SHWE PYI
MY HOLIDAYS
I needed a break from this robotic life. Working life here is really tough. It’s just work, nothing more than that. No outings, no socializing, no photography and I felt like my life turned sort of mind-numbing. So I need some rehabilitation plus recreation. HOLIDAYS!!! Yes, I must spend some of my annual leaves. I went back home (Burma) for 12 days (from 19th – 31st MAR 2011). After two whole years of struggle under the clause of so called metropolitan life, I finally have come to possess a peaceful life i.e. without any hitch. So, I decided to make my way to home. Without any doubt, I was so excited. Since early 2011, I had been busy buying presents for friends and family. I come from big Chinese family. I have too many cousins; it’s almost 3 soccer teams. I need to bring along some gifts for them. Yet, my Dad has 7 siblings and Mum’s got 8. I can’t skip my uncles and aunts too. Besides, I was eager to buy something for my close friends also. Finally, I have ended with the whole lot of KING SIZE luggage full of gift items. 19th MAR came, and READY, SET, GO!!!
DAYS IN YANGON
My premeditated itinerary was very simple; to spend as much time as I could with my Dad and Mum, to attend one of my best friends’ wedding and to go out for shooting IF there is any chance. Well, I purposely had made my home trip in the late MARCH because of that wedding event. I had ever promised Htein Htein, the bride, that I would be the cameraman on her wedding. And here her big day comes. I “HAVE TO” be there with my camera.
It was really energizing to be home. This is what I always feel every time I go back Yangon. Since my college days till now, my feeling never relegated.
OUT OF TOWN
It’s quite dreary to be home without anything particular to do. I badly wanted to make a photo tour out of RANGOON, but then the timings were a bit harsh. I have got that WEDDING on 27th MARCH. So, I could not travel far. I was thinking of visiting my hometown but then I know 2-day or 3-day trip wouldn’t make my uncles and aunts HAPPY. They always want me to stay there like a week.
BAGO
So, I have called my friend Aung Kyaw Hein to arrange me with a single day trip to BAGO. Why BAGO? It is the nearest place for me to travel. From RANGOON, it’s about 80 kilometers or only one hour drive to BAGO. We made our BAGO trip on 23 MAR. This year, weather in Burma was fairly anomalous. Usually, weather in MARCH is scorching as it is SUMMER time. But 2011 March was upturned. Morning time was chilly and foggy. We left RANGOON by 5:00AM, and until 9:30 I could not shoot due to the heavy fog. As I couldn’t make any shot, I asked Aung Kyaw Hein to stop for a coffee. And he stopped at one ongoing resort project called “SHWE PYI”.
SHWE PYI GOLF RESORT
SHWE PYI resort is an eco-friendly golf resort located on the RANGOON – BAGO expressway. To be more precise, it is sited outskirt of HLE GU Township of RANGOON DIVISION. Owned by one of the Burmese private bankers, SHWE PYI resort is still under construction. Project PHASE (1) had been launched in the mid of 2010 with a colony style wooden hotel of 10 rooms and a restaurant coffee bar. The name “SHWE PYI” means “THE GOLDEN LAND”. There is a giant lake in the heart of the compound and the various infrastructures are being erected at the lake surroundings. It’s such a lovely place!!!
SHWE PYI resort is an eco-friendly golf resort located on the RANGOON – BAGO expressway…
A colony style wooden hotel of 10 rooms and a restaurant coffee bar are now serving the customers…
I wish I could make some Pre-Wedding Assignments… It would be a BLAST indeed…
I would say this is one of my favorite shots from Bago Trip… A very shot by Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 ED NANO lens… I can’t stop loving this super wide angle lens…
Special Credits: My friend, Mr.Aung Kyaw Hein, for his kind accompany and need-for-speed drive… Also for the delicious breakfast at Lucky Seven. I appreciate it a lot bro…
