Dear Tawngno,
Singapore ah nasep zongin ka om hun, Malaysia Coffee shop ah waiter in, Construction ah general worker leh Club ah maintenance technician in kaom hunte, palik lau in ka kibupbup hun, damya te’n motor cycle tawh hong uum in ka tai hun ahi zong, Singapore panin kalawm Tuang leh ka lawm Khup te hong hawh in zanhak dek liangin lupna tungah sangkah khoplai hunte kikum in ka om hunte khawng ngaihsun in ihmu mawh ing. Tuin tua hunte ka lakik nuam zongin lakik thei nawn lo-in tangthu in pianggai khin ta hi. Hun lem khat ciangin hih tangthu te na theihnop leh hong gen kik ning.
Tua leh tutung in ka khualzinna ah kathuah thu khat hong gen nuam ing.
Tuma kum (3) lai-in na pate kaom na khuapi panin Tulsa khuapi ah ‘Zomi Khawmpi’ siim dingin pai ung. Atam zaw khangno hi-in, tukpeng sui ding vive hi. Tua lak ah pa pi pawlkhat zong kihel hi. Tukpeng kidemna ah eilam danin nitak lamta bek akisui hilo in, zingsang tuun-a kipan nitak dong kisui uh hi. Na pa bel na theihsa mah bangin tukpeng sui thei lo-in ahi zongin ka hih theihna peuh ah mapang in a dawn ding uh tui leisak, puak sak cidan in ka panpih hi. Tua leh sunkim ciangin ko team panin kimawlna ah linesman ding khat kisam ci-in tukpeng makaite-in hong gen hi. Tukpeng kisuiteng lah akimawlna un gim khin ahih manin linesman sem dingin ka gei-a tu, tukpeng sui ngei Papi khat asawl uh leh ‘nisa lua,’ ci-in nial mawk hi. Tua papi pa in tangnial mawk ahih manin tukpengsuite khat kitawi sak in sem sak kik mai uh hi. Tua laitak in linesman asem thei hileng pawh tukpengsuite tawlnga sak hithiat in hih vaipuak kadawn ding hi.
Hih papi pa ka encik gige-a vaipuak khat mahmah zong laknop nei lo mawk hi. ‘Mawtaw hong hawl in’ kici leh lah hawl nuam lo, ‘an huan in om in’ kici leh lah huan nuam lo mawk hi. A kum atawm lai maw cileng lah maak bang anei ding hita! Na pa in hih mipa en theilo hi ing.
Hong nusia khinsa, Kawlte laigelh siam U Aung Thin in,“A kumtam khempeuh apicing hi kei,” ci hi. Hisa peuhmah ing.
Tawngno aw, na omna mun khat peuhmah ah midangte’ noptuam theihna dingin vaipuak khat peuhpeuh la-in mapang thei den le cin ut ing. Pawlpi min tawh pawisiim in na pai leh la makai dingin na ding kei zongin makaite’ zat a guitar uh tawi sak, kepsak in guitar tawi tawh kisai vaipuak laaksawm in. Tukpengsui in na pai uh leh zong line up ah na kihel zo kei zongin a mimawlte’ dawn ding tui akisap leh ahun lap in tawi sak in tui tawh kisai vaipuak laaksak in. Pawisiim ci-in thu kingen sak leh ngen nuam lo, la hong sa in kici leh lah sa nuam lo, guitar hong tum in cileh lah atum nuam lo mi om thei mawk hi. Hih bang konggen ciangin pawisiim ciangin guitar tawi ding vaipuak lain la, mimawlte’ adingin tui tawisak den in hong ci nuam hilo hing. Vaipuak na lak theihna dingin gentehna in kong gen hi.‘Kei naupang lai ing,’ ci lo-in na omna khat peuhpeuh ah vaipuak khat teitei la-in mapang in. Tua hikei leh na pa in hong mudah ding hi ing.
Hong it den,
Na pa
Columbus, OH
August 30, 2016
P.S: ‘Vaipuak bangmah na laaknop kei leh koimah ah pai lo-in inn ah omcip lel in.’
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