Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Miley Cyrus to concentrate on movies -Quits music
Miley Cyrus’s ardent followers were really disappointed after hearing the news that she will be quitting her singing profession in exchange for acting.Cyrus is recently working for her upcoming movie The Last Song and is excited to enter the glitzy profession as an actress full time. She mentioned that her recent album will be released in the month of June and would be her last album as a singer.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
MAC Dame's Desire, Give me Liberty of London + Prim & Proper
I picked up a couple of products from MAC's Liberty of London collection a couple of weeks ago.Here is an FOTD using a couple of the products:On my eyes I used only two eye shadows: MAC's Dame's Desires eye shadow all over the lid going slightly above the crease. Then on the outer edges of MAC's Dame's Desires, I used MAC's Give Me Liberty of London eye shadow. I am also wearing MAC #4 lashes On
Miley Cyrus to appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show -31stmarch
We're still not over Miley Cyrus' weird hair-flinging - or convulsions, as Zap2It put it - during her song on last night's American Idol, (please head to the Lifeline Live FORUM to tell me I'm not alone in this) - but ... onward.The pop star appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show next week on Wednesday, March 31st, and Ellen gives her two bikes? Why? Because Ellen says she has seen Miley riding her
Monday, March 29, 2010
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth were cycling
... to the local 7-Eleven in Toluca Lake, California. 'The Last Song' co-stars (and real life couple) were spotted ridingtheir bikes to the convenience store.Apparently, Miley Cyrus got upset with a paparazzo and stopped to confront him (see thumbnail below). He must have saidsomething really out-of-line for her to confront him.Billy Ray Cyrus waited for Miley and Liam Hemsworth in the 7-Eleven
Brant House, The Spotted Dick + a pair of Guess shoes
I love to go clubbing :)On Saturday night Jasmin, Mandy and I went to Brant House nightclub again.Here's my beautiful friend Mandy (right) and I (left). My purple dress is from SirensMandy again:My other beautiful friend Jasmin:On Sunday I met up with Dale since he's flying back out to Calgary this afternoon.We went to see Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland together.Both Dale and I really enjoyed
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday Night Branthouse + Parsley to fight onion breath!
Last night my friend Alex and I wanted to check out The Courthouse nightclub. We found out it was closed after taking a cab there. Ugh, closed on a Friday?!! Anyways, I decided we should go to trusty Brant House nightclub.My signature sleepy look ;)And here's Alex. Not the most flattering picture but in all his other pictures his eyes are shutAnd sometimes the strangest things make me happy -
Friday, March 26, 2010
Guess & The Body Shop - gifts from Dale
My friend Dale is in Toronto this week and I got together with him for lunch yesterday at Baton Rouge.He's a really kind person & likes to take me shopping once in a while. He wanted to take me to Forever21 but I didn't think there was anything there that I wanted so I asked if I could go to Guess because there was this watch I've been eyeing the past month. And I'm so happy he bought it for me :
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Miracle in a bottle....or maybe not
It's one of those things I'm a bit ashamed to admit.I am 25 and the dreaded onset of cellulite is just inevitable *huge sigh and a groan thrown in*Like wrinkles I fight in vain with various creams and lotions to postpone it as long as I can or at least, hopefully keep the problem at a minimum. Fingers crossed ;)I have been through probably five or more bottles of the Nivea Good-bye Cellulite Gel
Monday, March 22, 2010
Weekend Movie + Foodie
Friday night was DVD + pizza night!I saw Law Abiding Citizen.(source: google image)It was interesting yet totally unrealistic, but it got the point through to me. There were definitely scenes that were too violent for my liking and I would have difficultly watching this movie on my own.Have you seen this movie yet? What was the last movie you saw? My condo is right beside a pizza joint called
Friday, March 19, 2010
MAC Rich Life Pigment, MAC Pink Opal Pigment & Ardell 107s
I went out to Brant House night club last night and this was my FOTD / OOTD I want to lie and say the next picture was photo shopped because the lighting looks cool! LOL. But really, I got Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 about a month ago and only know how to crop pictures so far. This picture came out orang-y somehow when I turned the flash onDress from Forever21Shoes from AldosI used three eye
Thursday, March 18, 2010
My First Giveaway (Canadian & USA residents only)
Yay! I'm sponsoring a giveaway by a company that sells a great selection of bar stools, cookware, dining furniture, toys/games and much more :) The online company sponsoring the giveaway is CSN Stores. They are a Boston based retailer with over 200 affiliated online stores. CSN Stores is also one of the top three online US retailers for home and office goods!There is one winner for this contest.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tag: 10 Honest Things About Me
