Le Myo

It was three years back to Burma . That was a time that I served as a lecturer in University of Medicine , Magway for one year . That university takes around 600 medical students for one academic year . You know , according to any type of education , ratio of teacher and students should be right . However , both students and teachers are not convenient in any circumstances in Magway . Any way , whatever it is , I had a chance to visit Shwe Set Taw where our Buddha made his foot print in two different places . One is at the footage of Mountain and one is at the creek of mountain . I visited there with my parents. It was a very precious time for me . We offered Swan ( rice and curry ) , flowers and candles in both areas . One more thing was offering money for painting gold to Buddha foot prints . We stayed there two nights and three days. We also meditated at night .

It is a very nice place to visit . Once you visit there , you will never forget and want to go again and again . All people from the whole part of my birth country come and visit there and take rest nearly once a year . However , when it coincides with long holidays , it is too crowded and a bit inconvenience to look for a stay . The place is surrounded by ranging mountains and a big stream called "Mann" flows like a snake in 12 various views . All tents for stay are always built along the stream . Another thing that I remember is we played water together in that stream . We can see the floor of stream which is full of small smooth colourful stones . According to ancesters say , they are good for health when they are stored under water and drink that water . Flowing water is too clean and cool . It made us to be calm and happy when we were in the stream . At night , the sky over the pagodas was very clear and full of shining stars and the breeze that we cannot have this feeling in the city .

That Shwe Set Taw festival is open at the beginning of February and ends in last week of April . It is very joyful and all the people in any age perform happily . They also pray for Nibbana .To fulfill the criteria of Pagoda festival , there were long que of tools , Zet-pwe , A-Nyeint , food courts , and all mobile shopping stores along this footpath of mountain . We can buy whatever we want made in various parts of the country without difficulty . It also shows our culture , tradition and kindness of Burmese people .

That is why I cannot forget Shwe Set Taw pagoda and festival . Hope I can visit again in near future. I also pray for my birth country may get peace and prosperity .
( To be honest , when I am writing this , my eyes are full of tear and miss Burma too much .

My mother land is Myanmar , formerly called Burma . Now I live in Sydney , Australia .Let’s say my second home . Just after I arrived Australia , I had no idea for my future . Some people urged me to sit AMC as soon as possible but my sister advised me to sit IELT exam first . Then I accepted her advice . Luckily , I got the score they want . Whilst I was preparing for AMC exam , I got a job in University of Sydney as a tutor . I never thought that I would get a job like that . Actually , teaching is my career in Burma . I taught both undergraduates and postgraduates Pathology in University of Medicine (1) Yangon .
On the very first day in that university , I was very excited . Before we went to classroom . the professors arranged tutor training workshop which was very helpful to new tutors . They let us know how to run the class and how to control the students . Nevertheless , most tutors were excited . Teaching system is quite different from Burma and all most all the students are very independent . In fact , they have already been graduated in medical and non-medical fields . They passed GAMSET exam and viva with high scores .
I was assigned in Neuropathology and started with Spinal cord injury case from motor vehicle accident . It was very interesting and students discussed in many different points of view . They could discuss very well in ascending and descending nerve tracts which control our motor and sensory functions of the whole body . During tutorial time , they teach to each other and they only ask me when they get difficulty to prove the problems . They can do very well
Comparing with teaching in Burma , most Burmese students are dependent on teacher but they are as clever as students here . However , they need facilities in learning and the government cannot provide them like enough teaching staffs , computers , textbooks ( not copy , originals ) and up to date information . I want medical students in Burma to get full facilities and high thinking power , not wholly depend on teacher .
Second case is Stroke , brainstem stroke . They have to discuss in Anatomy , nature of tracts , Pathophysiology , clinical features , appropriate investigations and treatment . Hopefully , I can cope well so far . One thing getting difficulty is their accent . The students are mostly Aussies and some are from North America, Canada and South East Asia . Anyway , I get some amount of money to stand on my own feet and I do not need to depend on my parents . ( All Burmese people definitely understand what I mean about this last sentence ) .

