Burmese Language for Dummies

Let me see if I can get this straight...

Allah means "come here"
Shit means "eight"
Eight means "sleep"
Sorry means "early"

This language isn't so difficult.

okay maybe it is.

And now responses to the question "how are you?"
Gow ma gow
htu htu htuang htaung
dow dow me

kaung hma kaung mote sain baung

the last one was a joke. hilarious I know.

I haven't updated this in a long time.

Perhaps I should.

Graduation was a long time ago and life has changed a lot in the last 8 months.

I'm still 22 though. It's a good number. Two twos. I like it. Always have.

I work all the time. I love it.

I should change this blog so that I have a topic. If anyone chances across this blog--what should it be? Current events? Political opinions? Delete this blog? My deepest darkest secrets? Interesting blogs that I go to? Ideas for the future? Ideas for my job?

ehhh I'll figure it out later.

Today's my birthday! I'm 22.

Wow how things change. I was just going through some of my blog posts from my freshman year here, especially in my first few months at Syracuse. I really learned some things about myself including:

*apparently I used to be the president of my floor freshman year? That sounds vaguely familiar but wow! I thought I always hated my freshman floormates turns out I was their president? (ex. And then I went to my floor meeting. And then I was elected...
THE DAY HALL SEVENTH FLOOR UPTOWN PRESIDENT.
Yes, that's right. Its a prestigious honor! I was elected by beating the girl I hate most on my floor by two votes. Most of those votes because they hate her. Matt B from Hamburg is the Downtown President. I was going to join Daymocracy (the Hall board) anyway, so I might as well have a reason to be there. I'm pretty excited. Liz said it was because I'm popular. I know that that's a lie. 9/6/04) That's awkward.

*I really loved being an IR major. I haven't taken IR classes in a year or so, so that's surprising. (ex. "Its wierd how the erasers are vertical like that-Easter Island style. Its like people come in here and worship the erasers sometimes"- Prof. Rupert

"Its not just out there-its in bed with us! It touches us in a very intimate way!"- Prof. Rupert about the effect of globalization on sex.

"Wow! We're a microcasm!"- Prof. Rupert about how half of his childhood friends have gotten divorced just like the statistic

"I guess I'm in story mood today, Yea so for our anniversary we decided to go to this special restaurant and it was $175 a person and our daughter wasn't going to touch any of it so we thought that was really expensive...the point? Well, I guess there wasn't really a point to that story..." - the professsor

"*holding up an African wood carving of a cell phone* I couldn't think of any glocalization relics and then this was sitting on my desk saying uuuuuse me...uuuuse me as an example! I guess its not a very good example, but its an example, and it really wanted me to use it!"- the prof

Professor Rupert also went into a really big rant about how he hates it when people make up words like "glocalization" and "grobalization" He was like "what IS that? Who cares?? I can't even SAY it!!" It was great. I personally liked it in the book when it said "glovalization and grobalization are just what they sound like" I was like "that doesn't even make any sense." 9/10/04)


*but there are also some strong hints at my love for anthropology. (Ex. I had World People and Cultures where we got into groups and pretended to make up cultures. In my culture when a girl wanted to marry someone she cut off the head of the chicken and threw it in his face. Then they hung the head in the door like mistletoe and they threw the body at the wedding like a bouquet. It was awesome...until we found out we had to act it out... haha I caught the chicken body! I'm getting married next! 9/3/04)

*Also, apparently I liked French class? (ex. French is really fun. I really like our teacher--he's really funny and very French. 9/8/04 or Today I had French and it was pretty fun as usual. 9/13/04)) What was I smoking??

*I wrote in my blog more than my livejournal.

*I hated it here and didn't have any friends (besides Hong-Diem, Becca and Marri... and Jason who I met later in the month). (ex. Under usual circumstances, I would be very happy it was Friday...except that I hate it here.

ok, that's a lie. I don't hate it HERE...I just hate it...here.
I know that clarifies everything.
I HATE the people here, I HATE not having any friends, I HATE not having anything to do this weekend, I HATE the thought of spending my Friday night doing homework and then going to bed early (actually...I'm really tired so that's not the worst thing ever...) and I HATE most of all not being with my friends. 9/17/04)

*I used Internet Explorer?

