VISITING !!!! TAKE SOMETHING FOR THE CHILDREN
MYANMAR Thinking of visiting Myanmar (Burma) !!! If so, Please think of the children and take along some small gifts. I decided before leaving Bangkok that I would go to the supermarket and buy some small note pads , Pens, Pencils and other various small items for the children. I found this to be a relly rewarding experiece as this made many kids happy.This also, I found was much better than the practice a lot of travellers doby giving the children money. This then creates a beggar mantality with the children and is not good. The children I gave all my gifts to were just so happy to receive these gift items that their parents really could not afford to give them.Just a simple gift bought me many happy smiles and thank you's. So, if you're going to vist Burma ...Don't forget the children I always made sure that I never gave any children gifts without being in the presence of their...





































