2009

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

DVD

• Received the official DVD of the 40th Anniversary gathering & mini-SPZP of the class of ’69. It took about two hours to view the DVD.
• Myint Thein (Maung Kabar, GBNF) — a core organizer who offered the use of his office for the preparation meetings — looked as young as ever.
• It is difficult to recognize some faces and remember their real and nick names. Except for thin, grey or dyed hair, a few have changed much over the years.
• Ko Aung Min, Master of Ceremonies, appeared to have gained some weight.
• Ko Thein Swe (GBNF) described the event in his e-mail.

Sayas who attended the event

• U Ba Than (M)
• U Khin Aung Kyi (ChE, former Rector)
• U Thit (Met, Melbourne, Australia)
• U Myo Myint Sein (Arch, California, US),
• U Thein Lwin (EE, Singapore)
• U Soe Paing (my mentor at RIT & UCC)
• U Moe Aung (EE, Tekkatho Moe War, Chief Editor of “Swe Daw Yeik Sar Saung”, “Hylat Sit Sar Saung)
• U Ba Myint (EE, former Pro-Rector)
• U Khine Oo (EE)
• U S. Kyaw Aye (M, elder brother of Abdul Rauf)
• U Han Tun (M, GBNF)
• Dr. Thaung Myint (Maths)
• Dr. Kyaw Win (Pet)
• Daw Tin Myint (ChE)

Some sayas (e.g. Saya U Shwe Hlaing) could not make it to the event.

Saya U Khin Aung Kyi, Saya U Thein Lwin and Saya U Moe Aung gave short speeches on behalf of the sayas and sayamas.

In the DVD, the commentator mentioned the name and department of the saya/sayama.

We wish he had thrown in more names of the attendees [not just the presenters & the performers] so that we can match the names and faces of our long lost classmates.

Some words by 69ers

• Ko Khin Maung Tin (M69)
• Ko Nyi Hla Nge (C69)
• Ko Myint Thein (Maung Kabar, M69, GBNF)
• Ko Daniel Tint Lwin (M69)
• Ko Robert Win Boh (EC69)
• Ko Aung Kyaw Pe (EP69)
• Ko Aung Myint (Pathein, M69)
• Ma Khin Than Myint Tin (Magaret Aung Tin, M 69)

Entertainment

• Saya U Khin Aung Kyi
• Saya U Moe Aung
• Albert Kyaw Min (several Burmese & English songs)
• Ko Khin Maung Nyunt
• Ko Hla Shwe
• Maung Kabar Myint Thein
• Daniel Tint Lwin
• Robert Win Boh
• Naw Mu Mu Aye & company
• Myo Nyunt
• David Myint Thein
• Aung Min
• Sargalay Khin Maung Win
• Aye Lwin
• and several organizers took part in the musical/dance entertainment.

General

• The commentator noted that unlike other batches who studied 4 years or 6 years, most intake of 2nd BE in ’64 spent 5 wonderful years at RIT.
• Uzin Myo Tun (Bobby) was in good company with Saw Tobius Kittum Ku (Toby) and Ko Khin Maung Hla.
• Optimists say they will take part in the Golden Jubilee in 2019.
• Conservatives suggest meeting several times before then.
• Realists note that the GBNF list has 39 [at that time constituting 11% of the class.]
• Kudos to the organizers, sponsors, and well-wishers for keeping the RIT spirit alive and well.

Editor’s Notes in 2021

• Posted Group photos (with captions) taken in 2009.
  Thanks to the organizers who provided the photos.
• Several sayas are now GBNF.
• Several 69ers are now GBNF.
  The GBNF list is 113 .
• There was a pseudo Golden Jubilee in 2014 to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the Admission to RIT in November 1964.
• The true Golden Jubilee for Graduation was celebrated in 2019.

Updates

• Several — Harry Tin Htut, Albert Kyaw Min, Uzin Bobby, Uzin Aung Chaw, Tun Tun, Oscar, Kyaw Zin, Robert — have become Octogenarians. Tin Maung is the oldest.
• Several sayas and alumni are now GBNF.
• Saya U Ba Than passed away after his 94th birthday.
• 69er GBNF list has 128 members. Over 40% classmates have passed away. 18 succumbed to Covid.

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• 69er Health Care Fund
• Memories of a 69er