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  • My Writings

    My Writings

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 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

    Writing 107
    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

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    Phaungdaw-u
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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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
  • Names — Pe ဖေ

    Names — Pe ဖေ

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    • Pe Aung Lin (EE76)
    • Pe Han Tun (M69)
    • Pe Kan Kaung — Fictitious character
    • Pe Khin — Diplomat
    • Pe Khin — Burma Soccer Selected
    • Pe Maung Khin (EE76)
    • Pe Maung Tin — Professor of Pali; Proposed to have a separate Burmese Department; Star students include ICS U Sein Tin (Theikpan Maung Wa), U Thein Han (Zawgyi) and U Wun (Minthuwun)
    • Pe Nyun, Dr. — Pediatric Surgeon. He led the team including Dr. Harry Saing (Past Captain and Gold of RUBC, Multiple athlete) at RCH to operate the first set of Burmese conjoined twins (Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San).
    Pe Nyun
    • Pe Than
    • Pe Than Hlaing (EE76)
    • Pe Than Tin, Dr.
    • Pe Than Maung, Dr. — Tennis champion in college,; Senior ophthalmologist; Spearheaded Burma’s Trachoma Campaign as team leader.
    • Pe Thaw — Father of Dr. Zin Aung; Succeeded U Khin Zaw (“K”) as Director of BBS
    • Prof. Pe Thein, Dr. — in succession served as Professor and Head of Department of Physiology, Institute of Medicine Mandalay; Director General of Health; Director General of Medical Education.
      In 1989, was the Minister of Health with the rank of colonel, in General Saw Maung’s cabinet.
    • Pe Thein — Cartoonist
    • Pe Thein — Navy rower; Martial arts
    • Pe Thet Khin, Dr. — Minister of Health.
    • Pe Tin — My Burmese teacher in V(D) and my class teacher in VI(D)
    • Pe Win, Prof. — FRCP Edinburgh, Head of the Department of Medicine Mandalay; He was from the famous Meah family; Siblings : (a) Dr. U Ne Win FRCPsych, pioneer of psychiatry in Burma. Served as both head of department of psychiatry Institute of Medicine I as well as Medical Superintendent of the Psychiatric Hospital (b) Prof. Daw Hnin Yee FRCP Edin Professor and Head of Medicine Institute of Medicine 1 (c) Dr. Daw Win May DO senior ophthalmologist.
    • Aung Kyaw Pe (EP69) –, Early user at UCC along with Saya U Tin Swe
    • Aung Pe — High ranking official in the BSPP government.
    • Ba Pe — Politician
    • Chit Pe
    • Hla Pe, Dr. — Retired Professor of Burmese at the London School of Asian and Oriental Studies; Wrote a book on Burmese Proverbs.
    • Myint Pe — Comedian, actor and director
    • Myint Pe (M72) — Cartoonist, Lushwin daw and vocalist; Co-founder of RIT Cartoon Box
    • Nyunt Pe
    • Reggie Ba Pe, Dr. — Medical doctor and specialist
    • Saw Pe
    • Than Pe, Commodore — Captain and RUBC Gold; Succeeded Sir Arthur Eggar as President of RUBC; Member of the Revolutionary Council; Minister for Heath and Education’; First member of RC to pass away
    • Than Pe Lay — Vocalist and actor
    • Victor Pe Win (A60)
    • Win Pe — Mya Zin
    • Win Pe — Maung Swan Yi
    • Win Pe — ICST
    • Win Pe (M70) — Brother of Dr Nyi Nyi
  • Names — Nyunt ညွန့်

    Names — Nyunt ညွန့်

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    Names beginning with Nyunt

    • Nyunt — ECAFE
    • Nyunt Aung — Civil
    • Nyunt Aung — Sanchaung
    • Nyunt Khin
    • Nyunt Lwin
    • Nyunt Maung — National Planning
    • Nyunt Maung — SPHS Saya
    • Nyunt Maung San — Civil
    • Nyunt May
    • Nyunt Nyunt — Niece of Tommy Saing; Spouse of U Thant Zin / Mawsi
    • Nyunt Nyunt Tin — UCC; UN
    • Nyunt Nyunt Win — Physics; Registrar of RASU; Spouse : U Ko Lay (RUBC Gold, Chief Editor of WPD)
    • Nyunt Oo
    • Nyunt Pe — EP68
    • Nyunt Sein
    • Nyunt Shwe — Brother of Han Tun
    • Nyunt Soe — Swimming Coach; Brother of Willie Soe Maung
    • Nyunt Swe
    • Nyunt Than — M86, UCC, BADA, NorCal RITAA
    • Nyunt Thaung
    • Nyunt Thein, Dr.
    • Nyunt Tin — M70, RIT Table Tennis
    • Nyunt Tin, Dr. — First in Burma in 1952; FRCP
    • Nyunt Wai, Dr. (Victor) — Physiology Professor
    Nyunt Wai (Standing 3rd from Left)
    • Nyunt We — Harvard MBA
    • Nyunt Win (Eddie, MEHS60) — Spouse : Dr. Marie Yu Khin (MEHS60)
    • Nyunt Win — Actor
    • Nyunt Win — Associate Professor, Chemistry
    • Nyunt Yin — Physics

