Poem for SPZP-2000

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

SPZP

• Combine the first letter of each line to spell “SAYA PU ZAW PWE”
• The term SAYA PU ZAW PWE was chosen over SAYA GADAW PWE which has religious connotation, so that non-Buddhists can pay respect to their mentors.
• There have been seven worldwide SPZPs : USA in 2000, Yangon in 2004, 2012 & 2016, Singapore in 2002, 2007 & 2010. I was organizer for SPZP-2000 and facilitator for the rest.

GBNF

• Gone But Not Forgotten
• GBNF for 69ers is maintained by U Aung Min (M69) & team
• GBNF for 1st BE Intake of 64 (Class of 70) is maintained by U Ohn Khine (M70) & team

Newsletter

S eems like it was only yesterday
A t our alma mater in a land far away
Y ou taught us to work, play, laugh, even cry
A nd coaxed us, forced us to aim for the sky

P roblems in real life, lab, computation, survey
U nderstand concepts, design, display, …
Z eal, zest, ardor, grit, passion to make it “our day”
A rchitects, engineers, we’ve come here to say
W e honor your metta, your cetana — we fully can’t repay

P resently we meet, alum from five decades we greet
W ith memories true, fond, sweet
E cstatic yet sad that the GBNF could not join this memorable fete

Posts

• Hla Min’s Writings
• Poetry
• SPZP-2000 : Cover of RIT Alumni Newsletter
• SPZP-2000 : Back cover of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung