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Update (December 9, 2004)
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Dear Sayas and Colleagues,

Yangon 2004 SPZP and mini-reunions by discipline, memories of Ko
Aung Khin (an all-round sportsman), and dana [offering].

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Yangon 2004 SPZP
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Dear Ko Soe Thein:

I am deeply honored that I have been invited to the Grand Reunion in
Yangon with sponsorship from the Civil Engineering Alumni. I understand
that it is not an easy task to raise a fund of US$1000. It is a huge
fortune. I profoundly appreciate the respect that you bestow on me. For
that I humbly say thank you to everybody.

From the bottom of my heart, I have the strongest desire to attend
the Grand Union. As the Reunion is coincide with the Christmas Holidays
and the date is already knocking at the door, it is extremely
difficult, if not impossible, to get a reasonably priced airline seat
from the US continent to Asia. Even though I do not possess a Myanmar
visa yet I will try my best to try to get a seat to Bangkok. If I was
given the chance, I will try to get the visa in Bangkok and buy a round
trip ticket from Bangkok to Yangon. I know that chance to succeed is
very, very slim. But I will not give up until that fat lady sings. By
December 20, if my plan does not go through, then I will see you all in
perhaps 2005. I will inform you as soon as I know whether I can make
the trip or not.

It was a pity that I missed you in Singapore by a few days.

[Saya Dr.] Aung Soe

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On behalf of the Organizing Committee of Yangon 2004 SPZP, Saya
Allen Htay (President, RIT Alumni International) and Ko Maurice Chee
(Treasurer, RIT Alumni International) have sent invitations to the
sayas and sayamas in the United States [and Canada]. For detailed list,
contact Ko Maurice at trigems@rcn.com

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There will also be mini-reunions and mini-SPZPs by discipline
(Mechanical, Civil, ...)

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Dear Ko Win Khaing,

Thanks for the information [about the Mechanical reunion and
SPZP].

Ex – RIT (Mechanical) Singapore Group will donate Mechanical
Sayas in Burma for approximately 2,000,000 Kyats at the occasion.

We will also arrange some souvenirs for Mechanical Sayas from
overseas attending the occasion.

We wish to know how many local (in Burma) and oversea Mechanical
Sayas will be attending that occasion.

Saya Dr. Tin Hlaing is our chief adviser and he will be arriving
Rangoon on 12/12/2004 with MAI flight.

Best regards
Nyan Win Shwe

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Memories of Ko Aung Khin [all-round sportsman]
by Ko Zaw Min Nawaday
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Dear Ko HM,

Ko Aung Khin, the person you mentioned as "one Ko Aung Khin", was in
his second half of his 5th year class (either Mech or Agri, not sure)
when we entered RIT in Nov 1964. One good thing about Hostel life in
those days is, your dining table mates were selected for you at random.
I was blessed to be at the same dining table with Ko Aung Khin in the
May ' 65 semester, when he was starting his final year and I got to
know him. Ko Aung Khin played on the RIT B soccer team that year, and
in the basketball finals against A&S, at the RC center, we cheered for
him.

Again in Nov '65, I remember cheering him play on the RIT volleyball
team against A& S. Best of all, I was among the few RIT fans sitting in
front of the high jump pit at the Universities Sports day January 1966,
and we cheered as he out jumped Mg Mg Mra of A & S to take the gold.

Years late, 1975, I saw him again when I went to the tractor repair
shop at 9th mile for help in repairing our tractors in our factory. He
was the second in command at that place then. Last time I saw him was
at the bus stop in Kamayut late 1975. I was rushing to get on the No 8
bus and I heard " Pyai Pyai Pou ". Turned around and there he was,
standing and smiling at me.

I really like to know where Ko Aung Khin is now. Maybe Emma Myint
may know. She and Tin May Soe were among the RIT girls taught how to
play volleyball by Ko Aung Khin back in 1964/65.

Best regards
Zaw Min Nawaday

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Dana: Sayama Daw Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE)
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Chan Myay Sayadaw has agreed to accept my land of 10 acres and
develop into a meditation centre. The place is very near to Pele town.
It also very close to the now popular Mindama Gon where they have
Convention centres and all that. I can see the potential of the place
in a decade's time. Everbody please join in my Piti of doing this
very rare Dana.

Much metta,
Emma