My jetlag is still a big problem for me. This was the worst
night, I slept only four hours. I woke up at 2:30am and couldn’t sleep then. In
the same way as yesterday I was picked by SANSA driver. Today was a big day for
my scientific mission, though I did not have enough sleep. I was scheduled to
give an hour long public lecture to SANSA scientists, postdocs, and graduate
students. The presentation, which took an hour and 10 min followed by several
Q&A, went out very well.
During my presentation at SANSA!
Well! Well! Another astonishingly brilliant idea
I just witnessed here at SANSA, i.e., mobile laboratory. Yes! Mobile
laboratory! How it works? Well! The normal van has been remodeled in the way as
you see in the figure below. It is equipped with two movable flat screen TVs, refrigerator
(for storage), an elongated shade. The TVs are connected to the cars audio
system or can be plugged to a laptop if necessary. The car also has extra
battery, which can be charged by the car’s ignition system while the van is
running, to operate the TVs and refrigerator. That means you can take this mobile laboratory
to any remote area that does not have electric and operate it. So, you
drive the van to any school and extend shade on both side of the van, get the
kids to sit under the shade and move the TVs to face outward through both side
of the van door (the van can open on both sides). Then you showed them simulation or movies that
can easily demonstrate how things work or how technology operates or how to
solve mathematical problems or any basic science demonstration. The idea is to
inspire the little kids to love science technology using easy, attractive and
inspirational way. Isn’t it brilliant idea? What a brilliant individual who
came up with such astonishing effort to advance science and technology to the
kids even to very remote area in a very simple but attractive way. Make no
mistake this is also cost effect way, compared to bringing the kids to the
center, to advance science and technology; and I wonder if other countries can
follow similar foot step. Keep it up SANSA!! 
Mobile laboratory Van!
Inside view of the mobile laboratory!
Humm! you can also demonstrate basic principles of science and math
The ministry of science & technology supported it! well done!
My day concluded with interesting dinner with two very much hopeful young SANSA scientist (Drs Zama and John). We had a real fun at another ocean view restaurant called Quayside Cabin! 
Just out side Quayside Cabin restaurant!
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