Ha! I'm glad you finally put a new blog up. I was tired of seeing your cara. J/k- You have radical changes in your life, but you are right, its how you deal with these changes is what counts. If you figure this mess out- let me know.Yay Moe is graduating!!!!
Jackie said:
You know you are going to get a kick ass job. Everyone knows it so you might as well accept it. By the way my gmail works now- I'm so happy. ~ J
Harley said:
Booyah!
jackie said:
Yay Moe! Told you could do it. Now what are you going to do? "WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT. GOSH!"
lauren said:
yay moemoe!!! i am so happy for you, now make me earrings, just joking. congrats! :)
russ said:
Yeah Bay-Bee yeah!!! When I get back to Cali we gonna pah tay! I hate to say it but I told ya so!
Congradulations little sister! russ
liz said:
Yay moe moe! I'm so happy for you - and it was great to spend the day with you yesterday. I loved talking with you and hearing your opinions.
I'm so excited for your new career - good luck - Love, Liz
ron martinez said:
Miss moe moe
Yay moe moe , oh hell i didn't even know you didn't have a JOB. I was just looking for your page, as you can see i found you. But congrads to you ( beers on you ) Nice to see ya on sat. and now i'll drop a line to ya.
YOUR NEW FAN CLUB MEMBER
UNCLE RON
angie said:
Hi Moe,
Hope things are going well for you at work.
OK, I love reading. Your blogs are great. I also like looking at cool things people make. When will we get to see all the cool stuff you make on this site?
angie
angie said:
Hi Moe,
Hope things are going well for you at work.
OK, I love reading. Your blogs are great. I also like looking at cool things people make. When will we get to see all the cool stuff you make on this site?
angie
jackie said:
See everyone has been telling me that they hated this movie and now I am a little wary of seeing it. Thanks a lot! :)
angie said:
hi moe moe i love dessert
but i am confused about the milk since it doesn't say how much and the water. do i use 1 3/4 water first then 1 cup later?
here are the full instructions on how to make Sago .
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups plus 1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon butter
1 cup dry sago or tapioca
1 large or 1 1/2 pounds grated coconut
2 cups solid palm sugar OR 1 1/2 cups maple syrup
A pinch salt
Method:
Boil 1 3/4 cups water. Wash sago quickly; add to boiling water and stir.
Dissolve palm sugar in 1 cup heated water.
When sago begins to get transparent, add in dissolved palm sugar (or add maple syrup). Boil a few minutes more till sago is cooked through. most sago will look transparent - but watch out, it might all melt and get starchy. so make sure, the fire is low-medium at all times.
you can drink this as a hot dessert type soup or you can let it set in a tray and then when it's set into a jelly like texture, you can spread grated coconut over it or you can scoop out the sago and roll it in grated coconut if you really like coconut!
Let me know if you do try to make it! =)
Angie said:
thanks moe so i don't need milk?
3. sago (a kind of tapioca) boiled with milk, water, sugar.
me said:
I feel you Moe. I always get checked too. Apparently I look very dangerous-lol.
Kin said:
They discriminate against everybody! I got checked. They made me take off my flip flops and throw away my eyebrow plucker! grrrrr....
yan naung said:
one of the most uplifting things i've heard since that bloody election day:
"In every town, this movement was being fueled and often led by young people. I don't ever want to hear another adult talk about how apathetic the youth are or how they don't have "it" in them. What you are about to see in the coming months is going to shock you. These kids aren't going away. They have a resilience that cannot be snuffed out by older people's whining and moaning about the state of America. THEIR America has yet to be formed as they see it, and this one setback is not going to stop them. "
www.michealmoore.com
Ming Ho said:
Hi
jackie said:
Yay Moe! Damn girl its about time. Just playing. Yay Moe. lol...
Kin said:
Moe, good job on your hw. A++++++++++++ I hope it was therapuetic. Remember it's always good to try and change the negative energy to positive because bad shit always happens so we always will have to deal with something. Ohhhh and another positive thing about your moving. You are closer to Jackie and me! ;-) hehehhehehe Love ya!
jackie said:
I am so proud of you Moe. Life is hard and it sucks when you are sick- but you're gonna be all good- Kin and I will make sure of it...
jackie said:
I can't decide whether I like red beans and ice
or
If I am intrigued because there are beans on ice (interesting for a girl who eats beans in tortillas or with rice) lol....
jackie said:
I totally feel you Moe Moe. I had one of those moments this morning.... I think we will get the hang of merging...
thinyi said:
Hi Moe Moe,
I came upon your site by chance...actually, I forget how. Anyway, I read your first journal entry and although we're three years apart in age, I felt as if you were literally reciting my life up until the shopping bit, that is. I went a different route from that ...with less artistic tendencies. I used to write alot as a child and painted during my pre-teens. Quite seriously too. All that seems a life time away now but your entry was quite inspiring.
Anyway, keep being you!!
best wishes,
Thinyi
Kin said:
You should add that you are thankful for your talent and your ability to attract and keep friends who love you dearly!!!! MUAH!!!!!! =9
jackie said:
Yeah Moe Moe- shake those two people out of your head. You can do it and even if you aren't sure you know what to do. Listen to yourself- don't doubt (easy to say I know)- I have faith in you, kid.
-J
Thinyi said:
Nice pictures, sis! Snapshots of your life :). I've been in Nebraska (work) for the past week or so and just got back home last night. My mom just walked by and saw your parents picture and she said she thinks she knows them but can't remember how exactly. She kept saying "very familiar...O, a-yan thwae buu da bae!!" anyway, hope everything's well with you and keep posting more of your poems! They're lovely.
Love,
Thinyi
jackie said:
Ha- you better get your own dog- Jazz is mine...
lol- and I love Stitch- i like it when he laughs maniacally when you tell him that he is rotten.
Yan Naung said:
I found the 20 "what if" questions from your June 2004 archives and thought i'd answer them, cool stuff.
yeah, it's amazing how lyrics inspire and keep us going.
yan naung said:
wow, i just read your other posts, congrats on your new job sis!
jackie said:
Nah girl you rock! And Shirley Manson is tight as hell.
jackie said:
Hey sucka- why you getting mushy. Its all good. I think you and I should buy the Garbage cd today.
Moe Moe said:
because kindness is beautiful and makes me want to cry.
=)
jackie said:
Yay for happy things!
yan naung said:
gee, how long havn't you been back home?
and did you get the email i sent you like a week ago?
jackie said:
Yeah tell her to stop! People are funny...
Yan Naung said:
Oh, I heard about it, I think it's just some declaration by some exiled politician who hasn't even got popular support in Burma, doesn't carry much weight.
I was talking to my friend the other day about all these exiled politicians just going on and on about the "evil junta" and not actually doing anything to positively contribute to the country's development. All they do is push for more sanctions, ask people not to go to Burma, ask for support for the resistance fighters, etc, etc. It all just makes the people of Burma suffer more. Sorta like Bush and Iraq really.
jackie said:
Ay Moe-
I am glad your family is ok and I am very glad that you got to speak to them. Regardless of how far away you are from them- they will always be your family and you will be interconnected. Don't forget that.
Rob Naper said:
Dear Moe Moe,
Congratulations on beating the despair! I know that thing can be literally crippling. I was wondering, though, if you might be the same Maureen I grew up down the street from, who's sister, Gail Medina, I grew up with in Lowell, Mass? If so, could you let me know, please? Either way, congrats again!
Take Care,
Rob Naper
101 Summer St., Apt. 121
Malden, Ma. 02148
email: rob80148@juno.com
ricardo said:
It would be more advisable to smuugle phones into the country and a business for every body.
Tanya T said:
Wow... i know how shitty that construction noise is! SUCKS!
Wish u were here
Yan Naung said:
Hey! You're back in Singapore, how's things? Say hi to your parents for me. I wish I could visit there again sometime.
I just got to America about two weeks ago, it's fine here and I'm enjoying it.
Ok so now the question is how to use it/where to download installer and where to find more documentation of the system. :-)
I guess it's gonna be en-mm?
Well done, good writting. You score the highest of my grade. Picturesque fingures in your composition make me fell you are telling a story what i want to do to other.
Thanks a lot
Thant Zin Htun
Politechnic University of Kuopio
Finland
Yan Naung said:
Yeah, I heard about the Pyinnmana thing. It's ridiculous. These people think the whole country is a mobile military battalion that can be moved around like chess pieces.
I hope she can find a way to quit her job. It's really hard for the people in Yangon, it just sucks even more that we can't really do anything to help them, only listen to their cries and sympathise.
