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at Yangon https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp4c5S6yQr4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#myanmar #burma (at Yangon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoG4L2qSEic/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Delighted to see the #gardenia/#zizawa #plant I got two months ago starting to bloom. Came back home and didn’t notice it at first. But the smell filled the space and led me to it. Extremely #fragrant! And the flower is LARGE!!!! More bud developing and hopefully I’ll get more blooms on the balcony. (at Thingangyun) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnR5EFDJe2g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Last night’s #feast at @wyndhamgrandyangon’s Hai Chinese Restaurant. The food was…mediocre. The service, horribly appalling. But I guess it’s the #newyear and all we had to do was enjoy the company that we had. (at Wyndham Grand Yangon Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm55OdiyASd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Waiting for that #2023 #countdown with the view of #Shwedagon #Pagoda. #fireworks, maybe? Or…some notable bang worth to welcome the #newyear? 🤷🏻‍♂️ May 2023 bring the best for the people of #Myanmar/#Burma. (at Yangon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm1e-e5ymxe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Got drunk, died, and reincarnated! #wettatotetow at #Yangon’s #Chinatown. Probably the best after-drinks #goto. #Myanmar #Burma #Rangoon #LivingLocal (at 17th Street Chinatown, Yangon, Myanmar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmy9Ak8ynsx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The #DatdawMwedawKanku #Pagoda complex in #Yangon, a modern replica of the historic #Kakku #Pagodas in #Shan State. The modern complex is located north of #Yangon, in #Mingaladon Township. Building #Buddhist #stupa/pagodas/#chedi/#Zedi is believed to generate merit - however methinks there’s more to it than just financing/facilitating building works…#Buddha #buddhism (at Mingalardon Township) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmolM8AS0fL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The #DatdawMwedawKanku #Pagoda complex in #Yangon, a modern replica of the historic #Kakku #Pagodas in #Shan State. The modern complex is located north of #Yangon, in #Mingaladon Township. Building #Buddhist #stupa/pagodas/#chedi/#Zedi is believed to generate merit - however methinks there’s more to it than just financing/facilitating building works…#Buddha #buddhism (at Mingalardon Township) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmolM8AS0fL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Went to #Shwedagon #Pagoda with some visiting #monks. Was waiting for them to finish their #meditation by the south-side pavilion and snapped this shot of a #Buddha statue in a few niche, just behind another gilded statue. . . #ShwedagonPagoda #Buddhism #Buddhist (at Shwedagon Pagoda) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmWvD15SpN5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Probably one of the best, if not the best, tasting coffees in Yangon…@what.s_up_cafe’s #Yankin. Black #coffee and #tiramisu proved to be a perfect match. (at Yangon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl0q68yyGFx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scenes around #Inndein/#Indeain and #Inle #Lake (#InleLake) as viewed from the mountains of #KyarTon #Village, southern #ShanState Photos: a #buddhist #pagoda with still visible ornate #basrelief in ruins at #ShweIndein, winding downhill road from #KyarTonVillage with #InleLake visible in the distance, a gilded #altar for the #Buddha at #ShweIndein’s #NyaungOhak #monastery detailing the extremely decorative multi tiered roof, at the same location is the gilded main Buddha image doing the #bhumisparsa mudra, and view of Inle Lake between rolling Shan hills. Drove from #Pinlaung to #Taunggyi and decided to take the winding road crossing through small #PaO and #Shan #villages. (at Shwe Indein Pagoda) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjowUVurKC4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scenes around #Pinlaung, Southern #Shan State, the seat of the #PaO Self-Administered Zone. The town is situated at 1,510 metres with sharp peaks surrounding the town and nearby villages. Photos: view of the town of Pinlaung immediately passing through the town gate, the #MwayDaw #Pagoda with its golden stupa and spires reflecting on the small pond and the main #stupa’s entrance, #LoiLong #Hotel’s main walkway, mountain greenery, an open glade amidst #karst limestone formation in the surrounding villages, and a #hillside #village and its adjoining paddy field. (at Pinlaung, Shan State, Burma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjiAR6HL29d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scenes around #Kalaw. #Buddhist #monks doing their daily rounds to receive food donations, the #mountain landscape surrounding the town of Kalaw, the #local #market which was packed with domestic tourists, and a #food seller. Fun fact: Kalaw’s name is originally “Gard Law” in #Shan/#Tai which translates to “market (Gard) of bullock cart wheels (Law)”. In #Myanmar plenty of non-#Bamar/ethnic areas have “corresponding” versions usually derived from their original ethnic names. (at Kalaw) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjg_st9rbvr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I’ve always been fascinated by #trains. In #Myanmar, I’ve visited more than 20 #train stations. #Kalaw #TrainStation, and my 3rd visit. This time for the #Thadingyut holidays. (at Railway Station, Kalaw.) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjfxeh-L2GL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

PM @leehsienloong announced the repeal of Singapore’s overly outdated British colonial code section #337A. This is a step forward to a more inclusive society. (at Yangon) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChhhleIL8M4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Had an awesome night!!! In Burmese, “Tayoke” literally means “one face”…and I’m glad to be with people who are as real as the face they have me when I’m with them. Much ❤️❤️!!!!! 🥂 to the real people who loved our company!!! And “bye Felicia” to those who don’t, not our lose.🤣😂 (at Yangon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfwfJA5hHqT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

With the right crowd. (at Yangon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfwQsw2LpB6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=