San Aung (Sydney, Ko Pyu, PPBRS) — Played Bass Guitar and Drums with bands notably TAMPSSan Aung (Reginald, Sonny, SPHS58, GBNF) — Senior UBA Pilot; RU Boxing Perished in a plane accident; Champion for Pin Weight; Treasurer of RUBC
San Aye, Dr. — Ophthalmologist
C58
San Hla Aung, Dr. (C58) — Saya; Had to wait one year to enter the RU because he was under age; MS in Civil Engineering from MIT; Doctorate at Tulane University, New Orleans; Retired after 50+ years of teaching in Burma and the USA; President, RIT Rowing Association; Line Judge, RUBC Regatta; President, RIT Swimming & Water Polo Club.
San Lin, Dr. (C62) — Saya; EPC; Taught part-time at RIT; Worked for UN projects in Thailand before moving to the USA; Co-organizer of mini-gathering in Los Angeles to pay respect to SayaU Min Wun.
San Lin (C69, GBNF)
San Lin / Robert (EC73) — Father: Boon Pinn (Railways); Spouse : Marina (Hla Myint, EC73); Studied at RIT and UCC; Worked in Singapore and USA
San Lin (M87) — Maung Lu Pay; EC member of NorCal RITAA
San Lwin, Dr. / Ronald — Cardiologist; RUBC Gold
San Lwin — Director
San Lwin — Saya; Philosophy; Director; Monk
San Maung / Gerald — RUBC Gold & Coach
San Maung — Bando; Stunt
San Maung– — Father: Choung Po
San Maung — Architect
San Myint, Bohmu— Rector, Institute of Education
San Myint — Mathematics
San Myint / Sonny — B.Com
San Myint Thane / Sammy (EC79, UCC) — USA
San Nyo Aung — Blogger, RIT
San Nyunt — Street
San Pe — Children: Dr. Pe Nyun, Dr. Pe Thein, Ivy, Flora …
San San, Daw
San San Aye, Daw — Actress
San San Aye, Daw–Spouse: Dr. Ye Myint
San San Lwin, Daw (UCC)
San San Mya, Daw (EP73)
San San Myint , Daw (UCC)
Dr. San San Myint, Dr.
San San Nwe, Tharawaddy — Author
San San Nyunt, Daw/ Sandra (M77)
San San Swe, Daw / Lily (EC74) — San San Nwe
San San Tin, Daw / Cynthia — Journalist
San San Win, Daw — Actor
San Shwe
San Shwe Maung / Aung Lwin — Director
San Shwe Myint — Cartoon
San Shwin, Dr.
San Tha
San Tha Aung — Saya; Physics, DHE, GBNF
San Thein — Saya; SPHS
San Tin — Saya; Burmese, 8-8-88 Saya Ah Phwe
San Tin
San Tin Aung, Shwebo — Palmist
Sandar / Sar Oo / Rosebelle Mya Maung — Actor
Sandar — Spouse : La Min (EP70)
Sandar Khin, Daw — Minister
Sandra Rahman
Sandra Tint
Sandra Wu / San San Nyunt (M77)
Sann Aung, Dat Pone (M73) — RUBC Gold; Han Tha Aye Nylon; Secretaryy of Mechanical Co-operative; USA Photo Lab
Sann Oo, Dr. (EP67) — Associate Editor of “Hlyat Sit Sar Saung” published by RIT EE Association.
Sao
Sao — Prefix for members of the Shan nobility
Sao Aung Myint / John Khun Kyi — Irrigation Computer
Sao Hso Holm — Sawbwalay; English First Class Honors; Law; Author; UN
Saw Hlaing — Father: U Hoke Sein (Pali-English-Burmese Dictionary, First in Burma)
Saw Hlaing — RIT Physics, GBNF; Graduate studies in Japan; Principal of Taunggyi College; Director at the Ministry of Education; Thu Ka Kar Yi Association at Shwe Dagon Pagoda.