I am so disappointed in you. Send you to Singapore and you like new Madonna. Are you seriously telling me that Madonna doesn't gross you out when she is the leotard? I don't think I should be forced to see that every time I am on your blog. HA
Ehh what are you gonna do? lol
Moe Moe said:
I told you not to send me to Singapore!!! This is what you get when you send me to Singapore, me liking Madonna in her leotard.
I can't even listen to good Hip Hop over here. All they have is commercial shit. Ha! told you not to send me to Singapore, it's all your fault. LOL!
And it seems you can't go to the new capital unless you are invited.
Jackie said:
Dude-
How sad is it that we didn't even have easter eggs this year... booo.....
:)
TT said:
Happy Burmese New Year!!!!!! Woooo Hooo
NLS said:
How can he understand burmese unless he lives there? Also I dont think his voice can hit as Nigga, so poor rap album!! At lest he cant stand together with Sai Sai Kham Hlaing ( I dont like ).
Kin said:
HI Moe,
I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. You have my deepest sympathy. Please let me know if there is anything I could do to help or just anything at all. I love you and am here for you anytime ok?
Kin
jackie said:
Dear Moe-
I am so sorry about your dad- and yes he is resting. Know that I am there with you. I know that your dad is resting now- and you will meet again and be friends.
Dear Moe Moe,
I am deeply saddened to hear this sad news. even though what u said in last mail reminds me the condition, i was wishing for the best.
Moe Moe, i know there are no words that can be a comfort to you now. I just would like you to know that i'm thinking of you and that you have my heartfelt sympathy.
yours,
Myo
Har said:
I was shocked to read about your dad; I really hoped he would recover. I'm very sorry about his passing, he was smart, warm and fun. I won't forget him either.
-Har
Ceci said:
I kno how you feel.... I love you... It gets easier!!!!
Moe Moe said:
Hey everyone,
thank you for all the love and support.
Most of your posts were reflected your current emotion in these days. Desperate or zero feeling about everything. I think!
yuwei said:
i do...right now... i wanted to run...
Tanye west said:
Tell me that poem was for me!!
And if it is: Woooo Hoooooo Someone has written a poem about me!!!!!!!!!!
if not: that's a nice poem
lol
I miss u bella
I thought u might like this quote: "The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought unique and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours." Alan Bennett
Hi hon,
:) the poem was kinda for everyone. But you can trust that I did think of you when I was writing it. And it's true. I always love it when I read something that someone else has written, and it's like your life is flashing by.
COming HOme in 2 days, will be able to see your tattoo by then. I wanted to get one done here in Chiangmai, but after some serious consideration and financial issues, I dropped the idea. See ya!
the girl next door said:
I think the Burmese people may never be free from the military dictatorship in this lifetime. We should wise up and realise that hopes and dreams do not always come true if the Burmese continue to be a fragmented people. Truth is that many Burmese still live in extreme poverty with no hopes of change whereas a selected elite live out their *dreams* amidst the oppression of their own people by being indifferent.
To change and take charge is never easy but perhaps the elite should take the lead by bringing about dialogue between the government and opposition through their influence. It is precisely their indifference that the Burmese people may never be free.
I agree with you - the Burmese People may NEVER be free. However, if one believes that something will never happen, then they give up hope, they get confortable with the idea and then they give up.
Life will always be a struggle, so we cannot give up, no matter what we do. If what we are hoping for is particularly difficult and hard to get, I think we each can do little things to bring about change. I try to often blog about the horrid things going on in Burma, to remind me, my friends, and also people who have never known this. My way of doing the small things and alot of political activists doing these small things - will they just be a drop in the lake? Probably but alot of drops can fill the lake or dry it, whichever way it goes.
And yes, I know that the elites of Burma should be doing something about the situation. However, perhaps also, the only way they got to be at the elite level and are able to live in a crazy world that is immune to the poverty and repression in Burma, is by agreeting with everything the military says.
However, like you, I would like to invoke the elitein Burma - to dare - to dare to change the way Burma is.
But do you think they will? Because I personally don't know anyone of them but - when I have been in contact with them (either in Burma or Singapore) - the reaction from them is sadly this: "thank god for U Ne Win and also thank god for the military govt. Without them, I wouldn't be doing well". that kind of selfish mentality, my dear, is what ruins us all.
Jeff!!!!
I'm so glad you are coming back! we all missed you here. Call me up when you are here, yeah?
xo
Jackie said:
Ah, Dude it looks kickass! I still haven't put the picture up of the one for my grandma. Now you know what I mean when I say I want a ton more tattoos. I would get a full body suit if I had the means and was self-employed- which I will eventually remedy.
Wow ma, it's cool. That's really your dad signature? Man that's so cool with the shooting star. :D
Ma nar buu lar. It's on the wrist, soft skin part. Me scare of poking my skin. Anyway been busy and just checked ur email so come to check it out. :P
Ur mom still not seeing yet? hehe
Jackie! I forgot that you did one for your grandma! hello? put it up, so I can see it. yeah I totally want more tattoos now but I want them to be meaningful... hmmm... what to do.. lol.. and yeah watching a ton of Miami Ink does not help either. hahaha
Nyi ma lay May ye...
Nar te, nar tau nar te. Da bay meh, khan lo ya bar te. Doe ngo taung ma ngo buu.. haha haha.
Only the middle part hurt a bit much. The rest is ok - just bit my lip and I was fine. lol.
Yeah and it's really my dad's signature.. the tattoo artist did it really well - exact replica.
NLS said:
You have lots of artistic thinking and behaviors, I do believe!
NLS said:
>> Probably my favorite book in the world
^^ Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VV Everytime, when i gaze the stars, little poor prince always pop up in my mind along with this story.
Angel.Detector said:
" Nothing is impossible ,
There's Nothing still impossible "
One Day...., We'll.....,
Angel.Detector
STTW said:
It is indeed a nice song but I dont have the courage to listen to those lines;
"I didn’t get to tell him
All the things I had to say"
There is another song - Alone again naturally by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Those songs bring back the painful memory of one Christmas morning when my father passed away.
I love doing collages. But lately I'm short on images because I don't have any magazines.... Singapore magazines are expensive to buy - they are like 5, 6 dollars each and their images aren't very cool, so I'm gonna try and find more images and yes, you must show me your collage creations!
Ooh la la, tres cool!!!!
You have inspired me to do more. You know, I used to do alot more art when I used to hang out with Jackie (www.moeyyo.com/mt). I miss those days. I'm going to compensate! thanks for sharing!!! i'll post new ones when I've done more
NLS said:
Tnx Moe2 :)
Yan Naung said:
Whoa, that was an angry post.
I hate Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein, she's so fake. It's all the same in the Burmese entertainment business, the more ridiculous you look, the more ridiculous the things you do, the more people think you're "khit mhe" and cool, another example is Yazar Nay Win.
Yeah I definitely agree that it's a false notion of independence that's being created by people like her and other entertainers. In the Burmese psyche, there's this huge divide between "good girls" and "bad girls".
How do Burmese men feel about this? As far as I know, it depends on how the particular woman presents herself. I feel that in general, it isn't hard to get a Burmese guy to respect a Burmese woman for her intellect, ability and dignity. I mean the person the whole country respects and worships is a woman who's an examplary human being in every sense of the word.
I request that Burmese women, for their own sake, take the initiative and make something of themselves and forge their own lives. Our culture values education and so that should be the most important thing that they should strive for to begin with. Our culture values modesty, humility and politeness, that is another thing they should strive for.In our culture, there is no mutual respect, it's top down, someone above you won't respect you as much as someone below you. So, to make your voice heard and get around it, the trick is no never say "no" in a confrontational way, get the oppressors (and I mean this in the widest possible sense) to reason with themselves, see their own inner contradictions, and their shame will be your victory. Persuasion is a much more effective weapon than confrontation.
I try to tell Win Lei that all the time, that its the individual that you have to bring out, show that you are something and the men will be left in shock and awe.
Yes, I would definitely agree that in the long run, in the coming generations, a confrontation on a national level is definitely needed, something akin to the civil rights and women's rights movements that took place in the west in the previous century. But it is individuals who make up a movement, they have to confront the world in their own way, everybody has to take on the initiative to construct a world for themselves imbued with the values that they hold sacred. Joining in on a wave of destruction that confronts the status quo head on means nothing if it is not the individuals themselves who have the power and the belief that it is their individual selves who will make the difference.
Hey thanks for that comment, that was great.
