Saturday, May 19, 2012

HYACINTH'S WAY BY ZAWGYI

Hyacinth's Way (14)

THE BEAUTY OF THE CREEK

Feeling uneasy, the reed-piper comes down to the water,
Where up and down floats Ma Beda,
The place she wearily traversed;
The reed-piper's interest with songs and musical verse,
With endless ups and downs, always on her way,
How tired she'll be! his songs say.

Oh! my mister piper,
With the waters full the Beda flowers,
Flow up-water in line, spritely and fine
Level with the shore,
The beauty of the creek at rise, as before.

Oh! you little piper,
When the waters fall the Beda flowers,
Pull away from the shore to mid-waters,
The expanse of mudflats to left and right,
And in the midst is Ma Beda,
The beauty of the creek at ebb, a scenic sight.

Like the rise and ebb never ending,
A recurring performance, ascending and descending;
I, the traveler, Ma Beda
If I be tired let it be so, to speak
For I had born and built a beauty at this creek.

Zawgyi

(Rangoon University Annual Magazine, 1959-1960)

Water hyacinth

(Called Beda flower in Burmese)

Friday, May 11, 2012

HYACINTH'S WAY BY ZAWGYI

Hyacinth's Way (13)

STILL KEEPING THE SHOP

An up-country boat to sell up-country goods,
Rests in the tidal creek;
Jaggery and all kinds of peas, you should
They say, buy while you meet.

A fishing boat to sell fishery goods,
Rests in the tidal creek;
Spotted prawn and various kinds of fish, you should
They say, buy while you meet.

Close to the bank, a potter's raft with goods,
Rests in the tidal creek;
A hundred viss holding pot and others to sell, you should
They say, buy while you meet.

Close to the bank, a bamboo raft with goods,
Rests in the tidal creek;
Slender bamboo and differing kinds to sell, you should
They say, buy while you meet.

Time and again on the tidal way, the flower Beda
Riding the flow recalcitrantly with the rising and falling waters,
When asked she has anything to sell,
None like others, does she tell;
With a yellow patch on blue,
Though happy in the rising true,
To deny the falling ebb, she never will,
In the tidal creek's waters, that winds and meanders
She's keeping shop still.

Zawgyi


(Rangoon University Annual Magazine, 1959-1960)

Water hyacinth

(Called Beda flower in Burmese)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

U.N Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on May 1, 2012

UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon and Aung San Suu Kyi leave her residence after talks on Tuesday, May 1, 2012


For more news, please visit to following link:



Ban hails Aung San Suu Kyi as ‘symbol of hope’ during meeting in Myanmar

Monday, April 30, 2012

NLD WILL JOIN PARLIAMENT ON MAY 2, 2012



Video credit to DVB


Welcome for right decision of NLD,
And this is a hope of people who vote to NLD,
And also this is a right step to enter the Parliament.
Thank you so much Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2012

Happy Burmese(Myanmar) New Year
1374 BE
(April 17, 2012)

Padauk Flower
(Flower of the gum-kino tree)




NEW YEAR WISHES

(1)
Walk temporarily
On the seasonal way.
Bloom hurriedly,
Be gone very shortly on her way.
Like the Padauk flower.

(2)
You,
Me,
And all of them
Are walk temporarily
On our impermanent way. 
Like the Padauk flower.

(3)
While we have been in alive,
Be beautiful of mind,
And be well done of all manners.
Also,
Be able to create the 
Healthy, wealthy, and happy society.




Composed by Virginia Lu
April 17, 2012
7:25 p.m


Space Shuttle Discovery's last flight

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Mingalarama Vihara Thane Opening Ceremony

THANE (BUDDHIST MONK'S ORDINATION HALL) OPENING CEREMONY
AT MINGALARAMA VIHARA



Opening ceremony


New Thane (Buddhist Monk's Ordination Hall)


Buddha Image


Buddhist Monks at Lunch Time


Ashin Sandadika at Lunch Time


Opening entertainment stage


Dancer Khine Zin Thu Win


Mi Mi Win Pe and Dancers


People with free foods, and talking, watching, listening. and enjoying, etc.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


If interested in Vihara, please visit to following link:






Friday, April 6, 2012

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has won bi-election 2012

Check out this great MSN video - Suu Kyi hails election win

BI-ELECTION 2012, BURMA


Newspaper from Democracy Land, U.S.A



Newspaper from Burma (Myanmar)



Newspaper from Burma (Myanmar) with Burmese Language

LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Above Newspapers,
And think a bout it
How differences between them
And also how media is freedom
In democracy.
See how much people love
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, National Hero of Burma.
Let's congratulate
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Friday, January 13, 2012

U.S.A AND BURMA RELATIONSHIP

US will exchange ambessador with Burma.

Please click on following link for more info.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16554415

U Khin Nyunt meets Press



Burma's most powerful military-man
who was a chief military intelligence,
secretary (1) of SPDC,
prime minister of SPDC government
was released on January 12, 2012.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at education network anniversary



This is a first public speech of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi after she decided to enter coming up election.