Saw Lwin — DHE
Saw Lwin — Sons: Jimmy, George
Saw Lwin — Daughters: Hazel, Olive, May
Saw Maung . Bogyoke
Saw Maung — Sons: Alan, Alfred
Saw Min — Daughter: Alice
Bohmu Saw Mya Thein, Bohmu
Saw Myint, Colonel — Revolutionary Council
Saw Nyo (PBRS)
Saw Nyunt
Saw Oo (PBRS) — Sisters: Kyi Kyi Tin, Tin Tin Aye
Saw Orson (A70) — Volleyball
Saw Pe — Daughters: Marlar, Thi Thi
Saw San Pho Thinn — Minister
Saw Shwe (PBRS)
Saw Thein, Daw
Saw Tin, Dr. (GBNF) — Saya; Mathematics
Saw Tun — Saya; Burmese, RIT, NIU; Pen name: Saw Lu
Saw Tun — Science Scholar for Maths, GBNF
Saw Yu Tint, Daw (Alice, T69) — Spouse: Soe Paing
Sein
Sein — Saya; SPHS; Son: Dr. Soe Win (SPHS58)
Sein, Bandoola — Entrepreneur
Sein, Maung— Cartoonist
Sein, Maung — Ah Yo Ku
Sein Aung — B.Com
Sein Aung Lynn, Dr. — Lynn Dental
Sein Aung Min — Mintha
Sein Ba, Dr. — Minister
Sein Ban — Children: Aung Myint, Lily, Sein Myint, Tun Win
Sein Hla— MIT alumnus; Registrar of BIT; Father: Justice U Bo Gyi
Sein Hla — Engineer; Bilingual Writer; Won Literary Awards, Son: Dr. Aung Zeya
Sein Hlaing (GBNF) — Professor, RIT EE
Sein Hlaing — Coach of Burma Football team
Sein Hlaing (Bago) — Organizer for SF Bay Area Entertainment events
Sein Hlaing (PBRS) — BAF
Sein Hlaing — CSO
Sein Hman, Bo (GBNF)
Sein Htoon (M63) — Captain and Gold of RUBC, 1960 ARAE Champion, President of Myanmar Rowing Federation; He and Zeyar Linn form the second Father-Son pair who are Captain and Gold of RUBC
Sein Htun
Sein Khin, Daw — Actor
Sein Kyaing — Defense Rowing
Sein Lwin (Raymond) — Vocalist
Sein Lwin –Professor, Zoology
Sein Lwin, Bogyoke — President (BSPP era)
Sein Lwin Lay — Author
Sein Maung — Master Mariner
Sein Min — Professor, Mathematics
Sein Mya , Colonel
Sein Mya Aung
Sein Myint (EP69) — Rowing, Swimming, Water Polo; 69er HCF
Sein Myint — Actor
Sein Myint — SLR
Sein Myint, Dr. L (M73)
Sein Myint (EC76) — UCC, UN
Sein Myint, Dr. — RIT, MES
Sein Myint Maung — UCC
Sein Sein, Daw— Sayama; RU Registrar; Director of DHE
Sein Sein Aye, Dr. — MD
Sein Sein Yi, Daw
Sein Shan — Saya; Mathematics
Sein Shwe (SPHS61, M67) — Luyechun, EPC
Sein Than (PBRS)
Sein Thaung (ChE) — Saya
Sein Thaung — Sandaya
Sein Thit (EE)
Sein Tin, ICS (Theikpan Maung Wa,) — Co-founded Khit San Sar Pay with Saya U Thein Han (Zawgyi) and Saya U Wun (Minthuwun); Succumbed to a robbery turned murder;We had to study his “Wut Htu Saung Par” (with Maung Lu Aye as the main character).
Sein Tin, Tekkatho — Writer
Sein Tin (M69) — Owns a shop specializing in Omega watches; Omega Sein Tin; Pathein Sein Tin
Sein Tin (Johnny, SPHS68, EC74) — Volunteered at UCC.
