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This-Is-Not-A-Book-Review Review: A Burmese Heart
Too often, history is viewed through men's eyes both domestically and internationally. It is often too easy to overlook the personal and political experience of women such as Ma Tinsa Maw Naing as mere...
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Katsudon for the Win
By now, you must have seen pictures of Myanmar’s Election Fever from yesterday on papers and social media pages. I cannot stress how big yesterday’s election was for Myanmar. People all over Myanmar...
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Could you almost hear the silence?
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each...
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The Taste of America, with Penkman’s prints
I am a huge fan of Joel Penkman. Her images are minimalistic and impactful. The content she works with serves as a quiet statement of everyday changes that have accrued over time to become part of a...
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Match made in Myanmar: Proximity Designs + Frog Design
Proximity Designs and Frog Design Inc. are both wonderful social enterprises using human-centered design to bring solutions to everyday problems in developing countries, making lives a little easier...
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Tide will ebb
This is the late night view of Shwedagon Pagoda from Thanlyin bridge. Now you can see it, but there’s no guarantee buildings will be blocking it in ten years’ time. Five? I’ve been back in Myanmar for...
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Economy of Reputation
in Yangon, any attempt to take a stand (be it contemporary art or sailing) or be in public limelight is self-exposure to endless mockery. This is particularly true when you are higher up the social...
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Mood for the day
Artist – Aung Win Year – 2013 Another painting I have fallen in love with at first sight. I adore the sound, the energy, the vibrant colors of this piece portraying a typical neighborhood, street party...
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A day in the life of a Yangonite on CNY
First time celebrating CNY back in my hometown in years! Kind of a big deal for me. I’m after all a Chinese Burmese. Yangon’s City Hall Of course this is my opinion. This whole blog is a heap of my...
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