After the 1988 uprising, around 15,000 students, farmers, workers, monks and professionals left for the jungle—to carry on the fight against the Burmese military.
Most of us were men, with just a few women in our midst. In our camp, the ratio of men to women was 97 to 3.
Given the statistics, single women naturally became the center of attention. For the majority of them, there was an oversupply of love, allowing them to pick and choose potential partners—or not. They were all very strong and dedicated women, but it was in many ways an intimidating experience for them to find themselves among hundreds of young males. Men, by contrast, vied with each other for a woman’s attention.
