YYYSunday, July 08, 2007
SUNDAY.random title hah .
didnt do much today actually ..
did the usual , tuition , lunch , go home nap . zzz .
oh yeah , there are new seven wonders of the world .
i was watching news then they talked about it .
well , i got these from
http://yahoo.com
7 new wonders of the world chosen
LISBON, Portugal - The Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum, India's Taj Mahal and three architectural marvels from Latin America were among the new seven wonders of the world chosen in a global poll released on Saturday.
Jordan's Petra was the seventh winner. Peru's Machu Picchu, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer and Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid also made the cut.
About 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cellphone text messages, said New7Wonders, the nonprofit organization that conducted the poll.
The seven beat out 14 other nominated landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Easter Island in the Pacific, the Statue of Liberty, the Acropolis, Russia's Kremlin and Australia's Sydney Opera House.
The pyramids of Giza, the only surviving structures from the original seven wonders of the ancient world, were assured of retaining their status in addition to the new seven after indignant Egyptian officials said it was a disgrace they had to compete.
The campaign to name new wonders was launched in 1999 by the Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber. Almost 200 nominations came in, and the list was narrowed to the 21 most-voted by the start of 2006. Organizers admit there was no foolproof way to prevent people from voting more than once for their favorite.
A Peruvian in national costume held up Macchu Piccu's award to the sky and bowed to the crowd with his hands clasped, eliciting one of the biggest cheers from the audience of 50,000 people at a soccer stadium in Portugal's capital, Lisbon.
Many jeered when the Statue of Liberty was announced as one of the candidates. Portugal was widely opposed to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Another Swiss adventurer, Bertrand Piccard, pilot of the first hot-air balloon to fly nonstop around the world, announced one of the winners — then launched into an appeal for people to combat climate change and stand up for human rights before being ushered off the stage.
The Colosseum, the Great Wall, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal and Petra had been among the leading candidates since January, while the Statue of Christ Redeemer received a surge in votes more recently.
The Statue of Liberty and Australia's Sydney Opera House were near the bottom of the list from the start.
Also among the losing candidates were Cambodia's Angkor, Spain's Alhambra, Turkey's Hagia Sophia, Japan's Kiyomizu Temple, Russia's Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral, Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle, Britain's Stonehenge and Mali's Timbuktu.
Weber's Switzerland-based foundation aims to promote cultural diversity by supporting, preserving and restoring monuments. It relies on private donations and revenue from selling broadcasting rights.
The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, keeps a list of World Heritage Sites, which now totals 851 monument. But the agency was not involved in Weber's project.
The traditional seven wonders were concentrated in the Mediterranean and Middle East. That list was derived from lists of marvels compiled by ancient Greek observers, the best known being Antipater of Sidon, a writer in the 2nd century B.C.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos lighthouse off Alexandria have all vanished. kind of sad that the previous wonders are gone ) :
well , everything changes , and you just have to accept it .
school's tmr and i dont feel like going zzz .
and , photos from yesterday's outing , still cant be posted . wth .
9:39 PM
YYYSaturday, July 07, 2007
SEVENTH NIGHT OF JULY ! <3 YAY ! : D its the
seventh of july !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASS HO - again ( :
today went out with Debs , June and the juniors ! YAY .
one of my wishes has been fulfilled .
met all of them at ToaPayoh inter this morning , at the Red Circle .
had my breakfast - cookie from Subway .
Debs and June had the same thing too , and the juniors had MacDonalds .
went to J8 first thing ,
bought some stuff there .
next headed to Novena , got stuff and bubble tea ! : D
then headed to Orchard ! : D
bought others , then had some money left .
got myself some things too x D
came back to ToaPayoh .
got FreshKon contacts ! : D
i want to try loll xD
uhhh , had fun fun overall !
PS. Debs wore a dress today and she looks damn HOT !
PHOTOS , will be posted tmr .
