Background
- It was the 6th month in the old Roman Calendar, and it had 30 days.
- The month was given an extra day and renamed in honor of Augustus Caesar.
- It is the 8th month in the Gregorian Calendar, and has 31 days.
Events
Birthdays
- Two sisters, my grand daughter, several cousins and I are August born.
August 2016
- In August 2016, Ko Maurice Chee (M75) organized a birthday soon kwyay for me at the Dhammananda Vihara in Half Moon Bay, California.
The sayas and alumni presented me an Appreciation award.
Deaths
- My Father-in-law, Mother-in-law and Brother-in-law passed away in August.
- U Silanandabhivamsa passed away in August. I served as the Master of Ceremonies at the Memorial Service. I was member of the Magazine Committee and contributing editor of “Homage to Sayadaw U Silananda”.
1988
- 8-8-88 (August 8, 1988) and the following days mark the hope and then despair of the people longing for the end of the Adhamma Era.
- The event was inspired in part by numerologists who remembered the historic event about Mingyi Yan Naung in 888 Burmese Era. They extrapolated the magic of No. 8 from three 8’s to four 8’s.
- The organizers and Ko Nay Min fed news to a BBC correspondent.
2008
- Most Chinese think that the number 8 is lucky.
- Beijing Olympics was opened on 8-8-08 (August 8, 2008).
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