mi-le-sate iitlou chite atamta hi.

Ngaina leh Tawndan Kepbitna: Heisung heisungah um leizong i ngaina uleh i tawndante uh i lungsim sung ua i mansah lou diing uh ahia, i tu-le-tate khang bana ahing khang sawnsawn diingte muthei diing leh theithei diinga laibu a bawl a, kam a zong genthaw a, zahthei ahina zousie a atamthei pen a zah diing ahoi hi. Custom leh Moral Culture ineite uh theisiem a, kepbit diing ahoi hi. I custom uh khu danbu (constitution) ahia, ahun ahun a siemphatna (amendment) bawl zelzel diing ahi hi. Tami custom khu heimun-heimun ah umta lei zong agam leh khantouna tawh kituoh a siemphatna bulpite'n abawl dungzui ua zah chiet diing ahi hi. Tam pen Zou ihina i lahsahna (demonstration) thupipen ahi hi. Zou shisan a pieng hi-ngal a Zou custom zangloute khu mimangthangte ahi uhi. I pienpi shisan khu i nam hina uh ahia, i custom uh khu i hina uh lahsahna ahi hi.

Culture ichi chiengin tami china chet/lien ahi chithei aum sih hi. Culture pen kikhin kawikawi, ahun ahun a deidan leh peidan genna in akizang zaw hi. Khanglui lai in tangvalte khu "Haam" ah ana gieh ua, tua khu "Haam culture" zong chithei ahipai a, nungah leh tangvalte a kihel chieng ua nungahte'n a tangvalte uh sam atumsah uleh azu-asa alup zousie uzong tuahun laia (Contemporary) diinga "Romantic (classical) culture" a kichithei kia veve hi. Tuhun chiengin thau tawi a thau thahatna tawh mite soisa, sum ngen, etc. chite khu "Gun culture" a kichi kia veve hi. Tuaziehin, culture ichi penin mong aneisih china ahimai hi. Moral culture ichi chiengun "Sielephatheina a tawndan" chilei a kituoh pen diingin ka gingta a, a lelang ah "Umdanhoi leh umdanhoiloute tawndan" chilei zong ahithei kawikawi hi.

Khangluite apat a inga/luosawn pen uh moral tradition chilei adih kia diing hi. Moral tradition tawh kisai in Zou vontawite'n kepbit diing tampi inei uhi. Khangluite apat a ina luosawn uh (moral tradition) - Gamtat-khoheidan kilawm, ham-le-paudan kilawm, Lungsim putdan kilawm, Hawmsiemdan leh tha-le-zung piehdan kilawm chite i Zou community sungah a mangthang hiei-hieita hi. Upate zatatna chite, Nu-le-pa zatatna leh thumanna chite, Meithai-taga panpina chite, Zin-le-leeng idou siemna chite, Sa tuituoh-nga tuituoh inei nia insah innhang ahiei i-u-inau kikhol chite khu moral tradition ahi uhi. Tam banga moral tradition ineisa uh mangthangsah lou a hoitah zahsiem diing khu Zou nampi gilkielna ahia, Zou vontawite a diinga hin ngamna kachi pen ahi hi.


Laimal Sangin Hamzah leh Laigeldan Poimawzaw: Kei ngaidan in Zo leh Zou ah bangma buoina aum in kathei sih a, gamkuom khat in spelling a zahdan hizaw in kathei hi. India langate'n ZOU chia a kigel vangun Hindi-te china ahisih a, English-te china zong ahi dieh sih a, Arab-te china zong ahidieh sih hi. Tuama bangin Burma langate'n ZO chia agel vangun Japan-te china ahisih a, Korea-te china zong ahisam sih a, British-te china zong ahituomsih hi. Tuaziehin, ZO ichi ua, ZOU ichi zong un, "Eiteng khawlkhawm, atuom umlou, vannuoi chipeu Khul a pieng, Tuunsung khat pan pieng hi ngei ngei ee. Tuunsung khat pan pieng hi ngei ngei ee, Suopi sanggam laigui zawngkhawm hi ngei ngei ee" te china ahi veve hi. Tami pen "dihsih-dihmah" chia ibuoi laisie i maban kisem theilou diing abang hi. Eh, kisem theilou diing bang hi maimai lou in kisem theilou tahtah diing ahi hi. "O" ahiei "OU" in Zou hina khensat hilou in i laigui in i Zou hina a khensat ahizaw hi. Zou laigui aw nahi a, Zou shisan a pieng nahileh "O" leh "OU" zang in zang sih lechin zong na na suon-le-haah suina chii (DNA) khu ZOU or ZO ahi veve hi. "O" leh "OU" zat leh zatlou zieh a ZOU hina mang diing chipen pasal khat in toka pawl ateen zieh ahiei, numei khat in niih san penpom khat a teen zieh a Zo/Zou ahina apat a nawsuoh diing tawh kibang kasa lel hi.

Tuasanga thupizaw ahileh hamzahdan ahi in kamu hi. India langa Zoham dihloute - Politics (Kumpivai/politics), Kaam (sepna/job), chalak (zuou/lie), Gohori (???/Watch), Rel (Meileng/Train), Post Office (Laihah inn/zum), etc. chite ahi hi. Burma langa Zoham dihloute ahileh Nainganyi (Kumpivai/Politics), Batayi (Biehnavai/Religion), Padenpauh (Tollet/window), Tapidaw (Gingtute/believers), Senpi (Hoi/Good or OK), Sai (Vanzuahna/Store), etc. chite ahi hi. Zou chiet chiet ihi vangin India leh Burma langate i houlim chiengun hamzah kithei zoulou atamta mama hi. India langate'n, "Burma langate'n Kawlham (Burmese) tawh mehpawl siengta" uh ichi ua, Burma langate'n lah, "India langate'n Kalaham (Hindi) tawh mehpawl siengta" ang chi veve uhi. Tamdan hi zengzung ahia, hoitah leh standard wording or vocabulary inei uh a kisam mamata hi. Tami thu i buoipi sih uleh tu'n chikhat namkhat hi in, laigui zawngkhawm hinanlei khatvei chieng in i houlim thei nawnsih diing uh abahna khat um kasa hi. Tuaziehin, spelling vai in buoibuoi nawnlou in ihamte uh sawpsieng/seepchiil phot pouma lei hoiva chi khu ka ngaidan ahi hi.

Centralized Zou Literature Society: Centralized Zou Literature Society nei in i spelling zahdan tawh laibu sun lei India langa Zou hiin Burma langa Zo hitaleh isimthei chiet diingun ka gingta hi. Aziehpen i buoina uh alphabet (laimal) O/OU leh C/CH ahia, dipthong (vowel ni kigawm) IA/IE leh UA/UO ahi hi. Tamte pen theila diing aum sih a, i kitheisah nuomsih uh chi manthu ahilel hi. "Zo" chilei zong isimthei ua, "Zou" chilei zong isimthei veve ua, a khietna (meaning) zong itheimaw sih uhi. "Siengthou" chi'n "siangthou" chilei zong a isimthei ban uah a khietna (meaning) khu "clean/holy" china ahi chi theimaw diing aum tuonsih hi. Tuasanga isimthei vang ua a khietna itheilou diing uh India langate'n Kaam, Chalak, Rel, etc. chite leh Burma langate'n Nainganyi, Batayi, Lumuhyi, Sai, Senpi, etc. chite ahizaw hi. Tuaziehin, laibu bawltu in a spelling deidan pen azah a, laikhetna/laisutna khawlpi a sut a, India leh Burma a Zou vontawite umna zousie a hawmzah leh zah diing hileh guolnua-guolma ipha theizaw diing uhi. Alphabet, vowel leh consonant izahdan a i buoinate pen Centralized Zou Literature Society a diinga buoipi nina (stage two) diing ahia, buoipi diing khatna a buoi masalou a anina a buoite khu lou vat nailou a taangbuuh/annbuuh bawl masate tawh kibang kasa hi. I taangbuuh let leh neu dana i lou i let leh nau sah diing hilou in i lou a ann laahdan dungzui a i taangbuuh i bawl diing ahizaw hi.

Zou Laigeldan Dih: Laigeldan dih i poimaw mama uhi. Gelthei hitana chia thuteng khat (one word) khat pen a lawdan (syllable) a thuteng khat khat a gel zong adih sih a, thuteng ni-le-thum gawmkhawm zengzung zong adih dieh sih hi. Etsahna: "Siengthou" chi khu "Holy" china ahia, adjective (Noun hilchientu) ahi hi. "Sienthouna" khu "Holiness" china ahia, noun ahi hi. "Sieng thou" chia gel diing ahisih a, "Sien thou na" chia gel diing zong ahi dieh sih hi. Adjective a "Holy" chia kigiel pen noun ang hi chiengin "Holiness" chi'n "y" tangin "i" in ang kihengta hi. Tuamabangin Zoham ah zong "Siengthou" khu "Siengthouna" hilou in "Sienthouna" chi'n ang kigielta hi. Parts of speech in i spelling zahdan a heng lamdang tuom mama hi. Etsahna: "Khuo" chi pen "Khuopi" chi'n a kigiel nawnsih hi. English a "village" leh "city" chia thumal tuomtuom a kikhen vangin Zoham ah "Khopi" khu adjective "pi" ziehin nuon ang suoh theina diingin "Khopi" chi'n a kigiel hi. Tualeh ham nupa (word paring) zahdan ah i khiel mun mama uhi. Etsahna: "Nu-le-pa" khu "Parent" ahia, "Nu leh Pa" khu "Mother and Father" or "Father and mother" china ahi hi. "Khuo-le-tui" khu "Villager" ahia, "Khuo leh tui" khu "village and water" china ahizel hi. Tuaziehin ham nupa zahdan ah zong pilvan angai mama hi. Tualeh, ahunlou-ahailou a punctuation mark te zong zah zengzung diing zong ahisih hi.

Tualeh, English-te'n aneilou uh Zokam a i hausatna mama khat uh aum hi. Tuate khu adjective or adverb hilchientu ahi uhi. Englsih-te'n noun leh verb hilchientu (adjective and adverb) chilou adang anei sih ua, eite'n verb leh noun hilchientu banah adverb leh adjective hilchientu zong inei nalai uhi. Tam pen Zokam thupina (Zokam special) ahi hi. Etsahna: "Siengthou" chi khu English ah "Holy" china ahia, adjective ahi hi. Adjective khu noun khat tawh hing kizawh hamtang diing ahia, "Holy Land" (Gam siengthou) china ahia, Holy (adj.) + Land (noun) ahi hi. Zokam in gen uong nalai diing chilei adjective hilchientu khat "Sitset" chi zang talei Zokam ah adih nalai a, "Gam Siengthou" chi sang bangin "Gam Siengthou sitset" chilei agen ut pen kilawmtah leh nasetah in a genchieng zaw tham tham hi. Tuaziehin, sitset, singseng, siasua, zengzung, lialua, pempawm, kelkul, em-awm, the-thu, hiauhuau, lihleh, chitchet, ngia-ngua, helhul, etc. chite khu izahdan dungzui a adverb leh adjective hilchientu ahi nalai a, ham dangte'n ahau lou or anei lou uh Zokam special ahimai hi. Tambanga adverb leh adjective hilchiente igel chiengun ahitheitan in kimat a gel diing ahia, a sim hamsate hyphen khat koi lei asim anuom mai diing hi. Zou laigeldan dih pen ka buoipi laitah ahia, tamtengah a unpi'n ata zou sih diinga, tamtan i chiphot diing uhi.

