Sunday, 9 August 2009


In Mandaly, we also visited this wooden monestry. the unique feature about this monestry is the engravings on its wall, ceiling, doors, windows, almost everything about it.

Friday, 7 August 2009


the note says, this is the 3rd time beting to increase the size, will will take 5 hours!



making gold process - from the gold ribbon they cut it into the small piece, which latte beaten to form the small round plate [as in the left of pic] this the fist time beating that takes about 30 mins.



the first place we visited in Mandalay was this workshop making gold leaf.. mostly used for Buddha images.. from a small piece of solid gold, these guys will in beat it in stages of process for about six hours when the gold leaf is made and ready to use!! 6 hours?? wow..

Thursday, 6 August 2009


I thought i saw bigger planes at yangon airport, called Bagan Air.. we didn't [at least me and Noh} expect that we were going to fly with this small thing!!! i doubt if i will fly.. or it is safe? but at the end this small planes [fwe had full house that day about 60 people on board] landed safely at Manadaly international airport!!



our next stop was Mandalay. this is mandalay international airport seen from our plane, of course when it landed!!



someone is having a very relaxing day.. its very warm out side there but quiet cool in here!! the word "saved by the bell" struck into my mind,. not sure if it can be applied here.. what if the bell fall down.. what if...



One of the house we stopped, because someone wanted to buy Myanmar textile.. and here is the technology still in used by them! simple but realiable!!


The cultural village we visited in Bago.

Wednesday, 5 August 2009



this picture has a very significant story.. no, not the guy but the bell. During the British time, they tried to take this bell home, to England and to melt it and to make it into canoon?? but during the moving process to their ship, the bell fell into the sea, and they [the british soldiers of course!, tried to bring it up but failed] then the Myanmar people made a deal that if they able to bring this bell to surface, the bell will stay at Myanmar, and they succeeded to do so.. I just wonder how they were defeated by those British soldiers during the Anglo-Burmese Wars??



close-up whats written on the bell. We were told the purpose of the bell[may be one of the purpose], is where records can be written, that will sustain time and periods!



it is also inscripted/recoded on the bell, as the bell is integral part of any temple here, as were were told!



it's another example where records are made and kept.. it recorded about the history of the temple where it is placed, the contributors, the community.. and we are told this is an original piece! this is also in one of the temples in Bago.

Tuesday, 4 August 2009



ok.. this marion again.. buying another sovounier, Marion, what did you say to the girl? she seem about to cry!!



My fren Noh, in front of the one of huge Buddha statue, in Bago, while the two ladies discussing on... buying another sovounier, may be??


after lunch, sovounier sellers are ready waiting for you. they are very determined!! This is Marion bergaining for the things she not really sure either to buy or not.. but at last she gave in, bought it because the girl said.."I know you!!".. hahaha.. !

Monday, 3 August 2009



this the restuarant from the outside, i think the name of the restaurant is Hanthawaddy Resturant. hope i got it right!



Lunch at one of the retaurant in Bago, tell you, food were very tastefull.. very nice, nyaman la!!! this is one of the best and popular restaurant in Bago.. i forgot the name of the restaurant.



people of Myanmar kept their records in very excellent ways.. for example note was written on the bottom part of this pillar, excavated from the original King Mindon palace, the one [the palace] in the picture is the rebuild model of the original palace!!



the golden throne of King Mindon palace, in bago



the delegates picture taken at front of the King Mindon Palace in Bago.



At the background is King Mindon palace, who ruled from 1853-1878, at the time of Anglo-Burmese Wars [hope i got this right!!], its a magnificient palace, with gold all over it!!



this is the symbol for Bago, according to our lecturer, a legend says that Bago was once covered with water [sry mr. Myo, if i got this wrong, i didnt pay attention when you told this, and i didn't take any notes either, as usual!!], and there was only a very samll piece of land, enough for a bird to land on [ can't recall the name of the bird], the male bird landed first and the female bird had to land on top of the male bird.. and thats how it began.. what??? that's all?? sry, I didnt recall the whole story.. Mr. Myo help me please!!!



along the street to Bago, a day return trip from Yangon.


