0405 Myanmar Trip 8

*31 Dec 2004*

Last day of 2004. We arrived Yangon, and the car went to a bus termianl which at outside of town. Because of near to the Independent Day, some roads were closed for rehearsal. So the driver said the bus won't go inside the town now, if we can wait, about afternoon, the road will open and they will go that time. We had no choice, so can't wait that long. We serached a car and drop one by one.

After refreshing, we went to LaPyaeWon Plaza which is near our school. Aye Aye Khine was opened a shop there. We visited her shop and went to school. Who knows that day is Prize celebration days. I also got a prize here.. don't believe it, see the photo.


{Dagon Thiri Hall - Dagon 1}


{A prize on my hand - really miss this feeling}


{My beloved Teacher Daw Phyu Phyu Aung}


{My beloved Teacher Daw Win Mar}


{2 buddies back to Mother school}

After that I and KS took the car and went the hospital to wait NL. Because we will have our BBQ at NL house tonight. We went to his relative house to bring BBQ things and went to city mark to buy some drink and things for BBQ. Actually where we had our BBQ is "at the front of NL house on the road...he.he". He said he always did like this. We had called KS, TTM, TDA, ML to join us also. After our meal, some went to another party and some went come, we still at NL house and played playing card. Like this I was passing my new year eve and welcoming the New Year.

0405 Myanmar Trip 7

*29 Dec 2004*

TaungGyi
As the schedule, the driver came to pick up at Hotel. And we went to a Shan Restaurant. Although TaungGyi is a mountain tonw. Behind the town have a mountain also. There are some famous pagods on that mountain. The car took us the pagodas among the mountain road. We saw some cherry trees also. From some of point, we can see almost the whole Taunggyi. We spent the time from afternoon to evening on the mountain by visit pagodas and trveled on the car. Our last pagoda was "SuLaMuNi LawKaChanTar".


{with Cherry Tree}


{Can't remember the pagoda name now}


{Taunggyi View}

{Sulamuni Lawka Chanthar Pagoda}


{A nice sunset with a nice boy}

*30 Dec 2004*
Our bus time table is about at Noon. So we had time to have shopping and went to drink Stawberry. As I remembered, we also bought a Myanmar Lottery (Hti) there. TTM and TDA said the vegetables here are fresh and cheap, so they bought a lot. About the time to leave and we went back to the hotels and waited for the car. But don't know why the previous driver didnt' come and he sent another guy. We arrived safty to the terminal. We departured on the bus and leaving from the terminal very soon. We saw the view along the road, although when we came, we passed it, that was at night time. Now we can sence it. But very soon, the power of moving car make us sleep and wake and sleep. Our sitting plan have a little different with going. This time KS and TTM, I and TDA, KKS and PWP. It is cooler and cooler when reached the night although we already down to the hill.

0405 Myanmar Trip 6

*28 Dec 2007*


{Ponetoloke Lake - I miss this view very much}

PinDaYa
Before the sun rise, we are ready to everything. Our hotel was just beside the Botoloke Lake. After took some in front of the hotel and we went to the market and having our breakfast. For me.. of couse shan noodle. The car took us to the PinDaYa Cave. Pindaya cave is a huge cavern where hundreds and thousands of Buddha images in various size and shape are installed since the 11th century. The cave is about middle of the mountain, the car can arrived almost the entrance, so we only needed to walk a few. After visited and praied in the cave, we went down to the mountain. There was a small forest with Old Trees, a nice place to rest, take photos. I heard a lot of Myanmar movie came here to take shoot. We also stopped and took photos at the Lake again. Then say bye bye to this nice and beautiful, town, cave, lake and back to the way on Taunggyi.


{The town, the lake and the tree from the cave}


{I like this photo much, may be becuase of the post..he.he}


{A nice strir - where they go}


{The lake, the cave, the mountain}

The car to PinDaYa
You can see what kind of car we use to travel to PinDaYa. On the way to PinDaYa, 2 girls sat at the front and we 4 boys sat at the back. According to the size, that is very tight and sat uncomfortable. So on the way back, I asked the driver to put our luggage to the roof of car. And I went back to the luggage room. That is not bad, although I cannot sit straightly, I like lie down. And also the other 3 boys can sit more comfortable than last time. But after the half way break, KKS took my King place and I sat his place.


{The tree, the car and us}


{The Luggage on the roof}


{The sunshine make us so bright}

We arrived Taunggyi at this evening and we decided to hire this car also for visiting Taunggyi. Because we knew we still need a car to visit. And don't want to hire a new car as this driver is not bad at all.
We found a hotel in Taunggyi and I called my HK friend Ko Zaw Khin. He came to the hotel and we had a chit chat. At that time the earthquake happened. I run to the room and ask them, but seem likethey don't know it was having a earthquake. But later we can't feel anything more. This earthquake should be the continue of Indo Earthquake. At night we went to the market and have our dinner with Ko Zaw Khin, and he won on fight with me on paying money. {Thanks Ko Zaw Khin}

0405 Myanmar Trip 5

*28 Dec 2004"

At the bus, there are some western and one westener sat in front of us. I spoke english to him and he spoke burmese back. I was strange, because his burmese was so nice. Later I know he was teaching english at a private school as a english teacher. And lived about 4,5 years in ygn already. This time his parents come to visit him and he sent them to "Kalaw" which is a mountain town also. He said he like that place very much, so he wanted his parents to visit also. "Kalaw" is a town on the way to Taunggyi. So they drop off first. Before the sun rise up, we had our breakfast on a road restaurant and I started my "Shan Noodle". The whole trip between Taunggyi and Inle, I had Soup and Salad Shan Noodle. So delicious for long time didn't have for it.


