2008 Olympic Torch

465days to The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 through August 24, 2008. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at 08:08pm and 08 seconds. The motto of the Games is "One World, One Dream."

2008 Olympic Torch

The Olympic Torch is based on traditional scrolls and uses a traditional Chinese design known as "Lucky Cloud". The torch is designed to remain lit in 65 kilometer-an-hour winds, and in rain of up to 50 millimeters-an-hour

The design of the Torch takes advantage of Chinese artistic heritage and technological expertise. The design of the aluminum torch features traditional scrolls and "Lucky Cloud". It stands 72 centimeters high and weighs 985 grams.

The Torch incorporates technological innovations to be able to remain lit in winds of up to 65 kilometers-an-hour and lit in rain of up to 50 millimeters-an-hour. And the torch can keep burning for 15 minutes. Other technological advancements prevent color discoloration and corrosion around the cone from which the Flame burns. The Torch construction is also environmentally-conscious. The materials are recyclable, and the propane fuel meets environmental requirements.

"The Beijing Olympic Torch boasts both distinctive Chinese cultural features, and technical excellence and sophisticated materials. It will carry the friendship that Chinese people extend to the world and the Olympic spirit to the five continents and to the peak of Mt. Qomolangma," said BOCOG President Liu Qi.

"The torch and the Olympic Flame are symbols which embody the Olympic Values of excellence, respect and friendship. They inspire us to be the best we can be in all that we do," added IOC President Jacques Rogge. "The magnificent design of the torch for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will also add a very unique Chinese flavour to the relay, as the 'Clouds of Promise' carry the Beijing Games' message to the world."

The Torch casting was designed by the Lenovo Creative Centre and the burning system inside the Torch was designed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Group.

2008 Olympic Torch Relay

The 2008 Olympic Torch Relay is planned to take place from March 25 to August 8, 2008, prior to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Plans for the relay were announced on April 26, 2007, in Beijing, China. The relay, with the theme "Journey of Harmony", will last 130 days and carry the torch 137,000 km (85,100 mi.) - the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch will travel to the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, and then to Beijing, arriving on March 31. From Beijing, the torch will follow a route passing through six continents. The torch will visit cities on the Silk Road, symbolizing ancient links between China and the rest of the world. The relay will also include an attempt to carry the flame to the top of Mount Everest

International route
The announced route will carry the torch through the following locations:
01) Almaty, Kazakhstan
02) Istanbul, Turkey
03) St.Petersburg, Russia
04) London, England
05) Paris, France
06) San Francisco, USA
07) Buenos Aires, Argentina
08) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
09) Muscat, Oman
10) Islamabad, Pakistan
11) Mumbai, India
12) Bangkok, Thailand
13) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
14) Jakarta, Indonesia
15) Canberra, Australia
16) Nagano, Japan
17) Seoul, South Korea
18) Pyongyang, North Korea
19) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
20) Taipei, Taiwan
21) Hong Kong, China
22) Macau, China

23) Beijing, China
The planned route includes a stop in Taipei; however, the government of Taiwan has rejected this proposal. The Beijing Organizing Committee has stated that negotiations on the issue will continue

Hopefully China ppl will do a good job @ hosting the olympic games and dun disgrace the rest of the chinese round the world and to show the world we chinese can organise one of the best olympic games they ever seen. As for the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay, hopefully they can passby Singapore frm Kuala Lumpur b4 they head to Jakarta

here is the videoclip of olympic torch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1MJtfvcPyk&mode=related&search==

Request of the Day

Ciara--Like a Boy

like a boy: http://www.zshare.net/audio/ciara-like-a-boy-mp3-r6s.html

Changi Airport Terminal 3

Changi Airport Terminal 3 began construction in 1999, and is expected to open in January or February 2008. Terminal 3 and its associated works will cost S$1.5 billion.

Baggage Belt Below

Arrival Hall

ARRIVAL IMMIGRATION



It will add a capacity of 20 million passengers a year, bringing the total capability of Changi Airport to 64 million passengers till the year 2020.

DIFFERENT LEVELS

CHECK-IN COUNTERS

COMING DOWN TO ARRIVAL IMMIGRATION

When opened in 2008, Terminal 3 will add another 28 aerobridge gates to Changi Airport, with up to eight that will be designed to handle the new generation of large aircraft, the A380.

LOOKING DOWN INTO BAGGAGE BELT

DEPARTURE HALL

Exterior View

Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 3 will have a flat but intriguing roof consisting of many skylights allowing natural light into the terminal building.

GREEN WALL


TALL TREES


The roof will limit the amount of direct sunlight into the building through the use of louvres suspended above and below the skylights, filling Terminal 3 with diffused, ambient light during the day.