Thuzawna: English-te'n a spelling uah kitheisiemlouna nei uleh tuni'n English ham khu leitung pumpi'n azah diing ka gingta sih hi. Aziehpen, English ham khu leitung pumpia a kithei vangin ham kizang tampen khu Chinese-te ham "Mandarin" ana hi laizang hi. English khu a kizang tampen ahilou vangin a kithei tampen ana hikia veve hi. United Kingdom-te'n "Colour" chia agel zieh ua a spelling dih ahipai sih a, United States te'n "Color" chia agel vangun a koima'n, "Nou US te spelling zahdan dih sih, English ham hisih" achi tuonsih uhi. India a Zou vontawite leh Burma a Zo vontawite kigawmtheina leh sepkhawm thei masapen diing khu Zou Literature Society (shall I say Centralized Zou Literature Society?) in kamu hi. Spelling a i buoi zing leh koima a ngiem nuom sih diinga "Chithah nupate tangthu" kigente bangin a sangzaw kitu in vanthamzawl ah i mangtang giap diing uhi. I Lai Siengthoute, Laabute, Sunday school simmunte, news and journal-te, magazine leh souvenir-te, sangnaupangte laibute, etc. i bawlkhawm ua i gelkhawm uh ahunta hi. India langa Zou vontawi 22,000 tuom umte leh Burma langa Zo vontawi 61,000 tuom umte kigawm lei 83,000 tuom ipha uhi. Munkhat a i teenkhawm theilou vangun laibu khat tawikhawm theilei i laibu bawlna leh zuahna zong ang phatuom mama diinga, lailam ah zong khantouna leh masawnna inei mama nalai diing hi. Tambangin pankhawm theina diing lampi khat hing kihong masa photphot leh aban a diingte'n aban-banin ang zui mai diing uhi. Kigawm leh pankhawm theina diinga step khatna diingin literature leh mass media (thu leh laa kipiehtuona) sanga thaneizaw leh silbawltheizaw tutadi in ka mu naisih hi. I kaal ua tuipi um pen kaantan theina diing lei kidaw leh vaikhat maimai a luigaal kanna a zah diing hilou in vai tampi bawlna diinga zahthei ahing hita diing hi. Pankhawmna diing atam mama hi. Sum-le-paai a pankhawmna diingte, chi-le-nam vai a pankhawmna diingte, gal-le-sa nei chienga pankhawmna diingte khu aban-bana hing umtou thei diingte ahi uhi. Tamte kamu chiengin ka lungdam mama a, i kigawm ua, tuibanga i luonkhawm hun diinguh ka ngahla mama hi.

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Ref:
1. http://www.krysstal.com/spoken.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zou_people_(India)

Neither in Mt. Gerizim, nor in the Temple of Jerusalem

Neither in Mount Gerizim,
Nor in the Temple of Jerusalem;

A Sermon on Worshipping the Father in Spirit and Truth
(John. 4: 23 & 24)

Khai Minthang

Introduction: We often associate things with some supernatural phenomenon such as Hausapivum for the Hausapi Spirits, Lungleen Kawl for the Lungleen Spirits, deep and still water inhabited by a Spirit, Caves and unnatural places associated with supernatural spirits. Such superstitions also, no doubt, haunted the Samaritans and the Israelites during the Inter-testamental Period. Therefore, our ancestors appeased and made sacrifices to a specific spirit at a specific location such as Sumtawng, Gampi, Suutpi, etc. sacrifices to appease the evil spirits. They appeased the Spirits in the fear of punishment or retribution, not that they worship and adore the spirits out of joy and gratitude. We are so very glad for what Jesus had done for us that we can worship the Lord out of our joy and gratitude for what He has done.

Appeasement or Devotional Worship?: This is a big question for us as believers and followers of the Living God. Some people try to appease the Lord for the fear of failure, for the fear of going to Hell, or for the fear of retribution. A lot of preachers preach about Hell and want people to convert to Christianity out of fear, but seldom preach the beauty of Heaven and that Jesus has made a place for him who believes. Some people belong to organization or to the church for the fear of death, not for the joy of eternal life after they die. I am immensely pleased for the Mission of God (Missio Dei in Latin) and want to worship the Lord out of gratitude because I was condemned and have no other choice of destiny then Hell. Is not that the Good News that Jesus talk about???

Mount Gerizim, Jerusalem Temple or Church: Some people still cling to old concept that God is only in the church and the church is the only place where we should worship Him. This concept is wrong and irrational because we believe that God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent which mean all powerful, all holy and all present (present everywhere). Therefore, God is everywhere and can do everything at any given place or time. It does not necessarily have to be the church where God wants to dispend His wills and blessings. Cannot we worship God outside the mount Gerizim, the Jerusalem Temple or the church? We sure can!!! Are not we the children of God outside the mount Gerizim, or the Jerusalem Temple or the church? We sure are!!!

Let us Examine Ourselves: Wherever we are, we are with God. Is this comfortable with you? Maybe Yes; maybe No. Our sinful nature don’t want God wherever we are, right? Why? Because we want to do something that God doesn’t want us to do. We want to turn our back when we feel like it. Then, do we lose our salvation after doing what God does not want us to do? Of course not!!! But, that brings unhappiness and sadness to our Father and guilt to ourselves. If that does not bring guilt to you, maybe you need to check if you really are born again. If you love doing these sinful things, maybe you don’t belong to the family of God. If you look like a wolf, eat like a wolf, howl like a wolf, behave like a wolf and like what a wolf likes, then you are a wolf no matter what you say you are! If you sin, ask forgiveness to show that you are sorry for your sins. If you fall, stand up for you are not dead. If you fall and cannot move or stand up again, you may be a dead guy. If you keep sinning and does not feel guilty or cannot control, check yourself to see if you belong to God or Satan.

Are You a True Worshipper?: The Bible says, "The hour is coming, and now is, when true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those that worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4: 23, 24) God is Spirit. If He was natural, you would be able to see Him. We are a three part being - body, soul and spirit. It is our spirit that communicates with His Spirit. Then, the Holy Spirit will tell the truth which in turn will set us free.

For some people in Zogam, we worship God with our body and voice, but not with spirit and truth. There are lots of people, even the clergymen and clergywomen, who worship God with their bodies and emotions, but not with spirit and truth. Here is how: We sometimes have get together or some social services in the name of God and worship as long as our emotions are enthusiastic, our stamina strong and the environment favorable. When we come to the church (Mt. Gerizim or Jerusalem Temple) we presume that the Lord is in there and worship Him by kneeling down before Him, sing praises of His name, shout in joy and gladness for what He has done, etc. but put away the skin of Christianity once we step out of the church, Mt. Gerizim or the Jerusalem Temple. I am not saying we must not kneel down, sing praises or shout in joy and gladness in the church. But, I am saying that the nature of our worship is more important. Our commitment to Christianity is not just occasional or random that has to be driven by emotions, but it is a perennial and consistent commitment that has to be driven by God and our spirit of conscience (principle).

True or False Commitment?: Even some people do dirty things such as partying, drinking, eating, etc. on the last night of the year (Dec. 31) to send off the year and attend the church the next day (New Year Day) with full spirit of Christian commitment. Their spirit of commitment will melt down as the year passes by. They will have to use up the last remaining spirit of commitment on Christmas day, and they will have to do the same send off program again to start fresh again, and wait for the cycle to come. I commitment dante uh tambang maimai hiveh aw guai!!!

So, are you a true worshipper? Or, are you a pretending worshipper? The antonym of true is false. Therefore, if you are not a true worshipper, you are a false worshipper. There cannot be half-way true and half-way false because God needs mathematical accuracy or truth to anything true. He says, “No one can serve two masters,” and “So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” (Cf. Matt. 6:24 & Rev. 3:16)

The True Worshipper Worships in Spirit: The Bible does not say, “God is Spirit, and those that worship Him must worship in the church/Mt. Gerizim or Jerusalem Temple only.” But it says, “God is Spirit, and those that worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth.” What we can see here is not the location of the worship that is important, but the nature of the worship is one that counts. Here, the location is the church, Mt. Gerizim or Jerusalem Temple and the nature of the worship is “in spirit and truth.” That’s all. So, which place of worship is more important in Zogam - the church or in spirit and truth? Turn back to John 4: 23 and see what kind of worship the Father seeks. Waw!!! He does not matter where you worship Him, but He does matter how you worship Him. That’s right. And, which one is more important to you - the worship (ritual) or the worshipper? If the worship (ritual) is more important to you, you may need to check it again because God seeks the worshipper! He says through the word of Samuel “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” (1 Sam. 15: 22)

The True Worshipper Worships in Truth: Every word of God is true. How true? Very true, huh!!! God’s word is the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth. God creates, Jesus Christ redeems, and The Holy Spirit sanctifies us; This is the truth we have to accept. But Satan conceals the truth and wants us to doubt about the truth. Why? Because he rebelled against God and was ultimately “…fallen from heaven…cast down to the earth.” (Isa.14: 12-15) Since then, Satan has been always at war with God. Satan conceals the truth because he wants to hurt God, not you and I. He does not profit anything from your sins, but he wants to see the sorrow of God when His children (you and I) sinned. Our sins don’t appease Satan, but you sadden God. And, that’s the mission of Satan. The greatest mission of Satan is to alienate God from his creation by concealing the truth. He wants you to be the beloved son of God, not knowing the truth of being a son, behaving in a way that brings sadness and sorrow to your Father.

The first experiment of Satan to us was in the garden of Eden. In Genesis 2:17 God said to Adam, “But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.” But Satan said, “You will not surely die.” (Gen. 3:3) Adam and Eve ate the fruit!!! Ultimately, they (Adam and Eve) were driven away from the garden of Eden. Which one is true - “you will sure die,” or “you will not surely die?” They literally die because they became mortal, and they also metaphorically die because they have been separated from the presence of God, their creator. Satan’s Mission accomplished!!! Satan used the same word and phrase except for one more word "NOT." Therefore, temptations will be based on the Bible (the truth) with just some additions or modifications. Satan’s mission is to dethrone God, destroy all creation, deceive the world, and divide the world, and especially the church.

There are lots of people who doubt the accuracy of the Word of God because they have been tempted by Satan. They don’t want to read the Word of God to quench their thirst and to clarify their clouds of doubt. Even if they read the truth Satan will loom over them with doubt by adding or subtracting something to conceal the truth because if he does not, they will know the truth and the truth will set them free from his yoke. That would be a dead blow to Satan. But if someone reads the Bible with a sincere spirit and willing heart, s/he will discover the truth, and "the truth will set you (them) free." (John 8: 32) Scholars, critics, scientists, and many more have been trying to find the fallacy of the word of God. The more they do, the more they know the truth. The Bible or the Word of God has undergone so many tests and challenges unlike the other sacred books of other religions. And listen, the Bible passes all tests and challenges and brought about the critics to life in the Word of God. Therefore, a true worshipper will worship God in accordance with the Word of God which is the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth.

Conclusion: Mount Gerizim, the Jerusalem Temple or the church has been considered the dwelling place of God by the Samaritans, Israelites and the Christians respectively. We often associate or think that a particular place would be more sacred then the other place and want to worship God in that place to get closer to God or to get our sacrifices acceptable. This is our superstition or our mental state or emotional state which is somehow close to reality, but not (the) reality. It is not the truth, but it looks like the truth. Satan tempts us not with something you know is false, but will tempt with something close to reality, but not actuality. There are lots of Christians who does not look like a Christian, does not eat or drink like a Christian, does not speak like a Christian, does not behave like a Christian, and does not like what a Christian likes, but claims that they are Christians (rather born-again Christians). Do you believe they are Christians? If you look like a wolf, eat like a wolf, howl like a wolf, behave like a wolf and like what a wolf likes, then you are a wolf no matter what you say you are!


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Ref:
1. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9823/sprtruth.html
2. http://www.battlefocused.org/spiritual-warfare/missions/dark-mission.php
3. http://www.new-life.net/satan.htm


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New Year Resolutions

New Year Resolutions;

A New Look at Our Determinations and Resolutions

Khai Minthang

Introduction: We have wind up 2008 and have clinched 2009 with a mixed feelings of hopes and fears. Firstly, some of us have ended 2008 satisfactorily, yet want to do better in 2009. Secondly, some did not wind up 2008 satisfactorily and want to do right in 2009. Thirdly, some of us wind up 2008 without any significance, yet don’t have any plan for 2009 and want time to tell what to do. Forthly, another yet, some of us routinely make New Year Resolutions and share about it at home, in the church and in fellowships during the New Year celebrations, but never or seldom plan and implement their resolutions and end up with the same commitment the next year. The question here is - Which type of person are you?

Type One: Good and optimistic person, huh? As the year rolls on, these type of people have successes as they unfold their plans and implement them one after another. They have successes stemming from the lowest level of the individual or family that moves upward and continues to have a very optimistic future as the days unfold. As I went through some of the most successful personals or families, I can see that most of them deserved it. Their successes have never been chances, but they have been determined, planned and implemented rightly. They have solidified the foundation and mount the ladder of success like an eagle soaring up the sky. And, they could say, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” (Ps.23:6) Why? Because they have been determined, planned and implemented.

