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Myanmar (Burma)
thoughts from an extra ordinary suburb
they told me that re-entry shock was a thing, and i brushed it off. me? i was ready to return home, see my family for the first time in four months, step on american soil, eat a good burger. i knew exactly what i wanted to do.
and now, i sit here, changed and unchanged. i am back in “my world.” i take classes that i hate and work a job that bores me. i escape into the fictional worlds of video games and books. i live inside a screen. i see the same faces and hear the same things and everything is all the same color and hue. how extra ordinary.
and then there are the moments. i’ll be sitting here, reading a story for my fiction writing workshop and i’ll see burma at five in the morning when the sky is the color of molasses with no light pollution, or tokyo on a rainy afternoon, or the busy streets of beijing. i’m back in barcelona buying sunglasses, or cape town, standing at the top of table mountain, laughing with my roommate who had spent the entire hike vomiting up last night’s party. i see india in all its life and wonder if it ever gets grey there--the red soil, warm skin, the impossibly bright smiles. i see the ocean and feel it rock me to sleep and wonder how in the world i got that opportunity, how i can manage to stay here, restless but sedentary and not traveling, seeing new things, meeting new people, feeling full and wondrous and happy.
they told me that re-entry shock was a thing, and i didn’t believe them until i was homesick for the world.
by doctor pedro on Flickr.Mingalazedi Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located in Bagan, Myanmar.
A stroll among the temples in beautiful Bagan #bagan #baganmyanmar #temples #latergram #travelingsoutheastasia #travelingmyanmar #myanmar #burma #burmesedays #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelblog #picsoftheday #beautifuldestinations #neverstopexploring #tbt (at Bagan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5ZrASZnhSe/?igshid=lki8esm977i8
burmese miku ✨! +alt hairstyle that's a lil more miku-esque
To everyone who sees this:
My home country, Myanmar (Burma) is in a serious situation.
On the first of February 2021. the military seized power. They had detained government officials, including our State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and our president, U Win Myint.
Every form of connection, both wifi and mobile data, all was cut off this morning. We did not know what was happening for the whole of the morning, until 5 in my house when the internet was back on.
They had cut all news channel, we do not know what really is happening inside our country other than their power seizure, and we do not know what is happening in the world right now. Every news channel except the military owned are now cut.
There are now curfews to stay at home after 8pm in Yangon, whether the same law apply to other cities are unknown.
There is not much we can do as citizens other than hope that our little voices reach the world. The best we can hope for is.
I am in the dark and cannot shed much light on the situation. You might have heard and know better by now. The 8888 uprising is one that had happened in the past, we hope this is not another one. Some think that the worst may result in our country disappearing off the face of the Earth, but I can only hope for the best.
The internet and electricity may be cut off again at 12 in the night, Myanmar Time, but some said this is a rumour. I do not know yet.
Spreading awareness on this situation is extremely important to us, we are no strangers to being left in the dark corner for a long time.
Speaking from my heart, I hope that we can stand as a union of humanity, rather than divided by any borders or nationalities. The military oppression will not only affect our country, our children, our lives to the biggest extent, it can tear the centuries our country had survived into nothingness. In the 88 uprising, countless bodies had been buried alive, the streets had been covered with blood, and tears drown the country. We can only hope this is not 88 again.
To every bystander, to help us, spreading awareness is important. It’s extremely important to research as well and get to the bottom ( and avoid circular reporting), and I will try to explain as much as possible if there is time.
There was another announcement that all travel to outside the country will be shut down till April 30.
This is a petition you can sign:
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-we-would-like-to-report-about-the-military-coup-in-myanmar-burma
I’m so sorry it’s disorganised but this is the best I can do before they take away our WiFi
Edit: Alright so slight connection and update. The military’s gonna be in power for one year now? And I don’t know that’s just disgusting honestly. Also by the way the pictures I have posted in this post are from Twitter written by someone not me. By disorganised I meant I didn’t have the time to arrange the pictures in order because my WiFi got taken away. Unfortunately, I do not know the name of the account who wrote this as I was in a hurry to post this so yes 😔
Pay attention to the world. 🌎🌍🌏
