com·pla·cen·cy (n) a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
It often feels futile to write posts on a small-timing blog about the major events in Burma. I feel as if I’m swimming in deep water, [...]
Kodaw Hmaing, one of the most influential literary figures in modern Burmese history, died on this day in 1964. His life is worthy of being known. Ba Zan Lin has a wonderfully detailed post on Kodaw Hmaing’s life, although it is in Burmese. In the introduction, he describes Kodaw Hmaing as “the foremost literati and [...]
Martin Luther King, Jr. at far right, with his family
Today, January 15, marks the birth date of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who would be 78 today, were he not assassinated. He, along with countless others, helped to change institutionalized injustice and discrimination that marred America’s image as a land of equality. Although [...]
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