MAN ACTUALLY!!!

2011-09-01T12:27:00.000+08:00

Dear All Friends,

My personal invitation to all of you.Once again, Singapore Shan Family is presenting one the best events (Myanmar related events). As usual, you will be hosted with best culture show, live concert with popular artists, Shan traditional dances & fashion show and many more.And just look at the photo. Our background with actual seating. You are assured of non-stop best entertainment and comfort.First and foremost, I would like to say with a very big and bold "THANK YOU" for all your past support and hope for your support again this year! Without you, how best our efforts even with all the best programmes and our warn welcome, SHAN NEW YEAR (SINGAPORE) will not be as successful as it is today. So your attendance is IMPORTANT! Be our guests and you will feel relaxing, entertaining, warm and best of all , having a chance to catch up with old and new long-time-no-see friends and having a time together.For tickets, contact me thorough this email or call me @ 9177 4597. Or get in touch with your nearest SHAN friends. We will be most happy to send you the tickets.Remember! our SHAN NEW YEAR is a sold-out event every year. Your comfort and convenience is our concerns and so we book the Kreta Ayer People Theatre that boasts comfortable seats and it's air-conditioned. And it's just a 10 minutes walk from Outram Park MRT. For location and direction, please visit SHAN NEW YEAR 2011 (SINGAPORE) facebook and KAPT website at the following links,http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Shan-New-Year-2011-SINGAPORE/219980474715499http://www.kapt.com.sg/site/locationWarmest welcome & regards,saisaiOK

Can I Borrow Rs.25?

2010-01-29T14:43:00.003+08:00

A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door.

SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'

MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.

SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'

MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'

MUM: 'If you must know, I make R 50 an hour.'

SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow R25?'

The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door..

The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down , and started to think:

Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that R25.00 and she really didn't ask for money very often.The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.

'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.

'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the R25 you asked for.'

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother.

'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled.

'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.

'Mummy, I have R50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'

The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness.

Note: It's a forwarded mail. I just love it. I was so moved and hence putting it up here. To read my Myanmar translation, please visit,
Simply Nice

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

2009-12-31T09:59:00.003+08:00

Hello! Good day everyone!

What do I wish for the very NEW YEAR?

Worldly harmony & peace, I won't say it though I wish it every second. It's too much a thing for me to think that big to take on world affairs.

I just wish to see my mother land, the one and only Myanmar to prosper and stand up to greet the world " Hello! This is Myanmar calling!"

Till then! wishing everyone health, wealth and may all your dreams come true!

MOBILE DIARY

2009-11-23T11:31:00.007+08:00

These days almost everyone of us has a mobile phone with multi-mega-pixels camera with us wherever we go. In fact, these phones become our most faithful companions or vice- verse. We don't leave home without them. Do we really make good use of these mobile-phone-cameras? In my case, I only do when I didn't bring along my digi-cam and needed to take some pictures for some reasons(mostly work related cases).

While clearing junks in my phone,I saw few photos and there I was,
"Umm! why not I give my phone-cam some works!Shoot and share things around me!"
I will post series of "Mobile Diary".

The posts will be random and unrelated. Photos with descriptions or without!
This photo's taken from 58th storey of OUB Centre. You may have seen better photos of this view elsewhere.
Taken from 58th Storey of OUB Centre.

Taken from 58th Storey of OUB Centre. Construction in progress! The Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort.
Along Orchard Road. It's still far from Christmas but Christmas trees are all around in early November.

Do you want to be one standing atop the tree wishing Merry X'mas to passerby? I don't! High up there and lonely! Why not 2?

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Along this road, Jalan Alor, there are countless restaurants and you will feel like you are at home in Myanmar!
A roadside stall, Bukit Bintang Walk, Kuala Lumpur.We were doing window shopping and speaking in Myanmar language. These 2 little shop keepers greeted us in Myanmar and asked if we wanted any souvenirs and granting us special discounts. After a small talk, I was touched by, " I left home when I was 12 and I am 20 years old now! I never had a chance to go home since then. But I am sending home all the money I earned and I hope to return to my family one day! said a Mon boy named "Min Min". I wish you well and may your dreams come true very very quickly Min.
I walked.I am walking and will still be walking for as far as I am able to. I am tired and taking a rest. A concrete slab beneath my feet is cold and hard. I look down and there a few dried leaves and a rubber band greeting me,

" Hi Buddy!"

To read in Myanmar (Burmese)
http://simply9.blogspot.com

SHAN HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009, SINGAPORE

2009-11-17T21:24:00.011+08:00

In the very evening of 14th November 2009, with the rhythmic beats of Shan Tradtional Drums, gongs & cymbals, Singapore Shan Family's Shan New Year Ceremony received a standing ovation at the end of the concert no less. And you know I am not exaggarating.

The sight of beautiful multi-coloured traditional costumes, magnificent stage background , modern musical instruments as well as complete set of Shan traditional long-tailed drum, short-tailed drum, gongs, cymbals proved the hard works and dedication of the oganizing Shan Family & its youth. Imagining thier their efforts and commitments to make this event happened, I could feel tears of joy welled up in my eyes

If the audience know how hard their friends worked, how they argued and brainstormed to minimize any shortcoming of any aspects to perfect everything from entertaining, reception and food.. you might think nothing of world-class -act like Madonna's international tours. She has the whole entourage of Backup Singers, Makeup artists with world class logistic service provider like DHL to carry the best equipment.

Giving limited resources such as man power and supports that the organizing team has, I could say superb guys! We did equally well like a world super star.

You might want to think it is sort of self-glorification as I am one who involved in this grand event! Nah! not at all. Nor I am trying to defend sort of critics! To my knowledge, all I heard were so encourging (could be out of courtesy though quite impossible). What some kind souls crafted in words "How hectic the life in this City State to get by and never did we expect you guys could organize such a near-perfect show"...Of course there are some who wouldn't agree. hmmm.... Anyway! Thank you everyone..

To my fellow brothers and sisters who put down their hearts and souls in making this event happened, I am registering my appreciation from my humble blog here from the bottom of my heart. My involvement is negligeable compared to yours. I heard you from my ears! I saw you from my very eyes! I Know how dedicated and committed you guys are! Even in our mother land with many hands and supports, it's hard to make a well-organized like what we just did....like in the lyrics in those songs.....You know...and I .................know...

Keep harping on and on? Yup and still not enough I think. Exhausted from full-time jobs and still meeting up after work to iron out things. Instead of having a good rest on weekends, you gys practising dance steps, sewing, cutting and bla bla..to make a beautiful background just to name a few? " I felt great and relaxed that the show's over successfully and seeing all participants enjoyed themselves"..... " But you know, I felt sad knowing our show is ending"....When I heard them from a sister who's playing intrumental roles..Imagine how I felt...... speechless..sigh!

And in order not to make the audience uneasy, I will leave out how hard to deal with those so-called superstar! Gosh!!

Guys! our great grands, grands and our Paw (father), Mae ( Mother) , beloved pals who left behind in our homeland, highland the great, would be very proud of us knowing we are keeping our tradition and heritage alive and celebrating far and away from home.

And we are sure they are longing for us celebrating this same new year on its actual day on 17th Nov, 2009. Ain't we?

And thanks to those my lovely friends who bought tickets from me just to show your supports to me, to us, to Singapore Shan family knowing that you are on duty and won't be able to make it to the event! Love you guys!
The stated starting time was 5 PM. But we started receiving our guests as early as 3:30 PM. We rolled up our sleeves and ran up and down the stage. Receving our guest, ushered them to their places. Asking for pardons and runring back to check if things are in order and finally we changed into our traditional Shan costumes. Feel good. Look good and ready for the reception.

The weather was cooling with grey clouds as if it was being sent over from our mountainous homeland. It was such a sight so delightful seeing our guests and friends alike mingling, smiling and talking relaxingly while eating.So unpretentious!

But then, we had to run up to stage and tell our friends that we still have many more for the night. Drumming up our traditional instruments, telling them the history of our celebration so far, we started off with a group song to commenmorate the night celebration.

It is said that Shan are travel-bug and we are all around the places. Long before globalization become a buzzword, we can be seen around the globe. Ahe! I am not so sure how and about it so I wont be elaborating further. Let me just say what we presented during our concert.

We had the traditional dance of Tai PHAKE, who make their home in and around India and the border. And well-known and well-documented Sip Saung Pan Nar Shan who can be seen in Lao, Thailand, China and at the edge of Myanmar.I will tell you more about them if there is a chance in near future.

The soothing and engaging performance of our very own Even Green Sai Saing Mao & beloved wife Ju Jue and L Sine Z is also something to talk about and marked the night memorable. The overall programme ended one hour later than EFT (Expected Finishng Time) but no one's comlaining! In fact, it was hard to bid goodbye interpretting the expression of our distinguished guests and friends. Thier eyes were telling! " The Night is still young".

We will be missing you and remembering your participation. With Unpretentious Shan greeting. " See you again and again many more years to come" Till then........ take care!

(photo credit goes to taisingapore, tza & Ko Win Sein)

SHAN NEW YEAR 2009, SINGAPORE

2009-10-21T21:45:00.003+08:00

This is about time...the din and the rhythm.. the beat...of Shan drums and the dance are heard and seen all over the Shan State in Myanmar....း..

Thinking of it... I really miss my childhood days... my native Shan Plateau....my home country.. everything...

Huuuuu!! it's been a good 2 decades I have been far and away from the tune of Shan Long-tailed-drums, its' beats...

Ha..ha.... you are with me? feeling blue missing those days? Stop right there! Tell you something that would surely cheer you up guys! Tai (Shan) Singapore Family is putting up a great Festival for all of us... Be it you are a Shan who is here and far from our beloved Shan Land or be it you are someone not Shan but who has some fond memories associating with Shan...you are welcome....

Just a glance to the poster! You'll see the two well-known singers will be here with us ..Sai Saing Mao and Kachin beauty, L Sai Z... I overheard that the band members are having hard time practising the song lists sent by them... So just imagine...

And don't blame me that you are not being told ... Now I am telling you..you know how fun and enjoyable to dance with us fantabulously cool highlanders huh! I can even say that the dance is just Shan Version of Line Dance... It's the beat.. the harmony.. and the laughter...Some of you might not have experience before but ever heard about it and wanting to try to dance? This is the time! This is the chance... Shall we dance?

Do come on down and join us! Let's your hair down. I am inviting all of you on behalf of Tai(Shan) Singapore Family!

With 2 great performers, there are lots more of breath-taking Shan Traditional Dances lining up just for you. And you know what ! you won't be left starving.. we have specially prepared Shan food to go along with the exciting evening!
And with all these goodies, the ticket is just $30! Such a steal. Right!

It's not just all fun and but I personally think that It is a good opportunities for parents whose children are born and bred here. They could introduce and show their children about our heritage.. our culture..Not in a broad base but at least .. You could say! we have many tribes and groups in Myanmar .... Bla bla bla .. such as....and Shan is one!

So guys and friends, who stumble upon this post..... You are cordially invited! And tickets are available at the Myanmar Shops listed in the posters. Or if you need home delivery, do email me with the quantity of the tickets required and your contact.. My mail is,

seanm71@gmail.com

(Sample the dance with youtube clip)

MYANMAR THINGYAN 2009, SINGAPORE

2009-04-27T23:02:00.005+08:00

It's almost the end of joyful April. Joyful April? You might link it to April Fool instantly I am sure..But No!

For a Myanmar Natioanal! Regardless of his or her religion or races..Everyone is fondly anticipating this Water Festival or Myanmar New Year or Thingyan FEstival in the month of April.

So I think I shoud say "in Myanmar Context" if I want to say Joyful April..

It's the most celebrated and the most anticipated festival in Myanmar.
I will not elaborate more about Thingyan here as there are thousand of blogs or web sites that talk about this festival.

Straingt to the point..I have great time every year till this age and as you can see even this waterless Thingyan was no less fun.

My dear friend Hkay Mar organized this waterless Thingyan Party @ NTU Alumni House, Singapore. As usual..No Beer ..No Hkay Mar.. Plenty of food...boozes...songs and dance..
The crowd, the venue or eveything was just falling in place nicely and we couldn't just stop the smile on our face till we called it a day.

This festivity's just one of the many Thingyan Parties in Singapore for the year 2009. Thanks to the Singapore economic boom and the gloom back home, ten of thhousands of Myanmar descended on this shore for the past few years.
There was a grand scale celebration at downtown Singapore with popular singers coming all the way from Myanmar.

There was a celebration at Sembawang Park. One at bla bla..you know many people organized and celebrated among their groups and close associates throughout Singapore. Imagine how fun it would be in Yangon..

Till then...... hope we can organize the same celebration at the same venue with more party-comers.

MALAYSIA..TRULY ASIA..

2008-12-11T17:49:00.006+08:00

"TIMEOUT, Kuala Lumpur"

The year 2008 has been a good year for me so far and the holidays are like giving me the opportunities to travel for short escape from hectic metropolis, Singapore.

This time it's a 3days 2 nights trip to KL and Genting Highlands with my little friends Myat Phone and Myo. Initially, it was supposed to be a bus-load of people to go together. But closer to the date, one after another sent me texts to drop them off the list. Ironically or coincidentally, all sent me texts. None of them called. Aha! after that incident, I realize..yeah! sms or texting is such a very convenient communication channel to say something unpleasant things or denying things that is not in our favour. Phoning needs to talk and it's hard sometimes to speak out not-a-very-sounding reasons to opt out a plan. SMS can do away all embarrassments that you might have while talking it out on the phone. Anyway...I am what I am..even I am the only one left on the list, I will still go. aha..

As always, I am on the cloud nine as soon as I stepped out from my house to start off my holiday. Nothing could dampen my mood and there I was on the Super Luxury Coach singing away happy tunes.
It was a joyous moment travelling with Phone and Myo. As this trip is one of my many trips to Malaysia and automatically I am the leader of the band haha..and pointing away along the journey and telling them.. that is what...and there is that..exchanging banters with our funny tour guide.
I lost some money at Black Jack table in the casino owing to my greed. At first I was winning 3 thousand Ringgit and then when I left the casino I was 500 S$ poorer.

Well the 5-star Hotel Berjaya Times Square made good for all my loss. For whatever reasons, we got a chance to stay in suites at 42nd floor overseeing the downtown KL. Luxurious. A long soaks in the bath tub relaxed my tired body and the right-temperature setting air-conditioning put me through a sweet sleep.

It's not very good for 1st timer Phone and Myo as the weather was wet throughout our stay in KL. We met many Myanmar at every turns when we went shopping. We were served by fellow Myanmar at the Hong Kong Restaurant, from waiting staffs to the chef. Shop assistants to Masseur along Bukit Bintang. Practically, don't you worry if you don't speak malay nor English..just make your way to downtown KL and you could speak Burmese to venture and wander.

Wow...... I am now looking forwards a trip to Bangkok in January 2009 to meet my mom and my aunt. My mom will be visiting me in Chinese New Year 2009....Before bringing her here we will be touring Bangkok for a few days..Anyone wanna join? haha... no.. I am not accepting any booking this time. I know I will be getting the messages like...Bro... I am sorry.. I can't make it and bla bla bal... a hek!

Read my burmese entry at the following link... (ၿမန္မာလိုဖတ္ရန္)

http://simply9.blogspot.com

GOOD MORNING HO CHI MINH!

2008-10-18T23:51:00.010+08:00

Hello Saigon..confusing you? A hek! Ho Chi Minh was once Saigon and still fondly used everywhere when we were there! From local beer brand to exclusive hotels..they named after Saigon!

SINGAPORE F1

2008-10-16T20:43:00.004+08:00

It is amazing right! When I chanced upon all these pictures of Singapore Formula I, WORLD FIRST NIGHT RACE ( my second home country pet peeves) I just have to share with you guys.

Truely, the skyline was the showcase of the Singapore Status Symbol and it is hosting amazing race. Even though I am just an ordinary folk staying in a rental flat, I am out and proud of my 2nd home, the Singapore. It has come to this far and put larger ASEAN counterparts to shame. Much credits to the its' founding father MM Lee and his teams, they build up strength to strength and establish Singapore as world first in many aspects with its tiny size and population.

Of course there were moaning and graoning from the general population at large but unlike many other states around the region, this small islands is the only first world country. Well when we have times we will talk more about how great Singapore is...

Now let just enjoy the photos of first ever world night race that triggered many country heads to stand up and think of following suits..
The above photo is a general view shows part of the illuminated street circuit of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at dusk September 23, 2008. (REUTERS/Tim Chong).
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa of Brazil leads the pack at the start of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian.
Pit crew members look on as Brazilian driver Felipe Massa of Ferrari leaves the pits with his fuel hose still attached and spraying fuel during the final of Formula One's first-ever night race at the Singapore Grand Prix on September 28, 2008. Massa dropped from first to last place due to the error.

Formula One cars drive around the Marina Bay Street Circuit of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix during the time qualifying session September 27, 2008. The Singapore GP on Sunday will be F1's first night race, the first to be held in the island state and the first on an Asian street circuit. (REUTERS/Tim Chong)
McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car into a turn during the third timed training session on the illuminated Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Oliver Multhaup)
Singapore's skyline and (at bottom center) its Esplanade Complex are shown, as well as part of the illuminated street circuit of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix, September 23, 2008. (REUTERS/Tim Chong)
Force India Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella of Italy flies through the air on bend 10 during a practice session at the Marina Bay Singapore F1 Grand Prix circuit September 27, 2008. (REUTERS/Tim Wimborne)

I think I have to get at least the chepest trackside ticket for myself even I can't afford those grandstand :p

CALLING CHEF THE GREAT, SEAN

2008-09-24T19:38:00.003+08:00

Checking mail box and found these nice photos.

It's a celebration for Mg Phone getting his PR. It's our first ever gathering and outing at Seletar Reservoir too. Nice! With good companies, it turned out well and we had god time there. Just look at our smiles ha ha..

And guys..I will be making Shan Noodles this weekend at Hkay Mar's Hillview Apartment. Don't say I don't shout ok! But.. BYOB!..(it can be beer or bottles).. not empty bottles aha!

Hope you guys don't mind me for saying BYOB..As we all know, liquors are rather expensive here in Singapore and with our groups we always ended up 2 or 3 bottles plus dozens beers. I know and you know that Jon and Hkay Mar do not mind and always welcome us with smiles and ever so accommodating! So if we could BYOB it would be a lot more fun..

See you guys...

WEEKLY

2008-09-20T19:05:00.006+08:00

I don't know my blog is being hacked.... Whenever I tried keying in a word and hit space it went awry and display strange characters... So instead of " Sean's weekly roundup it end up just "weekly".

Well my week was a simple one throughout and ended up in a high note at CLARKE QUAY, clubbing and dancing to the tune of Cuban. I was there by accident but was so amused to have a chance to celebrate the Singapore River Festivals..The Babes and the beautiful. The drinks and the musics and the crowds were oh so perfect to lift up any one's mood to party hard.
I think lots of people are in town for Singapore Formula 1 racing. Living and hiding in our heartland apartments, we hardly can feel the pulse of the world first ever "Night Racing". Thanks to myself, not knowing where to dine and for night out, I suggested we had our dinner at Funan IT Mall as it was not so crowded then planned to go elsewhere for a drink. Then I led my friends who were at lost as to where to go and detoured to Clarke Quay.

It seems the financial crisis in United States has little impact Singapore. Long queue snaking almost all the pubs and dining establishments at Clarke Quay. We gave up the idea of drinking at BREWERKZ after failing to grab a seat and end up at the CUBA LIBRE.

The singers and the dancers are superb but drinks here is a little bit steep though hahaa. But it was worth every single cent. I couldn't stop moving and jiving along with the musics.

SEPTEMBER SWEETNESS@ SINGAPORE BIENNALE 2008

2008-09-10T22:41:00.006+08:00

September Sweetness is an art installation at Singapore Biennale 2008.

