Bagan, Myanmar 2018

I have always wanted to write a post about Bagan but I don't have the time.

With MCO in place, I finally found the motivation and time to write about it.

If you have read my previous post about Myanmar, you know that I didn't plan much about this trip because I have helpful colleagues and ex-colleagues!

I think Myanmar was the only country that I really missed and kept recommending people around me to visit! It was also the only place that I kept wanting to show others the photos I took and no photos can fully describe how I felt being there and how I missed Bagan!

I know why my tour guide Naing often pray in Bagan to allow him to go back to Bagan again now!

Other than the sceneries and fruits,

I like how the people there are simple, sincere, helpful.

However, looking at the developments going on in Yangon,

I'm afraid that it might lose its authenticity soon...

When I was there, people are still wearing traditional clothing everywhere even in Yangon!

I see some young teenagers beginning to wear some modern clothing but I really like how they are still wearing sarungs everywhere they go.

In my mind, I think probably this was how Malaysia was once upon a time...

Also, the stalls along the roadside with the plastic chairs...

I don't think we can still see such a scene anymore as time goes by.

The cost of food is not high in Bagan considering it as a tourist spot.

On average, when we eat in a normal restaurant, it only cost us about RM 10 - RM15/meal including a drink.

If you don't mind eating along the roadside, I think the price can be cheaper.

However, our tour guide told us that we should not take the roadside food due to hygiene issues.

So we just eat where ever he brought us.

The food portions can be quite big, at least for me... 

As Myanmar is getting more and more popular among Chinese tourists,

I'm glad that I have been there before the rush of tourists....

Although I'm slightly late as compared to other earlier tourist,

I'm really glad that I went before it becomes so popular among Chinese tourists.

Overall, Myanmar is not an affordable place to travel but it's definitely a GREAT and AMAZING place to travel!

I wished to go back again and travel to Mandalay, Inle Lake, Golden Rock, and definitely BAGAN again!!!

If you would like to know more about Bagan, you may want to watch this show "Archeologeeks in Bagan"! I was so excited when I saw this show and I watched it while reminiscing my days in Bagan!

有时候我在想，我希望缅甸可以一直保持着她原来的面貌，

因为我不想现代化改变她纯真和友善的面貌，

更不想她变身成为现代化的城市，

因为我觉得那样的缅甸就不是原来的缅甸了。

可能年纪大了，希望很多的人事物可以维持不变，

但是现实却是残酷的，没有人事物是会维持不变的。

我很庆幸我看到了她还没有完全变身和拥有一部分原始的一面，

因为她让我了解和有机会一探以前的年代，可能KL60-60年代也是这样吧。。。

穿着sarung到处走，路边摊的矮桌矮凳，

他们都是plastic和红色的。

Chow Kit也曾经是最多人的地方。

现在哪里变成了外劳和背包客的地方，

不能代表KL。

但是如果你问我那哪里才是代表KL的地方？

我答不出，因为我也想说KL的变化太多了。

很多人说KL进步得很慢，但是我却不认得现在的KL了。

Pavilion, Mid Valley, KLCC？

这些是代表KL的吗？

我觉得它们代表了现代化的KL，

不是我和我爸妈生活过的年代的KL。