Yeah, lol, I was really upset. I had just figured all this out a few days ago and then I kept seeing in the news about all these racist things happening to Burmese refugees abroad and something snapped, man. I know that DASSK is highly respected, etc. But I didn't know if the rest of the women in the country would get the same treatment. I mean, it's very rare for a woman in Burma to speak out, etc. And what you meant by the individuals themselves who believe in the power to change - that's exactly what I mean - each and every Burmese woman, girl, boy and man have to start thinking about respect and the rights that the woman should have.
And confrontation - is a way of persuasion. And I don't mean for angry women to gather and throw rocks or anything. I mean for women to get together and think about what needs to be done about this false notion of independence and what needs to be done to get real independence and then confront the government and the rest who would still like to see them repressed.
And you are right - the reason I was upset also was that - these false notions of independence and freedom - they hint that Burmese women don't really have to be modest or any of that anymore - which is not what modernity is about you know..
And yes - the worse thing the government has done to the people in Burma is that they take away their ability to learn and think - by shutting down schools - so yes, education is important. And I do beleive that the Burmese woman need to educate themselves on what needs to be done.
yeah, I think we are kinda on the same wavelength... I was just angrier... lol I love debating with you. :)
And what did you say to Win Lei about her comment on Burma Digest? I tried to read her comment but I didn't understand, man.
and yes, I tried to tell her to be true to herself all the time. it's hardly working.
My 1st impression when I saw those photos was, I quickly scrolled down my browser and changed the tab to hide them. Then slowly check it back. My instinct reaction justified that I was embarrassed to see those photos. Like you said, don't know why u felt that, but you felt it and you react on it.
That been said, my thoughts on your post are a bit vague. Am I to understand that you don't blame her for wearing such and the government is to be blamed for restriction on women right? More precisely, you encourage and approve of Burmese female dressing up like that?
Don't take me wrong, I don't give a shit about the government and their rules. By saying the above, plz don't misunderstand me and think that I support the government cos' not in the 7hell NO, I don't!
The fact is I’m confused with your points. May be I’m too naïve to see them but I find it hard to relate your points of modernization, women rights and the god damned government.
Call me traditionalist but her style of dressing up no matter whatever intention she plans to achieve (false independence or whatever), will not work. IMHO, everything has a limit.
Being modernized is one thing and over doing is another. Rock star or not, being free or independence, I do not like Burmese acting like that. May be some ppl find that sessy but I despise that. Hmmm I don’t know, I still not use to some acts yet. :)
Very good write up ma. I love reading ur post.
Hey May,
Sorry about not being clear. It was 2 AM and I was angry, lol. You see, May, I think that if a woman should choose to wear ugly transparent pants because she has no taste and thinks she looks sexy in it, she should be allowed to - but I would like for her choices to have been made on clear understanding of her rights, of what her dressing means, etc. I do believe that Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein (PPKT) and the rest of these "HOT" girls dress the way they do in Burma because they think they should emulate the west, be modern, they want to give up the Burmese humility aspects - since the government has opened up the country - it's become more and more "ok" for girls to stop wearing traditional clothes etc. WHy? Because the rich people bring in the goods to sell from other countries and the rich people want you to buy the clothes and who are the rich people in the country, May? it's kinda the same with drugs like cocaine, LSD and so on. who do you think brought the drugs in first in to the country? I think it's was U Ne WIn's sons or soemthing like that.
But you know what, in the west, even though it's not perfect out there (no where is) the women out there have more rights, still get respected, doesn't usually have to sleep with anyone to be in the entertainment biz (and if anyone said she had to, there are rules that protect her). You see - it's a woman's right - and they are given protection and more.
Whereas, in Burma - these girls are being told it's ok to dress that way, it's ok to stop being traditional, it's ok to be not modest, it's ok to start having sex early (this is even more dangerous, considering no one educates the women on STDs or babies and who bears te consequences? women do)- AND it's all for whose benefit? Not the women - it's all for the benefit of the men in Burma.
Do you know what I mean? The reason I said that I don't blame PPKT is because - I don't know - maybe I think she is too influenced - trying too hard to please - or be "HOT" or something... but then I don't know her and i've never even heard one of her songs to comment about her.
I realised that the root of my anger had to do with the fact that the govt just bring these false notions of independence and makes it look to everyone in the country and outside that they are actually doing ok when they are not, you know.
I mean, I spent 16 years of my life in different countries besides Burma and my sense of independence, my sense of what my rights are and my awareness of how I should be treated is very different. I am multicultural - I see things from different points of views (even when I don't want to) and I know that the western influence is one that a country cannot escape from, when it is opening up it's markets to the outside world. But when a government opens up a country to outside influences, then that government is also responsible for giving the people of the country the same rights, the same protection and the same freedom and ability to think, ability to educate oneself, to have human rights.
Really cool!
I also feel very disappointed about that, with the same amount of $, can do many things for helping the poors. Besides, why should such a noble landmark like Shwedagon pagoda be replicated?! Simply making no sense. Here is a joke by Zagana I copied from http://tinyurl.com/rl95p
Myanmar's brand of humor would seem innocuous in most societies, like a joke now making the rounds that Maung Thura told about a chat by an Englishman, an American and a man from Myanmar, also known as Burma.
"Our man who had no legs could climb Mt. Everest," brags the Englishman, and the American shoots back, "Our man sailed across the Pacific with no hands." Then the Burmese chimes in: "That's nothing. Our country has been ruled for 18 years by a group of men who have no heads."
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I'm adding your site to mine, hope u don't mind.
Hey,
ya I heard that joke before. I know - we have a sense of humor in times like these. But honestly, that sense of humor is what has kept the Burmese ppl going all these years long.
And they are probably replicating the shwe da gon pagoda, just so they can have something shiny in gold to look at, it's not like they really care about Buddhism (if they did, how do they justify this treatment of ppl?)
Anyways, no, I don't mind you adding me. Thank you actually. I'm revamping my links too and I'l be adding you and more burmese bloggers as well!
Hey, Yangon Thu, You made me go remember past. Now, I’m getting older and fresh idea for poem is not out. So...so I scanned my memory and up one that 10 years old (My first Poem?). I only remember that one 'coz of it's short enough to stay in my memory :). But, Last line is I try for your “Weekend Poetry”.
There…
My
Poem of First..
Also Blog of First..
&
Don’t reach as Last..
:P
Piano Tuner - I'm so happy to have a new participant.. I'll link the poem you selected when I do the round up on monday. Thank you :)
Ko Tesla -
Ha! You finally have your own blog and may I just say that your handwriting reminds me of someone who was very dear to my heart? Maybe you know who. I love the poem by the way. I'm so happy to be the first one to leave a comment on your blog. :D
See, guys, it's so rewarding to do this poetry pushing thing because I read all the good poetry and then I'll just swoon.....
Poetry makes me happy.
I agree with you.Most of my friends are overstayed.Their life is terriblely sad.One of my best friend overstayed in last month. Now we can't hang out together like before and he can't visit to my room.Arrrrrrrr.......
I'll post poem as possible as i can although i'm not a poet or good poem writer. :)
Today i post a poem that i like but not for weekly poem.And I like your english writing skill.
mmBlues said:
Thanks Sis. This should be taken very seriously...
:D lol. I have actually not visited Singapore Craigslist since it's conception a year ago - and it was super dead, so no fun. Maybe it'll be all happening now, I should check.
Hmm, ok, so reading things like Maxim is funny because well, there are funny articles. And then reading some of the other ones - which are modeled after women's advice mags like Cosmo - they are funny because they tell you how to get girls, etc. I mean, you just have to read it, it's funny. I'd read it and go, nah uh, that's not how you get girls - lol. (even mags like Maxim falls for this soemtimes)
And then - there are these huge pictures of almost naked women in men's magazines and sometimes, it craks me up as to what men think are sexy poses.
And cosmo (women's mag) has stopped being funny - it's kinda pathetic now.
oh and the other reason I like men's mags?
Hot guys who are more often dressed well than not. :p
mmBlues said:
Closer... Now, you know about Men's weakness and their mental orientation, hidden agendas, competitiveness, and jealousy etc more than before????
well...men's weakness .... u mean the cheating ? - the girl (s?) in the movie cheated too.
so I'm still not sure what the motivation for that is, only that very often, ppl cheat because they are insecure, or afraid of letting go or losing.
the hidden agendas are interesting in this movie, esp they don't mention why Jane was disguised as Alice the entire time in the movie, you know. V. interesting.
I need to watch this movie again, i only saw like 2/3s of it.
mmBlues said:
Not about cheating sis, about our handlings of relationships... I suppose we are weak psychologically at times... compared to women. We react stupidly.. more than most women do. We torture ourselves. In this movie, the girls are much more mature, decisive and mentally stable even though the men got the upper hand.. especially Jude Law's character.. but he lost miserably because of his weakness (which is Men's weakness).. Men are not very forgiving... and as a consequence we suffer. Men are not as tough as we look we are... we are still very vulnerable.
