Nico - Zut

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Tin Maung Min Thein, who happily entered the quiet dormitory, saw a large patch placed on the bed where the two windows met in the corner of the four beds in the dormitory. He was filled with anger.

Tin Aung Min Thein has been living in this dormitory since last year. Although it is called a dormitory, the old lady who owns them is cool. She doesn't live in this dormitory either. She lives in a house in another neighborhood. There is a small wooden house in the yard, about 40 feet by 60 feet, and there are only four people in the whole house, so they have a tight living space. In the other dormitories, they rent out rooms to make more space, so they often have to live in cramped quarters.

Now, the landlady, the greedy old lady, has only four people in the house. She has to pay a thousand more for each person. It's worth paying ten thousand. They don't have to queue for the living room, kitchen, and bathroom. It's even more comfortable than living in your own house, isn't it?

Last year, he arrived late to this dormitory and had to sleep in the middle bunk. This year, he arrived a week before school started and was given a bunk on the side with two windows. Why did he get there early?

Since he came to school with a blanket, he was probably a forest dweller. No matter what. He had been living there since last year. He should be allowed to choose where he liked. He was going to move the blanket from the bed to the next bed, put his things in order, put up the mosquito net, and go to sleep peacefully.

"Huh...why do I have to move my stuff? That's where I'm headed."

He saw two students, who looked a little younger than him, looking at him with slightly surprised, displeased expressions. One of them was the one who had just brought the supplies. The owner of the bag was not dressed like a wild man as he thought. He was wearing jeans and nothing else. But it was clear that he was a wild man, dressed deliberately to look like a city man. Tin Aung Min smiled.

"Ah...are these your belongings? Come on..I've been living in this dorm since last year. I'm staying here this year too. The old lady who owns the house and I are like mother and son. Last year they were here, so this year they'll be here too. Brothers, let's move over there.... Okay?"

Tin Aung Min Thein, without looking at their faces, spoke in a low voice and deliberately tied their legs. However, a minute after he finished speaking, he heard a loud roar of laughter.

"(Ha...ha)...yeah.....you're like a mother and a son. Right...I'm the granddaughter of the owner of this dorm, Grandma Lay Ma..you know. Grandma Lay Ma is my mother's sister and she entrusted everything about this dorm to me. You'll also have to pay me for your dorm fees. So, my teacher. I'll let you live where I want to. Okay?"

At the end of the conversation, Tin Aung Min Thein was a little startled. What if this guy is the grandson of the old lady who owns this dormitory? He was a little taken aback. In fact, it is true that living in this dormitory is much more convenient than in other dormitory. It is true that having a problem with the grandson of the dormitory owner is not good for him. He does not want to move from this dormitory.

"In that case, I'll have to compromise. I'm not a fool either. It's a place I lived last year, so I'm in a relationship. I'm Tin Aung Min Thein." Playsis Major

"I come from Moe Kyaw Pa Bo. Psychology.... This guy can win... - Burmese. My hobby is writing. I also draw cartoons as a hobby."

The three shook hands. The guy named Win Naing looked at him with a wide mouth. He was a tall, handsome man, with a wide face, and his eyes said he knew nothing about the world. He was old and his hair was graying. He was fond of cartoons and he couldn't write very well, so that was all he could do, he thought.

"Where should we stay...Ko Kyaw?" asked a man named Win Naing.

"I'll just take the first spot. You stay next to me. Your teacher can stay in the other two spots, whichever you prefer."

Tin Aung Min Thein was a little pleased with the use of the term "my teacher" and they chose a corner to put down their belongings and moved.

"There are four of us here... who is the next one?"

Without looking, Tin Aung Min threw himself on the bed and sat down. He separated them from the next person who would come. He didn't want to take it very much because his plan to be a teacher in this dormitory had been canceled. He looked at his watch and it was almost half past eleven. He thought that he would go out to eat in a while... He also made up his mind to leave these two people who didn't seem to know the restaurant when they ate. Knowledge can't be shown for free. You can only show it if you know it, right?

