Discussion on Chin Common Language

Sorce: Laiforum Mail of 19 May 2009 Akong: Chin Common Language kong ceihhmaimi   There are two groups in the current Chin language issue, (1) Anti-Halkha dialect, (2) Pro-Halkha dialect. First of all, I do not believe that you Anti-Halkha dialect peoples are that much. And it would be a good picture for those peoples that the numbers of Pro-Halkha dialect proples are growing because educated young peoples are realizing that language issue no longer a problem for them. Even from Tedim and Falam townships, there are so many moderate peoples who are Pro-Halkha dialect. Besides, they are more educated and more patriotic, more advocating building our nation. Peoples from our younger generations have come to realize and appreciate Halkha capital as a conerstone for being a nationhood and the importance of its sovereignty.. For that reason, your anti-Halkha dialect argument might be very helpless and fruitful. --------------- Dear Ben,   I answer your mail as other friends are keeping quiet and as you seem still confused on this.   First of all I want to remind you that your grandpa Lt.Col. Phu Kung was the only Chin army officer who was against the Chin army to get involve in the war between Burmese and Karen in 1949 and who never regretted for losing his job till the end of his life and also who denied when he was persuaded several times to rejoin Burma army with the rank of Col. He did so because he knew real politics. Had the rest of the then Chin army officers accepted his idea of staying neutral, would today's Chins' situation have been totally different from the one we live under SPDC. That is the importance of how to see future politics.   Though there are many things, I will tell you only about three things that you insisted here. Whenever you mention about Chin capital, you should not blame or praise the Hakas, 'cause the man who moved the then Chin Oo syi office from Kalemyo to Haka was G. Ne Win. I tell you this because I saw him with my red eyes explaining for some of the then UB ministers on where to locate the capital's main office and the quarters, and so on and so forth during their last visit to Haka with PM U Nuh in the year 1960-'62.   Falam was the district hq for Northern Chin State and Midat was for the Southern Chin State. The capital's office (Chin Oosyi) was in Kalemyo. Our late Pu Vum Son clearly mentioned that Chin Oosyi office was moved from Kale to Haka because Burmese people in Kale demonstrated against the existence of the Chin Oosyi office in Kalemyo.. As Chin people were out dated in politics none of them never tried to know who was behind that demonstration.   G. Ne Win was trying (might be, 1. to show his gratitude to Chin armies for protecting UB several times from falling into the hand of rebels, 2. wanted to see Chin state developed like other states in Burma, 3. wanted the whole Chin people to support his policy, etc.) to develop Chin state during 1960s and '70s. As none of them did really know on how to develop Chin state he followed exactly according to the British planned development.   As soon as Chin Oosyi office was moved to Haka, he gave a lot of money to the first Chin state's Revolutionary party Chairman Pu SKL to pave tarmac road from kalemyo to Haka. Pu SKL wrote a letter to G.NW that he wanted to pave the tarmac to Thuklai, his native town of Siyáng. G.NW replied his letter that that tarmac road should be paved from Kalemyo to Haka, but not to Thuklai. Pu SKL paved the tarmac from Kalemyo to Taingen, junction to Haka and Thuklai and sent all the money back to central office.   G. NW gave 100 bedded hospital to Haka, but as all top ranking officers were only from Tedim-Siyáng and Falam, they divided it into pieces, 25 bedded each to different towns. G.NW again gave order to the capital, Haka to construct an airport. However as Tedim and Falam also wanted to have such airport that plan was later canceled. G.NW granted lots and lots of money to construct different departmental offices and quarters, but only few of them are in existence. Note: Please read the whole article HERE and have a good mind. ------------------------------ "Serve with gladness"