Type Two: Bad and unsuccessful in 2008, and want to turn around and try to set their foot on the right track in 2009, right? Relinquished their duties and responsibilities in 2008. Like the prodigal son; finished the ordeal and eating with the pigs, lamenting on the pains; thinking of his father’s wealth and wanting to come back home. That’s right!!! Good New Year resolution, yet have a lot of things to do to get back home and push themselves towards success with a solid foundation behind. Their one-way (first trip) journey will determine the length of their homecoming journey. It will definitely be a lot harder because the first journey was undertaken with full-stomach, with joy and merrymaking. Their homecoming will be weary and tiresome because it’s going to be a journey with empty-stomach, coupled with grief and lamentation. But, it’s worth it because the longer you travel the farther your homecoming journey will be. These people are on the way to success no matter how hard the ordeal is right now!

Type Three: Bad and unsuccessful in 2008, yet don’t realize they are on the wrong track. Oh boy, you have gone too far, you ought to come back now!!! Many people keep on lamenting and cursing God because of their failure, and don’t realize that their failure is just because of their lack of determination, planning and implementation. Shame on them! They thought things are going to happen by accident and they will be successful by chance. They thought they will reap the fruit from somewhere they don’t sow and give a name to God (thought a blessings from God) for the fruit they got from somewhere they don’t sow. They ask for help and if they are not helped they cursed and said they are not godly. If they are helped, they forget (don’t want) to give thanks to the person who helped them, but thought that the person will not get tired of helping them. This is the worse form of poverty. They allowed their lives to be blown by the wind of uncertainties. They are not certain about their determinations, not even to speak of the planning and implementation. They don’t even know where to go, not even to speak of the how and when to go. Come on!!!

Type Four: Looks good, but empty inside. They routinely make New Year Resolutions and share about it at home, in the church and in fellowships during the New Year celebrations, but never or seldom plan and implement their resolutions and end up with the same commitment the next year. They saw the same seed they have sown last year and expect different fruit. They take the same route they took last year and anticipate to reach different destination. They said they are not satisfied with the last year or they want different result but they don’t change or add anything to their lives to make that happen this year. Ridiculous!!! Reality overlapped their emotions (emotion during the celebration) and they could not or don’t have the courage to change and add or subtract some elements from the last year elements. They determined, but don’t lay the blue-print or master plan and don’t implement their determinations or agendas that they have made during the celebration. So, what would be the next year’s agendas again? Same all, same all, huh???

The Logic of Where, How and When: A whole bunch (a lot of people actually) want to go somewhere higher and better then their status quo, but foolish people don’t know where, how and when!!! A portion of that people (half-way empty people) know where to go, but failed to know how and when to go; another portion of that people (half-way full people) know where and how to go, but failed to know when to go. A very little portion of that people (all the way full) know where, how and when to go. The Zou thupil (Zou proverb) says, “Sia asatlai in sat in” (Strike while the iron is hot).

What to Do Now?: I have got a little experiences with regards to making agenda and deliberately discuss about it to make resolution on the agenda being discussed. Firstly, agenda could be compared to determination when it comes to personal or organizational levels. There cannot be any deliberation without any agenda; no resolution without deliberation; no implementation without resolution, and hence no result (output) without implementation. In the deliberation process the ways and means has to be worked out unless some designated persons have been assigned to work out on the detail planning or to chalk out the details. Moreover, a specific and precise date and time has to be set up to implement the resolved resolution(s).

So, what is your new year resolution? Which part of your personality (+ies) or activity (+ies) do you feel lacking? Or, which part do you want to improve? Which part do you want to retain and which part you want to throw away? Let us say your new year resolution is “More time with my family.”

Let us discuss:

A) Determination: The determination or agenda is “More time with my family.”

B) Planning: The Planning or deliberation ought to be:
1. How much time did I spend with my family last year?
2. Which part of my time that I spent last year should be retained?
3. Which part of my last year time management should be cut off in order to give more time to my family?
4. Does the cut off time have side effect on myself and my family?
5. If yes, how shall I compensate the cut off time?
6. What do I hope to get out of my resolution?
7. When shall I start my resolution?
8. When shall I wind up if this resolution does not work out?
9. Do we all feel happy and contented?
10. Can we all share the quality time that I made as a new year resolution?, etc.

C) Implementation: Implementation should follow the detail planning of the agenda or determination.

D) Result (Output): The result or output of the input should be analyzed and assessed in order to get the desired result. The planning and the implementation ought to be checked and re-checked to make sure it does not lack anything or to be affirmative, to make sure it is on the right track. If it lacks the desired result, go back to Planning and Implementation sections and make necessary changes and see the result again. Evaluate the result again; if negative go back to Planning again, if positive go to END.

E) End: If you have perseverance the end will be positive and affirmative. If you cannot wait and lose your hope on the way or while analyzing the result, there is a likelihood of failure to your resolution, and you might need to make the same commitment or resolution the next year.

Conclusion: Many people are fond of making resolutions during Christmas and New Years but seldom plan and implement them to get the desired result. Likewise, many people determined to go to heaven, but failed to plan and implement the ways to take them to heaven. Many people determined or aimed to get something, but never buys them with the right approach and right effort. Our resolutions and commitment to the Lord have to be checked and rechecked to get the desired result without which we will end up our resolutions and commitments without any significance. Anyway, I want to be the best of what I can be, trying to be the son, brother and friend I want to be, a well mannered, positive and inclusive in 2009. So, help me God!!!

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Blue Angels Air Show 2008

Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show, 2008:

American Military Thupidan Theithana

Khai Minthang

Thupatna: Innlanga umlai in galkap vanleeng chi gen thada, commercial vanleeng-te zong aleen chiengun ka en nuom mama hi. Vanthamzawl a meng noukhat a kimu hilezong a ki ennuom mama mawh hi. Tangpijol a umlai dieh dieh bang galkap vanlengte'n Behing ang phah chiengun innpulang ah kitaipawt in ang dawh apat meilum lah a atum tan a kigal et vengveng a, kipah ahuoithei mama hi. Behiang a tournament lai khat banga galkap vanleengte'n ration ang khiet uleh Behiang public ground a ang tuh uh ka mukha a, thupi kasa a, ka mukhah khu ka lungkim mama mai hi. Hun leh nite hing peitou zel in Commercial/passenger vanleengte ah ka tuongta a, hilezong galkap vanleengte umdan leh hidan ka thei nuomna abei naisih hi.

Pensacola Naval Base: Blue Angel kichite khu America Gaal vanleeng namkhat, Naval base khat in a minthanpi ahi hi. Tua khopi min Pensacola ahia, 1559 kum a na kisat ahitabou a, America te teenna masapen (America's 1st settlement) a kichi hi. Tuipi panga khopi um ahiziehin tuipi pieu (Beach) hoitah anei a, Pensacola beach a kichi a, leitung pumpi'a tuipi pieu kaangpen (The whitest beach in the world) a kichi hiel hi.

Tulaitah a ka umna khopi hinanleh hun hawmthaw ziehin ni khat maimai tua tuipi pieu ah ka vaahkha pan a, ka vaahkhah ni in ka lungsim khat ah "Leitung pumpia chiemtetham tuipi pieu kaang pen a vahkha hita mawh ing ee" chi'n Pasian hing angvandante ngaisut kawm in lungnopna chituom tah kanei hi. Tam khopi khu khopi lui mama leh tuipi panga um chitahma tui-galkapte (Navy) khawlmun leh mun poimaw mama angsuohta hi. Tuachiin Naval Base ahi dungzui in tui-galkapte long lien leh thupi tampi kingah theina zong ahipai a, Aircraft carrier, Submarine, etc. te kikoina hiziehin longpi puoh vanleengte tampi aum hi. Tuabanah, tami Naval base a diinga a special khat, mun danga kibawl lou ahileh "Blue Angel" chi galkap vanleengte ahi hi. Blue Angel galkap vanleengte khu Pensacola Naval Base maimai a um ahi ziehin Pensacola Naval Base-te special zong ahipai ngal hi.

Blue Angel Air Show: Blue Angel-te'n Air Show mun tuomtuom ah anei zel ua, tuate lah ah November 15, 2008 ni in Pensacola Naval Base (A innpi uh) ah anei uhi. November 14, 2008 nitaah in a kipan a, galkap vanleeng vanlaizawl ah namtuom tuom a leengin a siemna uleh a bawlthei dante uh ang la ua, mit atai mama hi. A tawpna diing fire-work ang pan ua, a nase mama hi. Innlanga eipawl in zong Christmas leh New Year zan chieng a fire-work ibawlte sangin vang a thupizaw bilbel hi. Mit tai mama ee.

November 15, 2008 ni khu a nipini ahia, gate 8:00 am a kihong in, 9:45 am apatin Air Show apanta uhi. Tuatawh kisai in puonsil, banner leh Souviner azua ua, akhong mama uhi. Neeh diing, taah diing leh zunbuuh-eehbuuh a kiching sitset in aum hi. Nuom mama! Air show a bawlna uh a kigal-et ahia, galkap vanleeng nam tuomtuomte'n a leen siemdan uleh a silbawl thei danuh ang ensah ua, thupi mama hi. Air show kibawlna khu mipite apat a feet 200 vel a gamla ahia, a kihoimu mama hi. A siih a lensahdan, a thal a lensah dan, etc. chite tawh mipite a guolnop ua, announcer pan a hina leh umdan zousie ahilchien zel hi. Tualeh, ka lungsim hingla mama khat ahileh mipi thei diinga thugenpa (commentator/announcer) in tua Air show bawl galkap vanleeng hawlte direct in a houpi a, galkap vanleeng hawlte'n zong a a vanleeng hawlna mun (cock-pit) apat in a dawng ua, mipite'n a kizathei a, lung bang aleeng a, thanophuoi leh kiletsahpi ahuoi mama uhi. Galkap vanleeng tahtahte gin bang a huoise mama a, leitang pawhkeeh diing hileh a kilawm mai hi. A leen zong ahat mama ua, kilumle gawp in aleengsah ziahziah uhi. Galkapte vanleeng namkim in a show hi.

Tualeh mipite umna lah veel ah zong galkap vanleeng nam tuomtuom tampi a kikoi zeng zung hi. Thupi chilou gen diing umlou ahimai hi. Galkaap Vanleeng-te sungah zong ang lutsah uhi. A sung pen a etthanop huoi mama hi. Kei zong Helicopter-te leh Refueling Tanker te sungah kava lutkha sam a, a cock-pit bangah kava tou kha hi. USA galkapte thau tawite bang zong kava tawikha a, thau nam tuomtuomte kava tawi kha veve sam hi. I lungsim ah kipahna leh lungkimna thupitah aum veve mawh hi. Innlanga galkap vanleeng gentahlou commercial/passenger vanleeng te na-ngawn zong thupi kisa ahita a, galkap vanleeng vakhoikhah diing bang manglam a zong matphah ahisih hi.

Thukhupna: Bangteng hileh, USA te defence langa a sandan uleh a thupidante uh ka lungsim ah ahing lut a, a kigenthaw maimaite sangin ka mit mama a kava mu leh a thupina uh ka thei tahtahta hi. Kei leltah in tambang hamphatna kamu a, mit tuitah leh lungkimtah a ka etnuom zousie enthei a ka umlam ka ngaisut chiengin 'Pasian zieh mama hizel ee' chi'n Pasian kungah ka lungdam mama hi.

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The Zou Workshop Forum; Towards a Higher Level

The Zou Workshop Forum;

Towards a Higher Level

(Taken from my writings at the Zou Workshop Forum dated December 05, 2008)

Dear Zou Workshop Forum Patrons and lovers,
Greetings to you all from the humble workspace of the moderator!

It has really been a distinctive pleasure and unique opportunity to moderate a very progressive and great forum. I am so pleased to have humble and passionate lovers of our forum and who would sacrifice their money, time, energy and right effort to make our forum lively, current and accountable. Your sacrifices are healing and your passions are remarkable.

I enjoyed every moment of my times here in the forum and felt the bliss because of our great writers, contributors, commentators, etc. Above all, I ascribe greatness and honor to the Almighty God for everything He has done, is doing and will be doing to take our forum to a higher level as we disseminate our wisdom, knowledge and passion for our forum and for the cause of our community. Moreover, we seek the Almighty's guidance and providence by kneeling down before Him as we endeavor to take our forum to a higher level and as we begin to make our community on the move.

Our current issue (ZOD and ZYO issue) and the last two issues gave me a feeling that the Zou Workshop Forum with its open access to anyone is no longer accountable and secure. “Our issue is the talk of other people (Other tribes)” says one of my friends in Delhi. This shows that our forum can be accessed by any individual with any ID- whether or not he/she is a Zou tribe. Therefore, we are diluting our efficiency and accountability as a community.

