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12.14.08U Bain Bridge, MandalayIf you ever traveled to Mandalay, the second capital of Myanmar, one place you must visit is U Bain bridge (U Pain Bridge). It is possibly one of the longest wooden bridges in the world, connecting the two banks of Taungthaman Lake, in Amarapura (City of Eternity), which used to be the capital of Kone-boun Dinesty. The bridge was built by U Bain (U Pain), who was the lord of the villages on the other side of Taungthaman Lake. Historical accounts said the main reason U Bain built the bridge was that he wanted quick access for his villagers to ...
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12.10.08Myanmar restaurant in SingaporeTo try delicious Myanmar cuisine, you don't necessarily need to come to Myanmar. There are a number of Myanmar restaurants worldwide. One of the Myanmar restaurants I would like to mention is Inle Myanmar Restaurant in Singapore. Situated in Peninsula Plaza, in the heart of downtown Singapore, Inle is a nice restaurants famous among the Myanmar people living and working in Singapore. The restaurant serves a variety of Myanmar cuisine at a reasonable price. Some of the dishes on offer include various kinds of Myanmar salads, mohinga, various Myanmar noodles, curry, as well as set menues. The Inle Myanmar Restaurant ...
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12.08.08Myanmar RestaurantsWhen you visit Myanmar, you might want to try some Myanmar dishes. For most foreign visitors, this can be easily done at a local Myanmar restaurant. There are a number of restaurants in Yangon and all over the country, which offer delicious Myanmar cuisine. The only problem for a foreign visitor would be to find a nice and decent Myanmar restaurant, and what dish to order. Most restaurants in Myanmar that sell Myanmar dishes are not intended for foreigners. Their main customers are local Myanmar people. Thus, they are usually unprepared for an occasional foreign customer who appears without prior warning. ...
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12.07.08Myanmar BreakfastBreakfast for many people in Myanmar is fried rice. Usually it is a mixture of cooked rice and other leftovers from the evening before. One or two egg is often stirred into the fried rice. Sometimes, some slices of fried Chinese pork sausage is added to it. Most usually, a kind of steamed beans sold by vendors in the early morning is added. This makes a cheap but tasty and nutritious breakfast for most families. Another popular breakfast for Myanmar people is mohinga (monhinga). This is a peppery fish broth eaten with rice vermicelli. This is eaten steaming hot. Vegetable fritters, ...
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12.06.08Prepaid GSM mobile phone cards to be available soon in MyanmarAccording to some internet news, prepaid GSM SIM cards will be available in Myanmar soon. According to unofficial reports, these GSM SIM cards are to be sold in US dollars initially, aiming at tourists coming to Myanmar. Although the price is yet to be confirmed, it is rumoured that the SIM cards will be sold at around 50 US dollars each. Each SIM card will comes with US$ 10 worth of credit. The prepaid top up cards will be sold in cards of US$ 10, US$ 30 and US$ 50. US$ 10 card will have validity of one week, US$ ...
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11.29.08New Myanmar MP3 download site – Myanmar Music Online[caption id="attachment_418" align="alignleft" width="148" caption="Myanmar Music Online"][/caption] Here is a new Myanmar music mp3 site. This site has a collection of Myanmar music mp3 files from various artists. The Myanmar Music Online mp3 site is the latest in a series of Myanmar mp3 sites currently setting up on the internet. The Myanmar Music Online site has a number of songs from famous Myanmar singers like Zaw Win Htut, Lay Phyu, Myo Gyi, A Ngae, Htoo Ein Thin, etc. You can listen to the songs on the site or you can download the songs to your computer as mp3 format. The number ...
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11.08.08Myanmar Astrological WebsitesMany people reached my website by searching Myanmar (Burmese) astrological sites. So I think it would be a valuable to my visitors if I could compile a list of all the websites about Myanmar astrology. http://mmastrology.myanmarbloggers.org/ http://myanmarastrology.blogspot.com/ http://7spherehere.blogspot.com/ Hope these link will be useful to my readers.Related posts: Myanmar Astrology If you are a fan of Myanmar (Burmese) astrology, this... Diary of IT Men A few weeks ago, I stumbled across another new interesting... Interesting Myanmar Websites – 2 Here is an addition of New interesting Myanmar websites. Myanmar...
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08.20.08Children fron Chin HillsChildren fron Chin Hills Originally uploaded by Myanmar Man This is the photo I took while I was in Chin Hills. I took it from a small remove village in Chin Hills. I like the way the children were looking at me and the camera. Any comment?Related posts: Memorial stones from Chin Hills If you travel in Chin Hills, you will see many... Mindat – a Southern Chin Town If you ever want to visit Chin Hills, Mindat is... Chin Hills Here is a group of local people in a small...
