Soccer and golf provided the backdrop to this weekend's activities in Yangon.

First stop is Yangon sports complex and a home match for Yangon United versus the 'delta boys' from Ayeyawady United. It's a tight game until two second half goals from the home side keep their unbeaten start to the season going.

Its all based on the premier league and is very professionally run as a sports event. I hang around afterwards to see the post match interviews and players posing for pictures with their fans.

The following day, I take a trip over the river to the luxurious Pun Hlaing course and watch the final day's play of the Myanmar Open, part of the Asia/Japan tour.

It it takes me some time to recalibrate from poverty and slum conditions to expensive luxury homes costing millions and beautifully landscaped course. It's a lovely sunny day and a relaxed, informal atmosphere.

I get a good viewpoint as the leaders reach the final hole and the Australian Todd Sinnott is the clear winner with two outstanding rounds of 64 and 65 on the two final days,
This is the second year for this event and it promises to be a continuing part of the Yangon sporting calendar.

The difference between the well educated affluent attendees and my local community is stark. On my way home, I visit my local pagoda to reflect on this massive inequality and to find my own way of living within this wonderful but deeply paradoxical country.