A temple, a sweet temple is 2.6m in height, 2.1m wide and made of 5 1/2 tonnes sugar by Myanmar artists Chaw Ei Thein, Aung Ko & Vietnamese Richard Streitmatter-Tran. Inspired by ruined pagoda in the Bagan region of Myanmar

For those have not already known, let me introduce a little bit about Singapore Biennale. It is the largest and the most provocative showcase of the comtemporary art by visual artists around the globe and it is the third running since 2006. For those who are interested to know more visit the official website of Singapore Binnale 2008 HERE.

I am art lover? May be but at the moment still struggling to make a living and did not have a luxury of heart and peace to enjoy and appreciate them. But on the front page of THE STRAITS TIMES and a figure of monk standing and appreciating the like of temple is prominent enough to draw my attention.

At first I thought it's a display of stolen antiques from ancient Myanmar Kingdom intercepted Singapore Custom.

But hey! September Sweetness has more meaning than what we can think of. It is an ironic tribute to those who lost their lives in the unrest in Myanmar in last September.

It is also a reminder of the state of decay that Buddhist temples in Myanmar are currently in.

The art piece is located at the South Beach Development along Beach Road and the artists will just allow the structure to erode over the course of exhibition, embodying a similar erosion of hope for a better situation in Myanmar.

Kudos Ma Chaw & Ko Aung Ko.
(ref: THE STRAITHS TIMES, 9th Sept 2008)

A DATE WITH SEAN..

2008-08-31T22:18:00.003+08:00

Wondering who I am dating?

Nah.. I am dating myself with you guys and again shamelessly I would like to say "Sorry", for not being able to update these pages.

I am thankful that you guys are still so kind to visit me and leave touching messages.

First of all, the photos are taken with my close friend or my little brother Mg Phone and his lovely fiancee, Myo some weeks ago after our get-together dinner. We strolled along Singapore River, getting fresh air and updating each other what and about of ourselves. And at the same times, I would like to update you guys.. so.. Sean is dating you.. and you..A Date with Sean.. got it?

Where I am working?

Still with the same company, a Consultant Firm.

Who I miss dearly?

My late younger brother.

What I am reading?

English Teaching Materials. Lots of friend, requested me to guide them for IELTS and to teach their children. So I am updating and refreshing myself with Text Books.

Where I am going?

Malaysia with Mg Phone and Myo. The date have not set yet though.

Vietnam with Mee Nge and her fiance in September.

In December,Planning to go back to Yangon and bring my mom to visit Thailand and then bring her to live here in Singapore with me for few months. Possibly, we would join Sai Tun Tun Nyo(Brisbane, Australia) and his parents in Bangkok.

Where I am planning?

To apply for Singapore Citizenship.

A good deed I have done?

Support 2 orphans, Nargis Victims, financially for a year of education. A girl, in her primary level and a boy in his secondary. I hope I can see them through Universities and be able to stand on their own to face the world.

Any Sin?

Too many to write down :p...

Any inspiration?

One casual conversation with a friend AAA..

Sean : Sometimes, I think I don't need to work so hard being a single. My savings and what I have now might last me through a simple life back in my little hometown.

AAA : If you have more, you could help the needy as and when you feel like doing so....

Goodness... How I wish I were as rich and talented as Bill Gate.. Tiger Woods..

And friends near and far, my apologies for failing to call nor getting in touch. I know you miss me and likewise. And by writing it down here I don't mean it is a sweeping greeting to make up all my failures to catch up with you.

Be happy and see you soon pals.

MYANMAR MODELS,, TOO REVEALING?

2008-07-30T18:24:00.007+08:00

Just a piece of my thought..

I was visiting some Myanmar websites and chanced upon the topic on Myanmar models.VisitTHIS PAGE where I stemmed off, the origin of this post.

Basically in everything dysfunctional Myanmar,from the governing mechanism to social systems everything seems out of order.

I remembered reading somewhere and I think I wrote about it once how the businessmen instructed Model Agency while picking the models,the brand ambassadors. "No male model"... it is not a subject whether it is relevant or no...What matter most is " must be model GIRLS.". I wonder one day we might see model girls fronting the billboards and parading the catwalks for male under gears.Here, I am not trying to demean the model girls but highlighting what rules this professions.

Hmm... I might go far off the tracks if we started talking everything disordered in our beloved country. So back to the post..

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Inevitable if I have to say!

Who the hell on earth would enjoy ogling their own kins stripping for public pleasure!

Surely not you.. Not me. Not anyone even from a more liberal country or cultured country, continent.

But if they choose to do it? So be it. We do not like our sisters to do so? By all means, by our social norms or so-called Myanmar culture, domestically tell our sisters or beat them (even so, we do not have the right to do so from human right point of view). But do we have the right to tell the strangers/ models off? Not so, I guess.

You have all the right not to see them if you don't like. On the same parameters, they have all the rights to reveal everything they possess.

So if we don't like such kind of acts why we even visit them, see them and felt helpless and bothered.

We are in the process of marching towards a full democracy, equal opportunities and human right Myanmar. Aren't we?

If so, why we are acting like moral guards to restrict people from doing what they are happy to do? It's kind of violating one's right and contradicting ourselves in demanding human rights from the Generals. By doing so, we are showing and approving the General's statements that we are not ready for the democracy! Probably, we are still enjoying Generals' treatments, " Burmese way of democracy".

From my humble opinion, no force , no exploitation involved in those shoots? Fine. They like it? They enjoy acting naked? Go ahead. If I think indecent or no taste, I will not see them. I will practise my full human rights not to see them. I like them? No one can stop me. I am again practising my rights to do what I like.

In every act, there is a price to pay for.. it's a matter of cheap or expensive. Light or heavy.

Leave it to individual choice. To each his own, we are responsible for our own acts.

Not meaning to offend any party who has a stake in this subject but trying to practise my very own right to voice what I feel. Not necessary to be right across..

TO POST OR NOT TO POST IN MYANMAR LANGUAGE..

2008-07-25T23:54:00.007+08:00

Hmmmm... It's really a dilemma!

You know what! I have started this blog for quite a while and I have readers near and far. I have readers who are Myanmar and who are not.

I have Myanmar readers who like ro read in English and who encourage me to continue in English. And I have those readers who left messages telling me, they came and they left for not knowing what I scribbled. A matter of facts or a joke but it does keep me wonder whether to write in the language they understand.. no offence guys..

And I have those messages from my non-Myanmar readers that they appreciate what I have written. Flattering when I read the messages like... they never come across any Myanmar National who write a decent English in blog sphere. Of course there are thousands Myanmarese with better command of English but they don't blog. Or they are someone and doing big things rather than wastsing their time flaunting the polished English here.

Well! the point here is not to talk about my English proficiency but rather why I am in a dilemma!

Sometimes, I open to view and update my blog from my office desk during my lunch break and it was irritating to see nothing but the square blocks.You see I do not have the Myanmar fonts in my office PC and I don't think it is appropriate to install it either.

And that make me think about my non-Myanmar readers. If myself is so annoyed, how about them. Stumble upon a blog of mine and unfamiliar fonts or square blocks greeting them, what will they think? From my profile they might know I am a Myanmarese. Wanting to see what a Myanmarese writes about and with all those alienated fonts, sure! I need not to chase them away but they would never return!

Some might say, why bother! Yeah but I do. Since I started this post I meant for everyone. I want to share what I know to everyone. I want to share what is Myanmar like to foreigners and I want to share to my fellow Myanmarese what the whole world is happening out there! Again you might say!Share with them in Myanmar. No! I want to share with them in simple English! I want to encourage our fellow people to read and write well. May be not those people who never intend to come out of the country and for steadfast nationalists who vowed not to read, write nor speak any foreign languages.

Again, I never claimed and will never do to suggest I am an expert in English. Just a decent user, I should say and of course a better one among the peers. I would admit shamelessly that I am where I am in my professional career for having a better language proficiency. Lip Service! you may want to say. Combining and bundling with your hard-working nature, willingness to learn and you are a step ahead before your very peers who lack the language skills.

Why I say I want to encourage our people to pick up English?

Every now and then I run into many fellow Myanmarese who complained they are being discriminated here in Singapore. And I always suggest I never encountered because I communicate well enough. Hey! I ensure you that I said it with a tone of encouragement to learn language not with the wired look.

I am a Myanmarese. I love Myanmar Language. I love our people and I feel good to see and talk in our language.

But we are here in Singapore. We are now living and working overseas. We face problems, misunderstanding in our work places. Can we use our very own language to solve them? We swallow the pain, the tears and grow our anger instead. Then we say we are being discriminated against. I don't rule out there is none. Discrimination does exist everywhere. But sometimes the language that create misunderstandings and we comfortably named it as discrimination.

As we can see what is going on around town now! In Singapore job market, we are not a preferred potential employees anymore! And the reason? Our Master Degree holders Degree holders flocked the interviews with our very own language. Some that I come across I wonder if they think that Singapore is just a state of Myanmar.

I understand very well that we are far away from home and feeling homesick. By all means, read myanmar journals, listen to Myanmar songs but shouldn't we put in some efforts to read English? For immdiate benefits in our work places, shouldn't we dedicate more times to work on our language instead of crying fouls that we are in this dire state because of military regime!

Ha ha back to my post topic, ya...I try to be bilingual. I tried to post in both languages. But if a non-myanmarese readers visit my page and those sqaure blocks would suggest they are posts meant for myanmarese and might run away for good. They might think the post is irrelevant and unwelcoming. I can't let this happen and I still want to air my view occasinally about Myanmar that I want our non-myanmar friends to know. We can't isolate ourselves and our beloved Myanmar for some reasons...

And we are here to work in Singapore and polishing up our English might bring us to a new level up there in our career. Singapore itself it having "Speak Good English Campaign" , all the more we Myanmar need to do so I guess..

So dear fellow brothers and sisters I am thinking about getting rid of the Myanmar fonts all together from this blog and I will write in THIS BLOG myanmar language. At this moment, I have not written anything but please do bookmark it and visit me in the future. And that does not say you are not welcomed in this blog alright!

Love and peace!

GIRLS OF THE TIME..

2008-07-23T12:18:00.005+08:00

Hi buddies! I am really grateful for all your supports and visits throughout.

I felt extremely bad when you guys leave a note asking why there was no new post.

So many things I wanted to do and so little time.

I ask myself if I am having mid-life crisis! One moment, I am up and ambitious and next moment I feel it's all enough.

This moment I felt complete about my career and the next I am bizarre where I am in my career path, where I am heading!

I dreamt of becoming a successful chief executive officer (CEO) of an MNC and then again, a question hit my nerve why I need to do so and who would inherit my fortunes. Aha.. kind of funny..I am not sure anyone else of my age and same calibre, status, ever encountered the same.

Giving a sharp rise in rent here in Singapore and a thought of buying my own apartment fated away when my mind was so unsettled where do I live the rest of my life. Going back to Myanmar? Heading for Australia? Retire in Thailand? Stay put in Singapore?

When my youngest brother was still around I did not have much thought about this.And couching in my little room with a song and a magazine fill my weekends lately.

Well dear pals, readers and well wishers... don't you worry ok! I am fine and I am here sharing with you..I checked my mails and I find that it is relevant to this time of Information Technology Age.

This post is dedicated to my elder sisters and little sisters who come visiting my blog without fail whether I have new post or not.

And I try to find what the blogger girls are like but sorry I can't find any suitable..Guys! any suggestion? What and how to describe the Blogger Girls?

Sisters! to be fair to you! Send me mails or leave the comments how to put across or how you think of us guys in the same genre? I would love to read from you..

Love and Peace!

[Oh! Mankind.....what a shit..]..ေၾသာ္...လူသား...

2008-06-29T14:41:00.005+08:00

Never wanted to write this kind of post ever..truly.

It is sickening and tiresome. I wonder why people are more concerned about others' personal affairs, domestic chores than their well-being and survival. Giving positive feed back or comment is welcome but why with a tone of jealousy..why a pointless and nonconstructive verdict without knowing about his internal affairs...

May be it's just a ritual and critical work of being human...sigh...

ိဒီလို post ေတြမေရးခ်င္တာအမွန္ပါ။ စိတ္ကုန္စရာလဲေကာင္း ၿပီး မလိုအပ္ပဲေဒါသထြက္ အကုသိုလ္ပြားမ်ားရတယ္၊ ဘာလို ့မ်ားလူေတြက ကိုယ္အလုပ္အကိုင္အဆင္ေၿပေရး၊ ကိုယ့္ရဲ့စား၀တ္ေနေရးအဆင္ေၿပေရးထက္သူတပါးရဲ ့ ကိုယ္ေရးကိုယ္တာ ကိစၥ
ေတြ အတြင္းေရးေတြကိုပိုစိတ္၀င္စားၾကတာလဲမသိဘူး၊ အၿပဳသေဘာေဆာင္ ၿပီး ေၿပာရင္ ေၿပာ ပါ၊ မနာလို တဲ့ ေလသံနဲ ့
လူတေယာက္ရဲ ့ အတြင္ းေရး ကိုမသိပဲနဲ ့ ဘာလို ့ မ်ား သူ ့ဘ၀ကို သူ ့ကိုယ္စား တဖက္သတ္ေကာက္ခ်က္ခ် စီရင္ခ်က္ေပးခ်င္
ၾကတာလဲမသိဘူးေနာ္၊ အင္း....လူေတြရဲ ့အေရးၾကီး တဲ့ အလုပ္ တခုပဲထင္ပါရဲ ့။

FROM THIS MOMENT ON! CONGRADULATION KO THEIN ZAW & MA WAR WAR WIN TUN

2008-06-29T11:54:00.010+08:00

It was a perfect evening...not only for the golden couple.. the bride & the bridegroom, Ma War War Win Tun and Ko Thein Zaw.. and for all of the people who were at Hilton Hotel Singapore.

So this post is specially dedicated to the last sumurai..(a hem.. of couse he is obviously not the last one)..it could be me or it could be Soe Naing Tun..the other swinging single.. whom I alwasy bumped into at the like of this wedding reception. One after another reception, it seems we are still seeing each other unattaced and enjoying to attend others' happy moment..

Yup.. Ko Thein Zaw... Finally you make it.. and from this moment on......

From this moment life has begun
From this moment you are the one
Right beside you
Is where I belong
From this moment on

From this moment I have been blessed
I live only for your happiness
And for your love I'd give my last breath
From this moment on

I give my hand to you with all my heart
Can't wait to live my life with you, can't wait to start
You and I will never be apart
My dreams came true because of you

From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment on

You're the reason I believe in love
And you're the answer to my prayers from up above
All we need is just the two of us
My dreams came true because of you
From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment
I will love you as long as I live
From this moment on

GOODBYE NYI LAY AIK SAM....သြား ေတာ့ညီေလးအိုက္ဆမ္..

2008-05-18T05:13:00.005+08:00

ီMy dear reader...
I have just lost my younger brother a few hours ago..And this post is dedicated to my late younger brother "Aik Sam".. I should have hopped onto the next available flight to see my brother last moment but...there is no flight out to Myanmar at this hour... I am lost and the next best thing I could do it.. moan..cry...and writing this post..

ခ်စ္တဲ့ညီငယ္ေလး မင္း၇ဲ ့ေနာက္ဆုံုးခ်ိန္ေလးမွာ ကိုၾကီးစိုင္းေက်ာ္ နဲ ့ စိုင္းယီ မင္းအနား
မ၇ွိေနခဲ့လို ့မင္း စိတ္ဆိုးေနခ့ဲေသးလား?...ဒါမွ မဟုတ္မင္းအားငယ္ေနခဲ့သလားညီေလး?
အမွန္ဆို၇င္အခုစိုင္းေက်ာ္မီွ၇ာflightနဲ ့ညီေလးဆီေၿပးလာ၇မွာပါ။

ဒါေပမဲ့စိုင္းေက်ာ္တို့ၿမန္မာၿပည္ၾကီး က ညမွာflight မ၇ွိေတာ့ စိုင္းေက်ာ္ မင္း၇ဲ ့
ဓါတ္ပံုေလးေတြက ိုၾကည့္ၿပီးမ်က္၇ည္က်ယုံ က လြဲ ၿပီးဘာမွမတတ္နိ ုင္ခဲ့ဘူး ညီေလး၇ာ။

ညီေလး ကစိုင္းေက်ာ္ကိုစိတ္ဆိုးမွာမဟုတ္ဘူးဆိုတာစိုင္းေက်ာ္သိေနသလို၊ အေဖမ၇ွိပဲၾကီး
ၿပင္းလာ၇တဲ့ စိုင္းေက်ာ္တို ့ ဘ၀မွာ စိုင္းေက်ာ္လိုအကိုၾကီးတေယာက္က္ငါ့ညီ၇ဲ ့
ေနာက္ဆံုးအခ်ိန္ေလးမွာ ငါ့ညီေဘးမ၇ွိေတာ့ငါ့ညီအားငယ္ေနခဲ့မွာပါကြာ။

ညီေလးေကာင္းေကာင္းအိပ္ေပ်ာ္ေအာင္အိပ္ေနာ္၊စိုင္းေက်ာ္ ညီေလးၾကိ ူက္တဲ့
ေ၇ေမြး နဲ ့ေနကာမ်က္မွန္၀ယ္ခဲ့မယ္ ဟုတ္ၿပီလား?
ညီေလးအေပၚ စိုင္းေက်ာ္ အစ္ကုိ ၾကီးအဖအ၇ာ ဆိုသလုိ စိုင္းေက်ာ္
တာ ၀န္ေက်ေအာင္ ၾကိ ူးစား ခဲ့တာ ငါ့ညီ သိ မွာ ပါ၊ လိုအပ္တာ
လစ္ဟင္းတာေေတြ၇ွိခဲ့မွာပါ ။

စိုင္းေက်ာ္တစ္ေယာက္ထဲေနၿဖစ္ခဲ့၇တဲ့အေၾကာင္း၇င္းတစ္ခုထဲမွာ ငါ့ညီ
ေၾကာင့္ ဆို တာ ငါ့ညီကုိ မေၿပာ၇က္ေပမဲ့ ငါ့ညီ တမလြန္ ဘ၀ ကေန
နား လည္ေပးကြာ။

စို္္င္းယီနဲ ့ပီဟြမ္က အိ္မ္ေထာင္ကိုယ္ဆီနဲ ့ ဆို ေတာ့ ေ၇ာ၈ါ သည္ငါ့ညီေလး
သူစိမ္းေတြနဲ ့ ေန ၇ မွာ အဆင္ေၿပမွာမဟုတ္ဘူး၊ မင္းအားငယ္ေန ၇မွာ
ေတြး မိၿပီး ဒီလုိပဲေနၿဖစ္ ခဲ့တာ ဆို ပါေတာ့ ကြာ ။
ညီေလး ေ၇ စိုင္းေက်ာ္ ကုိမပ ူဆာေတာ့ ဘူး လား ?
ညီေလ: ပူဆာတာေတြမ၀ယ္ေပးလုိ ့စိုင္းေက်ာ္ ကုိ စိတ္ေကာက္ၿပီး
ညီေလး ခ်စ္ လွ တဲ့မင္း သား ေဒြး ေနာက္ ကုိညီေလး လိုက္ သြား တာ လား ဟင္?

ညီေလး ၇ယ္ အေမ ၇ယ္နဲ ့ စိုင္းေက်ာ္ ၇ွမ္း ၿပည္ မွာ ေပ်ာ္ ေပ်ာ္ ပါးပါး
သြားလာစားေသာက္ ခဲ့၇တာ ညီေလးေက်နပ္သြား လုိ ့ စိုင္းေက်ာ္ တုိ ့ကို
၇ွတ္ေထြး ေပြလီ လွတဲ့ေလာကၾကီး ထဲ ထားၿပီး ၿငိမ္းခ်မ္း တဲ့
ဟင္းလင္းၿပင္ၾကီး ထဲကို ထြက္သြားတာ လား?

cyclone မုန္တိုင္း Nargis ေၾကာ င့္ ငါ့ညီ ထိပ္လန္ ့ သြားတာ လား?
ဒါမွ မဟုတ္ မုန္တိုင္း ဒါဏ္ကိုအေမနဲ ့ ၾကံ့ ၾကံ့ခံၿပီး ဘာမွ မၿဖစ္ေတာ့ဘူး
ဆိုမွ အေမ့ကိုစိတ္ခ်ၿပီးထြက္သြားတာလား ညီေလး၇ာ ။

ငါ့ညီ Singapore ကို လာ လည္ဖို ့ အဆင္သင့္ ၿဖစ္ခါမွ ဘယ္ လို ၿဖစ္ ၇ တာ လဲကြာ?

