paying tribute for the 8888..!

In burmese, this very digit EIGHT is pronounced as "shit"..
hee.. ops..clash of culture!
To us, the true blue burmese, the digit "8" brings to mind the fateful event that took place in 1988...! This date "8.8.88" is known as 8888 to us. This was the RED day where pro-democracy protests erupted in Myanmar. The protests were initiated by the students demanding the restoration of a democratic government in Myanmar. Inspired by the students, government workers, monks and ordinary citizen also joined in the protests. The protests led to the fall of dictatorial regime of General Ne Win but the army took over the power immediately afterwards and ruthlessly ended the movement (quoted from HERE).

Indeed, it had been "shity" as it sounds to be.. I had been young at that time but still cant recall the call of students and the bloodshed shown on Tv and the gossips and rumor spread among the people at that time..
On this day...I will pay tribute here to the protesters who lost their lives. ..to those who participated in this demostrations..believe in JUSTICE..to our rights..and to freedom... In remembrance of and as an honour to students, monks and civilians involved in the largest demonstrations, bloodshed, the people of Burma have ever seen..and experienced before!

19th July..

July 19, 10:37am..

the memorable day is here once again..!

actually the old dilo bear used to be ignorant of such things..!its HIM who has indirectly introduced our past history to me..

because of HIM i have indeed learnt alot..alot alot..how to be a true blue burmese :D...thankie!

hApi W*A*S*O!

Waso Full moon Day in (July) commemorates the Buddha's First Sermon and the beginning of the Buddhist Lent..a period for reflection, meditation and contemplation. Ordinary folk are also expected to be more spiritual...try to restrain from killing, theft, lies,.. Events such as marriages and moving house are avoided..!
hoat te hoat?
hee..now i know the meaning of this day..

have faith!

28th of June!

marks..the day..a year older..for NMK..!to the one who is currently trap in a dark world, restricted, confined within walls, physically and mentally..

but,

my fren, ..dun give up!..have faith..coz we are praying, wishing and hoping..!

i believe that somehow it is nearer..to ur freeedom..to ur independency..to the sunshiny days..!

it doesn't matter - - Kay Sah Ma She Bu

The award-winning [Winner of “Best Music Video” in the Bare Bones Film Festival of 2006 and recently won the Erase Hate-Promote Tolerance at the Tulsa Script-2-Screen Film Festival]!This music video is about a Clinton native who expresses his heartfelt appreciation for the culture of Myanmar (Burma), shot completely in the country. He expresses his heart felt appreciation for the culture of Myanmar (Burma). All the video footage was taken in Myanmar and woven into the lyrics of this original song for the People of Myanmar (Burma).

sang by John Handley (aka U Jon Gyi) who has a burmese wife, introduced by Dr Soe :

i wonder why is it that for those who are not locals (burmese) can feel for our motherland and yet why our own burmese people can remain indifference and make profit out of donations..for the victims?! ..

but whatever it is i believe that despite all these, it doesn't matter at all..

..there is a time..for everything, when..retributions will come, when debts will be paid, freedom will be obtained and most importantly our country will be prosperious once more..!

soul touching poem by unknown poet !

Burma's Non-Political Flood

Water, water, all around me
But I am so..so… thirsty.
Here, there, human bodies' everywhere
But none alive accompany me and share.

And I look at myself
Broken hopes and empty handed.
And I look further around
Just like a post heavy-battled ground.

Wild cyclone has wiped all things down.
Where are those kids from innocent playground?
Where are students in the green and white uniform?
Where is my town always singing along country rock songs?
Where are my mates who search for freedom and independent?
Where are those local chicks with new-leaf-color lips?
Where are those parents with a too busy habit?
All my questions disappear,
All my answers whisper…and whisperer.
Collaborated disaster of the nature and the dictator!

And I constantly hear voices from my empty stomach
Asking me food, forcing me speak out and stand up.
I silently speak with my loudest, to the entire world
Then mankind's sympathies come and knock my door.

