Travels in Myanmar

2006-02-12T16:41:00.000-08:00

Finale

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Myanmar Cultural Variety Show at the LakeView Theatre Restaurant at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel (Kan Yeik Tha Road, Yangon, Myanmar, 951-249255-9)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (162)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (165)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (166)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (167)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (164)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (163)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (160)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (159)

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Myanmar Top Top Top (158)

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World Hum - Sleepless in Rangoon

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2005-11-21T16:29:00.008-08:00

street light

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Along the walls of the Shwe Dagon. Somehow felt like it was another time zone.

2005-11-21T16:29:00.007-08:00

shine

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The air in Yangon was so clear... (although the window I shot through wasn't!)

2005-11-21T16:29:00.006-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Timeline: Burma

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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi

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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Burma's confusing capital move

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The Burma Campaign UK Home Page

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's pages - News

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prayers

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I wonder what they are praying so hard for...

2005-11-20T16:29:00.002-08:00

He

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Just look at him.

2005-11-20T16:29:00.001-08:00

Bangladesh Visa question

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I am planning a trip to Myanmar in March / April 06. It would be good if I can...

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2005-11-20T16:29:00.000-08:00

The Peanut Oil Extraction Team

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2005-11-18T16:29:00.010-08:00

the blades of Mandalay

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Yeah, an aisle seat is convenient in getting to the toilet but you can treat yourself with views of heaven and the just-below-heaven by getting a window seat.

So here are my TRAVEL PIC TIP:

1. Check in early to get choice spots.

2. Don't just ask for window seats, request for one that not encumbered by the wing. Charm the counter attendant and request for to see the seat plan if possible.

3. Know the direction you are heading. Sunrises (EAST) and sunsets (WEST) views are awesome if your window faces the sun. I find noontime as best as only bright direct sunlight can bring out the contrast needed for clear pics. Bright light before and after noon are good UNLESS you are facing the sun- then glare is a problem.

4. Pray for things that are not within your control:

- clear window sheets (a problem with old plane)

- weather (you can't get views if skies are dark and cloudy)

5. Put your lens near the glass but no contact please (vibration!).

6. I suggest an aperture in the f5-10 range. A high f value often results to noise (if on auto, the ISO level climbs up I think) and exposes the (cleanliness) state of your lens.

7. If available, follow the flight path in the planeview channel (available in most flights of the bigger modern planes). I even take pics of the screen so that I know the location.

Which brings me to this picture. This is northeast of Mandalay, Burma. I will have to check the atlas later on to approximately verify whether this is still Mandalay...

over Myanmar, SE Asia

2005-11-18T16:29:00.000-08:00

Card International Myanmar Phone

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Discover information about Card International Myanmar Phone at phone card Search

2005-11-17T16:28:00.000-08:00

Myanmar Tourism Promotion Board launches Mystical Myanmar FAM Trip 2006

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2005-11-16T16:28:00.002-08:00

What happened in the job site? Anyone refused to work.

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WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN SAILOR?

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What promise do we have?

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free burma coalition

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supporting burmese people's struggle for democracy and human rights

2005-11-14T16:28:00.005-08:00

Asia Trip

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Reclining Buddha

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Asia Trip

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Asia Trip

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Asia Trip

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Asia Trip

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Asia Trip 014

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Yangon, Burma

2005-11-13T17:47:00.006-08:00

burmese photographer

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Spooked by a tiger.

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welcome

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One who receives or entertains guest in warm heart capacity is Lovely in Chin people .Notion of hospitality word made in Chin Hill

2005-11-13T17:47:00.002-08:00

flowers!

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Chin Hill and her memory will engraved in his heart.Beauty is in the Eyes of the Beholder.

2005-11-13T17:47:00.001-08:00

One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.

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I think they are pineapple plants.

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Growth Habit of pineapple plant( herbaceous perennial) can be up to 1/2 - 5 ft. high

Require a frost-free environment but the place he ride the horse is can be frost in winter.That is why curious master and spook horse stop and wonder.

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street boy smile

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Sometimes I think that the impression one would get of Burma from my photos is that everyone is immensely happy. Of course that is not the case, but they were an incredibly open, friendly, and for the most part joyous people. That or they were just laughing at me alot... ;)

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old man at market

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Simple market scene and a curious passerby.