Hehe.. I forgot the plot already; I may need to watch it again to talk about it...
Intersting comment, bro. I think it was very big of Alice/Jane to love the Jude law character so much that she doesn't even mention that she knew he wants to cheat.
yeah, i know men are not as tough as you guys look :p but most guys don't know that a lot of women find arrogance a turn off.
I mean, I was watching the movie The Departed this past weekend (u seen it? it's good). and the vulnerability and honesty is so much more refreshing than lies and a tough front.
mmBlues said:
I haven't watched the Departed yet. I will.. thanks!!
oh my goodness,, you were in burma and you forgot to eat all those things?
the first day or 2 that I'm in YGN, i go to bo gyoke zay and i buy like 1 of everything at the snack stalls and eat them, lol.
I understand how that must be. for 7 years, i never had tohoo thote either, it was really hard! lol
that's the good thing about living in singapore, i guess.. you can get all the burmese food here. I'm gonna miss that.
mmBlues said:
Yep, everytime I go back, I was eating other stuffs - Kyay Oo, Dan Pout, Moet Hingar and home made foods but totally forgot to eat To Huu thote... I am out of MM for just 4 yrs but forgot to eat To Huu thote years before that... I just remember it when you mentioned it... this will be on my list in Xmas holiday trip back to MM...
You 'r gonna miss that? Moving out of S'pore? Back to the states?
actually, u know I didn't have tohoo thote too much either, before I left. neither did i have la phet thote a lot (But then I was a kid, when I was in burma, so my tastes were kinda different). but now i eat them all the time.
u can get dan pout in england right, all the Indian shops must have them?
moet hin ghar... mom makes it like almost every weekend. i'm so spoiled with all the Burmese food here. I don't know how I lived in california without them. Oh yeah, there were other good food there, lol.
buy back those dry packets of mon hinghar from burma. that's most of what we use here. they are really good. just add more fish, if you want, u know.
moving out of s'pore? that's such a riddle right now. I keep making plans and they keep falling apart, so I'm not telling plans till I'm somewhere and then 'll blog from there. lol. but i'm here for a while, anyway.
mmBlues said:
Well yeah, I can get Dan Pout or Indian food in stores like Tesco or Sainsbury. But the flavor is really light. Getting back the food is hard in Heathrow because of bird flu... now it's worse because of the terror plans...
Anyway; good luck whatever you do or whatever your plan is.. :)
Just watched the Departed. Apart from big names such as J. Nicolson, L. DeCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin and Marky Mark (Wahlberg), the movie has not much goodies and is not worth to put in your DVD collection. Just a twisted undercover cop movie... Nothing to think about after the movie but good to watch if u like any actors in, or cop-movies..
I have collected Closer.. :D
mmBlues said:
And it makes perfect sense. Sony's advantage in TV & visual tech is in it's color definition and richness.
You know!? Now, Bagan server is consisting Artificial Intelligence. While I’m seeing this video, Bagan is making for me frame by frame with freeze. Support me like that...,
Oh .. Blue is Out . (Freeze)
Arr ... PopUp Green . (Freeze)
Wow ..... Red Flow . (Freez.)
Colours are Explosive . (Free...)
.............(Freez..)
........................(Fre....).....,
:)
KoCho said:
Hey Welcome back! How was your trip back? Enjoyed? Glad your blog is ON again! Though you talk too much (in a sweet nice way :P ), we really enjoy it!
Hope to see more posts of yours.... (also in your Fashion blog). (Oh BTW the color and font combination is a little hard to get used to for now... but it should be ok after awhile I think).
Hey welcome back Ma Moe. Long time no hear frm you. Glad you blogging again.
Ur fashion blog is great and i'm rolling now.
Yah the font color is very hard to read cos it's almost the same as background (dark font over dark background). May be my screen problem or my eyes.
Anyways good to see you bck ma ma.
Enjoy ur holiday seasons.
May
Yan Naung said:
Hey sis! Glad to have you back online!
Check this documentary out, it's about this author Robert Anton Wilson, maybe you know him. Here's the Bittorrent link:
http://www.mininova.org/get/451449
Here's the amazon.com link:
http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Anton-Wilson-Maybe-Logic/dp/B000EU1HQM/sr=8-1/qid=1167176178/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-0279489-2027867?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
sis moh moh
WCB :) nice background pic!
I m happy to read more and more of ur posts
(for me i m lazy in blogging now .. he hee)
Wishing you Merry X'mas and Happy New year 2007
Hey guys,
thanks for the comments - I feel all warm and fuzzy now :D
Ma May - I know - I love the background pic too - isn't it great?
And yes, I'm trying to fix the font color so you guys can read it better, yeah - but please be patient because I'm retarded when it comes to CSS codes. lol.
And Ko Cho - are you saying I talk too much? lol, i know, i know - I'm long winded.
Yan Naung, I'll definitely check out those links.. nice to hear form you too, dude, what are you doing for the holidays - still in the US?
MayV- I got your xmas card in the mail - thanks hon!
Thank you for supporting the fashion blog too.
xoxo
KoCho said:
This should be seriously noted by someone concerned: "I think I can only love something with all my heart when it's not there in my face, 24/7 - ALL the time." :D
Is that flower Zizawa? We used to have them blooming beautifully in Ygn.
And Yes, I was saying you talk a lot. :D But it's what the blogs are for, right? To talk! :P . Take care... really good to have you back online.
KoCho
Yan Naung said:
Yup, there's still no snow on the ground here in Vermont.
Ko Cho - hahaha - yes - all my relationships crumble when I have to look at someone for 24 hours. Maybe I just havent found someone whom I can tolerate or who can tolerate me, lol.
I don't know what the flower's name is. They have it all over Orchard ROad in SG. We used to have them in YGN too - and also these 4 leaf clover like white flowers. Sont know their name either.
Ya, it's good to be back after a little break.
YN - it's not snowing in Vermont? CHRIST! the Mayans were right, probably. Am trying to find the documentary you suggested here. WIll try to download when internet connection
Ha! I'm glad you finally put a new blog up. I was tired of seeing your cara. J/k- You have radical changes in your life, but you are right, its how you deal with these changes is what counts. If you figure this mess out- let me know.Yay Moe is graduating!!!!
You know you are going to get a kick ass job. Everyone knows it so you might as well accept it. By the way my gmail works now- I'm so happy. ~ J
Booyah!
Yay Moe! Told you could do it. Now what are you going to do? "WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT. GOSH!"
yay moemoe!!! i am so happy for you, now make me earrings, just joking. congrats! :)
Yeah Bay-Bee yeah!!! When I get back to Cali we gonna pah tay! I hate to say it but I told ya so!
Congradulations little sister! russ
Yay moe moe! I'm so happy for you - and it was great to spend the day with you yesterday. I loved talking with you and hearing your opinions.
I'm so excited for your new career - good luck - Love, Liz
Miss moe moe
Yay moe moe , oh hell i didn't even know you didn't have a JOB. I was just looking for your page, as you can see i found you. But congrads to you ( beers on you ) Nice to see ya on sat. and now i'll drop a line to ya.
YOUR NEW FAN CLUB MEMBER
UNCLE RON
Hi Moe,
Hope things are going well for you at work.
OK, I love reading. Your blogs are great. I also like looking at cool things people make. When will we get to see all the cool stuff you make on this site?
angie
Hi Moe,
Hope things are going well for you at work.
OK, I love reading. Your blogs are great. I also like looking at cool things people make. When will we get to see all the cool stuff you make on this site?
angie
See everyone has been telling me that they hated this movie and now I am a little wary of seeing it. Thanks a lot! :)
hi moe moe i love dessert
but i am confused about the milk since it doesn't say how much and the water. do i use 1 3/4 water first then 1 cup later?
Hey Angie,
I love dessert too.
here are the full instructions on how to make Sago .
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups plus 1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon butter
1 cup dry sago or tapioca
1 large or 1 1/2 pounds grated coconut
2 cups solid palm sugar OR 1 1/2 cups maple syrup
A pinch salt
Method:
Boil 1 3/4 cups water. Wash sago quickly; add to boiling water and stir.
Dissolve palm sugar in 1 cup heated water.
When sago begins to get transparent, add in dissolved palm sugar (or add maple syrup). Boil a few minutes more till sago is cooked through. most sago will look transparent - but watch out, it might all melt and get starchy. so make sure, the fire is low-medium at all times.
you can drink this as a hot dessert type soup or you can let it set in a tray and then when it's set into a jelly like texture, you can spread grated coconut over it or you can scoop out the sago and roll it in grated coconut if you really like coconut!