ခ်စ္တဲ့ညီငယ္ေလး ေနာင္ ဘ၀ဆိုတာ ၇ွိ ခဲ့ ၇င္ စို င္းေက်ာ္ ၇ဲ ့
ခ်စ္၇တဲ့ညီငယ္ေလး လာ လုပ္ အုံး ေနာ္ ။.........

ညီေလး အိုက္ဆမ္ ေ၇ ၊စိုင္းေက်ာ္ခ်စ္တဲ့ညီငယ္ေလး အိုက္ဆမ္ ေ၇
အေမနဲ ့ေန ပီး တ၇ားေတြ၇၊ ေသ၇မွာမေၾကာက္ဘူး ဆို ၿပီး ေၿပာ ေန တတ္တဲ့
အိုက္ဆမ္ ေ၇၊စိုင္းေက်ာ္တို ့ ကို အိုက္ဆမ္ ထား ခဲ့ၿပီ ေနာ္။

ေအး ကြာ ငါ့ညီ----- မင္း ဘ၀ တိုက္ ပြဲၾကီး ကို ေ၇ာ၈ါဘ၇ ထူေၿပစြာနဲ
့ဆယ္ စုနွစ္ နွစ္ခုေက်ာ္ ၇င္ဆိုင္ခဲ့၇ ေတာ့........ပင္ပန္းေနၿပီ...နား ေတာ့ ေနာ္။

ညီေလး အိုက္ဆမ္ ေ၇ ၊စိုင္းေက်ာ္ခ်စ္တဲ့ညီငယ္ေလး အိုက္ဆမ္ ေ၇........
အစ္ကို တို ့ ညီေလး အိုက္ဆမ္ အတြက္၇ည္စူးၿပီးေကာင္းမွဴကုသုိလ္ေတြ
လုပ္ေပးမယ္......
ကုသိုလ္ယူ အ မ်ွေ၀ ၿပီး ......နား ေတာ့ ေနာ္။

CYCLONE NARGIS & A MORE SEVERE STORM HIT MYANMAR

2008-05-09T14:02:00.014+08:00

THE AFTERMATH OF CYCLONE NARGIS HITTING MYANMAR!!!!!

This is what JUNTA said about Cyclone NARGIS on National papers on 29th April 2008. In brief, it said a mild storm and high wave was expected along the Myanmar Coastal with occasional thunder storm. Nothing severe was warned. Amazing!

My brother Pho Kachin! I really wanted to post something fun and cheerful event that we had during Happy Thingyan after seeing your comments on my previous post. You said you can't bear to see my old post about the casualties trying to enter Thailand illegally! But now, the fact is I have to share with you with a more severe death-tolls close to 100,000 and counting my dear brother.. Let's bear. Let's grieve. Let's pray together for the people suffering.

From that amazing forecast, we could see how efficient our state departments are operating under the JUNTA leadership.See this extract my brother

"New Delhi, May 7: Two days before the devastating cyclone Nargis hit the shores of Myanmar, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had sent warnings to Yangon and other nearby areas to prepare for a high-intensity storm. IMD Director General Ajit Tyagi on Wednesday said the Meteorological department had been tracking the cyclone right from the day of its formation in the last week of April. "

May be due to inefficient telecom network in our beloved country the warning was lost in transmission and did not reach to the General concerned who might be golfing away the weekend at that time.
Or rather and simply, doesn't think the deadly storm is the State's business at all. Well..it's a known fact how these people's attitude towards their countrymen and their treatments. You know I know and everyone else knows my dear brother.

Why I said double storm hit our mother land? You know the Cyclone Nargis but got know idea about the other severe cyclone right. I would name it "Cyclone Atta" or "Cyclone Selfish" which is the aftermath of Nargis, which is more deadly.
( Trial Myanmar fonts;- ၿမန္မာ fonts စမ္း သပ္မွ ု
အင္းဘယ္လုိေၿပာ၇မွန္းကို မသိေတာ့ဘူးညီေလး၊ တကယ္ေတာ့ဗမာျပည္မာ ေလမုန္တုိင္း ၂ ခုတုိက္ လုိက္တာဗ်၊CycloneNargis ၇ယ္ ၊ Cyclone အ တၱ ေပါ့ ။ တကိုယ္ေကာင္းဆန္ ျပီး ပုိမုိ ထိခုိက္ေသေၾကပ်က္စီးေစနုိင္တဲ့ Cyclone မုန္တုိင္းအ တၱ ၾကီးေပါ့။)

Cyclone ATTA is blowing away all international aids. It has the power of stopping all humantanian efforts and aids to reach to the vitims. It can blow the Generals and family members, close allies and the elites to a safe heaven and cause the starvation and illness to the Nargis-striken general public.
After seeing the photos, reading the news I can feel your pain and frustration. You can hear my cry for our people. They rather let us people die than doing something what is so crucial to save the vitims. Look beyond and you would understand how cruel and dealdly the made-in-myanmar Cyclone Atta. It is worst than Natural Disaster, Cyclone Nargis.

My brother! Let's just do our best. Praying and contributing to the donation drives.

And for the friends out there who wish to donate please click my post title and it will bring you to the yahoo donation drive web site.

MYANMAR(BURMA) DIASPORA!!

2008-04-11T10:36:00.005+08:00

My usual train ride to work was not as usual when I opened up dailies to read..

The headline and the photos hit me hard.. :54 MYANMAR MIGRANTS DIE IN THAI TRAGEDY"
Planes load of grads landing in Singapore everyday..and Bangkok and Malaysia.. to the more affuluent neighbours and further ashore!!
We heard and seen some Myanmar Nationals risked their lives swam across Johor Straith to only landed in the hand of Singapore law enforcers. They know they might drown. They know they might get caught. They paid a tidy sums for that passage all the way from Myanmar to Singapore...
A few months ago, from world telecasts we witnessed the Myanmar illegal Migrants' bodies floating in Thai's water.
And now..read and feel the extract from the news..
" Survivors inside the truck told police the group traveled Wednesday night by fishing boat to Ranong, about 290 miles south of Bangkok, from Victoria Point, said Col. Kraithong Chanthongbai, police chief for Ranong's Suksamran district.

They were loaded into a cold storage truck normally used to carry seafood, locked inside and forced to ride standing up in a sweltering container area measuring 7 feet wide by 7 feet high and 20 feet long.

The migrants were on the road for about two hours when passengers started collapsing, survivors said. Temperatures in the province reached 93 degrees.

"I thought everyone was going to die," Saw Win, 30, told The Associated Press. "If the truck had driven for 30 minutes more, I would have died for sure."

He said that about 30 minutes into the trip the occupants pounded on the truck walls, screaming for ventilation, and then used a cell phone to call the driver, who briefly turned on air conditioning.

The air conditioning was later shut off, and they called the driver again 30 minutes later but his phone was off. They continued pounding and screaming until he stopped the truck about an hour later, unlocked the door and ran away when he saw the state of the victims, Saw Win said.

The translator for the police gave a somewhat different account.

He said survivors told him the air conditioning had broken down while the truck was waiting for a police checkpoint to close for the night.

The interpreter, who asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the driver ran away without unlocking the door.

It was only when nearby villagers heard screams and banging from the vehicle that they came to investigate and opened the doors, he said.

"When police got to the scene, they found that 54 of the workers were already dead in the packed container truck," said Kraithong, the police colonel. Thirty-seven of the dead were women and 17 were men. The 67 survivors were split about evenly between men and women.

Television footage showed police lifting bodies out of the truck until it was emptied except for a few pieces of clothing.

The dead, limbs stiffened and many wearing little more than T-shirts, shorts and sandals, were laid out on the floor of a storage facility of a local charity.

Why everyone is leaving home! Leaving families? And in droves? Why paid so much money to swim across the waters? Why paid money to get ferried through the non-ventilated van? Are they sure there is good things like good jobs waiting for them at the end of the passages?

Knowing life is a stake!High fees! The danger of exploitations! Feeling helpless and homesick abroad!

Well I can only think of one thing..The cons for calculated risks for uncertainties they may encounter seemed fairer than the pros of certain hardships at home..

BURMA DIASPORA (DIASPORA=the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland ).. if we have to name...

So more tragedies to come..(truely not anticipating but inevitable giving the state of the worsening who-cares economy back home)

WOMEN AS EXPLAINED BY ENGINEERS

2008-04-09T10:32:00.003+08:00

I was just clearing my mail box and stumbled upon the mail a friend send earlier but marked unread.

So before clicking 'delete' button I open up to see what it's all about women from engineering point of views. Myself being an Engineer but never come across to take time to think of them. Don't blame me for so ignorant because no woman is so significant in my life so far except my very Mother.

Well! I am not gonna tell you how true the explanations! Judge yourself. But you know what! I can throw away from flu tablets and recovering fast after reading it.

How do you think of these equations?
From a Chemical Engineer point of views I guess!
I am puzzled to know the Engineer who chart this up whether he is a married man and charting his phases of encounters with a woman.

This chart reminds me of all my guy friends out there being transformed from dare devils to henpecked through the progression of their dating days to marriage.

Dating period, they are the master of the play. They command every single minute. They won't pick up every calls from their girl friends. They may not obey every instruction. They would let the temper flare without any qualm.

After that phase! After a taste of lips of wine and beyond....!!!men...starting to drop to knees.. then..marriage!!! Women seize the power, are in total control!

That's what I always joke with my buddies.

" In Singapore, I could only see women's parents and siblings living with my buddies and why my buddies' parents remained status quo back home in Myanmar"

"Is it a mere coincidence that guys' parents are more homely and love their birth place more than girls' parents or a deliberated cause" I joke smiling. The laughter was what I got as the answers! But go beyond that laughter! Dive under your smiling ...I read your message my guy buddies..Sigh! ( I find these causes less happened in our western counterparts or even in our Singaporean friends)
This amplifier illustration should be from sound Engineer! I don't really want to bother about the complicated switches and buttons. Aha..!
Nothing much to describe for this. A bit too common!

And what's your call?

SAI SAI'S WEEKENDS

2008-03-30T10:16:00.005+08:00

This video was just made last night. After late lunch at city hall we went for a cuppa at Marina Square. After catching a fashion show which is part of Singapore Fashion Week, we came home. While I am preparing fried rice the boys entertaining me with their songs.. ahe..with bare-half bodies..

Mg Phone and sweet heart..So you know why he is missing from most of my weekend outings lately? We had dinner together one evening and they both seemed busy or being cam-shy?.

Zarni & Khin Si one month anniversaty. Nah it was a special reception for us people in Singapore who could not make it to Yangon to attend the grand reception.

BBQ evening at East Coast Park.

2008 Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore.
FHM Singapore's Sexiest Girl 2008 at Clarke Quay.

Most of the weekend, I meet up with my gang and as you could see..we filled our thirst bottle after bottle. Until we got drunk? Na..we never seem to have enough...of course not just the boozes but fun!

CALLING ALL MYANMAR!!!! STATE OF EMERGENCY...

2008-03-24T21:57:00.007+08:00

Dear fellow Myanmar Nationals! Would you please help me and guide me to get the Myanmar fonts up and running ASAP?

I will have to break my self-imposed rules that not to blog in Myanmar Language. I want my juniors or seniors alike to read and speak a decent English. I am still trying to learn and I want them to learn too. Especially If they are coming out of the country to work oversea. But seems no burmese likes to read in English nor got inspiration to learn English. So.. I think on and off..I have to write in Burmese..Not to boost the readerships but to convey the message across the targetted audience.

Je is putting up at my place and he is an Engineering Grad with reasonably good command of English. Through him, through his friends and through any other Burmese I happen to know and learn that a very very serious crisis is going on and it could affect the already-established Myanmar as a whole in Singapore Job Market.

Being the products of poorly minted from the many Universities with no qualified teachers (qualified ones left the country earlier, the new comers are here in drove equipped themselves with best spoken Burmese with irrelevant working experiences.

Why? I conclude as

1. Inhumane Agents (not well establishments one obviously) with who-cares-even-you-die attitude are out in force. Charging exorbitant fees, sending them off to Singapore. Misguiding with their tell-tales! Seems anyone walk-in to their offices with a blank certificate with no knowledge of how many English alphabets there are.. could even get a job here in Singapore!

2. Life at home is getting tougher (obvious reason). As soon they left the school doors without any ideas what to do..work as what! and don't even think of trying to learn the foreign languages...they are here looking for jobs..some of them, come straight from a very remote cities that they were only been to Yangon when they were about to leave Yangon...what can we expects?

A CRISIS! A VERY SERIOUS CRISIS..

We heard the stories that they were being deported just after stepping out of the planes. Reasons? Do not know where and who their sponsors? Not sufficient money to stay on here as guests! Language! Language! Singapore Immigration is the most understanding, the most cordial and having the most foreigner friendly policy in South East Asia and than those wealthiest countries that I came across. I dare say.. they would never send you off if you could express yourself well enough!

We heard the stories that they were fired just after starting to work for weeks for poor command of English!

Je told me his walk-in interview experience today. Just after 2 Burmese guys left the interview he was asked if he's Burmese. After saying yes, the receptionist told him that her manager instructed her to check if there were any more Burmese!And so he was asked to leave. For obvious reason!

Dear fellow Myanmar (Burmese), I call it a disaster! I call it a state of emergency! Please do something!

If you are a popular Burmese Blogger and if you write in Burmese, please write about all these happenings!

Tell your friends, tell your relatives who want to come here to stop buying those sweet tales from agents! Wake them up and urge them to learn the Language, the ENGLISH if they want to get decent jobs with decent pays.

And those of you who could help me to set up Myanmar Fonts, I would appreciate if you contact me through my email,( seanm71@gmail.com ).

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK....

2008-02-28T17:29:00.007+08:00

As usual...play the musics! Com'on buddies.. Let's go party in Bangkok..
Sorry for late write-up for my trip to Bangkok ahe! By looking at the photos, you are sure that this post is not meant to showcase my photographing skills or neither to show off my shopping spree. The photos are nothing more than ordinary and my purchases are nothing to talk about..But you know what..It was superb and my most deserving holiday in years.
I went to Bangkok en route to Yangon to get myself prepared not to get a rude shock from living in the 1st world city state to jump straight to third world, Yangon. Here, I am just emphasizing the state of the cities, the status. Not sucking up to please Singapore and bashing Yangon. The reality is the reality and everyone knows it without me saying. So a 4 days stop-over in Bangkok, being a city not so developed as Singapore but a far better than Yangon, as a buffer. And wanna see newly built Suvarnabhumi Airport.
And since budget airlines hit the world in fury,wanna feel the difference of full-fare and budget carriers so I planned to take budget airlines throughout my journey. Though sceptical about their comfort & services, I went ahead with it being short flights to and fro. I flew JetStars Asia for Singapore-Bangkok, Yangon-Singapore and Air Asia for Bangkok-Yangon routes. Well it's an experience and am a very satisfied customer.

But hey! I won't try them very frequent though. It seems cheaper option but flying full-fare carriers with free and easy packages might be a wiser choice I guess. At least to me.

Talking about competition amongst airports of top 3 ASEAN, Kuala Lumpur International Airpot,Suvarnabhumi Airport and Changi Airport..Ahmm..Singapore Changi Airport still live up to its name. Cleanliness? Easy Navigation? Upkeeping and maintenance? Supporting Agencies like immigration Clearance? Changi Airport! You are my best choice.

I got the impression that being built later and with modern structures and infrastructures, I would be seeing flashy and sparkling clean Suvarnabhumi Airport. Nah..Nothing near Carpet and marble cladded Changi Airport. Free local calls? Free Internet access? or the trollies ..May be I am just too superficial..I don't know.

But the worst is Immigration Clearance. In bound or out bound, you are expected to queue at least 20 minutes and longer for peak hours. This experience is based on my frequent travelling to Thailand from Don Mueang International Airport to this new airport and in a decade. This trip was worse. I check in for my 6:45 am flight at 5am and show up at the immigration counter immediately. It was a near 45 minutes queue and I had to run for my flight because it's announcing last call...
You might ask why grumbling so much and why going there so frequently? Well..once you are out of the Immigration. You are greeted with all smiles and lovely people. I love everything about Bangkok!
The entertainment. Night Life. The People. The food.

It was chaotic the traffic. The pollution and the dins. Who cares! Did you spot this " Bangkok, city of life" in one of the photos? Bangkok means it. Full of life, Full of smiles. Not so routined. Not so robotic.(May be for locals and I was on holiday..)
I was all sweat up walking the roads and I needed a tissue to wipe my face. But no Seven Eleven (711) nor convenience store in sight. I went into a book stall and ask if they sell any tissue. A young sale girl replied politely "no sir". When I was about to turn she took out a packet of tissue from her counter and handed to me.

"Oh. Hkop Hkun hkap! how much?" , I said.

" No. It's free Sir" she replied and I lost my words.

I want to give her the money more than the tissue worths. But it might be so insulting. In a flash of thought, I thought of buying a book and quickly glanced
through the stall. All are in Thai.. I smiled and said numerous "thanks you" and left. But I left with undescribable feeling of falling in love with Thailand. I will come again Thailand..

With the help of internet and stronger Singapore Dollar, I managed to Book a room at Baiyoke Boutique Hotel at $60 a night. A decent and comfy room. The staffs are extremely attentive. A shuttle bus to Siam Square every hour and the surrounded whole sale centre fulfilled my needs and a breeze to shop..huuuuu..so good..

YANGON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE GRAND

2008-02-25T21:28:00.003+08:00

Ladies and gentlemen. YIA!!!! Please sound it like " yeeee...yah.." the sound that we made when we aced something after a hard fight in some competitions...

Yes I sounded YIA!!!!!when landed in this newly built Yangon International Airport (YIA)... It was a pleasant sight on arrival which was very very different from the scene half a decade ago.

In my previous trip, I had to run around from table to table to get out of the Airport. Once upon a time, a shuttle bus would bring us from the plane's stairs landing to the terminal building. And there was a gentleman who greeted us tirelessly " Myanmar Nationals go to that table" " Myanmar Nationals go to that table" and rigorously pointing us to like a ticketing counter.

And there a very nice chap would be smiling sweetly and making you filling in your parents' name, your address and how long you would be staying in Myanmar? (My guess was that it's not safe for Myanmar Nationals to stay too long in Myanmar and they would like to ensure our safety throughout our stay with our family..we are precious hard currencies earners right!)

Oh yah! almost left the traditions or rather Myanmar Airport Culture out..Before I went back on my 1st ever trip, a friend advised me to buy a pack or two of the most sellable cigarettes from Changi Airport back. I thought it was duty-free and I could make some money selling away once I arrived back to Yangon. So I did and aha..It was all gone before I could leave the terminal.

Yea.. while filling the form, the gentleman behind the counter was talking to me non-stop. He was so concerned and caring. I felt so warm coming home after a few years in a foreign country. He asked. "Oh how are you adjusting your life there?" "How was your job and bla bla" My tear welled up .. Man! He's not my uncle..Not my relative but he's so caring..but before long.. my tear rolled up back into my eyes in shock " Since you were there for 2 years, you could have made much money.. Do you have something for me?"...

Oh!!Thank you friend!( was thanking my friend who reminded me time and again I must buy cigarettes back).. well ok..I unpacked and put 2 packets on the counter..and "Oh only 2?.. I was lost and worried for my passport.. another 2 more and he waved me off..no more warmth.. no more smile.. goodness..I sighed...
Well cutting the story short. After filling numerous forms ,passing through immigration counter then custom.. I finished all cigarettes. I heard later I was fortunate. Some friends of mine, had to buy a liquor voucher from a duty free shop right in front of Custom before they could make all cleared exit...

