pI am not a psychiatrist. But I’d like to post a psychiatry related disorder this time./ppThat is Narcissistic personality disorder. The characteristic features are as follow:br /br /br /1-has a grandiose sense of self-importancebr /2-is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal lovebr /3-believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by other special peoplebr /4-requires excessive admirationbr /5-strong sense of entitlementbr /6-takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own endsbr /7-lacks empathybr /8-is often envious or believes others are envious of him or herbr /9-arrogant affect. /ppAt least five of the above are necessary for a diagnosis/pp/ppYou may check the poeple around you. Who has got this mental problem?/p
Yesterday I heard that Myanmar Actor Dway died suddenly. It is too early to say why it happened. I have no chance to obtain his medical history. But as a medic, which came to my mind was strongBrugada syndrome/strong. ( I am not saying his cause of death is Brugada syndrome)br /br /This is an inherited condition (gene defect) causing fatal irregularity of heat beat and sudden death. Normally heart is beating on its electricity. In this condition, there is a defect in heart’s electrical system. The person with this condition may not notice any heart problem or he may experience synoptic attacks before fatal attack.br /br /Some more facts of this condition are as follow.br /br /Patients are mainly found in South East Asia.br /Male is 8 times more common than female.br /Unexplained death among close relativesbr /Heart is otherwise normal. First presentation would be fatal irregularity of heart beat.br /So far, there is no medicine to take regularly to prevent sudden death.br /br /Only option is implantable cardiac defibrillator.br /br /An implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) is a small electronic device installed inside the chest wall to prevent sudden death from cardiac arrest due to life threatening abnormal heart rhythms. The ICD is intelligent enough to monitor the heart rhythm. When the heart is beating normally, the device remains inactive. Once the heart develops a life-threatening irregular rhythms, the ICD delivers an electrical “shock(s)” to the heart to terminate the abnormal rhythm and return the heart rhythm to normal.br /br /More about Brugada Syndrome:br /a href=”http://www.brugada.org/index.html”Brugada foundation/abr /a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brugada_syndrome”Brugada on Wikipedia/a
This is the email message from a friend of mine.br /div align=”center”centertable id=”AutoNumber1″ style=”border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);” border=”1″ cellpadding=”20″ width=”75%”br /tbodytrbr / td bg=”" style=”color: rgb(102, 102, 102);” width=”100%”span style=”font-size:85%;”span style=”font-family:Comic Sans MS;”Dear Friendsbr /br / There will be Myanmar Music Festival and Myanmar Food fare on 1st Julybr / 2007.It has been proved to be successful and we raised over £2000 lastbr / time for Magwe medical students. And we all had a very good time andbr / enjoyed our traditional Myanmar food. This time you will have the chancebr / to listen to professional singers (Khin Mg Toe, Zaw Myo Htut, May Kalarbr / and Yadana OO) in addition to our dedicated semi-professional singersbr / (doctors and their families). You will be able to enjoy a variety ofbr / Myanmar food at low price. You can listen to the music, enjoy thebr / delicious Myanmar food (Yummy!), socialize with other Burmese, chat awaybr / with mates, etc. The money raised through karaoke and food will go to abr / London monastery renovation, Magwe medical student stipends and Aungbr / Theitpann Orphans’ school (in Irrawaddy Division). So I would highlybr / recommend all of you to participate in this special event if you are notbr / on-call or you do not have other commitment. I hope you will enjoy thebr / event. Do not forget to practise your favourite song/songs.br /br / VENUE/span/spanpspan style=”font-size:85%;”span style=”font-family:Comic Sans MS;”Burntwood memorial Hallbr /br / 18 Rugeley Roadbr /Burntwoodbr /br / Staffordshirebr /br / WS7 9BA/span/span/pspan style=”font-size:85%;” /spanpspan style=”font-size:85%;”span style=”font-family:Comic Sans MS;”Date and Time : 01/07/2007 11 am – 06 pm/span/span/p/tdbr / /trbr //tbody/tablebr //centerbr /br //div