I was tagged by the lovely April at Mademoisellerovi. Thank you sooo much for thinking of me April :)For this tag, you post 10 honest things about yourself(1) I was with my boyfriend for more than half a year before he saw me without makeup on. I developed a really nasty eye infection overnight. I had to take my makeup off and get to the doctors. I was sobbing and covering my face with my hands
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday: Food + Branthouse
I'll start by saying I cannot cook.If I had to cook for you, forget about the food tasting good - count your lucky stars if you do not have an upset stomach after.My best girlfriend Jasmin is an excellent cook on the other hand. She brought over some dinner to my place yesterday early evening - she's so sweet to think of me :)Yummy pork short ribs:Asparagus and shrimp stir fry:Chicken and green
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Keg, the aftermath & a tag
How is your weekend coming along so far? :)On Thursday night my girlfriend Jasmin took Mandy, a friend of ours out to The Keg for dinner.I started having a sore throat and congestion back on Tuesday, but I tagged along to see Mandy since I had not seen her since Halloween (psst! Mandy you need to come out more!).I only used one eyeshadow here: MAC Mulled Cider.The dress is from Winners and the
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Police Cars from Around the World
London, England Police Car: Lamborghini Gallardo, Coolest cop car in the world.Bermuda Police CarToronto, Canada Police CarNew York Police CarKorea Police CarFrance Police CarsFinland Police CarCzech Republic Federal Police CarItaly Police Car: Lamborghini Gallardo.New Zealand Police CarSaigon, Vietnam Police CarMadrid, Spain Police CarVienna, Austria Police CarNevada Police CarHamburg, Germany
Celebrity School Photos
Here is a great collection of old celebrity school photos... before they were famous.Matt DamonSnoop Doggy DoggGeorge ClooneyWill SmithBarbra StreisandAvril LevigneRobin WilliamsHarrison FordOprah WinfreyJennifer Love HewittBen StillerCherCameron DiazHugh HufnerRenee ZellweggerRichard GereHalle Berry
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Bamboo Keyboard and Mouse
Apparently, one of the globe’s biggest polluters has found an environment friendly alternative to plastic keyboards and mice.Bamboo keyboards and mice are not exactly new on the market, and I’m sure you’ve come across all sorts of wooden peripheral concepts online. Jiangxi Bamboo Technology Development Co. Ltd., the only bamboo peripherals manufacturer in China, says their products have become
"Guiness Rishi" The Human Flag Pole
After changing his name from Har Parkash to Guinness Rishi, in order to show his commitment to setting Guinness records, this Indian daredevil wants to cover his body with 220 flag tattoos.67-year-old Guinness Rishi constantly tries to make his family and the entire Indian people by constantly setting new records. He previously became father of the world’s oldest adoptee, after taking custody of
Dog-o-Matic is an automated washing machine for dogs
This is one invention everyone would have thought of while giving their dogs a bath, but definitely no one would have thought it would be for real. Mr. Jarry has made this into a realistic idea and charges $47 for a dog to get him or her automatically washed.He is apparently having a huge success in the French market and plans to conquer the UK market as well. I only hope it does not become
Chinese Demolition Failed - Rare Photos
The footage, taken on December 30, 2009, shows a 22-floor residential building being demolished in the city of Liuzhou, China. Instead of crumbling into a contained heap of rubble, half of the building crashes sideways to the ground, the other half is left still standing but leaning to the side.Luckily there are no other buildings next to it, otherwise sure many people will be killed in this "
Floral prints + nude platform peep-toes
I love floral prints. It's so girly and feminine :)There were a couple of floral print items I picked up probably a week ago from Forever21.A floral print dress which you can get here onlineAnd a skirt And my girlfriend Jasmin was sweet to think of me on her trip to Thailand back in January. Here's the floral print bag I got from her a month and a half ago: I saw these platform peep-toe heels
Formula 1 Cars
F1 car is made up of 80,000 components, if it were assembled 99.9% correctly, it would still start the race with 80 things wrong!When an F1 driver hits the brakes on his car he experiences retardation or deceleration comparable to a regular car driving through a BRICK wall at 300kmph!!!F1 car can go from 0 to 160 kph AND back to 0 in FOUR seconds!!!!!!!F1 car engines last only for about 2 hours
Panorama Art - Hand Drawn Panorama New York City
A British artist Stephen Wiltshire hand-drawn panorama of the skyline of New York. The 18-feet (5.5 m) long panorama will be displayed in the London gallery together with the panoramas of Tokyo, Hong Kong, Rome, Madrid, Frankfurt, Dubai and Jerusalem.British artist Stephen Wiltshire poses in front of his hand-drawn panorama of the skyline of New York, at a studio at the Pratt Institute in
Silver Tag Shower - U Feel Better
That water is delivered by computer control to different areas of your body at different temperatures and pressures at the same time. This is then used to create distinct hydrotherapy sequences to invigorate, relieve muscle tension and reduce stress in virtually any custom creation. You can have the Tag shower for $100,000.
