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  • Contributing Editor of Newsletters

    Contributing Editor of Newsletters

    by Hla Min

    Updated : July 2025

    RIT Alumni Newsletter

    • In April 1999, I started sharing news of selected Alumni and Gatherings via e-mail.
    • It was called RIT Alumni (Abroad) Newsletter.
    • Several readers suggested a more inclusive name : RIT Alumni International Newsletter.

    Special Issue for

    SPZP-2000

    Page 1 of Special Issue
    • In October 2000, the First RIT Alumni Reunion & Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP-2000) was held in the San Francisco Bay Area.
    • We published a Special Issue of RIT Alumni Newsletter for SPZP-2000.

    Editors

    • I was the Chief Editor. Saya U Thein Aung (Met72) and Henry Lim (U Aung Myint) were Editors.
    • I wrote “SAYA PU ZAW PWE” poem and the Editorial.

    Authors authors

    • Saya Dr. Freddie Ba Hli (GBNF)
    • Saya U Aung Khin
    • Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)
    • Saya Dr. Nyo Win (M65)
    • Saya U Myo Win (M/Ag65, GBNF)
    • Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF)
    • U Hla Min (EC69)
    • Benny Tan (M70)
    • Saya U Thein Aung (Met72)
    • Dr. Myint Thein (M73)
    • Maurice Chee (M75)
    • U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76)

    Contents

    Page 2 of Special Issue
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    Page 5 of Special Issue
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    Page 16 of Special Issue

    Archives

    U Khin Maung Zaw archived the early newsletters in ex-rit org website.

    U Wunna Ko Ko archived the later newsletters in RitAlumniInfo website.

    Both websites are no longer active.

    Contributing Editor

    I volunteered as a Contributing Editor for the following newsletters

    • RIT English Association Newsletter
    • BAPS (Burmese American Professional Society) Newsletter
    • Dhammananda Newsletter published by TBSA (Theravada Buddhist Society of America)
  • Doctor & Patient

    Doctor & Patient

    by Hla Min & Sein Yie

    Update : July 2025

    Neikban Zaw

    Translation of my spouse’s article

    In Burma, our beloved land, we treasure “Say Mee Toh” ဆေးမီးတို (Quick remedy). In fact, our forebears used easily available fruits, flowers, and leaves as traditional medicine. Some are taken raw, some are prepared according to a recipe.

    Doctor turned Patient

    I did private practice at Barr Street (Maha Bandoola Pann Chan Lann မဟာဗန္ဓုလပန်းခြံလမ်း). There are several clinics and hospitals nearby. It is close to 35th Street which is frequently by the members of Yoke Shin Law Ka (ရုပ်ရှင်လောက Movie Community).

    For a few months, I served as a doctor at the Waziya Pyazat Yone (ဝဇီရာပြဇာတ်ရုံ Theater for live performances). One day, I abruptly fell sick after being caught in the heavy rain. Thankfully, the Theater staff (who were my patients) gave me medicine. For a moment, the patients had treated their doctor. I will always remember and treasure their kind acts.

    Advice

    Some doctors give medical advice to patients, but find it hard to take care of themselves. With sunglasses on, they will advice their patients to quit drinking and smoking and not to chew betel.

    They may drink claiming for example that “a glass of wine is good for the blood circulation”. I did not refuse when iNapa Winery gave me a bottle of Premium Wine for my birthday.

    Mother and My In-laws

    My mother passed away in August several years ago. She was 87. I still remember her preparing “Kun Ywet Pyoat Yay ကွမ်းရွက်ပြုတ်ရေ” for me.

    My father-in-law who learned indigenous medicine from Kadok Sayagyi (ကတုတ်ဆရာကြီး his life saver) and my mother-in-law had a cabinet of Western and Eastern medicine. They also treated me at times.

    A million thanks.

    Posts

    • Dhammananda Newsletter
    • Neikban
    • TBSA