Blogger like sot sot zz . ) :
HAPPY 070707 ! <3
8:38 PM
YYYFriday, July 06, 2007
APPRE NIGHT CHANGED. FOR ALL WCB MEMBERS , Appreciation Night has been changed to 28 July ! ):
10:39 PM
ONE DAY TO 070707 ! :D today , debs , anicia , veron and i went to PS .
bought stuffs for appre night too ! :D
some of them luh , not all haha .
then walked around the place ..
veron had to go home , we all went to J8 since we had nothing to do.
bought some presents at J8 too , since most of my presents can be bought from there .
ahaha , tmr going there again anyway .
going out with Des , June and the juniors tmr !
and tmr is a very special day to all of us ,
070707 ! :D
seventh night of july !and,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASSANDRA HO ! <3
appre night is one week and a day away ! (:
cant wait for it !
PHOTOS !
10:14 PM
YYYWednesday, July 04, 2007
APPRE NIGHT COUNTDOWN!TEN MORE DAYS ! xD
loll ,
going to buy prezzies this Saturday !
opps , sorry Alif .
after apprea night i will be free , so yeah .
hope you understand (:
dont worry , i'd join SSW ! :D
nothing really happening these few days , so very boring .
Band = theory and theory and theory !
Mr Sukit is currently focusing on building up our basics and training on our ear hearing .
im so glad , we dont really use the tuner and we are in tune !
so cool xD
hahas .
oh yes , POTC solo - second pg , isnt easy , AT ALL !
ROARRRR !
if you heard the recoding you will know what i mean .
SYMPHONIC BAND TECHNIQUE = to our scores .
lol , we are drilling into this .
chorales , tonguing , scales .
uhhhhh , headache man ! =X
uh , thats all .
gah , i miss going online !
6:00 PM
YYYMonday, July 02, 2007
HAPPY YOUTH DAY !hello ! :D
HAPPY YOUTH DAY TO ALL!
bought a new pair of sunglasses today ,
anyway ..
feel like getting a new pair luh xD
hahas .
oh yeah , i still am considering wherether to go to SSW this saturday .
kelly isnt going , so im err .. hahas.
dont know , see first luh xD
school tmr ! xD
8:28 PM
YYYSunday, July 01, 2007
Boring ..urgh , im stuck at home now !
my family is out ,
went to watch Die Hard 4.0 .
as you know i dont watch this kind of show , so im home , alone ! xD
hahas , chatting with
Fiona , from KCS now AMKSS .(:
anyway , just now Clarence kept calling me , and talking lots of crap .
i think he was using Kenneth Ong's phone .
bully the bassoonist eh , waste the phone bill ! LOL .
but then i htink he also very rich one luhh , N70 leh !
dont play play ahah !
urghhhhhhh , im damn bored luhh !
nvm , shall go and rot and eat the Moshi ice cream ! :D
bye ~
PS. Happy Youth Day ! :D
6:34 PM
YYYSaturday, June 30, 2007
STUPID POSER.hey you , im dedicating my post just for you !
dont go around posing as me , cus it aint working .
it doesnt even sound like me la , noob poser .
go ahead and go on posing ,
cus you know what .
people know it isnt me , and its so damn obvious it isnt me . (:
jiayou and work harder on your posing !
GAMBATEHS ! :D
1:33 PM
NUTZ ABOUT ARTZ .whoo !~
its over ! :D
overall , it was fun yet tiring .
i played fairly well luh , didnt have much time to practise =x
now i know percussion is really FUN ! :D
i love making effects only , btw . not the main melody ahahhahaha .
went to macs after the concert , and called my dad to fetch Veron , Debs and me home .
i slept in the car , so tired !
went home to have a shower and then slept xD
i woke up at 11 this morning =x
so tired la ! zz .
my head is spinning .. whee ~
argh , my blog is dying .. idiot .
cant go online as much now .
oh well ..
PS. so many posers , but you know what .
i dont give a damn (: i can simply block you if you want ;D
and dont go ard posing luhh idiot .
12:52 PM