    Names with Nyunt in middle or end

    • Aung Kyaw Nyunt, Dr. — High School Luyechun
    • Aung Nyunt
    • Aung Pe Nyunt — Physics Tuition
    • Phaw Kaung Ba Nyunt — Government witness
    • Ba Nyunt (E58) — Saya; MOC
    • Cho Cho Nyunt — ICST alumni
    • Kan Nyunt, Dr. — Compiler of Buddhism Books
    • Kan Nyunt, Dr. — Patron, MARB
    • Kaung Nyunt — Physics saya, Head of Regional College 2
    • Khaing Khaing Nyunt — UCC
    • Khin Maung Nyunt, Dr. — History
    • Khin Maung Nyunt (C69)
    • Khin Nyunt — MI
    • Koung Nyunt, Dr. (Kogyi Koung) — A67, Author, New Zealand
    • Kyaw Nyunt, Dr. — Maths
    • Kyaw Nyunt, Dr. — BADA
    • Kyaw Nyunt — Ambassador; Chair of Union Bank
    • Kyaw Nyunt (M69) — Tennis
    • Kyaw Nyunt Koe, Dr. (Robert)
    • Maung Maung Nyunt — MOC, Total
    • Min Min Nyunt –– Dentist
    • Myo Nyunt — Maths; IFL
    • Myo Nyunt — C69; RIT Track and Field
    • Pe Nyun, Dr. — Pediatric Surgeon; RUBC Captain & Gold
    • San Nyunt
    • Saw Nyunt
    • Sein Nyunt — SPHS
    • Soe Nyunt — RUBC
    • Soe Nyunt — Maths
    • Soe Nyunt Oo, Dr.
    • Than Nyun, Dr. (George) — RUBC, Eco, Minister
    • Ah Yan Than Nyunt
    • Thaung Nyunt — M87, NorCal RITAA
    • Thein Nyunt — Religious Affairs; Sunlun
    • Thiri Nyunt We — UCC
    • Tin Maung Nyunt — M60, M/Ag; President of RIT Thaing
    • Tin Maung Nyunt — Met70
    • Tin Nyunt — Actor
    • Tin Nyunt — Champion
    • Tin Nyunt — Industrial Management
    • Tin Nyunt –– Author, Blogger
    • Toe Nyunt (Ted) — Actor; Shwe Gaung Byaung
    • Win Nyunt — Actor
    • Win Nyunt — Brother of Tin Maung Nyunt
    • Zaw Nyunt
    • Zin Mar Nyunt
  • Talk — Chess 1

    Talk — Chess 1

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    History of Computer Chess

    Broadcast on November 17, 2020

    Htun Aung wrote :

    ၁၉၇၈ခုနှစ်ဝန်းကျင်​လောက်ကYMCA,Rangoonမှာထိုစဥ်ကမြန်မာပြည်Chess championများဖြစ်ကြတဲ့Saya Dawson နဲ့ ဆရာဦး​ကျော်သန်း(ကုန်သွယ်​ရေး)တို့အကြိတ်အနယ်ယှဥ်ပြိုင်ကြတာကိုရင်ခုံစွာကြည့်ခဲ့ဘူးပါတယ်။ထိုစဥ်ကမြန်မာနိုင်ငံစစ်တုရင်အဖွဲ့ချုပ်ဥက္ကဌကဦးခွန်ဖြူ(ဗိုလ်ကြီး-ငြိမ်း)မှဦး​ကျော်သန်း(ကုန်သွယ်​ရေး)သို့လွှဲ​ပြောင်းခါစဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

