COFFEE WITH TRACY TOMBING TENNELL :: First Zomi Women Enterpreneur

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Zomi te laka First women entrepreneur Ms.Tracy Tombing Tennell, (L) Rev. Kaikhosum Tombing tanu, unau numei 5 lak a 4 na ahi. Neulai a pan a independent tak a khosa, mi thanuam, khutsiamna lam a lunglut, sep-le-bawl peuhmah a ki muang, diktat leh kuhkal tak a ahoih theipen suah sawm gige leh mi panpih ut mi ahi. Amah ahihleh Chrysolite (Beauty Salon) neitu ahi a, tulel in OMBR Layout, Bangalore ah a pasal Jerry Lee Tennell leh a sungkuante toh khosa lel uhi.

Q. Na neulai hinkhua tamlou kikum le la...

A. Ka naupan lai teng ta pasal bang in ka pa thau(gun) toi a gam a vak na teng zui in vaphual khong bang ka va kap sek ua, numei sang in pasal lawm ka na pawl tamzaw. Ka naupang chik in ka lawm teng samtan sak, puan khui sak in ka na buai khop sek hi.

Q. Laizilna lam la..…
A. Laizil lam ah class 6 tan (ka pa EBC mission school teacher ahih sung teng) lunglut tak a sim in, lai leng ka na theithei vanglak. Class 7( ka pa’n pastor na a joint) apan lasak lam ka lunglut luat ziak….

Q. Eh! Nang le lasiam ana hidan moh….!!
A. Haha…..LA bang ana sa thei viau keive… Lasak ka na lung lut luat ziak a ka neu a ka lawm ten Tracy Huang( huai lai a lasa siam minthang) chin a hon sam ua huai a kipan in ka min Tracy Ching Tombing chi den kahi. Laisim pen first priority in ka pezou nawnkei a ka pa’ hon sawlhat man in class 10 tan ka na sim tou. Ka pa’n Pastor na a sep apan in lasak ka lunglut ziak in thugen a azinna lam teng ah lasa in a nung ka na zui sek a, singtang gam bang a na phasuak phial kei ngal hehe…. Ka pa kia hilou in I houtu lian thugen minthang bangzah hiam leng ka na zui kha tei hi.

Q. Huai pek apan mithupi ana hidan nei ve maw! Ahihleh, huai hunlai in na lungsim ah bang ngaihtuahna na nei a, maban toh kisai in...?
A. Huai huna ka lungsim a ngaihtuahna om ahihleh, Pajos in mihing talent tuamtuam hon pe chiat a ken talent ka neihte zatdan siam in, lunglut leh kuhkalna toh ka sepna lam peuh chitak leng degree sangpi neikei mahleng le, keimah a self support a independent tak a ding thei ding ka hi chih, ki muanngamna ka nei mawk hi. Ka pa’n hon thuhilhna ka manghilh theihlouh , “Pajos lau inla ginom in, thanuam inla kuhkal na delh in, nang ki muang ngam le chin na lawh ching ding” chi hi.

Q. Ahihleh, bang chidan a Bangalore tungsuk e, bang kum?
A. 1983 Dec. kum in Bangalore ka na tungsuk, ka laizilna sutzop lunglutlou ka hih man in ka U Thanching’ pasal Dr, Pumzathang Tombing in Bangalore ah hon tonpih.

Q. And then…
A. ACTS ah January 1984 in (where I was trained to be an entrepreneur) 3 years diploma course ka va zil a, laisim lunglut lou selua ACTS ka tun in laisim ding bang a na tam zomah lai…..ka lung kia… innlam ngaih toh, eimi tamlou Berean Baptist Bible college a om uh, huai te kiang bang leh, UTC a family a om Bible zil Pa Nang te kiang bang ah ka va tai thei zel a, …..gintak sang in kum 3 zaw hong bei pah sam, 1986 a diploma zou in kou batch bang ah best student award ka la kha zawzen!

Q. Diploma course na zoh a bang hih? Nna sem maw?
A. Acts Institue apan ka pai khiak in bang pen sem ding chih theilou, hilehle ni khattei kei own a bang hiam khat run utna lungsim nei gige, sum neihlou a training bangmah hihtheih omlou ahihman in Export Garments ah quality controller in kum 3 ka va sem.