I have read this article from CNN and after that I would like to share with my friends in opera.com .The name of the article is ---

WHY WOMEN SHOULDN'T SAY "I LOVE YOU" FIRST

By Wendy Atterberry


(The Frisky) -- If I have a daughter one day, among the many things I'll teach her will be how to tie her shoes, to look both ways before crossing the street, to never end a sentence with a preposition, and to always let the man say "I love you" first.
Why women shouldn't say 'I love you' first

I'll give her plenty of other relationship tips, too, like how it's perfectly okay to ask a guy out, to make the first move, to even propose, but when it comes to the "L" word, the ball's in the guy's court.

This issue can cause a bit of commotion. "What is this, the Victorian era?" wrote one person, "if you truly love someone, tell them. Otherwise you're just playing outdated coquettish games." Another put it more diplomatically: "I don't think I've ever said 'I love you' first, but someone has to do it. It's okay to take a few risks."

I appreciate both arguments and understand the sentiments behind them, but at the risk of having my feminist card revoked, I think it's naïve for a woman to utter those three little words before a man does.

Unlike asking a man out, making a move on him, or even proposing, there's no action-based response to the first "I love you." It's all words, it's all emotion. In that moment, he either loves you back or he doesn't -- you only hear the black or white of a 'yes' or 'no,' not the gray of "Well, I like you a whole lot and I could see myself falling in love with you, but I'm just not quite there yet."

And the truth is, it often takes men longer to get there than it does for women. Men process their emotions more slowly, they're usually more cautious about taking their feelings and relationships to the next level.
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So what happens if you get there first and you say it and he's not there yet? What happens when your "I love you" is met with a "thank you," or worse, a deer-in-headlights look? Well, it stings, sure, but more than that, it can stop a perfectly happy and healthy relationship in its tracks before it's even too far from the station.

If a woman asks a man out and he says 'no,' at least she knows where she stands with him and she doesn't waste any time pining over someone who isn't interested. Same thing goes if she makes a move on him and she's rejected.

If she's in a serious relationship -- one where the expression of love has been made clearly by both partners -- and she's eager to make a deeper commitment, there's nothing wrong with proposing. At the very least, it'll start a conversation of where the relationship is headed so the woman can decide for herself if and how long she's willing to wait if the man isn't interested in getting married yet.

But an "I love you" uttered too soon, before the man has processed his feelings and reached the same level of adoration could end a relationship that just as easily could have had an eternal shelf life. As soon as those words are said, they change the dynamic. If a man isn't feeling the love quite yet, he may suddenly feel pressure to manifest that emotion. And if the woman doesn't get the response she expected, it could damage her confidence enough to derail the whole relationship entirely.

I guess my advice to my future daughter would be this: "If you love a man and want to have a long relationship with him, give him time to get there. If you think you've given him enough time and you're ready to move on if he doesn't feel the same way for you, then go ahead and tell him you love him. But only say those words if you're prepared to let him go."

Then I'd teach her how to make my famous chili and do a one-handed cartwheel.

My friends and myself mostly meet on the day we are free . In this morning , all of us went to Chinese restaurant and we had a very nice breakfast , Yum cha. We ate a lot of varieties of dishes and my friend paid nearly A$ three digits. Very Yummy . We had a grand time and went around the city . At first , we had a plan to go to the cinema but we could not get a chance to go there because of my financial restriction. On the way to go back home , I was thinking about how we were happy to enjoy the whole day . I am told that one of them has to move to other town . As soon as I heard I was very glad for her getting better job but to be honest , I do not want to loose her . They gave me a X'mas present , MP3 player which is really nice . I thanked them very much . Apart from that , we practised speaking and discussed some interesting things of daily routines .I will never forget those two friends who encourage me especially in my downdays . On one day , not too far , hopefully my turn will be , will be.