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Tag: Poem

  • အမိမြန်မာပြည်

    အမိမြန်မာပြည်

    By Okpo Maung Yin Maung

    Updated : Sept 2025

    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 time

    Peaceful and United
    Towering peaks
    Achieved progress and prosperity

    Translated by
    Hla Min (EC69), RIT

    ChE Chemical Engineering
    EC Electrical Communication
    RIT Rangoon Institute of Technology now known
    as YTU Yangon Technological University,
    Myanmar

  • The United Nations

    The United Nations

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Sept 2025

    • 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

  • Poem — Till We Meet Again

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Aug 2025

    Poem

    Poem
    • My poem “Till we meet again” was published in the Forward Magazine on December 15, 1969. The Chief Editor was Maung Thaw Ka (Bohmu Ba Thaw).
    • I received fifteen kyats for my poem.

    SEAP Games

    • The First SEAP (South East Asia Peninsula) Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1959.
    • Burma hosted the Second SEAP Games in December 1961, and the Fifth SEAP Games in December 1969.
    • Myint Aung won six Gold medals in Gymnastics. Jimmy Crampton won Gold in 800 m and 1500 m. Shimbwegan succeeded Mee Tung Naw as the Marathon Champion.

    Tekkatho Moe War wrote : Well, Maung Hla Min, this is indeed one of the unexpected from your expected works. Congrats!

  • Poem — To the Fallen Warrior

    Poem — To the Fallen Warrior

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Aug 2025

    • The poem was written to the Sarsodaws (Writers) who struggled for Burma’s Independence.
    • It was published in the Forward Magazine.
    • Taw Hlan Yay (Resistance) is celebrated on March 27.
      It was later renamed as Armed Forces Day (to downplay the participation from all walks of life).
    • Independence Day is celebrated on January 4.
      It is still unclear why 4:20 AM was chosen to replace the Union Jack with the Union Flag.
  • Visit — Inlay

    Visit — Inlay

    Poem

    • My poem “Phaung daw-u Festival” was published in the Thadinkyut Supplement of the Working People’s Daily (WPD).
    • I received Fifteen Kyats for the poem.
    • U Ko Lay was the Chief Editor of WPD.
    • Daw Khin Swe Hla was Assistant Editor of WPD.

    Visits

    First Visit

    • My first visit was as Luyechun to the Inlay Khaung Daing Camp in the summer of 1965.
    • Ko Sein Shwe, Ko Zaw Min and Ma Khin Than Myint Tin were the other RIT Luyechuns.
    • See related posts on “Luyechun”.
    Inlay Luyechun
    Inlay Luyechun (Casual Dress)

    Second Visit

    • My second visit was as a guest of Peter Pe (Aung Kyaw, SPHS) in October, 1965.
    • Maung Maung Aye decided to join us.
    • We were greeted at Nyang Shwe by Thar Oo (Shan Pyay).
    • We stayed for a week in Inn Paw Khone in Inlay Lake.
    • Peter’s cousins (including a medical doctor) hosted us.
    • We attended the Phaung Daw-u Festival.
    • We then visited Taunggyi to see Peter’s uncle U Maung Maung Latt (Ah Matt Choke of Nyaung Shwe Sawbwa).
    • We attended the Mee Bone Byan Pwe.
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    Third Visit

    • My third visit was in the mid 2010’s via a Tour Company which arranged a Tour Guide, and car, a private boat and a night stay at a hotel in the Lake.
    • The photo shows a rainbow in the background.
    • We were sad to see the declining state of Inlay (e.g. water level).
    • We spent some time in Taunggyi and the nearby cave in Ho Pone.
    Rainbow over Inlay

    Fourth Visit

    • My fourth visit was in January 2020 as the last leg of a one week PSA (Professional Speakers Association) 2020 Tour.
    • We stayed at a hotel near Inlay Lake.
    • Two PSA members gave a short course to the hotel employees.
    • Some went for the Hot Air Balloon ride. Some opted for a boat ride in the Inlay Lake.
  • Htay Lwin Nyo

    Htay Lwin Nyo

    by Hla Min

    Updated : July 2025

    Young HLN

    LYC

    Sad News

    News

    My Tribute

    Tribute to Dr. HTAY LWIN NYO (EP74, ex-ucc)

    Part-time Professor, EE, SJSU

    (1951 July – 2000 April)

    H e was a genius, a researcher, a friend

    T eaching was his passion to the very end

    A jack of all trades, a doctorate of one

    Y ou name it, he knows it! there’s a lot he has done

    L ong ago he gave away a patent for a dollar

    W ith a heart so big and true, real worthy of a scholar

    I nvest, movie script, cook, paint, car repair, …

    N ever showed off wealth and prizes; he’s a gem so rare

    N ews of his death — alone at home — rocked throughout the land

    Y oung, old were shocked, but they all flocked to give a helping hand

    O n this day in May of Y2K we pray from the bottom of our heart

    “Htay Lwin Nyo, we’re proud to say

    that though you’ve passed away

    you’ve done a huge part

    to unite kindred spirits

    your legacy is here to stay.”

  • Poem — Our Unity

    Poem — Our Unity

    by Hla Min

    Update : July 2025

    Poem

    Poem for WPD

    • My poem was published in Working People’s Daily for Pyidaung Su Nayပြည်ထောင်စုနေ့ (Union Day). It was written as a dream.
    • Hlaing Phyo is my pen name
    • Received 15 kyats for my poem

    WPD Editors

    Chief Editor

    • G Ko Lay (RUBC Gold, GBNF) was Chief Editor of WPD. His spouse is Sayama Daw Nyunt Nyunt Win (Physics, Registrar of RASU).
    • First Chief Editor of WPD was U Khin Maung Latt (father of Saya Dr. Khin Maung Win,  grandfather of Maung Yit & Junior Win).
    U Khin Maung Latt
    • He was succeeded by U Than Saw (grandfather of KMZ’s spouse).

    Assistant Editor

    • Daw Khin Swe Hla was Assistant Editor in charge of Supplements. She was founder of “Daw Lay’s Circle” at Guardian.
    • U Soe Myint moved to Guardian and later became Chief Editor.

    Posts

    • Hla Min’s Writings
    • Kabyar & Translation
    • News & Newspapers
    • Poetry
    • Rhyme
  • Men on the Moon

    Men on the Moon

    by Hla Min

    Update : July 2025

    July 1969

    • NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) successfully sent Apollo-11 to land men on the moon and bring them safely back to the earth (as envisioned by JFK).

    Apollo 11

    • Neil Armstrong — Civilian Commander; First man on the moon
    • Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin — Lunar Module Pilot; Second man on the moon
    • Michael Collins — Command Module Pilot

    My Poem

    • The poem honoring the Apollo 11 Mission was published in the Guardian newspaper.
    • A copy of the poem was given to Mr. Hall (USIS), who forwarded it to NASA and the astronauts.

    Updates

    • Neil Armstrong became a University Professor
    • For some time, Buzz Aldrin was depressed for not being the first to set foot on the Moon. He later competed in “Dancing with the Stars”.
    • Michael Collins reply to interviewers : “The mission needed three astronauts. I am 1/3 of the success.” He wrote a book.
    • Apollo 13 had a technical problem. The saga was recounted in a book and a movie.
    • Apollo 17 had a Scientist Astronaut.
    • A mini-history was published based on the interviews with Astronauts.
    Mini-history

    Posts

    • Anniversaries & Celebrations
    • July
    • My Writings
    • Poetry
    • Space race