It was a summer evening. A seven year old girl was sitting on the balcony of the ground floor apartment. She was looking at four-storey government housing across the street, trying to see inside other people’s apartment. Some balconies had orchids with hanging baskets; others had bamboo poles to dry their clothes. She saw two … Continue reading Making Peace with Womanhood
Dear Gambia
(1) Dear Gambia, it was some time in November 2002. A class full of third graders had to stand up on their chairs as punishment for a 45 minutes period. The homeroom teacher made sure that she wouldn’t let anyone sit down until the responsible student who broke the window glass confessed. The whole class … Continue reading Dear Gambia
Entrepreneur Starter Pack for Myanmar 4.0
You ever bump into those co-founders of multiple start-ups at events or bars? We all know it’s not easy to start a business, let alone being successful so it’s always energizing to meet these young fellas with nice belts and shiny business cards that smell like success. Impressive. We wish everybody in the country had … Continue reading Entrepreneur Starter Pack for Myanmar 4.0
From Invisible Boxes to Unreadable Squiggles
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
Life as a Sprint Relay
Older (and some wiser) people say life is a marathon. You don’t rush. You just run with a pace you can handle and reach the finish line. One has to practice, of course, and build stamina. Sure, it makes sense. Life is a long-ass, boring and sometimes exhausting journey. Sounds so much like a marathon. … Continue reading Life as a Sprint Relay
Things We Wish We Said to Grab Drivers
On Telephone: I am sorry I don’t live in a very convenient location for you to pick up. As a matter of fact, I still live with my parents just like 96.8% of Burmese people in the country. My point is this isn’t even my place technically so you can’t really blame me for not … Continue reading Things We Wish We Said to Grab Drivers
Tales from YBS
Bus rides are my favorite experience to observe people. Various kinds of people with different appearances and personalities hop on the same bus, interacting with each other for a very brief period of their lives. Does it sound interesting to you, too? Because it does to me. It wasn't long ago that our notorious bus … Continue reading Tales from YBS
Straight Talk from a Gay Guy
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
52 Types of People Who Think They Are Better Than You
Time from time, we come across lovely messages sent by our loyal readers from all over the world. (A little exaggerating you might think but it’s true; we have roughly about 23 regular readers around the Globe) Among the messages that we received, one caught our attention. This email said some people here in Myanmar … Continue reading 52 Types of People Who Think They Are Better Than You
Myanmar Trivia: For politicians & Non-politicians
We all love internet quizzes and half-ass IQ tests, don’t we? We must because that’s how we helped build BuzzFeed to become nearly one billion dollar company today. Drooling over similar potential fortune and wealth, we at Mohinga Matters come up with some interesting questions/ problems for our readers who are bored enough to click … Continue reading Myanmar Trivia: For politicians & Non-politicians
