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Stamps, Notes & Fees
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Stamps
- For Postal Service
- For Legal Documents
- For commemorating Events
Sample Stamps

Two Kyat Stamp

U Thant Stamp

RU Diamond Jubilee Stamp

50th Anniversary National Day

First Day Cover

Notes

One Rupee (ကျပ်)

One Rupee (ကျပ်)

Ten Kyat Note
- After Independence, Burma transitioned from the use of Rupee to Kyat.
- Before inflation, small value notes — K1, K5 & K10 — were used in daily transactions (e.g shopping).
- After hyper-inflation, large value notes — K5000, K10000 — are needed in daily transactions.
- A hospital bill or even a restaurant bill may show several Lakhs .
Fees
- During our student days and even in our early working days, we had to sign and affix a fifteen-pya stamp to a receipt.
- Some legal documents need stamps of Two Kyats (or more).
School Feed
- School fees was 15 Kyats or less per month.
- At RIT, we had to pay 30 Kyats every two months. Since I received Collegiate Scholarship of 75 Kyats per month, I had 60 Kyats pocket money every month.
- That changed slightly, when we we asked to buy “Thuda Padetha Magazine” for 5 Kyats.Still, it was good enough.
Cost of Lunch
- We would collectively order food. Without voracious eaters, each person would pay about one kyat.
- Lime juice costs 15 – 20 pyas.
- Butheegyaw 5 – 10 pyas.
- Banana one for 15 pyas; two for 25 pyas.
A Decade Ago
- My elder sister took me on a pilgrimage trip to Upper Burma.
- There were different kinds of fees : bridge tolls, fees to enter a town.
- The price depends upon the type of car. In one instance, the fee was K400. We gave a K500 note and got back a “tha-gya-lone” (သကြားလုံး candy supposedly worth K100).
Decline of Purchasing Power
- I received 15 to 50 kyats for my writings — poem, article, translation
- How things have changed.
- Sad to note the declining worth of money and disappearance of Bogyoke Aung San’s picture (during the Adhamma Era) and signatures of Maung Kaung & San Lin to guarantee the notes.
Exchange rates
- When we were young, 1 US$ was exchanged at 5 – 6 kyats. We bought books (text books & magazines) at the rate of 6 Kyats.
- In the late 80s, one $ was exchanged at 50+ kyats.
- The exchange rate ballooned to several thousand kyats.
June 30, 2025
U Ba Toke & U Ba Than
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Garawa
- U Ba Than usually visits and pay homage to his saya U Ba Toke at least once every year.
- Both are our Sayagyis.
January 2017
- Pansy (Thynn Thynn, ChE 74) asked her daughter & son-in-law to pick up Saya U Ba Than (86 years), Saya U Tin Htut (79 years) and me to see her father Sayagyi U Ba Toke (96 years).
- Sayagyi has some problems with mobility & vision, but his mind remains crisp & clear.
- He was born on Dec 26, 1920. Rangoon University opened on Dec 1, 1929. They are “Phwa Bet Taws”.
- Sayagyi deferred celebrating his birthday so that three of his grandchildren abroad could come back & join the celebration.
- Sayagyi is pre-deceased by his beloved spouse, daughter (Kitty) and son (Soe Win).
- He has six remaining children : Betty, Ye Myint, Nellie, Pansy, Tammy & Debbie
- Pansy has offered transportation (within Rangoon) to Sayas who want to visit her father
Book

Book
- A detailed account of Sayagyi has been covered by Saya Dr. Khin Maung Swe (“Maung Thin Char”).
- I received an autographed copy during a previous visit. The book may need a reprint.
Memories

SPZP-2000
- Ko Maung Maung Than (M79, Texas) donated a roundtrip ticket to invite a Saya from Myanmar to attend SPZP-2000.
- Debbie (Saya’s youngest daughter) relayed Saya’s wish to attend SPZP-2000.
- Ko Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70) offered accommodation for Saya, Ko Ye Myint & spouse.
- Several sayas and alumni donated towards Saya’s expenses for the trip. Some offered to show Saya around the SF Bay Area.
SPZP-2000

SF Bay Area

SPZP-2007
- Saya was asked about Longevity.
- Saya recounted his experience in USSR. The host said, “Do not worry about the noise upstairs. It’s my 100+ years young uncle quarreling with his fourth wife. They will make peace soon”.
SPZP-2012 & 2016
- Saya needed assistance to attend the SPZPs.
- Even some younger Sayas needed wheelchair.
RU Centennial
- Due to pandemic, most events were broadcast or held online.
- Saya passed away on Dec 2, 2020 — the day after the RU Centennial.
GBNF
- Sayagyi U Ba Toke passed away a few days short of his Centennial birthday
U Ba Toke
- U Ba Than passed away after his 94th birthday
U Ba Than
- Dr. Khin Maung Swe passed away in his 80s
Dr. Khin Maung Swe
June 29, 2025
Aging

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Senior

I felt uncomfortable to be addressed as “Ah Ba”, “Pho Pho” and to be offered assistance (e.g. wheelchair).