World's LONGEST officially Place Names
A little village in Wales boasts the longest place name at 58 letters:LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochBut New Zealand makes the same claim with a hill containing 92 letters:TetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahuBut after some further digging we found the winner to be Bangkok. OK, so that's only 7 letters, but the
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
World's First Eyeball Tattoo
A Toronto man has been the first to get an eyeball tattoo. Basically, he has turned the whites of his eyes blue.Corneal tattooing is usually used for patients that have had trauma to their eye, not for this, which is called body modification.It took 40 injections of blue ink in order to complete this procedure. Pigment was injected under the top layer of the eye using a syringe. The syringe
Jelly Fish Lake
Jellyfish are probably some of the most unusual and mysterious creatures that you'll ever encounter. With their gelatinous bodies and dangling tentacles, they look more like something from a horror movie than a real animal.Jellyfish live mainly in the ocean, but they aren't actually fish -- they're plankton. These plants and animals either float in the water or possess such limited swimming
Hundreds of ice Men
The Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo has hundreds ice sculptures of sitting figures to create. The action was terminated as the last figure there by the way melted. Tja so passing is art…
First Air attack and bomber Airplane - Rare Photos
The United States had also experimented on a limited basis with military operations in aircraft. Glenn Curtiss experimented with the plane as a means of bombardment in June 1910 with his Golden Flyer. On August 20, 1910, at Sheepshead Bay racetrack near New York City, Lieutenant James Fickel fired the first shot from an airplane--a rifle at a target from an altitude of 100 feet (30 meters) with
Fishing Festival in Nigeria- Amazing photos
"Arugungu is am important Nigerian cultural event, to which thousands of fishermen take part.The Matan Fada may not be very impressive but it’s full of fish, because people come here to fish only once a year.After the one our time limit is over, the team who caught the largest fish is escorted by the sultans’s guards to present their prize to him. The winners receive a brand new bus as a prize as
Monday, March 8, 2010
World's Highest Bridge - Millau Viaduct France
The Millau Viaduct (French: le Viaduc de Millau) is a large cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, with one mast's summit at 343 metres (1,125 ft) — slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower and only 38 m (
Wim Hof Stands in Ice for 72 minutes
Wim Hof, of the Netherlands, stands up to his neck in ice for an hour and twelve minutes, Jan. 26, 2008, outside the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, during a successful attempt to break his previous world record for immersion in an outdoor ice bath. Known as "The Iceman," Hof set the world record for full body ice contact endurance in 2004, when he immersed himself in ice for 68 minutes.
