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First Day of New Year at Ngapali Beach: Oxcart Race

Spectators are already waiting 'impatiently' (a word you rarely hear in Myanmar) ...


... all participants are at pole position (above) ... and the heat is on (below) ...


... some take it real cool(below) ... even smoking a cheroot ...

... loosing op (ox power) is no big deal(below) ... (a flat tyre is very, very rare)

... fruit sellers do not have a chance (below) as long as bets are on ...


... look who is there in the VIP Lounge (below) ...

... back to start for the next heat (below) ...



... ready for the final heats (below) ...








... and here are the winners ... No. 13 is not among them but see below ...


... it's No. 14 ... I guess ...

... but every participant gets a prize ... and afterwards ...

... everybody is going to mind his own business ...

... and the beach becomes quiet again ...

Can you stand another sunset? Here we go ...






That's it for the moment, folks.

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