Public Diamond - Shame, Fear, Wildness

Longdelai Thingyan water

Thingyan is almost here.

The sounds of Thingyan are floating in the air, and the three jackfruit trees in front of the house, which were bare just the day before, are now covered with green leaves. You can even see the little jackfruit buds on some branches. Old leaves are falling, new leaves are growing. Nature is in its regular cycle, doing its job, the forest.

Oral Thingyan

As Thingyan approached, journalists asked me to write about Thingyan in ancient times. How could young people know that asking Mandalay people to write about Thingyan is like throwing a bottle of wine into the water? Mandalay people and Thingyan are inseparable. No matter how far away they are, they always run back as soon as Thingyan arrives. When I was in school in Yangon, I would pack my books and prepare my bags the night before the last exam, so that everyone else could not get their heads around them. The next day, after the exam, I would pack my bags and go to the station. I never waited for the day when the railway department would sell half-price tickets for university students. Even if I wanted to go back to that place, I would still say Thingyan with my mouth. I would say “Myananda” all day and all night, “Tu Po Tu Po” and I would not get tired.

The city and the town are one.

"'White, blue

'Thingyan brings the cool breeze, the gentle music... The gentle swaying of the wind, the

Just as Mandalay and Thingyan cannot be separated, Thingyan and Myo Ma cannot be separated either. Myo Ma is Mandalay, Mandalay is one with Myo Ma. It is not that Myo Ma is very good and I am not showing off my own fish. Like an owl, every bird is beautiful, there are many teams that are not as good as Myo Ma, and many teams that are better than Myo Ma. However, I don't think you can find such a unity between Mandalay and the city in any other city. Just as Myo Ma loves Mandalay, Mandalay loves Myo Ma.

Mandalay Spirit Tower Panshan

The most obvious example of the city and the city being one is the Thingyan Festival. In front of a water splash pavilion, the Thingyan girls and the city girls sing and dance one after another, sometimes for half an hour, sometimes for an hour. When a team arrives, they split up because they can't keep up.

Even so, many fans follow the city's car. The city also makes people love it. The city always puts the soul of Mandalay first. Mandalay's customs, Mandalay's fine arts, Mandalay's traditional culture and art are the soul of Mandalay. The city always puts these first. After the Thingyan festival, the fire does not die down, and when the Kason Nyaung Water Pouring Festival comes, the city comes out with a big silver swan and pours Nyaung water. When the Tasong Tai Festival comes, they go around the Sagaing Mountains all day and night. So what would the city be without love?

Thingyan stories

Thingyan is a festival that allows young people to have fun freely and happily, and it is a festival that is allowed by their parents themselves, so they have fun with all their might. In the women's water splashing pavilions in the neighborhoods, the parents themselves supervise and supervise the young girls once a year. The girls sing and splash water and the parents watch from the stage, and the girls are happy and joyful. While the mothers and elders are watching, the stories of Thingyan begin. They meet each other's eyes, they exchange glances.

After Thingyan, they would go to the market, or go to school and back, and do some shopping at the school gate. That's how people who met before met each other and became good friends for life. In this day and age, where can we find such nostalgic memories? When we stop in front of the pavilion, they will spray water hoses around us so that we can't see each other. Where can we make eye contact and leave behind some heartwarming memories? I miss the old Thingyan.

Fifty thousand to sixty thousand for a pipe.

Nowadays, there are many big advertising pavilions. There are also many people on the stage. But because those big and big ones are concentrated in one place, the whole city is a bit dry. There are no more singing and dancing performances in the neighborhoods and streets like in the past. The water-filled cars also go to the places where there are big and big ones. They don't go to the small pavilions in the neighborhood. So the young people and children in the neighborhood don't have fun. If you can afford it, you can rent a car and go around, and the girls pay 40,000, 50,000, 60,000 baht to hold a pipe in the big and big ones and dance, there is no dancing, no stories can happen.

May it be filled with joy and strength.

"The young man of Thingyan... is happy... He passes through the thicket of the lotus flowers, dripping nectar, and begins to greet the silver swan with a graceful gait..."

"Who will send that wind... Oh, the palace of the water, the silver swan, has arrived again... May the two of you give me a musical gift, may you be happy (may the beautiful couple)? May the Thingyan water be abundant, may the water be abundant..."

I could hear the soft sound of Myoma Nyein's Thingyan song in my ears. The words were so beautiful, so tender, and the ideas were so gentle. Outside, the sound of "boyfriend" from the tea shop cassette player was playing softly.

March 31, 2008

I just need a good guide.

About 10 days after Cyclone Nargis hit, a young writer from Pyin Oo Lwin, Ko Min Ya, arrived without a hitch. He rarely came to Yangon without a reason. He had to accompany his two parents, so he rarely traveled overnight.

Not enough butterflies

"It's hard to sit still like this, sir, when there's a disaster that's killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of people, and everyone is helping out in whatever way they can. That's why I'm consulting with you and thinking about what I can do. I came down with the intention of where to go and what to do."

Ko Min Ya explained his journey with enthusiasm. It is no wonder that Ama Luthu Daw Ama, who lives in Pyin Oo Lwin for six months a year, is a social person who not only takes care of her but also patiently and willingly guides all the guests who come to her, both near and far. This is the instinct of the youth. Every young person has a desire to serve the common good. They can even sacrifice themselves if necessary.