I now feel OK to use wheelchair at air ports and to have people assist me when I climb up & down hill slopes. I had a couple of bike rides on dirt roads.

I enjoy senior discounts for trains, buses & restaurants.

I hope that my mental faculties will remain sharp and strong.

Jara (old age) caught even the sport stars like Sayagyi U Ba Toke.

Sayagyi U Ba Toke

Phwa Bet Taw

Saya is a Phwa Bet Taw of Rangoon University and the first Rangoon University Students’ Strike in December 1920.

SPZP-2000

In 2000, Theingi (Saya’s youngest daughter) conveyed us Saya’s wishes to attend SPZP-2000. U Maung Maung Than (M79, Texas) had donated a round trip ticket. Several sayas & alumni donated expenses. Details can be found in “Count down to the Reunion” articles.

SPZP-2000

Birthdays

Saya 2

He celebrates his birthdays with his children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren.

Saya‘s birthday

Longevity

Saya gave a speech in SPZP-2007 about “Longevity”. He visited a house in USSR where the 80+ year old host explained about the noise up stairs. “Don’t worry. It’s my 100+ year old uncle quarelling with his fourth wife. They will make amends.”

Garawa

During my visits to Yangon, I paid respect to Saya.

U Ohn Khine (M70) gave me a ride in 2012. Saya gave us autographed book. We enjoyed Sayagyi’s accounts. He was a football star, a leader of the Burma Olympic Delegation, and an excellent teacher. Up to his early 80s, he could walk to the Shwe Dagon pagoda with his friends. In his 90s, Sayagyi lost some mobility, eye sight and hearing, but he was determined to attend SPZPs.

Book

In 2016, Saya’s son U Ye Myint and daughter Daw Thynn Thynn (Pansy) made arrangements to give us rides to and back from Saya’s house.

U Ba Toke

In 2018, I called Ma Theingi and asked about Sayagyi. She mentioned that Sayagyi is healthy but because he had lost most teeth, she has to listen carefully to grasp his message.

Saya passed away on December 2, 2020. It was the day after RI U Centennial. It was a few days short of his Centennial Birthday on December 26.

U Ba Toke 2

U Ba Toke 3

U Ba Toke 5

June 29, 2025
Dr. Soe Win
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

SPHS58
- He stood First in Burma in the Matric exam of 1958.
- Robert Sein stood Second.
- They appear in the Roll of Honor of SPHS.
SPHS Roll of Honor

Family
- Father : Saya U Sein (SPHS)
- Uncle : Saya U Kyaw Sein (SPHS)
- Spouse : Sayama Daw May Saw Lwin
- Sons: Aung Mon, Nyi Thet Lwin
Education
- Studied Chemistry Honors at the University of Rangoon.
- Received his Doctorate from Imperial College, London University.
Work Experience
- Taught at Rangoon University and selected Colleges
- Principal, Pyay College
- Administrator, Institute of Computer Science & Technology
- Principal, Institute of Foreign Languages
- Retired as Rector of Yangon University of Foreign Languages (YUFL).
Memories

Dr. Soe Win 1

Dr. Soe Win 2

Dr. Soe Win 3

Dr. Soe Win 4

Dr. Soe Win 5

Dr. Soe Win 6

Dr. Soe Win 7

RU Diamond Jubilee

DSW 8

DSW 9

DSW 10
June 28, 2025
December
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Background
- 10th month of the old Calendar. Dec means Ten.
- 12th and last month of the Gregorian Calendar
- Has 31 days
- December 31st is celebrated as New Year’s Eve
Events

Dec 1, 1920
- Rangoon University was established with Rangoon College & Judson College as affiliates.
- Golden Jubilee in 1970; Diamond Jubilee in 1995; Centennial in 2020.
Dec 5, 1920
- First RU Students’ Strike to protest the 1920 RU Act.
- The anniversaries use the Burmese Calendar.
Dec 1974