Sein Tin (Kenneth, SPHS67) — Tennis coach
Sein Tin — Father: U Chit Maung; Amyotha Yoke Shin, Carlton cinema, Khit Ah Kyaik Nylg; on, U Chit Maung & sons; Sons : Kyaw Thu (Actor / Director), Nyi Nyi (Aung Min, Animation Specialist)
Sein Tu, Dr.
Sein Tun, Dr. (Physics, SPHS58, GBNF)
Sein Tun (M69)
Sein Tun (Lucas, SPHS66) — BASES
Sein Tun — BADA
Sein Win, Dr. — Saya; Maths; Father: Arzani U Ba Win
Sein Win — Guardian
Sein Win — Professor, RIT EP;, MS from University of Michigan, UCC Advisor; After retirement, worked as Consultant in the industry. Managed RIT Rowing, Swimming & Water Polo teams
Sein Win — Saya; Mathematics, Astronomy
Sein Win (Win Aung Kyaw, C69, GBNF) — Amateur but proficient palmist. Spouse: Palmist
Sein Win (Nar Yee, T69, GBNF)
Sein Win (M/Ag69) — Owns a resort near Kyaik Hti Yo, Brother of Aung Htay (Tennis)
Sein Win (M69, GBNF)
Sein Win (C80) — MEAA; RIT Buddhist Association; Pho So Chin
Sein Yaung (Alfred, M67)
Shein
Shein, Kayabala — Body Builder
Shein (SLR, DAC) — Hiking; Mountaineering
Maung Shein, Dr. — Eco Saya; Deputy Minister of Finance; World Bank
Maung Shein — Father: U Kwi Si, a Chinese Ah Yo Ku Saya who did not charge poor patients
Shein Soe Myint (EC83, UCC, GBNF) — Saya; Father: U Hla Myint (former Head of Mathematics at the Institute of Economics); Passed away while doing further studies in Singapore.
Names with Shein in middle or end
Aung Shein
Han Shein
Kenneth Shein
Kyaw Shein
Pale Shein / Pearl Shein
Saw Shein
Tin Shein
Tun Shein
Shwe
Shewan Lee (SPHS59) — 2nd in Burma
Shwe (EP69) — Treasurer, 69er HCF
Shwe Aung — Author
Shwe Ba — Actor
Shwe Dagon — Pagod
Shwe Gaung Byaung — Comics
Shwe Gyi — Father of Stanley (S
Shwe Hlaing — Studied Chemical Engineering and Mathematics in the USA; Taught “Engineering Mechanics” in our 2nd BE Class; Taught Algol and “Algol Report” at Mandalay Hall (before UCC was established at Thamaing Campus); Taught programming to students at RIT (e.g. Class of 76)
Shwe Htay, Dr. — Spouse: George Peters
Shwe Htee — Protective Verse
Shwe La Min — Cafe
Shwe Maw Daw — Pagoda
Shwe Mra, ICS— Honors in Economics, Chief Secretary of the Burmese Government; Joined the United Nations. His sons excelled in Track and Field as well as in their professions.
Dave Singh Saluja — left RIT before graduation; co-founded Rama Enterprise with his elder brother (an MIT alumnus) in Bangkok
Surinder Singh (EE69er)
Meenu Singh, Dr.(ChE70) — Professor in CS or IT.
Jagjit Singh (Jack Bopari, EC7x) — UIUC.
Uttam Singh, Dr, (Uttam S. Gill, M71) — High School Luyechun from Myitkyina; NASA.
A S Soni (SPHS 63)
Soe
Soe Aung (M/Auto70) — Secretary of RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thinn
Soe Aung (M72)
Soe Aung (M75)
Soe Aung — Brother: U Win Aung (M70)
Soe Aung — High School Luyechun in 1965
Soe Khaw (GBNF) — Part-time Lecturer & Head of the Mining Department at BOC College); Worked on UN assignments in Thailand; Moved to USA; Supporter of monasteries in the SF Bay Area.
