Hello 2010

Ciliqueen wishes Everyone a happy & prosperous life ahead in the new year with Love, Success and Peace!

Brunei Polar Girls

Now isn't that amazing? Girls-ladies-women again! Yeah ...we will do it again!

God willing, two Bruneian ladies - dubbed The Polar Girls - will be joining the Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition to the South pole!!

A Fund-raising Walk will take place at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium on Sunday, 15th February 2009. Let us give these two ladies the support in realising a dream-of-a-lifetime and to accomplish a near-impossible feat that will put Brunei on the world map, once again!

Way to go Polar Girls! Brunei is proud of you!

found in the Amazon Basin ..

A rare uncontacted Amazon tribe had been discovered recently. The tribal group is indeed one of world's many last survival tribes that is on the verge of being made extinct.

And we thought we are the last civilisation on Earth! Click here for more pictures and stories.

A mother's love ..

CQ believed that most of us are aware of the recent devastating earthquake that took place last Monday, in Wen Chuan - China.

Thousands of people have been killed and many more could still be missing or not found yet. Amidst horrors of the natural disaster, there are many touching stories from the Wen Chuan tragedy.

CQ received one such story thru' an email that has been translated into English because this Chinese friend thought that this love story of a mother should not stay only in the Chinese community.

"When rescuers found her, she was already dead, crushed by the collapsed house. Through gaps in the rubbles, they could see her posture. Kneeling on both knees, her entire upper body bent forward, held up by her two hands pressed against the ground, as if performing the ceremonial bow in an ancient ritual.

Except, her body had been compressed out of shape and looked somewhat eerie. A rescuer extended his hand through a gap and confirmed her death. He called out to her, and tapped on the bricks with his shaft, but received no response.

As the team walked toward next building, the squad leader suddenly turned back, yelling as he ran, 'Come quick!' He came to her remain, labored to maneuver his hand under her body, searching. He called out following some rummaging, 'There's someone, a child, still alive.'

With some effort, rescuers carefully removed the debris burying her, found her child lying beneath her, bundled in a little red blanket decorated with yellow flower prints. He was about 3-4 months old.


Shielded by his mother's body , he was totally unharmed, sleeping peacefully as he was brought out. His soundly asleep face warmed the hearts of all rescuers on the scene. As the rescue team's doctor unbundled the blanket to examine the baby, he discovered a mobile phone tucked into the blanket. He subconsciously looked at the display, found there was a SMS message.

'My Dear Baby, If you were to stay alive, you must remember that I love you.'

No stranger to the pain and sorrow brought by death, the doctor nonetheless wept at this moment. The cell phone was passed around, every person who read the message wept."

CQ too wept while reading this story. Tho' CQ could not confirm the authenticity of this story, CQ was wondering what will happen to the little helpless baby. The only memories he has of his beloved mother is her last SMS message during an earthquake. The dead woman showed her unconditional love in protecting her son from harm with her very own life.

Reflecting on CQ's own experience, it will definitely be a struggle and challenge for this little baby boy to grow up without his mother by his side :'(

Phenomenal

This was taken yesterday afternoon when the sun was glaring hot hot ...so CQ thought if she could take a click of the sun. CQ was twisting here and there ...it's quite difficult to get a good angle when the sun is staring at you maahh!!

Hmmm maybe some pro photo-bloggies must have thought that CQ has brutalised the art of photography ...sure in their brains were asking what's that blue-green patches??

Huh?? CQ don't even know why > > > must be a 'sun halo' look-alike ...lols.

Anyway, here is something phenomenal that CQ wants to share - emailed by a friend.

"A phenomena of multiple suns has appeared in Russian skies. It's not something unique. It has happened before and it looks really nice. This is an example of weather phenomena called 'icebow' - in some cases it's 'sun halo' which appears on high altitudes (artcic/subarctic) on both hemispheres."

"An icebow is phenomenon similar to a rainbow except that it is formed bythe refraction of sunlight through cloud suspended ice crystals as opposedto raindrops or other liquid water suspended in the air."