U Thant Ah Yay Ah Khinn
- Dark moment in the history of Burma
U Thant Ah Yay Ah Khin

Apollo 8
- Orbited the Moon in December 1968
- Astronauts : Frank Borman, James Lovell, Bill Anders
December 25
- Christmas Eve on Dec 24
- Christmas on Dec 25
December 26
- Saya U Ba Toke was born in 1920. He passed away on Dec 2, 2020 a few days before his Centennial birthday
December 31
- New Year’s Eve
SEAP Games
- Burma hosted the 2nd SEAP Games in December, 1961
2nd SEAP Games
- Burma hosted the 5th SEAP Games in December, 1969
5th SEAP Games

Poem

Birthdays

Several birthdays in December among my relatives & friends. They include
- Beloved spouse : Dec 30
- Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt : Dec 30
- Saya Allen Htay (GBNF) : Dec 31
- Elder sister
- Cousin
- Uncle (GBNF)
- Classmates : Maung Maung Kyi (Wales, GBNF) and Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, GBNF).
U Tin Maung Nyunt

U Tin Maung Nyunt
- Saya usually celebrates his birthday performing meritorious deeds.
- Before his current medical condition, he observed Eight Precepts.
- Practices Vipassana Meditation
- He is a day older than Saya Allen Htay.
My Beloved Spouse

My spouse (in her younger days)
- Supported my volunteer activities for nearly five decades.
- I completed 26 years as Founder & Editor of “RIT Alumni Newsletter Updates”.
2015 in Los Angeles
- We attended several RIT gatherings : SPZP-2000, SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016 & 69er Golden Jubilee in Yangon; RIT & UCC Gatherings in Australia & Singapore; and many gatherings in the USA.
SPZP-2016
- Attended 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles held at the Knott Berry Farms, and a special gathering at iNapa Winery.
iNapa Winery
- She is a Caring Spouse, a Dutiful Mother & a Loving Grandmother. She asked me to take care of my health and minimize use of phone & computer.
Myee
- She loves to sing and dance at the gatherings. I am an amateur musician who plays instruments (piano, key board, guitar, harmonica) by ear.
NorCal RITAA

Here’s my birthday wish:

May you be blessed with Good Health, Abundant Wealth, Unbounded Love, Peace, Calm, Tranquility … for many more years to come.

June 1973

Events in December

Saya U Ba Toke
- December 1, 1920 : Under the RU Act of 1920, Rangoon University was established with Rangoon College & Judson College as constituent colleges.
- RU Golden Jubilee in 1970 : I was member of the “Zay Nay Yar Cha Htar Yay” committee
- RU Diamond Jubilee in 1995 : BARB produced documentary for “Rangoon University Sports”
- RU Centennial in 2020 :
  I was Moderator of the RU Centennial Facebook group
- December 26, 1920 : Saya U Ba Toke’s birthday. His life story is published in the book by Tekkatho Maung Thin Char (Dr. Khin Maung Swe, GBNF).
  Saya passed away on December 2, 2020 a few days before his Centennial Birthday
- December 5, 1920 : First RU Students’ Strike — Caused amendments to the RU Act.
  Led to the establishment of Amyothar Kyaung (National School) & Amyothat Kawleik (College). Amyothar Aung Bwe Nay (National Day) is celebrated using the Burmese date
- December 1961 : Second SEAP Games — Hosted in Rangoon;
  Burma dominated in Track & Field, Swimming & Volleyball. About 20 athletes from RU represented Burma in the Games (See photo by Dr. Richard Yu Khin)
RU students who represented Burma in the 2nd SEAP Games in 1961
- Dec 1969 : Fifth SEAP Games in Rangoon
Opening ceremony for 5th SEAP Games in 1969
June 27, 2025
YTU Library Modernization
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Donations from USA

BASES & Friends

Dr. Tin Win

Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62) & Daw Khin Htar Yee (Lily, T72)

Khin Hta Yee (Lily)
- Youngest & among the Brightest of his Class
- In 1958, won Gold Medal for Joint Highest Maths Marks in combined I.Sc
- After graduation, worked briefly in industry before joining Mech Engg Dept.
- Taught us “Strength of Materials” (sequel to Sayagyi U Ba Than’s course)
- Received Doctorate from Melbourne University
- Moved to USA.
- Worked for several companies (including Brown & Root in Texas)
- Past President & Advisor of BASES
- Interviewed by Myanmar Gazette (Southern California)
- Ran LA Marathon to raise fund for SPZP-2007
- Organized the 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
- Lily was Founding Member & Secretary of BEA (Burmese/Bay-Area Engineering Association)
- Saya & Lily were core organizers of 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles (along with Saya U Tin Htut, U Thura Thant Zin and U Khin Maung Lay)
- They donated $2500 for the YTU Library Modernization Project
Saya U Tin Htut (M60)

