Dec 21, 2011

If this is true, we'll have only a year left...

What a Sad Week

Although these tragedies have different causes - hatred, recklessness, accident - but they're still tragedies. May they rest in peace...

In Norway, bombing and shooting spree at youth camp - at least 93 people confirmed dead.

In London, singer Amy Winehouse found dead in her home at age 27.

In Thailand, the third blackhawk crashed near Thai-Burma border - 17 people dead.

The Judgement Day

Some crazy Christian believe today May 21, 2011 is the end of the world. What if it's true, what are you going to do ??? Will you keep on dancing till the world ends ? Or you will be waiting for your love ?

Clip of the Day

When Ryan speaks, I listen...

Brige and Tunnel

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau crossing will be the longest sea bridge in the world. It will be the first major marine bridge and tunnel project in China, stretching 38km between Lantau island in the south west of Hong Kong across the mouth of the Pearl river delta to the island of Macau and Zhuhai on the Chinese mainland. Work on the crossing is due to start later this year and is due to be completed by 2016. More on the story here...

World Aids Day

HIV is increasing in every region of the world. One day we hope there is a cure for this terrible disease; until then, PROTECT YOURSELF...

People living with HIV:

* 33.4 million people living with HIV worldwide
* 31.3 million adults
* 15.7 million women
* 2.1 million children under 15

New HIV cases in 2008:

* 2.7 million people
* 2.3 million adults
* 430,000 children under 15

HIV-related deaths in 2008:

* 2 million total deaths

Total Solar Eclipse

Today, July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in India and crosses through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crosses Japan's Ryukyu Islands and curves southeast through the Pacific Ocean where the maximum duration of totality reaches 6 min 39 s. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes most of eastern Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean. Solar Eclipse will be visible in Bangkok around 1:00 UT (8:00 AM local time.) SOURCE

HOME

More than a movie, HOME will be a major event all over the globe. For the first time ever, a film will be released on the same day, June 5th, in over 50 countries and on every format - movie theaters, TV, DVD and Internet.



In honor of the HOME film, Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini has designed a special limited edition T-shirt, which will be sold at select Gucci stores worldwide from May 25th. The design features the official HOME logo with the iconic Gucci "GG" symbol. The back includes the names of each country featured in the film. The T-shirt was designed using 100% organic cotton and natural dyes in recyclable packaging. Available in unisex sizes for $195. A white canvas bag with the HOME logo accompanies the T-shirt. All profits donated to Goodplant.org.

It's Earth Day

What do you do to save the mother Earth ?

Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Their mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. Earth Day Network has a global reach with a network of more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 174 countries. More than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest secular civic event in the world.

Save The World With LV

Louis Vuitton North America, Inc. announced today, in honor of Earth Day, that 15% of all sales purchased on the company’s U.S. site, www.louisvuitton.com, on April 22nd will be donated to The Climate Project. Louis Vuitton is actively committed to promoting environmental responsibility and sustainable development, and has partnered with The Climate Project since 2007.
Please also visit LV Environment website for more info.

It's Not Any Friday

It's Good Friday !!! Picture source

I Felt The Earth Moved

The earthquake magnitude 4.3 hit Northern California today at around 10:40:29 AM local time. The location 37.285°N, 121.620°W, where is around 18 km (11 miles) N (7°) from Morgan Hill, CA or 25 km (16 miles) ESE (104°) from San Jose City Hall, CA.

Earth Hour

Today is the third annual worldwide "Earth Hour" event to show that you care about energy conservation. Everyone can get involve by simply switching off your lights for one hour today Saturday, March 28 between 8:30 - 9:30 PM (local time.) Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. The lights of many global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square will all be turned off.

Pic of the Day

Genius !!!
The Kaaba at Place de l'Étoile by Robert Gligorov.

Kaaba in Saudi Arabia

Place de l'Étoile in Paris

WTF

Over 400 Lativans have signed a letter addressed to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich asking him to buy their country. The letter, posted by an unknown person on the petitionline.com website, reads, "Dear Roman Abramovich. As you may already know our homeland Latvia went bankrupt and is currently holding talks with the International Monetary Fund on the sale of our country for 7.5 billion euros ($10.7 billion)." Latvia has experienced the worst economic decline in the European Union, with the country's GDP declining for a third quarter this year by 4.6% against the same period last year. Earlier in the year some 2,000 Latvian residents, the country has a population of around 2.3 million, posted a petition on the internet asking the government of Sweden "to occupy" their country. SOURCE

Better To Give

"It's better to give than receive" is not just a corny say, try it for yourself and you'll know. It's the different kind of happiness. You can give to people you know and love or you can give to people who are less fortunate. This Christmas, let's make a donation to your local organization. For many of us who can afford the luxury goods, remember that one LV wallet ($300) can provide a scholarship for one child to complete 3-years of middle school. After you done, you can share your experience here.

God Bless...

Sad Anniversary

This year marks the 20th anniversary of AIDS. It's the sad anniversary that we don't want to celebrate. Twenty years later, millions people got infected and still no cure. According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.2 million people living with HIV, including 2.5 million children. During 2007 some 2.5 million people became newly infected with the virus. Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35. Around 95% of people with HIV/AIDS live in developing nations. But HIV today is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world. SOURCE

Little Did You Know

I've heard many people call the city of Paris - "The City of Light." I'm very curious to know why, so I googled it. Here is the answer I found.
"Paris has many nicknames, but its most famous is "The City of Light" (La Ville-lumière), a name it owes both to its fame as a center of education and ideas and its early adoption of street lighting."

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Better Late Than Never

Amazing !!!!

Anyone who watched the opening ceremony of Summer Olympic in Beijing agree that this opening ceremony was amazing. The choreography, performers, costumes are flawless.. My favorite set was the LED drummers. More than 15,000 performers were used in the event and none of them performed twice. Now, I know why they called the country - The PEOPLE's Republic of China.
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Naked Bike Ride

First San Francisco, Then London (above) and San Paulo (below.) World Naked Bike Riders hit many major cities in the world to protest against oil dependency and car culture as well as celebrating body freedom.