Ngapali My poem “The Ngapali Beach” was published in the Forward Magazine. I received fifteen kyats for the poem.The illustrator received fifty kyats. Bohmu Ba Thaw (Maung Thaw Kha) was Chief Editor of the Forward Magazine. He jokingly asked me if I would be interested to join him. […]
East Coast Gathering For the past several years, Ivan had hosted RIT-UCC gathering at his New Jersey home. The timing is chosen so that Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi and Saya U Soe Paing can attend the gathering to meet with their former students. In June 2018, the special […]
During my visit, I attended several gatherings:
Trip Plan Since we had frequent flyer miles with UAL (United Air Lines), we booked a round trip flight from SJC (San Jose, California) to DFW (Dallas / Fort Worth in Texas) via DEN (Denver, Colorado) after consulting with Dr. Ba Han (SPHS66, IM1 73, who lives in […]
We visited May 11, 2019 The weather reports indicated heavy rains and floods in parts of Texas (e.g. Houston) on May 11, 2019. So we decided to visit Austin that day. My niece Dr. Khine Zin Oo and her husband U Myo Tin took us to Austin Sitagu […]
After taking long trips, it was time to slow down and take a rest. Dr. Ba Han enjoys driving. He has driven from Texas to other states including California and New York. Due to the possibility of bad weather (thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods), we decided to play safe. […]
The trip was planned for May 8, 2019 to May 18, 2019, but there were twists and turns. Ad hoc mini-gathering During a conversation, Lillian mentioned that Khin Mya Nyo and Ronald (classmates of my spouse at IM1) came to her house to see San San Nwe (another […]
During my visit, I attended several gatherings:
Had a wonderful time in Myanmar in Janaury and February, 2018. ICST The 5th Acariya PuZaw Pwe of ICST (Institute of Computer Science and Technology) and UCSY (University of Computer Studies Yangon) was held in January 2018. Former students from UCC (Universities’ Computer Center), DCS (Department of Computer […]