No more.. now no more.. thanks to my cousin, a porter saw me and whisked me through counter without a stop after dropping a dollar note at immigration counter. I am willing because he was so helpful telling me, I need not to get departure form as he already endorsed "LEAVE" on my passport.. So.. when asked..I quickly drop a note worrying someone might notice what I am doing...haaaa. Thanks god no one seems to know.

Overall.. now we should be proud of having gleaming, spotless terminal building with 2 aerobridges. In no time, who would say we wouldn't have multi-terminals.

But hey.. Look at the information board. I missed the flight despite I went to Airport before dawn to check in for my 10:35 am flight. hahaa..

You see? Me and fellow travellers were waiting for our turn to board our plane in a single holing room. But our gate never opened. We never boarded the plane of our flight 3K586. But it departed without us. We're there sitting till 10:45 am. Well 1st time in my life so far so I took the photos ha ha.. Hopefully the computer technician responsible to update and adjust the timing would not be fired after my post. Cheers.. What an experience!!!

TAKE ME HOME...COUNTRY ROADS

2008-02-23T14:41:00.008+08:00

Dear Pals! click "play" on youtube and let's travel together the journey home..
Almost heaven..Northern Shan State..Blue-ridged mountains..Dote-hta-Waddy River..haha..pals.. look at the pictures and hope it could ease you from feeling homesick..After calling Singapore my second home, living and leading a robotic life style for fews year, a short trip back home was so refreshing and rejuvenating..I tell you..
No mobile phone..no email access. no internet and no worries.. do make me rounder aha.. as you can see..

And it was quite an expansive trip back home though after clearing taxes to my beloved embassy close to SingDollar 7,000. Why should I be clearing the tax before I went home? you may ask.. Well.. I have to...

I may be granted a return passage to Singapore only upon presenting the tax receipts duly endorsed from the Myanmar Embassy here in Singapore and with a self-written leave application. You won't understand why the hell we need to show the leave applications to immigration officers at the Grand Yangon International Airport. Neither do I..A myanmar national returning home from a foreign country is required to produce a leave form subitted to his/her company if he wanted to go out of the country again. This always puzzles me if there are requests to Myanmar Immigration Department by our companies in foreign countries to check on us whether we are AWOL(absent without leave).. Well..I don't know if we went without leave from our companies, we would be denied entries to our mother country. I dare not to try..So rather save than sorry.. I just have to follow the norn..Writing my own leave application approval. signing and addressing myself. Presenting it to the officers at Yangon Airport every trip going to own country..aha.. we are well-displined and law-abiding citizens..and proud of it..anytime.. haha
You think I am complaining? You are wrong. You may go to the embassy and check it. Not only me but all of us are willingly paying our due to our beloved mother country and so much so that we write in to the embassy requesting the ambassador to accept our taxed-dollars in a standard format. I think that the least we could do to support our hardworking leaders in their nation-building efforts towards a developed and mordernized country ( the slogan that we have seen for the past 2 decades and still going strong).
I think our contributions is well-spent if I have to say. If not how could we take care of the medical bills for our down-to-earth hardlined leaders who scarifice their well-beings for the countries whenever they have to come for medical check-up. Only if they are well off and healthy so that they could look after our nation's wealths Right?

Generally my beloved mother country is still standing still and retained her sleeping beauty. I am grateful to the leaders who put in so much efforts to retain the old charm and selectively permit the traders to import only decade-old motor vehicles to supplement the greying cities. I think it is "differentiation". Right! I fully support it. We have to differentiate ourselves from neighbouring countries. If we are just another like any other countires with skyscrapers with multi-layers express ways with full of state-of-the-art cars on the roads, who would want to visit our country. Aha..We will just be another Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Beijing and Shanghai right. Guys.. Appalause to our leaders..it is a tough and hard work you know.

You see! we have the best eco-friendly roads and cities in the worlds. Our express ways are so narrow that everytime our bus coming head on with the vehicles from the opposite direction, I closed my eyes, I hold my breath. But I was just too coward I guess! Our skillful highway drivers.. I tell you.. fantastic! If we bring them to up and coming Singapore F1 racing, the current famous racers would have to run for their money.
I went a bit out of topic aha.. ya seriously I got an idea to set up a talent management company to represent Myanmar racers to grace the world racing circuits.

Monaco Racing Tracks? narrow and winding tiny roads going up and down the hills? It would be sure a laughing stock if our highways drivers heard about how risky and adventurous to drive and win millions there!
Or if our drivers can't leave to race the Monaco, the Malaysia's Sepang (may be wrong spelling) or Singapore's world first night racing..we could bring the racing event to Shan State in Myanmar. It would be the world most exciting racing event and guess? who will win? Who else. Our myanmar drivers. Calling ! Calling Investors! If you want to take a look at the said potential race tracks..take a look at the photos here first and if you are interested to see the real roads.. Let me know..I will find some contacts for you guys.

Why you need me? You should know you need a good and powerful contact to do any money making business in Yangon! This is a good and lucrative deal and once in a life time opportunity and for sure you can't have 100% foreign-own company to make such money. Aha..You gotta share with someone big...yes I say someone BIG..if no! simple.. no deal..

The term "NEPOTISM" is so commmon that if you are not part of it then you are out of business..aha..
Anyway ! anyway... business aside.. I hope you do enjoy the sceneries that is so refreshing right..
And I have no grudges against China though I have seen how all things china flooding Myanmar. If not for China, who else would have supplied sub-standard merchandises so cheaply that our general public could afford and survive without...aha..

Who else would buy our superior quality teak wood in thousands that stimulate our fledging economy and that create border-trade inequalities, making our loaded one poorer and China trader richer? aha.. You know right..China is making the world standup with its ever-increasing trade surpluses.. So we Myanmar is not being left alone. We are one of the trend setters with many trade deficits while dealing with them. Thanks God China is willing to trade with us.Stay think and thin with us throughout aha.. [THOUSAND OF TEAK LOGS READY TO CROSS THE CHINA BORDER]
Guys..like it or not..but I really enjoy my trip..

HAPPINESS! OR?

2007-11-04T21:52:00.000+08:00

Again I am back!

If you guys asked me that the current happenings back home did not affect me? What can I say! It was and it is heart-wrenching moment and hoping for the best for my mother land..well Let me stop here and let's take a peep into my life.. my personal life.. aha..

Behind the Sun by Alexanda. Lovely song and frankly my first time listening to this singer. Not bad! But the best of all, this song is suitable as a theme song to this topic! So listen it while you continue reading and I think you would feel something at the end of the song and this topic! aha!

Let me back track and tell you something about myself for the benefits of new readers and for those who doesn't have enough time read my earlier posts!

Ya..I am a SINGLE living alone here in Singapore for more than a decade. And surviving of the brutal attacks from married friends for being single ha ha, but still subjected to well-wishers match making every now and then.

Still not enough! Now this "Lunch Actually", the Singapore Primere Dating Agency got wind of it and send me an invitation for exclusive, personal session!!!!!! woo...ha ha.. Feeling good being invited by a primere agency to see and have lunch with well-heeled and black-suited ladies.. on the other hand, make me really sit up and think! wow! I do not have the ability to date one myself or I am sub-standard guy that ladies give a past.. past.. and like the outdated, unattractive unsold merchandise leaving untouched on the shelf of the upmarket shopping centre. ha ha!

But joke aside! I felt so helpless though. How could they track me down to my address and that they are so sure of me being single! Huu..But it is interesting! I will go down and check out what is in the shop!
Ahem! let me put this across once and for all! Single ( not singles. coz I dare not speak for the whole lots of singles out there ha ha) does know how to love! Please do not ask again or say that ''Oh! I thought you don't know how to love!!!!!" I choose to be single (true up to this press time ha ha) not because I don't have love and that my heart is empty! May be it is even more than you guys with wife but still declared MBA ( married but available) and have extra-marital flings! ha ha..
You know, in fact, one reason I stay single is too much love and I fall in love too easily. And I am too sensitive in love. I get hurt easily! I love one for a little uniqueness. I don't need that someone to be wholesome. That one could be a complete stranger and a man on the street. A hooker, I happened to come across. Maybe she don't even know me and I won't know him for the rest of my life. But I just love them for what they are. (Of course I hate someone for no reason too ha ha.. for I am only human being).

I am sure at this point you guys are squeezing your brows and ready to tell me off that I am talking the different kind of love! no no... I am not! See my point! see beyond the love that I am talking about.
When I know someone or when I acknowledge myself that they are on my love lists.. they are going to get full attention and their interest is mine. When they cried.. my teardrops are for them. When they laugh I want to know why so and wanna share their happiness, their success or whatsoever that make them laugh! Not just acting! whole-heartedly and I want to be part of it!

And the heart of this topic " I get hurt" "Painful" Without realizing, I am what I am and they are what they are! I happened to render my heart, my supports, physically, emotionally without thinking if they really need that FROM ME! I do it without expecting return or the same treatment! What I need it just a nod or a smile and acknowledgement that they're aware of my present, my care. And just to tell me that I am no longer needed at their present! I hate the feeling and awkwardness that I have to stand alone in the middle of nowhere and worry they still need me! If I just hate to stand like this and left..and I would felt guilty that if they call out and I was not around!

I know a lot of you may feel that I am rattling off nonsense and unacceptable! But that is me and I know it is not in my best interest to feel so.

And these days! our poor younger generation are here in Singapore to look for jobs or working! Lots of them need coaching and mentoring! They lack many skills to be at the right place with the right benefits. Of course within my reach, only so much I can do. I see them through friends. I meet them through my this little blogs. I meet them through Internet chat rooms. It's tormented listening to them and share their woes. Share their personal plights and their woes!

But I go too deep more than it's necessary? Am I too emotional in coaching them? I share them my happiness to make them feel they are not alone? I want to cook them a decent meal that they might need? I bring them along in my gathering to broaden their networks? I even neglect my own welfare and put all my heart and soul to the best of their interest!

Along the way, I am putting up a smile but I am so tired. I am asking myself and I am sharing you that at the present moment I am very tired. I can only blame myself and status quo! No more guiding! No more mentoring and I am giving myself a break!

I know I cant love all and as I always know I should stay away from it. I should not be busy body and analyse the whole piece before jumping and thinking I am almighty and can bring love, peace, joy and success, happiness to everyone! Why I must make myself have a breakdown while I can enjoy my life!

Kind of lost? ya!But I will be back on my ass again and be myself and live happily ever after and stay tune to see more posts!

MARRIAGE!

2007-07-12T22:41:00.000+08:00

Ha.. Ha... another funny one to share..

I think it is rather true..

Before the marriage:

He: Yes. At last. It was hard waiting.

She: Do you want me to leave?

He: NO! Don't even think about it.

She: Do you love me?

He: Of course!

She: Have you ever cheated on me?

He: NO! Why you even asking?

She: Will you kiss me?

He: Yes!

She: Will you hit me?

He: No way! I'm not such kind of person!

She: Can I trust you?

Now after the marriage you can read it from bottom to the top !!!!

After reading this, I worked my mind quickly and tried recalling those married friends of mine..

Aha.. and recalled their confession and actions.. haha.... What can I say! I guess I gotta go hidind.. My friends' will be lining up right my doorstep to ask about their hubbies..My friends with their fists haaa...

Cheer again.. I am writing something soon.. till then just laugh!
(The photos and this joke is not related. Ladies and Gentlemen, my friend Thurein & the bride, May )

MISS WORLD'S INTERVIEW- FOR ADULTS ONLY

2007-07-11T20:51:00.000+08:00

After reading the jokes in my mail, I can't help but to share with you guys..

I really wonder who the hell really has such a luxury of time to come out such a brilliant joke.. First instance, you will think that it is just another dirty joke. But look! it is not that simple. He has the knowledge, the humour and the intelligence in him. I don't think just any man on the street can create it..

Well... see it and you will know what I am talking about..Laugh and enjoy.

Question: Ms America, how do you describe a male organ in your country?
Ms America: Well, I can say that male organs in America are like gentlemen.
Question: How can you say so?
Ms America: Because it stands every time it sees a woman....... ......... ......... .
(Applause! Applause!)

Question: Ms Spain, how do you describe a male organ in your country?
Ms Spain: Male organs in our country are like our very own Bullfight or Toro (Bull)
Question: How can you say so?
Ms Spain: Because it charges every time it sees an opening....
(Applause! Applause!)

Question: Ms Philippines, how do you describe a male organ in your country?
Ms Philippines: Well, I can say that male organs in our country are like gossip or rumors.
Question: How can you say so?
Ms Philippines: Because it passes from mouth to mouth......
(Applause! Applause! Standing Ovation! Applause! Applause!)

Question: Ms Saudi Arabia, how do you describe a male organ in your country?
Ms Saudi: Well, I can say that male organs in Saudi are like thieves.
Question: How can you say so?
Ms Saudi: Because they like to enter through the back door.....
(Applause! Applause! Laughter! Laughter! Applause! Applause!)

Question: Ms India, how do you describe a male organ in your country?
Ms India: Well, I can say the male organs in India are like labourers.
Question: How can you say so?
Ms India: Because it works day and night......
(Applause! Applause! Applause!

Question: Ms Malaysia, how do you describe a male organ in your country?
Ms Malaysia: Well, I can say that Male Organs in Malaysia are like Proton car.
Question: How can you say so?
Ms Malaysia: Look tough but actually very soft........ ......... ......... ..
(Applause! Applause! Laughter! Laughter! Applause! )

Question: Ms Singapore,how do you describe a male organ in your country?
Ms Singapore: Well, I can say that male organ in Singapore is very Kiasu (Afraid to lose).
Question: How can you say so?
Ms Singapore: It always wants to rush in quick and leave 15 minutes before the show is over
(Applause! Applause! Applause! Applause! Applause!

Hello! Hello!

2007-05-27T18:20:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!

Sorry again for a hideout for a good few months. Wonder where I was? What I did? ummm....pretty nothing much though. Busy.. Busy. and busy would be my buzzwords..

I spend my waking hours working, drinking and chatting online. I am not sure what the hell I spent so much time like chatting online talking nonsense but I do have something good during my disappearance..

Happened to meet some like minded Burmese who wish to see some Burmese here take on more senior positions in corporate world. But we are lagging far behind from our fellow Indians and Filipinos counterparts due to our English proficiency. So over a beer or two in one evening we started an English Conversation Session. Since unintended inception then we meet once a week now and talk in English.

No particular topic, no agenda but we talk all and sundries under the moon (due to our day time work commitments, we are only able to meet in the evening). Anyone who speaks better or worse is welcome to join. We will learn from someone better. We will guide someone a little poor than us. No hard and fast rule. Myself and Ma Khay Mar take on the leading role and so far so good and we hope more people come on board to share with us. Until now, our meeting places are somewhere City Hall and occasionally my home and Ma Khay Mar's.

If you guys are interested, please email me @ (seanm71@gmail.com)and leave me your contact number and we will get back to you on our meeting place and time.

Burmese Youth

2007-03-05T00:53:00.000+08:00

Just an extract from my post in Thanlwin Ainmat's forum,"Are we burmese youth not clever enough?"

In my humble pinion, we are way a little bit kind of impulsive to react on this topic.

ThanLwin's brothers do give the clear meaning of the topic in both English and Burmese and I don't see the reason why we need to re-define it.

I can understand all you guys' good intentions but the point is we are totally out of tune with the underlying subjects.

I think the topic is as simple as its' spelling but if we hit with the right notes, it could be very interesting and constructive.

It is common understanding that we, human beings, were all born differently with different background, cities, states and countries. Different IQs, EQs. Some born genius where else some were born as dumb as me. Regardless of where we born, what nationaltities we are.

So like I used to mentioned earlier, it won't be fair to judge our fellow youths based just on our surrounding with a short yardsticks.

And will you agree how bright or sparkled a gems stone, if we do not nurture, we do not know how to grind, sharpen, Can we bring out its best colours, values? Why Myanma jades and rubies worth millions more abroad than they were in Myanmar?

They are raw. They do not have supporting facilities to make them shine. They are covered with mud. Though all over the world, they are deemed scarce minerals but we seems to take it for granted that we think they are apelenty. We do not nurture them. Go! where you want to go! so they are shine elsewhere that appreciates them.

Think about it and you will get what I am trying to say!

And outflows of our talented people or rather our youths? A myth or a fact? yes they are timid, they are overly obedient but are they not clever? Na...

So my argument or rather understanding is we are normal and on par with anyone else in the world. No less clever nor overly clever in general.

I will talk more with the conditions that you guys discussed if times allow.

Well.. I might be wrong..and correct me if in the case.

But I hope no more argument on definition whether clever or intelligent, please. I think "Ko ThanLwins" are clear enough.

Be focus.

Be constrcutive and yet positive

OSCARS 2007

2007-02-27T23:38:00.000+08:00

Read what Oscars host Ellen said. I don't quite get it. Can someone enlighten me what's all about the Oscars?

FABULOUS FEBRUARY

2007-02-20T15:53:00.000+08:00

Those residing in Singapore will know what I mean "Fab Feb". Agree? The best month for love birds because of Valentine day and there is longest holiday break, Chinese New Year. About my Valentine Day? haha.. as usual, me, myself and no one else. Nonetheless I enjoyed it even though it's not a holiday. I could feel the love all around. I will write about single hood and love when the mood is right. So stay tuned alright!
For Chinese New Year break, till now I am still lounging, lazing and enjoying. Again, this year I can't go back to visit mum and instead having a long break to recharge myself.

For those of you who miss me too much, a few shots here specially for you ok! I took it with my friend and his family during our Chinese new eve outing.
Some of you might remember I mentioned about this friend of mine in my earlier post and about his son being 9 years old. Unknowing( maybe knowingly haha..) I am an uncle of 9 years old boy. And look at the photo, supposing if I married about the same time with my friend, my child will be this old and this tall..Oh no.. but I am happily single still(self consolation)..haha..
"Sai, you know if only me and my wife, we can live comfortably in Yangon but for the sake of our son's future, we gotta get out of our comfort zone and come here."

"Aren't you putting your son in ILBC? I heard they use Singapore curriculum and texts and teach in English?

"It becomes just a commercial school and profit oriented institutions where the riches flaunt their wealth. They operate with scarce human resources with limited qualified teachers. Young teachers with speedy-graduation-universities degrees whom themselves uncertain what all about proper curriculum's rule the class rooms. After so much of frustration, we got no other alternatives to get our son through a proper education, here we are" lamented, my friend's forward-looking and educated wife.That gives me the answer why we could feel the ever-increasing presence of young Myanmar children and their parents in Singapore.

In early years, we could see only post graduate students doing masters in higher institutions like NTU and NUS and very seldom in polytechnics. Getting just a diploma was not on the cards of many Myanmar students. Then during the post 90's years, a certain thing forces them out of the country to seek for proper education elsewhere starting from the children of the more influential, elite and well-to-do families. Giving the different entrance criteria of two different countries, the brightest Myanmar students (also not so bright, but having means to come out) end up in Singapore's Polytechnics.

Then, now..the young children in primary and secondary schools are here in drove. The country is not prospering yet parents are sending their children off for basic education elsewhere. If our economy is rising tremendously and prospering, seeing this phenomena is nothing questionable. It's natural that if you are wealthier, you want something better and prestigious. I think, it's time for the officials to evaluate the dire states of our education system and do something about it. Saying so, I am afraid there might be a ban to send our young overseas for a proper education.

Oh dear...I got carried away. Sorry, I should be writing something light and pleasant to go well with my title, fab feb huh...

And ya....just an update.my friend, Khaing Bwa managed to secure a work pass and working here now. And needless to say, he becomes a member of the rat-racing communities and we hardly can fix a time to meet up. haha..

HELLO!

2007-02-04T19:21:00.000+08:00

Hello guys! It won't help even if I say "sorry" thousand times right!