* I was a GE at work (Then Saturday I woke up at 6:45 (I went to bed at 1 after giving up on my web works) and headed over to the Dome. We had "your right to know" training about how there may be "toxic chemicals" in the "Carrier Dome" which might "mame or kill us" except that there "aren't really" and even the "guy" knew it. Then we had "I'm Smart" training on how to spot a fake ID, who to sell beer to and who not to sell beer to, and stuff like that. I was dead tired and almost fell asleep. Then we headed over to the Dome where I went to sell beer because I sell beer for a living. Also, I am 18. Also, my school is the only one on the East Coast that sells alcohol on its campus (we put the party in party school) and also we're only allowed to sell the alcohol if we are hired by the school. I repeat, I'm 18 and I sell beer for my school. 9/20/04)

* I loved fencing

*I went home a lot. (ex. I missed Lake Erie. I'm sick of these puny "finger lakes" give me a great lake any day! 9/27/04)

huh.

The Super Bowl--
Apparently the Giants and the Patriots have decided to play in the Super Bowl this year. That's great for them, I have a whole lot of Giants/Patriots fan friends and just have a few words of advice for them. You see, I have a lot of experience at having my team go to the Super Bowl. Here's the thing: you're all excited, you've won the Conference champs--you're going to the Super Bowl! then you go and you play and then that's it! I mean, no one ever really pays attention to who wins--you've already done the hard part! You're in the Super Bowl! Just think of how fantastic that is! No matter what you're either first or second in the League and isn't that just a good enough feeling in itself?? After all, there's always next year. Sure, your team gets to take a nice vacation to Arizona, and that's just a bonus. Good for you!

Except for you Patriots fans. I'm SO very sick of Boston "winning" at things. I used to really like Boston. I felt sorry for them because they too had a cursed city, but I'm pretty sure they're over that curse and they can't use that anymore. Not after two world series(es) and 18 straight football games. Everyone is OVER Boston and their "winning"...isn't it time you let someone else win for a change? For instance, maybe a smaller city? One who is also cursed? But....more cursed? Not that it matters, but maybe that kind of city would like to win a Super Bowl for a change. Or a Stanley Cup...oh, that's not Boston that's winning those. And thanks for that Boston! The moral is that I don't want to hear any more of your whole "cursed" talk because there's something in the water in New England and it cannot be healthy.

In conclusion, no one ever pays attention to the "victors" of the Super Bowl--it's the number of times in a row you're able to make it there that counts. GO BILLS!

and short of that, Go Giants!

I need to blog about a very serious problem which is not receiving enough attention from the mainstream media: Belgium. Belgium has been without a government since June (approaching its SIXTH month without a coalition government) and there is a very real chance that my beloved nation-state may break up.
As you may or may not know, I have an unhealthy obsession with the nation-state of Belgium. There are long family ties dating back to the second world war between this country and myself. This is why I have a stake in this matter. I have brought it upon myself to create awareness. But I am not the only person who would have a problem with the breakup of what is officially known as "the world's cutest nation".
Would you like to eat Flemish chocolate? Flemish Waffles? Even Wallooni Waffles sounds terrible. THINK OF THE CHILDREN.
I stand behind King Albert II, the long standing unifying force of his kingdom. Sure, he may have the ugliest castle in Europe, but who am I to make fun of his ugly green motif?? I don't have a castle!
I do however have the area's largest collection of Mannekin Pis memorabilia ranging from statues to books to t-shirts, posters, cards, post cards, key chains, wine bottle openers... but I don't know if this qualifies me to mock the King's castle. I've visited my little statue numerous times, as well as his drunk sister, and I've even visited the museum of his outfits. The moral of the story is BELGIUM MIGHT BREAK UP AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO IF IT DOES.

SOLIDARITY. Belgium, I am behind you!!! Please, please, PLEASE, please please come up with a compromise. Do it for my Mannekin Pis wine bottle opener...LONG LIVE BELGIUM.

True story: I don't have a livestrong bracelet, but I have a Belgium bracelet and I will wear it until Belgium has a government.