DURING her US tour last year, our noble laureate said Myanmar community in LA that we need foreign assistance in Burma. But it doesn't mean we are inferior people in general. It was our bad destiny for half a century under military dictatorship that make different between us and outside world. Our people are smart enough as world citizen once we had strong education system in post war era. We produce top diplomat like former UN secretary, U Thant and famous statesmen General Aung San. She highlighted that there is no reason to intimidated by superiors. She tease that since everything in this world is subject to ruin one day, our former stage of good governance is ruined by a particular people. Likewise, we have the hope to upside down again by turning around if we find a right chemistry during this transition.
She acknowledged that some Myanmarese who has turn other citizen sometime treat former countrymen that they are a class over them. She dislike such manner as we all were born in the same land and there is no reason to do so. She said it is like a branches come out from a main sterm of a tree. We had the same root. Even you have surrendered Myanmar citizen for other, you still have connection with Myanmar. You can still affected by the fact where you came from. As such, you have to contribute to Myanmar by someway to improve the image of our country. She recalled the time Myanmar citizens were treated with respect by other countries. It was because we had a good education system as well as culture. She remind not to do such manner to outclass our own race while you are superior. This speech think me a lot. I don't need so much time to agree with her. I had a Singaporean colleague who is Burmese. When he heard how ASSK is smart and good leader for us by Myanmar national colleague, he would come out with the negative idea to block our discussion. Further, he will boast how Lee Kuan Yew has transformed Singapore from a fish village to metropolitan. How his leader is smart person. We were disgust to listen such comment by him and it was really painful because he was a Myanmar national not long time before. It is his right to criticise but he has to respect others as well. We would turn silent when he talked to show our disagree.
Just before ASSK come to Singapore visit, he remarked that he'll monitor how she is smart or praise worthy person during her stay in lion city. He was laughing when we talked about how difficult to get a ticket for 5000 capacity revenue meeting with her. A little bit beyond tolerance, I sometime point out by counter question. He was former Myanmar government service before coming to Singapore for better earn job. He one time boasted how he had got land plot and sold back in much profit. It is evidence that how much he has done so far against Myanmar. As we all know that ASSK trip is so much successful in term of all measure by government level or private level. We read a lot praise from media as well as Singaporean. The government's top leaders treat her as like she is a state leader. It is very much obvious that she earn their respect unconditionally. We asked him after our Lady return home how is his assessment. He without hesitating answered us that he'ld give her 75%. We said why not 100%? He said, it is not necessarily top leader by seeing her a good public speaker. It is much different between good speaker and good leader. He elaborated that she never governed a country before and I'll give another 25% if she succeed. What a damn assessment is it? We all again silent to avoid potential flashpoint. Perhaps he is a pessimist and over optimistic on his leader LKY. The global leader like Obama has endorsed ASSK's talent is not enough for this Myanmar ethnic Singaporean guy to give credit to our democracy icon. Finally we all Myanmar colleagues remark that Singapore government is so clever and worth to give a citizenship to a guy like him.
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