by Hla Min

Apr 2026

• Life Long Learning
• Paying back Metta မေတ္တာ and Cetana စေတနာ of our ancestors and mentors
• Sharing Knowledge & Expertise
• Recording the History သမိုင်း of our beloved land, alma mater, Engineering & Computer Education in Burma
• Dream big; Others can help fulfill your dreams

Life Long Learning

• I learn new things daily.
• I listen to Blinkist & selected podcasts
• I write or update several posts in Facebook and this website.

Facebook Groups

I am Owner / Admin of

• RIT Updates
• Life Long Learning
• Memories
• Myanmar

I am a Contributor of

• NorCal RIT Alumni Association
• Old Burma Group

I was a Contributor of

• Buddhism Q&A
• Luyechun
• PBRS
• RUBC
• SPHS
• UCC

Practice

I practice the “Pillars of Learning” :

• Learning to know
• Learning to do
• Learning to be
• Learning to live

Paying back to our Ancestors and Mentors

I have studied at

• Private Primary Boundary Road School (PPBRS)
• St. Paul’s High School (SPHS)
• Rangoon University (RU)
• Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Rice University

I have taught at

• Universities Computer Center (UCC)
• Department of Computer Science (DCS)
• Institute of Computer Science and Technology (ICST)

I am indebted to my parents and my teachers — Thin Saya, Myin Saya and Kyar Saya သင်ဆရာ၊ မြင်ဆရာ၊ ကြားဆရာ — for helping me develop a passion for Learning and Dissemination of Knowledge and Expertise.

My philanthropic ancestors donated schools & books, hospitals & medicine, and buildings (Pagoda, Tazaung, Zayat, Shelter)

I am trying to emulate the philanthropy of my ancestors by sharing my knowledge and expertise.

Sharing Knowledge and Expertise

I am a Jack of All Trades and Master of Some. 

I am a Proponent of Leadership & Communications

I am sharing my Knowledge & Expertise gained as

• Software Developer / Engineer
• Consultant
• Distinguished Toastmaster

• Author
• Translator & Interpreter
• Editor of several newsletters and books
• Historian & Folklorist

Recording history of our beloved land

• I love history.
• Was a member of “History of Myanmar Engineering Education (HMEE) Project”. I and U Ohn Khine (M70) compiled the CD supplement for HMEE book.

• I was a Docent at the “Computer History Museum” in Mountain View, California, USA.
• Published about 2500+ posts.
• Broadcast 220+ Talks from August 2020 to February 2021.

I wrote and/or reviewed articles, translations and poems for

• National Foreign Language Center (NFLC), University of Maryland, College Park —
  Burmese Language Lessons (Listening and Reading)
• Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife, ABC-CIO Press —
  Can access my articles from Google Books.
• Moe Ma Ka — Online Publication
• RIT Alumni International Newsletter — Started in April 1999
• Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung — Poems for SPZP-2002 & SPZP-2007; Article for SPZP-2010
• Swel Daw Yeik Magazine — Article for Shwe YaDu 2014
• HMEE Project — U Ohn Khine (M70) and I compiled the CD Supplement for HMEE Book
• BAPS Newsletter — Contributing Editor
• Dhammananda Newsletter — Contributing Editor
• Paying Homage to U Silanandabhimvama — Contributing Editor & Member of Publications Committee
• Rangoon University Boat Club 90th Anniversary Issue — Contributing Editor
• Guardian Newspaper — Poems (e.g. Men on the Moon) ; Articles (e.g. Computers & Applications)
• Working People’s Daily — Poems (e.g. Phaungdaw-u Festival) ; Translation (e.g. Still So Young)
• Forward Magazine — Poems (e.g. To the Fallen Warrior)
• Veda Magazine by Burma Astro Research Bureau — Articles in Burmese
• Pan Magazine — Articles in Burmese
• High School Mathematics Project — Member of Editorial Team
• Team of System Specialists for Computer Education and Application — Member
• Set Hmu Thadin Zin
  Short notes for RIT Newsletter
• Hlyat Sit Sar Saung by RIT EE — Articles
• Golden Jubilee by 69ers — Articles
• Golden Jubilee by Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65 — Article; Poem

I have volunteered for

• Computer History Museum
• History of Myanmar Engineering Education Projects
• Toastmasters International
• San Francisco Bay Area ACM Chapter
• 2010 Census Count Committee
• RIT Alumni International
• NorCal RIT Alumni Association
• Tathagata Meditation Center (TMC)
• Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA)

Dream Big

“If one person can dream, others will fulfill”

The saying is attributed to Jules Verne who dreamed and wrote about space ships, submarines, and travel around the globe.

My Earlier Dream

I had a Dream to connect or re-connect Sayas, Colleagues and Friends physically and/or electronically.

We successfully organized the First RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in San Francisco, California in October 2000. Six more World-wide Reunion and SPZP took place: in Singapore in 2002, 2007 and 2010; in Yangon in 2004, 2012 and 2016. SPZP-2020 was canceled due to the pandemic.

I started the RIT Alumni International Newsletter in April 1999.

I served as Content Provider for ex-RIT websites : the first one designed and implemented by U Khin Maung Zaw (now retired from Microsoft); the second one by U Wunna Ko Ko (then working for SAS) . Both websites are now inactive.

My Later Dream

I want to have a reasonably good Oral and Written History of our Alma Mater and our Beloved Land.

To realize My Dream, I have taken the following steps:

Set up a website hlamin.com to add new posts and revise selected posts.

Requested Organizers of SPZPs, sayas & alumni to record gatherings.

Request

I need Subject Matter Experts to review and enhance selected posts.