Let me know if you do try to make it! =)
thanks moe so i don't need milk?
3. sago (a kind of tapioca) boiled with milk, water, sugar.
I feel you Moe. I always get checked too. Apparently I look very dangerous-lol.
They discriminate against everybody! I got checked. They made me take off my flip flops and throw away my eyebrow plucker! grrrrr....
one of the most uplifting things i've heard since that bloody election day:
"In every town, this movement was being fueled and often led by young people. I don't ever want to hear another adult talk about how apathetic the youth are or how they don't have "it" in them. What you are about to see in the coming months is going to shock you. These kids aren't going away. They have a resilience that cannot be snuffed out by older people's whining and moaning about the state of America. THEIR America has yet to be formed as they see it, and this one setback is not going to stop them. "
www.michealmoore.com
Hi
Yay Moe! Damn girl its about time. Just playing. Yay Moe. lol...
Moe, good job on your hw. A++++++++++++ I hope it was therapuetic. Remember it's always good to try and change the negative energy to positive because bad shit always happens so we always will have to deal with something. Ohhhh and another positive thing about your moving. You are closer to Jackie and me! ;-) hehehhehehe Love ya!
I am so proud of you Moe. Life is hard and it sucks when you are sick- but you're gonna be all good- Kin and I will make sure of it...
I can't decide whether I like red beans and ice
or
If I am intrigued because there are beans on ice (interesting for a girl who eats beans in tortillas or with rice) lol....
I totally feel you Moe Moe. I had one of those moments this morning.... I think we will get the hang of merging...
Hi Moe Moe,
I came upon your site by chance...actually, I forget how. Anyway, I read your first journal entry and although we're three years apart in age, I felt as if you were literally reciting my life up until the shopping bit, that is. I went a different route from that ...with less artistic tendencies. I used to write alot as a child and painted during my pre-teens. Quite seriously too. All that seems a life time away now but your entry was quite inspiring.
Anyway, keep being you!!
best wishes,
Thinyi
You should add that you are thankful for your talent and your ability to attract and keep friends who love you dearly!!!! MUAH!!!!!! =9
Yeah Moe Moe- shake those two people out of your head. You can do it and even if you aren't sure you know what to do. Listen to yourself- don't doubt (easy to say I know)- I have faith in you, kid.
-J
Nice pictures, sis! Snapshots of your life :). I've been in Nebraska (work) for the past week or so and just got back home last night. My mom just walked by and saw your parents picture and she said she thinks she knows them but can't remember how exactly. She kept saying "very familiar...O, a-yan thwae buu da bae!!" anyway, hope everything's well with you and keep posting more of your poems! They're lovely.
Love,
Thinyi
Ha- you better get your own dog- Jazz is mine...
lol- and I love Stitch- i like it when he laughs maniacally when you tell him that he is rotten.
I found the 20 "what if" questions from your June 2004 archives and thought i'd answer them, cool stuff.
it's here:
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=all_i_see_is_grey
Lol- you are so funny. Have you seen Vin Diesel- your baby's dad yet?
Yes, I saw him recently----- on the cover of Men's Journal! lol
Aha I love buttons. Yeah that would be really hard to restrain yourself from pushing every button in sight... Sounds like fun though
You are strong Moe- don't forget....
:)
yeah, it's amazing how lyrics inspire and keep us going.
wow, i just read your other posts, congrats on your new job sis!
Nah girl you rock! And Shirley Manson is tight as hell.
Hey sucka- why you getting mushy. Its all good. I think you and I should buy the Garbage cd today.
because kindness is beautiful and makes me want to cry.
=)
Yay for happy things!
gee, how long havn't you been back home?
and did you get the email i sent you like a week ago?
Yeah tell her to stop! People are funny...
Oh, I heard about it, I think it's just some declaration by some exiled politician who hasn't even got popular support in Burma, doesn't carry much weight.
I was talking to my friend the other day about all these exiled politicians just going on and on about the "evil junta" and not actually doing anything to positively contribute to the country's development. All they do is push for more sanctions, ask people not to go to Burma, ask for support for the resistance fighters, etc, etc. It all just makes the people of Burma suffer more. Sorta like Bush and Iraq really.
Ay Moe-
I am glad your family is ok and I am very glad that you got to speak to them. Regardless of how far away you are from them- they will always be your family and you will be interconnected. Don't forget that.
Dear Moe Moe,
Congratulations on beating the despair! I know that thing can be literally crippling. I was wondering, though, if you might be the same Maureen I grew up down the street from, who's sister, Gail Medina, I grew up with in Lowell, Mass? If so, could you let me know, please? Either way, congrats again!
Take Care,
Rob Naper
101 Summer St., Apt. 121
Malden, Ma. 02148
email: rob80148@juno.com
It would be more advisable to smuugle phones into the country and a business for every body.
Wow... i know how shitty that construction noise is! SUCKS!
Wish u were here
Hey! You're back in Singapore, how's things? Say hi to your parents for me. I wish I could visit there again sometime.
I just got to America about two weeks ago, it's fine here and I'm enjoying it.
Ok so now the question is how to use it/where to download installer and where to find more documentation of the system. :-)
I guess it's gonna be en-mm?
Thanks for the info.
...damn
Well done, good writting. You score the highest of my grade. Picturesque fingures in your composition make me fell you are telling a story what i want to do to other.
Thanks a lot
Thant Zin Htun
Politechnic University of Kuopio
Finland
Yeah, I heard about the Pyinnmana thing. It's ridiculous. These people think the whole country is a mobile military battalion that can be moved around like chess pieces.
I hope she can find a way to quit her job. It's really hard for the people in Yangon, it just sucks even more that we can't really do anything to help them, only listen to their cries and sympathise.
And thanks for the comment on my blog sis.
than shwe is becoming a "bawa ashin min tra gyi", "yay myay ashin min tra gyi".. u know... he own all people's lives and all land and water of Burma.
hey... u made it!!!!! new year new layout. :)
wow... Movable Type with AJAX???
Happy New Year sis!
hey... i checked on IE, FF n opera. looks d same.
I like your new template. Looks cool.
I am so disappointed in you. Send you to Singapore and you like new Madonna. Are you seriously telling me that Madonna doesn't gross you out when she is the leotard? I don't think I should be forced to see that every time I am on your blog. HA
Ehh what are you gonna do? lol
I told you not to send me to Singapore!!! This is what you get when you send me to Singapore, me liking Madonna in her leotard.
I can't even listen to good Hip Hop over here. All they have is commercial shit. Ha! told you not to send me to Singapore, it's all your fault. LOL!
amazing!!!!
of coz i know. gimme d prize.
ohhh!!!! please!!!! MoeMoe. don't make me float in the air. :D
And it seems you can't go to the new capital unless you are invited.
Dude-
How sad is it that we didn't even have easter eggs this year... booo.....
:)
Happy Burmese New Year!!!!!! Woooo Hooo
How can he understand burmese unless he lives there? Also I dont think his voice can hit as Nigga, so poor rap album!! At lest he cant stand together with Sai Sai Kham Hlaing ( I dont like ).
HI Moe,
I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. You have my deepest sympathy. Please let me know if there is anything I could do to help or just anything at all. I love you and am here for you anytime ok?
Kin
Dear Moe-
I am so sorry about your dad- and yes he is resting. Know that I am there with you. I know that your dad is resting now- and you will meet again and be friends.
Love you-
Jackie
Ma Moe,
I don't know what to say :( Never good at comforting others. Just wanna say things will be okey and you can count on me whatever you need.
Takecare ma,
May
Hi
I m very sorry for that bad new.I thought that your dad was well recovery. What a suprise life!
Ma Moe,
I'm so sorry to hear that. It's so sudden I still can't believe it. I can't imagine what you and your family are going through.
I'll never forget the times he would take me around Singapore, his calmness and generosity and joy is so inspiring.
Please send my condolences to your Mom and Ma Me Me Saine as well. I'll call my dad immediately and inform him.
We'll never forget Uncle Htwe.
Yan Naung.
Dear Moe Moe,
I am deeply saddened to hear this sad news. even though what u said in last mail reminds me the condition, i was wishing for the best.
Moe Moe, i know there are no words that can be a comfort to you now. I just would like you to know that i'm thinking of you and that you have my heartfelt sympathy.
yours,
Myo
I was shocked to read about your dad; I really hoped he would recover. I'm very sorry about his passing, he was smart, warm and fun. I won't forget him either.
