Trip to the other half: Dala (in late 2018)
Trip To The Other Half
On
Cheery (-) transport, the morning is windy, even the water having eddies
sideways across the beautiful 7am river Hlaing. There are full of people on the
gorgeous big two story ferry, some with their sidecars, some with merchandise,
some with live animals including white cranes in their baskets
In no
time, we arrived Dala. At the port, there are various kinds of taxies waiting
for us, sidecars, motorcycles, 3 wheelers, 4 wheelers. 7 am I have time, I
would like to look around Big Standing Buddha in the middle of the street and
on (new) Dala bridge construction’s way, Dala Zay Gyi (Ka Mar Ka Sit), Clock
Tower, ‘herritage’ Bogyoke Statue erected in 1952, Kan Baw Za Bank (to retrieve
money for the trip), Dala hospital, Dala numerous lakes and ponds and beautiful
peaceful breath taking Dala city cemetery along the lover’s lane (as Dala
residents call it at dusk), and one religious institution near to it
So we
go slow go go to Kanbawza bank first. Get crispy ‘mmk’ first from ‘atm’, it
gave me some money, no questions asked. Noticed
there are lots of motels, hotels, guest-houses in and out of Dala main streets
There
are lots of Myanmar Indians lives in Dala. Also noticed there are a lots of non
profit community based public assistance office in case of sickness, death.
There are (2) or sometimes (3) in one district
We
rode along the lover’s lane at dusk and it was so pleasant with paddy fields and
some fisherman getting small fishes from rice fields. The soil is fertile and
the water is abundant so ride on Dala!. After the lovely ride along lovers’
lane there is a big silent peaceful looking cemetery, nobodys there, no news is
good news, confirmed nobody die today on Saturday September 8, 2018 in
Dala
Then
we went along ‘kanner (river front) street’, it is a very busy street and a lot
of motor cycles with helmets(open a helmet shop, big business it should
be)wearing warriors carrying a little slips whispering each other. It is a
cloud based license extension branch of Ka Nya Na. All motor cycles from rural
areas, don’t matter yangon license or bago license can extend their license
there instantly. Very convenient
A lot
of tourists and oversea visitors used to come here to Dala to donate food and
other essentials to under-privileged, but no more, but there were lots of
ganged scavengers, vultures ripping off outside Samaritans and even to locals
There
are lots of uncertainties in good and honest peoples mind about the future such
as Dala bridge economy and hospital. Administrations don’t normally explain extensively
to locals and under privileges and poor about the city future plans. Don’t need
to care, they don’t have voices since birth anyway. Lots of brand new expensive
commercial shops already been demolished along the Dala main boulevard, where
is Dala bridge and assurances from above and beyond about the future? Dala
sidecar Sayar my dear friend said with a sad smile looking away
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