"The fate of the government may be changing. I guess the generals asked for it by showing what kind of people they are in Pakaukku (where the authorities mistreated the monks so badly and fired warning shots above the protesters' heads). The monks have shown their resolve by marching the whole week this week.

The weather last few days was far from friendly. I did not expect them to come out. But out they came and with increasing numbers. Public started to join last few days. But they have to watch out for government thugs joining and disrupting and turning violent.

Looks like the regime's strategy is to pick them up later with the video and photo evidence taken during the march. May be they hope it will loose momentum if they waited out. But if it gains momentum, they will create violence and then use force. We may even see another fake coup. Then they will start all over again (back to 1988 scenario).

Heard that 10 monks from Ahlone's Aung Mingalar Kyaung were picked up on Monday but have not seen it in the media. International Buddhist communities should join the movement and support the situation here.

Buddhist countries' governments also have been very quiet. The regime is in a critical situation now both internally and externally. The health condition of Prime Minister Soe Win is not helping either.

I looked at it from the Buddhist point of view. He had to endure his brother's death. Worse, the brother died while trying to save Soe Win. The amount of Ah Kutho - misdeeds - he has accumulated was too much I guess. (Soe Win is a crony of Senior General Than Shwe who was responsible for the massacre of NLD members and supporters at Depayin on 30 May 2003.)

The brother was a humble and relatively clean guy who was well respected. They were mentally and physically connected. One can sense when another was in trouble. Event hough Soe Win is in and out of coma and the Intensive Care Unit, I am sure he knows. I hope nothing happens to his brother's daughter who is late into her pregnancy.

If PM Soe Win passed away in this kind of situation, it could further fuel the movement and discourage the generals who still believe in Buddhism. I do not think he will last more than a week. The Gov may opt to keep him alive on the machines because of the situation here. I guess it is his fate. They will have to make reshuffles in the top brass to appoint another PM when he dies. It can create rifts among the top generals. Their unity is getting more fragile. Only a few top guys left who wants to continue. Most of them are frustrated with the situation including some ministers and generals.

They have made a lot of mistakes and this is the cummulative effect of those mistakes. They had to raised fuel prices because they spent to much. I hope we find a good way out.