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El día que naciste-Your born day

by elpariente

En función del día de la semana en que naciste te asocian un animal y en los templos hay altares donde se hace el ritual de verter vasos de agua sobre la imágen del Buda y de tu animal astrológico, pidiéndoles lo que se quiere ser en la próxima generaciónMercedes nació en martes asi que su animal es el León y el mío que nací en viernes es el Cerdo de GuineaDomingo Ga lone( el rey de los pajaros)Lunes Tigremartes Leónmiécoles - mañana Elefante sin colmilloMiércoles-tarde Elefante con colmilloJueves RatónViernes Cerdo de guineaSábado dragón Depending on the week day that you were born they associate you an animal and in the temples there are altars where they make the ritual of pouring water to the Buddha image and to your astrological animal , asking them what you want to be in the next generationMercedes was born on Tuesday so her animal is the lion and I was born on Friday and mine is...

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Libertad - Freedom

by elpariente

En muchos templos venden pajaritos para que los compres y los dejes sueltosSimboliza como debe volar nuestro esp?ritu libremente y no debe estar enjauladoIn many temples they sell birds in order that you let them to go freeIt means how our spirit must fly freely and must not be in a cage

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Tobacco Free Zone

by herzog63

Outside of some of the schools I noticed that they had the "Tobacco Free Zone" signs. Which is good to teach the kids. But I felt that they need to teach the kids the Betul Nut is bad for you too. Maybe worse than smoking!! I'm not sure...But the people that chew it believe that it is actually good for you!! Dang! It rots their teeth out! I'm sure their stomach looks pretty terrible too!!

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Thanakha

by herzog63

Most of the women in Myanmar wore Thanakha on there faces and arms. It is a yellowish paste that is used for a bunch of different stuff...Sun Block , Skin Conditioner and make up...at first it looked odd to me but after a while it looked kind of nice!! LOL I was thinking about getting some for my wife but I don't think she would have used it!!I took this shot of the lady working at a small hardware store that sold car batteries, TV antenaes and the nylon bags that you see her folding. I bought one of those bags from her to pack some of the extra souvenirs that I bought.

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Living life on the Ayerwaddy

by herzog63

There are many of these types of smaller boats that have a small covering and they haul a small amount of cargo and are rowed by hand! The driver sits in the stern of the boat and crosses the oars to power them. I think it must be very hard to do this as the river is very powerful.

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Sitting around and chatting at days end

by herzog63

In the evenings I saw quite a few groups like this just sitting around enjoying the conversation and eating. It appeared to be a street stall type eatery but the people either were very friendly or they all knew each other. Maybe they all lived on the same street and just enjoyed eating there. This shot is taken on Merchant Street.

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Making a phone call

by herzog63

I'm not sure how the phone booths work in Myanmar as there weren't any coins being used when I visited...only paper money..so I'm guessing that phone cards are used. If anyone knows for sure you can let me know and I'll update this.

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Hindu Shrine

by herzog63

Many different religions are represented in Yangon. There didn't appear to be any restrictions on religous beliefs that I could see. I saw this Hindu Shrine on Merchant street near the river. Just off Merchant street near this shrine there was a big Muslim Mosque so it appeared that all beliefs tolerated each other....Which is very nice to see!

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Set up shop under shade trees

by herzog63

In the city it will be hard to find a tree that is on a street corner without a business of some sort set up under it!! I guess it cuts down on the cost of buying shades. The only problem that I saw with a few of the trees had lot's of birds in them....and we all know what birds drop from the sky!!

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Good Luck Tradition

by peerapa

When you travel at Pagoda...Don't forgot to bang the bell with the wooden stick 3 times for Good Luck tradition. ;)

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Q:  Does anyone know where to find new, unused US Dollar notes in Singapore for travelling in Yangon? I have been to the money... 

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A: Just a thought - would Western Union or American Express be able to oblige? If you find a solution, do let me know as my son will be travelling there after Christmas. 

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