About
My pseudonym is Aung Htin Kyaw. I was born in Los Angeles, where I have lived my entire life. I am a college student attending UCLA.
I generally write about Burma (focusing on politics, society and culture), although I will go off on tangents sometimes, writing about my life and current events. Feel free to comment, criticize and analyze anything I’ve written in my blog — and please correct me if I’m wrong.
What’s a viss? Viss. It’s the English name of a traditional Burmese weight measurement, known as peiktha. I guess the British decided to use the Pali name, visa. I guess the ‘50′ is an arbitrary number.
My e-mail is hintha121 [at] gmail.com.
The image header is a cropped photo I took of Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Pegu from the hilltop Hinthagon Temple.
19 Comments
January 3, 2007 at 11:15 am
Dear Aung Htin Kyaw,
Best wishes for opening a new window for Burma. And thanks for lovely pictures!!!
January 4, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Hello there,
You have a great blog with excellent writing, well conversed and the photos are just great. It’s good to read another mm blogger from opposite end of the world. Keep up the good work and I’m rolling you.
G’day.
January 4, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Rajshekhar: Thank you, and good luck on your new endeavour, Burma Review. The writing is superb.
Mayvelous: Thanks. Your blog is very interesting. I enjoy reading your entries, from the viewpoint of a Burmese in Fiji!
January 5, 2007 at 4:42 am
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January 5, 2007 at 10:40 am
Yeap, your blog is really interesting!
January 8, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Check out the website.
[him] moderator
January 8, 2007 at 3:39 pm
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January 11, 2007 at 3:18 am
It is indeed a great work. I like it.I love Burma most because my very very loving great granny was from Daria of Burma. I want to trace my roots in Burma but it seems to be mirage but not a day goes without the thought of burma. Will some one help?
nachiappan
January 15, 2007 at 12:48 am
Thai TV: Thanks. Your website’s interesting as well; too bad I don’t know Thai.
[him] moderator: What an amazing outlet of HIV information for Burma, a rarity. I’m blogrolling it. Amazing photos and drawings as well.
Nachiappan: Thank you. I’m not sure how to trace your ancestry in Burma, but I think it’s a good idea to find the birthplace (and place of death) of your grandmother, and if you have names/contacts of people who may help, it makes the search easier. Best of luck!
January 18, 2007 at 3:26 pm
It’s good to see another Burma blog spring up. Keep it up!!
February 20, 2007 at 11:24 am
Ohh……..U are 18 years old now, Aung Htin Kyaw???
I am proud of U !!!
How do u get Photos though u r not staying in myanmar??? U recently visit to Myanmar ???
Do u love Myanmar though u born in Southern Californian ?
Glad to know U!
March 22, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Are you the man that protest for all in Burman?
Be careful, you can be confused with a rebel.
March 24, 2007 at 11:12 am
Hey,
ur photos are very impressive.
and good to see a blog on burma..
thanks
May 1, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Glad to find your blog, dude. I’ve always been interested in knowing more about Burma and its culture. Keep posting.
Mongkol
June 24, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Are you super killer?
June 29, 2007 at 4:53 am
hi raj,excellent.keep it up.
July 5, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Well. This is absolutely cool website created by another American-burmese born in another part of the world. I have my blog too, just to express what i have and to gain knowledge from others. It is written in Burmese, I am not sure whether you can read all. I was born in Burma, but raise up in other countries, so i am also eager to find out more about burma cultures cause I am happy that i am Burmese, the rice bowl of Asia.
December 19, 2007 at 12:26 pm
I know how you’re feeling. Don’t feel bad about everything. The world is made the way it’s supposed to be made. I’ll have to say every single burmese you talk to share your sentiments, not in a complacent way but rather a helpless way.
In Buddha’s teachings, everything happens for a reason. Every action results in consequences. We’ll just have to see. If peaceful change is not allowed, a more violent one will likely to follow. When an oppressor doesn’t take a chance for a peaceful change, he’ll likely to face violence. We all should hope this is not the way for Burmese people since a lot of lives can be lost.
What I’m trying to say is that just because some people and some countries are complacent about situations in burma, you shouldn’t quit blogging. You have a gift that can make a difference. Your writings really spread the awareness of burma. You don’t have to write all about politics. You can talk about humanitarian situations or things that people are not aware of. That of course should happen when you have time from classes.
December 21, 2007 at 11:19 am
Don’t think so much about situations in burma and spend so much time on thinking what to write on this blog. Focus more on your studies and become successful. Someone like you who cares so much about others needs to be successful, so the world can be a better place.
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