One day, I was at the Book-buffet at Myanmar Book Centre opened for 3 days during a month of May this year. I had never seen such a Book-Buffet festival before. To my surprised, before choosing a book to buy,…
Book Buffet and I by Junior Win
A Memory of My Grandparents (3)- (U) Khin Maung Latt and (Daw) Khin Myo Chit
(Family photo at the lawn, in 1972-73?, we twins with our grandparents, and our parents. The only thing we equally love is, ‘Books.’) They believe in books we can find a rich harvest of corn, no need to invest in…
A Memory of My Grandparents (2) by Junior Win
(U) Khin Maung Latt (1915-1996) and (Daw) Khin Myo Chit (1915-1999) Their Love of Teaching (At Pyaeyeiktha House, 1958) They both enjoyed reading books, and loved to share their knowledge to everyone. My grandfather opened his tution-classes at Aung Chan…
A Memory of My Grandparents…. (U) Khin Maung Latt and (Daw) Khin Myo Chit
Their Brief Stories (My grandpa with a Traditional Burmese clothes in 1958-59.) (U) Khin Maung Latt (1915 – 1996), my grandfather, was an English teacher, already looked like a teacher. On his face there was something, which reminds one of…
DHAMMA – DANA – Sunlun Way of Meditation by Junior Win
I received letters from my readers who discussed with me the ‘Sunlun Way of Meditation’, and I heard their interest about the Sunlun Sayadaw; U Vinaya. I was familiar with the meditation since my childhood, because I was born in Burma,…
A Poem for You – You Are A Lonesome Hero by Junior Win
(A Burmese Journalist and Writer; U Win Tin (1930-2014), at his visit to our home) (‘So, I might be a very lonesome voice, not a loud voice, but I must say so all the time.’. – U Win Tin) A…
The Hta –ma –ne Festival (February) by Junior Win
The Hta –ma –ne Festival (February) By Junior Win It is the name given to the harvest festival at the time of the year in February, the eleventh month of the Burmese calendar. The name hta-ma-ne is given…
East And West, Now Met (Junior Win)
East And West, Now Met (Junior Win) Our Burmese traditional food; Htamane feast is either celebrated communally or done in the private circle of family and friends. It comes, when Tabo-dwa (February), the eleventh month of Burmese calendar, we have…
Hledan Days (Junior Win)
Hledan Days (Junior Win) The Dream Village That was once ‘Aung Chan Thar’ As the bus conductor calls out ‘Hledan bus stop’, one has only to get down and ask to be guided to Aung Chan Thar street, and you…
Home Made Traditional Shan Food (video)
Here is home-made traditional Shan food video in Burma that I created for my family. Shan food in this video is surely vegetarian food. But you can add pork or fish to get more tasty. I don’t know who will…
Cartoon Festival in U Bagyan Street by Junior Win
U Ba Gyan, Burmese Cartoonist (1902 – 1953) U Ba Gyan was a famous Burmese cartoonist of all time. If he were still alive, he might be now a hundred and eleven years old. He was wise and learned…
Khahtaine Donation by Junior Win
Offering of special robes and other gifts made to the Order of monks during this season – November – Tahsaungmone – keeps alive the true spirit of offering, as taught of the Buddha. Members of the same profession or trade…