I know I have been keeping myself away from you guys for such a long long time...

But I also know that you guys are so kind to me even I don't say "sorry" huh!

I was just busy with works and some rubbish that I do not want to disclose ha....

And also one of my flatmates just move out all of a sudden and I gotta look for someone to occupy the vacant room. If not it is too heavy for 2 of us to bear the cost of the whole apartment.

I do learn something though. You put up a friend believing he might have the same understanding but not really the case.

If it is our own apartment it might not have a great impact whether you co-tenant stay or moving out without any notice. Without any prior notice leaving me no time to react to look for someone to take up the space so that the next co-tenant can share the rents equally.

Sometimes it's hard to talk terms with friends like house rules and alike. It's not paid to be considerate. Well.. I think self-interest will be better in future.
Dear pals, yup for those of you who miss me, I put up 2 photos here for you guys .. so please forgive me ok!

Staying home and punching hard on my keyboard and talking non-stop on gtalk made me a little kind of sick and I longed for fresh air. Just then my younger brother called me up to go out and I immediately agreed and booked movie tickets for Babel starring Brad Pitt.
I met my brother at Orchard and we went straight to Shaw House for our movie. Hot dogs, pop corns served us as a buffer during the show and we shopped for a little after the show.

Bought 2 CK Tee for myself and 1 for my brother and we went to Clarke Quay for our dinner. And a few glasses of beers soaked our throats and a few shots of photos haha...

By the way...the tag line of the movie BABEL " If you want to be understood. Listen!"

Rather true I guess..well I won't say everyone will like it but you should go and see..

AYE MYAT THU, MYANMAR SUPER MODEL

2007-01-17T21:59:00.000+08:00

Hello! don't you think she is beautiful? And she is non other than AYE MYAT THU..
Though I don't have the chance yet to see any shows featuring her, I really think that she got what it takes to be a model.
Well I post it for Myanmar People abroad who lost touch on everything Myanmar and as well as for friends who got no glue how Myanmar girls are like.
I have seen a few photos of models and think she is one of the topmost beauties I can say. She maintain her figure well till to date or maybe she is just photogenic. As you might notice most of the girls started off fresh, sexy then become movie stars. The more successful they are the more chubbier( fatter if say bluntly) they become. No more maintenance. She is just superb. Well I am not complaining. Just wish she could travel far to a much more rewarding models play-grounds like Bangkok,Singapore and Hong Kong and be successful regionally then internationally.
You may say she lacks some star qualities behind regional super models? Well there is always a place for someone different and fresh for the scene I think.

In these pictures, she showcased the Myanmar designer Khin Yupar Lwin's works.

Well this is modern Myanmar Girls fashion and way ahead or far out of traditional, daily dresses. You won't see much of this kind of dressing on the streets. Most of the Myanmar Girls still wear wrap-around long-gyi (Sarong).

BLOOD DIAMONDS.....

2007-01-13T18:43:00.000+08:00

A very good movie that I never expected to be this good! The Casts! The Story! The scenery are all perfect!DiCaprio's portrayal of Danny Archer, a soldier turned soldier of fortune. Jennifer Connelly of American journalist, the reporter and Djimon Hounsou as a fisherman..! What can I say? I couldn't have enough! The bitterness flows through my heart. The beautiful scenery driving me to the tour agencies' doors to book a ticket to Africa(or the places of the sets). I felt the loves!!Well all at the same times while watching this movie.
And being once a miner myself deep in the jungle far north Myanmar's very own Jade Mines, you guess! how this movie would be so special to me..Along with the Archer and Solomon, the whole week I was thinking and wondering about Dee Rum, Hong Hkong, my dear comrades, the miners and how they are doing? I have always wanted to write about my experience in the jade land but whenever I tried to start the story I felt mentally draining and lost in translation emotionally hence never been able to materialize the story.

Visit Warners Brothers for more details about the movies. You will be amazed to realize there are so much more behind the movies. Reading them would entertain you as much as the movie does.

----Extracts---

Director/producer Edward says......

"To me, this movie is about what is valuable,"

"To one person, it might be a stone; to someone else, a story in a magazine; to another, it is a child. The juxtaposition of one man obsessed with finding a valuable diamond with another man risking his life to find his son is the beating heart of this film."

"These two men set off on a journey, one with the intent of getting off the continent, the other with the intent of getting his family back," notes Leonardo DiCaprio, who stars as Danny Archer. "But each character ends up struggling with his own moral decisions."

Djimon Hounsou, who stars as Solomon Vandy, sums it up: "Archer is pursuing a diamond, but Solomon's diamond is his son."

The world sees diamonds as sparkling, beautiful and highly prized. They are symbols of love and fidelity, affluence and glamour. But in the African country of Sierra Leone, where many of the world's diamonds are mined, they have taken on a much darker connotation.

Zwick explains, "‘Conflict diamonds' are stones that have been smuggled out of countries at war. They then go to pay for more arms, increasing the death toll and furthering the destruction of the region. They may be a small percentage of the world's sales, but, nonetheless, in an industry worth billions of dollars, even a small percentage is worth many millions and can buy innumerable small arms. In the late 1990s, people from such NGOs as Global Witness, Partnership Africa-Canada and Amnesty International gave them a name in order to help bring the crisis into the public consciousness:
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Myanmar Jade, Ruby travelled far too and still travelling over the land across borders. Are they free of conflict? Are they free of blood? I wonder who might want to share? I have my own story and if I could have yours who knows we might have a good story in the making!!

DARK DINNER! ANYONE....

2007-01-09T00:13:00.001+08:00

Fancy dining in total darkness? Well not for me though.

You wanna got the feel of being blind? Not in this way.

Just last week, there was a restaurant-CLINIC- opened its door for diners in Singapore where you can sit on wheel chairs and eat the food served on surgical bench and if I am not wrong, chili and ketchup from drips...Uh... yup waitresses dressed like nurses. Gosh! what the hell I was... like...thinking.. and still yet not over... now...

Dine in a complete darkness, listening to ghost stories... Isn't it crazy?

WHAT TIME IS IT? TIGER TIME......

2007-01-06T23:03:00.001+08:00

Needless to say I am a Singapore based blogger huh! Trying to promote world renown Singapore Beer? Na...and but in a way.. haha

Actually man! here we are talking the one and only TIGER WOODS soon-to-be the first world sports' billion dollars man as predicted by Golf Digest.
We are not going to talk about what Woods's golf aspirations. Nor anything about his win after win of the tournament, or birdie, putting. We will leave to Golf Journals and Professionals. And we will see what are his off the Course aspiration and activities and sundries.

The man who lives by the golf course and rejected a coveted Hollywood role. When shooting a golf game with motion-capture session by Robert Luketic, a Hollywood veteran. When it was over,Luketic said,

--------------Courtesy of Men's Vogue-----------------

"Man, that was good. I want to talk about a big Hollywood role. Your agent's got the contract and the script."

Woods said, "No, I want a green coat, not that other thing."

"You want a what?"

"A green coat. It's what you get when you win the Masters."

Luketic shook his head. "I've met everybody in Hollywood," he said, "and I've been more intimidated meeting you than anyone else. I didn't sleep all night last night."

"Because you were out all night," Woods said, smiling.

Luketic said, "Tiger Woods is so Zen. You just watch this man who's in control, and I'm, like—I'm a mess, I'm a director, I'm shouting and going crazy."

"We do that, too," Woods said. "We just do it internally. It's like playing poker."

"Well, it's been a pleasure and an honor."

"Now can I go to the bathroom?"
-------------------------------------------- I am sure he got the look. Don't you agree? Acting wise, maybe he knows himself what he is good at doing. But from this short conversation, I say he is not attention seeker. Maybe got all it enough. Do you think this is a form affirmation that he doesn't prefer the lime light but just a down-to-earth bloke?

When asked What's the biggest thing he's had to sacrifice for his golf?

Woods said, "Anonymity." Remember, in 2004, he took the company to the court that built his yacht -Privacy- for violating a confidentiality agreement by providing photographs and other details to the press?.

He tries to live a normal life. He and his wife Elin go to movies, eat in restaurants, and shop at the grocery store. Woods still keeps up with childhood friends, whom he refers to as "my boys"; He still receives extra security at golf tournaments, but he doesn't have a bodyguard or an entourage, and he does all his own driving and pumps his own gas.

Of course, being Tiger Woods there are limits to normality. It's amusing to read how his scheduled calendar has four seasons: Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. And see how he describes his milestones and measures time. Boys! in tournaments.

"Elin and I met at British Open of 2001. We started going out at Target World, and she moved in at Bay Hill of '02." They were married, in Barbados, two days after Amex of '04. haha..

He and Elin are living in Windermere, a suburb of Orlando, in a gated golf community called Isleworth Country Club. Their house—Florida stucco- red tile roof—is relatively modest in comparison with many at Isleworth, and is directly across the street from the driving range.

"There are a lot of divorces at Isleworth," Nevertheless, decided to move.

In January, they bought a ten-acre compound on Jupiter Island, off Florida's east coast, for $38 million, a small price for Woods, who made enough. In their new home, Woods said he will be a few minutes farther from golf, but he and his wife will have more privacy, and they will have frontage on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, a major appeal for both of them. Even for us right? Just close your eyes and imagine living in such superb atmosphere.

Well! I am sure there are more than enough articles documented about this supremo and need me no more to talk about them. But I just like the way he said of himself.. notable I guess...
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Twice during his professional career, deciding that the best golf swing in the world was no longer good enough for him and undertaking a renovation. In each case, the changes led to a lengthy period during which he won no tournaments at all, as he worked to make the new motions automatic. When asked why he hadn't been scared to tamper with success.

"I have a big-picture outlook," he said. "I am willing to fall, and I understand that it's OK to fall, but I am going to get back up. I may take a step back, but in the end I am going to take a giant leap forward."

"You have to come to grips with it, truly deep down," Woods said. "If you don't, if you second-guess yourself, you are not going to have the success that you want. You may have to put up with a lot of questioning from others, who don't quite understand—but, quite frankly, they don't have to understand, because it all comes from within. That's what it is for me, anyway: a belief that, in the end, I will be a better player.
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HAPPY YEAR 2007!

2007-01-02T22:30:00.000+08:00

Hi Guys! How are you doing? Great yeah! Alright, wishing you all the best for the year to come and let us wish the world safer, healthier and prosperous. My readership dropped for the past few days and I could only imagine that many of you are out having fun partying and shopping with your big fat bonuses huh!
And I would like to thank all of you my friends, my readers who sent me messages and season greeting through mobile, emails and the comments here. You have been great all this while and yea...I have many good starts for the year 2007 so far and I am sure all of us will have another fat-abulous.. uh! sorry!!!!!!!!!Fabulous Year together right!!!!

I am getting fatter by days as you can see and it's really a disaster. Nothing looks good on me. To get a good photo and show you guys a pleasant-in-the-eyes one, I tried posing from many angles. But I gave up and I decided to start running tomorrow. Not really a new year resolution but I really have to do something about my weight..Give me your supports..Won't you?

What did I do with my holidays? uh!!!!! Catching up with friends and out dining with my younger brother and went around town. And yeah! you wonder who is the guy here in these photos?
Remember I said I have many good starts for the year? Yeah meeting this guy is one of the good starts. Well..you might ask what so special about meeting this fat guy? Of course it's special. Alright let me introduce...He is " Khaing Bwa", my university mate and we are from the same State. And we did not see each other since we left YIT (Yangon Institute of Technology). It's like more than a decade and we did not know where about of each other till we met again here in Singapore.
Tell you we couldn't just stop asking about each other and our friends. We put up, put down the menu and it was like ..about 20 minutes later then we glanced at the menu and just picked whatever we saw on front page to order.

We laughed. We felt sad for those less fortunate friends. We envied those have better luck. We forgot our age. We forgot every thing else and we did not even talk about the food if they tasted good or bad..Ah!! of course we did finish all the food..So I guess it should be ok!! haha...
After our dinner, we walked around Singapore River and sitting by the river for about an hour again and talked.

Well.. yeah the time was clicking fast and we called it a day as we gotta get home to prepare for the next working day.. I just wish my dear friend good luck in getting approval soon from MOM for a work pass. So that we can catch up again and talk about the yester-years.

Good Luck my dear friend and I am sure we will be sitting by the river again and yeah with your family.

GOODBYE SIEMENS...HELLO MOTO!!

2006-12-26T23:08:00.000+08:00

Goodbye Siemens or my sweet S65. Thanks for being with me for 2 years. Not that I found new one and I leave you behind.

You know that I picked you as my partner since you were at your S35. You were just coming out and nothing to be fancy interms of looks, colour, and functions compared to your more established counterparts. Besides your friendly sms (to me)you had nothing much to sex me up, the like of Nokia, Sony Ericsson (then Erisson) are more appealing but I decidedly to go with you. You're hot-tempered and always switched me off. After feeding you to your fullest, you went like half a day. I took you to the clinic and only to know I gotta get a backup one to make you last and talk longer. (Short Battery Life)..

Sometimes, if you were not happy you just stalled me even when someone sms-ed me. I just couldn't press any buttons to make you talk. I kept my cool till I had no choice but to go for other brand..

And at S65 I expected you'd become mature.You knew how to dress up and put some colourful makeup. I gave you a second chance despite my friends are saying you are not up to my expectation. Was I wrong sweet heart not listening to my friends. Outlook you look a changed person but deep down, your characteristic did not improve. The battery did not last. My friends were showing off their sexy, sleek Nokia, Samsung shouting how last their batteries. Shame aside I stayed with you 2 years despite you had more added problems than when you were S35. When someone called, your shouted a single ring and went blank. I need to hit ON button and to confirm I wanted to switch you on. I even had to stripped you to get the battery off your ass to start you again. Enough dear.. Bye and good luck.

Hello Moto! my V3..Black baby, don't give me any problem I warn you. You are not the first choice. You know I am getting older and you are a bit too sexy for my liking.
I was eyeing your newer but much simpler sister W220. You have the camera and I can't bring you to a certain places. I gotta leave you with security personnel and I am out of reach. Kindda troublesome.

But the tele-shop made me queued for a couple of hours just to say your sister was out of stock. My old flame Siemens was giving me problem. I had waited for hours and so what to do. I gotta pick you. So be nice ok...
If not... Nokia N95 is crying for my attention. She is sexy with many hot stuffs.You don't believe, go and see yourself @ NOKIA. said to be out in Feb 2007.

Merry X'mas 2006

2006-12-24T17:23:00.000+08:00

Merry Christmas! Merry X'mas to all friends and readers all around the globe.

You guys have been great and wishing you all the best of health, wealth and everything else that you wish them come true.
Because of you guys, because of your silent encouragement( you have been reading but left no comment or contact haha), I will continue to rant and rumble here to share what is with me..

Though it is time consuming to come updating but I would like to tell you I will try my best to post whenever I have time knowing you have been coming to this blog.

And I would like to request you guys to leave some comments on whatever things like you agree or disagree or what should I improve and what would you like to read. No hard feeling and I will appreciate it much and maybe we can discuss it. right!

ROBOTIC SEX! ANYONE?

2006-12-23T12:25:00.000+08:00

As usual, I leisurely woke up, made a cuppa and a toast, pick up the thick-stack of Saturday Papers to fully enjoy my breakfast and singlehood(you will see this big word over and over agian in this blog haha).

As we are about to close the chapter of the year 2006, the papers filled the columns with all good and bad headlines happened throughout the year and boy! yup, it was a good read.

But I felt weird and disturbed on the these ROBOT things.And so disasterous the way the world is going? A few questions ran through my little brain. Scientists have nothing better to do? Are we going to all-kind-resistant-proof robots to replace human-beings and living creatures to outdo all the calamities of nature?.
Or we mankind are so stressful that we lost all our sexual prowess to satisfy each other needs? I can imagine that a few years down the road we will have a robot that can change the looks, the sex organs, the complexion that we desired. Best of all, robot will detect ones' level of satisfaction and control the rhythm? Is it what we are heading the Mr. Scientists?

In this sequence, I can see less interaction, less cohabitation between human-beings. More single men and women as they don't need each other anymore.Leaving aside those big word like sociology and alike that evolve and involve us mankinds, can you imagine where we are heading to? A planet filled with test-tube babies and robots. In just a few decades, mankinds would become 2nd rated citizen and the robots would take the grand stand.
Instead how I wish the Sirs and Madam, the scientist would with their almighty and talent help to research to prevent the north pole icebergs melting? Research and educate mankind to utilize world minerals wisely? The ozone layer is depleting rapidly. The world temperature is overheating and the sea level is rising and threatening to submerge the world cities. In some parts of the world with 3 extreme seasons in a day. Pouring rain that flood. Thick snowfall that freeze. The heat that causes bushfires. You are the wisers. You are the bright talents. You can influence us and you have the authorities to educate us. Improve the robotic technology to complement and enhance our lives(not to the extent to cohabit or have sex with us)overtake us, please!!!!!!!!

HYPERTROPHY!!!!!

2006-12-19T21:45:00.000+08:00

Ahem!!! I don't really know and don't wanna bother to find out what "Hypertrophy" really is...

But I totally agree with the photographer, Wai Teik, in this stance. Asian faces deserve to be shot. It's been some times I observed the scene. Arrr! does that sound I am a guru aha!
A few days ago I uploaded a few ads without much words and asked you guys if anything common in those pictures.

Well I think it's rather obvious. And most of them are the ads from TODAY. And mind you. I took it just from one day. How many Asian and how many Caucasian, pan-asian models ruled the ads?

And sorry if you are rushing to label me a racist or I am biased. You are totally wrong. I might be originated from a very third world society but discrimination is never in my book. I will not go far into this subject but please be clear that writing this post is nothing to do with racist.But just writing what I find odd.
And all these while I thought photographers are somehow responsible in getting Caucasian hunks and babes shot off the press.One after another fashion shoots, magazines covers, pictorials and many more advertising medias.
Sometimes it's really mind boggling just to look at all those ads( trace back my earlier posts). In this Asia metropolitan, the Asia gate-way,the Singapore, the target audience is who? The population, the majorities are Asian.

So, they really make me standing up to go looking around the shops. And I don't really see ang moh ( Caucasian in local dialect)queuing up but the familiar Asian faces are on buying sprees in droves everywhere. Or shall we say this way? Advertisers think we Asian are spendthrift and need no more to lure us? No matter what we will buy and they only need to tickle the deep pocket ang moh? Aha..please tell me....

Another thought runs through my nerves then, that is maybe because we asian think it is a quality products seeing ang moh hunks' and babes' faces on the ads. Or the leading brands leading men and women might be Caucasians or western-educated asain the least, I think.

I am totally with you the advertisers if you say you would like to save some marketing pennies because you are selling Armani and alike. So you just rerun the ads from Italy or the ads that meant for international campaigns.

And I tell you, I stop buying Singapore Version Men's Health, Maxim, Stuff and other seasonal magazines and opt for the US version instead. I find they reprint it locally with local prices. That's all about Singapore Version as the contents, the models featured are hardly Asian.

And if I were a white American tourist I won't bother to buy the Reprint-In-Singapore Magazines either. I bet they do since our magazines do not offer any Asian Spices and beauties. I will throw back to the shelves after browsing it as nothing worthy to bring back home as models are from my home country.

And if I go to Brazil, I wouldn't want to buy a magazines full of Sun Ho, Jolin Tsai, Jay Chou or stars of the orient's photos. I rather pack something back full of native Latino's photos. Something that I never see and something exotic that are not available in Asia.

So Asia, will you still going on like this? So Singapore, we are trying to be a capital city of Asia, The hub of all thing Asia! I thin you overlook this minute area but equally important thing to be truly Asia. Better do something and I am sure you would be rewarded..

I am visualizing how exciting and vibrant the Singapore Model, Fashion scenes would be with fair shares of Pan-Asian, Caucasian Models sashaying down catwalks, shooting the covers along side with Thai Models, Filipino Hunks, Vietnam beauties. Multi-national faces, Multi- talents. Exciting and Happening cosmopolitan Singapore...

