KyaemonBeautiful TajMahal Beggars lining Streets Indian Fort —- Op-Ed Contributor – Games India Isn’t Ready to Play – NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/opinion/03mishra.html?hp ON Friday afternoon, public spaces across north India were flooded with policemen and paramilitaries. Thousands of alleged “troublemakers” were arrested. The sending of bulk text messages from mobile phones was banned. These precautions had nothing […]
Beware! Don’t get caught! In Burma, we are used to a “sliding/rolling” motion at an intersection and not coming to a complete stop when the traffic is clear. Not here in America. This unknowing “habit” can cost you a lot of money. Most state and local authorities in US are now running huge deficit budgets. […]
Wonderful speech. (Lesson: there are advantages from learning other languages, besides one’s own) Waihnin Pwint Thon Speaks for Burma and Political Prisoners at the UK Labour Party Conference http://enigmaimages.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/waihnin-pwint-thon-speaks-for-burma-and-political-prisoners-at-the-uk-labour-party-conference/ The issue of Political Prisoners and Burma has taken centre stage today at the annual British Labour Party conference being held in Manchester, UK. The short film […]
==== Inspired by emails from a few years ago. These sayings come to mind. English saying: “Too many cooks spoil the broth(soup).” Burmese saying: “Saya mhyar thar thay (Too many bosses/instructors cause infant’s death.” The “forest of wires” point to a jungle of authorities and chaos. Compare this situation to Singapore or Hong Kong. Their […]
****Click on “Kyaemon” in “written by Kyaemon” for more Kyaemon’s other postings (before the colorful pictures disappear. Takes a lot of time to upload).*** YouTube – Mid-Autumn Festival 2010 Celebration @ Chinatown, Singapore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hm9d8TgdW0 The Lightening Ceremony. Guest of Honor: His Excellency Mr. S. R. Nathan, President of Republic of Singapore. Multiple art toupes performed […]
Giraffe birth at San Francisco zoo http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4723850040768693233# Giraffe birth at Memphis Zoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kZW8e79Bm0&NR=1 The Memphis Zoo staff welcomed a baby reticulated giraffe born today around noon on August 29, 2008. *WARNING: This video shows the ENTIRE birth. Female giraffe “Marilyn” and male giraffe “Kenya” are the proud parents of the Zoo’s newest arrival. This is […]
Panda is giving birth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfoX6n7_59w&feature=related Over 528,641 hits Aww… its small CUTE! =D I luv pandas and that was so cool seeing that, but i thought it would more babies. something so small grows up to be so big and cute They take the second baby of twin away because according to the explanation of […]
Rare videos and many hits. An elephant Giving Birth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4MzcpX3viY&NR=1 Over 1,852,765 hits she was pregnant for 2 years?! the hell! thats long! :O Real Elephant Birth In the Wild http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mk-pbvtJ9s&feature=related Over 90,037 hits omg that waz on ur first day!! i cnt belive it!! u guys r like the luckiest people!!! if i were […]
Pope meets with abuse victims as thousands protest – Yahoo! News LONDON – Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday to five people who were molested by priests as children in his latest effort to defuse the sex abuse crisis shaking his church, as thousands of people angered at the Vatican’s response marched in central London in the […]
Italian police seize $30M from Vatican in probe http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Italian-police-seize-30M-from-apf-281006629.html?x=0 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Italian authorities seized euro23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account Tuesday and said they have begun investigating top officials of the Vatican bank in connection with a money-laundering probe. The Vatican said it was “perplexed and surprised” by the investigation. […]
***Don’t catch whooping cough from others. Don’t go to crowded places.*** LA County officials advise public of whooping cough epidemic | 89.3 KPCC As kids get their back-to-school vaccinations, it’s a good idea for older siblings, parents and grandparents to get booster shots for whooping cough. The number of deaths related to Pertussis, or whooping […]
If ordinary people use children as beggars, it’s called child abuse. It’s a crime. If priests or holy men use children to beg for them, what happens? Over many centuries, it’s an accepted practice in Senegal. If you read the article below, you will know that even politicians and judges there, are afraid to change […]
What a surprise! India is supposed to be a rising superpower along with China in the next century. Per Indian papers, you can guess the corruption and irresponsibility there. I might guess the Indian Caste system prevents people from fully utilizing their human resources and energies and realizing their potential. Photos: Filthy Athletes Village in […]