He had an Exhibition at SPZP-2016 and donated to SDYF and YTU Library Project.
Painting 3DonationGalleryWith U Myint Pe
Cartoons
He drew Cartoons.
Cartoon 1Cartoon 2
Design
He designed Covers for RIT Annual Magazines and Swel Daw Yeik Magazines.
Pon Tu’s
He drew Pon Tu’s of many sayas and sayamas.
He could not find photos of some sayas.
He had to stop when his painting materials ran out.
Pon Tu 1Pon Tu
Most Pon Tus were handed over at RIT gatherings (e.g SPZPs).
On behalf of Bagyee Myat Myo Myint, Saya U Nyunt Htay (Met73) handed over the Pon Tu of Saya Dr. Khin Maung Win (Met) to Daw Khin Than Nwe (T62, Saya’s spouse).
Pon Tu of Dr. Khin Maung Win (Met)
He also handed over the Pon Tu of Saya Dr. Aung Gyi to Saya at iNapa Winery gathering in 2015.
Saya U Kyaw Sein (M65, GBNF) archived Pon Tu’s. Saya U Tin Lin (ChE72) annotated the Pon Tu’s. He also grouped photos and posted them.
U Kyaw SeinU Tin Lin
Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and team created a Musical Video using the Pon Tu’s and photos to pay homage to the Sayas.
Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72) provided some materials needed for the paintings. They also helped U Myo Myint during his medical check up in Bangkok.
Bangkok
He drew Pon Tu of his spouse as a Birthday present. He also drew Pon Tu of his three Myees.
Happy CoupleBirthday Present for SpouseMyee 1Myee 2
He drew Pon Tu of some alumni (U Wynn Htain Oo, Daw Lei Lei Myaing and me).
Pon Tu of U Hla Min
He was a Volunteer for Mg Mar Ga’s “Eradication of Starvation” project (before the Calamities).
Per Daw Lei Lei Myaing’s request, he donated to specified pagodas and monasteries.
Tie may stand for Draw. e.g. The match ended in a 1-1 Tie (or Draw).
In the early days, the winner of a soccer game [in a round robin or league play] earns 2 points. The loser does not earn points. Teams share 1 point for a tied game. Conservative teams tend to play defensively to tie games rather than losing.
Currently, the winner of a soccer game earns 3 points. The loser does not earn points. Team share 1 point for a tied game. The scheme was introduced to incentivize offensive plays.
In Samatha, one chooses a “Meditation Object”. In the early days, some practitioners chose a white or colored disk (Kasina) as a Meditation Object. By fixing one’s eyes and thoughts on the Meditation Object, one can develop Concentration.
Some practitioners chose “Ana Pana” (Out-breath and In-breath). For example, one can note the direction, direction and hardness/softness of the breath.
One may attain one level of more Jhana (Absorption).
Vipassana ဝိပဿနာ
Vipassana book
Vipassana means
various ways of seeing
seeing things as they truly are.
A practitioner may choose a Primary Object for the meditation session. Depending on the tradition of the Mediation Master, the Primary Object can be a nostril, nge dait (part of the head), abdomen, or the body (e.g. touching the mat or floor).
Then, one practices one of the “Four Foundations of Mindfulness” by being aware of the Kaya (Physicality), Vedana (Feelings), Citta (Mind) and Dhamma (General artifacts for meditation).
One may practice Meditation using one of four postures.
One may be able to experience
Nama နာမ and Rupa ရူပ
Anicca အနိစ္စ Dukkha ဒုက္ခ Anatta အနတ္တ
Stages of development ultimately leading to Liberation.
In the West, some people try Meditation
to experience relaxation and tranquility
as an alternative medical treatment (allowed by some Health Insurance).
Members of the San Francisco Bay Area honor the Fallen Heroes of Burma’s Democratic Movement in general, and the events around the ominous 8-8-88 (August 8, 1988) in particular.
Three cousins — Dr. Daw Win Hlaing, U Mya Thein and U Tin U — celebrated their 87th, 88th and 90th birthdays.
U Tin U
We had a family vacation at Pismo Beach, California to celebrate two birthdays : 5th birthday of my grand daughter and my birthday.
My two sisters also celebrated their birthdays.
Daw Myint Myint hosted the 69er Monthly Breakfast gathering with U Than Oo in August 2019. Daw Myint Myint hosted with U Soe Thein (Peter) in August 2018. Daw Myint Myint is a major donor to the 69er Health Care Fund.
There was fund raising for “Flood Relief”.
September 2019
Per U Wynn Htain Oo (M72) : Dr. Myint Thein (M73, Rector, YTU) & team invited Saydaws to recite suttas at the new YTU Library. Students will be provided access to the library ASAP.
Ashin Pannagavesaka (Myo Tun, Bobby, A69, Mawlamyine Pa Auk) visited Ashin Okkantha (Aung Chaw, Victor, C69) in the latter’s monastery in Sagaing Hills.
Dr. U Win (Geography) had a successful operation to replace the pacemaker. His friend said, “Your death sentence has been delayed.”
Kenny Wong (MEHS63, M69, USA) met with some old friends such as Win Maung (Lake) and Cyril Ba Than (Than Hla). He stood 6th in Burma in the Matriculation with four distinctions. He was the lone MEHS in the Top Seven. The other six were from SPHS.
U Ngwe Tun (Tun Tun) will host the 69er Monthly gathering in September 2019.
MASTAA (based in the East Coast of USA) has collected donations — from the members and well-wishers — for the “Flood Relief” operations in Myanmar.
B. Andreescu (19 year old) became the first Canadian woman to be crowned US Open Champion. She held Serena Williams (38 year young), who was trying to tie Margaret Court / Smith’s record of the most Tennis Grand Slams.
Update
U Tin U, Dr. Ruby Win Hlaing, Ashin Ukkamsa and Dr. U Win are now GBNF
