SPHS (St. Paul’s High School)

• Motto : “Labor Omnia Vincit”.
• Means “Hard work conquers everything”.

My Beloved Parents

• Their motto : “Anything that’s worth doing is worth doing well”.
• My mother would scold me lightly by saying “Eyes have you and you see not. Ears have you and you hear not.”
• She would tell the story of Robert Bruce and the spider, and remind us “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again.”

RUBC (Rangoon University Boat Club)

• Motto : “Row Till You Are Dead.”
• The background story is covered in Sir Arthur Eggar’s autobiography and in the commemorative issues for the 40th and 90th Anniversary of the founding of RUBC.
• RUBC members are used to the shout “Give her a ten” during a race (especially near the finish line), and also at the Close of the Awards Presentation at the Regatta.
• After a long day, in the tradition of RUBC, I shout, “Give her a ten”.
  10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 -1
  followed by
  EASY OARS.

Companies

• The motto may change over time.
• International Business Machines (IBM)’s slogan was “Think”.
• General Electric (GE)’s claim to fame was “Built to last.”