Google is a deliberate misspelling of Googol (1E100, or 1 followed by 100 zeros). It is not the first search engine, but it leveraged the power of multiple processors, “Page ranking”, translation, … Several books have been written about Google, GooglePlex, and the various products not only through […]
FB
Update : November 26, 2022 FB has advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages See old postings as Memories. Provides opportunities to get back in touch with old friends. Share knowledge and experience with others. Some disadvantages FB does not remove “wrong” tags in photos. It does not provide “untag […]
Thanksgiving
Update : November 25, 2022 * In the USA, the fourth Thursday of November is celebrated as Thanksgiving. It used to be the start of shopping spree with Black Friday and Cyber Monday until Christmas & New Year. There were stampedes at the malls and shops. With online […]
RU [64]
SEAP Games Second SEAP Games Fifth SEAP Games Six belles held the signs for the competing nations (visitors in alphabetical order followed by the host nation). ______________________________________________________________________________ Rangoon University The Prime Minister of the Union of Burma attended Convocations as Chancellor of the University. Pro Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, […]
U Kyaw Myint (TOKM) *
Introduction by Hla Min U Kyaw Myint had a checkered life with a a series of setbacks and victories. His life is brilliantly recounted by his son Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint. (See the following sections). Several readers have compared the accounts as befitting a romantic novel or […]
Alumni : MIT
Dr. Freddie Ba Hli (Electrical Engineering, GBNF)Served as Director General of UBARI and Advisor at National PlanningMoved to Australia Dr. Ronald Findlay (Economics, GBNF)Retired as Dean, Columbia University U Sein Hlaing (Electrical Engineering, GBNF)Retired as Professor and Head of RIT EE Department Dr. Aung Gyi (Civil Engineering)Retired as […]
Alumni : Harvard
U Ba Toke (Mathematics, GBNF)Served as Professor of Mathematics at RU and RIT; Rector at MASU Associate Dean at Assumption University U San Tha Aung (Physics, GBNF)Served as Director General, DHE Saw William Paw (MBA)Served as Professor and Head of Commerce Department U Nyunt We (MBA, GBNF)Banking NLD […]
Alumni : Selected Schools
St. Paul’s High School (SPHS) Early alumni ICS U Tin Tut U Ba Khin (Vipassana, First in Burma) U Chan Tun Dr. Ba Han Dr. Ba Maw H.E. U Than Aung Sayas who attended SPHS C. Ping Lee (EE, GBNF) U Tin Htut (M, SPHS53) Mao Toon Siong […]
HM : Shwe Dagon
Many books and photos have been published about Shwe Dagon Pagoda. During our younger days, we visited Shwe Dagon pagoda on Sundays. We often see U Nyan Tun (father of Sayama Daw Khin Sandar Tun) volunteering for Kusala Kari Ah Thinn. The members of the association did the […]
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