Hey.. wait for me!!


Just another normal day in Yangon, morning rush hour..



Me and the Director of the SEMEAO CHAT.



Part of our programm [actually almost], visiting temples, and this temple is the most famous in Yangon, the Swedagon [sry, not really sure of the spelling]!!


This building, same compound with the SEAMEO CHAT, where our seminar was held, is the school of medicine, where future Myanmar doctors are produced! As i was told, best students from the country are selected to attend this secondary school of medicine!! medium of teaching is English! Myanmar Doctors we have here, in my country, might be the products from this shcool!

Sunday, 2 August 2009



downtown Myanmar, on the left side is the famous Bayogke Market where you'll get good bargain if u knwo how to bargain, which is not my good area, and on the right side is the Central Hotel where we stayed. along both sides of the street also lots and lots of goodies you can buy, such as foods, antics, old books, even my school time [British time] textbooks are available.

Monday, 13 July 2009



food is great in Myanmar, at least that what we experienced, [ i read from other blogs, they said food is terrible in this place] may be ours were specially prepared for this program. But again, i'm not comlaining, they are really nice, especially those fresh prawns, fresh fish, veges [many kinds of them], all those sambals, even 'belacan' they have! I ate more than i should have.. caused cholestrol rise and.. and resulted in uncomfortable itchiness to my skin.. the whole stay i suffered from it, but hey, its worth all the troubles!! More prawns please.. loabsters??

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Arrrrgh!!!


what on earth is this???? an alien?? an invincible forces? No, no.. none of them.. it's just my camera! okay, how it happened.. we just arrived at the seameo chat centre in Yangon, when were were told to take group picture in front of the centre, so this guy who work there offered his service to take our picture using our cameras.. and while i passed my camera to his hand, he dropped it to the solid ground!! O. O no..i just bought this camera just few days ago, it couldn't go this way.. I thought to myself nothing will go wrong with it, it should be okay. the next moment i tried to click it, guess what .. this is the outcome!! o no, this was just our first day in Myanmar, and i damaged my camera?? what am i going to do after this then? frustrated and I didnt blame him either. he was really honest to help out .. so i calmed down take very very very long breath...and i'm okay. The rest of the stay i'll just enjoy the beauty of the country with my naked eyes, okay with my glassed eyes... !!

Friday, 3 July 2009

Yangon in brief


YANGON
Yangon is the capital of Myanmar. It also goes by the name of "the Garden City of the East." Yangon has still many old colonial style buildings. Yangon boasts a great pagoda called Shwe Dagon, which is one of the wonder of the world and also the heart of the Buddhism. Shwe Dagon towering almost 100 m above the green city-shape of Yangon, the pagoda is the prominent landmark visible from miles around. The pagoda is covered with about 60 tons of pure gold and Its Umbrella or Tip is set with diamond, rubies and others precious stones.

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

myanmar visit


Downtown Yangon, very erly in the morning.. just finished my breakfast at the hotel, and we took a morning walk around the area.. very quite and most shops still closed.. first day in Myanmar.

Myanmar visit

Mingalar bar!!


Myanmar visit - I never dream of going to Myanmar, but here I'm now in the country staying for 2 weeks!! I'm one of the delegates for the SEAMEO CHAT program on History of Myanmar from the Myanmar perspective- the program runs from 18 t0 27 Feb 2009. what can i say about the visit.. loads and loads of things of course..

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

remembering our father


it was 27-6-07 he left us forever, after long sickness he suffered. I was away at that time. As for me it was a mixed feeling... deeply sad for he is no longer with us.. but relief as he has been suffering long enough! today on, 28-6-2009 we gathererd as a family just to remember and honor his memory for the works he has done for us.. and shaped us as who we are today!!

Monday, 29 June 2009

True friend or friends!

This qoute really teach me who is my real friend.. not that many i guess!! "A friend is one who comes in when all the rest of the world goes out". But for this one i trust and believe in Him , He is my true and real friend who has redeemed me from my eternal death!!

Sunday, 28 June 2009

Welcome!


Hi,
Welcome to my blog, nothing much to say now and i'll soon! thanks!