Month: July 2016

Born 24 March 1946 he was just 18 days short of his 63rd birthday when he passed away on 11 February 2009. He was survived by 4 children and 1 grandchild whom he hadn’t seen. Like most Kachin youth in the early 60s his university period was prolonged with prison-time. The last being in his… Continue reading Some Memories of Lahpai Naw Seng (Bawk La)

It was Tuesday 11 February 2009 at 2000 hours when my brother Ah Ring called to say that Bawk La passed away 15 minutes ago at Tamu. I got a seat on the first available Myanma Airways Yangon- Kalay flight on Friday the 13th. It was a 44 Seats Fokker, it could be the same… Continue reading My Personal Journey