Sep 18 Object Graveyard - Rare and Amazing Photos
Plastic GarbageElectronic Object GarbageMobile GarbageComputer GarbageWar Trucks Graveyard (Eritrea)Soviet Tank Graveyard (Afghanistan)Vending Machine Graveyard (Japan)Soviet Car Graveyard (Russia)Train Graveyard (Bolivia)Anchor Graveyard (Portugal)Ship Graveyard (Mauritania)Aircraft Bone Yard (Arizona, USA)Car Graveyard
World Most Dangerous Rope Bridges
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Northern IrelandHanging Bridge at Trift Glacier, SwitzerlandHussaini - Borit Lake, PakistanHanging Bridge at Thenmala, IndiaSiju Hanging Bridge, IndiaSome Hanging Bridge in IndiaTaman Negara National Park Bridge, Malaysia - That’s the world’s longest Canopy Walkway.Loboc Hanging Bridge, PhilippinesAiguille du Midi at the Mont Blanc Mountain, FranceHanging Bridge of
The 21st Century Noah’s Ark - Lilypad City
This is one man’s answer to the threat of Global warming. The 21st century Noah’s Ark if you like, called a Lilypad. Award-winning architect Vincent Callebaut has designed a self-sustainable "Lilypad City" as a long-term solution to the problem of rising sea levels caused by climate change. A Lilypad City would provide a home for 50,000 people and would float atop water. The artificial island
Delicious Food of Japan
There are 'weird' food in every culture without exception, even in Western countries. One man's meat is indeed another man's poison. Many others will be disgusted at foods like French escargots, American Rocky Mountain 'oysters' (cattle testicles) and English black pudding. If you're talking about insects, there are also candy & lollipops made by US companies that contain real scorpions, worms
Venice Under Water
VENICE, Italy - Heavy rains and high winds left Venice almost completely flooded on Monday after surrounding sea levels rose to their highest in 22 years. Chairs of outdoor cafes could be seen almost fully submerged, while some luxury stores were also flooded. Officials said more than 99 percent of the city was under water and that sea levels in the Adriatic rose 1.56 meters (61 inches) -- a
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The yacht with a brief titled "A"
Yesterday afternoon at the port Kristiansanda (Norway) became one the most fantastic forms yacht, which I wrote in early January. According to the Norwegian newspaper VG this miracle ship flying the flag of Bermuda of multi-millionaire, former chairman of the MDM - Bank Andrei Melnichenko.The size of a miracle yacht A created by the project designer Philippe Starck, are impressive: 120 m in
Forbes: Abramovich was the owner of the largest yachts in the world
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich retained the title holder of the largest yachts in the world according to Forbes in 2009, which is released on Saturday.His yacht Eclipse, length 557 fitov (169 meters), which left stocks with a German shipyard Blohm & Voss, remains unparalleled in its scope.Media reported that the nine-deck yacht, two helipads are located in the hangar, four motorized
Vegetable Museum
Chinese artist Ju Duoqi puts a whole new meaning to ‘playing with your food, transforming ordinary vegetables into veggie replicas of legendary works of art by masters such as Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, and Andy Warhol’s Marylin Monroe.Ju Duoqi’s kitchen is her studio, and vegetables are her paint. The 35-year-old artist uses boiled, dried, fried, and pickled
Cast Paper Sculptures by Allen Eckman
Cast paper sculpture has been in existence since the 1950’s. It should not be confused with papier-mâché, as the two mediums are completely different .To create his cast paper sculptures, Allen Eckman first mixes an acid-free paper pulp in the studio hydro-pulper from two raw stocks—cotton and abica. Then the pulp is cast into molds which Allen makes from original clay sculptures. The paper is
Pooktre - The Art of Tree Shaping
Peter Cook and his partner Becky Northey make furniture and sculpture from trees. What’s unique about their method is that they shape the trees into predetermined objects while the trees are still growing. The name they have given this technique is Pooktre. According to their website, some designs ‘are intended for harvest to be high quality indoor furniture and others will remain living art.’
Worlds Longest Necks In Thailand
Paudang tribe women of Thailand start using copper neck rings when they are around the age of five and when they reach adult age their necks are more than 20 centimeters long.
Morning Glory Pool
Morning Glory Pool at Yellowstone National Park Wyoming..National Park, attracts some three million visitors every year to experience its many wonders. Yellowstone covers 3,470 square miles, primarily in the northwest corner of Wyoming . Famous for its geysers, hot springs, and free-ranging wild animals, Yellowstone is a seasonal wonder, offering an abundance of activities for all ages and
Beautiful Islands in Thailand
Thailand has hundreds of islands (Phang Nga bay has 67, the Moo Ko Chang Marine National Park has 52, Tarutao National Marine Park has 51).