We want our forum to be a source of information to the Zou information seekers, advice to the Zou youngsters - students and lay persons alike, to be a Think Tank for the UZO, ZLS, ZYO and ZSP, to disseminate our wisdom, knowledge and passion for our forum and for the cause of our community. Therefore, we feel the need to have a limited access to our forum by restricting unrecognized IDs, other tribes, persons having an intention to dismantle our strength and passion as a community.

We really appreciate the current members of our forum from another tribe(s) and want to thank each one of them for taking part in our community building. We applause their contributions and acknowledge their curiosity to know what has been going on in the forum and the Zou community as well. We want to send them off as friends, not a foe because we now need our privacy and accountability as a community.

The second step that we want to take now is to renew our membership through a very precise and specific channel. This is for our safety and security as the saying goes “Effective by being selective.” I will put my best effort, time and energy to make this happen at the earliest. If you no longer receive mails and are not invited, think twice; and if you feel that you could be a member and belong to the Zou community, apply through the selected persons. Make sure your ID contains your name and be ready to identify yourself before applying.

If you have any questions feel free to ask me at any time. Any honest and progressive comments and complements will be highly appreciated.

God bless you all.

With Warm Regards,


Moderator
Zou Workshop Forum

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Zolai geldan leh Zahdan

Zou Vontawite

Laigeldan leh Hamzahdan Etthana

Khai Minthang

Part One

Thupatna: Ham khat phot in agindan (tone), alawdan (syllable), lomkawmdan (grouping) leh aginlawmdan (harmony) anei chiet hi. Leitung pumpia kithei pen leh a minthang pen English in zong tone, syllable, grouping leh harmony anei hi. Tualeh, vocabulary thu ah zong English in thumal kibang tampi anei a, azahna leh ahina tawh a kigeldan a thei mai diing pawl zong aum hi. English vocabulary ah “Box” kichi pen Noun ah “Singkuong” ahia, verb ah “Tum/Shuthop” china ahi hi. Tuamabang in, eite’n zong thumal khat in agen tampi nei aum hi chi thei lei ahoi diing hi. A thumal geldan isiem leh theithei pai zong aum a, a thumal a ki-theiloute khu a thuguol tawh i et a thei thei diing pawl zong aum hi. Tuazieh-in, thumal kang tahlat zousie a ki-tuohpi (Corresponding) English thumal khat tawh hilchien diing hiing kithawi kahisih a, a tone leh thumal lomkhawmdan ah themkhat ka ngaidan hing kum vang chia hing kithawi kahizaw hi.

Zoham pen iham chieng un a kichien vagua a, igel thaw chieng un khatvei teng abuoi thei valuoi hi. I gel chieng a i buoina pen “Vowel” sung maimai ahi hi. Vowel kichi pen koipou buoina ahimai diing in gingta ing. Tammi Vowel a laimal zousie hoitah a Zoham tawh kituoh a iginsah thei chieng un Zoham geldan ang nuomta diing a, sim zong ang simnop ma mata diing hi.

Zolai Vowel Chinglou in Consonant Vaal: I ham pen ipien apat ina zah ahita a, I laigeldan pen khatvei langa hing um ahi nabou hi. Kum 1910 lai in pu Rev. Dr. J.C. Cope in Zolai ang na bawlsah a, eiham zahdan tahtah theilou ahimanin English tawh kituoh in vowel “a, aw, e, i, o, u” chi’n ang na bawlsah hi. Hilezong Zolai igel chiengin vowel guh maimai kizang lou in “a, aa, e, ei, i, ii, aw, o, ou, u, uu” chi’n vowel sawmlekhat a kizang den hi. Tuabanah consonant ni kigawm “Ch” leh “Ng” zong Zolai gelna a kizang gige khat ahi hi.

Zolai a vowel a chinlou ziehin laigelmi tampite’n vowel gindan tuomtuom adeina ziehun a tungtat, a nuoitat, a laitat, a ningtat, a suhtat, a toutat a zang ua, Zolai gel hamsa asuohlaw a, asim zong anuomtuom sih hi. Special character ihing zah chiengun computer leh press te ah gel hamsa asuohlaw a, zong buoilouna diinga buoina kipetawm ibang uhi. Tami ka chi chiengin a grammar lampang ka genna ahi zenzen sih hi. Vowel a buoi sangin grammar hoitah a zui in punctuation mark-te hoitah in zanglei Zolai asim nopzaw diinga, zong adihzaw ahipai lel hi. Zolai grammar leh syntax vai thupi tuomin genzaw vai.

Vowel I kisap mama vang un consonant kisam talawlou inei uhi. Tuate ahileh “J leh Z” “S leh C” “K leh C” “Y leh I” “X leh S” “Q leh K” “P leh F” chidante ahi hi. Tamteng pen Zolai gel chiengin style deina tawh igel pawl zengzung ua, Zolai namanlou isuo zel uhi. Etsn. Xien khu Sien dinmun ah ikoi ua, Qhul khu Khul dinmun ah ikoi ua, Lyan khu Lian dinmun ah ikoi ua, Wai khu Uoi or Uai dinmun ah ikoi ua, Jawng khu Zawng dinmun ah ikoi uhi. Semi-vowel “w” leh “y” khu ei Zolai ah vowel u leh i tawh kibang ahilel hi.

Zolai pen Roman laimal apat kiletkhie ahiziehin “a, aw, b, ch, d, e…” chi’a isim dana kizang ahia, English te laimal “a, b, c, …” dana isim dana kizang ahisih hi. Tuaziehin, English te’n I laimal asim chiengun “Nang” khu “Neng” “Hang” khu “Heng” danin asim ua, adih tuon sih hi. Tampen English leh Roman script lawdan (Pronunciation) kibahlou zieh ahi hi. Roman script laimal bulphu a laiteng nei zousie’n Zolai dihtah in asim thei ua, English laimal bulphu a laiteng nei zousie’n Zolai dihtah in asim theisih uhi.

Buoina tawh Kidim “C” Laimal: Kawlgam Zou vontawite’n laimal buoina tawh kidim “C” pen India Zou vontawite leh leitung bupi’n azah “Ch” dinmun ah izang ua, adih zou tahtah sih hi. English leh Espanol laimal ah “C” pen abana vowel um penpen tawh kituoh in a gingsah uhi. “C” khu “a, o leh u” in azui leh “K” danin agingsah ua, “C” khu “e, i leh y” in azui leh “S” danin a gingsah uhi. Etsn. “Cisco” khu “Sisko” in a gingsah ua, “Cingco” khu “Singko” danin a gingsah uhi. “C” laimal “K” a gingte themkhat envai: Cambodia, Camel, Canada, California, Calcutta, Chicago, Congo, etc. Tualeh, “C” laimal “S” a gingte zong themkhat en kia vai: Cisco, Celebrity, Citizen, City, Center, Cyprus, etc.

Zolai igelna a “C” pen “Ch” gindan a I ginsah leh mite’n I lai a sim dih theisih diing ua, eite’n zong mite laigel asim dih sih diing uhi. “Ch” khu leitung pumpia kizang leh kithei laimal ahi hi. Etsn. Chiangmai khu Zou Vontawi “C” zangte a diingin “Ciangmai” chi’n giel lei mite’n “Siangmai” chi’n ang kisimsah diing hi. “Chicago” ah “C” leh “Ch” kilamdanna thei thei ahimai hi. Chicago, Manchester, Chestnut, Chest, Champion, Charlotte, Challenge, etc. Tamna laimal “Ch” zousie “C” tawh heng in sim lei a gindan dihtah aging thei nawn mawngmawng sih hi. Cicago, Mancester, Cesnut, Cest, Campion, Carlotte, Callenge, etc. chite’n khietna aneisih ua, agindan zong adih thei nawnsih hi. Burmese thumal “Kyaw” khu “Cho” chi’a aginsah utawh kibang ahimai hi. Tokyo khu “Tou+Chou” chi’a ging diingdan ahi hi. Tuaziehin “C” zang a “Ch” a gingsah teiteite khu ama leh ama kisol asuoh hi.

Tuamabangin, “C” pen “Ch” dinmun a zang in “Cingno” chilei mite’n “Singnaw” chi’n ang simsah diing uhi. Cina, ciindan, cidamna, cithu, Bicing, ci-al, ciau, cieng, etc. Tamte pen “C” pen “S” gin a kigingsah ahiziehin Sina, Siindan, Sidamna, Sithu, Bising, Siau, Sieng, etc. chi’a kisim diing ahi hi. Cung, cang, cou, cuan, etc. Tamte pen Kung, Kang, Kou, Kuan, etc. chi’n a kisim diing hi. Tamte pen Pawi leh Mizo lamte laiteng ahideu a, Zomite a diingin “Ch” khu “a, o, leh u” in azui leh “Ch” khu “T” danin aging hi. Etsn. Chung khu Tung, Chang khu Tang, Chou khu Tou, Chuan khu Tuan, etc. chidan ahi hi.

Zolai a “O, Ou leh Aw” Vai a Buoina: Zolai giel khatin ithei zing diinguh ahileh “O, Ou leh Aw” khu laimal tuom chiet ahi uhi. “O” pen bangchih hunin “Ou” danin aging ngaisih a, “Ou” zong bangchih hunin “Aw’ danin a ging ngaisih a, “Aw’ zong “O” ahiei “Ou” danin aging ngaisih hi. Tam laiteng thumte khu bangchih laipou a zalentah (independently) a kizang diing ahi hi. “O” khu “O leh Ou” gina iginsah chiengun I laigel tampi agin diing dantah in aging theita sih hi. Etsn. “Potato” khu “Ou” in gingsah lei “Poutatou” chidan asuoh a, “Pawtataw” chi’n gingsah lei zong adih sih hi. “Top” khu “Toup” chidan in aging ngaisih hi. “O” khu “Khopi” chi zahdan ah, “Ou” khu “Zou” zahdan ah “Aw’ khu “Awl in” zahdan ah zanglei adih diing hi.

“Zou leh Zo” Vai; Single leh Compound Noun: English a (Single) noun ichite khu silmin khat china ahia, Compound noun i chite khu “Noun ni kigawm a silmin (meaning) khat siemte” china ahi hi. English ah enlei: Bedroom, Check-in, Full Moon, etc. chite khu compound nuon ahi uhi. “Bed” chi khu independent-tah a um word/vocabulary khat ahia, “Room” zong word khat independent-tah a um ahita hi. Hilezong tamtegel igawmkhawm chiengun zong ani un vocabulary/meaning khat asiem kia veve ua, “Bedroom” asuoh hi. A gelkhawm dan diing dan (rule) khautah aum sih a, kimat, dash tawh kizop leh kihal a kigel chite in aum zengzung veve sam hi. Tuama bangin Zolai igel chiengin compound noun in gelkhawm dan diing dan (rule) khautah in a kinei sih a, a kimat, dash tawh kizop leh a kihal in a kigiel veve hi.

India langa Zou vontawite’n “Zou” leh “Zo” khu a kizang tuoh tuoh hi. A kizahdan ahileh single nound leh compound noun chidan in a kikhen taangpi hi. “Zou” khu amatang (single/solo) in a kizang a, “Zo” khu noun khat in a nuazui zing hi. Tam pen English a compound noun (Noun ni kigawm a meaning khat siemkhie) kigel dana kizang ahia, a nuazui (suffix) noun masanga “Zou” aum leh “Zo” chidan a kizang ahi hi. Tam pen English hama exceptional case achi dan ua kizang ahi hi. A dihtah a giel diing hilei Zougam, Zoumi, Zoulai, Zoulei, Zouhuikhi, Zouzam, etc. chi diing hinapi’n Zogam, Zomi, Zolai, Zolei, Zohuikhi, Zozam, etc. chi’n a kigiel zaw hi. A dan theinoppen ahileh I nam min khu amatang (solo) a izah leh ‘Zou’ chi diing ahia, I nam min leh silmin (noun) dangkhat thumal (word) khat isuo (Compound noun) leh ‘Zo’ chi’a zah diing ahimai hi.

Tami exceptional case zangin United Zomi Organization, Zomi Sangnaupang Pawlpi, Zomi Colony, Zomi Villa, Zomi Zion, etc. chi’n ana kizang hi. Tualeh, Zou min khu compound noun a kisuohsah lou a nam min khu amatang (single) a adin leh “Zou” a kizang hi. Etsn. Zou Youth Organization, Zou Laisai Pawlpi, etc. Tunai in tami nam min khu compound noun a zang nawnlou in United Zou organization, Zou Sangnaupang Pawlpi, Zou Literature Society, Zou Synod chite ang kizangta hi.