TRANSIT AREA

TRANSIT AREA

WATERFALL AT BAGGAGE CLAIM

At night, artificial light bounced off the ceiling creates a soothing and comfortable environment for passengers. This unique feature of Terminal 3 will also be seen by passengers waiting to collect their bags at the baggage claim hall

Rihanna

Nowadays in music u can pratically sing any items u can find @ home and bcum a hit song. Items like "Buttons --Pussycat Dollls" Now Rihanna new single is called "Umbrella" is out (wat inspired her wit tt title) and she juz released her new video

I kinda like the music but not really into the video

The video is sexy n sophisticated til it bcum so sleazy towards the end when it shows Rihanna in nude.
I noe her last album didnt do tt well but must she resort to nudity to hype up the upcoming album Good Girl Gone Bad?

Tt nude section juz spoil the whole video

Umbrella: http://www.zshare.net/audio/rihanna-feat-jay-z-umbrella-mp3-tuv.html

Spin Of The Day

Everything - Michael Buble



Call Me Irresponsible is an album by the Canadian jazz crooner Michael Bublé. Call Me Irresponsible will be released on May 1, 2007. The album's first single is "Everything" and has peaked at the 46th position of the US Billboard Hot 100, Bublé's highest peak so far. It has also debuted at number 3 on the Canadian BDS Airplay Charts and is the highest debut ever on the chart. Tis is my next favourite single frm MB since his last hit HOME. It has the feel good summer feeling vibe to the song wit a catchy melody

Everything: http://www.zshare.net/audio/michael-buble-everything2-mp3.html

Alanis Morissette

Luv tis Slow Remix of BEP My HUMP
Alanis even film a hilarious parody of MY HUMPS

So better dun Touch her HUMPS b4 she starts sum DRAMA

Spin of the Day

Summer Love/Set The Mood Prelude--Justin Timberlake

Summer is back and we got Summer Weather, Summer Fashion Collection n Summer Blockbusters Movies, so wat is still missing? We definately need a Summer Jam to burn up tis season. Justin Timberlake is back wit a new single Summer Love/Set The Mood Prelude. Summer Love/Set the Mood Prelude", also known as just "Summer Love", is a song co-written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy (TIMBERLAND) Mosley , and Nate Hills, and is slated as the fourth single from Timberlake's second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds. And its oredi @ #34 in Billboard Hot 100 without official airplay. Although i would hav preferred Lovestoned to be released as a single but tis song will do fine wit mi so here it is. Whoo Hoo!!

Summer Love/Set The Mood Prelude: http://www.zshare.net/audio/09-summer-love_set-the-mood-prelude-mp3.html

Penang 2nd Bridge completion date JAN 2011

BATU KAWAN: The RM3 billion Penang Second Bridge, one of three main projects identified in the 9th Malaysia Plan for Penang, will be open to traffic by January 2011.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he wanted everyone involved in the project to ensure there were no delays in its implementation.

"I want this bridge to be built on time. The UEM Group has also made this promise to me and I want it to be fulfilled. "I don't want excuses such as sub contractors not delivering or anything else to delay the project," he said, adding efforts must also be made to ensure there were no cost over-runs.

Abdullah also directed Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon to fast-track all approvals relating to the project.

He said this would prevent additional costs to the project. "I am stressing this as we have planned the project meticulously and there should be no hiccups in its implementation," he added.

He was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the 24km bridge which will link Batu Maung on the island and Batu Kawan on the mainland. The Batu Kawan-Batu Maung alignment will link motorists to the North-South Expressway on the mainland and the Bayan Lepas Highway on Penang island.

My point of view: It looks kinda ugly especially the two platform in the middle of the bridge. Sorry to say but it looks like 2 testicles balls. But anyway its good to hav another bridge to ease the traffic over @ the original Penang Bridge

Samsung Ultramusic

OMG tis is one cool phone cum MP3 player
one side is a phone while the other side is an mp3 player and its so slim
cant wait for the phone to be out

Spin of the Day

Wait For You--Elliott Yamin

You may have seen his performance in AI last season and now he is back wit a new single. Tis song is written my another one of my fav songwriter of the moment NEYO. Wait for You" is a Top 40 hit song by former American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin. It is the first official single from his self titled album Elliott Yamin . "Wait for You" is a slow tempo ballad will definately swoon all the gals off their feet listening to tis track the radio

Wait For You: http://www.zshare.net/audio/elliot-yamin-wait-for-you-mp3-bwb.html

Bjork - Earth Intruders

Hey Hey Bjork new video Earth Intruders.
Although im not even a fan of her singing style but i really luv the visual effect of the video
very ARTY FUNKY video
It shows Björk's face singing, while a group of men dances with the tribal beat

"We are the earth intruders
We are the sharpshooters
Flock of parachuters
Necessary voodoo"

Spin Of The Day

Breathe-Mario

Remember 2004 hit "Let Me Love You" which went to number 1 in billboard. Now Mario is back with a new single Breathe and a third album Go! and is scheduled to be released on July 30, 2007. It's a slick sexy groovy r&b number which will definately b a hit on the radio.

