Review of my novella Black Rice on Amazon -- they make nice gifts, do buy one

http://www.amazon.com/review/R62Z44KXIT2OC

Something clicked -

Something clicked.

In Peters and Waterman's book, In Search of Excellence, about entrepreneurs who succeed and those who don't (for instance, there was one Dupont brother who wanted to stay with the gunpowder? mill at the manager level) -- they mention the "wild ducks" or innovators in many corporations.  They also talk about the man who invented fiber glass skis.

After he had made n skis and the nth one also snapped, something snapped in him also.

I've got to that point.

Kyi May Kaung --
12-4-2013

The Hunger Games -- the novels by Suzanne Collins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games

Amazon drone delivery -

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/02/tech/innovation/amazon-drones-questions/index.html

The Twelve Days of Christmas by Harry Belafonte --

I was always punch drunk with words and blessed with a phenomenal memory, and at age five I would be trotted out while we were in England, to sing this to my father's special dinner guests.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxzE6AbpllY

Mini review of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - by Kyi May Kaung

 I saw The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, which is edited rather tight and ends suddenly. So now I have contributed to their big box office take.

http://news.moviefone.com/2013/12/01/weekend-box-office-hunger-games/

A chilling combination of Hitler-like (Olympic) Games and game shows and Orwell's 1984 Big Brother --

for half the film I could not place Philip Seymour Hoffman, who played the child-molesting Catholic priest and Truman Capote in previous movies--he is excellent here too.

So now I have to go dig out my Nook -- if I remember, Hunger Games was on it when I got it as a Christmas gift about three years ago.

Now I have to go read the novel/s.

I do seem to remember it was a bestseller after the author, a journalist, could not find a literary agent.

And the characters, some of them stereotypical, turn out to be quite memorable in their own way.

As a systems person I did realize that when the system is stacked against you, only a system breakdown and replacement by something else will work, so I did like the resolution of the movie plot at the end.

Kyi May Kaung --

Roger Ebert's review of Camille 1915 - a movie about Camille Claudel, lover and muse of Rodin, who was committed to an ayslum ofr 30 years by her brother -

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/camille-claudel-1915-2013

Pink Hmong Funeral Jacket -

http://www.hilltribeart.com/products.php?catid=16

Facebook discussion on innate racism and terminology -- please join me on FaceBook

Terminology, words, vocabulary and innate racism -- Dana Tusaw and KMK - discussion - bringing up front again because it is impt. we be aware.

Kyi May Kaung shared Peace In Burma Now's photo.
8 hours ago ·

    Placard put on young man reads "I am a traitor - slave of kalar (foreigner/black person)"
    This disturbing image, unfortunately, supports and illustrates very well several points made in the editorial by Sai Latt that we shared earlier this week... http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/34006
    This disturbing image, unfortunately, supports and illustrates very well several points made in the editorial by Sai Latt that we shared earlier this week...
    http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/34006
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        Dana Tusaw Is the word "kalar" a derogatory term for Muslims? I think that's factually wrong. In all the uses of the word I've ever seen, it refers to people of Indian heritage. Do corrected if I am wrong.
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        Kyi May Kaung derogatory term for Indians -- means "Black" in Bengali - not Muslims specifically -- as far as I know, but junta uses "in broad sense" of foreigner or farang, as when they called ASSK "kalar mayarr" -- "foreigner's wife" --
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        Saw Michael Neo-Nazi in Burma !!
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        Dana Tusaw If "kalar" is a derogatory form, what is the regular Burmese word for Indians then? Or is it a case of a regular, non-derogatory word having picked up stigma over time? Then what should be the replacement name? The Burmese name for the country of India itself is "kalar-pyi"(Kalar country) and Anglos were referred to as "Kalar Pyu" or white kalars, which seems to make sense because in the eyes of the Burmese, Indians and Anglos look physically similar except for their skin color.
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        Kyi May Kaung Kalar -- is "regular word" which everyone uses w/o really knowing it is derogatory, so often combined with "khway kalar" -- "dog kalar" -- correct term would be Eindiriya (Indian) Bama (not Mynamar) or Indo-Burmese - and we should use those terms ourselves to promote its correct usage. Correct term for India is not kalar pyee but Eindiriya (India) -- Correct terms are Burmese Muslims, Rohingya (subset of Burmese Muslims) -- "bengali muslim" is not correct as they have lived in Naaf River area for centuries. No Burma, nor Bengal existed then as all were city states.

Yes, the "regular/colloquial usage" inside Burma is corrupted by the junta's 50 year war on words, among other things. Khin Nyunt is supposed to have said, "in future if you wish to see a Karen, you will have to go to a museum" I get very angry when junta leaning "Burmese journalists" overseas say "bengali muslim" -- which is meant to imply they don't belong. Truth is Arakan is a very narrow coasctal strip and Burma is a very small country "the size of TX" -- but it is not big and square and full of flat land mostly like TX -- anyway, all this makde me angry so I am bringing this entire discussion up to the top again, and posting on my blog -- http://kyimaykaung.blogspot.com -- thanks for your comments, Dana. I remember all the wonderful international friends I met at your Mom's table -- Tamils, Ghanians, Indians, even one from the former "untouchable caste" -- all eating together and respecting each other. See also George Orwell's 1984, for Ministry of Peace wh means Min of War etc and the way the vocabulary is made smaller by an "official ministry" that puts words down the chute. kmk
       
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http://kyimaykaung.blogspot.com

What is this festival called Thanksgiving?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving

Just for fun - turkey dinner for 12 from Boston Market for $94.

http://www.bostonmarket.com/onlineorder?orderType=catering&utm_source=33Across&utm_medium=Display&utm_campaign=Holiday_Heat_N_Serve_2013

Dr Maung Zarni's public complaint about BBC Four's slanted coverage of Rohingya issue in Burma

why is it using the Burmese junta's fake statistics and slanted views??

http://www.maungzarni.net/2013/10/a-public-complaint-to-chris-patten-bbc.html

How to make a fake cake out of spackle - for display purposes only --

How to make a fake cake -- ha ha -- out of spackle for display purposes only -- like a fake parliament - ha ha ha -

http://crafts.creativebug.com/make-fake-cakes-1719.html

Light Thanksgiving recipes --

http://www.cookinglight.com/entertaining/holidays-occasions/thanksgiving-menus-00412000073485/