Free Burma!

Photos from AP

Clad in maroon tapestries and with shaved heads, charming monks who usually utter prayers quietly, lead a hundred thousand infuriated Burma citizens on the large streets of Yangon in a spontaneous protest against the aggravating economic conditions and the dictatorship of the regime.

The protest actions, which was recorded as the largest in 20 years, was spurred by the sudden and distressing oil price hike. Reports described the demonstrators occupying an eight-lane road on a one-mile stretch.

In a desperate attempt of the Myanmar government to quell the protests, the military raids monasteries and abducts monks. The monks and other civilians are now subject of military harassment, detention and killings.

Gathering people in the streets might not be their usual routine, but through this radical move, they remain true to their virtue: they’re calling for peace and freedom.#

funny, but i indulge

Here’s another piece of me: I surreptitiously check horoscopes although I don’t believe in them. Maybe I just enjoy the idea that sometimes the readings match some occurrence in my life. I also appreciate the advice they usually give. And just maybe, it’s a form of entertainment for me.

Here’s a tarot reading test I took from a link in dang sering’s old blog. I actually don’t understand what it means. But I totally agree with the last line which says I have ambivalent mood swings.

You are The High Priestess

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to your moods.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.