Really?
I didn't notice my habit to respond in conversations with this 'thoughtless deflective question' as a friend has labeled it. Apparently, I stopped thinking analytically. But in my defense, I was avoiding the formulation of thoughts in a specific language or framework for the duration of the 'cultural readjustment' period in coming back to Yangon.
It was a lot easier to organize and articulate my thoughts when I was abroad because I didn't have to transgress between two languages. But returning to Myanmar to live and work after 15 years of occasional short visits, I felt like I had to take in everything I can; learn all that I am able in order to be a proper Burmese woman I am supposed to be. In the process, I may have ridded my ability to form judgments which in turn affected my ability to articulate opinion and assess issues.
Now, after about 1.5 years of "readjustment" I finally feel confident enough of my cultural perceptivity and am ready to start thinking analytically again.
This blog is my attempt at processing my thoughts and everyday encounters in a linear, word-strung format (not a 3/4/5 dimensional headspace). The transition may not be all that smooth but I am pretty excited to see how my analytical writing ability will (re)develop over time.
