I bet no other person from Myanmar has ever made us to proud so far in foreign land like ASSK has done to us. Wherever she goes, Myanmar nationals are happy and proud to be her fellow citizen. It is psychologically very good for us because being Myanmar national, we are rated/treated by underclass people by the host residents or other migrant communities. It is very hard to build reputation in the short time. As a nation ruled by military junta for half century, Myanmar's image has been down to drain. We have been top five nations worldwide from bottom in every bad titled, such as corruption, transparency, development and poverty and so on. Then it is understandable that we have less thing to be proud of from Myanmar. Until most recently, we had one reason to proud from Burma was majority Buddhist country. But since 2007 saffron revolution brutal, our religious figures has faked by some critic. Recently 969 movement make the matter worse for our religion reputation.
Luckily, ASSK was released from house arrest and traveled the world to promote Myanmar's image. She at the same time promote Myanmar's attire by wearing national dress graciously. As a noble laureate, she keep talking about how to value people as well as the important of human rights. We remember the day our President visited to city state as official state visit. During visit, he is scheduled to meet PM Lee and feeling sad to witness him waiting in the parlor before meeting their PM. As a citizen of Burma, we are sorry to learn that. Again, we met him on TV interviewed by CNA through translator. Though he is answering the questions by mother language, the answers are not apparent so honest and perfect. We all understand that our officials are attached to someone behind as a puppet. Perhaps they know the best answer but not supposed to do it if it could affect something unseen. It make their face worrisome and lack dignity. The respect indeed cannot be created nor destroyed. It come from heart of the people who interest in it. On contrary, Singapore government officials and highly educated society treated ASSK as if she came from a superior country. What matter between them? Of course, the soft power, education, wisdom, spiritual, smartness. I read a lot Facebook walls saying how they are boasting with their colleagues about our leader during her stay here. We had no chance to do so in the long past. Now definitely she has made us proud to be a Myanmar citizen. This is bloody true to be accepted. Nobody can deny it.
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