Good Goodbye 2010!

Tonight, we all are waving goodbye to 2010.

The year of 2010 is a good and productive year for me.

I accomplished the followings in 2010:

(1) Read (and also take a hand-written notes) more than 500 pages of the Buddha's teachings.

(2) Finished writing alphabatical adverbs those are 1827 words.

(3) Finished translation of 90 Aesop's fables from English to Arakanese.

(4) Finished translations of facts of the countries of the world (192 countries).

(5) As I decided, I did not drink four months (from September to December).

Actually, I still have had one more big (excellent) thing that I accomplished in 2010. Sorry, I cannot tell you. (I'll tell you later.)

Any way, Good Goodbye 2010!

Happy New Year 2011!

For every single citizen of the world, have a Great 2011!!!

With warmest regards,

Oo Thein Maung

December 31st

This is Happy New Year eve, which makes one of the days of each year that almost everyone remember.

Actually, December 31st makes Arakanese to remember in a little different way.

Arakan was / is one of the longest civilisations in the world.

(The above is an ancient sculpture: The Buddha and Maha Sanda Suria, an Arakanese King)

(The Country of Arakan in the World Map of A.D. 1200.)

(A Grand View of the Capital City of Mrauk-U. The picture was drawn by a Dutch artist.)

On December 31, 1784, Arakan was brutally annexed by Burmese Army.

Two hundred and twenty six (226) years later, Arakan is one of the lowest and the most impoverished societies in the world, under inadequate rule of Burmese military.

Moreover, many ancient temples and pagodas in Arakan are being bulldozed by Burmese Authorities! You can obviously see the above pictures.

This morning, my Arakanese brothers in New York take a part of demonstration for Freedom of Arakan. I am very proud of my brothers!

After Burmese authorities destroyed even our religious temples, now, we do not have choice!

We want our Freedom!

We want our Independence!

We want our country back!!!

Flowers, Flowers, Beautiful Flowers!

These are pictures of flowers those I took recently.

Enjoy with the views!

Twilight Zone

Sometimes, I take several pictures for the same view under the same situation. However, since things has been changing all the time, the views also change even in a few minutes.

The following pictures were taken in Door County, WI. I took these pictures during a short time (less than 20 minutes) on August 9, 2009.

Once I wrote a page about the needs to become a professional photographer. You can read it in the following link:
http://thazon.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-do-you-need-to-become-professional.html

Thank you very much and enjoy with the twilight pictures!

Happy Birthday Your Majesty!

"Being careless and imprudent can lead to mistakes and damages in one's responsibility. When one becomes senseless and unreasonable, one can become forgetful and afraid and can abuse his or her authority. This is very dangerous. This kind of practice can lead to downfall to oneself and the country.”


(from the speech of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand on his 83rd birthday)

Source: The Nation Newspaper of Thailand.

Picture: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/209820/king-delivers-birthday-speech

http://creativeroots.org/?p=3663

Stories those I read recently: A Pharmacy Owner

Once, there was an old woman who owned a pharmacy for indigenous medicinal ingredients. She got sick for weeks. Several doctors in the region took care of her already with any possibility, but she was still getting sick.

One day, one of her daughters suggested, “Mom, all doctors in the central, east, west and north regions came to take care of you already. You are still getting sick; how about if we call a doctor from the south?” The old woman replied with faltering voice, “Well, there will be nothing difference, because he is also taking care of his patients with medicines from my pharmacy!”

Snakes know the best about their legs!

Picture: http://www.edinformatics.com/inventions_inventors/Mirror.jpg

Happy Birthday Kai!!

Today is our youngest daughter, KaiSein's birthday. She is very funny but lovely.
In the above picture, Kai (with princess' crown) and her sister, Mahla were together standing.
The following is one of Kai's funny (little dirty) videos.
Whatever it is, let kids grow happily and innocently!
Today, Kai turns three. Happy Birthday Kai! We love you very much!!