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U Khin Maung Latt, A Memory of My Grandfather by Junior Win

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102 Years Today Grandma Was Born

(Grandma with old hair style.) 1st May of 1915, her birthday now comes. Grandpa was also born on the same year. So we held their 100th anniversary on 2015, and I wrote a book, ‘A Memory of My Grandparents’ and published successfully in 2015. (Here, successfully did not mean all books sold out. It only meant it comes out 1000 copies on time. By the way, the family was fully satisfied for my book appeared in time.). ('A Memory of My Grandparents' by Junior Win, 2015) (100th Anniversary of grandparents in 2015.) Grandma’s real name was Ma Khin Mya. She was born at Sagaing, Upper Burma. She had 3 brothers, and one sister, and she was the eldest. Grandma never mentioned about her mother whenever she talked about her family. It meant she did not love her mother. It does not mean she also did not love her father. What I know was she only kept the photo of her father in her own album. (Her father in police uniform.) She had grandparents from her father’s side lived in M...

DHAMMA - DANA – Sunlun Way of Vipassana Meditation

Related Link; 2023 June Updated Youtube Video https://juniorwin-english.blogspot.com/2023/06/dhamma-dana-by-junior-win.html (2023 June Related Video) (A Pagoda at Myingyan) I received letters from my readers who discussed with me the ‘ Sunlun Way of Vipassana Meditation ’ , and I heard their interest about the Sunlun Sayadaw; U Vinaya. I was familiar with the meditation since my childhood, because I was born in Burma, born as a Buddhist, and luckily I was born in the Buddhist family who are familiar with the Sunlun way of meditation. Here, I want to share you, this booklet that was written by my father, and he distributed to all the people around the world who are interested in Sunlun Way of Meditation. The book called ' THE SUNLUN WAY OF VIPASSANA MEDITATION. The Basics of the Method' in both English and Burmese language, is now freely for all the public to know the Sunlun way of meditation. Originally in Burmese was w...

A Memory of My Grandparents(4) - (U) Khin Maung Latt and (Daw) Khin Myo Chit

Their Background and Their Families (My grandparents in 1954) My Grandpa – (U) Khin Maung Latt (My grandpa in 1936.) My grandfather (U) Khin Maung Latt was born in 1915, 26 th August at Monywa, Upper Burma. U Nyunt, a government officer of Bombay Burma (Teak) Company, was his father, , and Daw Khin Thwet was his mother. My grandpa had three brothers and three sisters, and he was number 6 th . (U Nyunt worked at Bombay Burma Company.) My grandpa was graduated 9 th standard (middle school) from Monywa National School (1920-30), and High School from Monywa (Buddhist School) in 1931-32, first year in Mandalay University, and then moved to Rangoon University in 1933-34. Between 1936 and 1939, he worked at Bombay Burma Company as a clerk. He had left college, an undergraduate, not being able to continue his studies yet because of the decline in family fortunes. (Let me...

What I Know About Christmax!

My grandfather said why we always cried 'Merry' to Christmas and 'Happy' to New Year. We could enjoy our Christmas day merrily. We enjoyed our New Year happily and we were looking forward to our new unborn days. I remembered he said don't say 'Happy Christmas', say 'Merry Christmas' and don't say 'Merry New Year', say 'Happy New Year'. I always remember what he said about 'Merry' and 'Happy' when Christmas and New Year come. How Meaningful Christmas! It was a first time in my blog that I met this Christmas since I had started my blog writing. I was told that if one was invited for Christmas Party from his or her friend, it was sure that he or she must be their special guest for their family. It was because Christmax party within family was very precious. No other acquaintance or any friend of their family could not be welcomed on Christmax day. Christmas Day only held on family circle. That ...

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Thadingyut festival (october)

we have great fun during festivals. People go to the monasteries, pagodas and some interesting places during festivals. Many festivals are celebrated all over Burma. Thadingyut festival (October) This following video, updated on October 2022, (2023 October Related Video) Following link was updated today 2023 October for more information about Thadingyut, https://youtu.be/94J2t8JG6lw?si=3U2ZM0fESVYqYqTt (Show on Youtube if you click the link.) (2022 October Related Youtube Video) https://youtu.be/8lNkPQmz218?si=28Gn0UCgM4O4Cnyf This month, 12th of the October is the full moon day of Thadingyut. Thadingyut , the seventh month of the Burmese calendar, marks the end of the lent. There are three days of lights festival, namely the day before the full moon, the full moon day and the day after .These are days of music, dances and fun. Streets, houses and public buildings are illuminated with coloured electric bulbs. Durin...

A Memory of My Grandparents…. (U) Khin Maung Latt and (Daw) Khin Myo Chit

Their Brief Stories (My grandpa with a Traditional Burmese clothes in 1958-59.) (U) Khin Maung Latt (1915 – 1996), my grandfather, was an English teacher, already looked like a teacher. On his face there was something, which reminds one of Sherlock Holmes. If he wore a long coat with a cherrywood pipe in his mouth, he would be a living image of Sherlock Holmes. He never smoked, but he had once a habit of smoking cigar. I knew because I saw him smoking in the photograph. But I was told that he gave up smoking since we were born. He did not wish my twin brother to follow his smoking habit. (My grandpa had a habit of smoking cigar, I knew because I saw him smoking in the photograph.) My grandpa was a tall man in figure with a height of 5 feet 11. His smiling lips showed his kind and sympathy. He loved to teach English grammar, essays, Shakespeare’s Plays and Bernard Shaw’s Short Stories. He had a habit of doing preparation ...

A Visit To The Shwedagon Pagoda

(Still crowded, and crowded at the pagoda platform whether it rained heavily or under the bad weather.) People visited to the Shwedagon Pagoda frequently. Paying respect at the foot of the pagoda is one of the ways of Buddhist life. People crowded at the Pagoda platform every time we visited. Practice meditation, offering flowers, candles, incenses or colorful things, or walking on the pagoda platform mostly as keeping the Shwedagon Pagoda at the right side, or praying, etc that Buddhists usually do. (Watering stupa, and mythical symbol, at the birthday corner.) When I was young, I went to the Shwedagon pagoda with my friends the time final examination finished. We prayed, and wished for what we wanted at the foot of the pagoda. Surely we were wishing to pass the examination with distinction, or with credit. (We wish everything we want at the foot of the pagoda.) Today, I was going to ...

A Visit to Moe-Kaung Pagoda Festival

(From the 21st December to the 31st December 2018, Moe-Kaung Pagoda Festival was held.) Moe-Kaung pagoda at Yankin township, located in the northern part of Rangoon, where the pagoda festival was held in every December. As my grandma (Khin Myo Chit) wrote, ‘Every pagoda has an annual festival.’, this month is a month of Moe-Kaung pagoda festival. The festival stayed for a week, sometimes two weeks, so people could look forward to the days of enjoyment. (The place where the Moe-Kaung pagoda stands today. Seen behind the busy road, and trees.) The locality is a busy road with daily traffic and people around. There was a large estate of Moe-Kaung monastery near the Moe-Kaung Pagoda. Monks and lay devotees always care and do maintenance for the Pagoda. The season festival on every December always takes place in the Moe-Kaung pagoda ground. So, there were trade fairs, and colourful goods from all over the country were seen in the place at the festival. (Dried-fish.) Moe-K...

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