(if anyone miss the paper and want to read full articles on Wai Teik's views, please leave a comment or email me seanm_71@hotmail.com and I will mail you a PDF file. But hey till the stock last huh..haha.. till I gotta clear up my memory ok! Cheers!

WHAT IS THIS JAMES?

2006-12-17T23:36:00.000+08:00

I put up some cut-off ads from papers and put it on here.

What do you see them in common?

A CUT ABOVE THE REST...

2006-12-11T22:59:00.000+08:00

Beloved Singapore announced officially that some social welfare that we are entitled be cut.

Well.. you will argue then why "A Cut Above The Rest"....the title sounds good but the contents not so...!

Of course I felt a pinch just like any other foreigners or so-called expats living here for a couple of years though no immediate impact on myself. I have no school-going children. No aged parent staying with me in Singapore at the moment.

And yes why I say a cut above the rest? Let me say this. I don't know how great the impact my other expats counterparts would have. But my fellow Burmese PRs would be feeling double whammy.. or even triple I would say.......so the cut is deep and the deepest above all other nationalities.

First of all, all Burmese nationalities working here are subjected to double tax though there is official tax treaty and exemption between the 2 nations.

Secondly, many Burmese PR do set up their home here and their children are attending local schools and institutions. Some of the 2nd generation are enjoying and serving national service. And their parents are here to help look after the kids while they are busy at works.

And Burmese in general are keeping themselves low profile and they are less-mentioned in the media. Never mind that every now and then, we are being scrutinized and bombarded by a long yard stick as foreigners breaking locals' rice bowls but we lay low.

We try to integrate and immense in our work places, communities and a number of us become Burmese Singaporean and sing "Marjulah Singapura" along with native Singaporeans. Just like any other Singaporean felt hard to give up Singapore Passports and shouting "dual Citizenship", we, too, need sometimes.

For many reasons, we like Singapore and we thank Singapore and live here. I don't want to say how much we gain, how much we contribute as we will never get a single voice and agreement on this matters. We will always have people who welcome us and likewise who felt we are just here for the steel rice bowl. And how long we live here and how we like it here, at some stage, we felt our home is in Singapore during our home-going breaks. But a las!!! sometimes I felt, we are being forced reminded and reckoned we are foreigners (we may think ourselves very much part of Singapore) and we are not welcome at any price..

I don't really want to write anything about the cut and the division between being Singaporean and Singapore PR. We just want to work primarily for our careers(rice bowls). Paying Income Tax ( hopefully one tax only in the sooner future). I don't really need the whatever packages, shares our landlord Singaporeans are enjoying because that is their right of being Singaporean.

I am thinking of trading my passport but so many distractions every now and then. Like we are from 3rd world and we are cheap labours who driving down wages. While our more fortunate western counterparts are more recognized with just some certificates with extremely over-the-top perks than that of our degrees.. and cutting here and there out 0f our not-so-deep pockets....

I just want to say... well fellow Burmese, better trade-in your passports sooner or just keep yourself healthy and maybe should consider sending your children back home to put them in International School there.. then you can save up some money for your rainy days....

UNIQUELY SINGAPORE....

2006-12-09T10:00:00.001+08:00

Aha! you might think I am a staff of STB, Singapore Tourism Board.

Not at all and I wish I were haha....

Upon checkng my letter box, I saw a card from STB that I can send it to my friends overseas. It's a sort of invitation card to visit Singapore and they might win lucky draws.I Check it out and Wow!!! 2 Grand Prizes are attractive enough.

Then I think it's a good idea to post it here for 2 great reasons. 1st thing, I want my readers to win since 60% of them are from overseas. And by sending out this postcard, I am doing sort of National Service for the Country, Singapore, I have been residing for the past decade as a Parmanent Resident.

Hey friends and readers, if you plan to visit Singapore why not do it now and let me send you the cards.Who knows you might be on your way here for free and we could have tea togeter haha.
The Grand Prize is SIA (The best Airline) return tickets for two, 4 days 3 nights hotel stay at The Fullerton Hotel (said to be 6 stars you know), Indochine restaurant and Spa Vochers ( you might have a chance to rub shoulders with who and who of Singapore here), Complimetary Ducktours( this covers you all majar downtown attractions), Hippo Bus Tour and DHL ballon rides( this wil bring you to your royal highness and see the Singapore Skyline).
Wow..Wow..Wow...I feel like going home for a while and could someone send me the card? Do a PR entitle for this lucky draw? haha...
So dear my readers, there is no better time to visit Singapore since your airfares and accomodations are taken care of..your could shop till you drop with your money in this Asia Metro, uniquely Singapore.

Well...leave me your email address if you want to receive the postcard from me. But do it fast, this STB promotion is till 5th Jan 2007 only. That means I will have to send you the cards by 5th Jan 2005.

And I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my readers here in Singapore and abroad. Do visit my little page very often>

COULD I HAVE THIS KISS FOREVER

2006-12-08T23:39:00.000+08:00

Hello!..

I have so many things to talk and share. I have so little time.

I am so tired but I don't want to disappoint you guys who come for some new post everyday.
My apology and in appreciation for visiting my little blog, please make do with the song and the lovely photos that a friend email me OK! Kisses......so artistic and lovely..

My two favourite singers, Whitney Houston and Enrique Iglesias and "Could I have this Kiss Forever"? Guys enjoy the sight and the sound! And may you have this kiss forever....

Christmas is just around the corner.. A log cake.... a chocolate and a kiss..would be nice..

I DID IT MY WAY...

2006-12-07T22:56:00.000+08:00

What can I say?

Well I can't say anything but Frank Sinatra could! and yes through his song "My Way".

Myself and my friends are still not yet over the news on Malaysia's determination to cane foreign (street)walkers to prevent them sashaying down its metros today China went opposite with "CHINA WAY". Instead they got the prostitutes and their clients do street walking in Shenzen.

According to report and China's Xinhua News, police arrested the prostitutes and their clients in a raid earlier. As we could see in the photos, men and women are handcuffed and parading in public. It was said their names,ages and places of origin were read out. Name and Shame! Oh.. no!

It seems to me, Asia is up in arms to crack down on prostitution. I bet this trade would die no matter how hard and how harsh the punishments are! Unless all living creatures stop having sex or the term "SEX" is totally erased from this universe.

Why don't we come to our senses and legalize it since we can't stop it. And deploy the resources to a better use instead of playing hide and seek games with these service providers.

I don't know. Maybe some of you might think that I am regular patrons to red parlours. Well.... I know myself well and I am not going to say that I am ultra-innocent sort of guy that never been there. Never do that and sort of like I am a sex addict or something.
Are we going to say again that we are Asian and very cliche things like Asian Value and so on.. Duhhhhh.. I don't believe that we are Asian so that we need less sex or no sex at all????

Malaysia has its way... China does and So do I. ... I would rather legalize it...I don't mean I am encouraging men and women to go into prostitution as an alternative career.. but if you must be in this industry, get a license.. do it.. come for check up.. in a way we could educate them and prevent STDs, AIDS..(of course you would argue "if no such trade, no such disease..!!" But can it be no sex trade?. Can we say, no prostitute, no AIDS"? ahh huh!!! so

What do you say?

WHIP ME UP BEFORE YOU GO....

2006-12-06T23:44:00.000+08:00

Malaysia law makers are shouting to whip you up... haha ...fret not..if you are not intending to prostitute yourself up there in KL.
Yup there are proposing that foreign prostitutes be whipped as a deterrent to would-be-prostitutes from entering Malaysia to work in Malaysia..

KL Deputy Minister said over 15,000 foreign women are arrested for prostitution from 2004 to July 2006. And they are said to be on social visit visa and moonlighting during their stay.

And a Parliament man said he met a transvestite from Brunei relocating to KL because the rules n Malaysia is more lenient..I am more curious how did they meet haha..A statesman and a transvestite?

I do wonder whipping these pretty women would deter new comers? Or could that mean Singapore will receive more of this segment of visitors and drive up its tourist headcounts? I do not think it can totally stop the supply if there is a demand.

Well I am not sure about KL sex industry whether it is regulated and one of a kind legitimate business. But I do doubt.

I am not comparing the two rivals nor testifying for Singapore because I am living here. But in this aspect I appreciate how Singapore handle the flesh trade. I am not sure what is the real logic behind making prostitution legal. Who would want to argue that prostitution or bluntly commercial SEX can be killed and totally can be banned like chewing gums? As long as we mankind breathe and eat, BLOOD and hormone still exists within our bodies.....sex will be around and so does the sex industry. Maybe not require for maried ones but the singles? divorced souls? Widows? where do they go? what do they do if they want sex? DIY? or Rape someone? Or seduce one's wife or girl friends? na........ right...So bu putting the flesh trade on the table and keeping watch it can really deter many unwanted stuffs. I don't think I need to elaborate and itemize them. Well done Singapore...

And even in regulated Singapore Sex Industry, there are still illegal prostitution's and sex crimes. The unwanted visitor-cum-street walkers do flock to Singapore as much as they go to KL I am sure. And that's the reson Singapore have to upgrade it Prison Facilities..I am just kidding haha..might not be for this reason.

Yup caning and whipping their buttocks will do some tricks to stop the ladies and the lady boys coming walking KL streets...but I do wonder would it be as effective as KL want it? And How do KL gonna do about it?

MAID IN MAHATTAN vs MAID IN SINGAPORE

2006-12-04T23:02:00.000+08:00

What do you want to be if you are in a situation that you could only be a maid and nothing else! Maid in Manhattan? Or in Singapore? I felt bizarre after spotting the following article in The Sunday Times, with bold and highlighted tag, "Wanted : Myanmar Maids - for their gentle nature". Deeply sad at first but soon after the sadness reduced to gladness for the girl and her family back home.

Moment after I found myself wishing the girl in the photo that she could smile throughout her stay here in Singapore. We have been reading it in the news,maids fell to their deaths, being abused and ill-treated. I had some first hand experiences and witnessed how the maid are being treated while renting rooms and staying with some families here.

"Modern Slavery" if I should term it. A couple used to do household chores together and then when the maid arrived things were all changed and especially the attitude of the so-called madam. Since then she never touched any single thing in the house except picking up chop sticks and spoon which the maid prepared on dining tables.

She counted the number of fruits and slices of bread and if she doubted the number was not as tally she would kick up a big fuss. The maid cooked all the food but the family barely left any thing except the onion and tomatoes when they left dining table. So what did the maid eat?

She was the last to sleep (1 am earliest) and the first to get up (5am latest) to prepare for the Sir and Madam before they got off to work never mind if the month-old baby cried whole night long nor she did not get a single nap but breakfast gotta be ready. Do you think she could take a nap while the madam was at work? You might be wrong, the phone rang every half-hour and in between.

Within a month or two, the once not so thin maid became so skinny. She cried in silence. I offered her that she could take any of my food I left in the kitchen freely but she dare not. Do you think I have any motives by doing so? Haha you might have read too much of those hanky panky stories. Mind you! she was as old as my mum. Well... what I wanna say is "the attitude", "I pay you and name you a maid, attitude" It's a kind of a slavery" Of course there are many many kind soul sirs and madams out there that paid for their maids tuition fees and ferried her to her classes. The are employers who treat maids as their next of kins.

The girl in the story, Chaw Su Htwe, is a university graduate according to the report. I don't know who to blame. She should be here as a philosopher or as a university lecturer since she has a degree in Philosophy. Shouldn't she? The answer? well we Burmese know well but not printable here. How I wish I would see "Wanted: Myanmar talents-wanted for their know how,hardworking attitude and expertise instead.

And according to the report, one agency bring in 150 girls from Myanmar every 3 months. The fees, the money they invested in to become a maid is no less than S$ 3,000. And the problems are inevitable and may not be as much as the Indonesian, Indian and the Filipino maids are going through but not less either. But when they need helps to solve their problem, will a certain organization opens its arm I wonder?

My wish sisters..may your lives be as rosy as "Maid in Manhattan" and may your employers be kind...

Look at J-Lo's eyes, beaming and smiling. And how about Chaw Su? She is smiling but there is sadness in her eyes if you look carefully? Who would be happy to be a maid no matter how good the employer? I am not saying that being maid is bad..but things could be better if......

Well, in a year ot 2 she might be able to pay off the loan and have some saving to send to her family. Maybe at that time we could see she is truly smiling..

In "Maid in Manhattan" : J Lo played as a Marisa Ventura, a hard-working, intelligent and determined single mother who dreams of a better life for herself and her son, Ty.Her role as a maid is nothing near as a maid in Singapore but a housekeeper at Manhattan’s first-class Beresford Hotel.

NAKED TRUTH.... BUT

2006-12-02T23:25:00.000+08:00

The Straights Times features a series of photos of Myanmar Kids in LIFE, which we used to seeing glamourous shots of celebrities.

Well... yeah anyway it is only right to put those photo here in LIFE so that it highlighted a shocking contrast of the lives of the two different worlds. And they are celebrities in their own way right!..I want to scan and share with you but something's going wrong with the blogger's template so I can't upload the photos. " All in a day's work for kids in Myanmar", It's on Saturday Paper. If the blogger's back to normal, I will upload it.

Anyway I anticipate that when reading the article and looking at the featured photos, we will have different views which derive from different perspectives.

Basically I am sadden to see the children are hard at works while their counterparts from this part of the world would be hitting computer keyboards playing games. Yup hard playing too..

Just how I title this post, it's a nake truth. And I have no intention to hide it neither going to defend if they are make-up photos. It's a common sight, in MYANMAR, to see children across the industries. Not just mending tea shops. You could see them in construction sites. You could see them in motor repairing and washing centres.

So they are ' child labours' we can say. It is a major problem and hair raising issues for developing countries. And even in our neighbouring countries, which awe the world by their sky-rocketing GDP and growth, they are still having problem in this area. But.. the situation in India and China are improving as they are in fast lane in building up their Economy and channelling some money to tackle it. But we? ummm... I don't know.. if I have to say in a manner that is politically correct.

But the children in those photos? it is very unlikely that they are working as hard to make their lives better for all I know.They could barely survive. They are there with no other alternative. They could be the breadwinners of their families. And they are not there on holiday jobs for extra pocket money. And for tea shops' owners, they favour children instead of adults as they have less baggages, less trouble which their elders might bring along. They are more obedient and easy to keep before your eyes. Of course less pay could be a major component in employing them.

I hope the situation could turn around very soon so that the much needed system, to safeguard all these children and put them in school, be in place. But beore that can happen..( would take sometimes)

...May I request the ST reporters to feature some well-fed, over-nourished, Nanny Accompanied kids tossing multi-millions-worth( Myanmar currency)gadgets. I understand it might be very hard to get closer to those kids but worth a try and please show some sense of unity being ASEAN. We are 'one' right... if you just portray all these malnourished kids...I am afraid we might get labelled being " Etiopia of Asia".... I am feeling downwards bad and enough to see kids in Africa suffering..So no second Etiopia..please and the reporters you are responsible..

It is well known we are left far behind in Rising Asia Economy Frenzy for some reasons and it is 'NAKED TRUTH' that so much things are worse beyond your imagination, so please write and feature something pleasant. Dont let ASEAN down I say.....

Cheers and puns not intended..

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE?

2006-11-30T23:21:00.000+08:00

Hey! Hey! Hey! Are you in the mood for love? Are are you gonna propose someone this Christmas? If yo think you are in the mood but felt helpless to express your feeling? Wait no more. Go attend free workshop conducted by British Council at Orchard Library before it's too late.It is from 3:00PM to 4:00PM on 2 DEC,9 DEC and 16 DEC 06. Who knows you might meet someone like minded and potential other half. Even no, you might at least run into your idol guest celebrities.

But for those of you wanting to date your friend's ex, better back out your plan. Why? Look at the paper cut-out! Love specialists said "Simply No".

I totally agree with it. In a break-up, for whatever 1000 reasons,there are some bitter sweet memories lingering among them and even you. It's complicated. And we human beings very much fond of comparing everything evolving around us, material possessions, status and personalities. When you new date( Your friend's ex)compared you with your friend (unavoidable along the dating), will you feel good? When your friend casually ask your your relationship is going? Or how you new date is doing? When you are in good spirit, no problem. If your relationship hit a rock or you are in foul mood..Bang Bang! And this is just one minute thing and there are endless things that are more serious problems you might encounter....So ya.. I would say.. stay away from dating your friend's ex if you don't wanna lose a dear friend.

In recent days, there are so many season's promotional items stuff into my mail box. Christmas novelties..Fashion, Mobile Phones Household items...etc.. Oh my..I tell you..Tempting..
Giordano, M1 catch my attention. Giordano being on more affordable labels and the styles and patterns do fit me more than other Brands, so that I like it. Na..I am not going to buy something to warm me up in this hot and humid Singapore, I am going to see some Pants. I like their season colours.
And M1 Ads is simply cool because of their models. Asian! Well I am not bias towards any race but Singapore being Asian gate way, I just feel we should showcase more Asian Faces. I will write more about this topics in near future why I feel that way. So stay tune buddies.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME? MONOPOLY?

2006-11-29T23:16:00.000+08:00

Well! I am not trying to confuse you by the song "The Name of the Game" and the game, monopoly. Really was I confused trying to figure out where the Singapore-Print-Media Giant, SPH is heading....

When I first took notice of its ads about it's setting up online jobs portal www.st701.com, I think nothing of it. It's just "oh! ok! maybe they are just trying to provide some value-added things to the readers by just trying to compile the job ads that its numerous papers are already carrying....

But now it is kind of launching another cash cow by SPH and it is going into HR. In my humble opinion, shouldn't it be in the hand of Professional HR Practisioners? Surely SPH would argue" Yes it is in their hand! We headhunted the industry bests to do the jobs. And just read the ads I put it up. They are conducting a fee based HR related workshops.

We should applaud them for creating income generating opportunities for professional trainers, HR practisioners but it is kind of conflict of interest. I wonder Jobstreet, JobsDb and alike would have to join hands and set up hard papers instead of putting their ads in SPH's papers. Or I won't be surprised if the free paper, TODAY classified will get thicker.

Could it be the reason why some people felt threaten to share their skills. You learn the ropes and later take away my rice bowl mentality...

Well...just my thought...might not be the case

WITH MONEY COMES HAPPINESS?

2006-11-28T23:18:00.000+08:00

I don't want to go through what the report said but don't ask me a stupid question like " true? Money can make you happy?".....

YES! Money can bring happiness to me...I will go into it later but now let me share with you about survey things.........

Basically, I don't believe surveys. Especially those stop you on the road to conduct surveys..
Come on, in broad day light and standing stupidly and answering those neither this nor that questionnaires, who the hell will give you straight out of their hearts' answers. In my personal view, those conducted online and anonymous will get more sincere and truthful results I am sure.Well at least it is true for me or even majority lots.

And you know what! people these days are smart and scheming, know the art of giving the fantastic answers to impress you and they are not necessarily true. Be it the survey on if they only bought branded undies. Or ask me if I prefer protected sex over unprotected? Wanna know my answer? Aha! I better not say....

And ask me which clubs I patronize for a night out dancing? I am sure I will shoot out the big names like.. "ZOUK", "MOS"..rather than a cool and smaller joints that I really like and go......

Well... just throw me a million or two Singapore Dollars or better still if Pound Sterling..I am sure I will be happy....

But don't package that money with stupid questions like... this money comes with an old hag....

This money comes with broken hearted widow and you gonna fulfil her lust and so on...

Not just me...... throw that money to any Tom, Dick or Harry on the street without any condition. I am sure I will not be the one who is always high on booze or boobs..Or bought an expensive sport car and go on rampage..nah.......

So...give me the money if you wanna know I will be a happier person.. Don't need survey.. I will show it to you.. a ha!

MUSICA DE LOS ANDES..PERUVIAN FOLK MUSICS

2006-11-25T23:19:00.000+08:00

An associate dropped me off Bugis after our meeting yesterday evening...7 PM and I was hungry and tired after a long day. It's friday! wondering to ring up buddies and going out for a drink or heading home while strolling back to office..