Q. Tua nasep I chi diam ah, Hair dressing lam kha bang chidan a hong lut kha e?
A. Huai mun (Export Garments) a ka sep lai in ka seppih numei khat fashion lam a kizang toh ka ki thuah kha ua kei training na nei lou pi, a sam ka tan sak aleh hoih sa lua in… “Tracy you are so talented and very good in hair cut & styling why don’t you take up as your career? Don’t waste your time here go for a Diploma course in Hair styling and start your own Hair Salon you will do so well…..” a hon chih in nasatak in hon influence a, since then it has been my dream to own a Hair Salon and offer the best service I can to the world…. Having this in mind I left my job and went for a 6 months Diploma course at Shaman Hair Dressing & Beauty College. My next step was to gain as much experience as I possibly could, to start my own Salon. I worked 4 years as a Hair dresser and a manager in a reputed Salon. I gained not only experience but the confidence to run Salon on my own.

Q. “Salon on my own” na chi a, bang chidan a nang “own” hon pankhia? Nang chauh panlakna a pankhia maw?
A. With 4 years experience under my belt I took the plunge and in a leap of faith, I ventured into my own business with the help of U Thangzamuan Hauzel General Manager RBI, (encouraged me to start on my own) who assisted me in bank loan and interior design.

Q. Nang Salon toh kisai, a hong kipatdan hon genzek ve maw.
A. ‘Chrysolite’ my very own Hair Salon was born on January 16, 1995. At first it was difficult, not only to run business…. it took time to build up my own clients, and there were times I thought of giving up all together. However, armed with faith and determination, undivided attention, hard work and co-operation from my staffs and moral support from my sister Vung, with in 3 years time Chrysolite (my precious gem) developed into one of the top popular Hair dressing Salon in Bangalore! Today most of my new clients who found me on internet posted by some of my satisfied clients details below. Or go to google and type best hair stylist in Bangalore you will find me there.

http://www.indiamike.com/india/bangalore-f25/hairstylists-in-bangalore-t41467/

http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/05/19/stories/2007051952510300.htm

Q. Chyrsolite a hong khang touh na dia na panlakna tuamtuam te lah…hon gen zek ve.
A. Hiai teng a lung kim zou lou kahihman in International certified Hair Stylist hih ut na lung sim nei tinten non zel, September 2004 in Toni & Guy Academy Singapore ah Intermediate & Advanced course kava zil nona, huai ka training na ah best Hair Stylist award kou batch ah ka vala hi.. Toni & Guy a ka va training in fundamental Techniques on western hair style like Classic cutting, Internal textures and Creative in Classic Color, lam tam pi ka va zil beh. (this helped me to be more creative ever than before in my career) International level Certified ka hih na in business lam ah leng nak pi tak in hon panpih hin ka thei. Pajos panpih na ziak in Chrysolite tunin kum 13 bang mel mu ta hi. By the Grace of God and determination with faith and the support of my devoted staffs, my faithful clients and my family I am where I am today. I thank my God for whatever he had done in my life to achieved my goal and all the blessing he gave me.

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::Tracy leh a Pasal

Q. Sepna lam kia I gen ua, thildang daih ki dong leng…pasal neih kha ana lunggulh masa pen lou na hi hia le….
A. Well…. Business ka pat ma a nei vang lak hileng hi di hia mo….business pan ta vang lak chu strong commitment om loa success om thei lo chih kei ngaih dan one way traffic nature chih mah tak ka hun tam zaw Salon a ka piak ngai, huai ban ah ka sungkuan te le ka na khual luat ziak hi kawm pasal bang nei hak kha zaw zen chi mai ni……29 december 2007in pasal kanei a, ka pasal Jerry Tennell ahih leh Texas USA a kipan Indian Gas company (CNG) te expat khat a sem ahi. Ka kiten zoh un Jerry sepna mun West Bengal leh Bangalore ka kom tuah zel a house-wife lah hi business women lah hi thei zel dan kei ve.

Q. Salon (Chrysolite) khan touh zel na din bang chin panlak na sawm a?
A. Tulel in ahih leh Chrysolite up-grade dingdan ka lungsim a a om laitak ahia hilele bang chi bang a upgrade ding ka hia chih zaw ka gen thei nai kei. Asang zaw sem tup sawm leng tulai in competition asang luat ziak in a limit chih om ngei lou ding dan bang ahihman in athak leh a sang zaw lam tup gige ding hilo ding hia?

