Mya Myo Lwin - 5 short stories

Temporary love

His name was Aye Baw. However, when he said Aye Baw, no one knew who he was. When he said Kyt Ee, the reporter knew that it was Aye Baw, and he became well-known.

Whenever he speaks in the Mandalay journalist world, he often refers to himself as a state reporter, a state reporter.

However, when something important happens in the news, he is never known to be anywhere. He only appears after other reporters have received the full story and copies it, thus ensuring that his duties are not questioned by the heads of the news outlets he works for.

When there was a fire, she would arrive at the scene, and after the fire was extinguished, she would mingle with the onlookers, asking questions and asking questions. In cases of murders, car accidents, labor unrest, strikes, etc., she would arrive only after the other reporters had left, jotting down urgent questions and writing them down, and then rushing out to cover the news for the newspaper she worked for.

He was also not involved in the news that the Tatmadaw had destroyed the rebel base camp and seized weapons and ammunition, and the news that the Myanmar Tatmadaw had driven out the KMT Chinese from the border. He was not involved in the news that the relevant department invited reporters to explain and report on it. He would follow other reporters to teahouses and clubs where they used to gather to collect information, and because he would often ask for money, all the reporters accused him of being lazy, unwilling to work, and breathing through other people's noses, and he became known and famous as a dog with a knife and a chicken.

Other reporters had to collect news for their own newspapers, so sometimes the news was incomplete and there were leftovers. Kyit-Ee, on the other hand, would beg for the news from various reporters, even though he was being asked to do so, and then he arrived at the scene of the incident himself, which was a benefit of being late to the scene. He also received the news and the leftovers. When the next day's newspapers came out and compared the news, Kyit-Ee's news was so complete that the other reporters could not stand it.

"Go away, don't come, I don't want to give you any news."

Even though they scolded

"Don't do it, there's no news today, please stop stealing, please have mercy on this poor thing, he'll break the rice pot."

He said, "You shameless bastard, you're fighting because you're so shameless."

As you said, I beg you with a bold face,

"You are a very stupid, crazy, and dirty, rotten, and rotten person."

"No, I can't, I'm so stupid."

"What's wrong with that? The news you get doesn't give us anything. When you compare the news, the editor often criticizes you for being too biased."

"No, you don't want it. I arrived late at the scene of the incident because you didn't want it. I got the rest of the news that you didn't want, and I mixed it up with the rest of the news that you got from me and sent it to the army. If you want it, I'll give you the last copy of the manuscript."

"Dear, it's wrong for us to call you Chicken. We call you Chicken because we're always behind others. Now you're so arrogant that we want to change our name to Chicken."

"No, I'm honest. Even if I'm wrong, please admit it in good faith."

He was so angry and demanding news that he was forced to be sidelined, and he was constantly involved in the Mandalay journalist world. However, the reason why other reporters were satisfied with Kik Ee was because he was the first to arrive at the opening, introduction, honoring, and discussion events with food and drinks, and he carefully led the reporters who arrived later to eat generously. He used to shout, "Feed the state reporters as much as you want. They understand that it is very important to you. If they are not satisfied, we will not have a newspaper tomorrow. What will happen?", etc., and other reporters would eat well at every reception where Kik Ee arrived.

When hosting a reception, there are always people who want their names in the newspaper and who want to be prominent at the event, and Kyi-Ee has the talent to choose those people.

Therefore, when he arrived, he first told which newspaper he was a reporter from. Second, he asked what kind of information he wanted to be included in the news. After learning about his wishes, he told reporters from other newspapers who would come later that he would take care not to miss anything. Even at some receptions where the food was not enough, the reporters often ate to their full stomachs because of Kyi Ee's good planning.

Sometimes, when the news doesn't come as well as it should, those who want to be seen are dissatisfied.

"What's wrong, state reporter, don't we have news?" he asked.

“I gave you the full story. It seems like the editor cut the story. The news that day was also very busy. I don’t think I’ll get a column. I didn’t get it this time, but I’ll give it another go. Next time, I’ll include a photo. Rest assured.”

It was because he was also capable of satisfying the questioners by offering incentives while explaining the details of the table again.

At the beginning of the month, when the salary was paid, the reporters were always happy, but when the month was half over, they would be broke, and sometimes there was no money for tea, and Kyit-Ee became a very resourceful person.

As reporters gathered, complaining about hunger and lack of money, Kyit-Ee took out a notebook from his bag and checked the list of shops that had owed him money but had not paid him, and the list of shops that had not yet paid him.

“Are you really hungry?”

"I'm hungry, I'll have some chicken."

"Can't you eat?"

"I can't stay"

“So, they went to Hla Thaung Cafe on the corner of Aung San Street and 34th Street. They didn’t go right away, they only went after I sat down five minutes later. When we got there, I asked them what they wanted to drink and eat, and they just ordered whatever they liked. One thing I want to warn you is that don’t assume you’ll be in debt. Be the kind of guy who will immediately give you ten thousand baht.”

Because he would leave first, the other reporters would follow suit, following his orders.

When he arrived, he called me as if I were being invited, ordered everything I wanted to eat, and served me. We sat there for almost an hour.