Soe Khine (M70) — Organizer for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65)
Soe Lin
Soe Lin Maung
Soe Lwin (EC66) — Casualty from Railways for 8-8-88; Interests : astrology and meditation.
Soe Lwin (M, GBNF) — Assisted U Ba Than and also taught Strength of Materials.
Soe Lwin — Physics Luyechun in 1965
Soe Lwin, Dr. — Dhamma Ah Linn Tann
Soe Maung — Children: Tin Soe, Myint Soe, Nyunt Soe, Chit Soe, Sally, Mary, Maisie & Muya Soe
Soe Maung (M66)
Soe Min — Saya; Mathematics & Astronomy
Soe Min (GBNF)–Saya; RIT EE, DCA
Soe Mra — Pole Vault Gold in the 2nd and 3rd SEAP Games; Father; Shwe Mra
Soe Myint
Soe Myint (M72, UCC, GBNF) — Retired as Pro-Rector of ICST/UCSY; Passed away unexpectedly one morning around 3 AM. He had no major medical problems. According to U Wynn Htain Oo (M72), there are three (or more) Soe Myint in the Class. They have to be differentiated by their nick names.
Soe Myint (Guardian, GBNF) — Eldest son of U Thein Maung (Htin Lin); Worked at Working People’s Daily as Assistant Editor; Spouse : Aida Than Saw (daughter of his boss); Daughter : Dr. Khin Khin Latt, spouse of KMZ; Later became Chief Editor of Guardian Daily and Magazine. Per his request, I wrote several articles on Computers and Computer Applications. I had earlier written poems and translations in Guardian, Working People’s Daily and Forward Magazine.
Soe Myint (KSM, UCC, UN) — His saya Dr. Maung Thein (Geology) told him to study Computer Science; Worked as Systems Programmer. Dr. Maung Thein requested KSM and me to give a short session at the Geology department at MASU. The sayas were not happy. “Why is Saya Thein asking two UCC guys to spoil our vacation?” Retired from UH; Lives in New York; President of MASTAA
Soe Myint (Min83) — Saya; RIT Buddhist Association: Secretary during his student days; Patron as a Saya; Joint Secretary of SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016. Helped organize the compilation and publication of Ovada (Exhortation) of the Sayas and sayamas invited to SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016.
Soe Myint — Football, Played for Rangoon University Burma
Soe Myint — Manager of Rangoon University Printing Department
Soe Myint Lwin (EP68) — Burma Soccer
Soe Myint Win, Dr. (GBNF) — Doctorate in Electronics; Taught in the Physics Department; Supported selected monasteries in the SF Bay Area.
Soe Naung, Dr. — Jamaica
Soe Paing (SPHS56) — Saya; RIT EE, UCC, UN
Soe Paing — Music
Soe Pay — Movie director
Soe Sa
Soe Saing — ECAFE
Soe San — Recording studio and distributor
Soe Tha (EC67) —Minister ; He and Tun Kyi (M67, GBNF) were RIT Champions for Doubles in Tennis.
Soe Than, Dr. — UCC, DCS and ICST
Soe Thein, Dr. (C75) — Organizer for SPZPs in Singapore; Web master for the Singapore Alumni
Soe Thein — Student Leader, Ta Ka Tha; Registrar at RIT; Director at DHE)
Soe Thein (Peter) — EE69er
Soe Thein — UCC, GBNF
Soe Wai — Defense Service Rowing
Soe Win, Dr. (SPHS58) — First in Burma in Matriculation, Retired Rector of YUFL
Soe Win, Dr.(Dicky)
Soe Win (EP69, GBNF) — Captain of RIT Basketball team
Soe Win (M69, GBNF)
Soe Win — Met & Hydro
Soe Win (TTC64, EC70, UCC, PTC)
Soe Win (M66)
Su
Su , Daw
Su Mon, Daw
Su Phaya Latt — Queen
Su Su, Daw
Su Su Khin, Daw
Su Su Kyi, Daw
Su Su Lwin, Daw (UCC)
Su Su Lwin, Daw— Spouse: Htin Kyaw
Su Su Thein, Daw
Su Wai, Daw
Sway / Swe
Sway Tin — Son of U Tin Gyi; Early devotee of Mogok Sayadaw U Vimala; Recorded Sayadaw’s dhamma tape and translated some talks e.g. “Die with a smile”.