Luv It
Breathe: http://www.zshare.net/audio/mario-how-do-i-breathe-mp3-r6z.html

4 IN THE MORNING - GWEN STEFANI

tis is the video of 4 in the morning

4 IN THE MORNING - GWEN STEFANI

Whoo Hoo been waitin for tis song to b released as a single.
"4 in the Morning" is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal for Stefani's second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006) as the 3rd single.
My favourite song off that album due to the infectious melody and chorus and it juz remind mi of the song COOL which was oso sung by her in her previous album

4 In The Morning: http://www.zshare.net/download/06-4-in-the-morning-wma.html

Spin Of The Day

When You're Gone--Avril Lavigne

"When You're Gone" is the announced second official single from the 2007 album The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne.Bet Every1 had heard her Punky 1st single Girlfriend but tis song is more of a power ballad with a piano and synth introduction. Lavigne has said the song "is about being with someone you love, and you have to say goodbye, and all the little things you miss about them". The song may have been inspired by Lavigne's husband, Deryck Whibley, lead singer frm sum 41.

When You're Gone: http://www.zshare.net/audio/avril-lavigne-when-youre-gone-mp3-7xr.html

Cho Seung-Hui chilling video message sent to NBC

My condolence to the Vaginia Tech students who were killed on tue. Saw tis very disturbing video clip of Cho Seung-Hui confession on the news. Although i can't really figure out wat he was saying but more or less tis is wat he said in the video

"This is it. This is where it all ends," "What a life it was. Some life."

"You had a hundred billion chances and ways to have avoided today,"

"But you decided to spill my blood. You forced me into a corner and gave me only one option. The decision was yours. Now you have blood on your hands that will never wash off."

"Your Mercedes wasn't enough, you brats," "Your golden necklaces weren't enough, you snobs. Your trust funds wasn't enough. Your vodka and cognac wasn't enough. All your debaucheries weren't enough. Those weren't enough to fulfill your hedonistic needs. You had everything."

"You have vandalized my heart, raped my soul and torched my conscience," "You thought it was one pathetic boy's life you were extinguishing. Thanks to you, I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people."

According to his words, i can see that he hav gone through lots of tough time in his hometown. It seems that he had gone through discrimination and humiliation frm people around him which leave him a scar in his memory and reacted tis volatile violent way. especially the last phrase it kinda stated that he was picked on or otherwise hurt before so tis might be sum kinda revenge.

People in the States might hate him but to mi i kinda pity him. I kinda feel how he feels coz i used to be like him being bullied and picked on by my ex-classmates back in my school days. But thank god i manage to be strong and change the perpective of my ex-classmates

Sangina gt booted out

At Last he was voted out of the American Idol
Simply juz cant stand watching him safely got through every result show
no talent but luv to create buzz on himself
Yest his performance of "Let’s give them something to talk" was the worst boring performing song in yesterday edition. Every item he perform he will have a transformation, frm Paula Abdul rebonding hair lookalike to Medusa Hair to the notorious PONYHAWK. Tis time round there is no shocking transformation, he had his usual fuzzy hair but was tied wit a red bandana WAT A BOO BOO

Spin of the Day

Never Again--Kelly Clarkson

Never Again” is the first single from pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson’s forthcoming third album My December. Another new single frm 1st American Idol winner which brought you last yr hit songs frm the Breakaway album. Tis is another rock song juz like "behind these hazel eyes" but i dun personally to mi its not as catchy as the latter song but no matter wat tis song is goin to burn up the charts soon

Never Again: http://www.zshare.net/audio/kelly-clarkson-never-again-mp3-km4.html

Spin of the day

Do You Know--Enrique Iglesias



Iglesias will release his new album Insomniac on June 15, 2007. The first single will be, "Do You Know." I rather call it the PING PONG SONG, coz the introduction beat of the song is the sound from the ping pong ball. Rather catchy dancey pop sound but sadly no influence of latin flavor here. Tis single is pretty similiar to his non latin flavour song like "i'm not in love." Hopefully his new album will throw in latin song like "Bailamos "

http://www.zshare.net/audio/enrique-iglesias-do-you-know-mp3-0q3.html

NEW YORK CITY TIMES SQUARE

Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today
I want to be a part of it - New York, New York

nv imagine i would hav the chance to be in the BIG APPLE CITY.
It was totally amazing seeing billboards, broadway, etc.