U Tin Htut
- Visiting lecturers from the Faculty of Social Science (later Institute of Economics) taught “Industrial Management”.
- First Engineering Saya to teach “Industrial Management”
- Past Captain & Gold of RUBC
- Founded BASES with U Tin Htway (M59) and David Tun Tin (GBNF)
- Donated twice — K100 Lakhs first & again K1000 — for YTU Library
Donation

David Tun Tin (GBNF)
- Was States Scholar in the USA
- Went back to Burma & worked for some time before migrating to the USA
- Founded BASES with Saya U Tin Htut and U Tin Htway
- Donated $1000 to YTU Library
James Shwe (M76) & Annette Shwe (A75)

James & Annette
- Earlier donated towards the expenses of HVAC Design and Implementation.
- Donated again $500 for YTU Library.
- Helped several alumni by offering internship/job at their company.
- Provided scholarship for eligible university students in Myanmar.
Donation

U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68)
- Secretary of RIT Track & Field
- Represented RIT in Track & Field, Soccer and Rowing.
- Past President & Advisor, BASES
- Master of Ceremonies for BASES & 2015 LA Reunion
- Enjoys singing in Burmese, English & Chinese
- Helped several alumni by offering internship/job at his company
- Donated $1000 to YTU Library
Donation

U Tin Nwe (C68)
- Past President of BASES
- Donated $1000 to YTU Library
Donation

Daw Htay Htay Than (EC93) & U Saw Win Aung (C87)
- Sarina forwarded my e-mail about SPZP-2000 to Steeve Kay, (EC70, her family friend). Steeve contacted his friend Benny Tan (M70) & offered to be the first Golden Sponsor of SPZP-2000.
- Sarina and U Saw Win Aung donated $300 to YTU Library.
U Min Lwin (M62)
- Classmate of Saya Dr. Tin Win
- Donated $1000 to YTU Library
Donation

U Kyaw Sein (Auto68)
- Mechanical Engineering Department had two sub-departments: Automobile Engineering & Agricultural Engineering.
- U Kyaw Sein donated $1000 to YTU Library.
Donation

Daw May Nwe Yee (Rosie)
- Younger sister of Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62)
- Faculty member of RIT Chemistry Department
- Donated $100 to YTU Library
Donation

Daw Myo Myat Myint (Penny, M70)
- Younger sister of Saya Dr. Tin Win and Sayama Rosie
- Donated $100 to YTU Library
Donation

U Sonny Kyi (79 Intake)

LA Gathering in 2015
- EC member of BASES
- Volunteer for 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
Donation

U Myint Aung
- Responded to Saya Dr. Tin Win’s request for helping YTU
- Donated $150 to YTU Library
Donation

Other Donations

Via NorCal RITAA

U Thein Tun Aung (Dennis, EP76)
- Donated $500 to YTU Library (via U Wynn Htain Oo).
- Donated $500 to NorCal RITAA for the YTU Library Modernization Project.
Via MASTAA

Fred Thetgyi (M69)
- Donated $200 to YTU Library
Donations

U Maung Maung (C60)
- He donated $100 to YTU Library.
Posts
- Accreditation
- BASES
- NorCal RITAA
- Signboard
- RIT Alumni Association
- Roll of Honor
- Training Component
- YTU Library Modernization
June 26, 2025
69ers — Memories
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

There are many posts about 69ers with varying focus & details. Need help to integrate them.

