Today is my last day in Yangon before I fly up to Heho Airport, gateway airport to Shan State. As previously mentioned, I opted to fly, rather than taking the coach for a couple of reasons: I'm getting old and can't hack a 12-hour coach journey. Also, the coash companies often require an FRC form, which is only issue to those on business or social visas. I plan to stay in Taunggyi and Inle Lake region for a couple of weeks, since there are a number of orphanages and monastery schools that I've supported (in a small way) for many years, with school books etc. I went for a walk in Yangon this morning, and took a photo in Lamadaw/Lattha of where I used to live when I first came to Yangon as a teacher. To be frank, the infrastructure of Yangon hasn't changed much, except for the new Dala bridge and Yangon hospital building. But (IMHO), Yangon HAS changed. Not the city, not the buildings but the people. I noticed that no-one wanted to be in my videos. They turned away or stepped out of shot. I quickly realised that it's no longer ok to video people, and that's why you'll find no videos that feature local citizens in my short videos on my Facebook channel. It's sad, but the events over the past few years have changed people in Myanmar...