    မှတ်မှတ်ရရအဖြစ်ကိုတင်စွမ်း(Mec64-70)မြန်မာ့စစ်တုရင်ချန်ပီယံ၊​မှော်ဘီမင်​သော်စီမံကိန်းတာဝန်ခံအင်/ယာအဖြစ်တာဝန်ထမ်း​ဆောင်စဥ်ရန်ကုန်မှ​မှော်ဘီသို့ကိုတင်စွမ်းအိမ်မှာတစ်ညအိပ်သွား၍စစ်တုရင်ကစားရင်းopening,middle game,end game​တွေနည်းနာသင်ကြားမှုခံယူဘူးပါတယ်။ထိုစဥ်မိမိမှမြန်မာပြည်စစ်တုရင်အကြိုလူ​ရွေးပွဲဝင်​ရောက်ယှဥ်ပြိုင်မှာမို့သူငယ်ချင်းဆီguidelineသွားယူတာပါ။လူရွေးပွဲမှာအ​ရွေးမခံရပါ။ရှုံးပါတယ်။သူငယ်ချင်းချံပီယံကိုတင်စွမ်းကိုအားနာရပါတယ်။

  • Talk — Kyay Zuu ကျေးဇူး

    Talk — Kyay Zuu ကျေးဇူး

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    Video Broadcast on January 19, 2021

    • I am indebted to Thin Saya သင်ဆရာ, Myin Saya မြင်ဆရာ and Kyar Saya ကြားဆရာ
    • They taught me all I knew.
    • I would like to thank my mentors who directly or indirectly taught me Communication (Oral and Written) and Languages (English, Burmese, …)
    • Last but not the least, a zillion thanks to my “Let Oo Sayas” (လက်ဦးဆရာ my beloved parents).
    Let Oo Saya
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    My Parents

    Studying Languages

    Studying English

    I had to read / study

    • Tom Thumb’s Essays
    • A Student’s Companion
    • Oxford English Dictionary (OED — various sizes and editions)
    • Chamber’s Dictionary (used in Scrabble tournaments)
    • Rhyming Dictionary
    • Word Power / Vocabulary in [six weeks, 21 days, …]
    • Idioms (book present from my cousin uncle U “Eric” Than Lwin)
    • They helped me improve my writing and communication skills.
    • Thanks to all the authors, who are my implicit teachers.
    • Still learning (especially during the “Shelter at Home” due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
    • Listen to the daily offering by Blinkist.com
    • Listen and/or read Merriam Webster’s wotd (word of the day) pod cast

    Miscellaneous

    • See posts on “Myanmar Sar“
    • See posts on “Pali“
    • See posts on “Languages“

    Studying Computers

    Dr. Chit Swe (GBNF)

    Dr. Chit Swe
    • Sayagyi was my mentor at UCC.
    • He invited over renowned computer scientists [led by Professor Harry D. Huskey, Pioneer in Computer Hardware, Software and Teaching] and mathematicians [e.g. Professor Frank Harary, Expert in Graph Theory] to Rangoon to hold seminars and to design courses in computer science and applications.
      Michael Stonebraker (then at UC Berkeley) gave a short course on Ingres (an early Relational Data Base Management System) at UCC. A few years back, he won the prestigious “ACM Turing Award” (which is considered as the equivalent of Nobel Prize in Computing).
    • He taught us to use CPM/PERT (Critical Path Method/Programme Evaluation and Review Technique) for the various projects.
    • Saya asked me to assist in several of his projects.
      To name a few,
      I was a translator/ reviewer for CTK (Children’s Treasury of Knowledge)
      I served as an editor for “High School Mathematics”
      I was a member of TOSS (Team Of System Specialists)
    • Saya passed away in November 2019, but his Legacy as Pioneer for Computer Systems, Application and Education in Burma will last forever.
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    Sydney 2006

    U Soe Paing (EE, UCC)

    U Soe Paing
    • Saya was my mentor at RIT and UCC.
    • Together with Saya U Myo Min and Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF), they taught degree and diploma courses in computer science, and also conducted courses in computer programming, computer orientation, to name a few.
    • The sayas asked me to be their assistant.
    • Saya U Soe Paing also allowed Saya U Aung Zaw and me to co-author texts, guides and manuals used at UCC.