Unusual Friendship
A pair of month-old Sumatran tiger twins have become inseparable playmates with a set of young orangutans, an unthinkable match in their natural jungle habitat in Indonesia’s tropical rainforests.The friendship between 5-month-old female baby primates Nia and Irma, and cubs Dema and Manis, has blossomed at the Taman Safari zoo where they share a room in the nursery.After being abandoned by
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Journey into Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. Situated in the southern hemisphere and largely south of the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica is surrounded by frigid oceanic waters. At 14.4 million km², Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America; in turn, Europe and Australia are smaller. Some 98% of it is covered
Discovery Channel Building with Shark
Discovery Channel is employing some toothy guerilla tactics to market this year's Shark Week.For starters, Discovery Communications just hoisted a 446-foot-long inflatable great white shark to the top of its downtown Silver Spring headquarters.The shark marks the return of the Discovery Channel's popular Shark Week series, the 19th year Discovery has aired a weeklong marathon of shark-related
Pierre Cardin's Bubble Home in Cannes
Italian fashion designer Pierre Cardin's outrageous bubble house, originally designed by Antti Lovag, near Cannes.
The Hummer Club
Source: humvee.netHummer is a brand of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) sold by General Motors, also known as GM. They are based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, or Humvee. The Hummer is one of the larger SUV types, with commensurate high fuel consumption.The Hummer H1 is basically a HMMWV built for civilian use; it has no armor or weapons fittings. However, the
Fastest Talking Woman In the World
The fastest talking woman in the world tells her story at 600 words per minute..Fastest Talking Man In the World
Friday, March 5, 2010
Leonid Stadnik a Ukrainian Declared The World's Tallest Man
A Ukrainian man is the tallest person in the world at 8 feet 5 inches, overshadowing a Chinese man who previously held the title, Guinness World Records said Wednesday.Leonid Stadnik, a 37-year-old former veterinarian, is 8 inches taller than the former titleholder, China's Bao Xishun, who measured 7 feet 9 inches, Guinness World Records spokeswoman Amarilis Espinoza said in London.Stadnik's
Awesome kids rock band plays Guns N Roses "Sweet Child"
2nd Thought, 12-14 yr. old kids band rips it up on Sweet Child of Mine at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI.
Celebrities With and Without Makeup
Sharon StonePinkCameron DiazDrew BarrymoreNatalie PortmanRene ZellwegerCalista FlockhartBrooke ShieldsAlicia SilverstoneTori SpellingBarbara StreisandMadonnaSarah Jessica ParkerGoldie Hawn Celebrities without makeup can be a pretty scary site.
Jacuzzi On The Highest Mountain In The Alps
After over six years of evolution, the concept of “jaccuzzi events” has led to the realization of a dream. After increasing the size to host more than 70 people for a concerto on the shore of Lake Geneva, after winter jaccuzzi events that became progressively crazier , after successes at higher and higher altitudes, we wondered if a jaccuzzi on top of the Alps would one day be possible.For us,
Robert Bruno Steel House
This weird looking building is the brainchild of Robert Bruno. It sits on the edge of a cliff, overlooking the lake. Bruno has been working on this house for almost 3 decades, and it is almost complete.It is made up of 110 tons of steel, and when finished it will have about 3,000 sq. ft. of living space. The steel house was also featured on HGTV.
A Tour Inside The New Airbus A380
First Airbus A380 superjumbo ready for delivery to Singapore Airlines.
Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo
Here's a little video from a suzuki hayabusa turbo, just hear the sound of that turbo and see how fast it goes.
Scariest Truck Accidents Ever
Trucks are huge and that makes them more dangerous if accident happens. Here are the after effects..
