စိတ်ထဲရှိသမျှ

Before I begin, today is Shaw's birthday. It pains me to write this eulogy. He left many people behind on 28th May 23 and I unfortunately happened to be one of them. Today, he would turn 27 years old. I met Shaw and Lily during a protest in San Chaung, where we formed bonds and made memories. The three of us became inseparable. Together, we embarked on many thrilling adventures, and one of which took me to Mandalay , their hometown. We spent blissful days together in the city of Mandalay and its surroundings before Shaw

We named him စောချက်ဘူး because he could cook and flirt at the same time. စော was an honorific. We met in Sat Puu Taung village, our first stopover. We made our acquaintance to dine together that night under an open sky beneath the twinkling stars, but our break-the-ice session was cut short due to the unexpected rain pouring down in the late evening of early May. Eventually, we got to know each other. Saw Chat Buu was pretty resourceful. He became our cook and carpenter, someone we could count on for anything. He was

I feel like I want to write a eulogy, having learnt the news of his passing today.  I named him Bobby TimSway, but he was known as ပျောက်ကျား by the community; he was a two-month-old stray puppy that used to roam the place where I live in.  He had 11 siblings. Most of them found a loving and caring home.  He and his three siblings, all females, were left out and struggled together with his mum, the dethroned queen of the place. I got to know him through his sister, whom I named Bella TimSway, aka လေးလုံး in the community;