University of Phonaing - From this land

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Just as the lion king Keshara emerged from the golden cave and gazed at the Himalayas, so the bearded Chit Than emerged from the (....) district office, adorned with bamboo and daffodils, and gazed at the world.

Just as King Ketha the Lion King was hungry, the bile from Chit Than's bloated stomach rose up his throat, making him feel nauseous.

It was late afternoon, working hours. It was the middle of the month of November, and the rain was getting colder.

From where he stood, Chit Than looked up at the Chinese "Keut Shin" shop, three houses to the right. It was late afternoon, and customers were already pouring in.

Chit Than cursed Ngata as he struck the ground with the stick in his hand.

Toe Thaw (aka Thet Wai), who claims to be Shwe Mi's nephew from Ma Shwe Mi's house, was today appointed as a guitar instructor at the Panthia School in Jubilee Hall. Toe Nyeha (aka Thet Wai) has a strong reason to be the dayaka for today. Thet Wai has also promised.

It must be Nga Ta Mwe. The driver of the parliamentary secretary of the Department of Culture, Soe Maung, said that Thet Wai got the job because of him. Nga Ta (aka Bo Ta), the information and culture officer of the Yebwa Phyu Lu Khin, also said that he was talented. Who is talented is not important to Chit Than. The only thing that is important is that Thet Wai returns on time. He does not drink or eat when he does not return.

It's unlikely that it was because of Soe Maung. It must have been because of Nga Ta, who had a more intellectual mind and was more quick to seize opportunities, when the "Che" child entered.

Chit Than banged his cane on the ground. Every time the wind from the kitchen, which knew no evil, hit his throat, Chit Than banged the innocent ground with his cane.

Chit Than and this stick are inseparable. Why is he holding this stick? Chit Than himself does not know much. However, he thinks that the fact that he is holding this stick is like the generals of the army who usually hold short leather sticks, and he is also majestic in his own way. Like this stick, there is also something inseparable on Chit Than's head. It is a piece of wool that has started to be bitten by worms.

 

Chit Than is just over 5 feet tall. His skin is dark, but his face is red with red eyes. His stomach is not yet as big as a pot, but it is quite large. The upper part of his body, including this stomach, is protected by a military khaki shirt that is green in color. The wide, loose-fitting shirt is too tight to wrap around his waist. Chit Than understands that this is an inconvenience in the world.

I think it's worth mentioning the geographical location and potential of the neighborhood where Chit Than is located here.

In front of Chit Than, there is a tarmac road with rickshaws, horse-drawn carriages, and cars constantly passing by. At the back of Chit Than, there is a hill about ten feet high. This hill is a cemetery in downtown Yangon where the dead are still buried.

Surrounding this square cemetery are dilapidated huts, old huts, dilapidated houses, and old houses. In Chit Than's ears, he could hear the sound of horseshoes and cars, as well as the sound of hammers and chisels.

To the left of Chit Than’s office is the hut of a rickshaw driver, Kasin, and his wife, Atin. After Kasin’s hut, there is the blacksmith’s shop of U Sit Kyaw and Ma Wanu, then the house of Ma Shwe Mi, a single widow who has no job, no husband, no children, and nothing, and who is a member of the Mahaddhi Ichsathaya sect. After Ma Shwe Mi’s house, there is a new house, a new fence, and

The house of Ko Phoe Sein, a driver of a university lecturer, Ms. Somti, and Ms. Somkyi. Ms. Somty is Ko Phoe Sein's sister-in-law and Ms. Somkyi is Ko Phoe Sein's wife. However, the neighborhood calls Ko Phoe Sein "Phogodaka" and Ms. Somty and Ms. Somkyi are called Leybat Khin Nyunt and College Sein.

Chit Than likes Ms. Somti, so he has a crush on Ko Phoe Sein. Ko Phoe Sein's brother is a member of the ruling party from Thayarwady and has a crush on him. Ko Phoe Sein also hangs out with the dirty kids from the university and talks big, so he has a crush on him.

Just as the Lion King Ketha rules over the three mountains, Chit Than rules over this cemetery platform area. Just as the Lion King Ketha was born with a mane, Chit Than also has a pointed beard. That is why his name is Bearded Chit Than.

The ones who dared to disrespect the bearded Chit Than were the driver, the Buddha Daka, U Phoe Sein, and the horse-drawn cart driver, Ko Htun Maung, Ma Hla Yin, Thein Saung, and the whole family from the same house. Thein Saung was a young man who was only twelve years old. Thein Saung and the whole family

They just came up from the forest. They just came up from the forest and they don't understand anything. How much they don't understand is that they don't understand that they should be afraid of someone like themselves. They are so ignorant. Let them be... They must be "educated".

Between Ko Po Sein and Ko Tun Maung’s house, there is a sign that says “Twante, Tawa Ko San Pa, Ma Nyo Mya, Goldsmith, We make all kinds of gold, silver, stone, and iron jewelry at reasonable prices.” Ko San Pa and Ma Nyo Mya’s goldsmith shop. Ko San Pa can beat Ma Nyo Mya if he loses a horse, and Ma Nyo Mya can beat her husband, just like a strong woman who can shout seven times in a row, so that the whole neighborhood can hear her. Chit Than is not happy with this couple. While Chit Than is watching quietly, a jeep pulls up in front of Ko Po Sein’s house. Chit Than knows that this gray jeep is the jeep that Ko Po Sein drives.

The car was loaded with boxes, bedding, and other items. Soon after the car arrived, Ko Phoe Sein and a young man, about seventeen years old, with fair skin, got out to unload the items. Chit Than, who was interested, went to the blacksmith shop.

"I don't know what the Buddha's plan is."

Chit Than pointed to the car and said to U Sit Kyaw. Chit Than knew that Ko Po Sein used his teacher's car to carry goods and carry people, and he was referring to this.

U Sit Kyaw, who had just put the “lay” for the horse-drawn carriage, looked at Chit Than Ko and then at Ko Phoe Sein’s car. He said nothing. This old man was more interested in the sound of his feet, which was so loud that it almost pierced his ears, than in the words he heard.

However, Mawanu, who was serving the food, responded.

"This time, it's not a wedding, it's a delivery service for people who rent a room on the other side of his house."

"That's just a joke too."

"What's wrong with cooking it yourself?"

This wise saying came from the mouth of U Tun Maung, the horse-drawn cart driver, Thein Saung's father and Ma Hla Yin's husband, who was sitting on a nearby deck chair, leaning against a stool.

Chit Than suddenly became agitated. Then, with his right hand supporting the cane on the ground and his left hand braiding his beard, he frowned and stared at U Tun Maung's face without speaking. Wouldn't even a police officer respect this kind of look?

However, U Tun Maung effortlessly spit out saliva that gurgled between his teeth, reaching more than four feet, and then said to U Sit Kyaw.

"A real jeep, Master." This was for U Tun Maung's second cart, and he was anxious to get a good one, so he stopped asking Chit Than. U Sit Kyan lowered the hammer.

“Here, Ko Tun Maung…..a real jeep, I started handling jeeps in Myanmar, do you understand?”