A coach is a vehicle to “carry” someone to a destination.
The first use of coach described a teacher who “carried” a student over a tough examination.
Later use of coach was in Athletic Development (e.g. coaching an individual or a team in a sports).
Types
There are
Professional Coaches
Certified Coaches
Club Coaches
Differences with other professions
Therapy: A therapist focuses on the past Coaching: A coach focuses on the future
Consulting: A consultant helps to solve a problem (of a company or a client) Coaching: A coach provides suggestions and frameworks (that can be used by the client, who is accountable for solving the problem)
Mentoring: A mentor may advise, counsel and coach Coaching: A coach focuses on coaching (and may not advise or counsel).
Training: A trainer sets objectives for the trainee Coaching: A coach does not set objectives for the client/individual. The client/individual sets objectives for himself/herself.
Athletic Development: An athletic developer directs behavior of individuals and teams based on the developer’s experience and knowledge Coaching: A coach focuses on identifying opportunity for development based on individual strengths and capabilities
Toastmaster
On the path to DTM, one has to serve as Club Coach or Mentor.
Do not darken without pouring, oh! overcast skies. You loom and lour to constrict the home-dweller. Even as though about to pour, you should not thunder from above Myedu Town in the north.
Rapid, incessant heartbeat racing towards the Bagan area Deeply rooted in the bottom of my heart the cultural, religious, historical and architectural heritage of Bagan.
Fascinating, full of wonder and memories, heart-rendering sublime Bagan finally, rightfully inscribed as World Heritage Site O… ancient Temple City where I left my heart.
Every time one looks yonder touched by the whirling, swirling, vibrant Ayeyarwaddy (Lord of the rivers) Misty, dreamy panoramic view O…. my dear Ayeyarwaddy.
Finest culture Treasure of sculpture Architecture galore Countless shrines and pagodas of Bagan Will last for eternity as World Heritage Site to be revered, cherished and appreciated O…. glorious Bagan. ရေးသူ– တက္ကသိုလ် မိုးဝါ
In the first conference on “History of Programming Languages”, thirteen languages were presented.
There are hundreds (and possibly thousands) of programming languages that have been proposed and/or implemented.
At a given time, there is a relatively small group of “preferred” programming languages.
Background
In Computer Science and applications, a Programming Language is a language used to program (e.g. instruct) computers.
In the early days, computer engineers and selected programmers have to program in Machine Language (with strings of Zeroes and Ones). They are due partly to the choice of Binary Number System as the basis of designing Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) of the computer.
On the ICL 1902S computer, we often had to use the 24 keys to enter short pieces of Machine Code. That is history.
To bridge the human users and the computers, the next step was to use Assembly Languages such as (a) Simple/Symbolic Assembly Language (b) Macro Assembly Language.
An Assembler translates a program in Assembly Language into Machine Language instructions.
A Macro Processor translates Macros (a well-defined group of Assembly Language instructions) into Machine Language instructions.
The development of the first dozen (or so) programming languages can be found in the Proceedings of the first HOPL (History of Programming Languages) Conference.
Currently, there are thousands of programming languages (some for academic purposes) and a limited number used for production.
Evolution of Programming Style
Procedural programming (e.g. telling the computer system what to do, emphasis on the “verbs”)
Non-procedural programming (e.g. telling the computer system what one wants)
Object Oriented programming (e.g. emphasis on the “nouns”)
Functional programming (e.g. based on “functions”)
Logic programming (e.g. based on “Horn logic” and similar logic systems)
Top down step wise development
Bottom up & Middle out techniques
AI programming
Within each paradigm, there are several programming languages with known advantages and limitations.
Theoretical Model
Alan Mathias Turing presented a theoretical model called “Turing Machine”, which is primitive but has the computational power of modern computers.
The ACM Turing Award (named in honor of Alan Turing) is considered the “Nobel Prize in Computing”.
Alan Perlis, a pioneer Computer Scientist and Programming Language Designer, defined a “Turing Tar Pit, where everything is possible [to compute], but nothing is easy.”
Alan Perlis was an early recipient of the ACM Turing Award.
around the world in 80 days (a remarkable feat for his time)
He inspired people to transform most of his wishes into reality.
He sent three men from a Cape in Florida to orbit the moon, and returned them safely to earth.
