Maha Swe - Chit Thant Sin

Chapter (1)

"Ha..what a beautiful puppy"

"Why do you keep calling me a male dog?"

"Oh my god... I'm going to say something rude."

"I just want to listen to that nonsense."

A young woman, about 24 years old, with a fair complexion, and a young man, about 25 years old, with a big head, were chatting. The place was a large, luxurious restaurant on the corner of Pansotan and Dalhousie Road. At their table, there were not only the two of them, but also a tall man, about 27 years old, a beautiful woman, about 22 years old, a fair-skinned woman, and a young woman. The other three were smiling as they watched the young man and the young woman chatting.

The first person to speak was Khin Hla Myint, a senior clerk in a secretarial office, and the second person to speak was Maung Maung Htoo. He was not an employee at the office, but a friend of an office assistant, so they met during their lunch break and had a meal together.

Besides Khin Hla Myint and Maung Maung Htoo, there was also the office assistant Ko San Tin, the young lady clerk Ma Sein Than, and another junior clerk Mu Mu Nwe. Khin Hla Myint took an English illustrated magazine from Mu Mu and looked up and down, and saw a picture of a frog with a long ear, a tail, and a male dog.

There is a distinction between male and female dogs. Everyone understands that. Maung Maung Htoo asked a question that was difficult for a young woman to explain, and Khin Hla Myint became angry.

"Now... if you say it inappropriately..."

Maung Maung Htoo spoke to Khin Hla Myint, who was watching from the corner of the house with a dark expression. Khin Hla Myint said,

“Okay, Maung Maung, I’m sorry to say that.”

"That bad boy wants to hear it too." "You're welcome, Ko Maung Maung."

"Don't do it in a whisper... I'm just asking you to see if you have any knowledge or not."

"Oh... try it."

As the food they had ordered arrived, they stopped talking and started eating. Khin Hla Myint often glanced at Maung Maung Htoo with a narrowed eye. However, it was not a look of hatred, but of love.

Maung Maung Htoo's parents were wealthy and owned a large department store in Pansodan. They sold a variety of fabrics, such as nylon, rayon, spandex, and silk, which were popular with young women, as well as various cosmetics. Maung Maung Htoo himself had a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Yangon University, so he always stayed away from Khin Hla Myint's situation.

They all ordered different things. They ordered tea, coffee, bread and butter, and samosa, whatever they liked. Maung Maung Htoo ordered six milo sandwiches and six goat cheese rolls. No one was surprised when he ate them all in one go, like a goat. They weren't surprised because this wasn't the first time.

His head was quite large, and he wanted to look like a gentleman to sit at a party, so he went to the shop in Bogyoke Market and ordered a hat from the shop clerk, as the largest size he had chosen was too big for his head. When the clerk measured it, it was eight and a half inches, and he said, "Even the head-proclaimed Minister U Tun Pe is not as big as your head."

Not only that, his parents nicknamed him Maung Maung Htoo because he was so fat even when he was young, and his mother's milk was not enough to sustain him, so he had to use a bottle to feed him. He was not a handsome man with thick eyebrows and bulging eyes, but his lips and white, even teeth, and his sweet smile made him popular.

"If the puppy is beautiful, I have nothing to ask, but now I'm asking because of the word (umbrella)."

"Good job, Maung Maung."

"In the future, be careful when you speak. Ma Sein Than has a common name and a common person."

Maung Maung Htoo looked at Ma Sein Than and said again. Khin Hla Myint and the other one's name was Mu Mu Nwe. Both of them were fashionable, with curly hair, nylon jackets, and red lipstick, and they were looking at Maung Maung Htoo with a frown as if they were dissatisfied.

At the large square table, the office assistant San Tin and Maung Maung Htoo sat on one side, and the three young women on the other, while Mu Mun Nwe and Maung Maung Htoo faced each other. Mu Mun Nwe did not say a word, but listened intently as they ate their bread and butter, drank their coffee, and talked. There was only a third of the coffee left in the cup. The other people had finished eating, and Mu Mun Nwe drank the remaining coffee in one gulp, while Maung Maung Htoo said,

"Oh... oh... don't drink it."

The stuttered words, "Don't drink," were so loud that by the time they finished, Mu Mun Nwe had already drunk the entire bottle.

"Why did you tell me not to drink?"

"While I was staring, two flies fell into my coffee, and you..."

