It seems that I need to explain something to readers of this blog, especially since I have been contacted by the BBC World Service for an interview as Aung Htin Kyaw.
I have been blogging for the past year under my Burmese name “Aung Htin Kyaw,” which is neither official and is primarily used by my [...]
This Christmas break, I will be going to Asia. It’s my first time going back in two years and I am excited. Since I was 13 when I last had my passport made, I had to go in person to renew it, and I will be expecting the new passport (chip-embedded and all) in two [...]
The Las Vegas strip, from a pedestrian bridge between the Venetian and The Mirage hotels.
I have been absent from blogging for the past few days, because went on a road trip with my family to Nevada and beyond, staying three nights in Las Vegas. I never bring my laptop with me on vacations, so I [...]
Sorry about the following rant.
I am completely irritated at one of my closest friends, P. I, along with another friend, D, had the notion that P would be rooming with us at UCLA in the coming fall. When I found out who I would be dorming with, I was mildly surprised, since one of the [...]
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I am finally back from UCLA’s grueling 2 nights and 3 days 1st year orientation session. It feels so good to be back home, despite the initial exhilaration at living free from my family for a few days. The comforts of home definitely outweigh the ‘independence’ of living in college dorms. Perhaps [...]
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