ShweZiGon Stupa

ShweZiGon Stupa, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

I always enjoy going to the ShweZiGon Stupa whenever I visit my hometown.

It bring back my childhood memory like running and playing whilst parents offering rice, fruits and water to the Buddha in very early morning.

By the way, the locals refer this stupa as PhaYarGyi.

AyeTharYar Vineyard

AyeTharYar Vineyard, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

Since we have some time on the way to TaungGyi from Inle, we visited AyeTharYar Vineyar, which is the first vineyard to produce wine.

Even though the wine is not very nice, the vineyard scenery is really great.

The Irrawaddy at Sunset

The Irrawaddy at Sunset, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

The Irrawaddy is the biggest and most useful river in Myanmar. We even label it as mother of the country.

The sunset view over the Irrawaddy is so beautiful and amazing.

Thanks for viewing my photos.

Bagan at Dawn

Bagan at dawn, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

This photo was taken from ShweSanDaw Zedi. It is the only zedi allows visitor to go up.

I had to wake up around 5am to get a place at zedi to take photos.

Anyway it was enjoyable moments because I visited my hometown as a tourist 20 years after I left.

InnLay Fisherman

InnLay Fisherman, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

In Inle (or InnLay) Lake, fishermen row their boats using leg while standing on the stern. In this photo, the fisherman is dropping the cone shaped net into the water. Later he will use a long sharp spear to drive fish into the net.

I took this photo when we are crossing the lake in the early morning on the way back to NyaungShwe.

Macro Wannabe

Macro Wannabe, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

Nothing to shout about, just another flower close-up photo... Just cropped portion but no color enhancement was done.

Thanks.

Strength for the next generation

Strength for the next generation, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

Look at this photo, don't you feel that the red rose is showing its full strength for the next generation.

Our mother, DASSK is also trying her very best for her people, for the next generation in Myanmar. Now I am feeling a bit guilty for living in comfort zone without contributing to our motherland.

We'd also show what we can do, for our next generation...

Ciao!