A memoir of the Karen (Kayin) Transgender Woman of Burma

Yesterday, I read so many articles about President of the United States of America, Obama, concluded that same sex couple should be able to get married.  He has become the first US president to endorse same sex marriage.  I am pleased to share with you here the link from Myanmar News Now -  Obama becomes frist US president to endorse same sex marriage  .  Today, Again, Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, uttered that he is not personally oppposed to same sex couple getting married.   New Zealand's PM backs gay marriage . What about us in Myanmar (Burma)?   Section 377 of the our penal code is still enforced and it has been defined here below: 377. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with transportation for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Ref:  Burma Law...

Homosexual's love usually starts with sexual relationship. But when this sexual relationship is topped up with  understanding and compromise, it creates a bondage which is hard to detach. We, homosexuals always want  the best for us. We can say,"I love you" so easily but we forgot to tie ourselves strongly with those delicate  strings called understanding. And we are reluctant to kiss each other with forgiveness. We want to get the best  from someone but yet we are to be ready to give the best we have. Love on earth begins at home said Mother Teresa. And have we ever tried to build a relationship like a house  where we can dwell with understanding and make it a home with love? I took this photo of a bunch of flower prepared by my boyfriend when I came home and a notebook, a system  which  I developed to communicate between us. He could hardly write. And unfortunately he found out that day  that I slept with a...

On 2nd May, I came back from Bangkok to Mae Sariang after a skin treatment in a Bangkok hospital.  It was not less than 12 hour bus ride.  But I took the night bus and I slept all the way.  As travelling during the night, I did not have to bear the heat of this season.  I got back earlier in the morning and had to go straight away to a guesthouse room I booked to stay for 16 nights until my end of assignment on 18 May 2012.  My lease for the apartment ended by the end of April and I managed to sell everything that I will not carry home giving at least 50% discount. :-(  I am not so happy about it.  But c'est la vie.  Oh, I want to share you the photo of my room, in fact, it is a bungalow.  I never posted a photo on this blog inside post and please give me any idea if you think it can be improved.  Here you go, how lovely it is.  I am going to stay in this lovely hut until 18 of May....  It was being built when I arrived in...