Q. Chrysolite Salon a na na sepdan uh na hon gen thei diam? Ban ah nang nuai ah khang khia eimi bang zah hiam om chih bang kana za ua, staff ding in hiai khotual mite bang employ na nei hia?
A. Chrysolite ah cleanliness leh friendliness ka thupi bawl pen ua, customer a poimoh pen, cutomer omlo a business ki run thei lo ahih man in cutomer lung kim sak ka priority uh ahi. Salon ka pat tung in staff vai te tamzaw eimi 1 ka employed a tu chiang in ahih leh ki leh bulh in ei mi siang lak ah vai te 1 hita. Salon ka pat tung a pan kum 5 sung hon seppih Biaklun Dousel, technical lam a pai in a kuhkalna ziak in tuni’n Loreal te head technician na South India ah a len hi. Teresa kei kiang a training mah in leng Koramangala ah parlor khat independent tak in a run hi. Ken mi chitak leh ginom lunglut taktak hi a ka theih, a course zil na ding sum nei lou khen khat training ka na pezel a, a hong lohchin chiang un kaki pak. Ka staff, ka trained sa te leh kei kiang a sem sa peuhmah mun dang a ava sep chiang un a sepna peuh uah mi pahtak a loh thei ua tuitum chiat uh hi in ka mu. Ka loh china thu guk khat ahih leh “do something because you love doing and enjoy the work you are in, not for the shake of working or you have to do”. Ka career ka lunglut in nuam kasa a, sum lam chauh en lou in long term relationship ka en zaw a, ka client te a hong pai ut non na di un a hoih thei bang pen hih ka sawm gige. Client te’n hon muan vanglak chiang un a thuguk u leh a hak sat na tuamtuam te uh hon share in amau leng nuam a sa ua, khen chiang in sawt pipi om kha in a hih som lohpi bang uh hih kha zawzen ua, a khen chiang in counselore mah ki bang kha zel he he heeee. There is a saying…. “if you want your secret to be safe tell your hair dresser, (coz she/he have no idea who you are talking about no way she can go tell them”. Houlim siam, mi polhsiam leh phatsiam te bang in client hau diak ei ve ua.

Q. Nidang a pan in hiaitan dinmun leh hihna tung din na ki gingta ngei hia, being the first women enterpreneur and first Hair dresser among the Zomi’s in Bangalore?
A. I never dreamt of that I would be the first women enterpreneur and first Hair dresser among the Zomi’s in Bangalore.

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Q. Tulai khovel I et leh, Beautician, Hair Stylist hong kigen tam mahmah ta a, hiai toh kisai in I khangnou te kiang ah bang thukhah nop na nei a le?
A. Tulai khangnou te kiang a ka gen nop pen a hihleh Hair dressing leh Skin care pen numei te a din self-grooming ahih banah career hoih self-support theihna, omna munpeuh a mi thanuam te a dia sum muh theihna ahi a, khang no te theih dia poi moh kasak hiai ahi. Ei lam te theih dan in Beautician ahi veka, but one should know the difference between Hair dresser (Stlylist) and Beautician. Hair dresser pen sam tan lam toh kisai, beautician i chih pen Skin lam toh kisai ahi. A course na zil ma in na lung lut na thei chian masa le chin, anih a na lung lut leh zil khom theih a hi a, lai siam te a din teaching lam leh management lam bang technical lam bang a om a, I sepna peuh ah kuhkal in diktat leng Pajos in hon vualzawl in hon domsang touzel ahi chih kei hinkhua mahmah a ka na experience khak ziak a hiai bang a hon gen ngam ka hi.

Q. Bangalorezomi.com nana visit tham dia, bang ngaihdan na nei a…
A. Hiai bang ngaih dan non pat khiak theih uh pil kon sa a thupi kasalua, nidang in iki thuzaktuah na ding un News tamlou ina bawl sek ua, tun ahih leh a suanhuai mahmah site I neita ua, mi tampi’n a hon phatuam pih ngei uh leng ka lamen. Hia banga nou toh interview na neithei dia hun non piak uh vangpha ka kisa a, hiai bang a interview khak a ka om pen “I take it as an honor” and thank you all the team of bangalorezomi.com, hong khangtou zel din i biak Pajos in hon vualzawl hen!