The essays are designed for light reading, light in form but not in content. The tempo thus has to be light, jaunty with a liberal sprinkling of wit and humour, to enable the readers to sense and feel what is Myanmar and leave with fond memories. These were in fact written over a period spanning a decade, and so some of the given fact current at the time of writing might have change somewhat during the intervening years by the time this book goes to print. But the underlying theme is still relevant to the social spectrum of Myanmar.