-Har
I kno how you feel.... I love you... It gets easier!!!!
Hey everyone,
thank you for all the love and support.
new blog name? Queen of wishful thinking?
Need to know.
Don't be cold..
1..2...3....4....
Oh, Show me your soul...
;)
Tesla
Hey Ko Ko,
you know the song! :)
Hey Myo,
yeah, it's a new name for the blog. Thought it was fitting for me.
u just want to walk away. i wanna run away. :(
Most of your posts were reflected your current emotion in these days. Desperate or zero feeling about everything. I think!
i do...right now... i wanted to run...
Tell me that poem was for me!!
And if it is: Woooo Hoooooo Someone has written a poem about me!!!!!!!!!!
if not: that's a nice poem
lol
I miss u bella
I thought u might like this quote: "The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought unique and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours." Alan Bennett
MUAH LOVE U
Hi hon,
:) the poem was kinda for everyone. But you can trust that I did think of you when I was writing it. And it's true. I always love it when I read something that someone else has written, and it's like your life is flashing by.
miss u too, bella.
*muahz*
Metallica followed by Billie Holiday? That's a very eclectic list!
Yeah... I have pretty eclectic taste... :)
finally! someone you don't mind getting "lost" on an island with... hahaha.
Girl, I know, right!
lol! You said hunky.
hahahaha gets me every time
shut it!!! sigh, I cannot deny is he is hunkalicious!
he looks abit like gael garcia (guy from motorcycle diaries) eh?
Hey, yeah - he does, a bit - but I think Gael is shorter and less hunky (!). hahaha.
I think Gael is cute to but Rodrigo is HOT.
Wow! You really made it!
Yes Sir, I sure did!
shoo cute leh. :)
ohohoh! when are you movin' to your new place!!!
COming HOme in 2 days, will be able to see your tattoo by then. I wanted to get one done here in Chiangmai, but after some serious consideration and financial issues, I dropped the idea. See ya!
I think the Burmese people may never be free from the military dictatorship in this lifetime. We should wise up and realise that hopes and dreams do not always come true if the Burmese continue to be a fragmented people. Truth is that many Burmese still live in extreme poverty with no hopes of change whereas a selected elite live out their *dreams* amidst the oppression of their own people by being indifferent.
To change and take charge is never easy but perhaps the elite should take the lead by bringing about dialogue between the government and opposition through their influence. It is precisely their indifference that the Burmese people may never be free.
Dear Girl Next Door,
I agree with you - the Burmese People may NEVER be free. However, if one believes that something will never happen, then they give up hope, they get confortable with the idea and then they give up.
Life will always be a struggle, so we cannot give up, no matter what we do. If what we are hoping for is particularly difficult and hard to get, I think we each can do little things to bring about change. I try to often blog about the horrid things going on in Burma, to remind me, my friends, and also people who have never known this. My way of doing the small things and alot of political activists doing these small things - will they just be a drop in the lake? Probably but alot of drops can fill the lake or dry it, whichever way it goes.
And yes, I know that the elites of Burma should be doing something about the situation. However, perhaps also, the only way they got to be at the elite level and are able to live in a crazy world that is immune to the poverty and repression in Burma, is by agreeting with everything the military says.
However, like you, I would like to invoke the elitein Burma - to dare - to dare to change the way Burma is.
But do you think they will? Because I personally don't know anyone of them but - when I have been in contact with them (either in Burma or Singapore) - the reaction from them is sadly this: "thank god for U Ne Win and also thank god for the military govt. Without them, I wouldn't be doing well". that kind of selfish mentality, my dear, is what ruins us all.
HI Ed, I'm moving this week. want to come help?
Jeff!!!!
I'm so glad you are coming back! we all missed you here. Call me up when you are here, yeah?
xo
Ah, Dude it looks kickass! I still haven't put the picture up of the one for my grandma. Now you know what I mean when I say I want a ton more tattoos. I would get a full body suit if I had the means and was self-employed- which I will eventually remedy.
Wow ma, it's cool. That's really your dad signature? Man that's so cool with the shooting star. :D
Ma nar buu lar. It's on the wrist, soft skin part. Me scare of poking my skin. Anyway been busy and just checked ur email so come to check it out. :P
Ur mom still not seeing yet? hehe
Jackie! I forgot that you did one for your grandma! hello? put it up, so I can see it. yeah I totally want more tattoos now but I want them to be meaningful... hmmm... what to do.. lol.. and yeah watching a ton of Miami Ink does not help either. hahaha
Nyi ma lay May ye...
Nar te, nar tau nar te. Da bay meh, khan lo ya bar te. Doe ngo taung ma ngo buu.. haha haha.
Only the middle part hurt a bit much. The rest is ok - just bit my lip and I was fine. lol.
Yeah and it's really my dad's signature.. the tattoo artist did it really well - exact replica.
You have lots of artistic thinking and behaviors, I do believe!
>> Probably my favorite book in the world
^^ Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VV Everytime, when i gaze the stars, little poor prince always pop up in my mind along with this story.
" Nothing is impossible ,
There's Nothing still impossible "
One Day...., We'll.....,
Angel.Detector
It is indeed a nice song but I dont have the courage to listen to those lines;
"I didn’t get to tell him
All the things I had to say"
There is another song - Alone again naturally by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Those songs bring back the painful memory of one Christmas morning when my father passed away.
God bless.
I know, love , love love that book.
Takes one to know one! :)
Hey ....
God bless you too... thanks for the info on the O'SUllivan song. Will listen to it soon.
xo
:) yes, hopefully, one day we will...
ohhhh... i was away from internet for a week n so late to leave a comment :(
its good to stay in care free life n do what u wanna do. isnt it? :)
yes a carefree life is cool but there are always consequences :)
take care...
Hey ;
Yangon Thu.. Where are You?
@ Antartica ?
;)
I'm back, A'ko! just so busy, you know... :)
Wow!
You made it?
I love such collage creation. I also have collage scratch book. Show you later! Cheer!
I love doing collages. But lately I'm short on images because I don't have any magazines.... Singapore magazines are expensive to buy - they are like 5, 6 dollars each and their images aren't very cool, so I'm gonna try and find more images and yes, you must show me your collage creations!
See some of my collages here:
Lost (newspaper, paint, acrylic, glue,magazine)
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7431/lostoflife600x864xq2.jpg
She,Beloved (ribbon, magazine, glue, paint)
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5424/dscf0142600x480rx2.jpg
Sunflower in Purple ( ribbon, Grass, Sparkles )
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2641/dscf0113600x750dp5.jpg
Me (xray chat, Chalk Pastle)
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9939/me600x756ha9.jpg
Ooh la la, tres cool!!!!
You have inspired me to do more. You know, I used to do alot more art when I used to hang out with Jackie (www.moeyyo.com/mt). I miss those days. I'm going to compensate! thanks for sharing!!! i'll post new ones when I've done more
Tnx Moe2 :)
Whoa, that was an angry post.
I hate Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein, she's so fake. It's all the same in the Burmese entertainment business, the more ridiculous you look, the more ridiculous the things you do, the more people think you're "khit mhe" and cool, another example is Yazar Nay Win.
Yeah I definitely agree that it's a false notion of independence that's being created by people like her and other entertainers. In the Burmese psyche, there's this huge divide between "good girls" and "bad girls".
How do Burmese men feel about this? As far as I know, it depends on how the particular woman presents herself. I feel that in general, it isn't hard to get a Burmese guy to respect a Burmese woman for her intellect, ability and dignity. I mean the person the whole country respects and worships is a woman who's an examplary human being in every sense of the word.
I request that Burmese women, for their own sake, take the initiative and make something of themselves and forge their own lives. Our culture values education and so that should be the most important thing that they should strive for to begin with. Our culture values modesty, humility and politeness, that is another thing they should strive for.In our culture, there is no mutual respect, it's top down, someone above you won't respect you as much as someone below you. So, to make your voice heard and get around it, the trick is no never say "no" in a confrontational way, get the oppressors (and I mean this in the widest possible sense) to reason with themselves, see their own inner contradictions, and their shame will be your victory. Persuasion is a much more effective weapon than confrontation.
I try to tell Win Lei that all the time, that its the individual that you have to bring out, show that you are something and the men will be left in shock and awe.
Yes, I would definitely agree that in the long run, in the coming generations, a confrontation on a national level is definitely needed, something akin to the civil rights and women's rights movements that took place in the west in the previous century. But it is individuals who make up a movement, they have to confront the world in their own way, everybody has to take on the initiative to construct a world for themselves imbued with the values that they hold sacred. Joining in on a wave of destruction that confronts the status quo head on means nothing if it is not the individuals themselves who have the power and the belief that it is their individual selves who will make the difference.