CARD Rural Leaders Training Thawngpang

Hmunkip ummi Dawtmi Unau hna,   Nan dam lio cio a si hna maw? Thawngpang dang hna a tha  maw? Kan biak Pathian tu nih kan umnak hmunhma cioah a thluachauhza he lamtha kan hruai cio ko seh. Nan caah thlaza cam kan dai lo. CARD Rural Leaders Training (TOT, Training Of Trainers) thawngpang tete kan vun in thanh than hna.   -CARD Rural Leaders Training (TOT) cu CARD Zung ah  12 May, 2009 in thawk a  si cang. Association le District Area in nu pakhat le pa pahnih an zapi minung 25 kan cah hna i tlamtling tein 25 an rak kai kho. Training cawnpiak tu kan fialmi hna zawng tutiangah cun tlam a tling ngai.   (1) Rev. Dr. S. Ngun Ling le Sayamah Kaw Maing (Kachin) nih "The Dangers of Chemical le Ecology" le Khrihfa biaknak an kan cawn piak. (2) Ecovillage Design Education - Rev. Ngun Kham (3) Leadership - Rev. Za Mang (4) Conflict trasnformation - Pu Chawn Kio (5) Livestock- Rev. Di Van  (6) Argriculture - Rev. N. Lai Uk hna nih an cawnpiak hna.   -Zarhte ni zanlei 4-5 pm may 16, 2009 ah ZPBA Motor in Hakha Saipuizi Dum le khauchungah lehlazi (Observation ) kan kal pi hna. Khua te lei training a rak kaimi khuate Hruaitu pawl an kaimi trainingah i lunghmuihnak tampi an ngeihmi kan hmuh tikah a tu chun cantiang lamtha hruaitu Pathian cungah le bawmchantu, thlacam piak tu cungah lawmhnak chim cawk lo kan ngei. Kan training hi a ra laimi cawn nithum ni 20 May tiang tuahding kan si rih. A tang rihmi canchungah Pathian nih lamtha a kan hruaichin rihnak hnga thinlung thlacamnak in nan kan philh lo diing zawng zangfah nawl kan in duh ko hna. Cun CARD khuate lei hruaitu sinah bia siaherh cah duhmi tete nan ngeih ahcun an umchungah hi mail zawngin biak chawnh khawh an si.   - GLT (Grassroot Leasership training Thailand ah kai ding in Pastor Khin May Than cu 17 May, 2009 ah ai thawh ve cang lai. Pastor Ram Nawn(Volunteer, CARD) zawng Thailand in dam tein Hakha a rak phan than cang.   - CARD nih a chuahmi Amithiang Lennak Lairam Vol. III Master a chuak cang. Arauh hlanah nan sin a phanh khawhnak lai kan i zuam cuahmah lio a si.   - CARD Kumhra tlinnak Magazine ca Article a kan kua ciami nan cungah kan i lawm hringhran. A kan kua manh rih lo mi a tang mi zawng nan kan kuat khawh cio ding zangfah kan in nawl than ko hna.   CARD riantuannak ah kan umnak hmunhma cio in thinlung hmunkhat tein kar kan hlan ti khawh pengnak lai thlaza cam peng bu in,   Bawipa Dumchungah riantuantu,   Ngai Men Field Director CARD, Hakha   Note: Mah ca hi CARD Group mail on 16 May 2009 zong ah relkhawh a si. ------------------------------ "Serve with gladness"