    Publications

    • Guardian
      Thanks to U Soe Myint (Chief Editor)
    • Working People’s Daily (WPD)
      Thanks to U Ko Lay (Chief Editor) and Daw Khin Swe Hla (Editor)
    • Forward magazine
      Thanks to Bohmu Ba Thaw (Maung Thaw Ka, Chief Editor) and U Sein Hla (Editor)
    • Pan magazine
      Burmese publication
    • Veda magazine
      Published by BARB
    • Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung
      Commemorative Issues for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010 in Singapore
      Thanks to Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War)
    • Swel Daw Yeik Magazine
      Commemorative Issues for SPZP-2012 and Shwe YaDu (2014)
      Thanks to Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War)
    • RUBC magazine
      Commemorate issue for 90th Anniversary of the founding of RUBC
    • BAPS Newsletter
      Contributing Editor
    • Dhammananda Newsletter
      Contributing Editor
    • Paying Homage to Sayadaw U Silananda
      Contributing Editor
    • Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife
      Contributor to the Burmese American section
    • National Foreign Languages Center
      Language Expert for the Burmese Language Project (Reading and Listening Comprehension)
    • RIT Alumni International Newsletter
      Contributing Editor for 21 years
    • hlamin.com
      3000+ articles
    • Facebook
      Owner, Admin or Moderator of selected Facebook Groups
    • Video Broadcasts
      Archived in Facebook and my You Tube Channel

    Volunteering

    I gained experience by volunteering as

    • Several organizations in Myanmar and USA
    • EC, Joint Secretary and Secretary of RIT EE Association
    • Contributing Editor of RIT English Newsletter
    • Treasurer and Vice Captain of RUBC
    • Translator / Interpreter at Meditation Retreats
    • Organizer, SPZP-2000
    • Coordinator, World wide SPZPs in Singapore and Myanmar
    • Docent at the Computer History Museum (at Mountain View, California
    • Contributing Editor of the materials taught at the Summer Dhamma Camp at Dhammananda Vihara (at Half Moon Bay
    • Area Governor, Club Coach, Contest Chair, Test Speaker, Club Ambassador at Toastmasters International
    • Editor of several publications by Sayadaws (e.g. U Jotalankara) and friends (e.g. U Aung Zaw)
    • Language expert at National Language Center
    • Administrator and/or Moderator of selected Facebook Pages
    • Owner and content creator of selected web sites (e.g. hlamin.com)

    Parents and Ancestors

    Last but not the least, my heartfelt thanks to my beloved parents and their philanthropic forebears for instilling me the passion to help humanity in general and to my alma mater. They believed that “Any thing that’s worth doing is worth doing well.”

    Pay Back

    • My beloved spouse told me that I should pay back to my alma mater, mentors and my beloved land.
    • She reminded me that I should take care of my health to enjoy quality time with our Life Savers : Chit Sa Noe ချစ်စနိုး and Po Lone ဖိုးလုံး
    • I had paid back to my alma mater RIT where I studied from 1964 – 1969 by volunteering as Messenger and Organizer for 21 years. e.g. For SPZP-2000, I wrote 64 “Countdown to the Reunion” and 36 “Post_Reunion”.
    • In 2018, I wrote “Memories of UCC” . I wrote a Summary for the magazine to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ICST.
    • To commemorate the 19th anniversary (in April 2018) for “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” and the 45th wedding anniversary (in June 2018), I wrote several hundred posts covering a variety of topics.
    • Since then, I have completed 3000+ posts. I have revised most of them with the feedback provided by my readers (including Dr. Khin Maung U, Dr. Nyunt Wai (Victor), Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint, U Khin Maung Zaw).
    • In April/May 2019, I celebrated 20th Anniversary as Founder-Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletter
    • In November 2019, I was invited as a Panelist to the 5th ILF (Irrawaddy Literary Festival) held in Mandalay.
    • In December 2019, I attended the SPZP and Reunion Dinner of RIT 69er’s Golden Jubilee of graduation.
    • I was invited to attend the 6th Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe of ICST / UCSY and the Annual mini-gathering of UCC Alumni.
    • In January 2020, I was invited as a Special Guest for the 2020 PSA (Public Speakers’ Association) Tour to six cities in Upper Myanmar.
    • I am adding / revising posts for hlamin.com and share some of them via Facebook pages (e.g. Life Long Learning, RIT Updates, RU Centennial) and my You Tube Channel.
    • I am a Dreamer.
      I believe, “If one can dream, others will fulfill.”
    Youtube

    Posts

    • Garawa
    • Parents
    • Publications
    • RIT
    • SPZP
    • UCC
  • Talk — Visits

    Talk — Visits

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    Video Broadcast on December 30, 2020

    2012

    To coordinate with SPZP-2012 organizers, I visited Yangon in March & December.