Tin Maung Min Thein closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

“Venerable sir, come here...come here. Please stay here for a while, venerable sir. Please stay here...Hey man...are you sleeping? Come on, come on. Venerable sir, please stay here. I will arrange for the alms for the disciples.”

Everyone was startled by the loud noise. When Bo Kalay saw Moe Kyaw, a monk came and sat on his bed. A man with a bag and a sack, bowing repeatedly, pushed Moe Kyaw down and placed the monk in his place. Moe Kyaw, unable to do anything, climbed under the bed and held his hands up, so he also had to climb down with a heavy weight.

“Hey guys...where is the restaurant around here?” “Restaurant...I don't know.” “Who are you?”

"Hey...this is the guy who will be staying in this dorm. Now...now...answer his question. There's no time left."

"I'm asking about a restaurant. The monk hasn't finished the alms-giving yet. It's going to be at twelve o'clock now. Where is the restaurant? If you know, please tell me. I don't know if it's going to be good. It's a problem."

“Human life is not free from hardships. There are only big and small hardships. It doesn’t matter if you don’t get alms, Shweak. U Pyin Sin can bear it.”

"Ha... U Pyin Sin is not here. Hey guys... Where is the restaurant around here? Tell me... I don't have time."

"It's just across the street from the exit of this dorm."

"Yes... Please be patient, Master. Your disciple will come right away."

The next person who arrived left in a huff. Tin Aung Min Thein's little scholar was unable to say anything between time and speed, so he gave in.

"Hey...are all of you guys going to stay in this dorm and study?"

“Of course.”

"Hey, man...of course you can't say that. Please."

"Hey...they are far from religion. Well...let's be honest. Are you all just Buddhists?"

"Oh my God, that's right."

Tin Aung Min Thein followed suit, happily snorting at Moe Kyaw. The other guy also raised his hands, seemingly unaware of anything.

"Okay...then let's kick, let's kick." When U Pyin Sin finished speaking, everyone started kicking.

“Hey...U Pyin Sin came to Yangon from Salin Gyi village on the other side of the Shwe Bo River to take the Buddhist monk training. With U Pyin Sin, Daka came here to take the world exam. The owner of this hostel is U Pyin Sin’s teacher, Daka’s. Okay... I’ll have to tell you all about it. What are you Buddhists? Do you know?”

They all raised their hands, not knowing what to say.

“Well... you say it's only Buddhists, but you don't know what Buddhism is, do you? It's getting difficult. Let's just say... U Pyin Sin will tell you what Buddhism is. Now... everyone pay attention.”

No one could say anything, so they raised their hands and paid attention.

"Oh... A Buddha who has attained the perfection of four immeasurable ages and a hundred thousand worlds and has attained omniscience is called a Buddha. The Dhamma practiced by that Buddha is called Buddhism. Only those who follow, live, and practice according to the Dhamma of that Buddha are worthy of being called "Buddhists." Is that right... Daka?"

"Oh my God, that's right."

"Home... Those who want to become Buddhists must believe in the Dhamma that the Buddha himself knew. The Sangha that preaches that Dhamma. Believe in the three jewels of the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha, and build and practice the three foundations of meditation daily. Only then will they become true Buddhists, my friends."

"Oh my God, that's right."

"Hey...you are also people who will pursue university education, so you are not very intelligent. So, if you are a true Buddhist who believes in the Buddha's teachings, then build a monastery that believes in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha. Now...let's go."

"Ahambante, the fifth of the five Dhammas,

"Buddha's Prayer"

"Dhamma Saranam Gisami"

"Sanyan Sharanam Gisami"

"Second time."

That day, Moe Soe's intention was to have a good chat with his friends who were away during the school holidays. All three of them, Melay, Khema, and Thashar, went to Moe Soe's house before entering the dormitory. Moe Soe's house was close to the school, and his friends lived in the same dormitory as Moe Soe's, so they were able to meet up with their friends the day before school started. On the days when school was closed, there was nothing special to talk about, but they chatted about this and that.

When Moe Soe said he would go back because he was hungry, Khema got angry. Tha Tha stomped his foot. So they agreed to eat lunch with them at the dormitory, thinking that they would go to Auntie Ee Tung Pyu's restaurant at the top of the road and eat lunch together at the dormitory.

