2004-My life started in
Yangon
Myanmar which was known
as a Burma. To study in Myanmar for me is discovering myself. When I landed
Yangon International Airport I felt so strange. It is totally different from Bangladesh.
The Team went to pick me up.
First Hostel Life in
Yangon:
When I entered hostel
of ITBMU which is known by Ladies hostel it was really peaceful and silence. I
first met with Rinku who is Bengali Girl from India (Now my Best Friend).My
hostel life has begun with new atmosphere, with new people and new food. I was
just like a fish without water. Because my life was totally different where I
was in Yangon.
In front of our room we
have rules and regulation chart which was really disgusting.
·
wake up 4 am
·
meditating
·
Breakfast bell 6 am (I hardly woke up
but Rinku always help me to bring my food)
·
Noble silence
·
Study till 9 pm
·
Sleeping time 10 pm (I don’t remember
exactly)(we never sleep in fact our night has started)
·
6 pm hostel gate will be closed (This
rules was for me really hard to follow, so sometimes I break this rules)
First class at
International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University (ITBMU)
So much excitement,
curiosity…..made me totally nervous!
I have met with my all
classmates, Teachers! It was amazing feelings which are unable to explain
properly!
Start to believe
People:
It was too hard to
believe people but I started to believe them. I was so alone at the beginning
because of culture, language and food. I met Praggananda (My Bangladeshi Monk)
and Rinku (My best friend ever).They helped me a lot.Rinku taught me many
things which I never know in my life. It was “discipline”.
We made a very good team.
Our members are from Nepal, Bangladesh, India specially.Kusum, Binu, Vidya,
Sukriti, Renuka, Rinku, Madan, Krishna etc.Our hostel life become no more
boring because we started to enjoy our Hostel life.
Saturday tour:
Every Saturday ITBMU
organized to take us surrounding Yangon and visit all kind of meditation centre.
It was really fun. We all the time wait for that trip.
Shiny Sunday:
Sunday …..Was for us
going downtown and eat nice food and shopping day! I will never forget Bo Zaw
Aung San market. The Famous market in Yangon.
The Boring Class:
At the beginning it was
very good to have class…..later it was becoming boring for me. But I never give
up. Tried to settle down with class. Just for venerable Nandamala make us happy
to give his Abhidhamma lecture. Most of the Burmese classmate is very serious student.
Sometimes I feel strange why they are so serious!
In every period of
class we had a break time which was very funny. We were happy with that
10min.Because we used to go to canteen to have our coffee and chitchat!
New Reality:
I decided to become nun
for Rainy season. It was for me new Reality. I still remember My Japanese
friend Umi, My Malaysian friend and me we requested to ordain us as a nun. Our
teacher Daw Yuzanani, Daw Nimala took us to make our Robe to Shwedagon Pagoda.
My first visit to
Shwedagon Pagoda:
Shewdagon Pagoda which
is world famous pagoda, which is covered by gold and at top it has diamond. I can’t
have explanation what I feel when I first saw it. It was Amazing! And then
after that 1000 time I have been there with 1000 different feelings!
Phone Call:
Every week I always
used to wait for phone call from my home. I felt I was like a kid when I had
heard voice of my maa.But that phone was made me always happy.
My first meditation
practice in Chanmyay Yiektha centre:
Believe me or not to
practice meditation is for me like kind of punishment at beginning .I tried to
explain my meditation teacher how difficult for me practicing meditation. He
suggest me if it is difficult so better try to give up. You just watch your breath.
Honestly speaking I was really unable to understand how to watch breath.
Meditation is my
therapy:
Tried many centre…..was
in Chanmyay forest centre, Paa auk centre, She Oo Min centre…..etc.
But one day one early
in the morning I start to feel how to watch breath in and out. And it was
really awesome. Now Meditation is like therapy for me.
Uncertain mistaken:
Did some mistaken
during the study Diploma in Buddhism in Yangon. But It was uncertain so no
comment!
2005:
Becoming Burmese
girl…..got a new name “Ma ZiZaWar”.I became very famous by this name. I was
able to speak Myanmar language. Got the new class B.A 1st year.
My Dagaji…I have got my
new father yes he is my dagaji.who loves me like his own daughter. He supports
me a lot during my study in Myanmar.
2006
My B.A Final year
I am little bit serious
student because last year in IBMU.
But never stop my travelling.
I have been Mawlamyaine.
It was also hitch hiking.
We discover many places.
2007
My desire was really
fulfill when my maa and my Ddma (Grandma) came to visit Myanmar. I was so glad
to take them World famous pagoda Shewdagon Pagoda. I took them Kyaik Thi Oo.And
they enjoyed with me a lot.
My ITBMU life and Myanmar
life already going to finish. During leaving Myanmar makes me sick. I became so
weak….I want to comeback again in this Golden Land. Kept promise with me.
Meeting with Many
people
During my study In
ITBMU, Yangone, Myanmar
Meet with many kind
hearted people whom I won’t forget. They support me financially, mentally and in
many ways.
