=====================================================================
Update (December 21, 2004)
=====================================================================

Dear Sayas and Colleagues,

According to Ko Maurice Chee, Saya U Myo Myint Sein (Arch) will not
be able to make it to Yangon 2004 SPZP.

There are barely five days left for the Third RIT Grand Reunion and
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe.

Wishing the organizers, sponsors, well-wishers and the attendees
success.

=====================================================================
Sayama Daw Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE)
=====================================================================

There's a saying that reunions are for rich, slim and successful
people.

This activity of ours has served us as a nesting. We get together
and connect to ourselves in each other. After years of struggling,
fufilling duties, ambitions we are all arrived in our own way. These
reunions we identify ourselves again and celebrate ourselves and our
suvival.

I say reunions are for people rich in life's experiences, slim in
negative thoughts and successful in fufilling the duties of a society.

Much metta,
Emma

======================================================================
Saya U Myint Lwin (Civil) and Ma Juliet
======================================================================

Thank you for all the email everday, so we are all keeping in touch.


Wishing you and yours a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year
of 2005

H. Num Pon (Myint Lwin) and Juliet

Editor's note:
Saya U Myint Lwin is the younger brother of Sayagyi H. Num Kok
(Civil). Sayagyi acted as judge and/or timekeeper for many years at the
Rangoon University Boat Club. Saya H. Num Pon rowed for the Faculty of
Engineering and/or RUBC.

=====================================================================
In lighter vein: "Down Under"
by Ko Ba Thein
=====================================================================

Thanks for your tireless postings and efforts [by the alums
worldwide] to hold another grand SPZP in Yangon.

Many of our RIT offspring are going to have a wonderful time to meet
each other again at 2004 YGN SayaPuZawPwe. First and second RIT-SPZP
and reunions were gracefully held at San Francisco and Singapore,
respectively. I believe that this upcoming SPZP will also have a huge
success.

I would like to propose “Australia” as the site for 2006 SPZP and
Reunion. There is a solid base of offspring of
BOC-FacultyOfEngrg-BIT-RIT-YIT-YTU in Australia. Its proximity to New
Zealand and Japan is also one of the favorable advantages.

The primary reason behind this suggestion is that I have never been
to Australia. So I hope I can attend RIT SPZP and Reunion there and
also explore and hike the well known Australia Outback.

Among the messages from RIT Australia [alums], I often see the
phrase “Down Under”. In the world, there is no Under or Above. I'd
like to believe that ‘The Earth is Flat and Stationary’. I have never
been in space, yet. Therefore the use of “Down Under” is in my mind
inappropriate if not incorrect.

There are “No Ups and Downs”. There are “No Belows or Aboves”. In
reality they are just relative expressions or reference expressions.


If I have the authority to publish world maps, Mandalay (Latitude
22 North, Longitude 96 East) will be printed in the center of the world
map. My RIT-siblings from Australia will see Australia and New Zealand
on the top of the world unless they hang it upside down.

=====================================================================
From our web master
====================================================================

Could you please provide me some documents (or pointers) that I
should put out on the site? I will try to spend next several days to
have them updated.

Thanks
KMZ

=====================================================================

That's all for now.

With metta,
Hla Min