I was there at 00:13:08.
I am quoting this from an episode of Prime Suspect.
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For those who miss home in Burma:
I came across a fascinating interview with Robert Guest, the Economist's business editor and author of "Borderless Economics: Chinese Sea Turtles, Indian Fridges and the New Fruits of Global Capitalism". He discussed why immigrants liked America and how Chinese and Nigerian diaspora did business across the globe. He also mentioned how difficult it was for a Japanese housewife to sponsor a foreign nanny whereas a night club owner could easily bring in an "entertainer in a short skirt" to come work in his night club. I thought it was a very great interview.
This is a good song with powerful lyrics in Burmese. It is dedicated to Min Ko Naing and other activists.
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When I was young and had no sense
In far-off Mandalay
I lost my heart to a Burmese girl
As lovely as the day.
Her skin was gold, her hair was jet,
Her teeth were ivory;
I said, "for twenty silver pieces,
Maiden, sleep with me".
She looked at me, so pure, so sad,
The loveliest thing alive,
And in her lisping, virgin voice,
Stood out for twenty-five.
-George Orwell
This is a clip about Burma from YouTube. It's a bit outdated. But it gave you an insight about the past.
I was thinking about two events in Burma that had changed many lives for ever. One was the mass demonstration in 1988 and the other was a smaller-scale student demonstration in 1996.
The second time when university students took to the streets in Rangoon (Yangon), it was December in 1996. I was a second year student in medical school in North Okkalapa. The military government shut down all universities until 1998 or 1999 (I can't remember) because I left for the US in 1998 and never finished the university.
I was remembering these events because many lives were forever changed because of these. Thinking of Burma, I would like to share this song about Rangoon University (University of Yangon) campus.
I was bored one weekend. I recorded Rod Stewart's "I don't want to talk about it" with Ko Nyi Pu Lay. It's just for fun. I didn't have any good recording equipment. I just used my cheap microphone and edited it with Audacity software. Here it is.
I don't want to talk about it - Rod Stewart by sammoe
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