Photo- SBS ” The Guy Who Says He Is From The White House ” When we jumped one place to another on the White House lawn, the guy was like a slinking dog not dare to bark. When we pissed…
” The Guy Who Says He Is From The White House ” (Aung Maw Oo)
Category: Literature
Burmese Literature collection with Poems, Essays, Short-Stories, Thoughts, Books, Classics, All Others
TheTaming of a Mathematician by Dr.Khin Maung Win (Maths)
MATHEMATICS 15 THE TAMING OF A MATHEMATICIAN ” How good of you to come.” said my daughter’s Maths teacher.”Didn’t expect you so soon.Please sit down.” I said”Thank you.” and sat down. She said,”I think you have seen your daughter’s Maths…
COUNTING , THE MOST PRIMITIVE ART by Dr.Khin Maung Win (Maths)
MATHEMATICS 11 COUNTING , THE MOST PRIMITIVE ART Even before man learned to write,he had to know how to count.Prehistoric man had to learn to count and would use their fingers or stones to help them.They probably made strokes on…
TALES OF A GRANDPA : FINGERS by Dr.Khin Maung Win (Maths)
MATHEMATICS 10 TALES OF A GRANDPA : FINGERS My children loved listening to stories told by their grandpa , my father -in – law.Here is one of his tales which runs as follows . In the olden days , men…
REMARKABLE FOR WHAT IT DOES NOT SAY by Dr.Khin Maung Win (Maths)
MATHEMATICS 12 REMARKABLE FOR WHAT IT DOES NOT SAY figure of six lines meeting a line In this figure, the reader will see six straight lines which meet another straight line. The lines are numbered one to six.The reader can…
TRIANGLES HAVE STRONG SHAPES by Dr.Khin Maung Win (Maths)
MATHEMATICS 9 TRIANGLES HAVE STRONG SHAPES We say that triangles have strong shapes.We define a strong shape in the following way. Imagine some shapes constructed by joining pieces of wood together with nails or screws as shown here. picture of…
TALES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY by Dr Khin Maung Win (Maths)
MATHEMATICS 7 TALES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY Galileo and the tower of Pisa . After he graduated ,Galileo taught at the university of Pisa.He always taught that any idea must be proved before one accepts as truth.In 1590,he used the tower…
TALES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY by Dr.Khin Maung Win (Maths)
MATHEMATICS 8 TALES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY the Great Pyramid On one of his trips to Egypt, Thales was asked if he could find the height of the great pyramid.He set a stick in the ground and said that at the…
Newton and the falling apple by Dr Khin Maung Win (Math)
TALES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY (Newton and the falling apple) Comprehensibility and credibility may be two qualities which make some stories remembered. Look at the story of Newton and the falling apple. Suppose it was told , which is…
The Day I Died at Mandalay Bay Was Sunday by Aung Way
The Day I Died at Mandalay Bay Was Sunday by Aung Way The day I died at Mandalay Bay was Sunday Today is Monday I died a day ago O! Las Vegas The day I died at Mandalay Bay was…
LAND AGAINST THE TERRORISTS by Aung Way
LAND AGAINST THE TERRORISTS by Aung Way ———————————————— This is our land, Land of Aung San Suu Kyi, National leader. …. This is our land, Land of the “doves,” Not of the “hawks.” … This is our land, There is…
RABBIT UNDER THE TREE by Dr. Khin Maung Win (Math)
MATHEMATICS – 4 RABBIT UNDER THE TREE by Dr. Khin Maung Win (Math) Working People’s Daily , 17 August 1987 Pho Tay was telling his friend Nyi Nyi about his experience that morning . ”You remember our friend Soe Myint…
MATHEMATICS 2 by Dr Khin Maung Win (Math)
MATHEMATICS 2 by Dr Khin Maung Win (Math) FOLDING A PAPER The Working People’s Daily, 28 June 1987 What’s so special about folding a paper?, you might ask.Nothing special except that you wouldn’t believe it if I tell you that…
MATHEMATICS 1 – NEW MATHS 2500 YEARS AGO by Dr.Khin Maung Win
MATHEMATICS 1 – NEW MATHS 2500 YEARS AGO by Dr.Khin Maung Win (The Working People’s Daily, 23 March 1987) What is New Maths ? New Maths is the kind of Maths that lays emphasis on reasoning and thinking. Who…
A FAMILY OF WRITERS by Thu Maung
A FAMILY OF WRITERS by Thu Maung Pyinmana Association Magazine. August 1981 Translated by Dr. Khin Maung Win (Maths.) Beauty Magazine .December 2001 We are five brothers.To be more exact,we are all together seven, five brothers and two sisters. The…