    March 2012

    • Host / Transportation : U Ohn Khine (M70) & U Saw Lin (C71, GBNF); Met U Aung (C70), Daw Mai Khin Nyunt (Rosie, ChE71), U Khin Maung Myint (ChE71)
    Dinner by U Saw Lin
    • Preparations for HMEE and SPZP-2012
    • Received preview copy of RIT Selected Cartoons fom U Saw Lin
    • Mini-gathering at U Zau Lai (EP69)’s house; Last meeting with U Aung Thu Yein (EC69, GBNF)
    Aung Thu Yein
    • Monthly 69er gathering at Taw Win Hnin Si
    • Temporary monk at Kaba Aye Sun Lun Gu Kyaung

    December 2012

    SPZP-2012
    • True “Home Coming” at Gyogone Campus; Thanks to HE U Aye Myint; SPZP-2012
    • Dinner & Entertainment at MICT Park
    • Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for SPZP-2012
    • Limited reprint of 23 RIT Annual Magazines
    • History of Myanmar Engineering Education : HMEE Book & CD Supplement
    • Selected RIT Cartoons
    • Exhibits : Cartoon Box, Photos and Paintings
    • Guest : M72 Gathering; C75 Gathering; Old Paulians’ Gathering

    2015

    • Trip to East Coast (USA) and Canada; See “July 2015” post
    Windsor, Canada
    • RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles; Thanks to Aung Myint Oo (EC84, ex-UCC) & Thida Khin (ex-UCC) for arranging the trip
    LA Reunion

    2016

    • All-day SPZP-2016 at Gyogone Campus
    • Free food : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
    • Entertainment : Two Stages
    • Cartoon Pamphlet
    • Bagyee U Myo Myint donated proceeds from the sale of his Paintings
    Bagyee Exhibit
    • Received “Collection of Swel Daw Kabyars” by Saya U Moe Aung, Saya U Aung Myaing, Saya U Nyunt Htay, U Win Myint, U Toe Aung
    Book of Poems

    2017

    • Trip to England and Wales : Dr. Khin Tun & spouse Winmar showed us around; They took us to Ogmore-by-the-sea to see my childhood friend Maung Maung Kyi.

    2018

    • ICST/UCSY Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe : Transportation by Saw Yan Naing
    • Posted “Memories of UCC” series
    • Trip to Bagan : Phyu Phyu Kyaw sponsored the trip

    2019

    • Sojourn in Singapore & Malaysia : Thanks to Ko Zaw Tun & Ma Kyu, Silver & Ma Nu, Ko Ye & Pale, and alumni of UCC & ICST
    • Gatherings : 69ers, Class of M73, UCC
    • Fifth Irrawaddy Literary Festival in Mandalay : Thanks to KK
    • RUBC/YUBC Annual Regatta
    • Golden Jubilee of Graduation of the 69ers : Organized by the Great Aung Min & team
    • ICST/UCSY Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe : Transportation by Mar Mar Soe
    • Gatherings : UCC, Paulians, Veda
    • Guest : Class of 72 Gatherings

    2020

    • PSA (Professional Speakers’ Association)
    • Guest : 2020 PSA Tour to Upper Myanmar
    • Restriction : Stay at home
    • Virtual : RU Centennial

    Updates

    • Several — Dr. Khin Tun, U Maung Maung Kyi, U Aung Myint, Dr. Kyaw Thein — are GBNF.
    • Due to pandemic, there were restrictions (e.g proof of vaccination & travel insurance in some countries). 18 former classmates — including Han Sein, Yi Pinn, Khin Maung Gyi, Tobias — succumbed to Covid.
    • Only made short trips in 2021 – 2024.

    YouTube Channel

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  • GBNF — include 2026

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    Recent GBNF

    Sayas & Alumni

    Dr. Thein Hlyne (Mining)

    • Professor, Mining Engineering
    • Patron, RIT Buddhist Association
    • Old Member, RUBC
    • Old Johnian
    Dr. Thein Hlyne
    Dr. Thein Hlyne
    Obituary

    U Lay Aung (M/Auto64)

    • Taught at RIT and Assumption University
    • Patron, RIT Buddhist Association
    U Lay Aung

    Ko Win Thein Zaw (Min69)

    Ko Win Thein Zaw

    Ko Tint Swe (Zeegone)

    Ko Tint Swe (Zeegone)