Let me now open my door'
Cause those sympathies will help to fix my wounded floor.
Let me invite them with an open heart'
Cause those sympathies will help my life reconstruct.

Hello Mr. militarists,
Your guns are currently useless,
My demands are urgently needed,
Here, I'm alive, not a corpse yet,
Neither much time left.
Together, let's work out as a nice diplomat!

(Dedicated To My Mother And People Of Burma Who Lost Lives AndWho Are Hardly Survived Under Both Natural And Political Weathers!)

this is a poem forwarded to me from a friend..i wonder who is the poet!...he or she wrote so well..i pray and hope and wish that more help will reach these victims soon..before they too die of hunger, disease and injuries..please please please..someone out there..have a heart..turn back and ...look out for them!!!

what have they done ?

I wonder if there is presence of another “Adolf Hitler” in our golden land…?
Someone or that particular community whose believe is so extreme and whose thirst for power and control is so immense that he/they will sacrifice anything and do anything, not allowing any obstacles on the ladder to success and achievement of yet more authority and power. Perhaps he who is more vindictive than Hitler, manages to “employ” (or rather refuse to issue warnings) natural disaster to create a massacre. A massive loss of lives ranging from young, old or even monks. The ugly truth is slowly unveiling and with each precious moment, things are getting from bad to worse.

the video is curtesy of aungsayapyi

Prevention is said to be better than cure. But from the way things are at presence, there had been no prevention or will there be any cure in the near future. Even if aids are pouring in constantly to help the wounded Myanmar, the evil shield is still there to thwart such acts. I wonder when will there be “creator of miracle” to put a stop to these? People are talking and debating on the solution to solve this problem that is enlarging, working faster than a cancerous cell with each passing day. There have been discussions and reports of amounts of donations from various countries around the world but I wonder if they are the real solution to the root of the problem or was it acts to show that they too participate in such humanitarian activities? I wonder..

bless the kind souls!

bless are those kind souls who have contributed..either through financial help or tangible things

>>
Update more details soon. Photos of Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7385268.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7384111.stm

Videos of Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7385289.stm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVi3IBNjjS4

Appeal to HELP Myanmar Cyclone Victims ~

In life..
all of us can’t be captains, some have to be crew.
all of us can’t be main leads, some have to play supporting roles.
all of us can't be leaders, some have to be followers.
all of us can't be bosses, some have to be subordinates.

Actually there is always something for all of us to do.

So

if you can’t be the highway, then be a great trail.
If you can’t be the sun, be a star.
If you can’t be the initiator, be a motivator.
If you can’t be the pivot factor, be the reliable factor.

It isn’t by size or sheer amount of quantity that you win or you fail.
The difference lies in just being the best at whatever you are.
Giving whatever you can afford to..

so let's do a part..coz a little help from us make a big impact on them!

can see more from him <<Mg Chan>>

misty morning

Goodie morning: D

Lately the morning are cooler and more misty which remind me similar weather in Myanmar in the month of Oct, Nov and Dec, especially in yangon and taung gyi! Even though sleep did not come easily like it used to in the past few nights, I was lucky to catch a glimpse of this cooling beautiful sight of sunrise in the morning...somehow someday I hope I can go back to my motherland - - Myanmar ..To wake up to a beautiful cooling morning

pin a Red Ribbon!

"...tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree.."

this "Yellow ribbon" song was sung in early 70s or so, in support of jail birds ( i believe i am being such a prejudice against them by linking them with such a term! ts tsk..so bad of me) or rather in a more humane term would be to refer these people as whom had one reason or another ended up having stayed in prison for a period of time.

how about the baby Pinki ribbon? those are to represent the brave women who had won the battle against Breast Cancer! to women, breasts are vital part of their body. because two humps protruding out of their bodies are not just for physical health purposes but also representing their womenhood. without them, one can't help but feel less of a "female". however due to circumstances, which i believe is in most cases, the breasts have to cut off to prevent any cancerous cell from spreading to other organs of the body. women have to fight agasint this ugly illness and also to term up with the fact that what they pride to have had been lost forever.