Celebrities in Halloween Costumes
Roberto Cavalli and Petra NemcovaJamie Mccarthy and Petra NemcovaCavalli VodkaRoberto CavalliBritney SpearsChriss AngelDevon AokiCaptain Morgan and Heidi KlumHeidi KlumJames Samuel and Heidi KlumCocoJesse JaneJohn LegendKyle MclachlanMaroon 5Maroon 5Nicky HiltonParis HiltonQuentin TarantinoRichie Rich and Amanda LeporeRussell Simmons and Porscha ColemanStingTera Patrick and Evan SeinfeldHeidi
Amazing Photographs Taken at the Exact Right Time
With extreme sports it is the danger and challenge that tends to excite people. Often the most amazing and bizarre images are taken right at the moment when disaster strikes. Sometimes these are tragic and painful though some are just plain funny.With conventional sports there is always the opportunity for comedy but also the potential for artful photography. The spray of sand during a
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The World’s Most Unusual Christmas Trees
Upside Down Christmas TreeIt’s $600 and is currently sold out at Hammacher Schlemmer:Whoville Christmas TreeThe Grinch may have realized that Christmas doesn’t come from a store, but in this case, the Whoville desktop Christmas tree does come from one:Charlie Brown’s Pathetic Christmas TreeAfterall, Linus van Pelt did say "It’s not a bad little tree. All it needs is a little love."Mountain Dew
Typewriter Sculptures By Jeremy Mayer
Jeremy Mayer’s sculpture are made from bits and pieces from old typewriters! It’s even more amazing when you find out that he did it without any gluing, welding or soldering - it’s all cold assembly.
National Geographic Photo Contest
This photograph was taken during a vacation in northern India in the city of Rishikesh.image credit: Jacopo PandolfiniA female mallard protects her young from a great blue heron.image credit: William BickleA swarm flying over a river in Korea.image credit: Ryun Hyung-MinThis little baby deer was found in my wife's grandmother's front yard. We found it while doing yard work.image credit: Chris
The World's Most Shocking Car Accidents
360 backflip, old lady gets run over, Mr. Bean's car crash, death of a famous F1 driver and more are all in this collection of mayhem-filled crashes that shook the world.
Surreal Art of Vladimir Kush
Vladimir Kush' is a Russian born painter, who is identified with the metaphorical realism movement.Born in 1965 in Moscow, he learned to draw at home and started attending an art school at the age of 7. He entered the Moscow art institute at 17, and when he went for his mandatory two years of military service at 18 was soon set to painting murals and canvases rather than regular infantry
Navy’s Swimming Spy Plane
It floats, it flies, it eliminates enemy targets—meet the water-launched unmanned enforcer.Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, famed for the U-2 and Blackbird spy planes that flew higher than anything else in the world in their day, is trying for a different altitude record: an airplane that starts and ends its mission 150 feet underwater. The Cormorant, a stealthy, jet-powered, autonomous aircraft
Top 10 Weirdest Keyboards Ever
1. The Tidy TippistThe keyboard is hidden inside a decorative, washable tablecloth. The electronic is woven into a fabric, which finds itself between layers of water resistant felt as sandwich material. The soft felt surface makes it a pleasure for fingers to tip - a cosy keyboard.2. The DatahandThis product is aimed for people who get pain in their hands from typing with a traditional
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is a military fighter aircraft designed by the United States and the United Kingdom. It is intended to replace the current generation of strike fighters, particularly the vertical take off and landing Harrier jump jets : the AV-8 Harrier II (US), Harrier GR7/9 (UK), and the Sea Harrier (UK), along with the conventional A-10 Thunderbolt II, F/A-18 Hornet and
Coffins From Ghana
A cigarette-shaped coffin is carried in a funeral procession in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. Relatives wanted to honor the dead man's love of smoking and his cigarette business. A coffin designed for a seamstress is decorated with a sewing machine. It can take up to a month to make the coffins, which are kept at the carpenter's until the funeral day. It's considered bad luck to bring the
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
New RailRoad Station In Berlin
The largest new Railroad Station in Europe with platforms at three levels will be opened on the eve of the Football Worldcup in Berlin. It took 8 long years on its construction and 700 million Euro were spent to build this master piece.
Tigress Adopted The Baby Pigs
In Thailand a royal Bengalese tigress playing with baby pigs at a zoo in Chonburi province, 80 km east of Bangkok. The tigress was born in Captivity and breast-fed by a female pig for four months after her birth.
