Category: Family

Awards & Presents
by Hla Min

Updates : Apr 2026

Awards
- Collegiate Scholarship (1963)
- Luyechun (1965)
- Appreciation (October 2000)
- Appreciation (August 2016)
- Appreciation (September 2016)
- Distinguished Toastmaster (2017)
August 2016

Birthday Soon Kway

Award 1
- Maurice Chee (M75) organized a Birthday Soon Kyway at Dhammananda Vihara, Half Moon Bay in August 2016.
- He prepared electronic & hard copy of the birthday wishes.
- Another set was for attendees, who had not sent wishes by e-mail.
- Thanks to the sayas, colleagues and friends for a memorable gathering.
Appreciation from Sayas and Alumni in US and Canada

Award 2
- Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi could not attend the soonkyway, but he requested Ko Maurice to donate a food dish for him & his family. Sayagyi’s message was read by Ko Maurice.
- Saya U Myat Htoo (C68) presented the appreciation award at Half Moon Bay soonkwyay and gathering (August 2016).
September 2016

Alumni Appreciation Award from NorCalRITAA

Award 3

The award was signed by
- Saya U Myat Htoo (C68, Chair, BOD)
- Gordon Kaung (M83, President)
- U Thaung Nyunt (M87, Secretary)
Award 4

Saya U Myat Htoo presented the award to me at the NorCal RITAA Annual Dinner, 2016.

From SPHS in 1963

Collegiate Scholarship winners from SPHS in 1963

There were five Paulians in the Top Five, seven in the Top Ten, and ten in the Top Twenty.

SPHS63

7th in Burma
- Khin Maung U (Retired from FDA, USA) – 1st
- Min Oo (Retired Maths Professor from McMasters University, Canada) – 2nd
- Myo San (Freddie, Surgeon, GBNF) – 3rd
- Nyunt Wai (Victor, Professor, IM & Malaysia) – 4th
- Thein Wai (Migrated to USA after graduation) – 5th
- Hla Min (Lifelong Learner, Retired Software Engineer) – 7th
- Aung Kyaw Zaw (Cardiologist) – 9th
- Maung Maung Kyi (Dip Ing, Retiree in Wales, GBNF) – 11th
- Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, EC69, GBNF) – 13th
- Khin Maung Zaw (Frank, Retired Doctor in UK) – 17th
- Three are GBNF
Luyechun

Summer of 1965
- Attended Inlay Khaung Daing Camp
LYC

LYC 1

LYC 2

From Toastmasters International

Awards

Toastmasters

DTM 1
- CC (Competent Communicator)
- ACB (Advanced Communicator Bronze)
- ACS (Advanced Communicator Silver)
- ACG (Advanced Communicator Gold)
- CL (Competent Leader)
- ALB (Advanced Leader Bronze)
- ALS (Advanced Leader Silver)
- DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster)
- Triple Crown
DTM 2

I served as
- Club Officer
- Area Governor
- Club Coach
- Contest Chair
- Ambassador
- Guest Speaker
- Test Speaker
- Team Builder (for Excellent Leadership)
From my Life Savers

Coffee mug with photos

Coffee Mug

My beloved grandchildren gave me a present for Grand Father’s Day.

Drawings

On several occasions

Book Presents

For editing and proof reading

I edited or proof-read books by
- Sayadaws (U Silananda, U Jotalankara)
U Jotalankara
- Sayas (Saya Des Rodgers)
- Friends (Saya U Aung Zaw)
Dhamma & Bawa
- They provided me copies of their books.
From colleagues and friends

I also received copies from others. They include
- “Myanmar in my life-time”
  Book by BBS U Khin Zaw
  air mailed from Australia by U Wint Khin Zaw
Book by K
- Book honoring Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint
  air mailed from Australia by Dr. TOKM
Book by TOKM