A69
- Aung Khin : worked in Botswana; moved to Seattle, Washington, USA to be near daughters and grand children; Attended Golden Jubilee on December 14, 2019 in Yangon
- Kyaw Kyaw : belonged to an elite group who married early
- Myo Tun (Bobby) : won essay contests as Errol Than Tun; retired from PWD; he became Ashin Pannagavesaka; was editor of Pa Auk Sayadaw’s books and dhamma librarian at the Mawlamyine Pa Auk Taw Ya; went on dhamma dhuta missions (e.g. to Vietnam).
- Tobias K. Ku (Tobi, GBNF) : succumbed to Covid in 2021; daughter passed away earlier to Covid
- Thet Htun : moved to Taiwan.
- Thwin Thwin Aye MHmi (Olive) : played chinlon with her classmates; Spouse : U Han Zaw; Met them at the lunch gathering at Crystal Jade in 2012
- Tin Maung Hla (GBNF) : sponsored Abhidhamma books & courses
ChE69
- Aung Min Oo
- Aung San
- Aye Aye Kyu
- Ceril Shair (USA?)
- Khan Za Lan
- Khin Maung Win
- Kyaw Minn (Ei Kun, Singapore)
- Kyaw Min (Albert) : Guitarist, Vocalist
- Moe Hein (Ajala) : Swimming, Water Polo
- Myat Tun
- Myint Ko
- Myint Myint Aye
- Myo Min, Mehm
- Soe Win
- Swe Swe Oo
- Taing Oke, Dr. (Japan)
- Yi Yi Khaing (Vilma, Singapore)
C69
- Aung Chaw (Victor, Ashin Okkantha)
- Aung Kyaw Nyein (USA)
- Aung Myint
- Aung Than
- Aung Win
- Ba Than Chit (Saw Myint Naing)
- Han Sein (GBNF) : Swimming. Water Polo, Diving, Basketball, Tone Kyaw
- Hla Myint
- Hla Myint Thein (Patrick Aye) : Saya, Secy of RIT Civil, Entrepreneur
- Htay Aung (Canada)
- Htay Myint
- Htin Aung, Dr. (Chinlone) : Prof
- Khin Aung (Taiwan)
- Khin Maung
- Khin Maung Aye
- Khin Maung Myint
- Khin Maung Tint : Saya, Entrepreneur
- Khin Maung Win, Dr. (Donald Ba Pe) : Assoc. Prof, Taught in Malaysia
- Kyaw Min Thein (Kenneth)
- Kyaw Naing (Kyaw Thwin)
- Kyaw Thein
- Kyaw Tint
- Li Li Wai (Lily?)
- Maung Kyaw
- Myint Aung
- Myo Khin, Dr. (Retired Prof at Japanese University)
- Myo Nyunt : Jt. Secy of T & F; Soccer
- Myo Win
- Myo Chit
- Myint Myint : Major Donor to 69er HCF, Donated to Library & selected charities
- Nyi Hla Nge : Retired Dy Minister
- Ngwe Tun (Tun Tun)
- Phone Kyaw (Mandalay)
- Phor Daw Khan
- Sam Nithang (Samuel, USA) : Saya
- Saw Lwin
- San Linn
- Saw Yan Naing (GBNF)
- Sein Tun
- Soe Myint
- Soe Tint
- Than Htwe
- Than Oo
- Thaung Htay
- Thaung Htwe
EE69
- Abdul Rauf (GBNF)
- Aung Gyi Shwe (GBNF) : Secy of T&F, Soccer, Weightlifting
- Aung Kyaw Pe
- Aung Than
- Aung Thu Yein (GBNF)
- Aye Thein : Volleyball
- Ba Oak
- Bishnu Shahi (GBNF) : Badminton
- Chit Tin (GBNF)
- Dave Singh Saluja (Thailand)
- Hla Min (USA) : Lifelong Learner
- Hla Paik
- Hla Tun
- Khin Maung Hassan (Saudi Arabia)
- Khin Maung Bo (Alan Saw Maung, GBNF)
- Khin Maung Soe
- Khin Maung Tint
- Khin Maung Win (GBNF) : Sargalay turned Lada
- Khin Maung Win (Roland Thein)
- Krishnan Lal (Australia)
- Kyaw Sein (Ashley Woo)
- Kyaw Sein (Singapore)
- Kyaw Soe (GBNF)
- Kyaw Win
- Kyaw Zin (Australia?)
- Kyi Shwin
- Kyi Win (Kyaw Gyi)
- Kyin Hwet
- Maung Toung (Tom, USA)
- Maung Kaung
- Maung Ko
- Maung Maung : Volleyball; Jt Treasurer, EE69er HCF
- Maung Shwe : Treasurer, 69er HCF & EE69er HCF
- Mehm Paw Oo
- Mehm Aung Tin
- Min Aung (Hla Thaung)
- Min Lwin
- Myat Soe Lwin (Sai Hwet)
- Myint Maung (Bu)
- Myo Aung
- Myo Hein
- Oo Kyaw Hla (Canada?)
- Sai Aik Yee
- Sai Kham Pan : Burma Selected in Badminton
- Sai Kyaw Aye (?) : Shan language broadcasting
- Saw Aung
- Saw Edison (Australia) : Volleyball
- Saw Lwoi Lwin Thaw (?)
- Sein Myint (K K Wong, USA?) : Rowing, Swimming, Water Polo; Major Donor to 69er HCF and EE69er HCF
- Soe Myint
- Soe Myint Thein
- Soe Thein (Peter Myint Maung)
- Soe Win (GBNF) : Basketball
- Tan Chaung Yin (USA)
- Thar Kyaw
- Than Hla (Cyril Ba Than)
- Than Htay
- Than Lwin (Henry) : Saya
- Than Myint
- Thein Swe (GBNF) : 3rd BE Luyechun
- Thein Tun (Michael)
- Thet Lwin
- Tin Maung Soe (Tommy Ah Nein, GBNF) : Basketball
- Tin Oo
- Tin Shwe : hosted BFG
- Tin Tin (Anne, USA) : Homecoming in 2019
- Tun Aung Gyaw, Dr. (USA) : UCC, DCS, ICST; AI
- Victor Lwin
- Win Boh (Robert Gyi, Australia) : Guitarist, Vocalist
- Win Maung (Thailand?) : Rowing, Swimming, Water Polo
- Ye Win, Mehm : Secy of RIT EE
- Yi Tun
- Zau Lai, Duwa : Myitkyina & Yangon
- Several GBNF
M69

