the lady: aung sang suu kyi

today is the 60th birthday of a very special lady who stops at nothing to stand up for what she believes: democracy..
she'e been under house arrest since 2002, that no one can visit her save for a doctor who gives her check-up only once a month or something like that..
not even her family nor relatives and celebrate her birthday, 60 being a special year for a person in myanmar's beliefs..

just caught some poems written by her..

In The Quiet Land
(By Daw Aung San Suu Kyi)

In the Quiet Land, no one can tell
if there's someone who's listening
for secrets they can sell.
The informers are paid in the blood of the land
and no one dares speak what the tyrants won't stand.

In the quiet land of Burma,
no one laughs and no one thinks out loud.
In the quiet land of Burma,
you can hear it in the silence of the crowd

In the Quiet Land, no one can say
when the soldiers are coming
to carry them away.
The Chinese want a road; the French want the oil;
the Thais take the timber; and SLORC takes the spoils...

In the Quiet Land....
In the Quiet Land, no one can hear
what is silenced by murder
and covered up with fear.
But, despite what is forced, freedom's a sound
that liars can't fake and no shouting can drown.

Free bird towards a free Burma
(By Daw Aung San Suu Kyi)

My home...
where I was born and raised
used to be warm and lovely
now filled with darkness and horror.

My family...
whom I had grown with
used to be cheerful and lively
now living with fear and terror.

My friends...
whom I shared my life with
used to be pure and merry
now living with wounded heart.

A free bird...
which is just freed
used to be caged
now flying with an olive branch
for the place it loves.

A free bird towards a Free Burma.

i just felt she is a very determined and strong lady with very clear convictions who had fought for her countrymen against tyranny in her country..
i think all of us has that sense of justice inside of us, just that it has not had the chance to be released. waiting, anticipating..
so when the call for you comes, what would you do?