A century later — around Christmas of 1968 — Apollo 8 with Frank Borman, James Lovell and Bill Anders made Verne’s dream a reality. The space ship was launched from Cape Canaveral (later renamed Cape Kennedy), which is within striking distance of the spot chosen by Vernes.
In July 1969, Apollo 11 with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin landed in Tranquility Bay on the Moon.
When President John F. Kennedy proclaimed, “Before this decade is out, we will send men to the moon and then bring them back safely to earth”, there was no substantial plan to support his dream.
Wernher von Braun, a German rocket scientist, and his team were given a “level of trust” to work on the NASA project.
It would need baby steps : Mercury, Gemini & Apollo projects to have one, two and three astronauts to man the space ships.
It was not clear how to implement the important phase. e.g. How can a direct hit to the moon cause a safe return to earth? Folklore said that an engineer scribbled on his lunch bag a “spider” landing on the moon and returning. His dream resulted in the design of the Lunar Module. The rest is history.
The take away is that “If you can dream, others can fulfill [your dream].”
My Early Dream
My dream — more than two decades ago — was to get the sayas and alumni get reconnected electronically (virtually) and physically (face-to-face).
In 1999, we founded the “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” and ex-rit.org website.
With the help of countless sponsors and volunteers, the First RIT Grand Reuion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP) was held in San Francisco, California, USA in October 2000.
SPZP-2000 Organizers
Seven SPZPs have been held USA in 2000, Singapore in 2002, 2007 and 2010, Yangon in 2004,2012, 2016.
SPZP-2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic.
My Recent Dream
It was to compile and publish a story of our beloved land, our ancestors, mentors prime movers; those who helped build the “Rice Bowl of Asia”; those who dragged it to LDC (Least Developing Country) status; unsung heroes who tried to overcome the “Adhamma Era” and rebuild the nation into former glory.
I have written numerous articles / posts.
2500+ posts can now be read from my web site — hlamin.com
I have broadcast 220+ educational videos.
We request Volunteers (paid or unpaid), Subject Matter Experts, Editors, Proofreaders, Presentation Gurus, Sponsors, Contributors & Supporters to help implement my Dream.
@hmin3664
YouTube Channel for my videos
U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76) wrote :
Dreaming and creating inspiration for others to be able to fulfill your dreams are two different animals, if you will, by themselves. I, like many others, have dreams but we do not have your dedication, perseverance and drive to inspire others,
As I have said many times here, my hats off to you, I am very proud to be considered your friend, and informal pupil. And to your significant other (Ma Sein Yie) to take care of you/look after you and your sons while you would be deep into these projects. Please convey my regards to your family members
U Thein Aung (M72) presents the differentiation with U Thein Aung (Met72).
I am Set Hmu — Maung Thein Aung စက်မှု — မောင်သိန်းအောင် (I am Maung Thein Aung — Mechanical Engineer.)
He is Set Hmu Maung — Thein Aung စက်မှုမောင် — သိန်းအောင် (He is Thein Aung, who won Mr. RIT award and Sa Lwei Thaing in 1968).
Transformation
During his RIT days, U Thein Aung (Met72) was “Ba La Gyi ဗလကြီး “ full of strength and prowess).
Lately, he has become “Ba Lar Gyi ဗလာကြီး” nothing notable left). Luckily, he is not “Bar La Gyi ဗာလကြီး”
Sargalay စာကလေး
Sargalay
At a 69er gathering, Daw Saw Yu Tint (T69) greeted U Khin Maung Win (EP69, GBNF) as Sargalay (စာကလေး “sparrow”).
He replied, “I am no longer Sargalay. I have become a La Da (လဒ “vulture”).
Cartoon
Ko Kyant
Saya U Aung Myint (Pet69, Kyant Ba Hone, GBNF) drew a cartoon:
“Ah Ba, Kar Ku La Thin Char (ကာကုလသင်္ချာ Calculus) is fascinating. If you differentiate a La Da, you get a Sargalay. If you integrate a Sargalay, you get back a La Da.”
Palindrome
It reads the same when read forward or backward.
There are palindromes in languages, music and art.
The Pulitzer Prize winning book on Escher (Painter), Godel (Mathematician) and Bach (Composer) discusses threads that are common to Mathematics and Computer Science, Arts and Music. One such thread is a palindrome. For example, a musical composition (which is a palindrome) can be played from the front to back, and vice versa.
