Monthly Archives: January, 2009
Letting one slip through
In a rare moment of candid and unfiltered news, The Myanmar Times published a AFP wire story on the deadliest natural disasters in 2008. It includes the following: In both … Continue reading
Double standards
The Economist had an interesting point to make on how governments react differently to different countries. In Thailand, an Australian journalist was charged and detained with lese majeste, that is, … Continue reading
Congratulations to Ashin Mettacara
Congratulations to Ashin Mettacara, an English-language blog written by the Burmese monk Ashin Mettacara for winning the title ‘Best Asian Blog’ in the 2008 Weblog Awards and bringing more visibility to … Continue reading
Pictures from the past
Recently, my dad began scanning family photos to preserve them digitally. I have opted not to show my family’s faces, but the color photos are especially striking, having been taken … Continue reading
Does God exist in Burmese Buddhism?
I’ve been reading Spiro’s Buddhism and Society in my spare time because it is an interesting study on Theravada Buddhism in village Burma and its cultural significance. The following is a … Continue reading
10 things I hate about the Burmese language
To be fair, Burmese isn’t the hardest language in the world to learn how to read and write. Its letters are simple and in general, pronunciation follows spelling. However, it … Continue reading
