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Author: Hla Min (Lifelong Learner)

  • Uniform

    Uniform

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Meaning & Usage

    • It may mean “one form”.
    • One may study Uniform Distribution in Probability & Statistics.
    • Some schools may mandate their students to wear uniform on specified days (and may be every day).
    • Bogyoke Aung San and U Thant had a debate on Uniform during their University days.

    SPHS

    SPHS Uniform

    During our younger days, we had to perform drill at the School Sports and at the Aung San Stadium for specified events (e.g. Education Day Celebration). We had to dress up in uniform.

    The full uniform consisted of

    • Kakki pants
    • Long sleeved white shirt
    • Necktie
    • Badge
    • Coat
    SPHS Blazer & Badge

    Burmese Dress for Males

    • Pasoe ပုဆိုး (or Longyi လုံခြည်)
    • Taik Pon တိုက်ပုံ
    • Gaung Baung ခေါင်းပေါင်း

    The formal dress may be worn at functions (e.g. Award Presentation Ceremony).

    U Nu

    PPBRS Concert

    Sailor
    • Aung Myint (later Thamankyar Ko Myint) & Toe Nyunt were wearing Sailor uniform

    Engineering College

    C58

    Sayagyi U Ba Hli is seen in photos wearing a uniform.

    U Ba Hli

    UTC

    Those joining UTC (Universities’ Training Corps) were two sets of old uniforms. Most prefer to buy or order their own.

    UTC

    RUBC

    Rangoon University Boat Club (RUBC) awards Half Green, Full Green and Gold. RUBC specifies Dress Code for the award winners.

    RUBC 1
    RUBC 2

    Graduation

    The Admin, Staff and graduates dress up in specified uniforms (e.g gown & cap)

    USA Sports

    In the USA, sports team have at least two sets of uniforms: one for playing at Home, and another for playing away.

  • Speech

    Speech

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Sayings

    There is a saying, “Speech is silver. Silence golden.”

    It does not mean that we should stay silent all the time.

    If one does not have meaningful things to say, it is better to remain silent rather than rambling or engaging in frivolous talk.

    Duration of speech

    • The length of a speech varies.
    • President Abraham Lincoln was requested to give a “few appropriate remarks” at Gettysburg. His address consisted of ten sentences. It was delivered in less than two minutes (which was not long enough for the official photographer to record the historic moment).
    • Typically, Elevator speeches last 30 – 45 seconds, Impromptu Speech (e.g. Table Topics) last 1 – 2 minutes, Prepared Speeches last 5 – 7 minutes, TED talks lastless than 18 minutes), Keynote speeches last 45 – 60 minutes with Q&A.

    Message

    • It is usually more important than the messenger.
    • The speaker should provide a “take away” or an “action item”.

    Training / Aids

    • I had a book of the 40+ speeches given by notable people (e.g. Winston Churchill).
    • Rotary Club, Kiwani’s Club and Toastmasters International provide guidance and training for communication (Public Speaking and Leadership).
    • I am a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM).
    Hla Min (DTM) 1 ko
    Hla Min (DTM) 2
    Toastmaster 1
    Toastmaster 2

    Speeches

    • Inaugural address by Abraham Lincoln
    • John F Kennedy’s speech about Moon Mission
    • Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is known for “The Last Lecture”, where a Professor presents to an audience (e.g. those present for his forthcoming Retirement). Randy Pausch, who was diagnosed with Cancer, gave an up-lifting “The Last Lecture”. It can be viewed on You Tube. It has also been made into a book.
    • Steve Jobs gave a Commencement Speech at Stanford University. It can be viewed on the Internet. In three parts, he connected the dots (e.g. taking a Calligraphy course to the aesthetic Font designs on Apple Computers.

    Posts

    • 5th Irrawaddy Literary Festival
    • My Educational Videos
    • Public Speaking
    • Toastmaster’s Journey
    • YMCA
  • Old Movie Poster

    Old Movie Poster

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    ရှေးခေတ် — ရုပ်ရှင် ကြော်ငြာ

    လူထုအောင်သံ — ရုပ်ရှင်

    ပြဇာတ် — ဦးနု

    ရုပ်ရှင်ရုံ (တချို့)

    • ရန်ကုန်
      New Excelsior (ဝဇီရာ)
      Carlton (ယုဇန)
    • မန္တလေး
      Golden Cinema (ရွှေ)
    • မော်လမြိုင်
      King Cinema (ဘရင့်ရုံ)
    • ပုသိမ်
      Raphael Cinema
    • စစ်တွေ
      Sittway Cinema (စစ်တွေ)

    Notes

    • U Nu wrote the play.
    • It was prescribed as a text.
    • Bo Ba Ko and Maung Maung Tar became famous actors.