MAC Texture, MAC Folie, MAC 36 lashes review, MAC Care Blends Essential Oils review
I picked up a few things at MAC 2-3 weeks ago. It included two new eye shadows: MAC Texture:and MAC Folie Both colours come out matte. Matte colours seem to compliment me more than shimmery eye shadows so I do love these two colours. Here is me wearing MAC Texture all over the lid and MAC Folie on the outer 1/3 of my eye lids. I'm also wearing MAC 36 lashes above. In the left hand side picture
Explorer Of The Seas
Operator: Royal Caribbean IntCapacity (double occupancy): 3,114Full Capacity: 3,840Space Ratio: 44.1 / 35.8Gross Tonnage: 137,308 gtLength: 1,021 ft. / 311 mMarginally larger than her sister ships and thus the largest passenger liner ever built until the QM2 and the new Freedom class Royal Caribbean ships, this 137,308 gt giant is truly a floating city. Rock climbing, ice skating, minigolf and
Invasion of the Giant Russian Crabs
Monster crabs are invading Europe. Armed with a jar of mayonnaise, Stephen Bleach steps into battle.An army of red monsters is marching west from Russia. They have eight legs, and huge claws, and they grow up to 6ft wide. They’ll eat anything they can catch. There are 10 million of them, and they’re multiplying rapidly.So, I ask you, what better way to spend a short break than to nip up to Norway
Cool Looking European Police Cars
Italian PoliceGerman PoliceNetherlands PoliceIf European police are using such SUVs then i wonder what the thieves might be using to get away from police..
Free Hugs
Free Hugs In MexicoFree Hugs In SpainFree Hugs - Juan Mann InterviewThis is the man who started a world sensation with his free hug movement. Such a simple idea, that meant so much, to so many. ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Glass Blowing Guy in Venice Making a Cute Glass Cat
This is a dude in Venice making an amazing glass masterpiece.Please note: He isn't actually blowing glass in this video. He is just sculpting it using heat and tools.
Worlds Most Incredible Face Paintings
A man of many faces, artist James Kuhn creates some of the most incredible and bizarre masks ever seen. The eccentric face painter calls his creations “self-portraits” because he uses his own face as the canvas for his artwork.The 46-year old artist is halfway through his project to create a design for his face every day for a year, which he began in March after he was snowed in by 12 inches
Creative Paper Trees by Yuken Teruya
Yuken Teruya from Japan constructs intricate paper cuttings from waste materials: toilet paper rolls, shopping bags, newspapers. His artworks are caught in transitional moments, when a paper bag begins to evolve into a tree or an old copy of the New York Times has sprung roots as a newspaper garden.
Booby Traps of the Vietnam War
A booby trap is a device set up to be triggered by an unsuspecting victim. As the word trap implies, they often have some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it. However, in other cases the device is triggered when the victim performs some type of everyday action e.g. opening a door, picking something up or switching something on. Lethal booby traps are often used in warfare,
Art and Ghosts by Lousie
Welcome to the dream world of art and ghosts. An ethereal sphere that is charming and creepy all at the same time. These mysterious prints are made in Manchester, England by a woman named Louise who fancies a bit of fairy tale and mythology. She uses photoshop /wacom combo to meticulously handcolor each image.She has this to say about her work:“My images usually begin with a photograph, a
Oscars 2009 Winners in Pictures
81st Annual Academy Oscar Awards held at Kodak Theatre.Slumdog MillionaireBen Stiller and Natalie PortmanBrad Pitt and Angelina JolieDonald Graham, Victor J. Zolfo, Daniel Craig and Sarah Jessica ParkerBest supporting actress: Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina BarcelonaBest actress: Kate Winslet - The ReaderBest director: Danny Boyle - Slumdog MillionaireDev Patel and Madhur Mittal - Slumdog
Street Hairdressers in India
In a country where jobs are scare and barber’s shops even scarcer, a few entrepreneurs prove that you can make a living anywhere with the right attitude. These Indian street barbers know that if you want to attract the customers, you’ve got to let people know you’re there and what better way to advertise your business than set up shop in the middle of a busy sidewalk.
Bursting High-Speed Photography by Alan Sailer
These amazing high speed photographs are the work of Alan Sailer, who is based in California, USA.A normal photographic flash unit gives a flash that lasts around a thousandth of a second (a millisecond). However Alan's flash unit is much faster than this, and produces a flash of light around a microsecond (a millionth of a second). This allows him to freeze things that are happening extremely
Red Bull Flugtag 2009
Red Bull makes full use of its "Red Bull gives you wings" slogan by hosting this year's Flugtag in London's Hyde Park.Anyone wondering what a Flugtag is should refer to the famous Bognor Birdman event. If you're still in the dark, it's basically about man's eternal battle with gravity, coupled with an extraordinary willingness to look stupid.Forty teams take part and spectators can see the
Royal Wedding Cakes in Kuwait
These cakes are just stunning. I’ve never seen anything like this come out of a bakery in my country and would be surprised if even the top-rated celebrity wedding cake bakers would attempt some of these designs.They are made by Chef Omar Addihaoui and some serve up to 1000 guests. He works in Kuwait for Cafe Opera, a patisserie and cafe.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Hermetic Art
Weird but nice art by Alex Andreev, Russian artist. He personally calls his style "Hermetic" which means art or science of alchemy; so called from the Chaldean philosopher, Hermes Trismegistus, its hypothetical founder.