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Zou Vontawite leh Central Services (IAS, IPS & IRS) Vai!

Zou Vontawite leh Central Services (IAS, IPS & IRS) Vai!

(Tami article khu Monday Oct. 27, 2008 ni'a Zou Workshop Forum a kagel ahi hi)

Dear Pu Rev. Hangpi leh Lawmte, I Zou Workshop forum uh a taangpi'a discussion forum a kizang ahiziehin news item ki tam koi khollou ahizaw hi. Member zousie'n thu kikup diing ang puoh hunhun a ngaidan free and fair a kigenkhawmna khat zong ahi hi. A taangpi thu in eite forum zahdan ah kinielna ginalou (destructive argument) lam iha peipi ua, khantouna diing thu i gen tamsih uhi. Constructive argument i poimaw uhi.

Na topic hing puohkhiet thupi kasa a, khantou vai zong kasah mama banah kei khawhsah mama khat zong ahi hi. Eiteng mai hilou in i Zou society in zong a khawhsah mama hi diingin ka gingta hi. Kei mudan in Civil or central services I gelkhiet zoulouna factor te uh family, personal & environment in kamu hi.

FAMILY FACTOR/FOUNDATION: Neulai apat a laisimna a nu-le-pa theipi leh guide na nuoi a laisim ei Zou society sungah itam sih uhi. Naupangte ahileh khangsawn kizomsahtu (bridge builder) ahi uhi. Khangsawnte khang pen naupangte khut a ki-nga ahi hi. Tuaziehin naupangte masatsah (prioritize) bawl gige diing ahi hi. Siemna sangpi inei ua, hausatna tampi inei ua, eima khang a nopsahna kiching inei phiel vang-un naupangte a diing bangma geelna nei sih lei khangsawn (next generation) a puana diing 99.99% aum hi.

Christian innkuon apat a khangkhie itam naisih ua, dan leh thupieh hoitah tawh kivaihawm innsung a khangkhie itam naisih uhi. Christian innkuon kichi sunsunte zong a tamzaw Mizo ham a 'Inti Kristian' kichite ahi nalai a, practicing Christian itam naisih uhi. Christian sakhuo i ngaisah ua, Christian teaching (moral teaching) i thupi ngaisah sih uhi.

Innsung kiteitamsa or kisesa apat a mihingkhat ang pichinna diing leh ang pil vingveng diing sangin innsung hoitah leh kituptah a naupang ang khankhiet diing a lam-et huoi zaw tham hi. Nu-le-pate'n a tate uh laisim leh laisim lou zong theipi phalou chite atam in atam hi. Naupangte study room sunga bang laibu um, bang teng kibawl, koiteng um, etc. chite nu-le-pate'n inventory bawl gige diing ahi hi. Zu khamkhamna innsung, nu-le-pa kithu tuohlou, zui diing dan leh thupieh um meellou a free style a naupang teng gamtat theina innsung khat a mipiching siem diing vang hamsa mama diing ahi.

PERSONAL FACTOR/FOUNDATION: Innsung hoiloutah a hing khangkhie naupangte a piching thei tahtah sih ua, lai hasiem a asiem vang-un mi houpidan, pawlbawldan, kitanauna, etc. (manners and ethics) ah a fail veve uhi. IAS, IPS, IRS, etc. chite khu written maimai hileh ei Zou vontawite zong honkhat ichingta diing un ka gingta hi. Hilezong interview chienga personal trait ang ki-etkhiet chiengin a I khankhietna uleh i kipatna un nasahtah in nasep (role) ang nei veve hi. Wisdom is a gift, knowledge is earned, and manners are learned chidan in ngaisut ing. Pasian hing piehsa pilna inei vangin laisiemna (knowledge) ah lutkha sih lei laisiemna inei sih diing uhi. Lungtang/Huoh pilna nei in, laisiemna neilei zong umdan kilawm (manners) inei sihleh mi piching i suohthei tuon diingun ka gingta sih hi. Thupil in "Money lost, nothing lost; heath lost, something lost; manner/character lost, everything lost" ana chi hi. Ke'n Zou vontawi mipil leh laisiem manner neilou tampi kamuta hi.

ENVIRONTMENTAL FACTOR/FOUNDATION: Ei Zou society sung pen mi kigensietna, mi ki thangsietna, mi kideisahlouna, mi lawching diinga kisate phuana, mi lampi suhbuoina, etc. chite i peipi uhi. Kiselna inei uleh lah destructive argument ahizel a, constructive argument aum tam naisih hi. A lawching sunsunte zong "Dawi havang kaal a suohta" kichite dana hing lawching zel ihi uhi. Ki support tuo sanga kiphuakhiet diing sawmna (intention) atamzaw gige abang hi. Tuabang ma in zong lawchinna neite'n zong i thuguuh leh i theinate uh zong igen khe ngamsih uhi. Bangzieh adiei? Thu kidonglou maw ahilouleh thu kihil nuomlou?

Laisimte'n i hina uh kitheilou, laisim sanga pawi leh lawm leh guol ngainazaw, etc. chite i society sungah atam hi. Shillong, Delhi, B'lore, etc. mun tuomtuom ah ikuon ua, i umna hostel itun chiengun laisim sangin kipawlkhawmna i thupi ngaizaw mawh uhi. Eilawi a pen laisimna 20% leh 80% social activities (one2one, one2many, many2one & many2many) chidan hileh kilawm kasa hi. A ratio in gen diing hilei 8:2 chivel hileh zong i laisim sungin huntawh kasa mama hi. 80% laisimna 20% atuomtuom (social activities) chidan ee. 95% laisim a 5% social activities bawl zoute lungdampi zaw nalai ing! I learning environment uh tambang himawh ee, guoi!


Ngaidan kikum tou zel vai ee.

Pasian thupha na unpi uh tungah,



Moderator

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The Zou Online Resources

The Zou Mobile Community System:

Assessment on the Importance of Online Resources on the Life of the Zou People

Mr. Khai Minthang

Oxford, Mississippi

It is absolutely an astonishing and wonderful opportunity to have been invited to write an article. More importantly, my heart is exceedingly joyful to say "Congratulations on your first birth anniversary, Zolengthe! I seldom write short articles, but I will try to shorten my article and deal with Zolengthe and our current stage on communication online.

Our History of Communication: Communication in our land is as old as our civilization. However, the scope and type is different from time to time. The most primitive stage of connecting the Zou people was the village herald or village crier, and the chief’s messenger(s). We called “Taangsam” and “Patong” respectively. Prehistoric Zomis assumed that a village could only be set-up if they have a “Hausa” (Chief), “Siempu” (Priest), “Sia-kheng” (Blacksmith) and “Taangsam” (Herald/Crier). Therefore, communication played a very vital role in the life and practices of our prehistoric ancestors. Messages were passed on to the receiver on foot and on horse back.

In course of time, the light of the Gospel brought a wind of change and presented us an amazingly wonderful blessing - our script. Thanks to the late Rev. JC Cope and his aids who have transmitted this noble blessing of God. Since then, we have begun to use literature and village crier side by side to transmit the chief’s orders and proclamations. Now, we are beginning to use Electronic mails, Discussion Forums, Blogspots, Websites, Text Messaging, etc. to connect us around the world.

The Role of Zolengthe: Zolengthe has been doing exceptionally well in promoting and demonstrating its admirable slogan 'Connecting the Zo people.' It keeps connecting our people who are living in different parts of the world because such system truly serves the need and set a global table where we all share and get the same privilege on our finger tips. More acute need is being felt for people like me who does not have the privilege to get our print media such as daily newspapers, journals, magazines, books, etc. I could not imagine how life would have been without internet in general and Zolengthe in particular. As a matter of fact, I added the Zolengthe Gadget on the right side of my website homepage @ http://www.khaiminthang.blogspot.com/ and titled "Zogam Niteng Simthu." It's a cool stuff!

Most American Universities use Mobile Campus system as a channel to send out messages. This system gives useful and timely information for commuters, and for university members who are away from their computers because as long as users have a cell phone and are subscribed to the service, they will get the message. This is also true to Zolengthe which connects our people, every subscribers of course, and gives timely information. More importantly, a lot of mobile phone users do not have a computer or even if they do, they do not have access to internet to get information as fast as the Zolengthe does. A significant percentage of our people are within this mobile community parameter. Thanks to Zolengthe!

The Zou Discussion Forums: We have three important discussion forums - The Zou Workshop Forum, the Zo History and Literature Committee (ZHLC) and the Delhi ZSP Forum. While the Delhi ZSP Forum was founded for the particular students/members, the Zou Workshop Forum was founded in the United Kingdom by Dr. David Vumlallian Ph.D on July 01, 2004 with an intention to binding all Zou Workshop members to share and give valuable opinion with any issue(s) that may come up from time to time. It is now co-moderated by Mr. Khai Minthang. It has a strength of 156 membership as of now, and we are still anticipating to getting more Zou intellectuals because we have been connected to online resources more then ever. The ZHLC was founded in South Korea on August 17, 2004 and has a strength of 166 membership so far. The Zou Workshop Forum deals with the Indian side of our people and the ZHLC deals with the Burmese side of our people. In fact, they both are internationally accessed and moderated. You are always anticipated and invited to join these two open forums at ZouWorkshop-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and zhlc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

The Zou Bloggers As I See and Know: I am not quite sure about the hard copy aspect (print media) of the Zolengthe. However, I do know that our Zolengthe has been administered and managed by Pu T. Zamlunmang Zou. I admire and appreciate his service and commitment in binding us together through the Zolengthe. There are two aspects of Zolengthe in terms of the channel being used to transmit message(s) to the receiver - blogging and text messaging! Both of them are wonderfully maintained and timely updated.

We are using two types of blogs so far to connect our people around the world. A corporate or organization and personal blogs. Some of our prominent corporate blogs are ZOLENGTHE, ZOCULSIN, PU-ZO, etc. There are some personal blogs as well, and we are expecting more Zou bloggers to come up and document our original works online. Some of the prominent Zou bloggers so far includes Dongza Thawng, HangP, Hausianmuan Munluo, K. Suantah, Khai Minthang, Nangpi Zo, P. Alex, Philip Thanglienmang, S. Thangbawi Zou, Shang Samte, T. Zamlunmang Zou, Thangminlien Zou, TK Lama, and others. T. Zamlunmang Zou is the most promising and multi-blog administrator we have so far! By the way, I am managing two - my personal blog and the Zou Folklores and co-moderarting the Zou Workshop Forum.

One of the very fascinating fact in online blogging is that our views and original works could be viewed by information seekers around the world. If they find useful, we are giving a helping hand to them! I was so encouraged and energized by the fact that my blog @ http://www.khaiminthang.blogspot.com/ has been viewed by people around the globe - 27% by USA, 17% by Israel, 13% by India, 5% by the Philippians, 4% by Germany, 3% each by Malaysia, China and Brazil, 1% each by United Kingdom, Hong Kong SAR China, Panama, Morocco, Mongolia, Kenya, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Spain, Egypt, France, Cyprus, Australia, Norway, South Korea, South Africa, Turkey, Finland, Pakistan, Slovenia, Poland, Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and United Arab Emirates. So, a total of 36 countries viewed my blog so far! (As on October 10, 2008 9:05 pm).

The Need for Online Library: This is my hope and vision as we embark the new millennium. We will eventually have an online library. As I am currently doing my Master of Arts in Christian Leadership at the Louisiana Baptist University, I could feel the pain of not being able to get information on the Zou Literature Society (ZLS) Online library on my finger-tips because we don’t have one yet! I am sure this pain would be shared by many Zou students who could not have the privilege of accessing our literature in the hard copy format. So, what to do?

It is time for the ZLS to think about having an online library. The current average cost of purchasing an unlimited domain is US $99.99 per annum which means the domain can be managed and protected. One of the advantages in setting up an online library now is that most of the layouts of our books, periodicals and newspapers are done in computer (soft format) that can be saved and transferred to the online library administrator(s) to save time to copy the whole thing. The others that are in hard copy format now have to be manually entered with a lot of energy, time and right effort. However, this can be done, and it should be done.

Conclusion: The internet has become so vital and effective to our lives and culture especially to the lives of students and researchers who does not have access to printed media because of geographical, political or economic isolation. Zolengthe (Mobile community) serves more people simultaneously then other online resources. Zolengthe connects us quickly and very precisely but, our online resources - blogs, Discussion Forums and (to be) online library, serves us in a very comprehensive way. A significant percentage of our community have been under the Zolengthe mobile community because it is easily accessible and connects us timely and effectively.

