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Friday, March 30, 2007

Balloon!!!


A balloon is a flexible bag normally filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide or air. Some balloons are purely decorative, others are used for specific purposes. Early balloons were made of dried animal bladders. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, chloroprene or a nylon fabric. The modern balloon was invented by Michael Faraday in the 1800s, but mass production did not occur until the 1930s. A balloon's unique properties including its low density and relative inexpensivness have lead to a wide range of applications.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Mountineer...


Mountaineering is the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains. It is also sometimes known as alpinism, particularly in Europe. It may be said to consist of three aspects: rock-craft, snow-craft and skiing, depending on whether the route chosen is over rock, snow or ice. All require great athletic and technical ability, and experience is also a very important part of the latter.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Father;-)


A Father is traditionally the male parent of a child. Like mothers, fathers may be categorised according to their biological, social or legal relationship with the child. Historically, the biological relationship paternity has been determinative of fatherhood. However, proof of paternity has been intrinsically problematic and so social rules often determined who would be regarded as a father e.g. the husband of the mother.

Friday, March 23, 2007

JAPAN

Flag Imperial Seal

Anthem: Kimi ga Yo (君が代)
Imperial Reign

Capital
(and largest conurbation (population)) Tokyo1
35°41′N 139°46′E
Official languages Japanese
Government Constitutional monarchy
- Emperor HIM Emperor Akihito
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (LDP)
Formation
- National Foundation Day Feb 11, 660 BC2
- Meiji Constitution November 29, 1890
- Current constitution May 3, 1947
- Treaty of San Francisco April 28, 1952
Area
- Total 377,873 km² (62nd)
145,883 sq mi
- Water (%) 0.8%
Population
- 2005 estimate 128,085,000 (10th)
- 2004 census 127,333,002
- Density 337 /km² (30th)
873 /sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate
- Total $4.220 trillion[1] (3rd)
- Per capita $33,100[1] (12th)
GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate
- Total $4.911 trillion[1] (2nd)
- Per capita $38,341 (14th)
HDI (2004) 0.949 (high) (7th)
Currency Yen (¥) (JPY)
Time zone JST (UTC+9)
Internet TLD .jp
Calling code +81
1 Yokohama is the largest incorporated city.
2 Japan was founded on this date by the legendary Emperor Jimmu, first emperor of Japan; it is seen as largely symbolic.
Japan (help·info) (日本 Nihon or Nippon?, officially 日本国 Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The kanji characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Its capital[2] and largest city is Tokyo.

Japan comprises over 3,000 islands, the largest of which are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic, including Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji. Japan has the world's tenth largest population, with about 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

BMW CARS


World's Best Car Models-BMW CARS
Autos-BMW is one of the major automobile manufacture companies in the international market today.BMW caters to all sectors of automobile market,from smaller cars to top range luxury limousine.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Sepak Takraw


Sepak Takraw (Kick Volleyball) is a cross between soccer and volleyball, a fast-growing and popular sport in Asia. Called Takraw for short, it is played on a badminton doubles-sized court. Similar games include bossaball, footbag net, footvolley, jianzi and sipa.

The most prestigious tournament of this sport is the King's Cup World Championships, the most recent of which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. As of 2006, there have been 21 King's Cup tournaments.

Thailand currently has the most successful national team in the world, winning 19 of the 21 King's Cup World Sepak Takraw Championships title throughout the years and four Asian Games men's team gold medals in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. Malaysia has the second most successful national team, winning two King's Cup titles and the inaugural Asian Games men's team gold medal in 1990. Myanmar is a new and upcoming force in this sport, as they have reached the final stages of major tournaments like the Asian Games and South East Asian Games. There has also been considerable growth of the sport in the Far East in countries like Korea, Japan, China, and Vietnam.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Summer:-)

Summer is a season that is astronomically defined as beginning around June 21, and ending around September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, summer begins around December 21 and ends around March 21. Summer is defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July, and August, in the Northern Hemisphere, and the whole months of December, January, and February, in the Southern Hemisphere. The unofficial start of summer is a matter of convention: in Ireland it is as early as May 1, in many countries it is considered to be June 1, while in others it is as late as July 1. In general, seasonal changes occur earlier in coastal regions, so countries close to the oceans go for an earlier start to summer than inland ones. Summer is commonly viewed as the season with the longest (and warmest) days of the year, in which the daylight predominates, through varying degrees. In the northern latitudes, twilight is known to last at least an hour, sometimes leading to the famous white nights found in St. Petersburg and Scandinavia. It is also called the season of the midnight sun near the North Pole: in northern Norway, for instance.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Holy Week


Holy Week is the week which precedes the great festival of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, and which consequently is used to commemorate the Passion of Christ, and the event which immediately led up to it. In Latin is it called hebdomada major, or, less commonly, hebdomada sancta, styling it he hagia kai megale ebdomas. Similarly, in most modern languages (except for the German word Charwoche, which seems to mean "the week of lamentation") the interval between Palm Sunday and Easter Day is known par excellence as Holy Week.