Dhamma Q&A
- Centennial for U Khin Maung Latt & Daw Khin Myo Chit
  Two books given by Junior Win, twin sister of Maung Yit
- Books by U Ye Sint (former Editor of Dhammanda Newsletter)
  His works
  Pathan Dethana (Dhamma Dana by his siblings)
- U Kesala (Chief Resident monk, Alodaw Pyie Monastery in Arizona)
  Dhamma Q&A
  Several other books
- “Nga Doh Khit Ka Tekkatho”
  Book by Shwe Ku May Hnin
  Given to me at the San Francisco Bay Area Talk
Book by Shwe Ku May Hnin
- Books by Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War)
  Collection of Poems
  Collection of Articles
Book by Tekkatho Moe War
- Book by Saya U Nyunt Htay
  Collection of Swel Daw Poems
Book by RIT Poets
- Books by Nyan Oo Maung
  Currently known as “Mudita Shwe Kyaung” Sayadaw U Nyanika
- Books by various sayadaws in the Bay Area & beyond
  U Dhammapiya
  U Gosita
  Dhamma Bheri Sayadaw
  Aung San Tat Oo Sayadaw
  Thamanay Kyaw
- Books by Dr. San Oo, Daw Than Yi & family
- “Yahandar and Poke Ko Htoo Myar”
  Book by Dhammacariya U Htay Hlaing
  (in the 80’s for translating several of his “Dhamma Duta” articles)
- Books by Sayawun Tin Shwe
  Given by his daughter Tyn Tyn Aye during her UCC studies
- U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ) mailed me two books that he bought in Myanmar.
  U Thant Ah Yay Ah Khin
  Collection Bagan poems (by Zawgyi, translated by Ah May Thar).
- Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt believes in a “revolving library”. Gave me several books that he enjoyed reading.
- 8-8-88
  Book by Dat Pone Htein Win
  Given at 5th ILF in Mandalay
- Books by Members of Professional Spakers Association (PSA)
  Kyaw Kyaw Hlaing
  Kaythri Kyaw
  …
Magazines

Editor for “90th Anniversary Issue of the Founding of RUBC” (2013)

Wrote poems and articles for
- RIT Alumni International Newsletter (for SPZP-2000)
- “Swel Daw Yeik Sarsaung” for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010
- “Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for Shwe YaDu”
U Ohn Khine (M70) and I compiled the CD supplement for HMEE-2012.

CDs

Received raw and formal CDs and DVDs for the various RIT Gatherings.
April 27, 2026
Writings (1)
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026
- Freelance Writer, Editor & Translator
- Sample writings in this post
Still So Young

Translation

Still So Young

Hla Min
- “Nge Thay Loh ငယ်သေးလို့”
- Short story by Thu Kha (Author, Director, Actor)
- Translator : Hlaing Phyo (pen name of Hla Min)
- I received fifty kyats for the translation. U Thu Kha was given fifty kyats.
- Modern Burmese Writings, Working People’s Daily
- Editor : Daw Khin Swe Hla (founder of “Dawlay’s Circle” at Guardian”)
Men on the Moon

Poem

Men on the Moon
- Honoring the Apollo 11 Mission in July 1969
- Neil Armstrong (Mission Commander)
- Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot) ; Columbia : code name for Command Module
- Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot) ; Eagle : code name for Lunar Module
- Mission : Land Eagle on Tranquility Bay; Set US Flag on the Moon’s surface; Collect rock samples
- Guardian Daily
- Chief Editor : U Soe Myint
- Mr. Hall (USIA) forwarded my poem to NASA.
Phaungdaw-u Festival

Poem

Phaungdaw-u

Poem about Phaungdaw-u Festival
- Thadinkyut Festival at Inlay Lake, Shan State
- Inlay is known for the floating islands and leg rowers
- Thadinkyut Supplement, Working People’s Daily
- Chief Editor : U Ko Lay
- Remuneration : K 15
- Visited Inlay four times
- Inlay Khaung Daing Luyechun Camp in the Summer of 1965
- Peter Pe (SPHS63) invited us to visit Inlay & Taunggyi in October 1965; Saw Phaungdaw-u Festival
- In mid 2010, took a Packaged Tour to Heho, Inlay & Taunggyi.
- In January 2020, visited Inlay as the last leg of the PSA tour.
The Ngapali Beach

