Alumnus of a monastic school founded by Sir Po Tha
Attended Workers’ College at night while working as a Ports Officer in the day
Quit his job to attend I.Sc(A) at Leik Khone in 1963
Worked at several mines (including Heinda)
Chaired Mining related Committees in Pyithu Hluttaw
Spouse : Mu Aye (cousin of Robert Win Boh)
U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69)
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Matriculated from MEHS in 1963
Won Collegiate Scholarship
One of the top students in M69
Studied MS in Canada
Joined NanYang Technical Institute (later renamed NanYang Technological University) in Singapore
Retired as Associate Professor
During his tenure at NTU, he helped Singapore Alumni to get access to YTU facilities (e.g to celebrate Thingyan and to welcome Sayas attending SPZP)
He and his brothers (George and Henry) learned to play guitar from Burma’s Elvis Presley (U Win Mra).
He performed at SPZPs and at 69er gatherings (with Albert Kyaw Min and Robert Win Boh) as vocalist and/or guitarist.
Spouse : Grace
First Anniversary of Demise
Jeffrey
U Tun Aung (Jeffery, EC68) passed away in Southern California on October 5, 2021
He passed GCE examination from MEHS along with Dr. Anita Aye Pe. While most of their classmates went abroad, the two attended I.Sc(A). Anita was selected Luyechun from IM(1) in the Summer of 1965.
Jeffrey is the oldest of six brothers.
He and Peter (2nd brother) attended RIT.
Jeffery retired as Director of Engineering.
Spouse : Thuzar (Movie actress, sister of Academy May Yu) They have a son (Michael) and three grandchildren
The Fifth month of the old Roman calendar had 30 days. It was renamed July in honor of Emperor Julius Caesar and was given an extra day.
July is the Seventh month of the Gregorian Calendar. It has 31 days.
My father’s birthday
My beloved father was born on July 1.
US Independence
US Independence falls on the 4th of July.
First moon landing in 1969
Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Apollo 11 landed in Tranquility Bay on the Moon in July 20, 1969
Neil Armstrong (Civilian Mission Commander) became the first man on the moon.
Buzz Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot) became the second man on the moon. His request to step down first on the moon was denied by NASA officials.
The Golden Jubilee was celebrated by NASA in July, 2019.
I wrote a poem “Men on the Moon”. Ashin Ananda gave copy of my poem to Mr. Hall, Information Officer of USIS to be forwarded to NASA and the astronauts. He gave a copy to the Guardian newspaper for local publication.
19th July 1947
Nine Arzanis — Bogyoke Aung San, six Cabinet Ministers, one Cabinet Secretary and one Body guard — were brutally gunned down at the Secretariat on July 19, 1947.
Bogyoke Aung San
Thakin Mya
Deedoke U Ba Cho
Mahn Ba Khine
Mong Pawn Sawbwa Sao San Htun
U Ba Win (Bogyoke’s elder brother)
U Razak
U Ohn Maung (ICS)
Yebaw Maung Htwe (body guard of U Razak)
Eight perished on July 19, 1947.
Sao San Htun succumbed a day later on July 20, 1947.
There are books (e.g. by Kin Oung) and documentaries (e.g. by BBC) on the “unsolved mystery”.
7th July 1962
Burma had two more dark days in July 1962.
Students’ protest that was brutally crushed on July 7, 1962
According to the newspapers, 17 died on July 7, 1962.
Ko Aung Khin was stuck by a stray bullet as he was returning home to Windermere Road from RUBC (Rangoon University Boat Club). Ko Aung Khin was listed as the 17th victim.
The celebration of the 7th July Anniversary in the following year (1963) ended with the closure of Universities (with the exception of the Faculties of Medical and Engineering).
8th July 1962
Demolition of the revered Rangoon University Student’s Union Building took place on July 8, 1962
Time is an equalizer. Everyone — rich or poor — has 24 hours in a day.
Our elders reminded us that one should get kutho (kusala, wholesome deeds), oksa (income or wealth), or pyinna (panna, knowledge/wisdom) in whatever we do.
Received a zillion “thanks” from my sayas for my voluntary work in getting the alums reconnected electronically and physically.
Committed to life-long learning.
Hla Min (Lifelong Learner)
Finished on-line courses such as Democratic Development, Computer Networks, and Nanotechnology. They require reading, taking quizzes and exams.
