New Seven Wonders of the World

After the long wait, the New Seven Wonders of the World finally announced by the NOWC during the Official Declaration Ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on July 7 2007 – 070707.

Quite a disappointment for me when I first heard the New 7 Wonders winners: Angkor Wat, Statue of Easter Island, and Stonehenge are not in the list? C’mon… Choosing just 7 wonders from the finalist is too few man… I think proposing 10 Wonders of the World is better.

Piramids of Giza, Egypt was given the special status – Honorary Candidate, and thus removed from the voting list and automatically become the Wonder of the World. After all, it is the only remaining of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World, I think it deserves the status.

The New 7 Wonders of the World are:

Chichen Itza, Mexico – Symbolize Worship & Knowledge!

The most famous Mayan temple city, served as the political and economic center of the Mayan civilization.

Christ Redeemer, Brazil – Symbolize Welcoming & Openness!

This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.

The Great Wall, China – Symbolize of Perseverance & Persistence!

The Great Wall of China was built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China. It is the largest man-made monument ever to have been built and it is disputed that it is the only one visible from space.

Machu Picchu, Peru – Symbolize of Community & Dedication!

In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu (“old mountain”). This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River.

Petra, Jordan – Symbolize of Engineering & Protection!

On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and water chambers. A theater, modelled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000.

The Roman Colosseum, Rome, Italy – Symbolize of Joy & Suffering!

This great amphitheater in the centre of Rome was built to give favors to successful legionnaires and to celebrate the glory of the Roman Empire. Its design concept still stands to this very day, and virtually every modern sports stadium some 2,000 years later still bears the irresistible imprint of the Colosseum’s original design.

The Taj Mahal, India – Symbolize of Love & Passion!

This immense mausoleum was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife. Built out of white marble and standing in formally laid-out walled gardens, the Taj Mahal is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India.

Seven

In I-Ching, 7 can be described as the regulated cycle. 7 is also an important number for calculations and predictions.

In Christianity, God rested by the 7th day after creating the world and life, and blessed the 7th day and made it holy.

In Islamic tradition, there are 7 heavens.

In Biology, with very few exceptional, all mammals’ neck have 7 bones.

In Data Communication, how data communicate with each other can be illustrated in the OSI reference model, which have 7 layers.

In Harry Porter, 7 is the most powerful magical number, and there are 7 books in the series.

In NBA, 7 is the maximum number of games played in the playoffs and final series.

In Jin Yong novel series, there is a kung fu name 7 hurt fist (七傷拳).

7 Star Praying Mantis style (七星螳螂拳) if one the Praying Mantis Style Chinese Martial Arts.

Snow white have 7 dwarfs around her.

You need to collect all 7 of the Dragon Balls to grand your wish.

7 Military Seas are the powerful pirates work for government in the One Piece’s world.

We have total up to 7 Wonders of the World.

“yo yo yo, what’s up?”
“yo yo yo, 7 up!!”

“I’m feeling so happy and colorful today, like the 7 colors in the rainbow!”

“Aiseh man, today is 07-07-07 leh, let’s go celebrate at 7-Eleven lar, leng mou?”

An Apple a Day

“An apple a day, keeps the doctor away”. According to USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory, one medium 2-1/2 inch Apple have the following nutrition facts:

• Calories 81
• Carbohydrate 21 grams
• Dietary Fiber 4 grams
• Soluble Fiber
• Insoluble fiber
• Calcium 10 mg
• Phosphorus 10 mg Iron .25 mg
• Sodium 0.00 mg
• Potassium 159 mg
• Vitamin C 8 mg
• Vitamin A 73 IU
• Folate 4 mcg

It’s good to eat apple together with the skin, because almost half of the Vitamin C is just hiding underneath the skin, and eating the skin also increases the insoluble fiber content. Apple is a good source of soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber help prevents the build up of cholesterol in our veins, while insoluble fiber can help move food quickly through the digest system.

Apple is the only fruit source for me during my childhood time, it’s not that my parents so ‘kiam siap’, it’s because of my ‘tao fu’ like body only allowed me to have apple. If I have other fruits like orange or watermelon, I will start to cough until my mom won’t recognize me. But as time flies, I became more healthy, and finally I have the opportunity to try on other fruits. Slowly, apple had disappeared in my life.

Oh man… I’ve started to miss my apple. I seldom have any digesting problem when I have my apple everyday… I seldom have any gum bleeding problem when I have my apple everyday… I seldom to have… Alright, I’m going to have my apple everyday right now. APPLE, HERE I COME TO YOU!!!

潛龍勿用

潛龍勿用出自易經, 乃六十四卦里第一卦 – 乾卦的初爻之象. 古人以龍諭人, 也諭萬物. 在乾卦中大概會經過四個階段, 即’潛龍’, ‘見龍’, ‘飛龍’, 及’亢龍’.

潛龍為最初階段, 潛為潛伏或隱藏的意思. “潛龍勿用”字面解釋為潛伏之龍, 不可輕舉妄動. 陽健而動, 但一切之始，時機還未成熟之前, 不宜妄動, 應努力充實自己, 靜待時機成熟.

但凡夫們大概通常都很難做到”靜待時機成熟”這一點吧. 可能是時代太進步的關係, 在這個資訊爆炸, 凡事講求速度的年代, 耐性這種東西, 大概已經慢慢的被人們藏在心里的冰箱了吧. 不宜妄動? 動了再說吧, 後果明天才想吧! 充實自己? 今朝有酒今朝醉吧! 地球明天不是就要爆炸了嗎?

Well… You Know…

We have heard people say that “English is very important, if you want to success in your life, you must speak good English!”. Ya ya, I think that make sense, that’s why after SPM I went for English class to polish up my really suck english. But maybe is my bad potential, or maybe is my English nerves are not that sensitive, until now I’m still speaking some very broken English, sien lor.

But I believe that things change from time to time, nothing will last forever. See lar, now chinese started to become popular already what, more and more people is learning mandarin, and S.H.E also sing the song with the title “Chinese language” (中國話) lor. Hmm… although the trend is moving to chinese, but I also understand that this does not mean that english has become less important, but at least it makes me feel better when I speak some broken English, hehe…

After year from year observing how people speak english, I have found out that if you cannot speak english fluently, but you wish to impress people with your English, somehow there are some ways to achieve that:

1. Speak the magic word – “Well… you know….”. Ya! you’re right, is that easy. When blur blur and don’t know what people is talking about, or you don’t know which word or phrase you should use to describe what you want to say, just speak this magic word – “Well… you know…”, hehe… people will think you really cool man! I mean really really cool…

2. When people giving some new information to you, or describe some interesting issue to you, remember to speak this word after they finish talking – “REALLY?!”. Nah… remember to add more emotional expression, they will really appreciate your concentration on the conversation and impressed by your english. “REALLY?!”, hehe… I know you are going to say that…

3. If people make you so so so angry, I know you are going to shout out 3 word in mandarin, or cantonese, or hokkien, or hakka, or whatever. But actually you can use this opportunity to impress people using your super “geng chao” English too! How are you going to do it? Shout this – “FINE!!!”, cool isn’t it? With only one word you can impress people even when you are very very angry!

4. “Yow yow yow, wassup man!!” Well, this one you already know even I don’t state it here right? Speak this people will think that you are a hip hop kaki, cool man!!

Remember, practice makes perfect. By practicing these 4 words, even you speak sucks English, people will still impress by you and think that you speak “geng chao” English. Really?! Erm… Well… you know…