Palindrome #1
The earliest palindrome supposedly occurred in the Garden of Eden. MADAM I’M ADAM and the reply EVE
Palindrome #2
Napoleon Bonaparte is the first Corsican to attend the French Military Academy. He rose to be a young General, and then an Emperor. He supposedly lamented as follows: ABLE WAS I ERE I SAW ELBA .
Palindrome #3
There were two early Canals (Suez and Panama) to shorten the sea routes. The degree of difficulty was not the same. It took meticulous planning to build the Panama Canal. It gave rise to the palindrome : A MAN, A PLAN, PANAMA
Parent #1: My son’s only four and he can already spell his name backwards. Parent #2: Oh? And what’s his name? Parent #1: Otto.
Jokes
In our younger days, there were Newton jokes. Later, there were Einstein jokes. It is possible that someone created a joke about an absent minded professor and then attributed to a famous person.
Einstein Joke #1
It was raining. Einstein took off his hat and hid it in his coat. A student asked “Why?” The reply : “My hat is new and can be damaged. But my head cannot be damaged by the rain.”
Einstein Joke #2
A ticket inspector boarded a train. Einstein searched for his pockets. The inspector said, “You need not show me the ticket. You are Einstein.” The reply : “I do not know which stop I should get down.”
Einstein Joke #3
Einstein was carrying a stack of books. He collided with a lovely student. The books fell down. The student collected the books and returned them to Einstein. Einstein asked, “Which way was I going?” The student replied, “You were going towards the school.” Einstein felt relieved and said, “Then, I must had my lunch at home.
Some inventions are attributed to Serendipity. Three notable examples are
Discovery of X-rays X stands for “Unknown”. German scientist Wilhelm Rontgen discovered X-radiation (unknown type of radiation) on November 8, 1895. Other names include X-ray, Xray and Röntgen radiation.
Discovery of Penicillin Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928.
3M’s Post-it notes Dr. Spencer Silver, a scientist at 3M, accidentally discovered a weak glue in 1968. Arthur Fry obtained permission from 3M to develop “sticky notes” in 1974.
Kekule’s Dream
Friedrich August Kekulé, a German chemist, was searching for the structure of Benzene, which has six Carbon atoms and six Hydrogen atoms.
In 1865, he had a day-dream where a snake’s head tried to bite its tail. Was an “Aha” moment for him. Figured out the ring shape of the Benzene molecule.
Some use this example as the power of the subconscious mind in solving problems.
Saya Dr. Soe Win wrote :
The structure of benzene is indeed a significant discovery in the history of science.
He is the first native Professor of Pali and Burmese. He successfully proposed the opening of the Burmese Department at Rangoon University.
His works include
Translation of Visuddhimagga
The Expositor (Atthasalai)
Burmese Grammar
Glass Palace Chronicle (co-author)
U Thitthila
U Thitthila
Sayadaw did missionary work in UK. He came back to Burma and taught at the Pali Department for several years before continuing his missionary work abroad.
Sayadaw also translated for Pali Text Society (PTS).
U Shwe Zan Aung
U Shwe Zan Aung
He translated a Buddhist text for Pali Text Society (PTS).
U Aung Than
He was Pali Professor. He was also Commander of the Rangoon University Training Corps.
U Tin Lwin
Pali Professor
Also taught at IMBTU.
Co-authored the translation of Maha Buddhavamsa (Life Story of the Buddha) by Tipitaka Sayadaw U Vicittasarabhivamsa).
U Silanandabhivamsa
U SilanandaProtective Suttas
He served as Chief Compiler of the Tipitaka Pali-Myanmar Dictionary for the Sixth Buddhist Council.
Served as an external examiner for the Pali Department.
Chief Resident Monk of Dhammananda Vihara.
He wrote books in Burmese and English. “Paritta Pali & Protective Verses” was published by a Thai Devotee as a birthday present for Sayadaw.
First Rector of IMBTU
U Hoke Sein
Pali Burmese Dictionary
He spent over a decade to compile and refine the Pali-English-Burmese Dictionary. U Hoke Sein, son U Saw Hlaing, grand daughter Dr. Cherry Hlaing and two great grand children all stood first in their respective Matriculation examination.
Mr. Balwant Singh
He took Pali Honors.
He is RUBC Gold,
He was forced to retire as Commissioner of Pegu Division.
Joined the United Nations and served as a Security Expert.