Audited several courses such as Risk Management (3 courses), Cryptography (2 courses), Algorithms (2 courses), Data Analysis (2 courses), Programming Languages (2 courses), Machine learning (2 courses), Automata, Combinatorics, Big data, Genetics and evolution, Cosmology, Critical thinking in Global Challenges, …
Daily Tasks
Listen to a Blinkist Summary of a non-fiction book
Listen to Merriam Webster WOTD (Word Of The Day) podcast
Ride stationary bike for 30 minutes
Write / revise posts for Facebook pages and my web sites
Digital AM/PM Display (Possible confusion at Midnight and Noon) 24 Hour Display (Military Time) Daylight Savings Time (DST) Correction
Analog Hour, Minute and Second Hands Pendulum
Atomic Clock / Synchronization
Stopped
Incorrect Fast Slow
In our younger days, we had to recite “Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the Clock” and sing “My Grandfather’s Clock”.
We had to learn to read the time.
Some Clocks (e.g. in the meeting room of the Secretariat and in front of Mandalay Zay Gyo) are part of Burma’s heritage.
We were quizzed: “Which one keeps time better : a stopped clock or one that runs fast or slow?”
Clocks at our alma mater
RIT-YIT-YTU has both types of clocks.
One type shows the correct time twice a day.
The other type shows the correct time (in different parts of the world) every instant.
Grapevine says that many machinery and laboratory equipment were magically transported by the higher authorities during the Adhamma Era.
The Swel Daw Bins razed.
The Clocks were spared. They became the last standing symbols of the Thabon Kyaung, but without maintenance many succumbed to aging and death.
New clocks could be installed, but the rebellious spirit of alumni preferred to restore and/or repair the old clocks.
Thanks to Beik (Mergui) Soe Myint (M72) and his team, most clocks are running and keeping correct time.
Clock
U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) wrote :
An old fashioned dead clock shows the correct time twice a day. It may not be true if a modern-day dead clock using military time. 😉
Just a coincidence that I have been looking for a small atomic wall clock for my bed room. As the reviews go, many of them on Amazon, the most common failure of these clocks is that it failed to sync up with the Atomic Clock at the DST (Daylight Savings Time) switch. I still have a big atomic wall clock in my living room, which took couple of weeks to show the correct time at the DST switch. [The Atomic Clock is located in Boulder, Colorado, US, under NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology, a government department under Department of Commerce. It emits radio signals and the atomic clocks supposed to synchronize the time using this signals.]
Just a little anecdote with regards to Computer Time synchronization. The early Windows OSes had a hard time synchronizing the time between them due to lack of coordination between themselves. One very early authentication/authorization package used time-based schematic where it challenged a person, under the wraps, to specify a token – a feature known as handshake which sets an expiration time. This scheme occasionally failed because the return handshake went on to different server with slightly different system time. The tolerance was a fraction of a second. One Engineer came up with a small script running on each and every servers in the cluster, several thousands in those days, calling this Atomic Clock’s website, and have the time synchronized on every servers. I personally gone through this scenario, it’s a nightmare to locate, diagnose and correct this recurring problem. Thank God! Due to this problem. Windows team – and other OS vendors came up with a Time Server/Service, where only handful of servers in a big organization sync up with the Atomic Clock and all servers/desktops etc in the organization in turn sync up its own Time Server.
Friday was also known as Frige’s Day. The day was named after the Goddess Frige.
Friday is associated with the goddess Venus.
It is associated with the planet Venus.
Crucifixion of Jesus occurred on Good Friday. It is partly due to the fact that Saturday is the Sabbath for Jews.
Some are superstitious about Friday in general and Friday the 13th in particular. It may be due to the fact that there were 13 people (Jesus and his disciples) at the Last Supper.
Based on context, “Black Friday” may be good or bad. In marketing, Black means “Profitable”. In some context, Black means “Sad”.
TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday) is used by some to signify the end of a working week. There are restaurants named TGIF.
Man Friday is a character from “Robinson Crusoe”. It is used to denote a “Loyal personal assistant”. Girl Friday is an extension of the above.
Friday is Sabbath (for Muslims). At St. Paul’s High School, our Muslim classmates are allowed to leave school early on Fridays.
Friday is a holiday in Muslim countries. Ko Tin Maung Lay (M69) passed away in Dubai on a Friday. Most offices were closed. His company and friends took extra effort to enable his remains to be flown back ASAP to California.
Rosie Mai Khin Nyunt wrote :
Friday born are talkative but kind-hearted. First child born on Friday is good luck for his/her parents according to our Myanmar Astrology.
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