Poem

Ngapali
- Famous Beach near Thadwe
- WPD
- Visited Ngapali three times
- With cousin & friends in the ‘60s
- With family in the ‘80s
- Guest Lecturer, Ngapali Luyechun Camp in ‘88
Till We Meet Again

Poem

SEAP
- Dec ‘69
- Fifth SEAP Games hosted by Burma
- WPD
The United Nations

Poem

UN
- United Nations Day
- October ‘69
- WPD
- U Thant : 3rd UNSG; 1st Asian UNSG
The Great Gandhiji

Poem

Gandhi
- Centennial of the Apostle of Non-violence
- Born Mohandas Gandhi, he was also called “Mahatma”
- October 1, 1969
- Working People’s Daily
- Chief Editor : U Ko Lay
To The Fallen Warrior

Poem

To the Fallen Warrior
- Honoring the Sayadaws စာဆိုတော်များ writers who fought for Burma’s Independence
- Forward Magazine
- Chief Editor : Maung Thaw Ka (Bohmu Ba Thaw)
- Editor : U Sein Hla
Calendars

Article

Article on Calendars
- There are various Calendars.
- The Burmese Calendar is luni-solar, socio-religious calendar.
- BAPS Newsletter
- Chief Editor : Henry Lim
- Contributing Editor : Hla Min
- Revised versions published in my FB groups and my website hlamin.com
Sea Burial for Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo

Article

Last Journey of Htay Lwin Nyo
- Part-time Professor of Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University passed away alone at his home.
- Per request from the Professor & Head of EE Department, SJSU, the Burmese Community in the San Francisco Bay Area helped with the Final Journey.
- I had the honor to push the incinerator and also to join Dr. Swe Aye and Dr. Khin Nyo Thet to scatter the ashes in the waters off Santa Cruz
- BAPS Newsletter : Chief Editor — Henry Lim
- RIT Alumni International Newsletter : Chief Editor — Hla Min
- Memorial Page for Htay Lwin Nyo in the first ex-rit website : Webmaster — KMZ; Content Provider & Editor — Hla Min
- Revised versions published in my FB groups and my website hlamin.com
Publications
- Contributor, Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore & Folklife
Encyclopedia
- Editor of selected Books, Newsletters & Projects
Dhamma & Bawa

Cetana Thi Thar Kan
- Poems
- Poetic Art Series
- Translation of Articles, Poems & Short Stories
Shwe YaDu Lann

Posts
- Lifelong Learner
- Memories —Series
- My Beliefs
- My Passion
April 27, 2026
To the Fallen Warrior
by Hla Min

Update : Apr 2026

Poem ကဗျာ
- Poem to honor Sarsodaws (စာဆိုတော်များ Writers) who struggled for Burma’s Independence
- Published in Forward Magazine.
- Bohmu Ba Thaw was Chief Editor. U Sein Hla was Editor.
- Received Fifteen Kyats.
Taw Hlan Yay

(တော်လှန်ရေးနေ့)
- Celebrated on March 27.
- Later renamed as Armed Forces Day (to downplay the participation from all walks of life).
Independence Day

(လွတ်လပ်ရေးနေ့)
- Celebrated on January 4.
- It is not clear why 4:20 AM was chosen to replace the Union Jack with the Union Flag.
Updates
- Maung, Ko & U are prefixes for Burmese names.
Posts
- Holidays
- Magazines
- Poetry
- Publications
- Rhyme
April 27, 2026
Life Savers
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026
- Two grandchildren
- Grand daughter is almost 12?years old.
- Grandson is 9’years old.
- They excel in academic, sports and social activities.
- The following are some pictures of them when they were young and innocent.
Myee 1

Myee 2

Myee 3

Myee 4

Myee 5

Myee 6

Myee 7

Myee 9
April 26, 2026
Hack
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

U Hla Min

In the early days of Computing, a Hack is defined to be a “useful and/or beautiful piece of code.”

