Errol Than Tun (Bobby, Myo Tun, Ashin Pannagavesaka) : Itinerant Bhikku — See Posts
Harold Than Tun (GBNF) : Soccer selected for Rangoon Division in High School
Archie Than Tun (Aye Tun) : Vocalist
youngest son (GBNF)
Uzin Bobby Myo Tun (A69) posted:
Our beloved father U Than Tun, age 98, passed away peacefully on 22-07-2018, 8:05 p.m. at his grandson’s home, Bldg #3, Rm.#13, Aungzabu Str. Kyee-Pwar-Yay Housing Estate, Thingangyun Township, Yangon.
Funeral time at Yay-way crematorium on Tuesday 24th July 2018 will be announced later.
Errol Than Tun (Bobby)
Bobby 1Bobby 2Bobby 3
He studied twice in the UK — first in high school on B.O.C Scholarship and later for his Masters.
He won Essay Contests conducted by Dawlay’s Circle of the Guardian Newspaper.
He was asked to proofread and edit columns for Dawlay’s Circle by P. Aung Khin (who took over from the original Dawlay : Daw Khin Swe Hla).
He was also asked to be a judge at the Scrabble tournaments ran by Guardian.
Thaung — Aung Bala, Chief Editor of Kyemon; Critic; Number One spared him for a while to prove that journalism was not dead; Speaker at the SF Bay Area talks; Published several books and critiques
Thaung — Younger brother of U Thant; Was with U Than in the final days; Brought back U Thant’s body to Rangoon
Thaung — DSA 1st batch; Ambassador to the US; Minister of Science and Technology; Branded our alma mater as “Thabon Kyaung“
Antonyms are words which have almost the opposite meaning for the given context.
Since some words have multiple meanings, one must be careful of the meaning associated with an antonym.
For example, Love and Hate are antonyms.
In Pali, the antonyms of Lobha (Greed), Dosa (Anger or Hatred) and Moha (Ignorance of Delusion) are Alobha (Non-greed), Adosa (Non-hatred) and Amoha (Non-ignorance or Wisdom).
A puzzle based on homonyms : “What is the difference between the Prince of Wales and a cricket ball?” The Prince of Wales is heir to the throne. A cricket ball is thrown to the air.
Idiom
is usually a phrase whose meaning is not obvious
gets the meaning accepted due to usage over time
is a linguistic device
During my middle school days, one of my uncles gave me books (including “A Book of Idioms”). From the book, I learned that “the hand that rocks the cradle” stands for “a mother”.
“Rain cats and dogs” is an idiom which means “Rain heavily”. In this example, the idiom uses a metaphor.
No one knows the root of the idiom “kick the bucket” meaning “dies”. Someone guessed that a man being hanged by a rope might kick a bucket.
Idioms should be used sparingly. If you combine two idioms mentioned above and say “The hand that rocked the cradle kicked the bucket” you might receive LOL (Laughing Out Loud).
Synonym
Synonyms are words which have almost the same meaning for the given context.
Since some words have multiple meanings, one must specify the meaning associated with a synonym.
Dictionary, Thesaurus, Lexicon and Vocabulary are synonyms. Their usage depends on the context. In general, Lexicon is a body of knowledge (or dictionary) of Latin and Greek. At one time, Lexicon is a card game where players create words and score points. It was superseded by Scrabble.
Some early religions talked about reincarnation (transmigration of atta, atman, soul). In contrast, Buddhism discusses rebirth and no-soul (anatta).
Sutta
The Buddha delivered “Anattalakkhana Sutta” as a follow-up sermon to the “Taya Oo” to his five disciples led by Ashin Kondanna. The Sutta’s title literally means “No-self characteristic discourse”.
Buddha taught that “each of the five khandas (aggregates) are subject to impermanence (anicca), and suffering, unsatisfactoriness, or misery (dukkha) and thus unfit for identification with a self”.
The five disciples became enlightened after listening to the Sutta. They became members of the (Paramatta) Sangha, the third of the Triple Gems.
Books
Book
There are many books on the Sutta including the one by Mahasi Sayadaw explaining the relevance of the Sutta to Vipassana meditation.
There is also an English translation of the Sutta by Saya U Pe Maung Tin.
B.S., Mining Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 1950
Honors: Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.
M.S., Mining Engineering, Missouri School of Mines, University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri 1952.
Experience
1953 – 1964 Service with the Ministry of Mines, Govt of Burma. Entry as Asst. Inspector of Mines, then promoted to Inspector, Chief Inspector, Director of Mines, and Deputy Dir. General PMDC
1954 – 1955 As Visiting Lecturer taught Mining Courses at the BOC Engineering College, Rangoon University
1971 – 1984 Service with United Nations ESCAP in Bangkok as Economic Affairs Officer (P-4) and rising to Chief of Mineral Resources Section (p-5).
Notes
In 1954, BOC Engineering College campus was located south of the Rangoon University estate between Prome Hall and the Teachers Training College on Prome Road. It consisted of modest single storied buildings. In addition to degree courses in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical engineering, Mining courses were offered for the first time during that year.
At Dean Sayagyi Tan Ba Hli’s request, Ministry of Mines assigned U Soe Khaw as part time Lecturer to teach Mining Engineering courses.
U Soon Sein was later transferred from the Mines Department to the University and taught Mining courses full time.
He told attendees of the 5th Acariya Pu Zaw (ICST/UCSY) that I was Generation Zero, Bo Htay was Generation One, and he was Generation Two.
He was a fledgling tutor in the Mathematics Department in 1963. He was a top student in his Honors Class (1958 – 1962). He held Tutorial for the topics taught by U Khin Zaw, Mr. Choudry and Daw Khin Ma Ma. He encouraged me. I was top of I.Sc. (A).
We crossed our paths again when we (U TAG, U Soe Win (EC70) and I) visited Southampton University to see Saya U Soe Paing and U Aung Zaw. He was doing his Ph.D. He is an expert on Differentiable Manifold (and related topics). He and U Aung Zaw joined us to see Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, and a Safari.
As Dr. Chit Swe’s assistant and general hand, I worked on several projects with the Maths sayas (including Dr. Kyaw Thein).
He became Principal of Sittwe College.
He succeeded Saya Dr. Tin Maung as Rector of ICST.
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