The Lord's Day Vs Mother's Day

We prayed for our mothers on the Lord's Day (last Sunday May 10th 2009) Just think a little bit deeper as a true Christian Think about Jesus, who is the Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2: 27)...Perhaps to whom the lord Buddha Gautama pointed Him to be the last Coming One (Pwin) after him (Gautama) Think about how no Christian nation can escape from using Gregory Calendar today as follow Before Jesus' Resurrection (just for comparison) Monday Tuesday Wed Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday/Sabbath Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 After Jesus Resurrection (Today Gregory Calendar) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sab/Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sunday then is a Resurrection Sabbath Day. But the meaning of the Sabbath has always been the same: True rest can only be found in Jesus Christ...Mark 11: 28-30 Think about how come the Seventh Day the First Day of the week (Gen 2: 2-3; Acts 20: 7; 1 Cor 16: 1-2) Think about the Lord Jesus died on Friday Think about the Lord Jesus of his resurrection after three days Think about the first becomes the last, the last the first...so on Think about the Sunday As mentioned Sunday is the First Day of the week on the God-given Gregory Calendar for today, It is a Day that on the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day...Acts 20:7; 1Cor 4: 1-4; Rev 1: 10 In imitation of apostolic practice (not the Roman practice), we also gather on the first day of the week to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord from the dead and to find our rest in the work he has done (done by none of us) Think about four distinct stages of Sabbath revelation. The Creation Sabbath, the Exodus Sabbath (Exodus 20:8 remember-Deu 5:12-15 observe), the Resurrection Sabbath, and the Final Sabbath...Heb 4: 9 The first two stages are the Old Testament roots, and the last two are the New Testament flower and fruit Here is a reminder for us that the OT is a preparation for the NT and the New Testament is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. Christians interpret the OT in the light of the New Testament as the Old Testament is a preparation for the NT What is Sunday? Sunday is the first week of the day. The first day of the week is the Resurrection rest, the New Covenant Sabbath. Sunday is a Christian Sabbath because our Lord rose on the first day. The Old Covenant Sabbath is transformed into the New Covenant Sabbath (or Lord's Day) by the resurrection of the Lord of the Sabbath from the dead. As a Redeemer, he appointed it to be a sign of the covenant of his grace. The Sabbath is now, and always has been, the Lord's Day! There can be no other days on the Lord's Day. Or it is impossible to make the Lord's Day for our days such as mothers day, fathers day, Judson day, MCC day, MBC day, ZBC day, Sunday School Day and all the days that are to come yet., etc...Sadly, these have been become most likely a substitute on the Lord's Day. So now is the best time we have to be careful in a conservative way of seeking for the most truth among this perverted generation, liberally. Because God said, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God...." (Exodus 20: 8-11). So if we do really want to set apart a day for mothers in a special way, then we can appoint one out of the six those are given to us. Yet it is another thing if we want to celebrate commemoration for our mothers only on the Lord's Day (Sunday). It's just ok we just pray for them on the Lord's Day. We give them gifts on the Lord's Day. But still Sunday is for the Lord's Day. Sunday is the Lord's Day. How did we spent our last Sunday May 10th 2009? Well. We spent last Sunday primarily to worship God in singing, in prayer, in reading the scripture and in listening to His Word being preached to us each in our Church and in Philippine Myanmar Christian Fellowship as far as the past Sunday (the Lord's Days) are concerned. Everyone of us knows that we are not worshiping the day. We are worshiping God in His own appointed day, a day that is the 7th day out of six. We have the six day with us. But the only one day of the first day of the week (Sunday) is for the Lord. And it is always be the Lord's Day. Neither mothers nor fathers day. Sunday is a day that is set apart for the Lord. So don't never forget if you are a true Christian that Sunday is the Lord's Day in which we can pray and celebrate for those whom we concern instead. It is nothing wrong though we celebrate our appreciation/ commemoration for mothers in the Lord's Day. But it has something become conspiracy of Satan when we fail to say Mothers' Day instead of saying the Lord's Day. Because what you have used to say will conspire you from your Christian standing point. Thus you will be failing from keeping the Lord's Day holy. Because the Lord's Day is a day to listen his holy Word from the Scripture. It is a day for the Lord Jesus Christ not for men. The Lord's Day can be kept holy by way of Christ Center Preaching and by way of Christ Center Listening or by way of Christ Center reading the Bible. Paul said in Galatians 1: 10 that For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. It is not our mothers' day in which we worship God It is the Lord's Day in which we can celebrate our mothers' being good to us. We want to express mothers' love and care for their children as a special occasion one in a year. And this special occasion falls on Sunday (the Resurrection Day) so that we can give thanks to the Lord on His Day for giving us good mothers who will care for us. It is not mothers' Day in which we worship the Lord. Rather it is the Lord's Day in that day we can celebrate and express our gratefulness for our mothers in return. Note: This special occasion (mothers' day) that falls on Sunday is appointed by men not by God. It is the Lord day in which we celebrate and express our gratitude for our mothers in return Thanks the Lord for granting us and enabling our hearts to be thankful for our mothers in His Day. We prayed for our mothers and gave thanks to the Lord on His Day, last Sunday May 10, 09. We thank the Lord for our mothers But, let's also pray for those mothers and fathers with their sons and daughters who cannot worship God on the Lord's Day (Sunday) like those are in Middle East among Muslim and among the Jews especially those are under serious persecution. However, Let's us continue to say the Lord's Day as Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Heb 13: 8) Let's not forget that it is still the Lord's Day even though we fail to say Mothers Day or Fathers' Day or...or...or. .. Let's keep our tongues holy on the Lord's Day. Don't say something of such and such a day! Keep quiet! Sunday is the Lord's Day. It is none of us day. We are celebrating his resurrection on Sunday. A Sunday that has become the Christian Sabbath because of the transition point of Jesus' Death and Resurrection! Yours in Christ, Brother DAL ================= Life is like a book, everyday is new pages

Mother's Day Poem by Vawkuu

“My Mom’s Love”
L. Van Cin Thang

Days and months have passed by
And time may heal a missing heart.
But at the thought of you, time can’t erase,
For it is a heart with a genuine love for a son.

The experiences reveal your lovely face,
Natures remind me of your tender care.
And, your kind holding hand and embraces
In your arm, I’m most comfy.

Mom’s inner aspiration for a son
Godly way of life, It was Mom’s inner wish.
Equipping with the living Word of God,
The erudition from above, it is a better way for me.

The most costly, Mom’s prayer
With the purest heart of faith, I’m reconstructed.
The highest valued, Mom’s admonition,
It smoothes son’s ways, and paves a way of success.

God heard, Of Mom’s entreaty
With the deepest devotion, experiences testify so.
Wish you were here, To tell you All,
For the kindest voice, I’ve ever heard.