Swe Aye< Dr. (MEHS63, IM2) — Medical doctor and poet; Aye-Thet Scholarship program at TBSA with Dr. Khin Nyo Thet (MEHS63, IM2).
There were several gatherings during my visit to Yangon in January, 2018.
Mini-gathering hosted by me
69er Monthly Gathering
UCC gathering hosted by the Myints
5th Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe of ICST and UCSY
Lunch gathering hosted by MARB sayas
Mini-gathering hosted by me
Host : Me
During my visits to Myanamar, several friends gave me rides.
U Win Maung (Lake) gave a ride to three alumni:
U Myint Maung (Bu, Volleyball)
Ashin Okkantha (Uzin Aung Chaw, Victor) who came down from Sagaing Hills
Yours truly
Since it was short notice, some former classmates could not show up.
A notable exception was U Win Thein Zaw (“Wai Lu”) who came down from Nay Pyi Taw at the breakfast gathering. His spouse is a cousin of U Win Boh (Robert).
Standing:
U Shwe (Treasurer of the 69er HCF and EE 69er HCF)
U Sein Myint (Major donor of the HCFs, RIT Selected for Rowing, Swimming and Water Polo)
Ashin Okkantha (Uzin Aung Chaw, Sagaing Hills)
U Win Maung (Lake, RIT Selected for Swimming and Water Polo)
U Hla Min (Host, also donated to the HCFs)
Seated :
U Myat Soe Lwin (Sai Hwet, Survived a fall from the ceiling)
U Win Thein Zaw (Member of Pyithu Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw)
U Kyi Win (Kyaw Gyi, former sea farer, yogi)
U Myint Maung (Selected for EE Volleyball, One of the youngest 69er, Eligible bachelor)
Sharing Merits
I hosted the mini-gathering.
I also donated to the 69er HCF (Health Care Fund) and the EE69ers HCF.
Pe Maung Tin — Professor of Pali; Proposed to have a separate Burmese Department; Star students include ICS U Sein Tin (Theikpan Maung Wa), U Thein Han (Zawgyi) and U Wun (Minthuwun)
Pe Nyun, Dr. — Pediatric Surgeon. He led the team including Dr. Harry Saing (Past Captain and Gold of RUBC, Multiple athlete) at RCH to operate the first set of Burmese conjoined twins (Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San).
Pe Nyun
Pe Than
Pe Than Hlaing (EE76)
Pe Than Tin, Dr.
Pe Than Maung, Dr. — Tennis champion in college,; Senior ophthalmologist; Spearheaded Burma’s Trachoma Campaign as team leader.
Pe Thaw — Father of Dr. Zin Aung; Succeeded U Khin Zaw (“K”) as Director of BBS
Prof. Pe Thein, Dr. — in succession served as Professor and Head of Department of Physiology, Institute of Medicine Mandalay; Director General of Health; Director General of Medical Education. In 1989, was the Minister of Health with the rank of colonel, in General Saw Maung’s cabinet.
Pe Thein — Cartoonist
Pe Thein — Navy rower; Martial arts
Pe Thet Khin, Dr. — Minister of Health.
Pe Tin — My Burmese teacher in V(D) and my class teacher in VI(D)
Pe Win, Prof. — FRCP Edinburgh, Head of the Department of Medicine Mandalay; He was from the famous Meah family; Siblings : (a) Dr. U Ne Win FRCPsych, pioneer of psychiatry in Burma. Served as both head of department of psychiatry Institute of Medicine I as well as Medical Superintendent of the Psychiatric Hospital (b) Prof. Daw Hnin Yee FRCP Edin Professor and Head of Medicine Institute of Medicine 1 (c) Dr. Daw Win May DO senior ophthalmologist.
