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I was browsing over one of my favorite artists’ newly released album and I stumbled upon this. It has been a week and I am still as obsessed as ever with her song ‘Backburner’.

To be honest, I never really knew about the word backburner until I encountered it in her album. I searched it on Google, and it said:

“If something is on the back burner, it is temporarily not being dealt with or considered, especially because it is not urgent or important: We've all had to put our plans on the back burner for a while.”

I couldn’t imagine being someone’s backburner, or their second (or maybe even third) choice, or being put to last because you’re not the priority. But actually, it’s not being someone’s least priority that made the song devastating to me.

For me, it’s how we still feel joy and settle for the less despite them treating us like that.

I can't lie, it feels nice that you're calling

You sound sad and alone, and you're stalling

And for once, I don't care about what you want

As long as we keep talking (as long as we're talking)

If the old version of myself learned about this song then, I know she would bawl her eyes out for a night. And then, after that night, I know she would still choose to go back to someone.

Actually, if someone were to read this, especially when they knew me before, they would think that I’m being too cheesy about a moment in my life that happened 5 years ago. I don’t know, I feel that people won’t actually get where you’re coming from because they didn’t experience it themselves. I couldn’t (and wouldn’t) blame them though. It’s my choice and my experience to begin with.

It's pathetic, but at least you are, too

I don't know what to do

I don't like anyone except sometimes you

Oh how I love to be self-aware (that we’re pathetic.) Yet, despite knowing, we still make ugly decisions, right? Is this in our nature as humans or what.

After everything you put me through

I somehow still believe in you

Just why are we settling for less… really.

Someone Great (2019)

I watched Someone Great for the third time 3 days ago. I was crying at 2 AM as Jenny read her letter-slash-monologue directed to her boyfriend of nine years.

Nine years.

Imagine knowing someone head-to-toe to the point that you’re able to recognize their side burns, the length of their legs, or their nape. Created memories with them that every street and sidewalk you’ll pass by has a corresponding moment of you and them together. Nine years was a lot for two people.

I was reminded of Backburner as I was watching Someone Great. The odd thing about it is that they’re not actually related to each other at all. Jenny was not Nate’s backburner, neither is Nate was Jenny’s. They were always each other’s priority. Again, for nine years.

But I guess what makes this heartbreaking is that despite picking each other and being their own first choices in those years, they still aren’t made to be together.

Now the question is: Would you choose to be someone’s then-priority or to be their backburner?

Maybe I'm just not better than this, I haven't tried

'Cause maybe you'll finally choose me after you've had more time

I thought I was a fast learner

But guess I won't ever mind, guess I won't ever mind

The common thing about the two is we are all being faced with possible choices, right? But honestly, what’s the better choice between the two—or better yet, what’s the less devastating decision?

Maybe I blame my mother bleeding into my stride

Maybe it was my father and his wandering eyes

(It's their fault that) I'll always be in your corner

'Cause I don't feel alive 'til I'm burnin' on your backburner

Niki’s Backburner also mentioned something related to her (although I don’t want to assume) parents’ relationship. For me, it posed how her settling for the bare minimum is related to how her mother did. And yes, this is why some people stay with someone who gives them the least amount of effort; because even if we are not the priority, this is, by far, the most amount of love we have ever gotten. It reminded me of a quote from a movie that I love:

We accept the love we think we deserve.

Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

The song ends with the word backburner being repeatedly said. Like it’s haunting us… backburner, backburner.

Hello my dudes! I'd like to inform y'all that I'm opening charity comissions to help the people of Myanmar. And I'd really appreciate it if any of you were interested in commissioning me.

Like I've mentioned in the pictures, all proceeds with go to charity in support of people who went jobless, lost family members and/or homes or anyone in need of money to fight against terrorist soldiers and cops in every way we can. Well we can also say that this is my way of fighting against Myanmar junta.

Another important thing to note is that I might take time replying DMs because of the frequent internt and power cuts. So please understand if I'm taking too long.

Again your donations and/or reblogs are highly appreciated 🙏

Two days ago, I spent six hours on encrypted apps with contacts inside the country trying to locate one – just one –  oxygen concentrator for the mother of my friend, whom I will call “Ma Moon.”

Her mother’s oxygen saturation rate had dropped precipitously in one day from 95 to 70.

I do not know this for sure – in these circumstances, we know we cannot ask this question – but I think the family is being treated on a daily basis by doctors who have “gone underground” in a civil disobedience campaign.

Medical professionals are among the most respected individuals in the country, and so their decision to oppose the February 1 military coup d’etat that took down the elected civilian government carried immense weight among the population.

One estimate provided by public health experts in Myanmar predicts that 50% of Myanmar’s 55 million people will be infected within three weeks by either the Alpha or Delta variant of Covid-19.

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Attend the Martyrs Day without shame by putting the daughter of the martyr into a jail.

Post credit to original uploader

Since our last update on the situation in Myanmar in May, violence in the nation has continued, spreading throughout the country and into states that were peaceful before the February 1 coup. The toll on the people in Myanmar has been excruciating as 911 people have been killed, more than 6,694 arrested, and 230,000 people have been displaced.

Although the leader of the coup, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, met with ASEAN leaders in April and committed to their peace plan, the military’s acts of violence have continued with no end in sight. The Myanmar military’s tactics have been to restrict “access to food, funds, intelligence, and recruits”, a strategy that they have used in the past to splinter social cohesion and decrease civilian support for resistance groups. These tactics have also been used indiscriminately against aid workers as military forces have destroyed relief supplies and have killed two aid workers. Our amazing local team has continued to deliver supplies and provide support to people who have been displaced in the midst of these incredibly difficult circumstances.

The crises caused by military violence is multiplied by the continued surgence of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar. From June 19 to July 5, the number of new COVID-19 cases per day in Myanmar rose from fewer than 500 to nearly 3,000 new cases per day. People have struggled to access direly needed health care as the oxygen supply in the nation has dwindled far below needed amounts and health care workers have left hospitals to join the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in a stand against the military.

Our local team is seeing the impact of COVID firsthand. In places like Kachin State, cases are rapidly rising, with 238 cases in Mai Ja Yang alone. There are also 11 people with COVID, including the 7-year-old son of one of our volunteers, in one of the IDP camps where we run a Community Support Network (CSN) program. It is grievous to see those we care about facing risks to their safety and health in conditions where they do not always have access to adequate systems of care.

We are also deeply concerned for our Karen friends in the Mae La refugee camp near Mae Sot in Thailand, as the first case of COVID-19 was reported there last week. Following the news that a positive COVID case had been reported, the camp leader closed schools and travel between sections in an endeavor to protect the community from further spread. Our concern is that in the close living quarters of the camp, where social distancing is difficult, there is a high risk of exposure. We are especially worried about the 4 local boarding schools we support there which house 234 students.

In the midst of this crisis, our local team is striving to help the students retain rhythms of their daily life under safe conditions. One of our local team members shared with us,

“For me, I don’t really feel worried because we were already aware of this (the risk of COVID-19) and are ready to protect ourselves and the children. We can learn and sing freely on our own campus. All the students seem happy and no one feels lonely. For protection, we always wear masks and wash our hands with soap.“