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Strawberry


The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae, and the fruit of these plants. There are more than 20 named species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberries grown commercially are cultivars of the Garden strawberry, Fragaria × ananassa. Strawberries are a valuable source of vitamin C.
The strawberry is an accessory fruit; that is, the fleshy part is derived not from the ovaries (which are the "seeds", actually achenes) but from the peg at the bottom of the hypanthium that held the ovaries. So from a technical standpoint, the seeds are the actual fruits of the plant, and the flesh of the strawberry is modified receptacle tissue. It is greenish-white as it develops and in most species turns red when ripe.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Beatles

The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time. In the United Kingdom, they released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries: their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion discs or tapes worldwide. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the Beatles as the highest selling band of all time based on American sales of singles and albums.[3] In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the Beatles #1 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[4]

The Beatles led the mid-1960s musical 'British Invasion' into the United States. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored a great variety of genres ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, hairstyles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Dawn Of The Dead!!!


Dawn of the Dead is a loose, "reimagined" remake of George A. Romero's 1978 horror film of the same name. The remake and original both depict a handful of human survivors living in a shopping mall surrounded by swarms of zombies, but the details differ significantly. The film was released in 2004 by Universal Studios and features cameos from original cast members Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger and Tom Savini.

Tagline:

"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth."

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Shopping!


Shopping is not considered a recreational activity of psychological interest. Shopping involves selection and purchase.

"Window shopping" is an English phrase meaning to look into glass windows of a shop for entertainment and imagine purchasing items without actually purchasing, possibly just to pass the time between other activities, or planning a purchase. "Screen shopping" is derived from this term but applies to online retail stores (i.e., window shopping through a computer screen).

Smile;-)


In physiology, a smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles most notably near both ends of the mouth. The smile can be also around the eyes. However, among humans, it's customarily an expression of pleasure, happiness, or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it can be known as a grimace. There is much evidence that smiling is a normal reaction to certain stimuli and occurs regardless of culture. Happiness most often causes the smile to occur, though. Many studies indicate that smiling is an innate reaction, as children blind from birth, and even human fetuses smile; however feral children generally do not smile, perhaps lending evidence to the contrary, perhaps indicating the profound psychological disturbance that results in a member of a social species brought up with no elders or peers. Among animals, the exposure of teeth, which may bear a resemblance to a smile, are often used as a threat - known as a snarl - or a sign of submission. In chimpanzees, it can be a sign of fear.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Rainbow


A RAINBOW is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a nearly continous spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the sun shines onto droptels of moisture in the earths atmoshpere.It takes the from of a multi coloured arc, with red on the outside and violet on the inside.More rarely a double rainbow is seen which includes a second fainter arc with colours in the opposite order, that is with violet on the outside and red on the inside.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Lunch


Lunch is an abbreviation of luncheon,meaning a light midday meal.In the modern usage the terms refers to midday of any size.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Palawan


Palawan ias an island province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas Region.Its Capital is Puerto Princesa City and it is the largest province in terms of land area.The Islands of Palawan stretches from Mindodro to Borneo in the southwest.It lies between the South China Sea in the northwest and Sulu Sea in the southwest.
The province is named after its largest island,Palawan Island.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Binibining Pilipinas 2007


Binibining Pilipinas 2007 was the 43rd edition of the Philippines' largest beauty pageant.The coronation night took place on March 3rd at the Araneta Coliseum and broadcasted by GMA Network in the Philippines, and by GMA Pinoy TV Internationally.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Baguio City


The City of Baguio (Ilokano:Ciudad ti Baguio,Filipino:Lungsod ng Baguio) is a 1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines.Baguio City was established by American in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi Village known as Kafagway Baguio City was designated by the Philippine Commission as the Summer Capital of the Philippines on June 1,1903 and incorporated as a city by the Philippine Assembly on September 1,1909.
There is a presidential mansion,as well as supreme court and legislative offices in Baguio.
Baguio is the seat of government of the Cordillera Administrative Region.The name of the City is derived from the word Baguio in Ibaloi,the indigenous language of the Benguet Region,meaning "moss".The city is at an altitude of approximately 1500 meters(5100 feet) in a moist tropical pine forest conducive to the growth of mossy plants and orchids.

Enchanted Kingdom;-)



Enchanted kingdom is a theme park in the Philippines.It is located in Sta. Rosa Laguna, about 26 kilometers (16.1 miles) from manila.It has a land area of 17 hectares (41 acres). The park is managed and operated by Enchanted Kingdom Inc. formerly named Amtrust Leisure Corporation.
Enchanted Kingdom is a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Manila


The city of Manila(Filipino Lungsod ng Manila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the municipalities that comprise Metro Manila. The city is located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on Luzon, the country's largest Island.

Love Quote!


Find the courage to love even if you lose it in the end.
Love carries no promises,even to the most ardent of lovers...