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thinking kidlet

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When people forget the camera and get lost in their own thoughts, I enjoy photography most, I think.

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mother & daughter

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They hadn't noticed me yet, but boy did those eyes get big when the little one swung her head my way. Love the profile at left.

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playing with puppy in the dust

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A fun snapshot, complete with my dusty toes, of some kids I met and the puppy they were playing with.

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122D

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The Orient Express was like that?

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2005-11-11T17:46:00.002-08:00

Family mean Something. Married to the bad,the worst and the ugly also.

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How they carried the pallet!

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Painted faces

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Burmese kids staying cool.

2005-11-10T17:46:00.003-08:00

Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha

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This tiny temple contained the most amazing paintings. Each of those little figures is a little Buddha, literally thousands of them. The inset is a detail of the little guys, so small, and so very many of them.

I had met a man named Tun Tun Win who was taking me around Bagan on his motorbike. After watching an amazing sunrise from the tops of the temples, we ate breakfast at the little food stand his sister ran not far from this temple. Tun Tun's english was awful, but I giggled like crazy when he stepped inside this one and started saying "Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha..." Cracked me up.

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No, Burma Shave!

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No,Burma Shave!

Burma is safe for all travelers. One Northern man worked in Burma. He got handfuls of bodyguards even no need to use them for once.

Military jeep right when he is in need. No need to fear for tourists to move around in Burma. I have never heard of Burmese harming visitors.

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Long hair mermaid.

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Pagodes and temples Burma

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Houses of God ?

Burma

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2005-11-08T17:46:00.002-08:00

Who want to learn new thing in this lousy weather in cold water.

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Misty weather,murky river and diving lessons

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Diving instructor and two of his divers

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At The Golden Triangle.

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Three countries, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar at the conflux of Mekong River and its tributary. China looks on at the party, 200km from this spot.

(*waves to everyone* I'm baaaack!)

2005-11-07T17:46:00.000-08:00

Lonely Planet | Thorn Tree Travel Forum

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2005-11-05T17:45:00.010-08:00

An incredible day

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Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar

It is extremely special that we are visiting Myanmar, or as I will call it- Burma. This country has been governed by the military since 1962. A coup in 1988 simply replaced one military government with another- this one even more oppressive to the Burmese people. In 1990 the military junta that governs Burma agreed to have free and fair elections. They took place and the people elected the National League for Democracy (NLD) to office, lead by Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi and other NLD members were never handed the reigns of the government and were instead jailed or put under house arrest as political prisoners. The Burmese people under the military government have virtually no basic rights and live in fear. There is ZERO tolerance for any political dissent. The West has economic sanctions against Burma in attempts to strangle the government over time and in this way press for democracy. Sanctions are a very controversial topic�many would argue that this has hurt the people of Burma more than the government. Sanctions on Burma have simply caused the country to lean farther towards China.

This trip to Burma is unprecedented. Semester @ Sea has never docked in Burma. We represent the largest group of foreign students that have been allowed to enter Burma since 1988 and perhaps earlier. By docking in Burma we tripled the amount of Americans currently in the country. Our decision to come here is controversial. Many claim that tourist dollars simply end up in the hands of the military government. Others claim that the extreme isolation from the West in Burma must end if there is ever to be any change, and tourism is a vital link to the outside world for the Burmese people. Semester @ Sea has been as careful as possible in organizing our visit to minimize the amount of money directly going to the government.

I woke up early yesterday morning to witness our ship enter the Ayeyarwady River as it prepared to dock. The green waters of the Indian Ocean became muddy brown as we headed up the river. Flat green rice patties were interrupted by the occasional golden domes and points of Buddhist pagodas. Burma's population is 87% Buddhist.

A team of 7 from the US embassy (even though we officially don't recognize Myanmar) entered our ship to brief us on the current situation in the area.

I didn't get off the ship until around 4pm. There is a 40 minute shuttle that takes us from the port to the city. I headed downtown to stay the night with my friends Greg, Fernanda and Brent. We were dropped of in the heart of downtown and then walked towards People's Park. It was already evening by this time and so we headed north to get away from downtown and find a place to stay for the night. A hotel we picked out of the LP guide was now out of business, so we stayed at another place we saw on the way (after first finding out it was not government owned).