Hacker
- Some students, who worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computing Laboratories, preferred working on code rather than attending courses.
- They feel proud of their Hacks and are addressed as Hackers.
- Over time, Unethical Hackers emerged.
- Ethical Hackers also rose to defend against the Unethical Hackers.
- Most people do no know or care about the difference between Ethical and Unethical Hackers.
Ethical Hackers
- They try to break the security of computer systems and applications.
- They propose solutions to defend the possible attacks of Unethical Hackers.
- They are known as White Hats.
Unethical Hackers
- They inflict damage to hardware, software and data systems.
- They may steal and sell sensitive information.
- One study says that it is safer and lucrative to be a Criminal Hacker (also referred to as Cracker) than selling drugs (which can lead to imprisonment and death in some countries).
- The underground business for malware (viruses, Trojan horses, …) is valued at multi-billion dollars.
April 26, 2026
Jan 2017
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Tommy Shwe (GBNF)

Alumnus of RIT
- Matriculated from St. Albert’s High School, Maymyo in 1964
- Admitted as Roll No 2 (in order of merit among Matriculates) to 1st BE at Rangoon Institute of Technology
- Represented RIT in Badminton
Taiwan & USA
- Completed three Masters
- Entrepreneur
- Supporter of Education
Untimely Demise
- Victimized by a handyman that he had helped
- Reported in Los Angeles Times
LAT 1

Tommy Shwe

LAT 2

LAT 3

LAT 4

LAT 5

LAT 6

LAT 7
April 26, 2026
Photos — Old & New

by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Let Oo Sayas

With my beloved parents

U Tin Gyi’s Family

Old photos processed by Myo Kyawswar

Sisters

Sisters 1 (original)

Sisters 2 (processed)

Daw Khin Swe Hla (Icy)

Wedding 1 (original)

Wedding 2 (processed)

Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (Cherry)

Cherry, Peter, Ye Myint

Cherry, Peter

Cherry 1

Cherry 2

Cherry 3

Win Latt (ex-UCC)

Win Latt

Myint Swe (EP74) & San San (EC74)

Myint Swe, San San

U Sein Mg (EE63) & U Moe Aung (EE63)

Two EE Sayas

April 26, 2026
Lifelong Learner
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Paying back ကျေးဇူး ဆပ်

From our younger days, we learned about paying respect to our parents, mentors and benefactors.

ကျွန်တော် တို့ ငယ်စဉ် ကတည်း က ကျေးဇူးတရား အကြောင်း လေ့လာ မှတ်သား လေ့ကျင့် ခဲ့ ရပါတယ်။

I am following the noble tradition of honoring pioneers and outstanding people. I am trying my best to present their achievements and contributions. I an privileged to have known many seniors, contemporaries and juniors.

Who’s Who, Twentieth Century Impressions of Burma, Five Minute Biographies တွေ ကို နည်းယူပြီး ကျွန်တော် က Old Burma တုန်းက ထူးချွန်သူ တွေ ကို မှတ်တမ်းတင် ဂုဏ်ပြု နေတဲ့ ရှေ့မှီ နောက်မှီ (ဘေးမှီ) သူတယောက်ပါ။

I volunteered as a Docent at the Computer History Museum (CHM) for two years. CHM’s programs include Hardware & Software Artifacts, Exhibits, Oral History, Lectures, Panels and Award Ceremonies.

ကျွန်တော် Computer History Museum ကွန်ပျူတာသမိုင်းပြတိုက် မှာ Docent အဖြစ် နှစ်နှစ် volunteer လုပ်ခဲ့ပါတယ်။ Computer Pioneer တွေ ကို မှတ်တမ်းတင်ဂုဏ်ပြု တဲ့ အဖွဲ့အစည်းပါ။ Artifacts, Exhibits, Oral History, Lectures & Panels တွေ စုံလင်ပါတယ်။

The Old Burma Group has posts about History, Notable (Famous as well as Notorious) people. I appreciate the invaluable posts as a reader and contributor.

