U Mya Thein (Bo Shoke)

Nicknames

• His first nickname at the Institute of Economics was “Bo Gyoke” because he had his hair cut like Bogyoke Aung San.
• He would get involved in lots of activities thereby earning a second nickname “Bo Shoke”
  (One who gets his hands wet in things that are of no concern to him).
• Brilliant and talented student
• He would explain the formal lectures to his fellow students.
  The turn out to his “free tuition” was larger than that at the regular classes given by the sayas.

Institute of Economics to UCC

• Joined Commerce Department at the Institute of Economics as Tutor.
• When UCC was formed, it needed people with diverse skills. U Mya Thein and U Thein Oo transferred to UCC.
  They became Business Application Programmer / Analyst. They went for further studies in the United Kingdom.

Business Applications Manager

• U Myo Min was the first Business Applications Manager.
• I succeeded him.
• U Mya Thein succeeded me.

Brilliant and Outspoken

• Had a vast array of General Knowledge.
• Read books on Religion, Medicine, and Engineering.
• Taught at UCC and IE
• Lectured at the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University.

• He was outspoken. During a visit to UCC, the ministers and deputy ministers were standing and waiting for U San Yu. He entered the room and shouted, “Sit down”. All complied. What a surprise!

Like Father, Like Son

• One day his father came to UCC carrying a bunch of bananas. He asked U Tun Kywe, an army veteran serving as security, the office of Saya U Myo Min.
• When he found out Saya was not much older than Bo Shoke, he went downstairs and then gave the bananas to U Tun Kywe.
• Like father, like son.

Controller

• It seemed like sayas and colleagues could not control him.
• Finally, someone appeared. His sister-in-law was capable of controlling him.