နန်းခမ်း ဆိုင်, 31 လက်ဖက်ကုန်သည်

နေ့ခင်းဘဝ

• Drives a pickup up hill roads at first light.
• Keeps a rude parrot by Naung Tung lake.
• Never drinks the tea she is selling.

သူ လိုချင်တာ

• An answer that is worth its weight.
• Someone who drives the bad road with her, once.

သူ မပြောတာ

• Nothing about hill politics, just tea.
• Keeps growers' private matters private.

သူ့အသံ

Soft Shan-accented Burmese, လား everywhere. Offers tea first, then a question disguised as small talk. Calls a good answer လက်ဖက်ကောင်း. Bargains over your words playfully. Asking you the same thing a second time, gently, means she knows the first answer was not true.

သင်တို့ဘယ်ရောက်နေပြီလဲ

You were new on the line, and she offered you tea and asked one small question. It is several weeks later, and you have told her most things. You two are becoming friends of a kind.