by Hla Min
Updated : Mar 2026
Blog
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Memories
SPZP2000 Organizers Distinguished Toastmaster Alumni Appreciation Award from NorCal RIT Alumni Association Appreciation Award from RIT Alumni Worldwide Souvenirs 1 Souvenirs 2 Souvenirs 3 NorCal RITAA Dinner -
St. Paul’s High School, Rangoon
by Hla Min
Updated : Mar 2026
SPHS 1 
SPHS 2 
SPHS 3 
SPHS 4 
SPHS 5 
SPHS 6 
Centenary Souvenir 
SPHS (Matric 1954) 
SPHS Teachers 
Saya U Kyaw Sein 
U Than Se & U Soe Paing 
U Myo Min 
SPHS (Matric 1960) 
Thane Oke Kyaw Myint 1 
Kyaw Khin 1 
Kyaw Khin 2 
Obituary -
Steven Nyan Htet Zaw
by Aung Zaw & Hla Min
Update : Mar 2026
- U Aung Zaw has three children : San Tint Tint Zaw, Ant Bwe Zaw and Nyan Htet Zaw
- Nyan Htet Zaw has Social Skills
AZ 1 Updates
AZ & Ma Kyawt - U Aung Zaw (ex-UCC) passed away in Sydney.
- I was Contributing Editor for his books : “Dhamma & Bawa” and “Cetana Thi Thar Kan”
Dhamma & Bawa -
အမိမြန်မာပြည်
By Okpo Maung Yin Maung
Updated : Mar 2026
Saya U Aung Myaing
Okpo Maung Yin Maung ကျွန်ုပ်တတ်နိုင်တာက ဖြစ်ချင်တာကို ကဗျာနဲ့ပြောတာ။
“အမိမြန်မာပြည်”
မသေခင် မြင်ချင်စမ်းပါဘိ
လှလွန်းလွန်လှည့် မြန်မာပြည်
ဤကမ္ဘာ တည်သရွေ့။ငြိမ်းအေးကာ ညီညီညွတ်
အထွတ်ပေါ် အထိပ်မိုး
တိုးတက်ပြီဟေ့။အုတ်ဖို မောင်ရင်မောင်
ChE72, RIT
3rd November 2020“Myanmar — Motherland “
Before I die
I want to see
Myanmar — most beautiful
Till the end of timePeaceful and United
Towering peaks
Achieved progress and prosperityTranslated by
Hla Min (EC69), RITChE Chemical Engineering
EC Electrical Communication
RIT Rangoon Institute of Technology now known
as YTU Yangon Technological University,
Myanmar -
The United Nations
by Hla Min
Updated : Mar 2026
- My poem “The United Nations” was published in the Forward Magazine on November 1, 1969.
- The UN Day is celebrated in October.
- Received fifteen kyats for my poem.
- U Thant served as the 3rd Secretary General of the United Nations. First Asian to be elected UNSG. Succeeded Daj Hammerjold, who perished in a plane crash.
- U Thant earlier served as the Permanent Representative of Burma to the UN. He was preceded and succeeded by James Barrington (ICS, RUBC Gold).
Poem -
Myo Nyunt (C69)
by Hla Min
Updated : Mar 2026
- Represented RIT in soccer
- Joint Secretary, RIT Track & Field
- He and his spouse visit elder son in Seattle, Washington, USA almost every year.
- They visit other states as time and energy permit.
Visit in 2017
He had a mini-gathering with U Aung Khin (A69) & Daw Tin Tin Hla (A70), U Min Maung (EP68), and Saya U Kaung (C63) in Seattle in November 2017.
Visit in 2018
U Myo Nyunt, his wife and his son visited the San Francisco Bay Area.
There was a mini-gathering. The attendees include
- Daw Mu Mu Kin : spouse of Saya Allen Htay (GBNF)
- U Sein Myint (EP69, Singapore)
- U Hla Min
- U Myo Nyunt and family
U Myo Nyunt and group visiting Daw Mu Mu Kin 
Google Campus -
Kyaw Win
by Hla Min
Updated : Mar 2026
Birthday He offered birthday soon kyway to Uzin Okkantha (Victor, Aung Chaw) and treated his former SPHS63 classmates (some of whom have not seen each other for a long time). The attendees include :
- Aye Ngwe (Edwin)
- Kyaw Win (“Birthday Boy”)
- Khin Maung Bo (Alan Saw Maung, EP69)
- Hla Min (EC69)
- Uzin Okkantha (Aung Chaw, Victor, C69)
- Than Win (M69)
- Aung Kyi (Arthur Kyi)
- Tin Tun (M69)
- Khin Maung Zaw (Frank Gale, IM1 70, UK)
SPHS Novice Crew at RUBC
- Maung Maung Kyi (Bow)
- Hla Min (No. 2)
- Kyaw Win (No. 3, EE)
- Willie Soe Mg (Stroke)
- Myint Thein (Cox, SPHS 62, B.Com 66)
We were all awarded Full Green.
When the schools were closed following the first Anniversary of 7th July, Kyaw Win and Maung Maung Kyi applied for scholarships to study in Germany.
Maung Maung Kyi received Dip Ing in ChE with Specislization in Pulp and Paper. He worked at Sittaung Paper Mill and PPIC before moving to Wales, UK.