Suddenly a strange tune with kind of from unfamiliar instruments hit my ear drums. And I saw a crowd and I just couldn't resist to join them. Oh! What an evening guys! A 5-members troupe with thier synchonized steps and beautiful musics made my day. I did not want to leave but after 3 songs I had to drag myself and went away. Of course after parting with my $23 and came with a CD.

I tell you..go take one for yourself and taste a live performance. Though the whole CD is instrumental you will love it. I have been repeating over and over again.

But until I reached home, put the CD in my home theatre system...I got no idea what is the "ANDES". From the CD cover I know it is Latin but ANDES?

As usual I google it a hummmm! there we go.... " Music of the Andes"

ONE NIGHT STAND....

2006-11-23T22:45:00.000+08:00

HELLO! Did I scare you off? Probably I guess.... Some people do and I am amazed really.

But hey! I didn't intentionally went all the way to Clark Quay, standed in front of this Pub and took this shot just to write this post.

And I don't even have any idea this shot of photos will come in handy till I think of the post title " One Night Stand"..You think it is very suggestive too. Don't you?

Haaaaaaa! I am not looking for a quick fix though. Just that I want to relate something about some unfortunate moment that can breakup friendships and some friends that overly sensitive over a joke, or put it as on some suggestive BIG words (in my view. You may choose to differ).

People! see our conversation over gtalk. XXX in my online friend and we know each other for a couple of months from mmchat. Though we don't know about each other much but considerably well enough as an online friend and very often we do throw jokes to each other.

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me: singapore has no season
no winter
XXX: come to here
live with me
hehe
me: wow
nice
hehehe
aren't you afraid of me
i will rape you
you know
XXX: har
dont use such words
i will block u
me: hahahah
do it
XXX: really
me: yah....... if just because i use that and knowing that i am just kidding
by all means
block me
XXX: dar so yin
bye
me: bye
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Well! He logged off. He blocked me or not I don't really bother to check either.

I just noted that it is not not the right joke that I happened to tell not at the right time.But what a pity to lose a friend just like that!!!!!!!!!!

And when I was browsing my camera and yeah!!! I think it is the right photo and the right title to relate my feeling... and yes so far I have yet to come to term with " One Night Stand" for you information. I don't really fond of it.

And just like in my conversation with XXX, look at Sunny Singapore. It is Rain or Shine throughout the year. No winter. No snow. Arr... but it is chilly you know even no snowfall nor winter here.

Even this morning in the NOVOTEL HOTEL's conference room, I was almost frozen. Me and my colleague Yanti was attending HYENA 2-half-day workshop ORGANIZED by THE INSTITUTE OF FIRE ENGINEER, SINGAPORE there.

It was a computerized hydraulic calculation program. As our firm specializes in Fire Safety Engineering, we were tasked to attended and learn the software and yes it is interesting and useful for us.
After seminar, we stroll along the Singapore River boasted with many hip and chic restaurants and night spots. That's how I happened to pose in front of One Nite Stand.

And yes it was empty as it's in a broad day light when we took these photos. It's lunch time. But tell you! when the sun goes down you hardly can have a seat. It's packed with multi-coloured crowds all over with the people from all over the world and locals.

I have yet to check out Crazy Horse and Ministry of Sound (MOS) there.

AS TIME GOES BY.......

2006-11-21T23:12:00.000+08:00

Time flies.....

It's been a year since I started this blog and thanks everyone who stumbles upon and read it.

The yearly christmas decoration at Orchard Road is pretty much the same so far and nothing much to shout about. I took a shot the other day I went for an inspection somewhere there.

And the night shot was taken on my way back from office. It's more lookable and gave me sort of festive mood.
Well guys! To commemmorate my blog anniversary, I attempted changing the layou and colour to give you a fresher feeling to look at..

I don't know about you guys but I am quite happy with it. Thanks to Google's Blogger Team as it is pretty much easy to make a switch from older version.

This Week in News...

2006-11-19T15:03:00.000+08:00

This week I have quite a number of people in the news whom I admire for their achievement in their fields.

Well! basically, I admire those people make it big in their respective fields and they are under 40. Of course there are some older chaps that I look up to. Some of them are bankers. Some are Actors, Politicians. Poker Players, too. They could be from all walks of life and so my admiration do not just based upon their sound financial success but their appearance, their uniqueness or could be their contribution towards the community, their organization.

Hmmm! so! This week I have Liz Lieu, Andy Lau & a banker, Lee Hock Boon.

Let's talk about Liz Lieu first. Frankly I don't know her till recently. Singapore hosted a Poker Tournament and this acclaimed "Poker Diva" took part in the event. She was featured on the cover with the tag like "Poker Diva", " I make millions and I lost millions". Her young and stylish Asian look attracted me to know more about her. I was wondering she is being labelled Diva because she made appearance at each and every poker tournament as scantily clad models or rather a girl friend of a well known player?

Man! was I totally wrong. This Vietnam born a US girl is a pro poker player. She is young, hot and making millions playing poker. And she shares her winnings with the poor and that one of the reason I admire her.

We use to hear " Life is a gamble".. Yeah... such a meaningful gamble. Bravo Liz..

And next, Andy Lau...the one of the heavenly kings of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. I don't really understand Chinese but I like listening to Chinese soothing musics and Andy's. Being in Chinese-Majority Singapore I am no stranger to commercial fronted by Andy and his movies.

And he is beyond 40 and can you believe how he is so youthful and well-maintained? You may say he is required to do so as he is an entertainer. I totally agree and I am just putting him up as a model so everyone can related to what I am saying.. And personally he belongs to a group of people I admire.

And the last man for this week is less well-known to the industry(Banking) outsider, Mr Lee Hock Boon of ABN Amro's Van Gogh Preferred Banking.

We share the same age and that's it. Nothing else we share in common. Oh yes..size maybe. We both are kind of fat but his pocket is definitely far more fatter than mine...And while I am nobody he is already the head of the prestigious bank. So he is one that I admire. He in not one that making big riding through family fortunes but on his own hard works and under 40.

Hello! Mr. Lee if you ever stumble upon this blog...will you hire me?

You said that "it is not always about intellect. The right attitude and enthusiasm count. And that the banks are always on the lookout for people who have a willingness to serve and eagerness to make things better for their clients."

I do! I do! though I am working in different industry I am always willing and eager serving clients without effecting the bottom lines of the organizations I work for...

STEP UP....CHANNING TATUM, JENNA DEWAN..

2006-11-17T23:11:00.000+08:00

Oh my.....Thanks God...I dragged myself to the theatre after a hard day at work to watch "Step Up"........

The casts are beautiful and it's entertaining throughout. Not a single second that I felt bored. It is not a classic plot...but who cares..These days, I am lo0king forwards to seeing more of this kind of movies. Light and easy. No heavy drama and not so out of tune with pleasant-in-the-eyes casts. I love it.

My detractors would say..Hey man! It's a movie for kids but you..Haha... whatever..I am what I am. I know what I need to make myself happy..Why would I want to load myself with craps right! Tell you that's how I stay young..

Step Up..everyone deserves a second chance...and that is the message this movie wanna tell us...

And here is my take...... to make a second chance works..a step up.. or many steps perhaps.... but go for it...as long as you don't step on your friends or any one else to make yourself good..

You know what! After watching this movie I miss the days I went dancing haha..and feel like hitting the dance floors since it's TGIF....haha.. but to look good on the dance floors I gotta hit threadmills and grab dumdbells in gym first...dont wanna be a ball rolling even I cant be the master of ballrooms...aheee..

The lead actors are rather new to me. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. Their names and appearance remind me that I have not been watching movies for ages..Well as the saying goes,"Better Late than None" haha...But as usual, I comfort myself saying "ummm.. at least I read papers regularly so that I knew about this movie making rounds at the box offices all over the places..

Hey those of you not having watched it yet...here is the TRAILER. I am sure you will like it.

Brief Review...(I google it..)--------------

Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore¹s tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore¹s ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts -- and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora¹s attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined.

SEPARATION...

2006-11-12T19:35:00.000+08:00

These days I failed to post regularly though I attempted many times. Working day in, day out really burn me out and lost all my motivation to share some interesting encounters with you guys. And since I left my 1st job I don't have a car to drive around and I commute by means of public transports. In Singapore, it is very convenient by just taking buses and trains or taxis and they are very much affordable but I think I still need a car.... I need to travel around the town frequently and hailing, waiting a cab taking up too much of my time. But then..
Nothing much has changed and still me, myself and no one else. Career wise, I take a turn and moving on to a challenging role though it is still in the same industry and I never regret it so far.

Now, my office is located at the Waterloo Street amid many artistic centres and it is rather refreshing. It is not hip and happening and neither much of powered-sharp-suited executives like Shenton Way. But what I like most is I do not need to worry much what to eat during lunch hour as there are so much things here. Cafe? Bistro? Hawker Fairs or you prefer Oriental? or there are even east-meet-west food junctions. I tell you! now I even have to think a way how to shake off my growing pot-belly haha..

And just around the corner, it is Bugis Village Street where I went for a dose of caffeine and people gazing after work. And buying some stuffs like China-imports Musics CDs and and there are so much more street fashion outlets to check out.
Just look at me I look rather exhausted huh!! And kind of feeling out of place while roaming around Orchard Posh Shopping Centres.

And I don't think I ever introduce my younger brother in my blog here before yeah! So here he is...He just came back from Myanmar after spending a good one month with his family. Ya!!!! He is married with 2 kids. So... I can say I am not alone in Singapore and I have next-of-kin hahaha..
Well...I went off topic too much I guess and back to "Separation"....(Hkwel Hkwar Chin)..I guess it is an extract from a novel by well known author, Min Lu which I spotted on a myanmar blog, MYANMAR POSTS (in burmese). I like it so much that I can't wait to share with you guys. But bear with me if you have different view on the translation.....

"Separation"

'Be don't sad and let me tell you..'''

'It's said living apart is better off than togetherness"..Then there is hope we would be together one fine day.....'

"Being near could transform to-Separation- any time my dear.

"LIKEWISE....not in love would be more relieving than having to expect worryingly when would the time the hatred would come along'................

Oh... sweet man!!!!!!!!

MADONNA...DIVA..YES SHE DID IT....

2006-10-30T23:58:00.000+08:00

Just a follow up of my previous post..

Yup! Diva really adopted a baby..

GET ME OFF, NATALISE.......

2006-10-29T17:21:00.000+08:00

You ask me who is this girl? Or

Probably, you would tell me another asain american who is trying to make it big in the musics indutry out there... or another wannabe.

You would never imagine that she is a burmese descent.

Well, she is up and coming artist you would like to watch out for...

Check out the following interviews featuring her. And in her space,go sample her songs and videos

Her Space

Interview with AZNraps

Interview with Asiance Magazine

DEAR PALS........

2006-10-09T22:07:00.000+08:00

The title says it all I guess... I am going to dedicate this post to all my pals near and far....

Yesterday, I went to a house warming ceremony of a closest friend of mine. Shamefully to admit that I have not been able to visit him for a year except some catch-up calls( and not many times).

And actually the timing was supposingly from 10:30 am to 12:30pm. Guess what! I went there at 7pm and it was intentional. Since I had reserved my time an decidedly to go I just didn't want to be one of the crowd, that's the reason. Indeed, we had a very hearty talk. Well needless to say, on and off he got to run to attend to his 1 years old baby girl while his wife was taking her dinner. haha...His daughter shares same birth date with me...Dec the 10th.. wow.. no wonder she is sweet and cute... just like the way I look.. haha disgusting me huh..

We talked about our friends who are near and as well those are far as we lost contact. Our career. Our prospects as we are in the same industry. We talked over the tea and it was a cool 3 hours and I had to force myself to bid them good night and came home.

On the train back home, all the memories just reeled off like a movies. The time we were in university. The time after graudation and we went our separate ways leading our own lives and careers. I was drifted to Singapore alone while they (Ye Min Lwin, Zaw Min Oo, Aung Zaw Myint and Sai Htin Kyaw Oo) were ashored in Malaysia.

All were swinging bachelors( Now, only me). I miss those days. Not that I am the only one left unmarried and lonely but the fun. And we had just started out our careers as young Engineers. We did not earn as much as we do now. But hey... we had or time of our life. I would catch a bus to KL every opportunities I had. We were be roaming KL streets for foods. We would run up to Genting Highlands Resort for Casino games. We would be out buying grocessories and dished out Burmese goodies. We would play cards overnight... My god... a hell lots of fun...

But one after one got married. Some stay put in KL. Some had gone back home and this friend of mine, Sai joined me in Singapore. We progressed further in our career. Our earned more money. We had less time. We see each other less often. Less fun...

Maybe they wouldn't give much thought on this as they are busy with their families. Their children. Their business.. Maybe we can say they have fulfilled their worldly duties. But I have not???? But till now... I am still unable to make up my mind.. ( or rather already made up my mind to be a single my whole life)..

Well... whatever... But Pals... I really miss you guys are the days we were happy together.... Best wishes...

MADONNA!YOU PITTING AGAINST THE BRAD!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-07T21:05:00.000+08:00

Lately, we used to see Brad Pitt jetting along with Angelina Jolie to Cambodia, Africa for good causes...and recently Pitt even claimed to have a football team of his children..Amazing...

Never was I think that any other celebrity will follow suit any time soon..

But now, Madonna's involving in building an orphanage/child care center in an Africa Country, Malawi.

And she wants some of her money to go for drilling wells so the orphans will have clean water and no longer suffer from dysentery and waterborne parasites.

The roumour had it she would be adopting some children.

I hope it is indeed right and more wealthy celebrities do the same. Share their wealths with needy people...

I wish I could but for the time being I am still struggling to stand on my own feet.
I wonder anyone ( uh..... billionaires) would like to adopt me...Of course I won't just sit back and spending away your fortune but in a way, would help you to manage your money.. haha..

I'M SEAN (NOT SEAN CONNERY THOUGH)....

2006-10-07T16:49:00.000+08:00

Sorry again guys! I failed you guys again and had not been able to update my blog.

Well I am Sean..and it is the name just to bring convenience to friends alike and strangers which I started to use and introduced myself as after I left my first company. Convenience in the sense, burmese names and the way we spell them do not come easy on foreigners' tongues and sound terrible and funny and of course the meanings.. Another reason is that after working for my 1st company for almost a decade, I wanted to leave that decade behind and started afresh. So, here we go..Sai O.K, Sean.

Why Sean and not Tom, Dick or Harry? I tell you. Well you guys used to address me "Sai". So I want it simple,easy and yet not very far from Sai. Then, Sean Connery crossed my mind and the rest is history though I am nothing near the legendary, Sean Connery, in terms of fame, look and wealth or rather every thing.. haha..

Ok... It's just my habit to beat around the bushes before going to what I want to say. Pardon me please and I am so grateful that you guys visit my blog knowing my habit of long-winded and nothing extraordinary to read.

The month of September 06 was so eventful to me or to your very own Sean. Things happened fast and furious. I, myself, don't even have a chance to linger and shock on what happen to me. I was working hard for the company and to overcome all obsticles of the jobs and the next moment I knew I was out of job.

And I am very touched by friends and associates who showered me with concerns, wishes and for linking me with prospective employers. Within 24 hours, I was offered a few jobs and it was kind of difficult to make a choice. After some soul searching, after asking myself what I want for my future, I decided to join a consultancy firm and be consulting Engineer.

I have been on the job for 2 weeks and I think I am right on my choice though I have many more things to learn to go forwards.

MYANMAR'S RICHEST..NEXT FORBES'S RICHEST LIST

2006-08-27T17:54:00.000+08:00

Who says we make headlines only at ASEAN meetings and talks?.. Who says our nation GDP is less than that of developed nations' individuals..?

Look at the Sale terms and conditions of Sentosa Cove super luxurious living space. And it was meant for high networth individual home and abroad that Singapore is trying to attract. The contenders? Needless to say.. mega riches..Media had it that the Benz, BMW and Lexus cars were such a pity next to Rolls Royces & Lamborghinis.

It's nothing. Here we are talking about a closed door auction for 12 prime spots for bunglow. And talking about world riches sipping wines and rubbing shoulders and upped againt each other S$20,000 from based price to secure one of it.

Looking at sale brochures! And by just reading how those riches are drived to get hold of the lands. They have money. They want it fast and furious and later raised the bids in grand hundred thousands. I was amazed. I was thrilled though I was just reading the after-the-action paper.

Still it was nothing until the conclusion that 8 out of 12 winners are Singaporean and the rest were foreigner. Ok that was it. It was just like another game that the riches play with their money. Just as usual I read on to complete the news...then I was...WHAT!!!!!!!! I read again.. That piece of a sentences stood me up. I rubbed my eyes and read again. I was.. maybe I interpret wrongly... so I started to read the whole sentence again.

"Of 12 successful bidders, 8 were Singaporean and the rest were from Malaysia, India, Indonesia and MYANMAR"

Then.. My mind went busy to list the latest myanmar tycoons. Who could that be? There are no Bill Gates of Myanmar. No steel magnet. And no big corporate that worth the talk or to think. Let's just think he secured the cheapest of the lots. It's still $ 5 millions. ( 4,000,000,000 Myanmar Kyats). wow..I have just been out of the country for a decade or so ...leaving aside those foreign related or JV..
most of the business entities are family run and are not well structured..( of course well connected)..and they do this well to amass this wealth??? Can even outdo more established regional tycoons to shop around...

Well..just like most of my fellow myanmar.... in their previous life, they did many good deeds... so now they are enjoying their deeds... duh....

Guys.. do you want to buy a piece of land on an Singapore Island? Visit HEREand look at the e-brochure.

PHYU PHYU KYAW THEIN...MYANMAR NEXT TOP SINGER..

2006-08-15T00:17:00.000+08:00

I don't know, by now, she's changed her number or not yet.... But as far as I know she would be the one and only singer who broadcasted her number together with her signature..

Wow... who wanna talk to a singer with a sexy sultry voice.. Be quick..

And those of you who still didn't know about this website, LEXICONSTAR, visit it.There is a collection of Myanmar celebrities's signatures. It's not for someone of my age but for those of you who may love to collect it..

But I wonder how to come to use the word " HANDSOME" in such a way. " MANLY" is more appropriate instead..But hey... I am not an English professor. It's just my opinion.. Since it is a presfessional website, I mean commercial website which selling ADS space..right.. And I don't really think they need to use an English word there at all..."Chaw" is good enough and well understood...putting an English word there put the whole thing down instead of trendy...(when it is not proper)... And if they choose to use either one. In Myanmar or either "Handsome" alone..It should be clear enough to convey their intention I guess..

Don't take me wrong..It's a beautiful site and I browse through all pages. I just want it to be perfect and proud of it..and wish a lot more Myanmar site on www.

Talking about PPKT, I really think her vocal is great...I watch her MTV, the cover version of AIR SUPPLY's " Making Love Out of Nothing At All"...Fastastic...The Song, the voice and the Showmanship..Energetic... Electric...and Sultry..

Go to PHYU PHYU KYAW THEIN and double click on song no. 6 and enjoy..

MADONNA'S CONFESSIONS

2006-08-13T15:01:00.000+08:00

Wow wow wow....... After uploading some photos and shooting off a title then I realized that another celebrity again on this page.

Not intentionally though guys. Believe me. I was like listening to radio and her songs was on air. Then I google..."Madonna"...Personally she is my all time favourite singer since her debut album..

Now, she is taking the world by storm with her "CONFESSIONS" Tour. Tickets are all sold out.

Say no more I guess. Her biography is well and over documented. So guys Let's just enjoy her musics..And if you wanna know about her..visit HERE ..and THERE

Well... Madonna is going round the world to confess..And her fans, too, got their confessions..

From Elizabeth, South Korea
I am an American living in South Korea. I have seen many of Madonna's concerts. Every one of them different from the past. Two years ago, I went to England just to see Madonna not to travel. Her Reinvention Tour was just out of this world. When a fan goes to her concert, you never know what she has in store for you. She is full of surprizes like having dancers fall from the ceiling on ropes, amazing latin american dancers, or even a bull on stage. I wish she could have a concert here in SOUTH KOREA>>> SEOUL>>> This country is great and nothing like any other country she has been to. It would be a new experience for her.

