Burma: The WTF Money Situation

Other than those ass-eating generals who run rape the country, the only other thing I loathe about the place is what’s going on with the money. We’ve already established that the government is made up a subset of the human species that is about as nice as genital herpes. The western nations have thus placed [...]

Burma (Myanmar): The Name Game

I made it to one of the last frontiers I’ve wanted to travel to over the tail end of the Chinese New Years break. The place? Burma or as it calls itself: Myanmar. What follows are a bunch of incoherent ramblings concerning this enigmatic military playground. So is it Burma, Myanmar or Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw? [...]