Aung Kyaw Pe (EP69) –, Early user at UCC along with Saya U Tin Swe
Aung Pe — High ranking official in the BSPP government.
Ba Pe — Politician
Chit Pe
Hla Pe, Dr. — Retired Professor of Burmese at the London School of Asian and Oriental Studies; Wrote a book on Burmese Proverbs.
Myint Pe — Comedian, actor and director
Myint Pe (M72) — Cartoonist, Lushwin daw and vocalist; Co-founder of RIT Cartoon Box
Nyunt Pe
Reggie Ba Pe, Dr. — Medical doctor and specialist
Saw Pe
Than Pe, Commodore — Captain and RUBC Gold; Succeeded Sir Arthur Eggar as President of RUBC; Member of the Revolutionary Council; Minister for Heath and Education’; First member of RC to pass away
I am indebted to Thin Saya သင်ဆရာ, Myin Saya မြင်ဆရာ and Kyar Saya ကြားဆရာ
They taught me all I knew.
I would like to thank my mentors who directly or indirectly taught me Communication (Oral and Written) and Languages (English, Burmese, …)
Last but not the least, a zillion thanks to my “Let Oo Sayas” (လက်ဦးဆရာ my beloved parents).
Let Oo SayaMy Parents
Studying Languages
StudyingEnglish
I had to read / study
Tom Thumb’s Essays
A Student’s Companion
Oxford English Dictionary (OED — various sizes and editions)
Chamber’s Dictionary (used in Scrabble tournaments)
Rhyming Dictionary
Word Power / Vocabulary in [six weeks, 21 days, …]
Idioms (book present from my cousin uncle U “Eric” Than Lwin)
They helped me improve my writing and communication skills.
Thanks to all the authors, who are my implicit teachers.
Still learning (especially during the “Shelter at Home” due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
Listen to the daily offering by Blinkist.com
Listen and/or read Merriam Webster’s wotd (word of the day) pod cast
Miscellaneous
See posts on “Myanmar Sar“
See posts on “Pali“
See posts on “Languages“
Studying Computers
Dr. Chit Swe (GBNF)
Dr. Chit Swe
Sayagyi was my mentor at UCC.
He invited over renowned computer scientists [led by Professor Harry D. Huskey, Pioneer in Computer Hardware, Software and Teaching] and mathematicians [e.g. Professor Frank Harary, Expert in Graph Theory] to Rangoon to hold seminars and to design courses in computer science and applications. Michael Stonebraker (then at UC Berkeley) gave a short course on Ingres (an early Relational Data Base Management System) at UCC. A few years back, he won the prestigious “ACM Turing Award” (which is considered as the equivalent of Nobel Prize in Computing).
He taught us to use CPM/PERT (Critical Path Method/Programme Evaluation and Review Technique) for the various projects.
Saya asked me to assist in several of his projects. To name a few, I was a translator/ reviewer for CTK (Children’s Treasury of Knowledge) I served as an editor for “High School Mathematics” I was a member of TOSS (Team Of System Specialists)
Saya passed away in November 2019, but his Legacy as Pioneer for Computer Systems, Application and Education in Burma will last forever.
Sydney 2006
U Soe Paing(EE, UCC)
U Soe Paing
Saya was my mentor at RIT and UCC.
Together with Saya U Myo Min and Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF), they taught degree and diploma courses in computer science, and also conducted courses in computer programming, computer orientation, to name a few.
The sayas asked me to be their assistant.
Saya U Soe Paing also allowed Saya U Aung Zaw and me to co-author texts, guides and manuals used at UCC.
