Myanmar at the age of change

Abraham Lincoln said it well; “Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital.  Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor has not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.”

This was an image took in 2011, before Myanmar finally and reasonably opened for outside in 2012, wondered how long the scene such as this will last. 

It is not to ask Myanmar not to develop, they of course should. But will the harmonious state be kept?  It is something to wait and see.

Mandalay, Myanmar, 2011

Soccer

A game people can play regardless the level of society.  There are people ask why from those who play and they ask back why not.   For many, it is just a game to feel equal.

Mandalay, Myanmar 2011

Daughter and father

In a small alleyway at Mandalay, Myanmar.

Mandalay, Myanmar, 2011

Work in process

Taken at a corner of a foundry house, Mandalay, Myanmar.

Mandalay, 2011

Burmese Kid

I have to swear that I did not ask the kid to do anything, he just did everything.

Inle, Myanmar

Curiosity

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond. ~ Oliver Goldsmith

That’s why most children grow up and most men just grow old.

Yangon Train Station, Myanmar, 2011

Power of the brand

A monk at the Yangon Train Station, wearing the Ray-Ban Sunglasses (authenticity unknown), signaling the consumerism has arrived.

Yangon Train Station, Myanmar, 2011

In between Journey

Everyone on earth travels, some faster, some slower.

Yangon Train Station, Myanmar, 2011