Kyaw Win had a higher calling. He and his friends protested in front of the Burmese Embassy. The higher authorities were alarmed at their movement and recalled back to Burma. Fortunately, he was able to complete his EE in Rangoon.
GBNF
In alphabetical order
- Aung Chaw (Victor Chaw, C69, Ashin Ukkamsa)
- Aung Khin
- Aung Kyi (Arthur Kyi)
- Aung Thu Yein (Brownie Way, EC69, 13th in Burma)
- Aung Thwin, Dr.
- Freddie Ba San, Dr. (Myo San, 3rd in Burma)
- Freddie Sein, Dr.
- Gilbert Thaw (Min Thaw, EP)
- Maung Maung Aye, Dr.
- Maung Maung Kyi (11th in Burma)
- Myint Soe (Willie Soe Maung, 1st batch BDS, Stroke in my novice crew)
- Patrick Ba Maung (became monk after retirement)
- Shwe Zan Aung
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Rowing 2
by Hla Min
Updated : Mar 2026
RUBC 90th Anniversary Novices
Members join RUBC as Novices. The two top teams compete in the Senior Novices event. The losing semi-finalists compete in the Junior Novices event.
The Senior Novices winners were awarded the Pewter Cup donated by Sir Arthur Eggar (Founder and Life President of RUBC). They also receive RUBC Brooch and are among the top contenders to receive Color Awards.
Color Awards
The Color Awards Committee review the the Log Books and the performance at the regattas to award colors.
- Half Green
- Full Green
- Gold
Gold is awarded to members for representing RUBC (e.g. in Inter-Club events)
Only a few became Gold within one year.
Two examples :
1954 : Ko Tun Shein (Willie Saing) won the Senior Novices as Timing Stroke. He became Gold.
1957 : Ko Tun Zan became Gold.
Early System
Depending on the time and resources, novices may have to wait for some time before they have access to Shell Fours.
- Novice
Start with Fixed Tub
Row Tub Pairs and Tub Fours
Row Clinker / Shell - Half Green
Can cox
Row Pairs, Fours, Eights - Full Green
Can cox
Row Sculls, Pairs, Fours, Eights - Gold
RUBC Blazer Coat with Gold lining
Rangoon University Sports Council
For some period, the RU Sports Council also offered RUBC members
- Varsity Half Blue
- Varsity Blue
- Varsity Gold
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Rowing 1
by Hla Min
Updated : Mar 2026
Sir Arthur Eggar Swimming (after Rowing)
Most members enjoy swimming in the Inya Lake after they had finished rowing.
A few members do not know how to swim, but they are confident that the eights and fours will not capsize even if someone “catches a crab”. There were a few instances where the scull and the pairs tripped over, but the non-swimmers felt safe and sound by clinging to the boat.
At one time, Burmese Laungs were loaned by RUBC. They are liable to flip over more than the RUBC boats.
There were two boatmen. U Par Oo was the senior. He and his son Tin Aung sold Than Pa Ya Yay. Ko Mya Hlaing was the junior. He sold Bu Thee Kyaw. They had to maintain the Tub Pairs and Tub Fours, and make patches to the boats and oars.
Before our days, there were many boats that were imported and not so many active members.
Later, due to restrictions for foreign exchange and the increase in active members, some local boats were used for training the novices.
Zeyar Linn added :
Our times 1992-2002, Swimming was prohibited but nowadays it is part of training sessions.
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Library
by Hla Min
Updated : Mar 2026
U Khin Zaw
U Khin Zaw - Chief Librarian, Rangoon University Library
- Founder & Director of “Myanmar Ah Than” (Burma Broadcasting Service).
- Has a son (Ko Wint Khin Zaw) and four daughters.
U Thein Han / Zaw Gyi
U Thein Han - Co-founder of the “Khit San Sar Pay”
- Literary Award Winner
- Laureate Poet
- Succeeded U Khin Zaw as Chief Librarian of Rangoon University
U Thaw Kaung
U Thaw Kaung - Succeeded U Thein Han as Chief Librarian of Rangoon University
- He and Saya U Ba Than (M) were the early supporters of the HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education) project. He provided access to the library archives for Saya U Soe Paing (EE, UCC) and his team to compile an early draft for the HMEE-2012 book.
Libraries
Universities and Colleges around the world usually maintain libraries and offer cross-loans for rare books and documents.
There are Public Libraries and Private Libraries.
Before the Internet, most libraries use the Dewey Decimal System for cataloging books. Since the distribution of the books is not uniform, some books have several decimal digits following the original three digit category.
ISBN is used by major publishers. A Stanford University Arts Professor wanted to use “The Illustrated History of Buddhism ” by Ashin Janakabhivamsa (Taung Myo Sayadaw) and illustrated by Saya U Ba Kyi. Since the book did not have an ISBN, the book could not be ordered and sold through the University Book Store.
The Library of Congress has a large collection of books. It also has a section for books from Asian countries. The books in the Burma Collection are cataloged using phonetic transcription of the Burmese title.
U Win Pe (Maung Swan Yi) served as Secretary of the Burmese Curriculum and later studied Library Science. He wrote an article in Myanmar Gazette about collecting Burmese books for access via the New York libraries and the Library of Congress.