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USA a Laisim Diingin

USA a Laisim Diingin:

Zomi Sangnaupang Pawlpi te a Di'a Theituoh

Mr. Khai Minthang

Thupatna: USA pen leitung mi zousie mitsuonna mun chilei ikhiel kholsih diing hi. Sangnaupangte, Sumbawlte, Siemsinte, Vacation zangte, etc. a diingin United States khu mitsuon theipen leh hoipen diingin gintat ahuoi hi. Ataangpi'n ei Zogam apat in United States khu lampi thumin a kilut taangpi hi. Tuate khu Student, Visitor/Tourist leh Refugee ahi hi. Athu kai neu suh nalai lei, ei Lamka langa patin Student Visa tawh a kiha lut pen a, Visitor/Tourist tawh zong alut atam veve hi. Student visa tawh lutte khu a taangpi'n D/S chi'n Immigration leh Custom te'n ang chepte pieh ua, tuapen Duration of Status china ahi hi. Visitor/Tourist te'n a I-94 uah aum thei hun diing uh anei ua, Refugee te I-94 ah Indifinite Stay chi in a kichiemte hi. Hattuom lamkaite zinna khu Visitor/Tourist visa ahi deu a, ahun zong ha thum ahi taangpi hi. Innlangte phone ibawl chienga ang doh theizel khat uh ahileh, "Na visa bangchih tan hing diing?" chi khu ahi. Visa ichi pen India apat United States ilut theina ahia, i umtheina diing un port of entry kichi, US mun a ilut masahna pen ah Immigration te'n i umthei hun diing ang pie ua, tuapen I-94 a kichi a, tuapen 'Arrival and Departure record' zong a kichi hi. A nuizathuoi lah bang, lah a mawl huoi mama khat khu innlangte'n US apat pei diingte kunga 'Visa hing puoh in' chi ahi hi. Tuabanah, 'Kei zong hing han ve' chite zong abei sih hi. Visa kipuoh thei vazuou hileh ka puoh nuom mi tampi aum a, hat thei hileh ka hat nuom atawm sih hi. Visa kang puoh a, kang hat theilou vangin a lampi umdan kikum vai. Eilanga pat lut theina thumte - Student, Tourist leh Refugee lah ah tuni'n Sutdent tawh kisai kikum vai e, guoi....

Kisahkholna (Preparation): Kisahkholna ichi chiengin tamnah tahsa leh lungsim kisahkholna genna in i zang diing uhi. I pienna gam nuasie diing ihiziehin lunglenna leh thawmhau kisahna in zong tamveipi ang buoh diing ahi chi khu thei masah ahoi hi. US ah eimite umna chi maimai tawh kihamuon lou diing ahoi hi. Aziehpen, US gam khu ana lien mama a, khat leh khat kikawmtuona a hamsa mama hi. Adiehin US gam pen nasepna leh hun hawmthawna gam ahiziehin daahkaal khat ahiei daahkaal ni tana kinaina chilou kihawna diing abai sih hi. Kithuzahna vang anuom a, phone leh internet chivel tawh houlim in a kikhosa mai hi. Koima pou nasepna leh siemsinna a ki pumbuoi ahiziehin kum khat sunga khatvei tei kimukhawm diing chi zong a thubai sih hi. A bangteng hileh kisahkholna a poimaw diingte envai:

(1) Tupna (Determination): Sil khat phot lawchinna diingin tupna kichien nei angai hi. Tupna kichien mai hilouin tupna tun theina diinga alampite thei khu i tupna bangin a thupi hi. Tupna duhdah neilou a, ut lah bang utlou lah bang chidan pen lawsapna lampi lien mama khat ahi hi. I tupna mun pen ma mitsuon a ibawl khat phot bawl angai hi.

Khatvei Syepipa Dhronacharya in a sangnaupangte a test nuom hi. Va lim khat singhieng khat ah khai in a sangnaupangte ang hankhawm hi. Tua valim pen amit hoitah a dawi dingdenga kaap diinga mansa um diingin a sangnaupangte ahil a, amuthei zousie uh hil diingin adong hi. A sangnaupangte'n a huon umdan taangpite - a singkungte, a papete leh tua valim kikhai pen amu dan uh agen uhi. Dhronacharya in tuabanga mute kikhin diingin a sawl a, Arjuna mudan adongta hi. Arjuna in bangma dang mulou in va mittang maimai amudan ahil chiengin a syepipa un tua va kaap diingin asawl hi. (1)

(2) Geelna (Planning): Planning kichien khu tupna lawchinna diinga lampi masapen ahi hi. Eilanga kithang mama khat khu ahileh "Bothut policy" chi ahi hi. A laimal hing kipatna kathei sih a, a genna (meaning) vang kathei hi. 'Planning um sese lou a sil khat bawl suh gawp diing' china dan ahi hi. Tam pen lawsapna kot (A door to failure) ahizaw hi. Associate degree in Business Management course kazil laiin business patna diinga poimawte khu - Creative thinking, Research, Planning, Gathering resources, Production and Marketing chi ahi hi.(2) Bothut policy zah diingin kazil kha sih hi. USA zong bothut policy tawh lut sawm sih vai in, hoitah in planning bawl lei ahoizaw tham diing hi.

(3) Sepkhietna (Implementation): Tupna inei banah geelna ineizou kia chiengin sepkhietna a kitasam mama hi. Tupna lah nei, geelna lah nei in hilezong sepkhietna aum lou chiengin mawhna asuoh veve hi. I sepkhiet chiengin zong aban bana sepkhiet diing ahi hi. Tupna leh geelna aum zounua a isep chiengin zong hamsatna tampi aum nalai a, hilezong tupna leh geelna umloute sangin lawchinna anai zaw himhim hi. Leitunga silmukhete'n (Inventors) zong tupna kichien anei ua, tuana patin hoitahin geelna ang nei ua, tuazou chiengun a geelna dungzui un ang semkhe zel uhi. Tambanga 1,2,3, chidan a peilou a 3,2,1 chidan a pei pawl zong aum tham hi. Kaikuong leh Puchih (Innnuoi leivui lah a ganhing neu nounou leivui khuot a tua sunga busate) tawndan ahia, tuate khu ganhing maitawnte sangin a hatzaw ngai sih uhi. A lawching sih uh ichi nuom sih a, hilezong a maitawn (1,2,3,4,5 chidan) te sangin a speed uh a hatzaw ngai sih hi. Tam banga kaikuong banga nuatawnte pen 'Bothut policy' ichite zangte ahi hi. Aziehpen, sepkhietna a kipan in, tuazou chiengin geelna abawl ua, ageelna uapat in tupna ang nei uhi. Tambanga 'Bothut policy' zangte khu kaikuong leh puchih group-te ahi uhi.

USA lutna zong tuabangma in enlei ahoi diing hi. USA lut utna lungsim inei masah angai phot him him a, tuazou chiengin tua i tupna i lawchinna diingin planning hoitah a kisam hi. Tua tegel mai hilou in sepkhietna a kisam penpen hi. I gam ah US lutnuom tampi ium ua, hilezong a lutdan diing ikan tam naisih uhi. Dau hoitah nei diingin tuapen in USA ang tut zieu diing i ut uhi. Hilezong sil tahtah (reality/pragmatism) pen tuabang ana hisih hi.

Step #1: College /University Suina: Tampen United States student visa tawh lut nuomte a diinga a kalbi (step) khatna ahi hi. Na lawm theite'n Catalog leh Application Form ang hah sangun a College/University mama houpi inlen, a Catalog leh laipoimaw dangdang ngen lechin kimeltheina leh kichimatna khat ahia, ahoizaw hi. Internet ah suikhie inlen tuate contact thei lechin ahoi diinga, College/University khat maimai bawl lou in tampi enkuol lechin ahoi leh ahoilou nathei diinga, deiteelna (choice) na neitam zaw diing a, na lunglutna tawh kituoh zong namu zaw diing hi.

Step #2: Kithuzahna (Correspondence): College/University i kai nuomnate apat a Catalog (Ei langah Prospectus kichi), Application form, leh thu poi maw dangdang (Related information) ang hah zou chiengua kipan diing ahi. Application form leh information ei apat adeite uh hoitah leh kimtah a hah diing ahi hi. Admissions director te phone number leh a email ID te uh thei a poi maw mama hi. Ataangpi in, admissions director te khu email in contact lei ahoizaw in kathei hi. Aziehpen, phone a i contact leh ei file tawh um-khawm gige theilou uh ahibanah a nasep ua buoithei mama uh ahiziehin dawnna kichien ang pieh theina diingun sawtpi ngah zel angai a, sum tampi a kiseng thawn zel hi. Tuasangin email hah in i admission dinmun dong zel lei, aman utawh kituoh in athu ang theisah vahiau uhi. A email pen uh office hour ahinah leh ahon gige uh ahiziehin i laihah nini in ang thuh thei paipai uhi. A fel (efficient) thei mama uhi. Tam kithuzahna in i admission process maimai a bei diing ahisih hi. Admission director te hoitah a i houpi leh airport pick-up leh amun itun zou tanpha in ang panpi thei ua a kizen mama hi.

Step #3: Acceptance Letter & I-20: Tampen admission process zawna ahita hi. I application form leh supporting document zousie bukimtah a atunkim chiengin admissions committee te'n ang en ua, tuana patin ang pom uleh Acceptance letter (Khatteng in Calling Letter chi uh) leh I-20 kichi ang hah uhi. Tuate umlou in Embassy/Consulate ah Student visa ngetthei ahisih hi. Tami imu zou chiengin hun atom mamata hi. Bawl diing atam a, hun lah atomta hi. Tuaziehin, kipatbai khela hoi aum sih hi.

Step #4: Passport: Passport pen Regional Passport Office tungtawn a Ministry of External Affairs te'n ang pieh uh ahi hi. Eilangte a diingin RPO, Guwahati ah aum hi. Passport bawlna khu hun lutthei zel ahimanin patbai ahoi hi. Tualeh, TATKAL Scheme kichi khat aum a, tuapen a manlang (expedite service) a bawlna ahi hi. Ahoina ahileh I-20 muzou a ibawl leh a hinna (validity) ang ki pieh (issue) ni a kipan ahiziehin ahoi a, ahoilouna ahileh Visa interview na diinga lai poimawte kaikhawmna diinga hun kihawmthaw ahiziehin passport bawlna ah zong hun tampi alut thei banah a fee zong tampi kipiehbe ahi hi. Passport neisate a diingin i Passport uh hinna (validity) etphat ahoi hi. Abeina (Expiration date) pen USA (Foreign) ilut tana haguh sanga sauzaw ahi diing ahi hi. Pilvan huoi mama khat ahi hi.

Step #5: Laipoimawte Kaikhop Hun: Tampen Acceptance Letter, I-20 leh Passport neizou chienga kibawl ahideu hi. Hilezong khenkhat in university te tawh a kithuzah sungun abawl ua, ahoi mama hi. Atheihuoi khat ahileh Visa interview na tawh kisai a laipoimawte khu ha guh sunga kibawl ahi ngai ahi. Innlanga pata lai poimawte pen a taangpi'n ahing sponsor diingte sum neidan, economic tie leh social tie chite ahi hi. USA a alaisim zou cheinga innlanga hing kile kia diing chi chetna a laite china ahi hi. Tambanga lai kichien inei sihleh Visa mu diing a hamsa mama hi. Tambanga lai paimawte i kaikhop zou chiengin Visa interview diingin Kolkata zot angaita hi.

Step #6: Visa Interview Diingin: I-20 a kigiel laisim kipat hun tawh ni 90 sungin in Visa interview a kibawlthei a, ni 30 sungin USA a kilut thei hi. Tam hun pen a poimaw mama hi. Etsahna in, laisim kipat hun diing pen September 01, 2008 hitaleh, 90 simsuh lei Visa interview theina khu June 01, 2008 vel apat china ahia, Visa imu leh USA lenlut theina khu August 01, 2008 apat china ahi hi.

