Essay

Mahatma Ghandi said:

  • A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.

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Reflections

A Burmese student running after his death To the Future

Feb 23, 2007

Anti-government protest in Burma (Picture taken from the Irrawaddy)

Anti-government Protest in Downtown Rangoon

About a dozen Burmese activists staged a demonstration in downtown Rangoon on Thursday, calling on the government to do something to correct the country's economic and social crisis and eliminate corruption. Onlookers joined in the protest. Riot police stepped in and arrested at least two people.

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=6758

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Feb 22, 2007

I haven't been able to update my blog for a long time. The web site was down for many weeks because Friends of Burma in the US forgot to renew the domain name. Now the site is back up.

I have been busy with school and work and I am a bit depressed, too.

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