I became aware of a UC Berkeley Human Rights Center report on Burma through Burmanet and found the report, titled “The Gathering Storm” (The Johns Hopkins report is here).
I wrote quite a lot, extracting details from the report, but for some reason, when I saved the draft on WordPress, everything I had written was deleted. [...]
According to various sources (VOA; Washington Post), U.S. diplomats, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Eric John, met with three Burmese ministers, Nyan Win (Foreign Affairs), Kyaw Hsan (Information), and Khin Aung Myint (Culture) in Beijing this Tuesday June 26. The discussions included the ongoing issue of human [...]
The Barron’s MCAT prep book I bought to prepare. (My application for some volunteering at a hospital is blurred.)
The MCAT. The Medical College Admissions Test. Believe it or not, I have started studying for the MCAT exam, which I’ll take three years down the line. I only graduated high school a week ago, but I [...]
My grandfather’s house has an immense collection of Buddha statues, extending throughout the entire length of the living room. The most interesting Buddha in the three altars is one in a bottle. It is amazing how the artisan managed to put the elaborate altar, details like the disciples and flower vases inside the bottle, but [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi at her house in July 1995
I originally wanted to write something in Burmese about Aung San Suu Kyi, but I felt intimidated by the many excellent writers in the Burmese blogosphere. My Burmese spelling is subpar and I lack the vocabulary of people raised in Burma. So I will write it [...]
Affluence in the gated development of Pun Hlaing Golf Resort, near Rangoon. Photo by clkr.
The Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act 2003, signed into law by President Bush, implemented sanctions against Burma’s military junta for failing to hand over power to the National League of Democracy. This act is set to expire on July [...]
I have been completely stressed out trying to catch up in classes I have slacked in all semester, in an effort to prevent UCLA from revoking my acceptance. Luckily, I’m 100% certain that I have passed all of my classes, doing better than I did first semester, though my senior year will be the worst [...]
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