blockquotespan style=”font-weight: bold;”span style=”font-style: italic;”Myanmar earns $2B in gas sales/spanbr /br /YANGON, Myanmar, June 20 (UPI) — Myanmar earned more than $2 billion from the sale of natural gas in the past year, official media said.br /br /The Myanmar Times reported June 8 that the country’s earning from natural gas sales in the 2006-07 season was $1 billion more than the previous year.br /br /In 2005-06, the former Burma earned $1.079 billion from gas sales, and in 2006-07 it earned $2.16 billion, the report said. /span/blockquote a href=”http://www.upi.com/Energy/Briefing/2007/06/20/myanmar_earns_2b_in_gas_sales/2151/”Source:/abr /br /I have a question. I’m just wondering if someone could tell me why Burma is still in the dark. Forget about small towns in Burma. Even in large cities like Yangon and Mandalay, the electricity supply is very irregular. Average 6 hours a day. A friend of mine from Yangon told me a few months ago, no electricity in such a hot weather. Children could not sleep.br /br /Where is the money from gas sale? Investing in Russian’s carcino or trying to buy Man U? Anyway, hopefully the responsible persons would be aware of shortage of basic human need in this 21st century and would have done necessary actions. a href=”http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/keep+one%27s+fingers+crossed”Keep our finger crossed!/abr /br /Otherwise, those from the country without a regular electricity in the cities and towns, where owning well over a decade-old car is still a sought-after status symbol, may have no point to be proud of being Myanmar among the world people.
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/RnnGTKjoO_I/AAAAAAAAADQ/gDag5Pxl458/s1600-h/globalvoices.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/RnnGTKjoO_I/AAAAAAAAADQ/gDag5Pxl458/s400/globalvoices.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078308087390551026″ border=”0″ //abr /br /a href=”http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/06/20/myanmar-birthday-wishes-for-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi/”Full story/abr /br /br /I saw this news item on Google Myanmarese news.I lost contact with Burma for 3-4 months as I have been in a tough working situation. What is going on in Burma? Maybe I will google.
According to a taeget=”_blank” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soe_Win”Wikipedia/a:br /br /blockquote”In March 2007, Soe Win was in a private hospital in Singapore. The government would not disclose the nature of his illness, though it was reported in the media that he was suffering from leukemia. He returned to Myanmar on May 3, 2007, but then returned to Singapore later that month. The Myanmar embassy in Singapore said he was being treated for a “serious health matter”br /br /Soe Win was best known for his part in the crackdown on democracy protestors in 1988, deploying troops around Rangoon University and ordering them to shoot at Rangoon General Hospital during the upheaval.br /br /He is widely regarded as the mastermind behind the deadly attack against National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters in the May 30, 2003 Depayin Massacre.”br //blockquotebr /br /Is that God’s verdict?
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/Rl9DGBFOcWI/AAAAAAAAACQ/M4Ch2nZkPG8/s1600-h/aungsan+poem.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/Rl9DGBFOcWI/AAAAAAAAACQ/M4Ch2nZkPG8/s400/aungsan+poem.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070845476091097442″ border=”0″ //abr /br /Above poem is from one of the posts on a href=”http://www.mayvelous.com/”Mayvelous blog/a. Well,it is not surprising that many Burmese people keep admiring General Aung San as he led Burmese army when Burma fought against fascist Japanese and British for its independence (while Thailand was free from war as far as I know). I really appreciate his ability. He had been in London in his early 30s and he met British Prime Minister for Burma’s political issues. That’s great.br /br /It is a fantastic reward as Burma was free from British colony in 1948. But sometime I suspect today’s situation in Burma would be a consequence of premature independence. I think Burma at that time was not ready to run on its own. Too much instability in 1950s in history. You know Hong Kong is very well. It was released from British control in 1997. Burma and Hong Kong are grossly different in terms of economic and living stardard.br /br /Some nationalists may argue that Burma might lose its unique identity and precious culture if it is under other people’s control. OK, what is today’s situation? What about massive influence of China? I don’t mean I don’t like them. I believe all those living and settling in the Land of Burma should have an equal opportunity, regardless of skin color and ethnic origin. It’s ridiculous some of my Chinese friends born in Yangon have never granted Myanmar citizens. But now they have been US citizens. They said applying for US citizenship is much easier than Myanmar citizenship.(But you may know many people who never speaks Burmese language or usual ethnic languages are living in many places in Burma, especially in Mandalay). Moreover, a strange thing is that, 2 years ago, I saw a Burmese passport holder in a house in London. He speaks Chinese and some English only.