Old Burma Group ဟာလည်း သမိုင်း နဲ့ ထူးချွန် / ဆိုးသွမ်း (Famous as well as Notorious) ကို မှတ်တမ်း တင် နေ တဲ့ အဖွဲ့ မို့ Contributor တယောက် အနေ နဲ့ ဝမ်းသာ ကြည်နူး မိပါတယ်။

I request the Group Administrator and Moderators to approve my posts.

ကျွန်တော် ရဲ့ posts တွေကို တင်ပြခွင့်ပြုပါ Admin နဲ့ Moderator များ ခင်ဗျာ။

ကျွန်တော် က
I am
- Founder & Chief Editor စာတည်းချုပ် of RIT Alumni Newsletter
- Owner & Admin of RIT Updates FB Group
- Member of HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education) မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အင်ဂျင်နီယာ ပညာရေ: သမိုင်း အဖွဲ့ဝင်၊
- ကံ့ကော်မြေ (တက္ကသိုလ်ရာပြည့်) Former Moderator of RU Centennial Group : Moderator ငြိမ်း၊
- Contributing Editor of RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine / ရန်ကုန်တက္ကသိုလ်လှေလှော် အသင်း မဂ္ဂဇင်း : စာတည်း
- Former employee of UCC, DCS, ICST : ကွန်ပျူတာဌာန၊ ကွန်ပျူတာသိပ္ပံဌာန၊ ကွန်ပျူတာသိပ္ပံ နှင့် နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် ဝန်ထမ်း ငြိမ်း၊
- စာပေ၊ သမိုင်း၊ ပညာရေး နဲ့ အားကစား ဝါသနာရှင်၊
  Interests : Literature, History, Education, Sports
- Contributor of Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife စွယ်စုံကျမ်း
- စာအုပ်တချို့ ရဲ့ စာတည်း
  Editor of selected books — e.g by Sayadaw U Jotalankara, Saya U Aung Zaw (UCC, GBNF)
- Own / ကိုယ်ပိုင် website : Author / Editor
  hlamin.com
I have posted articles of historical interest.

အဖြစ်နဲ့ သမိုင်းဝင် အကြောင်းအရာ တချို့ကို ပြန်လည်မျှဝေ နေဆဲပါ။

ကြည်နူး Delighted

I am glad to receive feedback, information and suggestions from my former teachers, family members of senior alumni, colleagues and friends.

Posts တွေမှာ ပါတဲ့ ဆရာ၊ ဆရာမ၊ Senior Alumni တွေရဲ့ မိသားစုများ၊ အပေါင်းအသင်းများ ရဲ့ Feedback & Information တွေ ဖတ်ရလို့ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ်။

I also learned a lot from the posts by Subject Matter Experts and Group Experts.

SME (Subject Matter Experts), Group Experts … တွေ ရဲ့ posts တွေ ကို ဖတ် ရလို့ ဗဟုသုတ ရပါတယ်။

Credits

I have provided Credit for the Photos and References.

တတ်နိုင်သရွေ့ Source, Photos တွေကို Credit ပေးခဲ့ ပါတယ်။

Fond Memories

Pon Tu (Portrait) Present from

Bagyee Myat Myo Myint (U Myo Myint)

U Myo Myint (Retired Deputy General Manager of Burma Railways) is an accomplished Painter, Cover Designer and Cartoonist. He drew Pon Tu’s of selected RIT Sayas, Sayamas, and colleagues. I am honored to receive his present.

ပန်းချီ မြတ်မျိုးမြင့် ရဲ့ လက်ဆောင် မွန်
Pon Tu gift from Bagyee Myat Myo Myint / U Myo Myint (M)

Pon Tu

1964 – 65
Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT)

I was admitted to 2nd BE (Bachelor of Engineering) in November 1964.

The photo was taken at the Gyogone campus.