    Posts

    • Actors & Directors
    • Cinemas
  • Apostle of Non-violence

    Apostle of Non-violence

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Gandhi

    Gandhi
    • Mohandas K Gandhi was fondly called Gandhiji.
    • His non-violence movement was partly responsible for gaining India’s Independence.

    Poem

    Poem
    • Written for the Centenary of the birth of “The Apostle of Non-violence”.
    • Published in the Working People’s Daily on October 1, 1969.
    • U Ko Lay (RUBC Gold) was the Chief Editor of WPD.
    • Daw Khin Swe Hla was Editor.

    Posts

    • Celebrations
    • Newspapers & Magazines
    • Poetry
    • Rhyme
  • Ohn Khine

    Ohn Khine

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Highlights

    Ohn Khine
    • Offered me rides during my visits to Yangon especially to attend meetings for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016, HMEE-2012, and to selected 69er Breakfast Gatherings.
    • Spouse is Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Winnie, ChE70)
    • Younger sister is Sayama Dr. Khin Swe Myint (Physics).
    • Other Names : Ohn Gaing & Gaing Gyi
    • Matriculated in 1964 from St. Peter’s High School, Mandalay.
    • Admitted to 1st BE in November 1964.
    • Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1970.
    • Founder & moderator of the Google Group “Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65”.
    • Maintains the GBNF list for the Class of 70.
    • Joined HIC (Heavy Industries Corporation).
    • Volunteer for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016, SDYF, Shwe YaDu & HMEE, Reunion &Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65

    Publication

    • U Ohn Khine and I compiled the CD Supplement for HMEE-2012.
    • Translated Section One of HMEE-2012 into English.
    • Summarized Section Two of HMEE-2012.
    • Co-authored “RIT Days” article with U Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70).
    • I edited their joint long article and published in “RIT Alumni International Newsletter”.
    • It was also reprinted in the Golden Jubilee magazine by the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.

    Memories

    U Ba Than’s Soon Kyway

    OK 1
    OK 2

    SPZP-2012

    OK 3

    HMEE

    OK 4
    OK 5
    OK 6

    Posts

    • Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
    • HMEE
    • RIT Days (1964 – 70)
    • SPZP


  • Yangon Times

    Yangon Times

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    True Home Coming in 2012

    World wide Saya Pu Zaw Pwes held in

    • California, USA in October 2000
    • Singapore in 2002, 2007 and 2010
    • Yangon in 2004 and 2012

    SPZP-2012 was held at the Gyogone Campus.

    It was a True Home Coming for the Alumni.

    Yangon Times Coverage

    Among the newspapers in Myanmar, Yangon Times proudly covered SPZP-2012 reminding the readers that it was the first time in four decades or so that the higher authorities permitted the RIT SPZP to be held at the Gyogone Campus.

    Pictures speak louder than words.

    Thanks to Sayagyi U Ba Than and U Ohn Khine (M70) for providing me copies of the Yangon Times.

    Capacity crowd at SPZP-2012
    Sayas (including Speakers)
    Aging sayas with indomitable spirit
    H.E. U Aye Myint never forgot his alma mater
    H.E. U Aye Myint was transferred to another Ministry before he could pay back fully to the Alma Mater and the Engineering Community

    Updates

    • SPZP-2016 was held at the Gyogone Campus. Free breakfast, lunch & dinner.
    • SPZP-2020 was canceled due to the pandemic.

    Posts

    • Newspapers & Magazines
    • Noble Tradition
    • SPZP
  • Win Naing (Names)

    Win Naing (Names)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    U Win Naing (C80)

    SPZP-2012
    • Organizer for the SPZPs held in Yangon
    • He and Daw Than Than Swe (C81) sponsored a memento for SPZP-2012.
    • Hosted practice sessions for the Swel Daw Yeik Troupe.

    U Win Naing (GBNF)

    • Science Scholar (Maths)
    • M.Sc (Computer Science) from UCC
    • Aprivations Programmer, UCC

    Dr. Win Naing (Geol)

    • Saya at Geology Department, RASU

    U Win Naing (BASES)

    • President, BASES
    • Studied Mechanical & Civil Engineering

    Posts

    • Names
    • W (Names)
  • Visuddhimaggarasa

    Visuddhimaggarasa

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Vissudimagga

    ဝိသုဒ္ဓိမဂ္ဂ

    • The Path of Purification
    • Translated from Pali into English by Bhikkhu Nyanamoli

