Dear Lydia,
Today morning I woke up to rumours of your passing. Dad told me that you’ve passed away, I thought I’ve heard wrongly. You were putting up a very brave front against your liver cancer, diagnosed a few years back. Everyone wished that you could recover, reappear on the TV screens.
Then came nightfall, when [...]
I should have posted this on the 26th of April, but I was tied up with some school work. Sorry for the delay! Well, in case you don't know, 26th April of 2007 is the 21st anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster. Known as the world's worst nuclear disaster so far, it've killed approximately 60,000 due [...]
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1. The [...]
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To all seafood lovers - do you still remember the fun of munching on juicy squids and tasty salmons? Here is the bad news - a team of ecologists and economics announced in last Friday's issue of journal Science that if overfishing and pollution conitnue, the populations of just about all [...]
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This post is a tribute to those who have unfortunately perished in the 911 attack, those who have in one way or another rendered support to broken families, those who bravely fought the fire, those who evacuated civilians, those who coordinated the traffic after disaster, those who helped to salvage the remains of the tower, [...]
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Visit Steve Irwin’s fan site on Discovery Channel. You can also access the Discovery Channel forum from there and post your condolences for Steve Irwin. My prayers are up for him. May he rest in peace.
Steve Irwin (right) and his wife, Terry Irwin. Steve Irwin, a nature lover, was pronounced dead by the Australian [...]
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Arial view of flooded New Orleans.
Chaos outside the New Orleans Convention Centre.
Crowds outside the Lousiana Superdome.
“We pee on the ground. We’re like animals.”
Before (left) and after (right).
“It’ll take years to rebuilt this city (New Orleans)”
Devastated grocery shop.
“I sleep here [...]
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The Atomic Bomb Dome - the symbol of peace.
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The Atomic Bomb Dome used to be Hiroshima Prefecture Industrial Promotion Hall, and stood about 200m north-northwest from the hypocenter (closest point on the ground). It is one of very few structures that were not [...]
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nice shots! haha.. i want to have...
Obviously Some Don’t Grow Up
Throughout my life I’ve came across people who are immature and childish, but a very recent case makes my past encounters pale in comparison. I am trying my best to be as objective as possible, trying not to make any callous remarks or whatsoever. I am just stating the facts here, re-iterating the fact that [...]
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