Some are on display in museums and at vintage fairs.
Bookshops
During our school days, SPHS has its own book shop.
Later, we bought books from Ava House and the RIT Book shop. The official exchange rate was five kyats to a US Dollar. For books, the price was converted using six kyats to a Dollar.
Exercise Books
The exercise books are available in different sizes. They range from 40 pages to 200 pages.
An exercise book with 80 pages costs around 50 pyas.
The exercise book brought over to the US by Ko Benny Tan (M70) shows
the badges of the Universities and Institutes under the then New Education System
the badge of Trade Corporation (9) Rangoon
Ko Benny’s other names
subject name.
Inside the book is the calligraphy of Angelina Tan (his personal copier and sweet heart),
The exercise book was put on display at SPZP-2000.
Ko Benny was a Golden Sponsor, designer of mementos and co-Chair of the Working Committee for SPZP-2000.
A cricket ball is THROWN to the AIR. The Prince of Wales is HEIR to the THRONE.
Tongue Twister
(How a detective thwarted a pick pocket)
When he saw the pickpocket pick the pocket of a man he picked the pocket of the pickpocket and put the pickings in the pocket of the man whose pocket the pickpocket had picked.
Word Construction
Make a sentence with “ANALYZE” and “ANATOMY”.
(Sing to the tune “My Bonnie lies over the ocean”) My ANNA LIES over the ocean My ANNA LIES over the sea My ANNA LIES over the ocean And bring back my ANNA TO ME.
Word Processing Systems (with built in dictionary)
Visual Dictionary
There are now Online Dictionaries.
Judson 1Judson 2Judson 3
Thesauraus
The word means a “Treasure” or “Treasury”.
Dr. Peter Mark Roget compiled a Thesaurus of English words based on his system of classification.
A Thesaurus complements a Dictionary.
One looks up a Dictionary when one knows a word and wants to find out the meaning and/or usage. One looks up a Thesaurus when one has an idea or a concept, and wants to find out the right word.
Over the years, both have evolved and even converged.
One Thesaurus is arranged in Dictionary form for ease of look up.
There are Editors and Word Processors with built-in dictionary and thesaurus.
There is a “Visual Thesaurus” where one can start with a word and follow the links.
U Myo Myint (M73) retired as Deputy General Manager at Railways.
He is a distinguished artist.
Designed the covers of RIT Annual Magazines and the commemorative Swel Daw Yeik Magazines.
Displayed his paintings at SPZP-2016 and donated the proceeds of the sales of his paintings to the Organizing Committee. He let U Myo Aung and me join for a group photo.
Drew Pon Tus of sayas and sayamas and gave them as “Garawa” gift.
Saya U Kyaw Sein (M65, GBNF) compiled the Pon Tu of about 70 sayas and sayamas. Saya U Tin Lin (ChE72) annotated the photos. Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and team created a music video using the Pon Tu’s.
The following are some Pon Tu’s.
Architecture Sayas
U Myo Myint Sein (A)
Chemical Engg Sayas
U Khin Aung Kyi (Ch, GBNF)Dr. Maung Maung Win (Ch, GBNF)Daw Tin Myint (Ch)U Myat Thwin (Ch)U Maung Maung (George, Ch)U Htun Aung Kyaw (Ch)Dr. Taing Oke (Ch)U Tin Lin (Ch)
Civil Engg Sayas
Dr. Aung Gyi (C)U Min Wun (C, GBNF)U Khin Maung Phone Ko (C)U Nyi Hla Nge (C)Dr. Htin Aung (C)Dr. Myo Khin (C)
Electrical Engg Sayas
U Sein Hlaing (E, GBNF)U Myo Kyi (E)U Ba Myint (E)U Moe Aung (E)U Thein Dan (E)
Mechanical Engg Sayas
U Aung Khin (M) U Ba Than (M, GBNF)U Tin Htut (M)U Maung Maung Win (M) Dr. Tin Win (M)S Arya (M, GBNF)S Kyaw Aye (M, GBNF)U Win (M)Dr. Tin Hlaing (M)U Phone Myint (M)U Kyaw Sein (M, GBNF)U Tu Myint (M)U Tin Maung Oo (M, GBNF)U Khin Maung Tin (M)U Aung Myint (M)
Metallurgy Sayas
U Aung Hla Tun (Met, GBNF)Dr. Khin Maung Win (Met, GBNF)U Pe Win (Met)U Tin Maung Nyunt (Met)U Win Kyaw (Met)U Thein Aung (Met)U Nyunt Htay (Met)U Mya Tin U (Met)
Mining & Pet Sayas
U Aung Than (Min)Dr. Thein Hlyne (Min)U Myint Soe (Min)U Win Kyaing (Pet, GBNF)
Textile Sayas
U Maung Maung Than (T, GBNF)U Shwe Yee (Tex)Sayas 1Sayas 2
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