    Vissudimaggasara

    ဝိသုဒ္ဓိမဂ္ဂသာရ

    • The Essence of the Path of Purification
    • It is an abridged version of Vissudimagga
    • By Dr. Ottara Nyana

    THE PATH OF PURIFICATION

    • Vissudhimaggarasa
    • An abridged edition of Bhikku Nyanamoli’s translation by :
    • Dr. Ottara Nyana
    • Head of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara, UK
    • Publisher : Triple Gems Publication
    • First edition : 2011
    • PART I : VIRTUE (Sila)
    • Chapters 1 – 2
    • PART II : CONCENTRATION (Samadhi)
    • Chapters 3 – 13
    • PART III : UNDERSTANDING (Panna)
    • Chapters 14 – 23
    • Index

    Posts

    • Buddhism
    • Dhamma Books
    • Pali
    • Sayadaws
  • Chit Htun

    Chit Htun

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Sad News

    Dear friends,

    Ko Chit Htun (Mining) passed away at the age of 68 on 19 December 2011 (Monday). His funeral will be on 23rd December, 2011 at Yae Wai at 2 pm. He was a lecturer at YIT.

    Chit Htun

    We are going to meet his family this evening.

    With Metta,
    Aung Min ( M69 )

    Comments

    U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M 69) wrote :

    So sad to hear that Ko Chit Htun has passed away. Please send my deepest condolences to his family.

    U Aung Myint (M 69) wrote :

    Hi Danny,
    I met Ko Aung Min online yesterday just after he had sent out sad news to us. When I asked Ko Aung Min to send our condolences to Ko Chit Htun’s bereaved family, he mentioned to me that he’d donate Ks 100,000 from 69ers fund. Besides, Ko AM said he would go there in a few minutes when we were online.
    By the way, Ko Chit Htun, Mehm Aye Chan (Ohn Mg), Kyaw Tint, Ko Taing Ok and I were together at ThaMine College hostels looking after RIT 1st yr students. I still remember him as a very jovial person. I believe Ko Chit Htun will now rest in peace.

    69ers GBNF (2011)

    • Aung Naing (Bahadhur, Min)
    • Chit Htun (Min)
    • Yin Kyu (M)

    Posts

    • 69ers
    • Gone But Not Forgotten
    • Mining Engineering
  • MahaGandayone & U Ba Kyi

    MahaGandayone & U Ba Kyi

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Video Broadcast on January 5, 2010

    Illustrated History of Buddhism

    YMBA

    • The Burmese version of the Book was published by YMBA (Young Men’s Buddhist Association) in 1951.
    Mahagandayone Sayadaw
    • YMBA requested Mahagandayone Sayadaw Ashin Janakabhivamsa to write a brief “History of Buddhism” and Artist Saya U Ba Kyi to provide illustrations.
    • U Ba Kyi observed eight precepts for 45 days before undertaking the project.
    • In 1953, U Ba Kyi gained international reputation.
    • In 1954, YMBA published an addendum (English translation of Sayadaw’s text in Burmese) for readers who are not conversant in Burmese.

    TBSA

    Illustrated History of Buddhism
    • Dhammananda Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa sought permission from YMBA to reprint the book with descriptions in both Burmese/Myanmar and English.
    • In 1994, the book was printed and published in the US and was distributed by TBSA (Theravada Buddhist Society of America).
    • Several books were left. Some were handed as prizes for the successful participants of the “Summer Dhamma Class / Camp”.

    Missed Opportunity

    • An Arts professor from Stanford University expressed desire to use “The Illustrated History of Buddhism” as a text for his course provided the book can be “ordered” from the University Book Shop.
    • Since the book was meant for dhamma dana, the book had no ISBN (International Standard Book Number) that is used by book shops.

    Miscellaneous

    • There have been some requests to reprint the book.
    • There are probably newer reprints of the book and/or PDF version of Saya U Ba Kyi’s drawings.

    U Ba Kyi

    • Saya translated a verse of the song “Hna yauk hte nay gin de” while invigilating an examination at the Institute of Education.
    • Dr. Maung Maung Kha used to accompany Saya U Ba Kyi’s vocals with his violin at the functions (mostly at Rangoon University Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin).

    Translation of Burmese Song နှစ်ယောက်ထဲနေချင်တယ်

    Darling
    Only two we will live dear
    On the high crest
    Of the Mount Everest
    And the Sahara Desert
    Driest without water
    To the North Pole
    May be freezing cold
    Where the sun will never never grow
    With all my heart and soul
    Only two darling We will go

    YouTube

    @hmin3664

    Channel to access my videos

    Posts

    • Dhamma Books
    • Dr. Maung Maung Kha
    • Translation