The list is not exhaustive
- Aye Lwin (GBNF) : Secretary of RIT Mechanical Engineering Association; Secretary of RIT Annual Magazine; Attended 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
- Aung Min : Chair, 69er HCF; Organizer of 69er Activities
- Aung Myint : Joined Faculty after graduation; Taught at Singapore Poly; Lives in New Zealand and Singapore
- Mehm Aye Chan (Ohn Maung) : Joined Faculty after graduation; Worked at sea before founding his own company
- Htay Aung : Outstanding swimmer; Won 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and Cross-lake; Burma selected in water polo for 1969 SEAP Games;
  Spouse : Than Than (SEAP & Asian Games Champion)
TT & HA
- Khin Maung Aye : Joined Defense Industries; Pen name : Maung Hmut
- Khin Maung Tin : Joined Faculty after graduation; Taught at RIT & Marine Engineering Institute
- Khin Maung Oo (Ivan Lee) :
  MS in USA; PE for New York & New Jersey; Golden Sponsor of SPZP-2000; Major donor to 69er Health Care Fund; Host for RIT-UCC Gathering in New Jersey for more than a decade; Founder & CEO of MASTAA
Ivan
- Tint Lwin (Daniel) : MS from Canada; Retired as Associate Professor from NTU; Guitarist / Vocalist
Daniel

Met69
- Myint Kyi
- Maung Tun (GBNF) — Covid
- Ohn Kyaw
- Sai Aung Win (Mandalay)
- Sai Kyaw Myint
- Tin Aung
Min69
- Aung Win
- Khin Kyaw Nyein (GBNF)
- Kyaw Tint (GBNF)
- Khin Maung Gyi
- Mya Win
- Tin Maung
- Tin Win (Hosted lunch gathering at Crystal Jade in 2012)
- Win Thein Zaw (Wai Lu, Former MP)
Pet69
- Aung Myint (Kyant Ba Hone, GBNF)
Kyant
- Kyaw Din
- Kyaw Than (Magwe)
- Kyaw Myint
- Myint Maung
- Myint Swe
- Paw Mya
T69
- Aung Thein (USA)
- Aye Kyi Kyi
- Cho Cho
- Hla Thaung
- Kyaw Min (Mandalay)
- Kyi San (Win Maung, Mandalay)
- Lyo Kyin Sein (Mabel Lee, USA)
- Lin Lin Aung (Singapore)
- Myo Myint Thein
- Nan Su Su (GBNF)
- Naw Mu Mu Aye
- Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Millie Hoe, Germany)
- San Kyi (USA?)
- San San Myint (Helen Wu, USA)
- Saw Yu Tint (Alice, USA?)
- Sein Sein Maw
- Than Win
- Thet Myint
- Tin Tun Aung
- Tint Swe (Zeegone)
Recollections of a 69er

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

1969 Calendar

1969 Calendar

Alice visiting the San Francisco Bay Area

With Alice

69ers at NJ gathering hosted by Ivan Lee

In New Jersey

Monthly Breakfast Gathering at Taw Win Hnin Si

At Taw Win Hnin Si

Uzin Bobby Myo Tun

Annual Dinner at M3

BFF 1

BFF 2

Danny’s visit to San Franciso

Tin Myint and Daniel Tint Lwin

Speaking at Tin Myint’s Memorial Service

Tin Myint’s Service

Maung Maung Kaung (Yi Pinn) in Dawei

Yi Pinn

Daw Myint Myint

Daw Myint Myint 1

Daw Myint Myint 2
June 25, 2025
69er Gatherings
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