I used to watch MTV TRL where they used show the scenery of Times Square.

below are the pix of me in times square

a short video of the area: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZLR-zfuHz0

Bellagio LAS VAGAS

Tis was taken frm my camera
its @ LAS VEGAS BELLAGIO
almost every 15 mins there will be musica fountain
the whole show is breathtaking
so much better than sentosa
and especially with the background of the hotel.
Wish i could take the video longer but not enough memory

Observation Wheel Round the World

Seems like Singapore Flyers is not only the largest and Tallest OBSERVATION WHEEL(not a ferris wheel) Dubai, Malaysia, China, UAE r all cumin up wit their largest and tallest wheel in the world. Now the latest addition to the wheel is Las Vegas Wheel. So lets check out those other Wheels around the world

1)London Eye

The British Airways London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, opened in 1999 and was previously the largest observation wheel in the world. London Eye stands 135 metres (443 feet) high on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in Lambeth, London, England, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges. the wheel carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned passenger capsules attached to its external circumference. It rotates at 0.26 metres so that one revolution takes about 30 minutes

2)Star Of Nanchang

The Star of Nanchang, the current world's tallest ferris wheel, stands at 162 meters high and is located in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang, the provincial capital of Jiangxi Province. It opened for business in May of 2006, and cost 57 million Yuan (roughly $7.3 million) to build

3)Dubai Observation Wheel

Dubai will have the world’s tallest observation wheel. Work will begin shortly on the 185-metre (600 feet), $68 million observation wheel, at Dubailand a landmark tourist attraction, which will welcome its first visitors in early 2009 and provide a breathtaking panoramic view of Dubai and beyond. It will have 30 orbiter capsules with a total capacity of 7.5 million guests per year. Enjoy stunning views during a 30 minute fantastic experience.'

4)Eye on Malaysia

The Eye on Malaysia is the tallest portable observation wheel in South-East Asia. The 60-metre structure is located at Titiwangsa Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Coordinates: 3°10'39.20"N, 101°42'15.68"E)
The ferris wheel comprising of 42 gondolas (including 1 VIP one). This giant ferris wheel allows visitors to experience a 360-degree panoramic view of Kuala Lumpur during a 12-minute ride that goes 60 metres high. It offers a magnificent view of Kuala Lumpur and over 20 kilometres of its surroundings including KL Tower and Petronas Twin Towers.

5)UAE Voyager Observation Wheel

The tallest observation wheel in the world will be built in Dubai, after a deal between UAE-based Allied Investment House and Las Vegas-based Voyager Entertainment. The $150m, 600ft wheel will be 100% financed by AIH. It will have 30 orbiter capsules with a total capacity of 7.5m guests per year. The project also includes a restaurant and condominiums.

6)Dallas Observation Wheel

Construction of a 600-foot observation wheel is being planned at a 200-acre development called the Villages of Bear Creek in Euless. The 600-foot tall high-tech attraction to be built by Voyager of Las Vegas, will have the capacity of 7.5 million guests per year with an average individual ride ticket of $18, according to Voyager.
Each wheel consists of 32 sky cruisers seating 20 passengers and making a complete revolution every 27 minutes. Each sky cruiser consists of its own galley and bathroom.
This new concept surpasses that of the London Eye Ferris Wheel, which has approximately 4 million riders per year, according to Voyager.

7)Shanghai Kiss

British architecture firms Alsop and Arup are to create a landmark structure to attract visitors to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Located on the Puxi side of the Huangpu River, the 250 m tall towering "Shanghai Kiss” will offer panoramic views over the historic Bund and Pudong. Alsop Director Stephen Pimbley outlines the project, “The sculptural tower is set to rotate every 4 hours whilst a series of visitor pods travel up and around the legs offering unique and exciting views which will be forever changing as the kiss rotates and as the city of Shanghai evolves.”
If built, the Ferris wheel will surpass the London Eye as the world's largest will be able to carry 1,100 passengers at once

8)Las Vegas V2 Wheel

The new V2 design has two new Observation platforms. The new design allows for pools to be placed in the decks on top of the nightclub. The 600-foot structure features 30 "Orbitor" cabins and will increase the nightclub and restaurant facilities to 37,000 square feet which includes the new Observation platforms

9)The Singapore Flyer

The Singapore Flyer is a giant observation wheel under construction in Singapore and slated for an opening by early 2008. Reaching 45 storeys high, it will consist of a wheel with a 150 metre diameter built over a three-storey terminal building for a total height of around 165 metres, exceeding the current largest wheel, The Star of Nanchang, by 3 metres. The wheel will feature 28 air-conditioned capsules with a floor area of 26 square metres and capable of holding 30 passengers each. The constant rotation of the wheel will mean a complete trip lasting an estimated 37 minutes, and has a design capacity of up to 7.3 million passengers a year