P – T

Psychology

• Discipline
• Department
• Dr. Hla Thwin

Queue

• FCFS : First Come First Served
• FIFO : First In First Out
• Data Structure
• Deque : Double Ended Queue
• Queuing Theory

Question

• FAQ : Frequently Asked Question
• Q&A : Question and Answer

Retire vs. Re-tire

• U Thaung Sein (Steeve Kay, EC70) is a Multiple Golden Sponsor of SPZPs. He told me,
  “You should not retire. You may re-tire (as in re-threading a tire).We will try to support you and your projects.”
• I am retired from working to make ends meet.
• Took a few on-line courses (for credit)
  Too taxing and slow
  Opted to audit 100+ courses (covering many subjects)
• Listen to Blinkist
• Listen to Merriam Webster’s Word of the day (WOTD) Podcast
• Ride stationary bike for 40+ minutes daily
• Write or revise several posts every day.
• I am re-tiring as long as my physical and mental health permit.

Rowe Co. Ltd.

• Before nationalization, Rowe Co. Ltd. was one of the busy shops in Rangoon that offered a wide range of products.
• My mom bought a Rayleigh bicycle for me.
• Rosie (Mai Khin Nyunt, ChE71) still has a Rowe’s bag.

Serendipity

Some inventions are attributed to Serendipity.

Three notable examples are

• Discovery of X-rays by Rontgen
• Discovery of Penicillin by Alexander Fleming
• 3M’s Post-it notes

Three

• 3-D : Three dimension
• 3-D Matrix
• 3-D Model
• 3-D Photo
• 3-D Printer
• 3-layer architecture

Tie

• Aequal (in examination result)
• Joint champion
• Joint winner

Tie Breaker

• 12-point game in Tennis
• Extra holes in Golf
• Extra innings in Baseball
• Less misses in High Jump and Pole Vault
• Lower body weight in Weightlifting
• Overtime (selected sports)
  May need double or more overtime (in Basketball)
• Penalty
  Penalty kicks in Soccer
  Penalty shootout in Ice Hockey

Time

• Calendar
• Clock
• New Year
• Time Arrow
• Time Management