Articles Archive for November 2009
Arts and Culture, South America »
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is a holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends (Credit to Thanksgiving Wiki). Below are some of the photos that …
Europe, Featured »
Now this is what I call an expensive runway! In Portugal, A special airport has been made — the airport’s runway with a length of 2781 meters (9124 ft.), of which 1000 meters (3281 ft.) of the runway is supported by 180 pillars, each pillar 50 meters height (about 17 floors) , surprisingly, the runway is designed for B-747.
Look at the cars parked below the runway. Pretty awesome isn’t it?
Why Madeira? Madeira is an archipelago with volcanic origins from a Hot Spot and a city near Funchal, Portugal that has long been …
Featured, North America »
South East Asia »
My sister who worked at the offshore platform in Sabah, Malaysia, gave me these eyes-opening photos. Sorry about the quality because the photos were taken by her cell phone camera. At first, I’m kind of very shock, mouth-opening after saw these photos. It is very scary! I can’t imagine I worked on those kinds of work environment. For your information, the salary of my sister and those around her is only about RM36000 per year (about USD12000) and in my opinion, it is not worth her life. In positive side, I’m just grateful I’m working at the peaceful …
Arts and Culture, Headline »
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31 annually. Today the Halloween regards as a secular celebration even though it has actually roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. Most common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes, attending costume parties, carving jack-o’-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. Below are the photos from the varied observations of the Halloween day around the world.