New & Old

June 2025

Sponsor : U Khin Maung Tin

Three Musketeers — Roland, Oscar, Elvis

Mehm Aye Chan & Daw Myint Myint

Donation to 69er HCF

KMT

Four “Young at heart”

Myo Nyunt & Spouse

Former Gatherings

Gathering 1
- 9 Sponsors — Record
- Photographer — Tin Aung Win (Oscar)
Gathering 2

Gathering 3

Gathering 4

Gathering 5

Some are no longer with us.
- A Pho Gyi — Han Sein
- Chit Pe
- Thein Maung
Garawa to U Ba Than

U Ba Than 1

U Ba Than 2

U Ba Than 3

Graduation

Grad 1

Grad 2

Grad 3

Old Photos
- Chit Pe, Kyaw Nyunt, Aung Gyi Shwe … are GBNF (Gone But Not Forgotten)
Old 1

Old 2

Old 3

2014

G 1

2015

G 2

2016

G 3

2017

G 4

2018

G 5

2019

Graduation Golden Jubilee

G 6

Dec 2022

D 1

D 2

D 3

D 4

D 5

D 6

D 7

D 8

D 9

D 10

D 11

D 12

D 13

D 14

D 15

D 16

August 2023

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September 2023 အလှူရှင်
- ဦးငွေထွန်း၊
- ဦးတင်ရှိန်၊
- ဦးသန်းဝင်း၊
- ဦးချမ်းငြိမ်း၊
- ဒေါ်ခင်သန်းမြင့်တင်၊
- ဦးစောမြင့်နိုင်၊
- ဦးဖေဟန်ထွန်း
- U Zaw Win (Thailand)
- Albert Kyaw Min
Dear RIT 69++friends

ဖိတ်ကြားအပ်ပါတယ်

September breakfast gathering သို့ မပျက်မကွက် ကြွရောက်ကြပါခင်ဗျား။

တော်ဝင်နှင်းဆီ / ၂၄/၉/၂၀၂၃ (တနင်္ဂနွေ) ၊ ၇:၀၀ မှ ၈:၃၀ နာရီ မှာဆုံကြမယ်။

ကိုငွေထွန်း၊ကိုသန်းဝင်း၊ကိုတင်ရှိန်၊ကိုစောမြင့်နိုင်၊ကိုဖေဟန်ထွန်း၊ကိုချမ်းငြိမ်း၊မာဂရက်၊Albertနှင့် ကိုဇော်ဝင်း(ထိုင်း) ပေါင်း ၉ ဦးတို့က အာဟာရ ဒါန ပြုကြပါမယ်။နီး/ဝေး/ပြည်ပ သူငယ်ချင်းများရဲ့ စေတနာပါ။ကြွလာချီးမြှင့်ဖို့ ထပ်မံတိုက်တွန်းပါရစေ။

စားပြီးရင် ၉၃ နှစ်ပြည့် ဆရာ ဦးဘသန်းအား သွားရောက် ဂါရဝ ပြုပါမယ်။ဆရာနေကောင်းပါတယ် အပြော နဲ့ သတိ အားနည်းလာပြီ။အလှူငွေများကို နောက်ဆုံးအချိန်ထိ လက်ခံပေးသွားပါ့မယ်။လိုက်ပါလိုသူ အကန့်အသတ်မရှိပါ။

Updates
- Need help to organize the website
- Need names of occasional attendees (from overseas & out-of-town)
- Need photos of some GBNF
- Need updated Contact List
June 25, 2025
Dr. Aung Gyi
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Highlights

Saya U Min Wun and Saya Dr. Aung Gyi
- Born on 1st October 1931
- Except for loss of hearing, he is healthy.
- Attended SPZPs, mini-PZPs and micro-PZPs in Canada, USA, Singapore & Myanmar.
- Matriculated in 1949
- First group of engineering students selected to study at prestigious universities in the USA under the Twinning Program
- BS and MS from MIT
- Upon return, he joined the Faculty of Engineering as Assistant Lecturer.
- Promoted to Lecturer & Head of Civil Engineering
- Doctorate from University of Alberta
- Succeeded U Yone Mo as Rector of RIT in 1971
DAG
- Left for UN assignment.
- Later : moved to Canada
- Fondly talks about “the best days of his life at RIT”
DAG 2