as for the RED Ribbon, the burmese especially in singapore are wearing them to show their support for those who dare to walk against, for those chaffrom robes, against the brutal, violent and over-possesive-for-power Theives in yangon! Subsquently, it is also to show that our hearts will beat as ONE no matter how far away we might be from our needy motherland!Cheers to those who dare to walk ..

wonder if u are wearing the red ribbon today ?!

let's say a little prayer

with the recent roller-coaster like events taking place in yangon, the very heart of Myanmar..with the world famous "BIg BOYS" standing by, to sit and stare, and passing mere comments, with no one daring to step out and help...

while many with strong conviction and faith, join in thousands others like them...to do what they believe is their only way to show at their most desperate moments..

so

let us not ask why but more of what we can do...for our needy motherland!

even if it is just a prayer or mere financial support, let''s give our best for a tiny effort accumulated together can bring about a mega force..

if we could hold on together!!!!!

Traditional Blessing and Healing Chant

Just as the soft rains fill the streams,

pour into the rivers, and join together in the oceans,

so may the power of every moment of your goodnessflow forth to awaken and heal all beings

--

those here now,

those gone before,

those yet to come.

By the power of every moment of your goodness,

may your heart's wishes be soon fulfilledas completely shining as the bright full moon,

as magically as by a wish-fulfilling gem.

By the power of every moment of your goodness,

may all dangers be averted and all disease be gone.

May no obstacle come across your way.

May you enjoy fulfillment and long life.

For all in whose heart dwells respect,

who follow the wisdom and compassion, of the Way,

may your life prosper in the four blessingsof old age, beauty, happiness and strength.

Buddhist source: Holistic Living

why like tat one eh? :(

This particular piece of news on

“SINGAPORE : Police have issued a stern warning against those who organize and participate in illegal assemblies” sadden my heart…when I first read it!

Police issue warning against illegal assembliesBy Lee Foong Ming, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 01 September 2007 1742 hrs

SINGAPORE : Police have issued a stern warning against those who organise and participate in illegal assemblies.

This follows an assembly of a group of Myanmar nationals dressed in white at the Orchard MRT Station last Saturday (25 August). They later headed for the City Hall MRT Station. Police say the the intent of the assembly, which did not have a police permit, was to show support for fellow Myanmese who had been protesting back in Myanmar. In the past few weeks, the capital of Yangon and other townships in in Myanmar have witnessed a series of protests against fuel price hikes, leading to several arrests. Investigations indicate the assembly in Singapore was organised through the short messaging service (SMS). Twenty-three Myanmese nationals are now assisting police in their investigations, including three who are believed to have initiated the SMS messages. Following reports that there will be another similar assembly this weekend, Police have reminded the public they should not participate in an assembly or procession that does not have a permit as it is an offence to do so. - CNA

I m really at a loss as to post my comments on it…

wonder if these brave ones will make another attempt again..

But whatever it is, my prayers are with them and for those suffering in Myanmar!

i salute to thee..for those who dare to walk

I sincerely… and with much appreciated admiration....
SALUTE to those women..men..aunties..uncles..brothers..sisters..
Those who dare to walk..those who are fearless of any arrest or threat...
To become the VOICES of the nations....

Actually there are people, not just those Burmese in Myanmar alone, even on this small island of Singapore, peaceful attempts have been made to join this group of "WALK" to bring both awareness and necessary actions against unreasonable and unfair treatments !

W - - with

A - - almighty

L - - love and stregth to

K - - kill the fear and bring justice to those who deserved!

54th Anniversary of Martyrs' Day of Burma

54 years ago on July 19, 1947 at approximately 10:37am

the national hero and architect of Burma's independence, General Aung San and seven other cabinet ministers were assassinated by a group of armed men in uniform while they were holding a cabinet meeting at what was known as 'The Secretariat' in downtown Rangoon. This tragic event has remained in the hearts of the people of Burma as a great loss. ..even to this very day..

and because being a Burmese despite being descendent of chinese heritage, I remembered this day..and pay my tribute to our inspiring LEADER!

Dear SIR, I salute to thee!