Mu Munew picked up his coffee cup and looked again. He looked to see if there were two flies left. There was nothing left but black coffee, so he turned to the side of the chair and started to vomit.

Ko San Tin was laughing hysterically. Maung Maung Htoo closed one eye and showed it to Ko San Tin. Mu Mun Nwe had already vomited. Ko San Tin said

"Hey... it's nothing. You're just pretending to be okay because you don't know about this business, even my brother saw it."

"Two flies?"

"Nothing falls into your bowl. This guy is such a jerk. How many people have you ever fooled because of him?"

Only then did Mu Mun Nwe feel relieved and looked at Maung Maung Htoo.

"A very funny man"

"There must be someone who can clear up such doubts."

"Wow... you're the one, I'm just trying to make things easier for you..."

"I'm right there, I'll see if a fly flies by."

Khin Hla Myint stepped in and supported him. Then Ko San Tin said,

“This guy has been a popular kid since he was a kid, always thinking about playing pranks. Once, a friend came to visit them and when he sat down on a reclining chair, he had removed the front leg and fell into the chair. He came back and put the leg back on. So he thought it was okay and sat down again. This time, he fell flat on his back and hit the floor. He had put the front leg on and accidentally removed the back leg.”

“It’s really funny, Ko Maung Maung.”

Ko San Tin had just told Maung Maung Htoo a long story about his backside, and Khin Hla Myint had agreed. Ma Sein Than was smiling without losing her composure. Mu Mun Nwe was also smiling and looking at Maung Maung Htoo's face. Maung Maung Htoo lit a cigarette and puffed out a puff of smoke, smiling at Ko San Tin. Ko San Tin was also

"If you're sitting at a table or chair like this, if someone you know is near you, they'll try to find the place where the chair's back will rest before they dare to sit down. If you're ready to sit down, you'll accidentally not sit down. If you pull the chair back, you'll definitely end up falling over, making it look bad."

Mu Mun Nwe laughed out loud. When Ko San Tin was said to be tall, he thought he was a little thin. He was only about 5 feet 6 inches tall. When they sat next to Maung Maung Htoo, their chests were about 42 inches, while Ko San Tin was about 34 inches, so Maung Maung Htoo's fat arms and Ko San Tin's small arms made them look like elephants and buffaloes.

"Boy... Boy..."

When Maung Maung Htoo called, Boy Kala brought a small plate and a bill. Maung Maung Htoo looked at the bill and handed over a ten-ton bill. Kala immediately brought two kyats and a small plate, but Boy Kala only took two kyats, so he saluted and left.

Maung Maung Htoo doesn’t come every day, they only meet twice a week and have lunch. Ko San Tin has lunch five times a week from Monday to Friday, with snacks, tea, coffee, whatever he likes. They alone eat an average of five thousand baht. Sometimes, not always, so one person can’t afford to pay. Ma Sein Than and Mu Mun Nwe each contribute once, Khin Hla Myint twice, and Ko San Tin three times. They have to share in this way.

At two kyats a day and ten kyats for five days, they spent 35 kyats for three weeks and two and a half days, with Ma Sein Than and Mu Mun Nwe contributing five kyats each, Khin Hla Myint ten kyats, and Ko San Tin contributing 15 kyats. When Maung Maung Htoo received alms for two days, they only spent three days a week, so their contributions decreased to 21 kyats for three and a half weeks and one and a half days. They contributed three kyats, three kyats, six kyats, and nine kyats in the same order. On Maung Maung Htoo’s day, they ate lavishly and without limit.

Ko San Tin is a regular employee. Although he is an office assistant, his monthly salary and allowances are only a little over 300 kyats. He is the father of one son and one daughter, and his wife is a good person who manages to make ends meet. A lower-level clerk earns more than 120 kyats a month with allowances, while a higher-level clerk earns almost 200 kyats with allowances, so it is very difficult for a married man to make ends meet.

Maung Maung Htoo knew about this and gave financial support to Ko San Tin, who he loved like a brother. He also got to know the three young women after Ko San Tin. He considered the fashionable Khin Hla Myint and Mu Mun Nwe to be his toys. He also thought that they gave him importance not because of pure love but because of his parents' wealth and the honorific title of Bikwan.

He doesn't joke with Ma Sein Than. He is quite firm in his association. He likes the honest among the fashionable people. Red and white, tamarind seed, smooth cotton, long-sleeved,