On the 8th of July, the San Francisco Burmese Community held a Food Fair at the Newark Pavilion. The purpose of this event was to raise money to support the relief effort for the Rakhine people. There were…
Heroes, Heroes, Where Art Thou? by Junior Win
(Artho, Portho, Aramis, and D’Artagan) The musketeers Artho, Portho, Aramis and D’Artagan met again in 1661 and the story restored their daring statement ‘All For One, One For All’. Thirty years ago, they were musketeers and served their…
7th July 1962 – 50 years on by Cartoon Saw Ngo
Cartoon Saw Ngo (Who killed students and destroyed student union …) Memorial cartoon on 50th Anniversary of 7th July 1962 – Student Uprising in Burma
The Influence of Holmes and Watson from a Fan’s Perspective by PwintPhyu Nandar
(The .gif above depicts a scene from BBC’s Sherlock. Sherlock and John has been handcuffed together and are running away from the police. Sherlock thinks it is much more convenient to run while holding hands. Fans believe there to be an…
The Influence of Holmes and Watson from a Fan’s Perspective by PwintPhyu Nandar
This 2011 adaptation is a sequel to “Sherlock Holmes,” which was in theatres in 2009. Guy Ritchie directed both adaptations. Adaptations and Interpretations The depiction of Sherlock Holmes is present in every generation since his genesis. Many great…
Travel or Trouble? by Junior Win
(Photo. I loved travel by train. I lay down on the seat freely. I breathed the open air came from the window as the train drove along.) Most of my visits, I and my friends hired a van…
The Influence of Holmes and Watson from a Fan’s Perspective by PwintPhyu Nandar
The Influence of Sherlock Holmes (and John Watson) from a Fan’s Perspective The way Sherlock Holmes is personified (in books, movies, and television series), it seems so that no piece of writing will do him any justice. And…
Monkey Business by Saw Ngo
On box: “Election Commission.” On paper: “Constitution.” What the monkey is telling the man, “President” Thein Sein: “We’ve gotta uphold the constitution.”
Dying to go Home by Maung Yit
“I’m dying to go back home!” “If you’re dying, then how can you get back home?”
Electricity in Burma by Kyaw Thu Rain
Electricity in Burma; used to power other countries.
A Book Review on Animal Farm by Junior Win
Only 120 pages of this book published from England in 1945 august. The author, George Orewll had no stomach for Communism. He hated limitless imprisonment, censorship in newspapers and the deed of military forces.‘Animalism’, in this story, ‘is an allegorical mirror of…
As the Stars that Shall be Bright When We are Dust by Junior Win
O Dear Writer! Our fearful trip is not done yet, The ship has weathered every rack, The prize we sought is not won yet, The port is far, the bells I hear away, the people all exhausting, Where on the deck our…