Alphabet
- Burmese / Myanmar Alphabet (Ka, Kha …)
- English Alphabet (A to Z)
- Greek Alphabet (Alpha to Omega)
- Pali Alphabet
- Pyu Alphabet
Bhamaso Taya
- Metta : Loving Kindness, Unbounded Love
- Karuna : Compassion
- Mudita : Altruistic Joy, Sympathetic Joy
- Uppekkha : Equanimity
Buddhism
- Vinaya
Monastic Rules of Conduct - Sutta
Discourses - Abhidhamma
Ultimate Reality - Pali
Canon
Commentary
Sub-commentary - Buddhist Councils
First, Second and Third : Oral tradition (held in India)
Fourth : Written texts (compiled in Ceylon / Sri Lanka)
Fifth : Mandalay (to celebrate 2400th Sasana Era)
Sixth : Kaba Aye, Yangon (to celebrate 2500th Sasana Era)
- What the Buddha Taught
by Dr. Rahula Walpole
Translation by U Kelasa - In His Own Words
by Bikkhu Bodhi
Course / book by U Silananda
Burmese
- Burmese Language
Spoken Burmese
Written Burmese - Burmese Department
In Myanmar
Overseas - Burmese Sayas
U Pe Maung Tin
U E Maung
U Wun - Khit San Sar Pay
ICS U Sein Tin (Theikpan Maung Wa)
U Thein Han (Zawgyi)
U Wun (Minthuwun) - Burmese Language Commission
Bohmu Ba Thaung
U San Lwin - Text books
Primary
Middle School
High School
University - References
Dictionary (Abhidan)
Encyclopedia (Swel Sone Kyan)
Grammar (Thadda)
Proverbs (Sagar Pone)
Spelling (Thutt Pone) - Publications
Cartoons
Comics
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Novels
Calendar
- Old Roman Calendar
Ten “working” months (from March to December) - Later Roman Calendars
Twelve months - Julian Calendar
- Gregorian Calendar
Child
- Khalay
- Khalay Ah Thinn
- Child Psychology
- Piaget
Fun
- Fun with Learning
Facebook group
Web site - Fun with English
Definitions
Word Games (Crossword puzzle, Lexicon, Scrabble, Anagram, Jumbled phrase) - Fun with Mathematics
Paradox
Puzzles - Fun with Physics
Online course
Mathematics
In 1950 – 52, Saya U Aung Hla was Dean of Arts. Saya was also Professor of Mathematics. Saya is an expert in music. He wrote notes for selected Burmese songs.His spouse Daw May Than is a famous vocalist. His son Ko Mya Than is a Band Leader, Guitarist and Pianist.
Later, Mathematics became a Department under the Faculty of Science.
Options (offered in different periods)
- Pure Maths
- Applied Maths
- Double Maths : Pure, Applied
- Triple Maths : Pure, Applied, Statistics
My Contributions
- Five decades as volunteer of various organizations / projects
- 20+ years as Founder / Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletter 100 Videos (on selected topics)
- 2000+ Articles (in my web site)
- 30+ “Overview of RU Centennial Group Posts”
- 10+ “Countdown to RU Centennial”
- Memories (including interviews)
New Year
- Gregorian Calendar
January 1 - Lunar New Year
aka “Chinese New Year” and “Tet”
January or February - Persian New Year
aka “First day of Spring”
around March 21 - Myanmar New Year
aka “Thingyan”
Mid April
cf : Songkran in Thailand - Karen New Year
- Bringing in the New Year
Celebrations of New Year’s Eve (December 31)
e.g. Dropping the ball at Times Square in New York
Olympics
- Ancient Games (in Greece)
- Modern Games (proposed by Pierre de Coubertin)
Early period : amateurs only
Later : commercialized (sponsors, hosts, professional athletes …) - 1936 Berlin
- 1948 London
- 1952 Helsinki
- 1956 Melbourne
- 1960 Rome
- 1964 Tokyo
- 1968 Montreal
- 1972 Munich
- 1976 Montreal
- 1980 Moscow
- 1984 Los Angeles
- 1988 Soeul
- 1992 Barcelona
- 1996 Atlanta
- 2000 Sydney
- 2004 Athens
- 2008 Beijing
- 2012 London
- 2016 Rio de Janerio
- 2020 Scheduled for Tokyo (Postponed due to pandemic)
Sleep
- Conventional : 8 hours
- Should vary with person
e.g. my uncle slept 4 hours, but he had power naps in the day - Rationale for sleep
Rest
“Clean up garbage” in the brain
Activities by the Subconscious (e.g. problem solving) - Sleep studies
Dream
Sleep Apnea (Breathing difficulties)
Monitor brain (for a specified period)
Effect of duration (too little, too much)
Effect of rhythm (specified time to go to sleep) - Miscellaneous
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
The story of Pauk Kyaing
Thet Kyee Sayas and Alumni
Sayagyi U Ba Toke
- Phwa Bet Taw of Rangoon University in December 1920
- Book about his life and achievements by Dr. Khin Maung Swe (Maung Thin Char, GBNF) Saya of our sayas
- Passed away on December 2, 2020 (the day after the RU Centennial Celebrations)
U Thein Han (91+ years)
- Worked as Systems Engineer for IBM Burma
- Active doing exercises and sharing memories / posts
U Tin U (91+ years)
- Joined RU in 1946 along with Dr. Pe Nyun (Pediatric Surgeon, GBNF), Dr. Pe Thein (Minister, Professor, GBNF) and U Sein Hlaing, Professor of Electrical Engineering, GBNF)
- Former part time Lecturer at Civil Engineering Department
- Most senior among Past Captains of Rangoon University Boat Club (RUBC) that are still alive. H.E U Maung Maung Than Tun is a few months older than U Tin U and is the oldest among Past Captains.