    Mehm Ye Win

    • EC69
    • Secretary, RIT EE Association
    • PTC

    Soe Win

    • EC70
    • UCC
    • PTC
    Obituary of Soe Win
    UCC staff in UK

    Lin Kyi / Ronald Lwee

    • C74
    • Soon Kyway at Kusalakari monastery, Fremont, California

    San Oo / Richard Yan

    • EC85
    • Classmate of Ed Saw / Yu Ket in Moulmein and RIT

    Dr. Ba Lwin (EE59)

    • Passed away in Yangon on 6th June 2026
    Dr. Ba Lwin

    Non-Alumni

    Daw Khin Khin Hla

    • Spouse : U Wah Kyu Chee
    • Children : Maurice Chee (M75), Dr. David Chee (IM1-79), …
    • Passed away in Daly City, California

    Malcolm Kamdar

    • MEHS64
    • Brother of Dolly (Mrs. Kyaw Sint) and Margaret (Mrs. Tin Maung Lay)
    • Passed away in Los Angeles, California

    May Than Nwe

    • Geologist
    • Spouse : Hla Mine Pyie (SPHS68, Petroleum Geologist)
    • Passed away in Fresno, California

    Kyi Lin

    • Old Paulian
    • Brother : Kyi Aung / Roland Chen (ChE73)
    • Passed away in Taiwan

    Other Losses in NorCal

    • Henry Thein’s ယောက္ခမ
    • Cho Oo’s ယောက္ခမ

    69ers

    • As of June 2026, 141 members are GBNF
    • As of September 28, 2026, 146 members are GBNF
    GBNF list
    • U Aung Min (M69) and team maintain the GBNF list for 69ers (2nd BE intake in 1964).
    • 146 members — over 45% of the 69ers — are GBNF.
    • 18 members succumbed to Covid. Some also lost their family members to Covid.
    EE 69
    • GBNF sayas : U Tin Shwe, U Thein Lwin, U Ba Lwin …
    • GBNF alumni : Chit Tin, Tun Oo Khine, Khin Maung Bo, Khin Maung Win, Thein Swe, Aung Thu Yein, Aung Gyi Shwe …
    Aung Gyi Shwe
    EE69

    Intake of 64

    • U Ohn Khine (M70) and team maintain the GBNF list for 1st BE intake in 1964.
    • 151 members are GBNF.
    • Peter Pe, Steeve Kay, Tommy Shwe and Cho Aye, who were among the Top Matriculates, have passed away.

    Peter Pe

    Peter represented RIT in Swimming and Water Polo. He passed away unexpectedly in 5th BE.

    Steeve Kay

    Steeve Kay

    Steeve Kay (U Thaung Sein, EC70) is a Multiple Golden Sponsor for SPZP. He is Chair of Kay Family Foundation.

    Tommy Shwe

    Tommy Shwe

    Tommy played Badminton for RIT. Before graduation, he left for Taiwan. He later moved to USA. He was a successful Entrepreneur (with three Masters). Sadly, he was killed by his handyman.

    Cho Aye

    He and Win Lwin (M69) represented RIT in the All Universities Expedition to Mount Victoria. He also volunteered for the activities of Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.

    Cho Aye

    Sayas & Family Members

    Saya U Ba Than

    Saya U Ba Than
    • Saya U Ba Than is Retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
    • He was an early supporter of HMEE project.
    • He donated his Garawa money to various charitable associations.

    Saya U Min Wun

    Saya U Min Wun
    • Saya U Min Wun retired as Professor of Civil Engineering.
    • He was a member of the Myanmar Pyet Ka Dein Ah Phwe.
    • He was advisor for the Regional College Project and Pagan Restoration Project.
    • He passed away in California, USA.

    Ma Ma Pat

    Ma Ma Pat
    • Ma Ma Pat (spouse of Saya U Myo Myint Sein) passed away unexpectedly on October 2, 2022.
    • Saya Myo celebrated his 91st birthday on October 1, 2022.

    Saya U Tin U’s Family

    Daw Khin Kyi Nyunt, Dr. Peter Khin Tun
    • Three family members of U Tin U passed away within a few months.
    • Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (spouse) — November, 2019
    • Dr. Peter Khin Tun (elder son) — April 2020
    • U Tin Tun (son-in-law) — May 2020

    Saya U Aung Hla Tun

    Saya U Aung Hla Tun (GBNF)
    • Saya U Aung Hla Tun, Retired Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering passed away in February 2022.
    • He was Chief Editor of RIT Annual Magazine. He led the History of Myanmar Engineering Education Project.
    • He won the National Literary Award.

    Electrical Engineering

    U Tun Aung

    U Tun Aung
    • U Tun Aung (Jefferey, EC68) is a founding member and past President of BASES.
    • He passed away in October 2021.

