{"id":334,"date":"2020-06-08T01:06:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T01:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/?page_id=334"},"modified":"2020-06-15T22:42:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T22:42:37","slug":"bio-of-mr-hla-min","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/bio-of-mr-hla-min\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio of Mr Hla Min"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Beliefs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I firmly believe in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Life Long Learning<\/li><li>Fun with Learning<\/li><li>Paying back the&nbsp;<strong><em>Metta&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong><em>Cetana<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;of our ancestors and mentors<\/li><li>Sharing Knowledge and Expertise<\/li><li>Studying and recording the history of our beloved land<\/li><li>\u201cIf one person [like Jules Verne] can dream, others will fulfill\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Life Long Learner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I learn new things every day.<br>I listen to a Blinkist and Merriam Webster\u2019s \u201cWord of the day\u201d podcast daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun with Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have created a Facebook group named \u201c<strong>Fun with Learning<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I practice the \u201c<strong>Pillars of Learning<\/strong>\u201d :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Learning to know<\/li><li>Learning to do<\/li><li>Learning to be<\/li><li>Learning to live<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paying back&nbsp;to&nbsp;our Ancestors and Mentors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have studied and\/or taught at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>PPBRS (Private Primary Boundary Road School)<\/li><li>SPHS (St. Paul\u2019s High School)<\/li><li>RU (Rangoon University)<\/li><li>RIT (Rangoon Institute of Technology)<\/li><li>UCC (Universities Computer Center)<\/li><li>DCS (Department of Computer Science)<\/li><li>ICST (Institute of Computer Science and Technology)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I am indebted to my parents and my teachers \u2014&nbsp;<strong><em>Thin Saya, Myin Saya and Kyar Saya&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>\u2014 for helping me develop a passion for Learning and Dissemination of Knowledge and Expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our ancestors were philanthropists. They donated schools and books, hospitals and medicine, and buildings (Tazaung, zayat, shelter).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am trying to emulate the philanthropy of our ancestors by sharing my knowledge and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sharing Knowledge and Expertise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a Jack of all trades and Master of some.&nbsp;<br>I want to share my Knowledge and Expertise that I have gained as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Software developer \/ engineer<\/li><li>Consultant<\/li><li>Distinguished Toastmaster<\/li><li>Freelance author, translator and interpreter<\/li><li>Editor of several newsletters and books<\/li><li>Amateur Historian and Folklorist<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recording history of our beloved land<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I love history.<\/li><li>I was a member of \u201cHistory of Myanmar Engineering Education (HMEE) Project\u201d.<br>U Ohn Khine and I compiled the CD supplement for HMEE-2012 book.<\/li><li>I was a Docent at the \u201cComputer History Museum\u201d in Mountain View, California, USA.<\/li><li>I have published 2000+ posts.<br>I initially named then as \u201cTrivia\u201d, but many readers felt that they are more than Trivia.<br>I have revised \/ reorganized the posts with appropriate categories.<\/li><li>I am requesting Subject Matter Experts (SME) to provide interest to feedback and suggestions.<\/li><li>I hope that my posts will be helpful to scholars and historians (especially in Myanmar).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I wrote and\/or reviewed articles, translations and poems for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Guardian<\/li><li>Working People\u2019s Daily (WPD)<\/li><li>Forward Magazine<\/li><li>Veda Magazine<\/li><li>Pan Magazine<\/li><li>High School Mathematics Project<\/li><li>Team of System Specialists (TOSS)<\/li><li>Rangoon University Boat Club (RUBC)<\/li><li>Set Hmu Thadin Zin<\/li><li>Hlyat Sit Sar Saung<\/li><li>Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung<\/li><li>Swel Daw Yeik Magazine<\/li><li>Moe Ma Ka<\/li><li>RIT Alumni International Newsletter<\/li><li>BAPS Newsletter<\/li><li>Dhammananda Newsletter<\/li><li>National Language Center (NLC)<\/li><li>Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I have volunteered for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Computer History Museum (CHM)<\/li><li>History of Myanmar Engineering Education (HMEE)<br>HMEE-2012 Project<br>HMEE-2018 Project<\/li><li>Toastmasters International<\/li><li>San Francisco Bay Area ACM Chapter<\/li><li>2010 Census Count Committee<\/li><li>RIT Alumni International<\/li><li>NorCal RIT Alumni Association<\/li><li>Tathagata Meditation Center (TMC)<\/li><li>Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cIf one person can dream, others will fulfill\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The saying is attributed to Jules Verne who dreamed and wrote about space ships, submarines, and travel around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope that you have time and energy to read my posts and provide feedback, reviews and suggestions for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please help fulfill my dream of compiling Oral and Written History of our beloved land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HLA MIN&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beliefs I firmly believe in Life Long Learning Fun with Learning Paying back the&nbsp;Metta&nbsp;and&nbsp;Cetana&nbsp;of our ancestors and mentors Sharing Knowledge and Expertise Studying and recording the history of our beloved [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-334","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":416,"href":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/334\/revisions\/416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}