Myanmar welcomed Obama

When Ike sleep to hear U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming Myanmar, he collected 15 cans of spray paint and headed the blank brick wall of darkness under the cover. Kyaw, graffiti enthusiasm, hard work, and from 3:00 until the sun comes out. Passing taxi driver and occasional pedestrians, gave him signs of encouragement, grinning Obama's upturned face shape context, the flag of the United States and Myanmar.

"I would like to welcome him, said:" Kyaw, a 19-year-old swept style hair, tight jeans, a soft spot.

The next day, it was - the opponents of graffiti artists, the suspect sleep - wrote his handmade black spray paint can of.

He has been dreaming another mural President, shouting, from the Myanmar youth, he hopes Obama will glimpse in his six-hour visit to the country, the first of any U.S. president.

Yangon, is preparing a large number of humpback workers painting fences and curbs, weeding, Monday the president of the arrival of the old building is expected to spread rapidly in scraping dirt, the discourse around Obama's historic visit.

Some people here read the symbolic value of Obama's trip. Obama plans to meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein (Thein Sein), to promote the country's recent political and economic reforms and acclaimed. Rangoon University since the colonial era, which has been the seat of opposition, he will also deliver a speech.

Obama will visit Naypyidaw, muscular, deserted capital city was built in the middle of the bushes, in the country's military leaders at great cost in the 1990s.

"I think Obama will meet with Aung San Suu Kyi said:" This is a good point, Babylon, from Kachin State, where the armed insurgency continues a 47-year-old freelance teacher.

"I'm glad he did not go within Naypyidaw," he added, laughing. "Naypyidaw only military."

Many people hope that the friendship with Western countries improve human rights in Myanmar, and to help the balance of neighboring China.

"I think the people of the United States to work. Applies only to the Chinese government, said:" Wizaya, a 47-year-old monk from Mandalay's name. "It is our expectation that they will help us, whether they help us to rely on them."

Others do not believe these words, Obama attempts to promote the United States' own economic interests and regional interests.

HLA Than Shwe said: "This line is not only Myanmar, 75%, with the communist insurgents fighting, it took 25 years of political prisoners." The United States hope that the balance of power between China and Southeast Asian countries. '

"Over the past 50 years, the U.S. government does not help the people of Myanmar," he added. "Senior officials of the U.S. companies to do business and cooperation with Myanmar Regal and authorities all the advantages and benefits will be the Myanmar authorities and their communities. Not for the people of Myanmar."

Many hungry, Myanmar is the desire of a better thing. Paul Myathein first thing, a 63-year-old English teacher, was found in 1962 to seize the regime's military is a rapid decline in the quality of toothpaste and soap. Many people hope that the warm relations with the United States will mean more and better things to buy.

Soe Wai swallow, a 21-year-old poet said, when he was a child, he had a lot of Chinese toys. "In our country, there are a lot of toys in China," he said. "They do not have the quality." However, when he was talking about a single toy car family friends sent his hand from the Florida Cup, if he can still stroking it air today. He said, "the quality of the project in the United States."

War, a 34-year-old mother of two children, she said she really like to buy a car, a bed and a pillow from the United States.

Products from the United States than those from China, "she said. "Most products are expensive, we can not afford to buy."

Myathein, English teacher, Obama's visit, he said, "only a dream."

In 1963, Myathein become a member of the American Center, a well-stocked lending library, a best-selling book of the U.S. Embassy in Yangon club and English language courses cultural outpost. The the once banned gatherings of more than five people in Myanmar, in those years, the center of the United States is one of the safe place of public debate.

Myathein refuge there, burying himself in English grammar book and George Orwell novel.

He holds the American culture as something of a model, he tasted his childhood, which is a the ground half century during the military dictatorship, his society - drive, daring to say "no" to the space freely, proactive, and big world. Myanmar is changing a lot of political and economic policies, but more importantly Myathein the deeper transformation has not happened yet.

"On the surface, you think this is quite sure, but if you penetrate deeper, you will see the same thing everyone is the same, we do not want to ask questions," he said. "One thing I want to say to Obama is to give us a chance, to teach us to open up our way of thinking."