    U Soe Myint Lwin

    Memorial Service for U Soe Myint Lwin
    • U Soe Myint Lwin (EP68) played Soccer for Burma, RU & RIT.
    • He was EC of the Burma Women’s Soccer Federation.
    • He passed away in 2017.
    Soon Kwyay Invitation for U Soe Myint Lwin

    Other EE68

    • Sayama Daw Mya Mya Than
    • Zaw Win / Cyril
    • Thein Zaw / Joe Chow / Ah Yoke

    Civil Engineering

    Saya H Num Kok

    Saya H Num Kok
    Saya H Num Kok
    • Saya H Num Kok is a Saya of our Sayas.
    • He was President of RIT Track & Field Association.
    • He passed away in Portland, Oregon, USA in his late 90s.

    Saya Allen Htay (C58)

    Saya Allen Htay
    • Saya Allen Htay (C58) was the leader of the SF Bay Area RIT Alumni Advisory Group.
    • He is a founding member and President of RIT Alumni International which hosted SPZP-2000.
    • He is known for his article, “Brother, can you afford $500 and more?”
    • He passed away in California, USA.

    Saya Dr. Win Thein (C58)

    Dr. Win Thein
    • Saya Dr. Win Thein (C58) retired as Professor and Head of Civil Engineering.
    • In his memory, his sister offered dana to Alumni Association, Swel Daw Yeik Foundation, Health care for Sayas and Sayamas.

    U Khin Maung Win (C58)

    Class of Civil 1958
    • U Khin Maung Win (Sid, C58) helped annotate the Class Photo with Saya Allen Htay and Saya Dr. San Hla Aung.
    • He passed away in USA

    U Han Sein (C69)

    Han Sein
    • U Han Sein (C69) represented RIT in Swimming, Water Polo, Diving and Basketball.
    • He was a Prisoner of Conscience for 17 years.

    Uzin Aung Chaw (C69)

    Uzin Aung Chaw

    Mechanical Engineering

    U Win Thein (M67)

    Win Thein
    • Founder, Set Hmu Sar Saung
    • Co-founder, RIT Mechanical Engineering Magazine
    • Organizer, RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin

    I Zeyar Lin (M69)

    I Zeyar Lin
    • He passed away in 2018

    U Aye Lwin (M69)

    Aye Lwin
    • U Aye Lwin (M69) was Secretary of RIT Annual Magazine Committee & RIT Mechanical Engineering Association.

    U Khin Maung Myint (M72)

    • U Khin Maung Myint (John Tint, M72) was Burma, RU & RIT Selected in Soccer.
    • He passed away in 2020
    John Tint

    U Thein Lwin (M72)

    U Thein Lwin (M72) Captain, RIT Soccer passed away in 2022

    U Thein Lwin
    Ko Thein Lwin

    M72

    Khin Maung Toee
    • Kham Shan
    • Khin Maung Myint / John Tint
    • Khin Maung Oo
    • Khin Maung Tin
    • Khin Maung Toee
    • Kyaw Kyaw Aung
    • Kyaw Kyaw Maw
    • Kyaw Moe
    • Kyaw Myint Than
    • Kyaw San Htun
    • Soe Myint / Phone Gyi
    • Soe Myint / Shwe Thwar
    • Soe Myint Aung
    • Soe Than
    Soe Myint / Phone Gyi

  • Talk — Ah May အမေ

    Talk — Ah May အမေ

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    Video Broadcast on January 27, 2021

    • Myanmar
      Ah May အမေ, Mi Gin မိခင်၊ Mway Mi Gin မွေးမိခင်၊ Ah Mi အမိ၊ Mae Daw မယ်တော်
      Usage :
      Mae Daw Maya မယ်တော်မာယာ
      Ah Mi Myay အမိမြေ
      Ah Mi Tekkatho အမိတက္ကသိုလ်
    • English
      Mother, Mom, Mum, Mummy, Mama
      Usage :
      Mother Tongue
      Mother Earth
      Motherland
    • Pali
      Mata
      Usage :
      Mata Pitu Gu Naaw Anandaaw
    • Latin
      Mater
      Usage :
      Alma mater

    Mother

    • Biological Mother
      Gives birth
    • Caring Mother
      Takes care
    • Adoptive Mother
      Adopt a child from a relative or others (e.g. via an Adoption Agency)
    • Surrogate Mother
      Conceives a child for someone who cannot give birth naturally (e.g. due to medical conditions)
    • Classification schemes vary with place, culture and time …