Publications
Guardian Thanks to U Soe Myint (Chief Editor)
Working People’s Daily (WPD) Thanks to U Ko Lay (Chief Editor) and Daw Khin Swe Hla (Editor)
Forward magazine Thanks to Bohmu Ba Thaw (Maung Thaw Ka, Chief Editor) and U Sein Hla (Editor)
Pan magazine Burmese publication
Veda magazine Published by BARB
Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung Commemorative Issues for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010 in Singapore Thanks to Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War)
Swel Daw Yeik Magazine Commemorative Issues for SPZP-2012 and Shwe YaDu (2014) Thanks to Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War)
RUBC magazine Commemorate issue for 90th Anniversary of the founding of RUBC
BAPS Newsletter Contributing Editor
Dhammananda Newsletter Contributing Editor
Paying Homage to Sayadaw U Silananda Contributing Editor
Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife Contributor to the Burmese American section
National Foreign Languages Center Language Expert for the Burmese Language Project (Reading and Listening Comprehension)
RIT Alumni International Newsletter Contributing Editor for 21 years
hlamin.com 3000+ articles
Facebook Owner, Admin or Moderator of selected Facebook Groups
VideoBroadcasts Archived in Facebook and my You Tube Channel
Volunteering
I gained experience by volunteering as
Several organizations in Myanmar and USA
EC, Joint Secretary and Secretary of RIT EE Association
Contributing Editor of RIT English Newsletter
Treasurer and Vice Captain of RUBC
Translator / Interpreter at Meditation Retreats
Organizer, SPZP-2000
Coordinator, World wide SPZPs in Singapore and Myanmar
Docent at the Computer History Museum (at Mountain View, California
Contributing Editor of the materials taught at the Summer Dhamma Camp at Dhammananda Vihara (at Half Moon Bay
Area Governor, Club Coach, Contest Chair, Test Speaker, Club Ambassador at Toastmasters International
Editor of several publications by Sayadaws (e.g. U Jotalankara) and friends (e.g. U Aung Zaw)
Language expert at National Language Center
Administrator and/or Moderator of selected Facebook Pages
Owner and content creator of selected web sites (e.g. hlamin.com)
Parents and Ancestors
Last but not the least, my heartfelt thanks to my beloved parents and their philanthropic forebears for instilling me the passion to help humanity in general and to my alma mater. They believed that “Any thing that’s worth doing is worth doing well.”
Pay Back
My beloved spouse told me that I should pay back to my alma mater, mentors and my beloved land.
She reminded me that I should take care of my health to enjoy quality time with our Life Savers : Chit Sa Noe ချစ်စနိုး and Po Lone ဖိုးလုံး
I had paid back to my alma mater RIT where I studied from 1964 – 1969 by volunteering as Messenger and Organizer for 21 years. e.g. For SPZP-2000, I wrote 64 “Countdown to the Reunion” and 36 “Post_Reunion”.
In 2018, I wrote “Memories of UCC” . I wrote a Summary for the magazine to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ICST.
To commemorate the 19th anniversary (in April 2018) for “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” and the 45th wedding anniversary (in June 2018), I wrote several hundred posts covering a variety of topics.
Since then, I have completed 3000+ posts. I have revised most of them with the feedback provided by my readers (including Dr. Khin Maung U, Dr. Nyunt Wai (Victor), Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint, U Khin Maung Zaw).
In April/May 2019, I celebrated 20th Anniversary as Founder-Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletter
In November 2019, I was invited as a Panelist to the 5th ILF (Irrawaddy Literary Festival) held in Mandalay.
In December 2019, I attended the SPZP and Reunion Dinner of RIT 69er’s Golden Jubilee of graduation.
I was invited to attend the 6th Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe of ICST / UCSY and the Annual mini-gathering of UCC Alumni.
In January 2020, I was invited as a Special Guest for the 2020 PSA (Public Speakers’ Association) Tour to six cities in Upper Myanmar.
I am adding / revising posts for hlamin.com and share some of them via Facebook pages (e.g. Life Long Learning, RIT Updates, RU Centennial) and my You Tube Channel.
I am a Dreamer. I believe, “If one can dream, others will fulfill.”
