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Articles on Burmese community with the following sub sections – Letters, Memory, Portrait, Talks, Experience, Travelogue, Others, Burmese Overseas

Ngwe Zin Yaw – The Sign of Thingyan

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The Sign of Thingyan

Ngwe Zin Yaw

April 13, 2009

          Burmese Thingyan, the traditional festival for Burmese New Year – Water Throwing was coming near. One of the tradition of Thingyan, having “Thingyan Vase”, a pot full of flowers and branches of plants representing 7 days of a week was still embraced among our Burmese. This year said by the Astrologers that “Thursday-Born” were to be the ritual object of this year Thingyan so we had to buy two “Thingyan Vases” if we had Thursday-born in the family. It cost 500 Kyats each but in reality, the actual price was only 300. Some were selling collection of flowers and braches representing 7 days of a week without a Thingyan Vase only asking around 200 Kyats. And it was selling fast and popular too. There was no sign of season flower of Thingyan called “Paduak” even though there were some rains.

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KHIN MYO CHIT (1915-1999)

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KHIN MYO CHIT (1915-1999)
La Grande Dame de la Burmese Writing

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Dr.Khin Mauug Win

Very few people know that her real name is Ma Khin Mya. Her close relatives and friends call her by her real name. Young people call her Ma Ma Mya or Aunty Mya. Older people call her Ma Khin Mya. But to most people she was known under her pen name, “Khin Myo Chit”.

She was born at the time when people generally had low expectations of woman, when no parent would hear of a young respectable lady entering  a profession, and a humanatarian education may be permitted, but only to be able to write B.A under one’s name and make impressions on people. “What a pity she’s a girl.” that’s what she always heard people saying all the time.

Her grandmother had been a maid of honour at the court of King Mindon. Many times, she recounted to her the events leading to the mass execution of King Thibaw’s royal relatives by the Queen Suphayalait. “It’s a blot on our history”, she used to say. She then related to her how the great warrior princes like the Prince Kanaung, the Thonsaire Minthagyi (literally translated the great Prince Thirty, so named because he could climb up a wall of thirty yards in height using his bare hands and feet) and many others were executed during an internal intrigue.” We lost all the great warrior princes, so that when the British marched to the capital city of Upper Burma, there was not even one person to throw a stone at the invaders.”

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My Academy Sein – Burmese Academy Award, not for the “Lady”

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Burmese Academy Award, not for the “Lady”

My Academy Sein

February 9, 2009

At the Burmese motion picture academy award ceremony, all the Burmese audience was interested. They were eagerly locking on the live TV broadcast to see who would win according to the rumors outside and also enjoying the sight of dresses and fashions of the stars. Some were even speculating on the screen that who might have the chance according to the way they dressed.

 

It was hosted in “Nay Pyi Daw”, a very remote far place, a said-capitol of Burma. Some pitied the stars for their trouble to go there. It was hard to say “No” for that kind of great ceremony.  Our audience knew that the stars behind their head, they might be wishing for the Academy Award ceremony to take place in Rangoon.

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 09

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 09 October 16th 2008 (Do not use bright wrapping papers … )

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 08

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 08 October 15th 2008 ( Save by not use plastic bags shopping … )

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 07

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 07 October 14th 2008(Grow plants without chemicals … )

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 06

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 06 October 13th 2008 (Bring your own personal garbage bag traveling … )

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 05

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 05 October 12th 2008( Think for the long run  … )

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 04

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 04 October 10th 2008( Reuse and Reuse … )

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 03

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#fullpost {display:none;} Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 03October 9th 2008(Reuse … )

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 02

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 02 October 8th 2008 (Play your toys with care to make them last longer)

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Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 01

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#fullpost {display:none;} Cartoon Aw Pi Kye – Saving our Earth and Environment – Cartoon Series 01 October 7th 2008 (Organize even your garbage … recycle, compost or trash)

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Thu – Nargis Diary – Postcards from the Delta # 3

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Nargis Diary – Postcards from the Delta # 3ThuJune 12th , 2008 Dear Friend, Hay Mann Tha ZinThe Faces and the Hands at Kan Seik VillageThe FamiliesThe ChildrenThey are we … (Photo at Bokalay, Kan Seik Village, MoeMaKa)

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Thu – Nargis Diary – Postcards from the Delta # 2

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Nargis Diary – Postcards from the Delta # 2ThuJune 11th , 2008 Dear Friend, Hay Mann Tha ZinHow many time a child smilesUnder such tiring and saddened days …When he receives extra clothes from charity people … (Photo at Bokalay,…

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Thu – Nargis Diary – Postcards from the Delta

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Nargis Diary – Postcards from the DeltaThu June 10th, 2008 Dear Hay Mann Thazin Schools are now open in Delta With the survived students and survived schools But … No Schools No Students             and still, the schools…

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