The first picture was from the information talk I heard last night re Burma - these are two of the orphans that live at the School of Hope at the boarder.  If they were not at the school they would be trafficked or in the army.  They want to be teachers and musicians preserving the ethnic group.  While it was very hard to understand, it is clear that most of the "calm" in Burma is just show and it is the same same with very little different. They sang a song for the group

There is a little Thai food place near Thapae Gate that serves a $3.00 eggs, toast, juice, coffee and if  she knows you, she works her majic on the latte...  my friend Jim was leaving for Pai ...he has a white mustash and keeps his glasses at his neck when he eats.... this is his coffee and good wishes.  She does this with the foam - whipped cream and some chocolate on a stick...