Hey thanks for that comment, that was great.
Yeah, lol, I was really upset. I had just figured all this out a few days ago and then I kept seeing in the news about all these racist things happening to Burmese refugees abroad and something snapped, man. I know that DASSK is highly respected, etc. But I didn't know if the rest of the women in the country would get the same treatment. I mean, it's very rare for a woman in Burma to speak out, etc. And what you meant by the individuals themselves who believe in the power to change - that's exactly what I mean - each and every Burmese woman, girl, boy and man have to start thinking about respect and the rights that the woman should have.
And confrontation - is a way of persuasion. And I don't mean for angry women to gather and throw rocks or anything. I mean for women to get together and think about what needs to be done about this false notion of independence and what needs to be done to get real independence and then confront the government and the rest who would still like to see them repressed.
And you are right - the reason I was upset also was that - these false notions of independence and freedom - they hint that Burmese women don't really have to be modest or any of that anymore - which is not what modernity is about you know..
And yes - the worse thing the government has done to the people in Burma is that they take away their ability to learn and think - by shutting down schools - so yes, education is important. And I do beleive that the Burmese woman need to educate themselves on what needs to be done.
yeah, I think we are kinda on the same wavelength... I was just angrier... lol I love debating with you. :)
And what did you say to Win Lei about her comment on Burma Digest? I tried to read her comment but I didn't understand, man.
and yes, I tried to tell her to be true to herself all the time. it's hardly working.
My 1st impression when I saw those photos was, I quickly scrolled down my browser and changed the tab to hide them. Then slowly check it back. My instinct reaction justified that I was embarrassed to see those photos. Like you said, don't know why u felt that, but you felt it and you react on it.
That been said, my thoughts on your post are a bit vague. Am I to understand that you don't blame her for wearing such and the government is to be blamed for restriction on women right? More precisely, you encourage and approve of Burmese female dressing up like that?
Don't take me wrong, I don't give a shit about the government and their rules. By saying the above, plz don't misunderstand me and think that I support the government cos' not in the 7hell NO, I don't!
The fact is I’m confused with your points. May be I’m too naïve to see them but I find it hard to relate your points of modernization, women rights and the god damned government.
Call me traditionalist but her style of dressing up no matter whatever intention she plans to achieve (false independence or whatever), will not work. IMHO, everything has a limit.
Being modernized is one thing and over doing is another. Rock star or not, being free or independence, I do not like Burmese acting like that. May be some ppl find that sessy but I despise that. Hmmm I don’t know, I still not use to some acts yet. :)
Very good write up ma. I love reading ur post.
"the reason I was upset also was that - these false notions of independence and freedom"
same as you.
Hey May,
Sorry about not being clear. It was 2 AM and I was angry, lol. You see, May, I think that if a woman should choose to wear ugly transparent pants because she has no taste and thinks she looks sexy in it, she should be allowed to - but I would like for her choices to have been made on clear understanding of her rights, of what her dressing means, etc. I do believe that Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein (PPKT) and the rest of these "HOT" girls dress the way they do in Burma because they think they should emulate the west, be modern, they want to give up the Burmese humility aspects - since the government has opened up the country - it's become more and more "ok" for girls to stop wearing traditional clothes etc. WHy? Because the rich people bring in the goods to sell from other countries and the rich people want you to buy the clothes and who are the rich people in the country, May? it's kinda the same with drugs like cocaine, LSD and so on. who do you think brought the drugs in first in to the country? I think it's was U Ne WIn's sons or soemthing like that.
But you know what, in the west, even though it's not perfect out there (no where is) the women out there have more rights, still get respected, doesn't usually have to sleep with anyone to be in the entertainment biz (and if anyone said she had to, there are rules that protect her). You see - it's a woman's right - and they are given protection and more.
Whereas, in Burma - these girls are being told it's ok to dress that way, it's ok to stop being traditional, it's ok to be not modest, it's ok to start having sex early (this is even more dangerous, considering no one educates the women on STDs or babies and who bears te consequences? women do)- AND it's all for whose benefit? Not the women - it's all for the benefit of the men in Burma.
Do you know what I mean? The reason I said that I don't blame PPKT is because - I don't know - maybe I think she is too influenced - trying too hard to please - or be "HOT" or something... but then I don't know her and i've never even heard one of her songs to comment about her.
I realised that the root of my anger had to do with the fact that the govt just bring these false notions of independence and makes it look to everyone in the country and outside that they are actually doing ok when they are not, you know.
I mean, I spent 16 years of my life in different countries besides Burma and my sense of independence, my sense of what my rights are and my awareness of how I should be treated is very different. I am multicultural - I see things from different points of views (even when I don't want to) and I know that the western influence is one that a country cannot escape from, when it is opening up it's markets to the outside world. But when a government opens up a country to outside influences, then that government is also responsible for giving the people of the country the same rights, the same protection and the same freedom and ability to think, ability to educate oneself, to have human rights.
terrible that they had to run like fugitives although they do not commit any crime. Nonsense laws.
Ok Dude- so the poem is up. Its not that great but dammit its up- :)
Really cool!
I also feel very disappointed about that, with the same amount of $, can do many things for helping the poors. Besides, why should such a noble landmark like Shwedagon pagoda be replicated?! Simply making no sense. Here is a joke by Zagana I copied from http://tinyurl.com/rl95p
Myanmar's brand of humor would seem innocuous in most societies, like a joke now making the rounds that Maung Thura told about a chat by an Englishman, an American and a man from Myanmar, also known as Burma.
"Our man who had no legs could climb Mt. Everest," brags the Englishman, and the American shoots back, "Our man sailed across the Pacific with no hands." Then the Burmese chimes in: "That's nothing. Our country has been ruled for 18 years by a group of men who have no heads."
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I'm adding your site to mine, hope u don't mind.
Hey,
ya I heard that joke before. I know - we have a sense of humor in times like these. But honestly, that sense of humor is what has kept the Burmese ppl going all these years long.
And they are probably replicating the shwe da gon pagoda, just so they can have something shiny in gold to look at, it's not like they really care about Buddhism (if they did, how do they justify this treatment of ppl?)
Anyways, no, I don't mind you adding me. Thank you actually. I'm revamping my links too and I'l be adding you and more burmese bloggers as well!
I want to say sorry for my late reply I'll add your link in Myanmar Web Network later.
Cheer and the best wishes,
Myo Chau Htun
i tried to post the poem named "ma lat to yin kwel" by si thu nyein. i also trying to post some .
Hey, Yangon Thu, You made me go remember past. Now, I’m getting older and fresh idea for poem is not out. So...so I scanned my memory and up one that 10 years old (My first Poem?). I only remember that one 'coz of it's short enough to stay in my memory :). But, Last line is I try for your “Weekend Poetry”.
There…
My
Poem of First..
Also Blog of First..
&
Don’t reach as Last..
:P
http://teslanetblog.blogspot.com
Piano Tuner - I'm so happy to have a new participant.. I'll link the poem you selected when I do the round up on monday. Thank you :)
Ko Tesla -
Ha! You finally have your own blog and may I just say that your handwriting reminds me of someone who was very dear to my heart? Maybe you know who. I love the poem by the way. I'm so happy to be the first one to leave a comment on your blog. :D
See, guys, it's so rewarding to do this poetry pushing thing because I read all the good poetry and then I'll just swoon.....
Poetry makes me happy.
wake me up when September ends :P
ar, when september ends?
Ok, I will yell really loudly from SG when it's 1st Oct,, ok and hopefully you can hear in YGN. :)
Hey, I just posted mine.
Ah, Yan Naung, I edited my post. You've made me tres happy!
I agree with you.Most of my friends are overstayed.Their life is terriblely sad.One of my best friend overstayed in last month. Now we can't hang out together like before and he can't visit to my room.Arrrrrrrr.......
I'll post poem as possible as i can although i'm not a poet or good poem writer. :)
Today i post a poem that i like but not for weekly poem.And I like your english writing skill.
Thanks Sis. This should be taken very seriously...
craigslist is awesome! Thx!
now i'm surfing http://singapore.craigslist.org
Haaa...
:D lol. I have actually not visited Singapore Craigslist since it's conception a year ago - and it was super dead, so no fun. Maybe it'll be all happening now, I should check.
yeah I know. It's very sad and it should be stopped worldwide.
Portishead!!!!
YES!!!
I Heart them.
see pwer yay amyin kyal per pay tel byar...!!! :)
ahahahah.. :p yup!
artists got to be smart. after all, we are perpetually poor.