2nd BE student

1964 – 65 ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ဒုတိယနှစ် သင်တန်းသား
2nd BE Student at Rangoon Institute of Technology

1965 Summer
Inlay Luyechun Camp

I was selected as Luyechun (Outstanding Student).

The photo was taken at the Welcome Ceremony by the Head of Shan States.

LYC

1965 နွေရာသီ အင်းလေး ခေါင်တိုင် လူရည်ချွန် စခန်း
တက္ကသိုလ် နဲ့ အထက်တန်း လူရည်ချွန်များ
Inlay Khaung Daing Luyechun Camp in the Summer of 1965

1969 December
Poem for 5th SEAP Games

Burma hosted the 2nd SEAP Games in 1961, and the 5th SEAP Games in 1969.

The photo shows a page from the Forward Magazine. Maung Thaw Ka (Bohmu Ba Thaw, GBNF) was Chief Editor of the magazine.

Forward

Forward မဂ္ဂဇင်း — ဒီဇင်ဘာ 1969
ပဥ္စမ အကြိမ် အရှေ့တောင်အာရှ ကျွန်းဆွယ်ပွဲ အတွက် ကဗျာ စပ်ဆို ခဲ့
Poem about the 5th SEAP Games

Mid 1970s
Universities’ Computer Center (UCC), Rangoon

The photo was taken with the Teachers and Students of CPC (Computer Programming Course).

Dr. Tin Maung (GBNF) succeeded Dr. Chit Swe (UCC Founder, GBNF) as Director of UCC.

UCC

တက္ကသိုလ်များ ကွန်ပျူတာ ဌာန က ပို့ချတဲ့ သင်တန်း တခု
Computer Course at Universities’ Computer Center (UCC), Thamaing College Campus

1999 April to 2025
Chief Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletter

https://hlamin.com/2024/03/09/rit-alumni-newsletter-for-spzp-2000-2/

2000 October
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in California

SPZP-2000

SPZP-2000 Organizers

2005++
Paying Homage to Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa

U Silananda

ဆရာတော် ဦးသီလာနန္ဒာဘိဝံသ (ပါချုပ်ဆရာတော်)
အထိမ်းအမှတ် မော်ကွန်းစာစောင်အတွက် အဖွဲ့ဝင် & စာတည်း
Contributing Editor for the Book published in memory of Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa

2010 December
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in Singapore

SDY Sar Saung

2010 စင်ကာပူ မှာ ကျင်းပတဲ့ စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ အထိမ်း အမှတ် စွယ်တော်ရိပ်စာစောင်
Wrote an article “A Sad and Short Clip: EE Sayas” for the Commemorative Issue
of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2010 in Singapore

2012 December
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe at Gyogone Campus

SPZP-2012

ပွင့်လင်းခေတ်
2012 မှာ ကျင်းပခဲ့ တဲ့ ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ
SPZP-2012: True Home Coming

HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Project)
HMEE Book published in 2012

HMEE

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အင်ဂျင်နီယာ ပညာရေး သမိုင်း ပြုစု တဲ့ အဖွဲ့
Member of HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education)
U Ohn Khine (M70) and I compiled the CD Supplement for the HMEE Book published in 2012
Copies of the Book were donated to Libraries

CD

2012 နှစ် မှာ ထုတ်ဝေခဲ့တဲ့ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အင်ဂျင်နီယာပညာရေး သမိုင်း စာအုပ် ရဲ့ နောက်ဆက်တွဲ စီဒီ
CD Supplement for the HMEE Book
Photos and articles (in English) to supplement the articles (in Burmese) in the HMEE Book

2013
RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine

RUBC

2013 — ရန်ကုန်တက္ကသိုလ် လှေလှော်အသင်း ရဲ့ နှစ် 90 ပြည့် အထိမ်း အမှတ်စာစောင်
RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine

2014 December
RIT Shwe YaDu (Golden Jubilee)

SDY Magazine

ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ရွှေရတု အထိမ်းအမှတ်စွယ်တော်ရိပ် မဂ္ဂဇင်း (2014)
Wrote an article “Memories of a 69er” for the Commemorative Issue
of Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for Shwe YaDu 2014