DAG 3

Contributions
- Brief bio for SPZP-2000
- Keynote at SPZP-2000 : Talked about Health & Emotional Intelligence
- Article covering (a) State Scholarship in the USA (b) experience as Professor and Rector (HMEE book has excerpts from the article)
- Introduction to the History of Myanmar Engineering Education ( in Supplement CD of HMEE book)
- Coconut Episode (Heard at Saya Allen Htay’s house before SPZP-2000. Transformation of a student from a Coconut thief into a respected 3R teacher. Printed version appeared in “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for a Singapore SPZP.)
- Anecdotes on several occasions
- Saya and I spent a few days together at Ivan’s house in New Jersey in 2015. Saya would tell us stories from his RIT days.
Ivan, Saya & me
- We spent two nights at Saya’s house in Canada during the whirlwind trip hosted by Ivanwith the help of Fred Thetgyi.
At Saya’s house
- During my visits to Yangon, I was “Ei Hmyaung” at the gatherings — one for the birthday of Daw Emma and one for welcoming Sayagyis attending SPZP
Birthday Party for Daw Emma

Posts
- Civil Engineering
- HMEE
- SPZP
- Twinning Program
- Visits
June 24, 2025
RIT Gatherings
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Types
- Micro-gathering
- Mini-gathering
- Gathering
- Mega-gathering
- World Wide SPZPs (SPZP-2000, SPZP-2002, SPZP-2004, SPZP-2007, SPZP-2010, SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016).
The following is a glimpse of some gatherings.

Welcoming Sayas

San Francisco Bay Area Alumni welcomed several sayas. They include
- U Ba Toke (Myanmar)
- U Num Kok (Oregon)
- Dr. Aung Gyi (Napean, Canada)
- U Aung Khin (Windsor, Canada)
- U Khin Aung Kyi (then in Thailand)
- U Soe Paing (then in Myanmar)
- U Maung Maung Win (Australia)
- Dr. Hla Myint (Mack, Australia)
- U Hla Myint (Charlie, Australia)
- U Kyaw Myint (then in Beijing)
- Dr. San Hla Aung (then in New Orleans)
- U Win Kyaw & U Nyunt Htay (after attending 2015 LA Reunion)
CD

2006
- Attended the RIT Alumni Dinner in Sydney, Australia. Met Saya U Hla Myint (M65), Saya U Myo Win (M/Ag65), Daw Phyu Phyu Latt (Christine, A70), U Aye Win Hlaing (Abel, La La, EE7x), U Myo Lwin (Stanley Saw, M71), U Htun Aung Kyaw (EC73), U Kyaw Thu (Dennis Mackey, C73), George Peters (C73), U Thet Htun (Henry, M75), U Wint Khin Zaw (A79), U Htay Aung (EC80), U Sein Win (C80), and several alumni.
Reunion CD

2007
- Due to time, resource, and delivery constraints, I do not always get the official CDs. I sometimes get (a) preview versions (b) copy of the “master gold” (c) alternate to the official. It’s better to have something rather than nothing.
Preview CD

Official CD

2011
- The Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65 (aka Class of 70 & 71) had hosted Reunion & Acariya Pu Zaw Pwes for almost two decades.
- The group usually published booklets at their main events.
Magazine 1

Magazine 2

2012
- Thanks to U Aye Myint (EP72), SPZP-2012 was a true Home Coming at the Gyogone Campus.
- Pu Zaw Pwe was held at YTU.
- Reunion Dinner was held at MICT Park.
PZP

Dinner

Official CD

2014
- In November 1964, three batches of students were admitted to 1st BE, 2nd BE and 3rd BE classes.
- RIT 69ers celebrated the pseudo Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary of the Admission to RIT) in 2014. Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe was held at the YTU Assembly Hall. Reunion Dinner was held at Panda.
CD 1

CD 2

2016
- SPZP-2016 : Full day event at Gyogone Campus; Free Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Entertainment
SPZP-2016
- Aug 2016 : Birthday Soon Kyway at Dhammanda Vihara, Half Moon Bay; Received Alumni Appreciation Award
Birthday Soon Kyway

Award 1
- Sept 2016 : NorCal RITAA Annual Dinner; Received Alumni Appreciation Award
NorCal RITAA

Award 2

2019

Golden Jubilee of 69er Graduation

Posts
- Alumni
- Associations
- Celebrations
- Memories of 69er
- SPZP
June 24, 2025