Life at the Road Block

Its Wednesday 5th January 2011, Government Holiday in Bhutan to celebrate The Traditional Day of Offering where Families get together enjoy big good meal, talk important stuffs, wedding and etc something important.
For me particularly nothing of that sort because I received a telephone call from my Indian friend who is coming to Bhutan from Delhi in the afternoon flight, so i went to receive him at Paro International Airport around 12noon with a thought that I can go and meet some of my friends and have lunch together in downtown Paro and started my 1 hour journey from Thimphu.
I reached Chuzom, where the Thimphu river meets the Paro River and forms River Wangchu in 30 minutes time which is not bad driving, can call it cool!
After crossing Chuzom and reaching at Tamchog Monastery there were about 50 cars stopped and parked, I wonder why because its not summer where there are chances or landslide or I even thought of a car accident. Than I came out of my car and asked the people who were sitting on the white culvert, eating Doma (bettle nut, bettle leaf and lime) in reaction, it gives kick and keeps you warm but very addictive, I used eat alot but it makes your mouth red as if I put on a lipstick, it stinks and also lots of stains on the tooth which is negative on my appearance hahahaha
I got stuck for another 3 hours and I couldn't reach Airport to receive my friend in which it made me call my half brother who works at the airport to pick up my friend and drive toward Thimphu so that once the road block gets open I can drive towards and collect my friend from my brother's car. I managed to get off from the road block and when I reached Isuna Village I managed to get hold of my brother and I formally receive my friend and drove back to Thimphu again on the way I was stopped for another hour or so and finally we reached Thimphu before dark and we had dinner at Hotel Jhomolhari where he is spending 3nights of his stay in Thimphu.