2016 September
Alumni Appreciation Award

Award

2019 December
RUBC 96th Anniversary Regatta

Regatta

RUBC 96th Anniversary & Regatta (2019)
U Tin Myint (GBNF), U Sein Htoon, U Khin Maung Latt, U Hla Min

2019 December
Golden Jubilee of Graduation of RIT 69ers

GJ

2019 — 1969 နှစ် ဘွဲ့ရ အင်ဂျင်နီယာများ ရဲ့ ရွှေရတု
မနက်ပိုင်း — ကြို့ကုန်း မှာ ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ
2019 — Golden Jubilee of Graduation for RIT 69ers
Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe at Gyogone Campus
April 26, 2026
Mohinga
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Staple Food

Rice is the staple food of Burma. What about Mohinga မုန့်ဟင်းခါး ?

Most people eat Mohinga for breakfast. A few can eat Mohinga any time of the day — breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Breakfast in Windsor

In 2015, Ivan Lee (M69, New Jersey), Fred Thetgyi (M69, Philadelphia), my spouse and I (from California) visited Windsor, Canada to pay respect to Sayagyi U Aung Khin (Former Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering at the Rangoon Institute of Technology.

Sayagyi’s Mohinga

Sayagyi allowed my spouse and I to sleep at his guest room. He got up early to prepare Mohinga and Ah Kyaw အကျော် (Fries) for breakfast for the four of us. He also gave us mementos from Windsor.

Cost of Mohinga

During our younger days, plain Mohinga used to cost 15 pyas. With Ah Kyaw, we would pay 25 pyas.

Special recipe

Most vendors cannot match the taste of the Buthee Kyaw ဗူးသီးကျော် using a formula by a cousin aunt to accompany the Mohinga cooked by my beloved father and his assistants.

The best part is that we do not have to pay for the sumptuous “all you can eat” meal.

Variety

There are a variety of ways to prepare and cook Mohinga.

Some variables are
- choice of fish ငါး အမျိုးအစား : Hinthada ဟင်္သာတ uses up to three kinds of fish. Some places use minimal fish. A few — notably Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo (EP74, GBNF) — tried to have a layman’s Mohinga using canned fish.
- choice of “San Hmont” ဆန်မှုန့် or “Pei Hmont” ပဲမှုန့်
- use of “Ngan Pya Yay” ငံပြာရည် and condiments
- some add ကြက်သွန်ဥ & ငှက်ပျောဖတ်နုနု
- mode of cooking for a small group or a large group of people
- how to keep it fresh (without getting spoiled due to inclement weather).
Mohinga Story

There’s a story that is near and dear to me.

My spouse’s maternal grandma အဖွား was oblivious to the political, social & economic changes. Every morning, she would call a grand child. She would open her little purse inside a big purse, and then unwrap two or three layers of paper to get her money. She would dole out ten pyas ဆယ်ပြား to buy Mohinga for her.

One day she could not finish a spoonful of Mohinga. Her breath slowly faded with her head resting on my lap. There was no sigh. She passed away gently.

My spouse belongs to the elite company of Mohinga lovers. She enjoys Mohinga for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Mohinga Lover

I have a fear စိုးရိမ်ပူပန်စိတ် for the day when she might refuse to have Mohinga & follow her grandma.
April 26, 2026
GBNF 2025
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

U San Tun
- M59
- Masters from MIT
- Former Head, Automobile Engg (Sub-dept of Mech Engg), RIT
- Past President, BEA
- Passed away in California (Dec 2025)
U San Tun

U Tin U

U Tin U & Siblings

Dr. U Win

Geography

Obituary for U Win

Dhamma Friends

Daw Aye Aye Lyn

Daw Aye Aye Lyn

U Kyi Toe
- Spouse : Daw Than Nyein
- Children : Su Kyi & Kyi Phyu
Musicians

Victor Khin Nyo

VKN 1

VKN 2

Obituary
April 25, 2026