I've decided to change the name of the blog. I'm still hoping that I can get others to join me here, but that could take some time. At the moment it's just me. So 'Ethnic Voices' seemed a bit of a misnomer. Besides which, it seemed very sort of serious and academic-ey. Although I'll admit to being a genius, I try not to take myself too seriously. I really want this blog to be a place for expressing opinions and feelings, albeit on serious issues, but I'd like to avoid the typical gravity and bleakness/blandness which plagues much writing on human rights issues. It seems par for the course that very passionate people go to great lengths to remove any passion from their writing on these sorts of issues, and it often ends up lacking the bite, wit, sarcasm or whatever that makes popular political commentary popular. This is reasonably expected when trying to counter popular ignorance and prejudice with facts, and I wouldn't blame anyone for it. I've been known to engage in bland writing myself, and it has its place. But what's the point of a blog if you can't say what you feel? Honestly, when I read about what's happening in Burma, or about some hair-brained policy the Thai government has come up with to pick on refugees, it makes me want to curse like a sailor. (And I'm not even the cursing type, ask my mum!). So take note, 'Burma Underground' will indulge in sarcasm, irony and possibly cursing, where appropriate.