Thursday, April 18, 2024
My translation into Burmese of Faiz Ahmed Faiz--If you look at the city from here
Using auto-translate https://lingvanex.com/translation/english-to-burmese
partially.
ဒီကနေ မြို့ကိုကြည့်ရင်
KMKaung:
Dee ka ne myo pya gyi ko
hlann kyii like-yin
htaun chay yar myay pone ah taing be.
bahoe sett waing ah htut htut.
Sett waing taing myo yoe woon yan hlyet.
lan taing har ah kyin thamarr tway ah twett khway pyay lan kyaung tway hmat taing me oo tee chett ma shii htwet pauk me. ta yauk yauk ka khutt myan myan lay shwaii yin “yutt” lo thu ko bar kyaunt aw hit pyee ma tar lair lo tway mii te. ta yauk yauk ka thu let maung ko mhyauk like yin than kyoe ta klut klut myee than ko kyarr laint-me. (သံကြိုးများ တုန်ခါသံကို ကြားရမည်ဟု မျှော်လင့်ပါသည်) -- Faiz Ahmed Faiz as translated by Naomi Lazard. If you look at the city from here. If you look at the city from here you see it is laid out in concentric circles
each circle surrounded by a wall exactly like a prison. Each street a dog-run for prisoners, no milestones, no destination, no way out. If anyone moves too quickly you wonder why hasn’t he been stopped by a shout. If someone raises his arm you expect to hear the jangling of chains. *
USA--organ removal of dead prisoners without consent--
In Burma/Myanmar Pol prisoners are tortured to death first.
Open yr eyes--just don't sit there "meditating on impermanence."
Do something--
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/us/organs-removed-deceased-alabama-inmates/index.html
4-18-2024
Special post--Mita Kapur--TED talks Calcutta--what a literary agent does
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guVu5Jg3LCQ
Very impressive--
km
4-18-2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Stay up to date about your country of origin--don't be an ostrich with your head in the sand. Don't meditate when you are sick or in times of war (The Buddha said)
Al Jazeera--recent footage--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1INTaKAgXWEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FNtZApRNs4
Daw Suu moved due to "heat."
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/suu-kyi-moved-04162024171703.html
Theymust be worried the Resistance might try to rescue her.
km
4-17-2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Poem--one line hybrid--On the Democracy Circuit
ho thwar dee thwar yinn
bama pye ah kyaung pyaw yin
Helsinki yauk thwar te
Going here and there
talking about democracy in Burma
I arrived in Helsinki.
Kyi May Kaung
4-16-2024
caramel colored Burmese python from Wikipedia
Poetry post--Terrance Hayes--American Sonnet for myPast and Future Assassin--
American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin [“I… | Poetry Magazine
You can also listen to the poet reading his poem himself.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/143917/american-sonnet-for-my-past-and-future-assassin-598dc83c976f1
Last crochet pattern for today--major challenge--Expressions Fiber Arts--Elegant Sweet Pea Shawl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j204aPPBfM
Sandy only shows a sample swatch.
Therefore you have to increase it up by multiples of the swatch, to get your desired size.
Naturally, the larger or wider your shawl,the more yarn you need--buy enough, more is better than falling short.
You can practice with her Red Velvet Rose pattern--of which I have already made FOUR versions in 3 colors--the first 2 in "burned sugar"
the largest--the 1st one I gave to my friend from HS who is facing health issues.
For shawls of this size and complexity the going rate is over $100 + shipping and handling.
I don't give them away for free unless you've been a good friend for over 50 years.
They are just too difficult to make.
Like I told that Miss Yappy fr the radio station to review the novel herself.
I'm not a billionaire, I'm not a non-profit and I don't run a charity.
Pickup a hook and make it yourself if you can.
If you can't buy it on Etsy.
I'm really tired of B--ppl.
kmk
4-16-2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Myanmar Now-explosions Mandalay and Maymyo--etc
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/mandalay-pyin-oo-lwin-hit-by-explosions-as-myanmar-junta-marks-thingyan-holiday/
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/no-mans-land-bootleggers-open-as-usual-despite-myanmar-clashes/
“Every day we’ve been open,” he told AFP.
Racier fare was to be had further along the raised concrete walkway.
One small box contained pleasure-enhancing “Sex Drops” made with “USA technology”, which were to be mixed with coffee, juice or wine 15 minutes before bed.
A disclaimer on the back read: “It is a herb product, it may not work for everyone.”
Another box of tablets promised to restore a man’s “prestige in a short time”.
Included in its ingredients list were Tibetan donkey kidneys and yak testicles. Also on offer was “Myanmar Beer”, which has attained illicit status in many parts of Myanmar since the military’s 2021 coup because it is brewed by a military-owned company.
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/sierra-leone-invites-myanmar-regime-officials-to-autonomous-weapons-conference/
Autonomous weapons means robots and AI.
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4-15-2024
General Huo Qubing portrayed in C-drama Sound of the Desert--
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huo_Qubing
In reality he died in battle at age 23 but writer Tong Hua extended his life.
He was male lover or favorite of the Wu Emperor but Tong Hua made him heterosexual--she also added a wolf girl.
I recommend this TV series highly--and still remember it. Usually they are so formulaic I don't remember a thing.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Kyi May Kaung
4-15-2024
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Feather and Fan different colorways--I was just thinking of greys and aqua--
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=54f9445f3c681e70&sca_upv=1&cs=0&sxsrf=ACQVn08Au7K1WbthdlpMj00OpQKs1FGpJA:1713134443078&q=Feather+and+Fan+Scarf&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiv5LGP48KFAxWMNlkFHd8oCjkQ6rYHegQIFhAD&biw=800&bih=405&dpr=2.4#ip=1
The first one I made was cream for myself and I sold a pink one to my favored client who now has 4 wearable art pieces made by me-
Bali wrap, River Kwai coat, brown and gold brocade and this Feather and Fan in gradated salmon pinks, and she liked it so much she bought it on the hottest day of summer.
Thanks A.
You enable me to buy more yarn and make more wearable art.
I have no photos, sorry.
And I have no website right now.
And I can anly sell to US-based customers.
And I'm not a seamstress.
I'm a writer and poet who sometimes makes wearable art and 2D and 3D art.
Message me with your real name and email--it will be list price + shipping and handling.
And also I don't handle real wool bc the colors look dim to me, plus I wish to make a lot of acrylic items at reasonable prices.
So there you have it.
I taught myself crochet through watching Youtube videos,especially Fiber Spider during the Covid crisis and cancer chemo, and our Fiber Group cheered me along.
Mucho Thanks--I think the right word is gracias.
Kyi May
4-14-2024
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