Category: 1970s

Sayama Emma wrote on her 73rd birthday (on December 6, 2018)

Today is my birthday.

Am now listening to U Su Mingala and will meditate to start my next year.

Hope to do more Taya and less of everything.

I thank everyone in my life.

Love everyone.

I ask forgiveness to those whom I unknowingly did wrong.

Likewise I forgive anyone who did to me.

Am grateful for my family, my Husband, my Daughter, my Son in law and my delightful grandchildren.

Am indeed blessed.

** Editor’s Note :

Wishing Model & Minthamee turned Mae Daw Gyi & Phwa Phwa a Happy Birthday and many more to come.

You can perform Parahita and also practice Meditation.

You can also continue to enjoy the simple pleasures like Pon Chan Chan parties (with music, dancing, and cooking) and spending quality time with your lovely grand kids.

You can gain merits repeatedly by contemplating on your kusala and how you had taken care of your beloved mother.

Have a balanced life and live beyond the 120 years mentioned in your natal horoscope.

From different majors

Daw Mai Khin Nyunt (Rosie, ChE)

Daw Pwint Than (EP)

U Win Kyaw (Met)

Saya U Tin Win (EC71) shared a photo from 2014 taken with his EP/EC classmates.

• Ko Tin Win
• Ko Than Hlaing,
• Ko Kyaw Win
• Nyi Nyi Soe (Sandaya) from Myeik.

• Attended GTI for a while before joining the first ever 1st BE class in 1964.
• MS from Stanford University
• MBA from Pepperdine University
• First career : Electronics Designer
• Second career : Co-founder and CEO, QTC Management
  His sister (a medical doctor who had patents for processing “disability” claims) requested him to co-found QTC.
• After private investors showed interest in his company, he “retired
• Continued to lead a multiple-purpose career:
  (a) visiting the places of the world’s leading religions
  (b) incubating the projects of young professionals
  (c) supporting education (e.g. as trustee of University of California at Irvine) via Kay Family Foundation
  (d) maintaining [diverse] business portfolio
  (e) helping those in need (via Charitable Alliance of Burmese Americans)
  (f) continue paying back the metta and cetana of his mentors —
  as Golden Sponsor of RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwes,
  Helen and Steeve Kay Health Care Fund for the RIT Sayas and Sayamas.

From the SPZP-2000 Archives

RIT Poet Laureate Ko Hla Min:

I must admit that I was suffering from a Monday morning “hangover”, having been intoxicated with emotional overdose over the reunion weekend [in October 2000].

Judging from the post-reunion emails I read, I am not alone. What a reunion!

By all measures, it was a success and did satisfy the alumni’s tremendous pent-up desire to reconnect with each other after many decades of separation. The dedication of the members of the organizing committee is second to none.

With the assistance of his lovely wife, Benny Tan devoted practically full-time to this project for several months. I had a first-hand experience to see how meticulous he was when he was designing the RIT T-shirt. It came out a winner!

I do appreciate the sensitivity the organizing committee displayed in making this event non-religious and non-political. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for me to attend. The only regret is that I failed to locate the whereabouts of my buddy Ko Aung Min of Taunggyi (ME 70). I heard he went to Singapore, but so far my search has ended in “no find”.

Now that the grand reunion is over, everybody is slowly recovering from the “hangover”. The big question is who would go to Singapore in 2002, and how do we go about doing it?

With best regards,
Steeve Kay (Ko Thaung Sein)

Sayama Emma provided photos of selected friends, sayas and sayamas.

Emma (Tin Tin Myint)

• ChE 70
• Sayama and Sponsor for ChE students
• Minthamee
• Organizer of Singapore Pon Chan Chan Group
  with Don Min U Yu Swan (Spouse, Sayagyi)
• Rocket (name given by Maths U Ko Gyi)
• Mae Daw Gyi (to monks supported by Dana Sri Lanka)
• Co-founder, Triple Gems Publication

Pamela (Min Thet Mon)

• A70
• Retired Professor of Architecture Department
• Second daughter of Professor U Myo Min (English)
• Siblings : Patricia, Uno (Kyaw Myo), Beauty

Ma Kyin Than

• T70

Naw Charity Sein Oo

• RIT English
• Retired Professor

U Saw Hlaing (GBNF)

• RIT Physics
• Post graduate study in Japan
• Principal, Taungyi College
• Director, DHE (at the Ministry of Education)
• Organizer, Thu Ka Ka Yi (Shwe Dagon Pagoda)

Daw May Than Nwe (Joyce, GBNF)

• RIT Physics
• First in Physics Honors (1962)
• Passed away in Singapore
• Spouse : Saya U Thein Lwin (EE, GBNF)

Sao Kan Gyi (Tony, GBNF)

• RIT English
• Pen name : Khemarat
• Lineage : Keng Tung Sawbwa / Mangrai

• Matriculated from TTC Practicing School.
  Classmate : Win Aung (M70, Luyechun, RIT Swimming and Water Polo)
• Computer Engineer at UCC
• Moved to PTC.

• After retirement, he moved to Mawlamyine where his spouse has a family business.
• Elder brother : U Soe Myint (Guardian, GBNF) published my poems. translations and articles. He became the father-in-law of U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76).
• Younger brother : U Kyaw Zaw (EC72, TTC Luyechun, DCA)

Visit to USA

• During his visit to his youngest brother U Khin Zaw (UCC) in Cupertino, Northern California there was a mini-gathering of UCC alumni, RIT alumni and friends of U Khin Zaw and Daw Wai Wai Tun.