Innlanga laipoimaw inei teng tawh Kolkata zotsuh angaita hi. Kolkata ah zong ki um maimai lou in lai poimaw bawl diing tampi aum hi. Hun a kinaw a, sil zousie feltah leh hoitah a sai angai hi. Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) fee $100/- pieh na, Visa Application fee leh Servicing charge HDFC Bank tungtawn a i piehna receipt te tawh innlanga ilai poimawte banah Visa appointment letter te khu Visa interview chienga poimaw diing ahi hi. US Consulate, Kolkata-te website http://kolkata.usconsulate.gov/ ah thuchien aum a, tuapen tawh hoitah a ki update gige angai hi. (3)

Step #7: Visa Interview Mun & Hun: Laipoimaw zousie tawh US Consulate, Kolkata ah na interview ni diing chiengin thumkawm leh hoitah a kisakhol kawmin minute 15 masang ngei in na tung diing hi. Ahoi mama khat khu Visa application form pen gate a amanbei a kihawm ahia, tuapen i interview masanga lahkhiet a i kingatna inn/hotel a manmawlou tah a fill-up ahoi hi. A gate a na kiguol masanga pat in na lai poimawte zousie hoitah leh kichuptah in koi inlen, apoimaw bang banga lah/zah thei vahiau diingin koi/kem/puo in.

Gate apat clearance ang kibawl zou chiengin innsung lutna diing tahtah ah khatvei ang ki check kia leuleu a, tuana patin visa interview na mun diing pindan na tungta diing hi. Mi tampi na kiguol ngeingai diing ua, tuate lah a khat nahita diing hi. Tua hun pen i interview laitah sangin pressure ahat mama a, i BP zong ang sangsim zozen hi. Na min a ang kihat diing ngahin na um diinga, mite visa kipie tawh a kipelou tawh namu chiengin nang zong na nurvus sim mama diing hi. Aziehpen Visa interview pen ahun asawt sih a, tua hun tomnou sunga sil tampi hing um diing, hun sawtpi i kisah kholna zousie tuahun a avom leh akang hing kithei mai diing chite in na ngaisutna ang luo vanglah leh na stress level pen ang sangsim diing hi. Hilezong, tuana um zousie mihing ahia, koima maingapla diing umlou ahi chi thei ahoi hi.

Visa interview booth ah ang kihan tangei diinga, nang zong dingtou pai in tua window lang nazuonta diing hi. Tuanah na stress level san tawh bangtawh 'Good morning/Good afternoon' chite leh 'How are you today?' leh 'How may I help you?' chite bang na zahkhiel zengzung phiel diing hi. Tuanah dohna tuomtuom ang dongta diing ua, tuapen hoitah leh kilawmtah a na dawn diing a kisam hi. Zau tawhluot leh maingal tahluot ahoi sih a, oversmart chi himhim bawllou diing ahi hi. Ang thudoh diingte uh a unpi'n kichientah in genthei sih lei zong a taangpi'n USA a lai naism zou chienga innlanga nang kilekia teiteina diing tawh kisai ahimai diing hi. Interview hing bawlte'n USA a umden sawm danin ang ngai diing ua, tuapen na palsat diing ahi hi. Athu maimai a palsan diing hilou in lai tampi tawh na laa diing ahi hi. Na thugente leh na document tawite a hat sihleh Visa mu diing pen a kilam-et huoi sih hi. http://visa.graduateshotline.com/visaques.html en himhim inlen tuana dohnate dawng mawngmawng vawi.... (4)

Step #8: Visa Interview Result: Na interview result pen theithei ahipai hi. Na passport ang lahpieh uleh visa mu diing lam-etna aum a, na passport ang lahpieh sih ua, laidal khat tawh ang kilesah uleh na laidal en lechin ang nielna point te uh agen diing uhi. Tuate na palsat na diing lai nanei leh interview na bawlkia thei a, ang ki enchienta mama diing hi. Tuaziehin, na interview masahna pen ah lawchin sawm inlen, tuana diingin hoitah in kisakhol in. Visa namu diing leh na passport ang lahpieh diingua, tuapen kaalkhat taangpi sungin a Visa lai na passport a belin na application form a adress na pieh pen ah ang hah diing uhi.

Step #9: Visa Muta: Khankhat sunga hun nuompente lah a khat khu Visa ngazou laitah ahi hi. Na lungsim anui nui mai diing hi. Aziehpen, na utna gam alut diing leh na lungtup tangtung chinate banah mi tampite (Laisiem hiin laisiemloute, hausa hiin mizawngte) mu zoulou hamphatna mu nahi ziehin na lungsim sungah nopna adim mai diing hi. Tua laitah vang a taangpi thu a gen in mite en pa/nu nahi ziehin a lim alien diing hi. Ann hing neehpi diing, singpi hing khelai diing, ahing houpi diing chite banah na innsung mite'n zong kikhen diing naita ahiziehin ang khela mama diing uhi. A nopna lah atam a, lunglenna zong lah atam hi.

Step #10: Zin Diinga Kisahkholna: Visa muzou nua a lungsim nopna tawh na zinna diinga kisahkholna ang kiphu lemlumta diing hi. Bangteng puoh diing, koi teng houpi diing, airlines bangte zui diing, etc. chite in na lungsim a luodim maita diing hi. Tuahun chiengin USA a na school kaina diingte min leh a phone numberte uh banah imi isa te umna leh a phone number te uh thei ahoi hi. I Zou puon, Bible, Zou laibu nazah nuom deute, Zou video leh audio te, niihten-puonsil leh nangma mimal sil a na poimawte na puoh ahoi hi. Puon na zahtawm diing honkhat na puoh lou leh vanman USA ah gintat sangin atam mama hi. Vanzah dangte ang kipieh vangin puonsil-niihten ang kipe kholsih diinga, zong a kidei talaw sih hi. Second-hand puonsil eilang bangin a kidei talawsih hi. School kai diing ihi buong leh USA a um laibu leh vanzahte sangin Zou necktie honkhat puoh a ilawmte leh i sangsyete gift diing zong ahoi a, zong a lungdamzaw uhi.

Step #11: Ki-mawhgen Ngamlou: Gamdang pei pen vanleng kellei I totzou chiengin zong vai kichien chi umthei nai tuonlou ahijiehin koima kungah a kigen ut kholsih hi achi uhi. Tuama bangin Passport, Visa, Air ticket leh show money neikim ngong nanlechin zong na leenkhietna diing Vanlengphuol apat ahiei, na kumna diing Vanleengphuol apat in zong nasemte’n ang kilesah kia ek thei hi.

Step #12: Gamdang Peina a Hun Nuompen: Gamdang peina diingah Visa muzou leh Vanleng ticket buoipi a I kipei laitah chite hunnuompen kipatna ahi mai hi. Vanleng ticket lah hun chieng-in Travel Agents-te atamthei pen contact ahoi hi. Vanleng ticket pen na pei masang ha ni/thum tuoma lahkhol diing ahoi hi. Ahun angnai chiengin aman tawmna kinga zoulou in idei hun a Vanleng ticket mu chipen a hamsa mama hi. Vanleeng tuanman (ticket) pen kibang louin a tam man leh a tawm man um ahi. Tu tana tawmman lawite pen Royal Jordan Airlines, Singapore Airlines chite ahi deu a, a tammanna te pen British Airways, American Airlines, Swiss Airlines chite ahi deu uhi. Ticket pen kile kiana diing (return) tawh lakhawm lei a kiman zaw hi. Ticket zuah travel agent te pen a muonhuoi leh muonhuailou um thei ahijiehin pilvan huai ahi.

Visa muzou leh Vanleng ticket muzou/lahzou tung teng pen hun nuompen ahi hi. Tami hun sungin mi maipha aki-nga mama hi. Airport zuona car tawh i tai vengveng laitah leh Vanleng kotbienga nasemte (crews) hing vaidawn laitah vel pen mipi I tan mama laitah ahijiehin anuom mama hi. Continental Vanlengpite sung air condition nuom mama a I tou hit-hiet tuung vel, Vanleng (jet) hatseng kisa a a khawl tawh kibang lienga I ngaihsut teng lai hunte zong hunnuom khat ahi hi.

Step #13: Vanleeng Sung-ah: Vanleng tuan pen a nuom mama diing a bat vangin mi namkim tawh kitoukhawm detdot, sun tawh zan tawh dahkaal tampi touzing diing ahijiehin a kikham thei hi. Van sangpi a leng ahijiehin hui siengthou diih/hiip diing taahsap thei ahia, iimut zong kichien mellou thei ahijiehin chidamna in lel mama thei ahi. Vanleng khenkhat ah za a teepte a sawng tungah, a teep loute a sawng nuoi-ah a kitousah hi. Vanleng tunga kihawm neehthei dawntheite pen zatui zaha (chemical) tawh kibawl a sawtpipi kikeemching ahibanah a bung sungah a lum tawh a vot tawh nam tuomtuom kikoikhawm, kihenkhawm ahijiehin tuituoh abat ngia ngua vangin chidamna diingin ahoi kholsih hi. Tuachieng, Vanleng tungah thau, tem, puantena, battery, meigit, magnet, a kikham gui thei tui lamsang ken a kikhaam a, puoh loutheilou ahilezong registered luggage ahi kul ahi. Mi piching khatin van kg. 30 tan masuan thei hi.

Step #14: Keima Siltuoh: Imphal apat in Indian Airlines ah tuongin Kolkata kazuon ua, tomkhat kalen zou un, Lengpui Airport (Mizoram) a tomkhat ka khawlzou un dah 2:30 pm vel in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata ka tungta uhi. Kolkata apat in August 22, 2003 zingmawng nai 7:50 A.M. in British Airways in ka lengkhie uhi. Continental Vanlengpite sung pen Domestic Airlines (Indian Airlines bangdeu te pawl) sangin a standard zaw tham hi. Kou tounate pen Boeing 747 – 400 achite pawl uh ahia, mi 390 tuontheina ahia, alien pente ahi hi. Touna teng ah T.V. a kithuo a, kou tuonna pen ah Chennel 13 tan a um hi. Tam Chennel 13 te lah ah khat khu MAP ahia, tuapen in i Vanleng tuanna pen geina tantan alim in ang ensah hi. Asandan (Altitude), Alen hatdan (Ground speed), Zotmun gamlatdan (Distance to Destination), A Vanleng umna chet a kholum khovot (Temperature Outside), Kipatkhietna a dah ginzat (Local Time at Origin), Tunna diing a dah ginzat (Time at Destination), Tunna muna tua laitah a dah gingzat (Local time at Destination) leh Hui hatdan (Head Wind) chite zousie a ki enthei zing hi. I vanleng lim zong gam atot dan danin agam amuol tunga alen dandan in a kilang hi. Etsahna diingin: Moscow khopi tungzawn a kalen laitah ua tomkim a ka chiemte silte envai:

1. Altitude: 35, 000 feet
2. Ground Speed: 822 km/h
3. Distance to Destination: 2531 km
4. Outside Temperature: -54*c
5. Local time at origin: 14:50
6. Head Wind: 55.43 km/hr

Tambang dandeu in i umna teng a theithei mai hi. Alim tawh kithuo ahijiehin geinateng alim a zong etthei zing ahi hi. Nuom mama mai hi. Neeh lampang ahileh vanleng tungah atam mama mai hi. Dei dan dan teel a du zaza neeh mai diing ahi. Breakfast zou in khat vei ni vei vel kane man a, eilam dah 4:00 P.M. velin lunch (ann zing ann/sun ann) ang hawm ua, themkhat ka neeh zou in breakfast apat a tawplou phiel a neehthei dawnthei nezing dawnzing a ka umdante, lunch a tuithei dante tawh inn langate neeh muzoulou zen a khosa pankai zena nasem ka innkuonpite, pawlpite, chi leh namte leh mizawng mi liengvaite ngaituona in ka ngaituona zousie lamangin, tuitah a ka neh diing ka ann neh hun diing zousie khu luonhi leh nainap siana’n kazang kha a, nehthei kichi mawng mawng ka nethei nawnsih hi. Ka kam a ka hen sawm chin in hitui naptui in ang tum zing hi. Tam hun khu Baltic Tuipi tunga ka len laitah uh ahi.

Afghanistan (masang laia USA te’n Osama Bin Laden abeina mun uh) tung velah ka leng ua, laibu a kigiel ma bangin agam agaw mama a, sehneeh gam dandeu ahi mai hi. Vanleng tung apat a kihoimu mama hi. Tuate ka mu chiengin igam hoidan leh nopdante ka theikhie a, Pasian min thupi kaphat hi. Kolkata apat a hun sawtsim pikhat kalen zou un London International Airport amau lang a diingin nitahlang dah 4:00 pm (6:12 min. 05 sec. IST) in London Heathrow Airport bawta ung. Ni asang mama nalai hi. London International Airport thu pidan khu a minute chinin vanleng atung leh alengdoh a kiphamat zing hi. Vanleng en utte a diingin mittai ahuoi mama diing hi. Dahkaal ni vel London Airport a khawlzou nua in USA zuon diing British Airways BA 299 kichi khat ah ka tuong kia ua, amau nitahlang dah 6:00 pm velin London vanleng phuol ka nuasie ta uhi.