If she doesn't come here this year, I will be heading to Japan for her next concert!!! I expect her to be in leotards doing amazing yoga moves, and for it to be like a live show where the audience feels like they are in the show with her not just watching it! I hope she plays Hung up, what it feels like for a girl, sorry, holiday... Madonna is and always will be the best worldwide entertainer, singer, dancer, actress ever!! I wish Madonna all the best for the CONFESSIONS on a DANCEFLOOR TOUR!!!

From Charles, U.S.A
I will be going to the July 2nd concert in New York City. I was so thrilled to be able to get them through ticketmaster. I ended up having to go through brokers in the past. I have been a fan of Madonna since I was 13 and have followed her ever since. I will never forget dancing to her songs on my old boom box in my backyard back in Boston in heat of the summer, especially back in 1987 when I was grooving to "Causing a Commotion". I would love for Madonna to perform my favorite song: "Open Your Heart", I also love "Bad Girl"(one of her best).

You? Having something to confess to her..go HERE to confess and download her wall papers..

BEND IT LIKE DAVID BECKHAM..

2006-08-12T23:11:00.000+08:00

At first, the movie " Bend It like Beckham" then.. the world take him from head to toes.... He is an icon. He is in some sense bigger than hollywood stars. Just think about it. I never watch a match in previous world cup or put it this way, football! to me is like people kicking ball in the field. Nothing much to be excited about. But OMG...so much so about this celebrity footballer Beckham in the media and the hype that I come to know about this guy and yes Manchester United, MU. That's all.

Well, as I target my blog to be all things men..I think I am obliged to write something about football, which is all men' favourite but I knew nothing about football other than 2 teams are up against each other to kick and shoot more goals.

But guys, I write something related to football ok..so lets Bend It Like Beckham.

Oh no.." shave it like Beckham" .. A ha..... I don't know whether who is cashing in millions..Beckham himself or the companies that featured hin in their product campaign...

And now...he is launching his signature fragrance "Instint". And there we go " Smell it like Beckham".

Take a look at photoshoot that featured a much celebrated couple.
And as all you soccer fans out there know that he's been dropped from Team England, and he would have more time to make it up for his family.
Will there be more spice between Beckham and Victorai? Or will there be more conflicts just because now there are more chances to discover personal differeces? Sometimes, a little space does wonders in between couples. Don't you think so?
In this Era, being a worldly sportman is incredible. Million Bucks a month. And sponsorship and endorsement fees. Sure they have their fair shares of stress and pressure to perform well. What about us? The time we put in, the effort and the pressure? no less either. But our annual compensation package is not even near a fraction of their weekly fees.

If ever I could start all over again....

CASTING CALL......MYANMAR MALE MODELS..

2006-08-09T20:05:00.000+08:00

Ummmm.. I am not setting up model agency guys..but just wanna share bits & pieces about male models..Myanmar Male Model Scence in particular...

Dreaming to be one when I was in my teen(with zero possibility), I keep tabs on male grooming, male model scences, who is hot and not of the world male models whitin my limited reach all this while. Two decades ago, modelling is non-existence in Myanmar. Movies stars fronted all the commercials and catwalk modelling is very foreign. Through outdated imported magazines and from some translated versions, we learned the glitz, glamour and of course the scandalous stories of super models.
[D & G Summer 2007]
Well! Apart from having to wear fashionable gears, I would say the travelling and the bucks that come along attracted me. Uh!!!!!! you mean fame? Ummm maybe but at that point of time "fame" was not really in mind ..But hey! funny thing is that I know I am far from being qualified to be a model..let alone supermodel haha... But since we are all entitled to dream whatever we want.. why not..right!!! I know I dont have edgy look and height.. Being hopeless did not put me away from wannabe. I live my life being my own model. Reading...watching all things model whenever I got chances.. groom and dress myself..And those people around me know that I do stand out among the crowds... haha..(But now.. if you see me..please ignore what I said)

OK! rubbish aside, let's go straight to the point why I write this post. When I was about to leave the country back in mid nineties... modelling is all in the rage and everyone on the streets seemed attending modelling courses and shows are all around the corners. Needless to say, quality is nowhere to be found. Any Tom, Dick and Harry became models overnight and disappeared the next. And mostly, sons and daughters of who and who front the shows for only they could afford to buy expensive wares.

Nevermind, it was the infant stage of Myanmar modelling and Fashion Industries. For sure, no one can't make a living out of the catwalk. So I was hoping, over times, things would be better and my fellow Myanmar Men could be out and proud and doing their rounds in Asia if not on the world stages and earning big bucks and jetting around.

To my dismay, this is not happening.I scamble through myanmar model angencies websites, online journals and news. I bought Myanmar Karaoke VCD, view them online. I bought Myanmar Fashion and Entertainment Magazines like never before. It's been a good 2 decades and Myanmar Modelling and Fashion Scence as a whole is still undergrown infant. What's going on?
[Ricardo Almeida : Sao Paulo fashion week ss 2007 Runway]
Industry is not growing as well as the people of the industry. Tin Moe Lwin and John Lwin are trying hard and still fore-runners. I can feel thier enthusiast and pulses to build up the industry not just to hold their rice bowls but as a passion. Kudos to you guys..

I looked at the shows.Model girls are great and well groomed and exportable. I think they just need to brush up some survival English Proficiency. Male Models? Not more than one or two are good enough. Not well prepared to take the model world. Style Sense and their bodies. Guys buck up. For models, regardless of sexes, your body is your asset. It's not girly thing anymore to maintain your shape.

I am disheartened to read what Tin Moe Lwin said on some of her agency's clients. " Don't bring male models, I dont want to see them. It was such a questionable remark. I wonder why he got the models? To get them to bring up his commodities, products or to quench his hidden( or unhidden) thirst(lust). In the sense, I really wish the next generation businesswomen rule Myanmar Economy so that there is a market for male model. There is no demand at this moment for male models. So not much people wanting to invest to poslih up their talent. Look! guys don't be so dishearten. Just try your best and maybe one day you will have a chance to work with Agents from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. We are natural born tanned and you know what!! tall, dark and handsome are IT things. So just polish up your image, shape your body and learn to speak the language.
Maybe John and Brian could help you guys to get some contracts in Singapore since they are the familiar face of the scence here. Whenever I see those Thai and filipino models doing well here, I really want to see my fellow talents doing the same.
Mario Queiroz : Sao Paulo fashion week ss 07 Runway (Part 1)
Well male model wannabe and guys! Look at the videos. The latest runway shows. Hope I can give you guys some inspirations after reading this post.

Ummm.... tired of being an Engineer. Isn't it a good idea to open an Agency? Bring in Talents for assignments here or arranging all necessities for wannabe to live and attend modelling and grooming courses here.. hmmm... Guys wait for my casting call..Alright!

Goodbye Ann Marie William

2006-07-07T18:41:00.000+08:00

It's another goodbye. We hosted a farewell dinner for Lady Ann at a Thai Restaurant. To suit everyone we picked weekday as most of the people will be busy with their loved one on weekend. It's was a short affair but the meal was hearty and chitchatting was full of fun and laughters.The dishes of the night were Tom Yam Soup, Papaya Salad, Black Pepper Prawns, Pandan Leaf Chicken and a fried green with Pine apple rice. And Mango Yogurt was heavenly. It's kind of pricey but who cares for such a wholesome and yummy dinner right..

After all I was such a loser, being molested by a DOM, haha.

LONELY IS THE NIGHT

2006-06-18T22:58:00.000+08:00

[Beautiful Shan Plateau]
[One of the beautiful Sunrise Scenes in Myanmar]
[To enjoy the music video " Lonely is the night", you may wish to pause the real player at the left top corner playing background sound]
Guys! Those of you trying to matchmake me, I dedicate this song for you in appreciation of all your kindness. But tell you I enjoy this song very much myself too though I am not at all lonely for the time being.
And I was searching for some photos and facts to write something about my native land "Shan State". Oh ya.. I don't remember telling my readers that I am a " Shan, one of the major ethnic groups".
[The Fisherman of Famous Inlay Lake. The unique leg,rowing style that you can only find in Inlay Lake]
I was born in a small village called "Ze Lant ( may not be the correct spelling).You sure know a very pretty shan pricess "Saw Mon Hla" right! Ya we are from same native though I only heard about her in history. It's a small village sit on the china-myanmar boder line.

Guys I write more about it but meantime, listen to the song and see how beautiful my native land is..
{Inlay Lake is the second biggest lake and situated in Southern Shan State and accessible all year round}

THE LOST PLANET-PART II

2006-06-11T11:39:00.000+08:00

Guys this is the second part of the lost planet, the result of failed attempt to upload photos to the previous post.Enjoy and hope my this post do its bit to help uncovering hidden treasures.
[Chinese Kong Fu Action Movie Stars? No. No. They are Myanmar very own hill tribe, Naga Men showing off their extravagant costumes in a ritual ceremony]
[She did not use whitening cream nor any modern grooming product.But you bet her skin is as fair as those city girls with tons of product]

[I wont blame you if you ask " What the hellon earth these hawaii girls gotta do with you guys in Myanmar?. Just travel far north and you will realize that they are our Naga Girls. Some of Myanmar well-known celebrities spotted donning those silver wares, and dresses with a little bit of modification]

[They are not from Amazon.Neither Aborigine from New Zealand or Australia.Ladies & Gentlemen, The Naga Hunks from Myanmar]
[Backpackers, trekkers dont feel being left out.This is one of the many beautiful, serene tracks that we can offer you.

THE LOST PLANET, MYANMAR-A ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

2006-06-10T21:23:00.000+08:00

During one of our lunch breaks, a colleague happened to ask about Myanmar Jade and that triggered me to rewind my bitter sweet memories. Bitter for being oh-so-harsh miner. A life of miner..was so harsh, so tough that I say "bitter". Sweet, in the sense, great memories of great sceneries, pure,plain and oh-so-down-to-earth people that I met during my year long hideout in Myanmar Jade Land..
I explained briefly what's the raw Jade fresh out of the mine and compared with what we used to see in Jewellery shops' windows. And sharing my true life expereriences with them from 4-day-or-more trekking journey through amazon-like jungles to the dream land...
Leaving them "Aww"" and coming home but my memories still tagged along and I missed my long lost friends. I lied on my bed closing my eyes to call it a day. But I just couldn't get rid of the laughters I shared with my miner mates. The images of lovely people just reeled off from my closed and tired eyes like movies. I felt asleep but I was cooking in our miner hut. We were picking firewoods for cooking and warming us through the chilly nights. We were digging the ground furiously in search of precious stones and sharing the tales of successful miners. The dins of sharpening our tools preparing for the next day and the cheering and disappointing moans from gambling dens played musics to my ears.
[They are not catwalk models.But strking impressive pose that Super Model Lile Cole and Naomi alike would want to give up being supermodels. The tradition costumes, the silver wares and head gears!!]

That went on a few days and I was not satisfied any more just to imagine and day dreaming.So I went on to google hoping to see the images of Jade Mines,Phakant.

Guys if you are expecting me to share with you my miner life please be patient ok! I will sure do and I really wanted to document the experience that will never be faded away.But for now I cant just wait to share with you colourful cultures of our people, our tribes and their fashions. It's awesome.It's fabulous. With no formal training on colours or on fashion but hey look at the photos. The creations, the stiches and the styles will surely give all world renown fashion houses a run for their money..
[Would you like to take a stroll along the scenic riverside?]
Flipping and browsing photos truely make me felt homesick and at the same times felt so bad for the country. We have so much to offer culturally & geographically to be the top tourist destination and yet we are so far behind amongst the neighbours.

Ask me what we couldn't offer? Nothing that can't offer. We don't even need to delibrately build the attractions. We don't even need to hold any trade shows, conventions to attract MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions)dollars which is the IN thing that the world capitals are fiercely fighting to get a pie of it.

We have ice-capped mountains that we could offer as skiing resorts. We have mountains near and far that could attract trekking and hiking enthusiasts. We have bwilds and jungles with rich inhabitants that could boost ecotourism. We have great lakes & rivers that can be packaged to well-heeled travellers for their weekend get-away escapedes and cruises.

For food lovers, we have many traditional food all around the countries. We all know that all ethnic groups have their own delicacies and we all love to eat regardless of our ethnicities. We have so much more food to offer other than oily, salty one.

We can't beat Bangkok for party lovers but we can offer alternative dance parties like in the photos. I am sure they will like the drum beats with our unique rice & fruit based wines. I am sure they will dance their hair down with traditional Kachin Khaung Yay and BBQ feast that they will love to come more.Hey come on. Here we are talking about countless ethnic groups, Shan, Kachin, Kayin , Mon, Rakhine and so on..
I only posted Kachin and Naga photos. I will occasionally post the photos of other groups and sceneries later. But look, just Naga & Kachine alone..How amazing..Their costumes..The colours, The beauties.. OMG...
Beach resorts and alike? Need me to mention? I dont think so. Just look at the pictures.
[ Ngwe Saung Beach, Myanmar. Not Moldives nor a pacific island beach]

Oh so much! But why!!!!!WHY!!!!!! we are so isolated as if we were the lost planet.

I JUST CALL TO SAY I LOVE YOU

2006-06-05T20:51:00.001+08:00

"Cling..cling".."Cling Cling"...

" Hello...I'm Melody..I'm not able to take your call at the moment. Please leave your message and your number. I will get back to you as possible. Thank you"..beep..

" Hi Sweetie..it's me..where're you? Have an early night. miss you.Bye"

It's been weeks..or months ..we did not have a good talk my sweet heart..

Do you know how much I miss you? How's the weather in Beijing? How is your job?

Till you come back to Singapore, I 'll call you just to say I love you dear..

HELLO! IS IT ME YOU LOOKING FOR..?

2006-06-04T23:26:00.000+08:00

Just wanna say "hello" to readers and friends who come looking for me.

Want me to sing the whole song " Hello" .. umm.. no problem haha..watch the video.listen and imagine as if I were the one who's singing..

Thanks for reading guys.. but I failed to update what's going around and nothing seems to inspire me to blog about..

But I think I am obliged to say hello to my loyal readers and friends alike..

I have many things to shares with you guys so stay tuned please..

For now..stay healthy, love, peace and joy everyone..

[I took those photos above during my last visit to Singapore Zoo few weeks ago]

GREAT SINGAPORE SALE & YOUR WARDROBES

2006-05-28T13:49:00.000+08:00

People...The Great Singapore Sale is ON..It is said to be larger and longer than ever before..

Sipping coffee and surfing to look at the trend and what is hot and not..

Being individualist and non conformist myself, being a laid back with jeans and a Tees, I found D&G fall 2006 run way show which is very appealing..I will have to walk down to the Orchard to look for a bargain items..Tell me I am a cheapo..yeah..I dont earn that much yet to afford buying Designer Labels without a second thought..

[click on the above arrow sign on the screen to view the video]
I like the combination fatured below. It's easy on eyes and not too flashy but cool.

Normally..hihg fashion labels are kind of like couture..too extravagant for a man on the street like me to wear.. with no invitation toattend glitzy parties..and far a status from high society. ahek..
But I like this D&G fashion clip. I would love to own a pair or two..SO before the GSS ends I might be poorer buying just a piece of it .. hehe.. poor me.

At the same time, to fit myself into those cool gears I gotta watch whatt I eat and more laps in the pool and more rounds of cardio work out..

Happy Shopping..

SEX = LOVE?

2006-05-26T23:14:00.000+08:00

I was moving towards toning down a bit on SEX on this blog or rather not to touch on sex topics for a moment. I worried it might become a mild version of another erotic blog. But after reading an article in TODAY I was tempted and here I am..

I dont know. Maybe I am single, so it seems I am unable to correlate well between sex and fantastic lover. Would you fantasize me as a supreme lover if I possess sexual prowess? Or am I a lousy lover if I can't satisfy your thirst? Maybe I guess if quoting the news " More Sex please, we are British".

A Lovers' Theme Park "Aroma,The Acadamy of Sex and Relationship" will be set up in Piccadilly District,Central London with 7 million tag. It is claimed out to separate fact from myth in the world of sex and educate everyone into better lover. ummmmm....ok..nevermind..let's read on " This acadamy does push boundaries back and whatever your prowess when you come in, we will give you all the information you need to become a fantastic lover" siad Dr. Sarah Brewer, director of this exhibits.

The Acadamy of Sex and Relationship. My first thought, " oh! good. This Acadamy also teaches people to become great lover. But when I read again and again of this sentence "whatever your prowess when you come in, we will give you all the information you need to become a fantastic lover", there is somehow a link in sex and fantastic lover. I might be wrong.

So going forward,Is it really a fact that one who possesses great sexual prowess is a fatastic lover? Sex is more than anything else in a relationship and/ or in a marriage. Sex alone can define a person to be a great lover?

I dont wanna touch on those universal facts kind of thing like, money. family..and so on...it will be very long and winding to talk about them.. next time if we have a chance.. alright! so for now..

Straight to the point..Sex and love... good sex.. good lover.. that's it..

Sex and Love, I am getting confused by modern life style.My belief is shifting left and right all the time though I am still holding onto my old and traditional way on love and sex. The goings among my friends, relatives and the world are changing me. Like I mentioned in my earlier post sex is part of living creatures. like it or not somehow or rather you can't get away from sex. ( We dont derail into saint and sages or monk ok. Everyone likes sex. We do it in our own way. Base only on our culture, upbringing & social circles, sex is happening and evolving around us. Sex makes couples closer. Sex makes couples separated. Sex makes your friends more cheerful. Make them desparate. Sex breaks up family. Sex boosts one livelihood.

While I believe Sex does play a part in a relationship...I appreciate if someone could share their personal experience that deserves him a "faststic lover" because of his magical sexual prowess...

I wonder I may be stripped off being a great lover for just lacking this aspect..if the above statement is true..haha...(hey it doesn't mean i am a boring bloke ok!!!!)

GUY, ARE YOU SEXY?

2006-05-22T18:33:00.000+08:00

Guys..Do you think you are sexy? From personal note, everyone is sexy and attractive in his own uniquenesss. Wouldn't you agree?

And one's sex appeal and attractiveness got nothing to do with looks either. Our personalities, unique looks differentiate us and draw our own audience..Just like people used to say " in the eyes of beholder"

So guys..dont worry.. you are sexy in your own way and be cool..be yourself and be confident.. and let's see how the member of opposite sex look at us.. and how they view guys..SEXY..

Sylvia Fendi is Fendi’s matriarch of menswear and her sexy man is...

1. Men look best in something worn. They shouldn’t look like they just went out and bought a new outfit. I also appreciate when men wear their favorite clothing even when it’s not so fashionable. It’s not good to look as though you spent a lot of time in front of the mirror.

2. I don’t like a man in a Ferrari—it’s simply not appealing to me. Men should drive nothing too fashionable or sporty. They should just drive a normal car. Like an Audi.

3. Men should never get highlights. This is the worst. Teeth-whitening is okay if the man is not too tan. But the two together is bad. And highlights, tan, and teeth-whitening all together? Oh my God.

4. The first thing I look for in a man’s house is books. It doesn’t matter what the books are about, really—it’s just important that he have some.

5. I always look at a man’s shoes. They should have a nice point—elongated but not too sharp. Boots are good too. Military boots, riding boots, cowboy boots. I find them very masculine—but when they’re used, not new. I don’t like new shoes. When I see a man in a shiny shoe, I can’t stand it.

6. If a man opens the cupboard to show you his collection of rare and beautiful linens—no, that’s too much! But if there’s a fresh bed with well-chosen sheets, that’s nice.

7. Is a man in a suit sexy? That depends. You could be wearing the most beautiful suit, but if you’re stupid, you’re not sexy. If you’re an interesting person and you have on awful clothes, well, you’re interesting anyway.