Your being there, being by my side,
I’m built with Word of wisdoms.
I’m strengthened emotionally, mentally.
I feel the best by your love around me.

A thousand thanks, being my Mom,
And the unique love and sweet prayer,
O my own Mom dear, it is you, the only one
I ever own, so the whole world does.
You’re my mom, I love you.

Manny Pacquiao Vs Ricky Hatton

2 May 2009 ah Mandalay Bay, USA, Boxing thonghnak hmun ah Manny Pacquiao (Philippines) le Ricky Hatton (UK) an i thong. Pacquiao hi lightweight (pound to pound) boxing thongh ah World Champion a si. Culawng silo in amah nak pong tamdeuh, champion a si ve mi Oscar de la Hoya zong challeng i atu Hatton he an ithongh hlan a hnubik aa thonghnak (December 2008) ah a tei. Dela Hoya nih a hrawh dih lai tiah mikip nih an ti nain an ithongh taktak tikah Pacquiao nih round 8-nak ah a tei. Ahmai phingtuk in a thongh cang caah a mit a au kho set ti lo i round 9-nak tho ti lo in a sung a khaan. Hatton zong hi Europe lei ah lightweight pound to pound ah champion a si ve. A zum taktak mi a si. Dela Hoya a tei tan puai dihbak ah a challeng colh ti a si. Cuticun thlaruknak ah atu an ithongh hi a si. An tuanbia zoh tikah an tthawng veve. Knock-out in an tei lengmang hna. An record cu Pacquiao 49-3-2 (with 37 knockouts), Hatton 45-2-0 (with 32 knockouts) a si. An kum 30 veve an si (Hatton thla 2 in a upa deuh). An pound Pacquiao 138 a si i 140 ah aa kai ter. Hatton cu 140 bakte a si. An ithongh cangmi round diklak Pacquiao 291, Hatton 274 a si. An tung lehmah cheu Hatton a sang deuh. An pumrua an itia ngaite. Round 1 an ithongh ah Pacquiao nih voi 2 vawlei ah boklak in a thongh colh ko. Round 2 nak ah thazaang a la tthan i a col cang kho ngai ko nain Pacquiao nih a kehlei kut in Hatton orhlei khabe ah faktak in a thongh tthan i ground ah it ko in a tuah hoi ko. A cawlcang lo i a thi cang dara tiah a zohtu vialte kan thin a phang dih. A hmun, Mandalay Bay ah a zohtu minung 16,262 an si pin ah vawleicung dihlak million tampi nih TV, Settelite in zoh a si. Mandalay Bay a zohtu hi UK in a rami le mirang a tam i Asian mi cu cheuli cheukhat hrawng lawng an si lai ti a si. Zohman ticket hi US$ 6000, 5000, in 100 man tiang a um ti a si. Hi puai i phaisa an hmuhmi dihlak 60% Pacquiao nih a lak lai i 40% Hatton nih a lak lai ti a si. Pacquiao hi World Champion a si ca ah a rate a sang deuh. Mirang pawl nih Asia mi an kan nehsawh tuk i fawituk in kan teikhawh mi hna an si zia Pacquiao nih vawleicung mi vialte mithmuh kuttongh bak in a tuahkhawh ca ah Pacquiao cung ah hin Asia mi vialte kan ilawmh awk tuk a si. Puai a rak zohtu Mirang pawl cu a ning maw a zak deuh lai, an khuaruah maw a har deuh lai ti hna ka ruat len. Amah le a chungkhar ca lawng si lo in Philippines ram pin ah South East Asian mi vialte hmai a kan hngal tertu kan pasalttha, patthawng a si ca ah Pacquiao hi upatnak pe cio usih. Hmailei zong ah aa thongh rih a si ahcun a tei rih ko hna lai. Zeicahtiah an ithonghning zoh tikah an colcangh in siseh, an thonghmi a fah le fah lo siseh, a teituk hna. Adonghnak a sinain a biapibik mi cu Pacquiao nih thinghnak chung a luh cangka le puai a dih cangka ah thla a cam hmasa lengmang mi kong a si. Amah hi Catholic Krihfa a si. Ka pumpak nih minung 5 he an ithongh ka zoh ve cang. A tei dih hna. Thonghnak hmun chung a luh cangka a kil te ah thla a cam hmasa zungzal. A tei hna tikah mitampi nih an zuanhnawh, kut an tlaih, an cawi, an hlorh lio ah aa zuk i thla a cam hmasa lengmang. Thlacam hi a thawknak ah siseh, a donghnak ah siseh, a philh hrimhrim lo. Cucaah kan biak Pathian nih a umpi i teinak a pek peng tiah zumhlo awk tthalo a si. A konglam Internet ah tlingngai in an ttialmi a um i hika Blog hi kau ulaw relkhawh a si. South East Asia mi vialte hmai a kan hngaltertu le a kan cawisangtu Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao upatpek buin, A tihzahtu le a upattu, ASIAN a minung hawi ------------------------------