"Generally the appearance is as an arc sections as opposed to a full circle. Brighter sections usually occur above, below and lateral to the center (where the sun is visible). These bright areas are referred to as 'sun dogs', 'parhelia' (plural), or mock suns because of their bright appearance and possible confusion with the actual location of the sun."

"Those icebows that are caused by very small ice crystals are one colour because diffraction blurs the colours together. A 22 degree icebow has red on the inside and blue on the outside."

Well, there were many occurrence of such phenomenal incidents that had been seen around the world - like on the Alaskan highway and in Sweden.

Let's support Earth Hour

Let's support the EarthHour campaign in switching all lights including non-essential appliances for just one hour or 60 minutes.

Make a difference tonight at 8pm 29 March 2008 ..in support for a wider awareness on global warming.

I am definitely giving my 100% support ...err cozzz I will not be home huhuhu, so lights are all out...complete power shut off.

On global map

To be away from home, families and friends for several months, so as to promote her beloved Brunei to the world, is indeed an admirable and honourable act or feat one may say.

At the same time, this petite and charismatic Bruneian woman - Mdm Norhayati together with her husband, Harun have been experiencing enormous numbers of adventures, challenges or even obstacles. I believe it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience...if only I am allowed to join them :)

Click here to read more on their adventures.

This is a map of the African continent . Imagine the beautiful sceneries - like the deserts' sand dunes, aosises, mirages or tribal nomads and many more (not sure about the not-so-nice ones) that you will get to see!

Good luck to the energetic and courageous couple.

~photo & map taken from http://www.overthehorizon.net/ ~

Something to share...

Subhannallah! I would like to share something that has been emailed to me ...Masha'Allah ..Allah is Great!

"A one year old child is found pregnant in Saudi Arabia. Doctors say it's a unique case for this World!!! Medical Science Report says: When the mother of this chid was pregnant, she had 2 foetuses inside her, but one of the foetus grew inside the other, this is why this girl was born with the other foetus inside her womb.

Any way doesn't this prove that Allah S.W.T. is the only MIGHTY POWER who says 'Kun Faya Kun' (so be it) and it really happens!! "

Kimchi's Presentation

Causes & Effects of Global Warming

STOP GLOBAL WARMING

~ These are just part of her project ~

super splash

Fancy making your largest SPLASH? Try it at the world's largest swimming pool at the San Alfonso del Mar Resort on the South Coast of Chile.

This enormous man-made lagoon and swimming pool is 8 hectares in size and 1km in length...compared to a standard Olympic size pool which only measures some 50 yards by 25 yards.

Wow...i guess you have to drink a lot of energy drinks like red bull, kukubima or tonic drinks to make a full one lap of the pool...may be not even half...lols.

Watching Eyes

Standing at a stunning 165 metres tall, The Singapore Flyer is one of the newest attractions in the Lion City. With a soaring height of about 35 metres higher than the London Eye, The Singapore Flyer is said to be the world's highest observation wheels (165 metres).

The moving experience of 360 degrees lets you feel the magical moments atop the Singapore skies with breathtaking picturesque of the glittering Marina Bay at night, the surrounding attractions and the panaromic view of the waterfront. You may even see tiny tug boats, people walking or birds flying or anything that you can't see on the eye level?? Perhaps even the entire island itself too...a unique experience to witness the spectacular blue skies, towering skyscrapers, lushes of green sceneries and of course the vibrant and bustling city.

a ride not to be missed...cost about SGD$30.00

Each capsule measures 4 metres by 7 metres (the size of a single-decker bus). Fully air-conditioned with an interior space of 28 sq metres. It is UV-protected. The Singapore Flyer can be hired for group and private bookings. It can be specially planned according to themes...wow!

On my last trip, driving along the flyover, you can see the Singapore Flyer is like a huge spinning wheel....so now I must go back for holidays again soon...i miss my Singapore huhu.

Other Eyes of the World

London

Tokyo

Malaysia

Pakistan
~ hmmm better than nothing...strictly for those afraid of heights :D ~