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/RlsZchFOcUI/AAAAAAAAACA/aHOv70q41U8/s1600-h/mmppstupidrule.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/RlsZchFOcUI/AAAAAAAAACA/aHOv70q41U8/s400/mmppstupidrule.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069673783242944834″ border=”0″ //abr /br /I saw above notice on a target=”_blank” href=”http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/ministry/home/special-branch.htm”Myanmar Gov’s Special Branch page/abr /I feel one passport should be valid at least 10 years where ever the bearer lives, going abroad or staying inside Myanmar. I still don’t understand the reason of this notice. Someone could explain to me, please?br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/RlsdphFOcVI/AAAAAAAAACI/89oPqev2E3Y/s1600-h/mmpps.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/RlsdphFOcVI/AAAAAAAAACI/89oPqev2E3Y/s400/mmpps.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069678404627755346″ border=”0″ //abr /br /Buy the way, according to my friends, many foreign immigration officers see Green Passport as the fake one. One doctor was not issued work permit in Jamaica after checking his green passport. They believed that the green one is unofficial.In the UK, a bank manager phoned Myanmar Embassy officials in order to confirm the presence of Green Passport issued by Myanmar authorities.
This is a letter regarding Singapore Myanmar Dual tax matter.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/RlbFUhFOcTI/AAAAAAAAAB4/CuIBWv2XRQM/s1600-h/dual+tax.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-7Di61TjOvA/RlbFUhFOcTI/AAAAAAAAAB4/CuIBWv2XRQM/s400/dual+tax.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068455386920415538″ border=”0″ //abr /br /The following conversations are about UK citizen who was working in the USA.br /br /blockquotespan style=”font-weight: bold;”Q:/span Hi,br /I will try to be as clear as possible and hopefully someone will have an answer for me! I am a French citizen who used to leave in the UK for 9 years till Sept 04 and have moved permanently to the US. I’ve been renting my uk flat since oct 04 (which was my sole income for whole 2004). I know that i have to file a tax return in the uk in April, i also understand that i have to file a federal tax return in the us too.(i have no other source of income)br /Could someone explain me how the us/uk dual tax treaty works?br /Thanks a lotbr /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”Ans:/span Hibr /br /The dual tax treaty will not apply to your particular circumstances. If you are resident in the US then you are liable to US tax on your worldwide income and gains.br /You will also be liable to UK income tax on your rental income. However, you will be able to claim a credit in the US for UK tax paid.br /br /If you moved to the US in 2004 and started letting your property in Oct 2004 then you must file your US tax return by 15 April 2005 and pay any tax due by this date.br /br /However, your UK tax return and tax payment for the year ending 5 April 2005 is not due until 31 January 2006. /blockquotebr /br /Those tax matters are really confusing. But basically tax should be considered on a particular income or business. I feel it is not fair for a Burmese national working in Singapore if he has to pay tax to both Burmese government and Singapore counterpart despite nil business in Burma.br /br /As a UK resident, I (other Myanmar passport holders as well) have a privilege in this tax matter. I don’t need to pay tax to Myanmar embassy. Many believe that it is due to Nu- Attlee Agreement.
style type=”text/css”.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }/stylediv class=”flickr-frame” a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/82822788@N00/438516553/” title=”photo sharing”img src=”http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/438516553_c21eca92fb.jpg” class=”flickr-photo” alt=”" //abr / span class=”flickr-caption”a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/82822788@N00/438516553/”Cow Power/a, originally uploaded by a href=”http://www.flickr.com/people/82822788@N00/”Libyan Soup/a./span/div p class=”flickr-yourcomment” When I was young I did really enjoy riding cow drawn cart in country side in Burma. It was fantastic. Now driving my coupe’ in London is tasteless./p