- Past Captain of Rangoon Golf Club (RGC)
- Lost his beloved spouse Dr. Daw Khin Nyunt, his eldest son Dr. Khin Tun (Peter, MRCP, Former Associate Dean of Oxford University) and his son-in-law U Tin Tun within a few months (late 2019 to May 2020)
U Ba Than (90+ years)
- Collegiate Scholarship in 1947
- Gold Medalist for highest score in Intermediate Examinations for 1948 and 1949
- Retired as Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering
- Early supporter of HMEE-2012 (History of Myanmar Engineering Education)
Other Thet Kyees
Several of my sayas, sayamas, relatives and friends are 80+ years young.
Time
- Clock / Watch
- Calendar
- Time and Motion Study
- Time Management
- Five minute biographies
- One minute manager …
- Early responder (within 4 or 5 minutes)
- Gettysburg Address (less than 2 minutes)
- TED Talk (less than 18 minutes)
- Toastmaster Speech (typically 5 to 7 minutes)
- Sports
To Err Is Human
- “To err is human, but to make blunders use a computer indiscriminately.”
- Some software “auto-corrects” words incorrectly.
- In our younger days, there was a good Scrabble player named James Thet Wai (Proof Reader for the Guardian newspaper).
- Burmese publications have language experts (Burmese, English, Pali).
- Before the Internet, the production of a good book requires the expertise of editors and reviewers.
- Even then, some typos and discrepancies can appear.
e.g A reference book described Rajiv Gandhi as the “younger” son of Indira Gandhi. - Note that articles on the Internet / Social Media — with lax reviews — can have typos and errors.
- An entry on Dr. Ba Than lists Dr. Aung Than as his son.
- Another article claimed that Prof. U E Maung was “Bagyi Aung”.
- One author did not know the time line / order of Arzani Nay and the assassination of ICS U Tin Tut.
- “To err is human. To forgive divine.”
- However, it is important to check facts (especially historical dates and events) and provide feedback / correction.
YMBA
- Young Men’s Buddhist Association
- Illustrated History of Buddhism
Mahagandayone Sayadaw Ashin Janakabhivamsa (Author)
Saya U Ba Kyi (Artist)
First edition : Myanmar text
Supplement : English text
YMCA
- Young Men’s Christian Association
- N. Smith
Invented Basketball - Dale Carnegie
How to win friends and influence people
How to stop worrying and start living
How to improve your diction - Dr. Ralph Smedley
Public Speaking and Leadership
Precursor to Toastmasters International
Zero
Numerals
- Hindu-Arabic numeral : 0
- No such Roman numeral
Miscellaneous
- The Dawn of Nothing
- Positional number system
- 0-based numbering
- Nil
- Null
- Nothing
- Often used to represent “False” in two-valued logic.
- Absolute Zero (temperature)
- Ground Zero
- Zero in
Zoom
Lens
- Photographers and Videographers often use Zoom lens for special effect.
- The more we grow older the more we have to avoid “zoom camera” to our face.
Zoom In and Zoom Out
- We zoom in when we want to see things in detail.
- We zoom out when we need to see things in the bigger picture.
Teleconferencing
- Zoom is a system for teleconferencing.
- Usage grew dramatically during the pandemic
- Free version
- Deluxe version
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