Prisoner Thein Win - Bwa Thet Sha and the Wizza villagers

Chapter (1)

I am passionate about collecting antiques. I used to have a large collection of antiques in my 'prison yard' house.

I have a large collection of antique wardrobes, books, and paperweights, as well as Pyu-era pottery bracelets, pottery shards, ancient wall clocks, and various statues that I have collected over the years.

In addition, the collection also includes watches from Switzerland, such as P& ROAMER, PARGO, OMEGA, ROLEX, RADO. TITONI.OGEBAL. There are also various antique fountain pens, such as PARKER (21), (17) made in the United States, and various fountain pens made in Canada.

In the past, it was said that a man could only be considered handsome if he could hold a good pen. A long-sleeved shirt with a collar and a gold or silver PARKER pen in the left pocket was considered handsome. A black checkered shirt (L.PARKER) was also considered elegant and neat. Burmese clothes and the Burmese people are very suitable for this.

As for the cloth, it was from the Bangkok era, but in our era, it is the Rakhine era. It is thick and strong. The pattern is colorful. It is beautiful for parties. In this era, we have entered the era of ready-made cotton cloth. Except for adults, it is almost rare to see anyone wearing a traditional shirt.

My hobby is not only antiques but also swapping cars. So, I started with a FAMILIA, then I drove various NISSAN CEDRIFORDs and various Japanese cars, and finally I ended up with a Willys Jeep and a MORRIS MINNOR.

“Once, my Willys Jeep was running out of fuel and I had to keep it, but a friend insisted on buying it. All that was left was an old MORRIS MINNOR (1952) model.

I bought that car from an old man named MR. DICKMEN, a Jewish German who lived west of Aung San Stadium. The old man was about 90 years old when I met him and was very kind to me.

I helped him get a new one after he lost his ID card, so we became friends. I often invited him to my house and served him food and drank alcohol. He was also very disciplined in drinking. He drank twice and never drank more than a week. That is why he seems to live a long and healthy life. . . He had an old (GEC) refrigerator, a RECORD CHANGER, and an old (EKĆO) acon RADIO SIGUME:03: MORRIS MINNOR car at his house. He also sold the car to me for a small fee because he could not drive it anymore. He also gave me car spare parts as gifts.

The car is a beautiful ivory-colored car. The speedometer, wipers, turn signals, and oil gauge are all in good condition. When you turn left or right, the turn signal arm comes out of the middle of the car body and signals. It is a very complete - good English car.

The owner, MR. DICKMEN, bought it when he returned to England. It is a 1952 model, so it is over 40 years old. Like the owner, the car is old, but still in good condition. Everyone was watching as I enjoyed driving the car.

I drove that car for about (3) years and it started to break down one by one. MR. DICKMEN, with great affection, contacted U Bin Maung from Kyee Myint Daing, a car repair shop, and U Gyi Aung, a car mechanic from Kamaryut Road, to add extra parts.

MOTOR HOUSE OF WOEM FIVE STAR is located near Woobase and has moved to Pazundaung, Linsa Daung. I also buy any parts I think I need. The repairman is U Gyi Aung, a mechanic from Kamaryut Road.

. The car was almost completely repaired. The floor under the paint was patched. WIRING was done. The light bulb and dynamo were (6) volts and were converted to (12) volts. The shock absorber was not a spring like today. - It had (2) PISTONS and a reciprocating type, and the engine oil was added to the oil pan. If you forget, the oil pan would break and you would not be able to get a new one, so you would have to patch the old metal housing. The tires and rims were also worn out, so they were replaced with FIAT rims. The windshield wipers also had to be repaired.

The engine was good, but I had to frantically search for old parts at the Bayint Naung market to replace almost all of the old parts, including the water pump, radiator, etc. As the years passed, old parts became more expensive and rare.

I have a great love for the car, but it is more expensive than the elephant. There are people who would buy the old car. But I did not sell it. I have to repair the car often, and the mechanic, U Kyi Aung, and I are like brothers. " . After a while, the teacher stopped paying for the car repair, and I started buying things instead of the money. The teacher's house also became my home and my drinking place. The teacher's family also became my family. The teacher's house and funeral matters could not be done without my participation. ,

After driving the MORRIS MINNOR for over (5) years, Daw Thein Than Htay Oo, who is just as crazy about antique cars as I am , offered to buy it, so we sold it for five hundred thousand kyats.

At that time , it was enough money to buy a SUNNY PICK-UP pickup truck with the same license plate number. With our money, we could buy a new house in Ward (12) of Hlaingthaya Township. We thought that the car would not be profitable and turned to real estate. '' At that time, the Aung Zeya Bridge from Insein to Hlaingthaya had not yet been built, and we had to cross to Hlaingthaya by boat (or motorized sampan).

When the Aung Zeya Bridge was completed and the Yangon-Pathein Road was opened, the house I bought was far from the main road. Therefore, I couldn't sell it because I couldn't get a sale. I rented it out. At that time, the house didn't have a kitchen, bathroom, or toilet, so I had to renovate and expand it (more than 10 million baht).

The teacher's family who bought the car live on Okkyin Station Road. They always come to me when their car breaks down. So I sold the car, but I didn't get along with the mechanic - U Gyi Aung.

There are very few car repair shops that can fix old English cars. Young people today don't want to drive our old English cars. That's why they often park their cars in front of their apartments.

Sometimes I clean the car and drive it for their family to travel. I drive the car well. It goes smoothly to all the places in Yangon where their family goes. I can send them.

That's why the teacher's husband, U Myint Oo, gave me the car. I used it for my family and drove it for theirs. In their family, the teacher's mother, Daw Than Than Nu, was the one who used the car the most.

They often go to their relatives' house in Kan Taw Kalay and to the Thein Phyu branch office, and I often accompany them. My grandmother (L.W., A) is a retired office clerk from the headquarters and likes tea. .

When I met her, she was about 5 years old, but very lively and strong. She always dressed neatly, wore large, round Belgian diamond earrings, and hung a large gold chain with a locket around her neck. At that time, the teacher had a girl named ' Khun Sin Than Tha ', who was about a month old. She was a very cute little girl.

My mother, Daw Than Than Nu, does not live with the teachers. She lives with her younger son, Maung Thaik Wan, on Maha Bandula Road near the historical Thow Chaung. He is a craftsman and is a