When we arrived at the shop, Auntie Ee Tung Pyu was covered in sweat. Her husband, U Ye Win, was also snoring. Auntie Ee Tung Pyu was always busy with work, but her husband was always slow and heavy. He had also been drinking. He was very talkative. If he had a word, he would not stop talking, and sometimes he would just ramble on.

"You're going to sell me wings, so what? You're going to back off. Don't come near my cooking pots."

"I wish I could taste both sides of the wing... This lady. The best thing about chickens is the wing. If I could taste that wing and the bee, I would eat the wealth of Zaret Min..."

"Aung Ma...what, Zarat Min? You're not even a person who can be a king of the village. The other day, you ate a piece of red rat and liver root. You also stole two pieces of fish from a person named Shwe Pho. You also fed a tutor named Myo Swe Than, but you still can't ask for money. Yesterday, you sold a girl named Khat Ma, saying that you would pay her later if she didn't have it..."

"Ma Cho and Khat Ma said they would give it to her when she sent the money from home... It was her wife. Myo Swe Than said he would give it to her when his girlfriend Ma Htay came. Shwe Pho said he would stay. He said he would tell her that I stole it."

"Here...don't go near my cooking pots. Go. . . . Next time your people come, tell them that you met me with my own mouth."

At that time, Moe Soe and others went to the restaurant. Auntie Eton Mon was about to hit her husband with a frying pan lid, when Moe Soe and Khema saw her and started to pick up the frying pan lid.

"Hey...Khema, Moe Soe.... Oh my... I'm so sorry. What day did you arrive at the dorm?"

"Auntie E...Today. Do you still have the mixed vegetable curry?"

"It's over..."

"Now...Ko Shwe Ye Win. You...are quiet, aren't you? Go...go...go away. I don't want to talk about this kind of health.... I don't want to talk about the whole-grain curry anymore."

Auntie Etungpyun used to say that if she wanted to talk, she wouldn't, so Moe Soe and I remained silent without saying anything.

"At the house they're building at the top of Zangama Road. That house. I like the whole pot of mixed greens and fried it. So I'll tell you. The girl named Than Than Win who was looking at the houses.... She went after her husband, Khmer. The shop assistant also told Ko Ko Gyi that he lost the football game and his wife threw him out. Oh my...(ka) The teacher Ko Htay Wai's role is still funny. One day he...(ka) was driving well and was returning home with a good wind, and his wife Ma Thein Aye..."

"Auntie E...what's there to eat? My daughters are so hungry."

"Oh... cool... I was just talking about that vegetable curry. It's gone... There's duck egg curry. There's only one serving of chicken. I'll just take two servings of fried corn and bean sprouts."

"Hmm...is there only duck egg curry?"

"Ah...Khera Khi's Moe Soe.... There's still some fish and pomegranate stew left. If it's for everyone else, I'll take two servings. Moe Soe, since we're customers who will eat all season, I'll take one serving."

Auntie Ee is naturally Ee. That's probably why they call her Ee Tung Mon. She's just lost her nose.

I don't want to eat duck eggs..."

"But.... When I say duck egg, I don't mean duck egg like him. It's duck egg stew cooked in chicken broth. The duck egg is dipped all over the body and the chicken broth is soaked. Eat it...you know what I mean."

It's raining here. I'm hungry too. If I just sit and wait for him to put away the leftovers, I don't think I'll be able to eat today.

"Now...Auntie E. Just add all the remaining ingredients to the oil for the four of us girls."

Auntie E seemed happy when Moe Soe finished speaking. She was grabbing the bag and opening the lids of the jars when a man ran into the shop.

"Give me food...food"

The one who entered ran and screamed and hit Soh's shoulder. The quiet, cold-hearted Thasara hit Moe Soe who was standing next to Thasara, and Moe Soe hit Khem.

Khmer hit Auntie E's pipe again as she was preparing to pour the soup, causing the pot of soup to fall out.

"My sister...."

"Heh...heh""

"Guam..."