A REAL STORY

Recently, Virginia Lu visited to Rangoon and attended the above education network anniversary on November 21, 2011.
While Virginia Lu was there and took pictures and video, someone approached him among very crowded visitors, and then took Virginia Lu to the small office of Judson Church. Later, Daw Aung Sun Suu Kyi arrived the this small office. Fortunately, Virginia Lu and other two or three people had a chance to take pictures of hers within a few minutes.
After Daw Aung San Suu Kyi left, someone who brought Virginia Lu to the office ask Virginia Lu's memory (SD card) and took it and give it to another young lady for copy. It was took about half an hour, then she came back and gave back SD to Virgina Lu.
Virginia Lu was so surprised and wondered about that. Then so worry about inappropriate manner of a NLD youth.
And thinking about freedom of media,
freedom of information,
and also freedom of privacy.
Then looked at the visiting card which was given by someone who approached to Virginia Lu.
Virginia Lu saw the name and read it, and then so worry about Burmese political generations.
Someone is U MYO YAN NAUNG THEIN, a director of Bayda Institute.

Note: Any comment to kyaw084@gmail.com

Friday, November 4, 2011

OUT OF COUNTRY

Virginia Lu is going vacation for three weeks.



HAPPY THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY FOR ALL

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Suu Kyi discusses amnesty, peace and Myitsone with gov't minister

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi welcome to U Thein Sein's decision for Myitsone Dam


(Video credit to Mizzima News)

GOOD NEWS FOR THE IRRAWADDY

ALL BURMESE PEOPLE GLADLY WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT U THEIN SEIN'S DECISION

...................."As our government is elected by the people, it is to respect the people's will. We have the responsibility to address public concerns in all seriousness. So construction of Myitsone Dam will be suspended in the time of our government. ..............."
(Thein Sein, President of Republic of the Union of Myanmar)
September 30, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

WE MUST FIGHT THE ENEMY FOR OUR BELOVED IRRAWADDY





STOP BUILDING THE MYITSONE DAM!
STOP BUILDING THE MYITSONE DAM!
STOP BUILDING THE MYITSONE DAM!

PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT!
PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT!
PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT!


SAVE OUR PEOPLE!
SAVE OUR PEOPLE!
SAVE OUR PEOPLE!


Here are some images of the Irrawaddy river of Burma










Saturday, September 3, 2011

HYACINTH'S WAY BY ZAWGYI

Hyacinth's Way (12)

WILL YOU BE JAUNTING AGAIN?

From the mouth of the sea, Ma Beda
With waves sloshing about at the early rise of the tide,
Rushes into the creek and enter;
Not seeing the rain and wind in her pride,
Wanting to flaunt like a flower;
As it was the tide's initial rises,
Indulging in fantasy, whims and fancy
The flower jaunts as she likes.

At above-creek the tide has abated and eased,
In halcyon waters, the hyacinth Ma Beda pulls herself together,
Along the journey traversed, varied are occasions of joy and grief;
As the waters are now calm as ever,
With stems and stalk, a fully blossoming lot
Her manners are of a pliant flower.

The litte reed piper plays pleasantly,
You beautiful flower Ma Beda
The falling tide i greeting from the mouth of the sea,
What a kind of longing!
Not seeing the rain and wind in your pride,
Not caring anything, wanting to ebb down and glide;
Will you be again juanting to your likes?

Zawgyi
(University O-way Magazine, 1960)

Water hyacinth

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

Lookkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!
How burmese students go to their college in Burma?

They are Sittwe College students in Burma.
(Photo credit to RFA)

Saturday, July 30, 2011

HYACINTH'S WAY BY ZAWGYI

Hycinth's Way (11)

EVER THOUGHT OF THAT?

Beda, yes! Beda,
Cool and pleasant, the name's fragrant
In the tidal creek here,
A hundred times more than being fragrant
The state of having to suffer
Striking, smitting and twirling, these are to be ably endured;
And there's the whirlpool at the tides' confluence,
That needs a punting pole's assistance,
Also at the rise and ebb's way is truly,
The danger of the golden ducks that act unruly.

Its not that I shall have to be fragrant,
In these parts of the creek that echo,
The reed-piper's melodies vibrant;
In all ways that rises up and falls down below,
All look for only the major pleasant way, I should say
But in due course in their tracking,
First and foremost meeting with attacks;
And also suffering from injuries of twirling,
Have you ever thought of that?

Zawgyi

(University O-way Magazine, 1960)

Water Hyacinth

Sunday, June 19, 2011

BIRTHDAY'S SPEECH OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Please click on following link.

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AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S 66th. BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI
June 19, 2011


 Aung San Suu Kyi and Son at Rangoon Airport on June 19, 2011

(photo credit to Mizzima News)

Thursday, June 16, 2011