Atlantic Tuipi tungah sawtpi ka leng ua, Greenland nuoideu ah nitahlang-in ka leng uhi. Nisa nuoi a leng zing kahi uhi. Vanleng tungah thumna kanei mun mama hi. Ajiehpen vanleng apat a leitung i etleh a lamdang a, Pasian thupina leh a silsiemte hoidan a lamdang hi. Lapite 19: 1-2 en him him vawi! Tuate'n ka lung akhoi mama hi. USA tunna diing minute 35 in ang sap hiel chiengin tung diing tahtah ka hita amah china tawh Pasian kungah minute 10 diingvel lungdamthu genna leh panpi ngetna kanei hi. Nitahlang dah 6:15 P.M. in ka tunna diing khopi International Airport ah lenglutta ing. Kolkata a kalenkhiet ua patin USA katun tan uh dahkaal 20 leh minute 55 ahi hi. Sun khat leh zan khat phiel ahia, hinanlezong August 22, 2003 (Ziltawpni) a kipan pen August 22, 2003 (Ziltawpni) amau nitahlang dah 6:15 in ka tung uhi. Tam hun in ni atum naisih a, August 22, 2003 (Ziltawpni) ana hinalai hi. Bangchi ahiei?

Kolkata a ka vante tawh kikhen pen tua Airport ah kala pan hi. Customs leh Immigrations te'n abawl diing teng uh abawl zou un ka pawtkhie a, ahing pick-up diingpa tawh 7:15 pm velin ka kimu uhi. Tuahun pen nitumzou khomui kipat hun ahi hi. Tuana patin taipai in dahkal thum diing vel katai zou un ka umna diing Apartment 11:00 pm in ka tungta uhi. Zan dah 11:00 pm hengta ahijiehin ka lawmpan ang peisanta hi. Eilam innte sangin keima tanga ka umna diing inn khu a thupi zaw tham tham hi. Pasian kungah nuomthu tut-in sawtsim pikhat a inn umdante en kawi kawi in kei zong ka tawldamta hi.

Step #15: Patauna Kipan: US khopi na tun masangdeu, Immigration-te lai (I-94) fill-out diing hing kipieh apatin na ngaisutna hing ki-lamdang in patauna hing kipan kha thei diing ahi. Tua form-ah eima gama address leh US gama I tunna diing mun address, telephone number, email etc. gel hing kul pai ahia, Passport leh I-20 ahisihleh sponsor letter te hoitah a etphat saan angai hi. Form te ah na last name, first name, middle name, SS# (Social Security Number) leh mode of entry chite hoitah a na gel, na dawn ngietngiet diing apoimaw hi. Ajiehpen tua nia na gelh/dawnna bangbang tawh US kumpi'n ahing chiemte suoh diing ahi hi. A poimaw mama pen na Passport a na min gel dan pen na zatsuoh diing ahi. SS# pen US gamsung na tun chiengin a ang pieh diing-uh or na apply diing, mode of entry pen vanleng lam maw, tuipi lam maw, ahi bang bang-a gel lel diing ahi.

Step #16: Navah Diing Poimaw: Flight connection a tuong kha nahileh pilvang mama in. Na kum chiengin lampi khat nazui diing a kot ni – atungta te leh flight connection nei nalaite a diing aum hi. Flight connection kibawlna Airport ah mi kiheidan dan theisiem in. Na buoi leh asung a semte (Uniform silte) kungah dong in. Ki-report na diing, na ticket tha pen, na ngahna mun diing leh adang dang um nalai ahijiehin pilvang mama in. Na flight connection nala lou leh adang chance nanei sih diing hi. Tuabangin na tun na diing tahtah (Port of Entry) natun masang tengin bawlzing in.

Na tuna tah tah diing (Port of Entry) Vanlengphuol a na kum phetin na tuanpite peina zui pai in len International Arrival chi counter lang-ah napei diing hi. Tuanah na Passport, I-20 leh I-94 te humkawmin Immigration & Naturalization Service-te masang-ah na ding diing hi. Tuanah pilvang mama in. A hing houpi masangsie hamlou in ngah in. A hing doh chiengin kichientah in dawng in len, a dang gen belap sin. Tuamun pen Port of Entry achina mun uh ahia, na tunga alungkim zou sih uleh tuamun apat a zong ang nuasawl thei uh ahi chi thei in. Immigration & Naturalization Service te’n ang thudohna azaw chieng-un na Passport leh I-20 ah seal angta pieh diing ua, I-94 kichi Arrival & Departure record (Vanleng tunga na fill-out pen) tunkhat ama un akemta diing ua, nang tunkhat na Passport Visa page pang langkhat ah ang bepiehta diing uhi. Tuazouchiengin, Luggage claim na (van lahkhiatna mun) lam manaw pai in len, nang van hing tun chiengin International Exit kichina mun na pawtna diing a kigelna mun lang-ah pawtkheta in.

Airport pick-up nanei theina diingin nazin masangin hoitahin plan bawl in. Na tuna diingte kungah Airport a hing dawn diing ngen manghil sin. Tuate nanget chiengin na tuonna Vanleng min, natun hun diing, na tun na diing leh poimaw nasah teng akimthei diing pen in hil in. Gamtuom a ilut tahtah chiengin uimaw gamphu kibang ahi. International Exit ah Vanleng phuol a hing dawn (Airport pick-up) nanei leh ama’n ang na-ngah diing hi. Ang vaidawnte tawh iki-mu hun zong hunnuom pente lah a khat ahi hi. Tuabang neilou nahi a, tuana pat a pei nalai diing nahileh na hawna diing khuo manawdan diing lana lai kita en kia in. US Airport tun phetin na deibanga na zah diing phone, a card lei himhim in. Na tupna khuo na tun zou chiengin a nuoia bangin khat zou chieng a khat bawl diing a um diudeu hi.

Step #17: Cultural Shock: Mi pawlkhat in US gam tung zousie koima lungkhamna himhim um nawn lou diingin angaituo uhi. Hinanlezong a phual tun chiengin tua tawh kilebul lienin, a teeh a khang mi zousie nasep diing lunghimawa, manla chietna, khat leh khat ki awlmawh louna (stress and depression) tamna pen gam na hi zaw hi.

America mipite pen a civilization uh a upat zou banah minam khangtou tuom tuom kigawmkhawm, highly cultured ahijiehun gamtat luheina ah a pilvang mama ua, atei thei mama uhi. English na siam lou lam theisiem nan ulezong "Your English is every good. How long have you been in US?" hing chi veve nalai diing uhi. America te zousie I kimu pat ni in thunuom mama ua, lamet huoi mama danin ahing tanau bawl vangun a hunnua chienga na maingap bawl vangin hing don beehlou pawl zong umkha thei diing hi. Mi pawlkhatte bangin hing kitheimawbawl lieng diing uhi. Amau pen privacy thupi se uh ahijiehun mi tawh kipawl nuomsa khollou uhi. Amau pen na lamet bang lou diing ahijiehin na hasietna leh lungkietna suohin "America te mi hoi um sih" chi kha thei diing hi teh. Tam hun pen Cultural Shock kichi thuoh hasa a kisah mama hun laitah hi in, innlam, gamlamah kile kia nasawm hun zong tam mama kha diing hi. Hinanlezong thuoh tentun in hilechin tami cultural shock hun pen kum khat apat kum ni kiim vel chieng hing kam lel diing ahi achi uhi.

Step #18 American Hindan Zang: American hindan pen ei Zomite hindan tawh nasatah a a kikhiet ziehin cultural shock inei uhi. Mi gam a um ihi chiengin amau chidan leh khoiheidan ette a chidan a kiphumna (cultural assimilation) nei ahoi hi. Innlanga ipei kia chienga eima chindan manghil a American hindan a hin zong hing mawlhuoi kia veve ahi. Kimu chienga “Hi Mr/Miss…… (A min nathei leh amin a han di)” chivel azang mun ua, I kitheipi due ahileh “Hi Mr/Miss……how are you doing? What‘s going on?” chivel ahia, tua banga ang doh vang ua I bawl teng leh thu teng ban gen diing china hituanlou ahi. Dawnna kilawm ahileh “I am fine, thanks” chite leh “Not much, how about yourself?” chite khu a kizang taangpi hi. Thupoimaw ahilou leh tuateng a greetings zaw ahi hi. Thu nepnawi bangen nianua chipen hun beisah ahi hi. Thu saupi gen diing ahiei, lai gel diing tampi um ahisih leh dinsa a houlim chivel zong a thangsah mama uhi. Eilang dana hotel sunga puilut dep a thu manlou teng gengen chite aching sih uhi. Houlim chienga na lawmpa/lawmnu maitang na et sihleh ama un hing theisiem lou di uh ahi. A maitang a mittang ma en pimpem a houlim di ahi. Tungsie nuoisie chi um sese lou a nop asah bang ua houlim leh khut vih ziah ziah mai di ahi.

American te pen sip dingdeng a um theiloute ahi uhi. Mitawh a um-khawm chieng ua thu khat tei gen diing, houlim bawl diing a ut uhi. A thupi umsih lezong zing ninou suoh kilawm dan pou sip dingdeng sangin a houlim zaw uhi. Tuachieng in a kikhen diing chiengun “Have a nice day” chite leh “I am going to talk to you later” (“Ama tok to ye later” chia ki pronounce atazen ve!) Tami ang chi vang ua ang houpi kia teitei diing ua ki lam-et diing hi tuanlou ahi.

Hun thupisimna (Punctuality) a ngaisang mama uhi. Hun a kibawl leh a hun tawh kituoh chet a vai kihawm ahipai hi. “Dah 9:00 kichi hiven dah 10:00 chieng tung lei kituoh chet va!” chidan umlou ahi. Neeh leh dawnna aum leh zum siamsuam a du napi a dulou kipang a, ang sawl tentun diing uh I ngah leh ki ngahkhiel ahi mai ve. (100% guaranteed) Party diing khat, birthday ahiei ahilouleh nehkhopna ahiei dawn khopna khat a ang kichiel a na haw/pei sawm leh na sum diing kipuoh in. Koima’n hing ki khelai het lou diing ahi. Munkhat a toukhawm a na neehkhawm zengzung vang un a man pieh chiengin koima’n nang a diing hing piehkep kawi lou di ahi. Tampi um nalai in tamtan chi phot mai vai!

Conclusion: US gam hing zin diing-te a diingin ka siltuohte apat khang kihilna a nei zozen diing hoi kasha pawlkhat aum hi. A gam pen sum suina a hoi, mihing suohtatna gam (land of the free), sil zousie a kiningchinna (unlimited resources) gam ahjiehin idei dei kibawlthei, kineiehei (unlimited opportunities), Dan zatat mite (law abiding citizens) ahi banah a sawtnua chienga gammi suohna (citizenship) nangawn kingathei ahia, 'Vangam maleepna gam,’ ‘Bawngnawi leh khuoizu luonna gam,’ ‘ Zomite a diinga I Canaan gam uh’ leh adang dang ci-a mite gengen ahi hi. Lunglut vang ahuoi thouna hi. Hinanlezong, ka siltuohte noute’n zong natuoh thou thou diing-uh ahijiehin thei masa ulechin a zangkhai tuom mama diing hi. Ke’n uimaw gamphu banga kalenna-te apat a kaphuhkhah silte khu khang kihilna a nei diingin kadei vawt a, tuate apat a panlah diingdan neithei lei ahoi mama diing hi. Gamdang peina diingin sil thum a poimaw hi. Tuate khu I gam kumpi apat a gamdang pei phalna Passport, I peinuomna gam kumpi apat a phalna Visa leh I peina ding Vanleng ticket ahi hi.

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Ref:

1. http://www.indianetzone.com/3/arjuna.htm

2. Turner Jr., Robert G. Ph.D: Your Life Is Your Business, Education Direct, Inc. Scranton, PA 2001 pp. 27,28
3. http://kolkata.usconsulate.gov/
4. http://visa.graduateshotline.com/visaques.html

Tami article pen Sep. 07, 2003 ni'a ka gelsa khat leh April 13, 2008 a tami blog a na suohta "United States a Laisim Diingin: Zomi Sangnaupang Pawlpi mi USA a Laisim Nuomte a Diingin" chia kagel tawh September 16, 2008 a ka gawmkhawm ahi hi. Revised edition ahi hi.