Update : December 26, 2021 Class of 52 They attended Rangoon University when it reopened in 1946. U Tin U (C) Past Captain and Gold of RUBC (Rangoon University Boat Club). BSCE from Oregon State University and MSCE from Yale University. Upon his return, he taught part-time at […]
Update : January 21, 2022 Saya of our sayas Passed away on December 2, 2020 (a few days short of his Centennial Birthday). Attended most SPZPs starting with SPZP-2000. Skipped SPZP-2002 to take care of Sayagadaw. Saya of our sayas Attended SPZP-2000 and selected PZPs. Served as Line […]
Update : January 19, 2022 Prolog GBNF Courses at UCC Win Myint (1) (2) (3) History Gatherings Activities Soul Mates U Soe Myint (GBNF) Anniversary Soon Kway Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo (GBNF) Daw Nge Ma Ma Than (GBNF) Four decade old photo Epilog Prolog In the early days, […]
Update : January 19, 2022 UCC Founders UCC was founded by Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe (GBNF) with the help of Saya U Soe Paing, Saya U Myo Min and Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF). Dr. Chit Swe served as Founder / Director of UCC in addition to […]
Update : January 19, 2022 Memories of UCC (38) Burmese typing, spelling, and word processing During our lifetime, we have witnessed many examples of “Technical Obsolescence” and “Disruptive Technologies”. Typewriters English Typewriter Remington produced typewriters for English. There are other typewriter manufacturers, but Remington typewriters were widely used […]
Update : January 19, 2022 Memories of UCC (34) Childbirth For some people, childbirth is not so difficult. The Teoh family raised 15 children named alphabetically from “A” (Albert Teoh) to “O” (Oscar Teoh”). For some, childbirth is not so easy. We read about Saya Dr. Pike Tin’s […]
Update : January 19, 2022 Memories of UCC (16) Dr. San Tint (External Examiner, GBNF) Graduated in 1961 Joined the EE (Electrical Engineering) Department as Assistant Lecturer. When EE Department formally split into EC and EP Departments, he became Professor of EC (Electrical Communications AKA Electronics Engineering). Staunch […]
Update : January 19, 2022 Memories of UCC (9) U Thein Oo (Ah Thay Lay) He was an entrepreneur in his school days. He supposedly paid his school fees from his winnings from “Ta Chut Hmout” (SHOW or FIVE CARD POKER) and similar games. With great control and […]
Update : January 19, 2022 Memories of UCC (0) Prolog In the early days, there were no computers in Burma. IBM (International Business Machines) based in the USA and ICL (International Computers Limited, formerly ICT) based in the UK had presence in Burma, but both companies were not […]
Update : January 19, 2022 U Soe Win (EC70) joined Systems Division at UCC. He had training at ICL ETC in UKand worked on the ICL1902S Computer System. He and his team implemented Burmese characters for the CalComp Graph Plotter. He also had training at DEC in USA […]
Update : January 19, 2022 U Mya Thein (GBNF) U Thein Oo U Soe Thein (GBNF) U Aung Hlaing Daw Nwe Nwe Win / Judy Daw Nge Ma Ma Than / Ma Nge (GBNF) U Mya Thein Grapevine says that U Mya Thein (GBNF) earned the nickname “Bo […]
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