{A street of Taunggyi}

Taunggyi
I had back to the capital of Shan State again. This is not my first time, but I had no any image (memroy) about it. All the bus stop at the terminal which is under the Hill. And we need to take small car, Taxi to going up the town. We took the mini car and go the KyawSoe's Teacher's Brother house. May be that was too early (am 7:00), Teacher brother shop is not opened yet. So we went to a Tea Shop, and having our Breakfast. Pae Pyot Nan Pyar (Bean + Nan) with a Hot Milk Tea. When we backed to the shop, he arrived and sent as the the bus terminal which is located in the town. That Hilux can go to Inye. When we arrived, the car is already full. Of couse after plus us, the car is full with full. As I remember, TDA sit at the front. TTM, KS and PWP sit at the back. So where KKS and I sat?? We didn't sit, we were hanging out at the back. Not only 2 of us, there are about 10 people hanging like this. That is very dangerous because the car is going down to the hill. After passing the Gate of town means we were out of Taunggyi again. I was doing more dangerous thing that was going up the roof and sat...he.he.But the air, the view, incredible nice.

Inle
The second biggest lake in Myanmar. A lake surrounded by Mountain. My first time to here even I was borned in Shan State. Before the car arrived the terminal, so many people are asking "Hire Boat, hire boart". Later one uniform man walked to us and same question to us. Being as wearing uniform, we thinked we can trust this man. He arranged us to put our luggage and a shop, bought some food for Bird and we went to the boat. We also asked him to hire a car for us to "PyinDaYa". He said he can arranged after we visited Inle and back we will make it for us. We will never know wheather he took us with very expensive price or resonable one. Anyway we accpeted this amount, so we must pay for it, right?


{Our Deluxe boat - Peronal Sead, Umberlla}



{Around Restaurant}

We had our lunch at a upper water, middle water restaurant..he.he (how to say.. understand??) Also visit a Cat Jump Temple. First, I want to stay one night at Inle, but time is not allowed us. We went to the most important place Pagoda "Phaung Daw Oo". This pagoda houses five small Buddha images.



{Pray for the peaceful at Phaung Daw Oo}


{Inle Lake with Shan Yoma (Mountain)}


{Zin Yaw - how it call in english}

We bought some food and bread for this bird. They are so smart, when they saw the boat, they come around and if someone feed them, other birds will join to the party. We just need to throw the food up and they can catch up, although it drop to the water, we can catch it from the surface of water. What a funny thing is, we gave them food, we gave us shit. I don't make a mistake and you don't see in wrong, as a bird, they eat and they shit very fast. So after feeding a few time, we felt they like B52 and throwing bomb to us. So we need to take caover like open umbrella or throwing 45 degree.
We backed the bank and the uniform uncle was welcoming us. (See how a greatful warming greet to us! ... or our money..he.he). At least he found a Van Car for us. And we were finishing our short Inle Trip by leaving with that car to our next point "PinDaYa".

Here are some photos for Inle Trip.

PinDaYa
When we arrived to PinDaYa, the sun was already down the hill. And we found a Hotel to settle down and going out of dinner. Being a small donw after sun down, all shop is closed. Boys one room, girls one room. I remembered the electric voltage was so unreliable, Lucky our camera chargers didn't borke down by this.

This is a wonderful day, we arrived Taunggyi, Inle, PyinDaYa within a day.

0405 Myanmar Trip 4

*27 Dec 2004*

Good morning! Being didnot have a song sleep for a long time, last night slept was really nice. Just repacking my luggage for another trip and went for breakfast. Hotel fees was including Breakfast, so I just went down the restaurant. There were some foreigners also. When having my breakfast, a stuff come ask me wheather I called this name. I was surprise, how can she know my name. Actually that was a phone service. Because KKS called to my room and I were not there, so they transferred to the restaurant as this was breakfast time. (I gave 1 point on you .. Panda Hotel).

I got some friends from mIRC when I was jobless...he.he. Being date with a friend already, I went to Shwe Pa Son Cold Drink and waited for "Ma Lone". We met at the shop and I told her, I was going to Taunggyi today after few hours. Because she know I just back from KHY last night. And she asked me "we will meet before you back to HK."

Being a long time didn't feel the morning of Ygn, I was walking from Shwe Ba Son (9th street) to KKS house (about 25th street). This capital was nothing change in this 3, 4 years. I had my third meals (breakfast) for today at KKS house. Because his sister bought "Kaunt Nyin Paung" - a delicious myanmar food. {Thanks, KKS's sister}. And she took us (KKS, PWP and me) back to the Hotel and took my luggage and went to the Bus Terminal of Taunggyi express.

At the bus terminal, we met Kyaw Soe, Thet Thet Mar and Thandar Aung who will join us to Taunggyi, Inle trip. This was the first time I met another Kyaw Soe. We bought some magazines and our bus was moving. Being Express, it was nice, the seat are comfortable and had much space to move. Not like before, when we travelled, we like "Fish Box". At the evening, the bus stopped for our dinner at a restaurant. Same as like KHY, one meal and one rice for about Kyat 800. Because not full in the bus, when about night I was move to vacancy seat and lay down to sleep. Becausae of tried and sleepy, I just remembered it was cooler and cooler. Because Taunggyi is a Hill Town which is a capital of Shan state, full of mountain. The bus was stopped many time when it was going up. But it was like a dream in my memory.