The four of us headed down the street and found a Thai restaurant to eat at. The food was great and amazingly cheap. We stopped for coffee on the way back to the hotel and had a low key night in the hotel room.

Fernanda and Brent left Greg and I early in the morning because both had to meet up with S@S daytrips. Greg and I had breakfast at the hotel and then headed north on foot towards the University of Yangon in search of a glass blowing factory recommended by the LP. Buddhist monks are a common sight all over the city. We walked the streets of Yangon for over an hour and the lack of English street names was making it hard to gauge where we needed to turn to find the glass factory. We gave up and finally asked a cab to take us to the township that it was located in. We had in fact been really close to it. We asked the cab driver to stop when we spotted the small sign for it.

We entered a dirt driveway surrounded by jungle. A few small hut homes were near the path with a few women and children going about their business. We continued down the path a little confused and unsure where to go. To our left we noticed huge mounds of glass scraps from various bottles. There was more and more of these mounds as we continued down the path until finally a man saw us and waved us toward him.

An older man welcomed us to the Na-Gar glass factory. He spoke fluent English and explained to us that this was his family's business since 1953. Na-Gar means dragon in Burmese and is associated with Friday. His father, who started the factory, was born on a Friday and thus named the factory after the animal associated with that day. The day of the week that you were born on is very important to the Burmese and children are often given the name of the day of the week which they were born. The man's name was Sane Ne (Saturday) and the animal for his name is the guinea pig. Sane Ne offered us a tour of his factory.

He took us into a large open air structure where there were many people at work, scattered amongst furnaces to heat the glass. Sane Ne explained the process as several glass blowers molded bottles, bowls, tubes, and other various objects. He had one of the most experienced blowers make a fish that hangs on the wall and holds flowers. It was incredible to see how fast, precise and artistic the blowers worked. Sane Ne showed us around some more and explained the finishing process as well as the business aspects of his factory. He exports through a local exporter to Europe, Australia and other parts of Asia. He has a lot of local customers as well, mainly restaurants.

In Yangon there is a massive reclining Buddha shrine. Sane Ne told us that in 1971-72 his family made the eyes for the Buddha. The massive eyes took 3 months to make and a special oven had to be made to produce them. He encouraged us to go check it out while we were in town.

In the factory there was finished glass pieces stacked everywhere. Back in the entry portion of the factory he pulled out a photo of the astronaut John Glenn and his family. When Glenn was in his 30's he visited and toured the factory. The photo was passed on in the family.

After a few purchases we chatted for a while more and then said our good-byes to Sane Ne and the Na-Gar Glass Factory. We walked away back down the path we had entered and looked at the glass mounds once again on the way out.

Next, we checked out the Chaukhtatgyi Paya where the reclining Buddha that Sane Ne had told us about resides. Upon entering we removed our shoes and socks. Several locals were present and at prayer or meditation. The place was very peaceful and the Buddha was HUGE. As Greg and I made our way to the backside of the figure a man approached us and struck up conversation.

The man inquired where we were from and told us that he was an aspiring lawyer in Yangon. This man told us that he frequents the pagodas and shrines in Yangon in hopes of meeting tourists to practice his English. He told us he hoped to finish his studies and had turned to the internet to try to get an education. The universities in Burma have been closed by the government for 8 of the last 10 years (at any sign of student opposition to the govt. universities are simply shut down). When he felt it was safe, the man started to talk to us about politics. Two guards were in the vicinity but not paying any attention to us. He told us that we were young and had opportunities and that the people of Burma had no such opportunities. He repeated several times to us in a soft voice that the people in Burma were very oppressed by the government. He went on to say that most of the people wanted to leave the country but couldn't. He told us these things in a calm, collected manner. He was simply seeking to inform us. After this conversation he walked with us and wished us off.

We went to another Buddhist shrine nearby and then picked up some lunch before taking a cab to central downtown. Our cab driver told us in the little English that he knew that he did not like the military government.

Downtown, we walked some streets for a while amidst the daily hustle of vendors. We killed a few hours walking the streets occasionally stopping by book vendors to see what kinds of books were available to the locals. Much of them were books on learning English and math. Burmese seem so eager to learn and many came up to me throughout the day just to say hi and practice a few words of English.

