For the last decade, change has been one of the most common descriptions of Myanmar. Expats and tourists alike always talked about how much Myanmar has changed since the last time they have visited. Us locals talk of things we didn’t have a few years back. From cheap sim cards and decent usable Internet connection … Continue reading From Invisible Boxes to Unreadable Squiggles

The year is 2019, Yangon is supposedly the most (and only) cosmopolitan city in Myanmar. We celebrated Pride a while back, with the first Pride March on the Yangon River, with multiple little boats boasting the beautiful rainbow flags, people of many sexual orientations on cruises celebrating. It was like magic. Everyone is having a … Continue reading Straight Talk from a Gay Guy

What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear the word “YCDC”? To us, we think of an orange-shirt-wearing figure who collects the trash we throw on a dirty garbage truck or grey-colored-uniform-wearing officers who leave utility bills at our doors. Guess what, now we have a chance to elect their … Continue reading Voting is Our Responsibility

Last week, we found out that Refinery29 published a Money-Diaries story about a foreign worker with $4,000 monthly income, working in Myanmar. (Thanks to Baelachaung!)  Money-Diaries is basically a person’s daily journal entry on finances. This girl is a 25-year-old with student loans, working in Yangon as a program coordinator at a nonprofit and her … Continue reading A Week of Non-Expat Living in Yangon

International Women’s Day was observed a week ago and I was thrilled to see a ton of formal and informal discussions about women empowerment, women’s rights and women-related issues in general. Formally, since I work in non-profit, these is no escape from events of all kinds in such kind of days. Informally, much thanks to … Continue reading Men Can Do Anything

It has been exactly two years since two great men: one who dedicated his life to the betterment of this country, and another who did the right thing in the face of death, got killed under the public eyes. To honour the memory of a renowned lawyer and a previously-unknown taxi driver, let us wear … Continue reading Remembering Two Great Men

We are around the New Year period, a time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. Of course, this is also a time to be thankful for, and this is exactly how I am feeling. Myanmar people have never been shy to express our gratitude; we are used to showing thank … Continue reading With Abundance Thanks