Dear colleagues, friends and students,
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all
students, friends and colleagues for your kind assistance, attendance,
condolences, prayers, donations and wreaths during the recent bereavement
of our SP student "Sai Aik Mon". Pls kindly releigh this message to
all far
and near (If I miss out in this list.)
Pls kindly be informed that overall collection of donation among us
wastotal up
S$ 5433.
Overall funeral expenses (includes lunch dana on 1/10/2001) at Burmese
Buddhist Temple) was S$ 1107
By Todate, the balance will be S$ 4626
The balance will go to the "Sai Aik Mon"'s family through hondy transfer
to
save cost and tax and transaction loss.
The details of monetary contribution is as follows:-
1. ST Engg, Chartered SemiCon. RIT grads
= 775
(by Ko Zaw Aung)
2. Myanmar families and other collected
= 210
(by Soi Len Khine+
Win Naing)
3. Burmese Buddhist Temple (by Khin May Aye)
= 60
4. NYP staffs and students (by Zaw Hlwan Moe)
= 420
5. Myanmar families and Other collected (by Swe Sett)
= 936
6. TP students and staffs
= 304
7. Myanmar families and others, collected by (U Aung Myint)=
440
8. SP staffs, students and friends collected
= 2187
(by Khin M.A and students)
9. The amount reserved for incoming bills of late "Sai"
= 101
Total =
5433
Details of Expenses are as follows:
1. Cost of Films and developement charge =
68
2. Lat "Sai"'s phone bill
= 24
3. Dnations to Monks
= 400
4. The expenses on Burmese rituals
= 315
5. Luch Dana at Buddhist Temple
= 300
Total
= 1107
In appreciation and Metta,
Khin May Aye
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Khin May Aye
Lecturer,
To: Tin Aung Win/SMA/SP_SF@SP_SF, Aung
Subject: Funeral Cremation- Saturday 29th Sep
2001. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Ang Chin Moh Casket
Dear colleagues, friends and students,
Please kindly be informed that the programme on Saturday is as follows:-
11.00am - Body to reach Funeral Parlour (David Goh)
Ang Chin Moh Casket
Blk 88, Geylang Bahru
12.30pm - 5 buses to leave SP FC 5 for parlour with Myanmar students
1.00pm - Open for guests
2.00pm - Budhist funeral rites
4.00pm - 5 Buses and cortege to go to Mt Vernon
5.15 - 5.30pm - cremation
Buses to take students to MRT station.
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Khin May Aye
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Dear colleagues, friends and students,
Please kindly be informed that this student named "Sai Aik Mon"
had passed
away on Tuesday (25/09/2001) 7 pm at SGH.
We are informed that when he was swimming alone struggling in the SP
swimming pool, life guards had found that and immediately rescued him.
Although they tried to revive and resuscitate him, he collapsed and
went
unconscious.
He was sent to hospital around 6 pm. Soon after arrival, he remained
unconscious and passed away at around 7 pm.
We have already informed to his parents with the help of his close
friends.
Since the parents are residing in Muse town in Shan state, they could
not
manage to come overhere for their only son's funeral. The school,
the
teachers and friends are only here to help this funeral to be undertaken.
His friends have held some funeral rites at their rented residence
this
afternoon.
On Friday (28th Sept 2001 ), we have invited some monks to chant at
SP
swimming pool at 8 pm as a part of our rituals .
His parents have kindly requested to cremate him here and send back
the
ashes and photos to them.
We will keep you informed the date of cremation, venue as well as the
plans
soonest upon latest info.
I would like to express my heartfelt sorrow and request for your kind
helps
in many ways to this funeral. It could be your time, your kindness
or your
monetary contribution since he is here alone without having any parents
around.
Detail of deceased:-
Name:
Mg Sai Aik Mon
Age:
20 (22/09/1981-25/09/2001)
Year: First
year student (Civil and Building Engg Dept)
Town: Mu
Se (Shan State)
If you want to donate some monetary contribution:- Please kindly contact
to
us.
1. Mg Swe Set - 93864266 (H/P) (Myanmar Student Representative)
2. Daw Khin May Aye - 772-1771 (O), 9856-8912 (H/P)
3. U Tin Aung Win - 870-6184 (O), 9360-0178 (H/P)
4. U Aung Myint - 772-1528 (O)
Thanks and appreciation in advance to all of his friends and our colleagues
and friends for your kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers,
donations and wreaths for this bereavement of Maung Sai Aik Mon.
In appreciation and Metta,
Khin May Aye
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IT WAS the first time 24-year-old Sai Aik Mon had gone swimming
alone. And
that could be why the Singapore Polytechnic student lost his life.
The novice swimmer died an hour after he was pulled out of the pool
at the
polytechnic's staff centre on Tuesday evening.
He had managed half a lap before he started flailing. He splashed and
spluttered desperately a few metres from the pool's side, in water
that was 2 m deep, but did not call for help.
He was pulled out of the water by two bystanders, who jumped into the
pool
when they heard the shouts of another swimmer who had seen him struggling.
The civil-engineering student was conscious then, but collapsed a few
minutes later.
Two lifeguards tried cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, but could not
revive him.
The student died at the National University Hospital at 7.35 pm.
The police are investigating the matter and have classified the case
as unnatural death.
The swimmer who spotted him, as well as the two bystanders who pulled
him out of the water, could not be contacted.
Mr Johnson Sng, sports manager of the polytechnic's Department of Student
and Alumni Affairs, said: 'We're shocked and saddened by what happened.'
He said the polytechnic had called Mr Sai's parents, who live in a village
in Myanmar near the country's border with China, to tell them the bad
news and offer its help.
He is waiting to hear if they will be flying to Singapore to claim
their son's body.
Mr Sai, who had celebrat- ed his birthday on Sunday, was their only
son.
According to his friends, he had learnt to swim after he arrived in
Singapore in July this year to begin his studies.
He had signed up for swimming as one of his electives at the polytechnic,
they said, and would often try out his new skills in their company.
His first solo swimming attempt was on Tuesday.
Mr Sng said that this was the first tragic incident at the pool since
it was built in 1986.
It is open from 10 am to 8 pm and there are two lifeguards on duty during
the peak hours from 5 pm to 8 pm. There were about 40 people in the
water at the time of the incident.
The polytechnic has stringent safety measures at the pool, Mr Sng said,
but
is looking into how to improve these to prevent further accidents.
'We'll definitely review our lifeguard system and see if we can put
more of
them on duty,' he said, adding that the polytechnic also plans to
install an
alarm system at the pool that will activate a loud siren to alert staff.
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