Shwedagon Paya, morning, planetary post for Tuesday

love at first sight

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December 15th 2005
I feel like Maria in The Sound of Music as she dances up the lane to her new job with the VonTrapp's, "...it's such a good feeling to know you're alive..." I was one of few Westerners aboard the flight last night from Bangkok. Strange, I thought, watching my neighbour eat his curried prawns with a spoon in one hand and a fork in the other, coming at his food from east and west. I looked around the ... read more

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more