How are men's magazines humourous? Just curious what you think of em.
Hmm, ok, so reading things like Maxim is funny because well, there are funny articles. And then reading some of the other ones - which are modeled after women's advice mags like Cosmo - they are funny because they tell you how to get girls, etc. I mean, you just have to read it, it's funny. I'd read it and go, nah uh, that's not how you get girls - lol. (even mags like Maxim falls for this soemtimes)
And then - there are these huge pictures of almost naked women in men's magazines and sometimes, it craks me up as to what men think are sexy poses.
And cosmo (women's mag) has stopped being funny - it's kinda pathetic now.
oh and the other reason I like men's mags?
Hot guys who are more often dressed well than not. :p
Closer... Now, you know about Men's weakness and their mental orientation, hidden agendas, competitiveness, and jealousy etc more than before????
Is that a fact?
It is funny my sister.
is what a fact? That that guy was a big jerk? or that I'm a big dork?
lol
it's all true though. true story.
well...men's weakness .... u mean the cheating ? - the girl (s?) in the movie cheated too.
so I'm still not sure what the motivation for that is, only that very often, ppl cheat because they are insecure, or afraid of letting go or losing.
the hidden agendas are interesting in this movie, esp they don't mention why Jane was disguised as Alice the entire time in the movie, you know. V. interesting.
I need to watch this movie again, i only saw like 2/3s of it.
Not about cheating sis, about our handlings of relationships... I suppose we are weak psychologically at times... compared to women. We react stupidly.. more than most women do. We torture ourselves. In this movie, the girls are much more mature, decisive and mentally stable even though the men got the upper hand.. especially Jude Law's character.. but he lost miserably because of his weakness (which is Men's weakness).. Men are not very forgiving... and as a consequence we suffer. Men are not as tough as we look we are... we are still very vulnerable.
Hehe.. I forgot the plot already; I may need to watch it again to talk about it...
Intersting comment, bro. I think it was very big of Alice/Jane to love the Jude law character so much that she doesn't even mention that she knew he wants to cheat.
yeah, i know men are not as tough as you guys look :p but most guys don't know that a lot of women find arrogance a turn off.
I mean, I was watching the movie The Departed this past weekend (u seen it? it's good). and the vulnerability and honesty is so much more refreshing than lies and a tough front.
I haven't watched the Departed yet. I will.. thanks!!
Nice posts, maybe I should make mine.. :D
ၿပီးေတာ့ ၿမန္မာ တိုဟူးသုတ္ မစားရတာ ၁၀ ႏွစ္ေလာက္ရွိၿပီ။ တိုဟူး၀ါ၀ါေတြရယ္၊ ပဲမွဳန္ ့နိဳင္းခ်င္းရယ္၊ ေရွာက္ရြက္ရယ္၊ ၾကက္သြန္နီဆီခ်က္နဲ ့ငရဳတ္သီးမွဳန္ ့ေတြရယ္။ မန္က်ီးရည္ရယ္နဲ ့၊ ရွလြတ္......... ၿမန္မာၿပည္ၿပန္တာလဲ ေမ့ၿပီး မစားၿဖစ္ဘူး။ မိုးမိုးေၿပာမွ သတိရတယ္။
oh my goodness,, you were in burma and you forgot to eat all those things?
the first day or 2 that I'm in YGN, i go to bo gyoke zay and i buy like 1 of everything at the snack stalls and eat them, lol.
I understand how that must be. for 7 years, i never had tohoo thote either, it was really hard! lol
that's the good thing about living in singapore, i guess.. you can get all the burmese food here. I'm gonna miss that.
Yep, everytime I go back, I was eating other stuffs - Kyay Oo, Dan Pout, Moet Hingar and home made foods but totally forgot to eat To Huu thote... I am out of MM for just 4 yrs but forgot to eat To Huu thote years before that... I just remember it when you mentioned it... this will be on my list in Xmas holiday trip back to MM...
You 'r gonna miss that? Moving out of S'pore? Back to the states?
actually, u know I didn't have tohoo thote too much either, before I left. neither did i have la phet thote a lot (But then I was a kid, when I was in burma, so my tastes were kinda different). but now i eat them all the time.
u can get dan pout in england right, all the Indian shops must have them?
moet hin ghar... mom makes it like almost every weekend. i'm so spoiled with all the Burmese food here. I don't know how I lived in california without them. Oh yeah, there were other good food there, lol.
buy back those dry packets of mon hinghar from burma. that's most of what we use here. they are really good. just add more fish, if you want, u know.
moving out of s'pore? that's such a riddle right now. I keep making plans and they keep falling apart, so I'm not telling plans till I'm somewhere and then 'll blog from there. lol. but i'm here for a while, anyway.
Well yeah, I can get Dan Pout or Indian food in stores like Tesco or Sainsbury. But the flavor is really light. Getting back the food is hard in Heathrow because of bird flu... now it's worse because of the terror plans...
Anyway; good luck whatever you do or whatever your plan is.. :)
Chin Paung Kyaw n tohoo salad. I like that. :)
Just watched the Departed. Apart from big names such as J. Nicolson, L. DeCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin and Marky Mark (Wahlberg), the movie has not much goodies and is not worth to put in your DVD collection. Just a twisted undercover cop movie... Nothing to think about after the movie but good to watch if u like any actors in, or cop-movies..
I have collected Closer.. :D
And it makes perfect sense. Sony's advantage in TV & visual tech is in it's color definition and richness.
Nice ad... right to the point.
You know!? Now, Bagan server is consisting Artificial Intelligence. While I’m seeing this video, Bagan is making for me frame by frame with freeze. Support me like that...,
Oh .. Blue is Out . (Freeze)
Arr ... PopUp Green . (Freeze)
Wow ..... Red Flow . (Freez.)
Colours are Explosive . (Free...)
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:)
Hey Welcome back! How was your trip back? Enjoyed? Glad your blog is ON again! Though you talk too much (in a sweet nice way :P ), we really enjoy it!
Hope to see more posts of yours.... (also in your Fashion blog). (Oh BTW the color and font combination is a little hard to get used to for now... but it should be ok after awhile I think).
take care.
KoCho
Hey welcome back Ma Moe. Long time no hear frm you. Glad you blogging again.
Ur fashion blog is great and i'm rolling now.
Yah the font color is very hard to read cos it's almost the same as background (dark font over dark background). May be my screen problem or my eyes.
Anyways good to see you bck ma ma.
Enjoy ur holiday seasons.
May
Hey sis! Glad to have you back online!
Check this documentary out, it's about this author Robert Anton Wilson, maybe you know him. Here's the Bittorrent link:
http://www.mininova.org/get/451449
Here's the amazon.com link:
http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Anton-Wilson-Maybe-Logic/dp/B000EU1HQM/sr=8-1/qid=1167176178/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-0279489-2027867?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
sis moh moh
WCB :) nice background pic!
I m happy to read more and more of ur posts
(for me i m lazy in blogging now .. he hee)
Wishing you Merry X'mas and Happy New year 2007
Welcome Back !!!! :)
Hey guys,
thanks for the comments - I feel all warm and fuzzy now :D
Ma May - I know - I love the background pic too - isn't it great?
And yes, I'm trying to fix the font color so you guys can read it better, yeah - but please be patient because I'm retarded when it comes to CSS codes. lol.
And Ko Cho - are you saying I talk too much? lol, i know, i know - I'm long winded.
Yan Naung, I'll definitely check out those links.. nice to hear form you too, dude, what are you doing for the holidays - still in the US?
MayV- I got your xmas card in the mail - thanks hon!
Thank you for supporting the fashion blog too.
xoxo
This should be seriously noted by someone concerned: "I think I can only love something with all my heart when it's not there in my face, 24/7 - ALL the time." :D
Is that flower Zizawa? We used to have them blooming beautifully in Ygn.
And Yes, I was saying you talk a lot. :D But it's what the blogs are for, right? To talk! :P . Take care... really good to have you back online.
KoCho
Yup, there's still no snow on the ground here in Vermont.
Ko Cho - hahaha - yes - all my relationships crumble when I have to look at someone for 24 hours. Maybe I just havent found someone whom I can tolerate or who can tolerate me, lol.
I don't know what the flower's name is. They have it all over Orchard ROad in SG. We used to have them in YGN too - and also these 4 leaf clover like white flowers. Sont know their name either.
Ya, it's good to be back after a little break.
YN - it's not snowing in Vermont? CHRIST! the Mayans were right, probably. Am trying to find the documentary you suggested here. WIll try to download when internet connection