    Mother’s Day

    • Myanmar
      Full Moon Day of Pyatho
    • USA and several countries
      Second Sunday of May
    • Others
      Dates vary with countries

    Media

    • Songs
      e.g. M-O-T-H-E-R
    • Books
    • Movies

    Thanks to three Mothers

    • My Mother
      who raised seven children
    My mother & my beloved wife
    • My beloved wife
      who raised two sons
    • My daughter-in-law
      who takes care of my two Myees
    My wife & my daughter-in-law
  • Myat Htoo မြတ်ထူး

    Myat Htoo မြတ်ထူး

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    University Days

    U Myat Htoo
    • Attended I.Sc at Mandalay University
    • Graduated with Civil Engineering in 1968
    • Joined Faculty
    • Moved to the USA
    • Worked for CalTrans
    • Spouse : Daw Hnin Maung Maung / Ma Ku
    • Children : Three sons, One daughter
    • He is now GBNF

    Activities

    SF Bay Area Alumni Group
    • Founding member of RIT Alumni International
    SPZP-2000
    • Master of Ceremonies for SPZP-2000
    • Wrote about the SPZP-2000 experience in the Post Reunion series.
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    U Myat Htoo (Right)
    NorCal RITAA
    • Founding member of NorCal RITAA.
    • Chair of BOD (Board of Directors).
    • One of the hosts for NorCal RITAA meetings. He would invite the attendees to take a boat ride on the nearby man-made lake. Would also arrange a karaoke session.
    • Past President of Burmese American Democratic Alliance (BADA)
    • President of Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA) for a decade. Led the procession for the scattering of ashes of Sayadaw U Silananda into the San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge.

    Lost Neikan RIT

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    • Wrote a parody on “Pyauk Sone Nay Thaw Neikban Bon” (the song by Sai Kham Leik and Sai Htee Saing).
    LA Reunion
    • Played the Ukelele and sang the song described above at the 2015 Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.
    Ukelele

    Donation

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    • Donated Life Vests to 20 teachers in the town of Paletwa in Chin Special Division, Myanmar.
    • The teachers risked their lives daily crossing Kaladan river to teach children on the other side of the town.
    • One teacher was killed in a boat mishap in surging waters during heavy rains. A life jacket would have saved her life.

    Golden Jubilee

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    On May 20, 2018, the BOD (Board of Directors) and EC (Executive Committee) members of NorCal RITAA threw a surprise party to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of U Myat Htoo (C68, Chair of BOD) and Daw Hnin Maung Maung (Ma Ku, “Nyima Lay”).

    According to Saya, he was the youngest in his family and wanted a younger sibling (preferably a sister).

    He found an innocent 9 year old neighbor (and family friend).

    Ten years later, they tied the knot.

    Memories

    With Saya DAG
    Meeting
    Pon Tu
    Gathering
    Lunch meeting
    Library
  • Ohn Khine အုန်းခိုင်

    Ohn Khine အုန်းခိုင်

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    Highlights

    Ohn Khine
    • Offered me rides during my visits to Yangon especially to attend meetings for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016, HMEE-2012, and to selected 69er Breakfast Gatherings.
    • Spouse is Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Winnie, ChE70)
    • Younger sister is Sayama Dr. Khin Swe Myint (Physics).
    • Other Names : Ohn Gaing & Gaing Gyi
    • Matriculated in 1964 from St. Peter’s High School, Mandalay.
    • Admitted to 1st BE in November 1964.
    • Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1970.
    • Founder & moderator of the Google Group “Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65”.
    • Maintains the GBNF list for the Class of 70.
    • Joined HIC (Heavy Industries Corporation).
    • Volunteer for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016, SDYF, Shwe YaDu & HMEE, Reunion &Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65

    Publication

    • U Ohn Khine and I compiled the CD Supplement for HMEE-2012.
    • Translated Section One of HMEE-2012 into English.
    • Summarized Section Two of HMEE-2012.
    • Co-authored “RIT Days” article with U Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70).
    • I edited their joint long article and published in “RIT Alumni International Newsletter”.
    • It was also reprinted in the Golden Jubilee magazine by the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.

    Memories

    U Ba Than’s Soon Kyway

    OK 1
    OK 2

    SPZP-2012

    OK 3

    HMEE

    OK 4
    OK 5
    OK 6

    Posts

    • Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
    • HMEE
    • RIT Days (1964 – 70)
    • SPZP