Eventually we made it to a clothing market area. Almost all Burmese men wear what is called a longyi. It basically is a tube of cloth that is wrapped and tuck around the waist and looks like a long skirt. This is the traditional dress of the Burmese and I would guess 9/10 men wear them instead of western style trousers. Longyis are ideal in the heat and humidity of Burma. I approached and asked a young man how to tie a longyi and all of the sudden I was surrounded by six or seven young men all eager to show me. They laughed as they taught me and they had me tie the ones they were wearing. They brought one out to me and put it on me and showed me how to tie it, giggling the whole time. I paid for the longyi and they gave me smiles and thumbs up as I left the store. Many locals saw me and smiled as they looked at me wearing a longyi. It was so much fun.

We had a cup of coffee before heading to the shuttle bus back to the ship. Tomorrow I am flying to Mandalay, Burma to stay for 2 days.

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Monkey Love

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Welcome committee

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KumamotoMark posted a photo:

I encountered these two soon after arriving in the capital of Yangon, Myanmar.

2005-11-05T17:45:00.007-08:00

Street Scene

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerhut/60137048/:

KumamotoMark posted a photo:

Downtown Yangon and its colorful edifices.

2005-11-05T17:45:00.006-08:00

Bagan

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerhut/60136960/:

KumamotoMark posted a photo:

I took an early flight to Bagan, Central Myanmar and looked around at some 4,000 ancient temple sites in a small area.

2005-11-05T17:45:00.005-08:00

Bagan Profile

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerhut/60136866/:

KumamotoMark posted a photo:

Looking out at a smaller temple from another.

2005-11-05T17:45:00.004-08:00

Classroom

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerhut/60136774/:

KumamotoMark posted a photo:

At the Basic Education Primary School in Old Bagan. I was given a tour by a teacher and donated some cash.

2005-11-05T17:45:00.003-08:00

Lunch, Myanmar Style

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerhut/60136690/:

KumamotoMark posted a photo:

You get a table full of plates and eat whatever and however much you can. Great food.

2005-11-05T17:45:00.002-08:00

Buddha View

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerhut/60136606/:

KumamotoMark posted a photo:

Looking into the eyes at a giant Buddha in a temple in Bagan.

2005-11-05T17:45:00.001-08:00

Thatbyinnyu Pahto

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerhut/60136514/:

KumamotoMark posted a photo:

One of the finest structures in Bagan.

2005-11-05T17:45:00.000-08:00

Sulamani Pahto

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/fingerhut/60136409/:

KumamotoMark posted a photo:

On of the bigger temples at Bagan, Sulamani at left. The sacred Mt. Popa is about 50km straight ahead.

2005-11-03T17:45:00.005-08:00

CIMG2658

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Miscelanea posted a photo:

2005-11-03T17:45:00.004-08:00

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2005-11-03T17:45:00.003-08:00

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2005-11-03T17:45:00.001-08:00

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Hot Spots in Myanmar, Goldenlandpages

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2005-11-02T17:45:00.009-08:00

Monsoon rain and building sites, Yangon

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Stella Pe-Win posted a photo:

2005-11-02T17:45:00.008-08:00

The grooviest clock tower on the planet, Yangon

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Stella Pe-Win posted a photo:

2005-11-02T17:45:00.007-08:00

Law Courts, Yangon

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Stella Pe-Win posted a photo:

There used to be an enormous chandelier under the portico; went missing during the war.

2005-11-02T17:45:00.006-08:00

Facade mishmash, Yangon

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Stella Pe-Win posted a photo:

2005-11-02T17:45:00.005-08:00

Playfighting trishaw boys, Yangon

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Stella Pe-Win posted a photo:

2005-11-02T17:45:00.004-08:00

Trishaw by the docks, Yangon

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Stella Pe-Win posted a photo:

2005-11-02T17:45:00.003-08:00

Durian

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/91978457@N00/59145558/:

Stella Pe-Win posted a photo:

I really don't know why people hate their smell - they do induce vomiting for certain types. Beautiful yellow flesh bunched like chicken fillets on the inside, texture of liver. Popular ice cream flavour