The attendees include

• Saya U Myo Min (UCC)
• U Hla Min (EC69, UCC) and Daw Sein Yi
• U and Mrs. Soe Win (EC70, UCC)
• Benny Tan (M70) and Angelina Tan
• Charlie Tseng (EC70) and Diana Tseng (ChE71)
• U Myint Swe (EP74) and Daw San San (EC74)
• U Hla Kyi (EC77, Met/Hydro Computer)
• U Aung Zaw Maung (Pet78, UCC)
• U Aung Myint Oo (EC84, UCC) and Daw Thida Khin (UCC)
• Dr. Rafiul Ahad (Physics, UCC) and Frances Ahad
• U Khin Zaw (Physics, UCC) and Daw Wai Wai Tun (Physics)
• Dr. Kyaw Tint (Physics)
• U Thein Naing (Patrick, Physics) and Daw Mi Mi Aung (Physics)

U Thaung Sein (Steeve Kay, EC70, GBNF)

• Entrepreneur
• Philanthropist
  Kay Family Foundation
• Multiple Golden Sponsor
  RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe
• Donated US$ 200000+
  for RIT-related activities
• See related Posts

Tan Yu Beng (Benny Tan, M70)

• Entrepreneur
• Philanthropist
• Multiple Golden Sponsor of RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe
• Co-chair, Working Committee, SPZP-2000
• See related Posts

U Zaw Min (Zaw Min Nawaday, EP70)

• Author, “Memories of RIT Days (1964 – 1970)”
• See related posts

U Ohn Khine (Gaing Gyi, M70)

• Co-Author, “Memories of RIT Days (1964 – 1970)”
• Moderator, Google Group for Combined 1st BE Intake of 1964 and 1965
• Volunteer, SPZP-2012, Shwe YaDu 2014, SPZP-2016
• Contributing Member, HMEE-2012
  Compiled CD Supplement for the book with U Hla Min (EC69)
• See related posts

U Win Paing (Sayadaw U Wara, ChE70)

• He became a monk on the day after the final year examination.
• He was a Golf Champion at RGC and BGC.
  He gave away his favorite golf clubs.
• He served as Taik Ok Sayadaw at the Kaba Aye Sunlun Gu Kyaung. (
• A few years back, his mentor Sayadaw U Vinaya passed away in his late 90s.
  U Wara became the Chief Sayadaw.
• He has gone on Dhamma Duta missions abroad. He also leads meditation retreats at the monasteries affiliated to Kaba Aye Sunlun Gu Kyaung.

U Naing Win (M70)

• He is GBNF.
• His spouse Polly Ba San was Burma Selected in swimming.
  She has a son and a daughter.
• A few years back, I met Polly at the then new A Lo Daw Pyie monastery in Apache Junction, Arizona.
  She volunteered her culinary expertise.

David Myint Thein wrote :
Ko Naing Win worked a few years at Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise ( MOGE ) as Senior Mechanical Engineer together with me. He was a nice guy.

U Khin Aung Kyi (GBNF)

• He succeeded Saya Dr. Aung Gyi as Rector.
• He earlier served as Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering.
• He later taught at Rengsit University (Thailand).
• Several former ChE students sponsored him and his spouse to attend SPZP-2000.

• Served as Secretary of RIT Civil Engineering Association.
  Predecessor : Saya Dr. Myo Khin (C70)
• Publisher of the MES Technical Digest.
  He posted via air mail some MES Technical Digests.
  
• There was no formal Alumni Association or SDYF at the time.

• Chair of the SPZP-2012 Preparation/Implementation Committee with four (or more) subcommittees
• Chief Editor of the Commemorative Issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Magazine” for SPZP-2012
• Publisher of limited reprints of the 23 (or so) RIT Annual Magazines

• During my visit to Yangon, he provided transportation with his son-in-law to attend a dinner hosted by him near Feel Restaurant.
  Attendees include Saya U Aung, U Ohn Khine and Daw Mai Khin Nyunt (Rosie)
• He gave me an autographed copy of “Selected Cartoons from RIT Magazines and Set Hmu Thadinzin”.
  Told me that a commemorative issue will be published by four (or more) generations of famous “RIT Cartoon Box” cartoonists (some who made to national and international fame).
• It was a teaser for the “Selected RIT Cartoons” to be compiled and published by U Myint Pe (M72) and the team of “RIT Cartoon Box” contributors and maintainers including Aw Pi Kye and Saya U Thiha Latt.

• Also drove me to preparation meetings for SPZP-2012.

• Chief Editor and Publisher of the commemorative issue of Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for SPZP-2012
• Reprinted 2000 copies each of 23 vintage RIT Annual Magazines
• Took care of logistics and security of SPZP-2012 in the morning at YTU and the Reunion Dinner in the evening at MICT Park
• Coordinated with RIT Cartoonists for the “Cartoon Collection”.

• Had medical problems and had been hospitalized a couple of times, but that did not dampen his spirit to make the first True Homing a resounding success.

• Earlier posted me Tech magazines published by MES under his wing.
  
• Founder and moderator of “bitritalumni” Facebook Page.
  
• Despite having medical problems and a number visits to ICU, he gave 100% for the success of RIT-related projects in general, and SPZP-2012 in particular.
  
• Sad to learn that he passed away.
  Glad to know that his works live on.