Incredible Wood Carvings by Randall D. Boni
These Masterpieces are created by famous Wildlife Sculpture Artist Randall D.Boni. We’ve all seen chainsaw-carved sculptures before, but Mr. Boni’s masterpieces are simply amazing. He is a talented craftsman since he manages to create very delicate sculptures using a chainsaw! See the process of creation of one of his works below
My Sunday & a few Sports Illustrated adverts
How was your weekend?On Sunday my girlfriend Jasmin and I went to Scotland Yard pub to watch the Men's hockey gold olympic game for Canada vs. USA.Seriously, if you click on the Scotland Yard Pub link, it is a far fetch from the finest pub in TO.It was soooo busy at every pub. So many pubs reached full capacity and could not take in any more patrons even before the game began. Jasmin and I had to
Top 15 Celebrity Transformations
It is normal for them to gain weight and to lose it, to whiten their teeth, to make a facelift or even plastic surgery, well, to change their style completely etc. And after that everyone's talking about it, rumoring and so on. But sometimes there are really great transformations, for example Star Jones, an American lawyer.Nicole RichieMichael JacksonOprah WinfreyAnna Nicole SmithBritney
Amazon Tree Houses
Amazon Tree Houses was formed in 2007 by Derek Saunderson, a Joiner and Treehouse builder with over twenty years experience. His aim was to bring the craft of treehouse building back from the accountants and sales-men, and put it firmly back in the hands of the crafts-men who's passion for treehouse building shows in their skill and commitment for creating beautiful natural structures.
Human Landscapes From Above
The Big Picture has a stunning collection of aerial photographs from around the world taken by Jason Hawkes. Recently, Hawkes has been carrying his Nikon D3 aboard helicopters around the world, hanging out the doorway and capturing landscapes - most somehow affected by humans.
World Sand Sculpture Festival 2009
“Fairy tales and legends” is the theme of this year’s World Sand Sculpture Festival now underway at the Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori prefecture. On display (until May 31) are 19 massive works crafted by world-class sculptors from ten nations. The artists used around 2,700 tons of sand and took about two weeks to complete their works. Can you identify the fairy tales and legends depicted in
Most Creative Business Cards
A business card creates a physical connection and bond between you or your business and your customers. Most business cards are dull, boring, and don’t say much about the person and are forgotten easily which is why they are ineffective.Here we’ll take a look at 100 truly outstanding business card designs which show that there are truly no limits to the design of a business card.
Truck Art of Pakistan
Just like the Billboard painting performed in Pakistan, there is another indigenous form of art performed in Pakistan and it is the Truck Painting. With its all colorful floral patterns, depiction of human heroes with creative aspect ratios, calligraphy of poetic verses and driver’s words of wisdom, this form of art is truly a part of Pakistani transport tradition.This art is so Pakistani,
Creative USB Flash Drives
USB drives are the new age of data storage devices also known as Flash Drives. USB drives have substituted ancient floppy disks and CD’s because of its micro mini size and ability to take it any where; you can take this highly storage size device in your pocket.Today, I am sharing with you some of the most unusual and creative USB flash drive designs which you would really wish you could have.
Tire Shoes
Believe it or not, shoes can be a luxury item in poor countries. But we humans are resourceful creatures, so we rarely let lack of money stand in our way. Case and point, these guys in poor African and South-American countries use old tires to make their own slippers. Sure they may not make to a fashion presentation in Milan, but I’m sure they’re a lot more durable than what we buy from the
Mr Afghanistan Body Building Competition 2009
Bodybuilders compete in the Mr Afghanistan competition in Kabul. Shukrullah Shakili from Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous parts of the country, was named Mr Afghanistan 2009.
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