Saturday, December 21, 2024
Upgraded is a good movie on Amazon Prime with high end art, art auctions in NY and London
and characters who are colored.
Very nice.
Of course you have to buy Prime membership and again
I have no business connection whatsoever with Amazon.
This movie is at least one I can remember.
Kyi May Kaung
12-21-2024
Books about the Battle of Kohima
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If you're looking for novels or memoirs based on the Battle of Kohima, one notable option is "The Trees Are All Young On Garrison Hill" by Gordon Graham which is a memoir detailing his personal experience fighting in the battle as a soldier in the Cameron Highlanders, offering a unique perspective on the harsh realities of jungle warfare in the region;.
Other relevant titles to consider:
"His Majesty's Headhunters: The Siege of Kohima That Shaped World History" by Mmhonlumo Kikon:
This book focuses on the Naga perspective of the battle, highlighting the role of local fighters against the Japanese.
"Road of Bones: The Siege of Kohima 1944" by Fergal Keane:
A title that likely explores the harsh conditions and heavy casualties experienced during the battle.
Key points about the Battle of Kohima:
Considered a pivotal moment in World War II, where British and Indian forces successfully defended against a Japanese offensive in the Kohima region of India. The battle was characterized by intense fighting in mountainous terrain with high casualties on both sides. The Naga people of the region played a significant role in supporting the Allied forces.
You see, in latest fiction I invented a Welsh man--and so I need a few phrases.
Stay tuned.
I can't say more except his grandfather died at Battle of Kohima.
Tongue twisting language--
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Here are some Welsh terms of endearment:
Cariad: A popular term of endearment that means "love" or "darling". It can be used in many contexts, including romantic and familial.
Fy nghariad: Translates to "my love".
Anwyl: Means "dear". For example, "Helô, fy annwyl" means "Hello, my dear".
Fy nghalon: Means "my heart". For example, "Fy nghalon, dw i'n dy garu di" means "My heart, I love you".
Buwch goch gota: A term of endearment for children that literally translates to "a little red cow" but is more commonly used to mean "ladybird".
Another Welsh word that has multiple meanings is "cwtch", which can mean "cuddle" or "embrace", but can also mean "love", "warmth", or "affection". It can also refer to a safe place to store th
Royal Welsh (Welch) Fusiliers in Burma WWII
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The Royal Welch Fusiliers were a British Army regiment that fought in Burma during World War II as part of the 36th Infantry Division's 29th Infantry Brigade:
1939
The 1st Battalion disembarked in Cherbourg, France and fought in France and Belgium before being evacuated from Dunkirk.
1944
The Royal Welch Fusiliers defended Kohima and were involved in the capture of Pintha. They used paddy fields for cover as they approached Japanese positions around Pinbaw.
1945
Fusilier Evans of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers used his No. 18 wireless set on the Shwebo Plain.
The Royal Welch Fusiliers were founded in 1689 and were part of the Prince of Wales's Division. The regiment's history includes:
1702: Designated a fusilier regiment and became the Welch Regiment of Fusiliers.
1713: The prefix "Royal" was added.
1714: George I named it the Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment of Welsh Fusiliers.
1751: Became the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers).
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In World War Two - Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
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The Royal Welch Fusiliers (Welsh: Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, and part of the ...
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Friday, December 20, 2024
Nicholas Spark's Dear John--A Special Forces soldier, a girl from down South--
on Amazon Prime, but a real tear jerker.
VOA--Myanmar may be holding Thai fishermen as leverage--
https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-military-appears-to-be-using-thai-fisherman-as-leverage-experts-say-/7908345.html
Zachary Abuza: Myanmar junta with its Neanderthalish ways--
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Horses--snow white mare drops jet black colt--
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/gorgeous-snow-white-mare-gives-203300688.htmlMaybe the father was Black.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Reuters--junta intimidates food scarcity researchers and blocks aid--this too it has done since 1960s and 70s--when Ni Ni Myint, 3rd and 5th wife of NW--took US Cyclone supplies
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/famine-data-myanmar/
Poppy Macpherson et al--incld Wa Lone in Toronto--
Glad to know Wa Lone managed to make it out of Myanmar, where he was imprisoned in so-called "transition period."
The prize winning Reuters photographer of Rohingya (not Burmese) died during US--Afghanistan withdrawal--
So many stories waiting to be told, or too briefly told.
km
In such a situation, Myanmar thugs would probably go to Moscow, Dubai and Shanghai, China.
anyway,enough about dicatators for today.
Image--Roman crazy-Caligula.
Read I Claudius--by Robert Graves--also excellent TV series.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Looks like the end--junta abducting/conscripting young men--30,000 so far
We don't know number of casualities or deaths or defections--it's a tragedy of humongous proportions and the West does nothing.
China plays both sides and has been eyeing Burma for decades.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/yangon-mandalay-deserted-after-dark-as-myanmar-junta-hunts-for-conscripts.html
It's really sad.
More holiday movies
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Sunday, December 15, 2024
Excerpt from Harvard Divinity School Paper--Death of the Buddha's Mother, Maya--
We will never know if Maya bled during or after her delivery. But what we can suspect is that Maya, like Tendzin, was partly blamed for her own death. The local midwives and doctors in Ladakh blamed Tendzin for refusing to stay at the clinic, even as they failed to admit their mistaken diagnosis. The silence around maternal deaths and their accompanying errors has ramifications in the United States as well as in India, something I became acutely aware of after my experience of a nearly missed diagnosis of leaking amniotic fluid. The United States currently has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the industrialized world and more than half of all maternal deaths are preventable errors, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet we do not have complete review of every maternal death,as occurs in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, for instance. --
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Karen/Kayin people's names--
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The Karen people do not have surnames, and instead use honorifics and kinship terms to address each other:
Honorifics
For example, "Saw" is placed before the names of Skaw Karen men, and "Naw" is placed before the names of Skaw Karen women.
Kinship terms
For example, "Poo" is for grandfather, "Pee" is for grandmother, "Tee" is for uncle, "Moogar" is for aunt, "Par" is for father, "Mo" is for mother, "Jaw" is for older brother, "Noh" is for sister, "Day Kwar" is for younger brother, "Day" is for younger sister, "Po doh Kwar" is for nephew, "Po doh Moo" is for niece, "Po Kwar" is for son, "Po Moo" is for daughter, "Le Kwar" is for grandson, and "Le Moo" is for granddaughter.
The Karen naming system can be confusing for people in the United States, where people are identified by last names. When Karen refugees arrive in the United States, their names are sometimes broken up by syllable, with the final part serving as the last name.
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The Razor's Edge--1946 version--much much better--more true to the book.
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Good dialog, good conflict.
Larry younger, played by very good looking Tyrone Power.
Bill Murray was too old and too cynical and a bit thuggish.
I much prefer this one.
The fashions and the manner of the times makes Larry especially look older and more polished
whereas he never really fit into society.
Yes, a remake with Larry always looking a little disheveled and non-comformist--for e.g. his clothes were worn and he lived very simply--he needed a shave and a haircut and needed a cleanup before he was presentable--and he was always a bit uncomfortable-- and liked to leave and arrive abruptly, always canny about his address and phone number.
He was a loner.
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