CARD THAWNGTHANH (2 May 2009)

Hmunkip ummi CARD Unau hna, Nan dihlak lunglawmhnak he nan kut kan in tlaih hna. Lailei thawngpang a tha rih. Kumdangnak in ruahti a tlai i Lailei Lotuah tu caah cun khuaruah har le lung rethei in um cio a si ko. Minung nih kan tuah khawh lo mi cungah Pathian tu kan bochan ko. Ramleng um kan Unau hna zawng nan thawngpang kan in theih tawn hna. A canah kan i lawm a canah kan khua ruah a har. A zei a si hmanhah Pathian tu bochan cio ko hna uh sih. CARD riantuannak tete kan vun in theih ter than hna. -- Malaysia um CARD kan Unau ZZLMS nih a ra lai mi May 9,2009 ah Civui tuah an i tim ti thawng kan rak theih. Kan lung a lawm hringhran. Mah tluk tihphan thlalaunak ram in miphun dawtnak thinlung he Unau rual i funtom duhnak le i funtom khawhnak thluachuah petu Pathain min kan thangthat i khuakhang lairel tu upa hna cung zawngah kan lung aa lawm hring hran. Sung luai ngai in an tuah khawhnak hnga thlacam piak cio hna uh sih.. --CECD (Civil Empowerment and Community Development) Thailand ah thlathum training akai mi Pastor Ram Nawn cu a ra laimi May 10 ah Yangon a rak phan cang lai. A kaiti mi hna chungin minung pahnih an thim than hna i Newzealand ah thlaruk training peh khawh dingin an thim ve .. Pathian cungah kan i lawm hringhran.June thla chungah a kal colh than lai.Atlamtlin khawhnak hnga Pathian sin thlaza cam piak cio hna uh sih. -GLT (Grassroot Leadership training )Thailand ah thlathum training kai ding in Pastor Khin May Than cu a ra lai mi May 17,2009 ah kal dingin Rangon a phan cang. --A ra laimi May 12-20,2009 ah Rural Leaders Training (TOT) tuah ding in timhlamhnak kan ngei i khuate lei hruaitu minung 25 (Assoc.pakhat in minung 3 cio) kai dingin kan cah hna. Cawnpiak tu hi Rangon in Rev. Dr. S. Ngun Ling le a hawi Karen pahnih,Rev..Ngun Kham,Rev. Za Mang, Rev. Di Van,Rev. N. Lai Uk(TABC), Pu Chawn Kio, Rev. Za Khar, Pastor Tum Hniang, Mr. Jacob Thang(Hakha) ,Rev. Dr. Lian Do Kham(Special lecture,)Rev. Dr. Hla Aung(Special Lecture)Rev. Sang Hre le Dr, Khin Nweh (Special Lecture) in sawm an si. Tlam tling tein kan tuah khawhnak lai thlacamnak in nan kan bawmhchanh cio nak lai zangfah kan in nawl ko hna. --Amithiang lennak lairam.Vol.III cu Editting a dih cang Master a rauh hlanah a chuak cang lai. Nan sin a phanh khawh cionak lai kan i zuam cuahmah lio a si. --CARD Director Rev. Dr. Hrang Kil zawng Pathian thawng le dawtu Unau hna thawng in a dam cuahmah cang ti thawng kan theih kan i lawm hringhran, Dam tein a um ahcun May thladih ah kan sin a phan kho lai ti kan zumh. Pathian sin thlacamnak in i bawm chan cio ko hna uh sih. --CARD Kumhra tlinnak Magazine chuahnak ding caah Australia nih Sponsor an kan tuah i phaisa zawng kan sin a phan dih cang nain Article a tlin deuh rih lo caah kan chuah kho rih lo ,Lailei Article tam deuh a chuak cang Ramleng um kan Unau sinin kan hmuh mi a um rih lo caah May thlachungah nan kan kuat khawh cionak lai zangfah kan in nawl chih rih ko hna. Pathian nih kan hmailei karhlannak zawngah a thluachuah za he lam tha kan hruai chin rih ko seh, nan ca thlacam piak kan in phlih hna lo. Lunglawmhnak he, Ngai Men Field Director CARD, Hakha ------------------------------