Fun article highlighting life in Burma

A portrayal of life in Burma would likely be an absurd comedy if it weren't for the fact that it's really going on. Here's a great example: http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16921

Especially the last paragraph:

"Import restrictions have skewed the prices of cars—new or used—to levels that would be considered absurd in neighboring countries. A used Toyota Land Cruiser in good condition, for instance, typically costs around US $100,000. However, the richest Burmese in Rangoon have been seen driving Hummers and Italian sports cars. Tay Za is known to have a fleet of luxury automobiles, including a Lamborghini and a Rolls Royce, but seldom uses them because of the poor condition of roads in the former capital."

Life continues here as usual. I'm in adult outpatient again next week. It will close my first month which has passed very quickly. I'm not quite meeting the reading goals I set for myself at the beginning, but I'm learning both medicine and Burmese. I'm making token efforts toward Karen and Thai, though mostly just to divert the ire of Thai and Karen who are offended that I'm not learning their language. Saying "I'm learning Thai," in Thai greatly pleases the locals, although that's about all I know. Similar with Karen -- I know good morning, evening, and night. To complicate things though there are two mutually unintelligible "dialects" of Karen, and I don't even know which one I'm learning.