Little Thinkers :)

Construction on the World's Smallest Island??

Date : Wednesday, May 19, 2010

According to the Guinness Book of Records, Bishop Rock is the smallest island with a building in the world..

Located at Isles of Scily, United Kingdom
Known for its lighthouse... which construction succeed on the 2nd attempt..

1st Attempt

1843: Trinity House surveyed to build a lighthouse

1847: Work began

..James Walker, the engineer in chief decided on a 120feet (37metres) design which consists accomodation, and a light on top of iron legs.....

Failed : 5 February 1850- a storm washed the tower away

2nd Attempt

1851: James Walker began to build a stone structure

Difficulties>>paucity of land available area, and the slope of the rock meant that the

lowest stone had to be laid below the water level of the lowest spring tides

.....Tower was completed without loss of life.....

1 September 1858: Lighthouse shone its first light

1881: Sir James Nicholas Douglass inspected the tower, designed renovation to reinforce the

structure

1887: Work completed

Cost spent on reaching this lighthouse we have today:

The first iron lighthouse : 12,500 pounds

The second granite lighthouse: 34,559 pounds

The third improved lighthouse: 64,889 pounds

Total cost: 111,948 pounds

It is referred to the King of the Lighthouses as it is indeed a very impressive structure..

Second tallest in Britain.... First is Eddystone Lighthouse...

Labels: Veronica Tan

Baby,top. || 4:09 PM

Roller Coasters

Date : Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Have you all experienced on a thrilling + fun roller coaster ride in any amusement parks?

I am sure most of them there would be exciting and worried at the same time especially in their safety aspects..

What causes that sinking feeling in your stomach when you ride a roller coaster??

Your stomach is not tide tightly to your body and it moves a little. When a roller coaster starts down a hill, for an instance, you are nearly weightless, including your stomach. Because it is weightless, your stomach is not pressing down which makes you feel strange. Also, you know how after awhile on a roller coaster, you start to get dizzy? That feeling is because of fluid movement in your ear, and combined with the blurred landscape, can lead to dizziness or motion sickness..

Well, you may wonder why the roller coaster car does not fly off track. One wheel on top of the track while another one at the bottom preventing the rail from falling off the track. Wheel on the side of the track keeps the roller coaster from falling off sideways. The road wheel runs on top of the rail and carries the car. The upstop wheel operates under the rail.

It was invented by John A. Miller in the 1990s to keep the car from jumping the rail.. The guide wheel runs along at side of the rail, and keeps the car from jumping off the rail sideways..

However, there are few unwanted cases and accidents that made people fear of roller coasters..

Just do small research on the background of the amusement park you are going before riding the roller coaster.. That will keep you at the safer side...
=)

Labels: Veronica Tan

Baby,top. || 11:17 PM

Disappointed :(

Date : Monday, May 10, 2010

i guess everyone knows where is this place.. if u don't, here's another picture of it..

yeah right.. it's the ampang look out point restaurant..

i went for a birthday celebration last saturday, and this restaurant totally ruined the party.

their service was really bad and, the worst part is, their forks and spoons are not that CLEAN.

thanks to them, half of the cake was wasted.

and, you won't be able to take a nice view of the whole city from the tower which is located at the top hill because there is a new restaurant up there.

they did not let visitors to go up to the tower, unless you reserved a table there.

i will NEVER go this place again. NEVERRRRRRR!

Labels: Jing Loon

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Fireflies

Date : Saturday, April 24, 2010

Fireflies! This song is just so catchy... =D

Sam Tsui rocks! His versions of most songs are a hell of something!

Uploading this took up most of my time... Taylor's Hostel should consider

some faster internet connections... D=

Labels: - Matthew Lau

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I Love My Family

Date : Friday, April 23, 2010

Sometimes, when I sit down alone with only my souls and brain accompanying me... I wonder about my family...

My family support me when i face difficulties in things I do...
My family make me happy when I'm down...
My family scold me when I did something wrong to make me realise the truth...
My dad is the person who always seeks my needs and do his best to fulfill them...moderately of course...
My mum is the person who helps me when I am stucked in a maze, trying hard to get out...by setting everything in my mind right...
My brother, Kelvin, is the person who is always there to remind me not to be controlled by my own desire and to be responsible and concentrate in the important things I do...
My brother, Merlvin, is the person who make you feel appreciated and leave all the unhappy things behind...

They helped in making me a strong person who holds on when I face failure...

There is once, just recently when I failed my Part 2 Driving Test... the slope part..
I feel so useless.... and wanted to cry...
It is like i am a burden to my parents who will make them spend unnecessary money
On my way back home, I saw my brother, Merlvin, on his way walking to school
I told him that I failed... and I always fails
He said... "Jie, can you help me do my tie?"
I did and pass the school tie back to him...
He then said.."You never fail in helping me to do my tie everytime I need before going to school."
I got so touched... I wanna cry... but I hold my tears... watched him go to school a moment... and go back home....

This year is really a tough year for me.... not because of facing new environment, friends,...etc
But it is due to the number of failures, carelessness, that I have made and face...
Maybe I take things too personally... And my family is always there for me... I realise that there are a lot more important things to be done...

So to people out there, it is easy to give up, but it is hard to stay strong and overcome your problems and any challenges you make...

We have to go on no matter what... it dosen't matter how long you take to go over it... you can do it.... Appreciate the people around you...

An emotional post yea.. Anyways I participated in a 100 words Father's Day essay writting competition last year and got Second for Under 18.... I want to share with all of you...

The title is 'Why you love your father?' And begin with 'Dad, I love you because....'

And here it goes...
"Dad, I love you because you are a very special person. Patience. This is the amazing quality you have. You are apprehensive by my academic progress. But yet, I score badly. When I tell you the examination result, I know your hope for me fades from time to time. Although you always replied me with a smile and encouraging words but deep inside your heart, there is an unbearable pain that only you could feel. I never see tears falling from your eyes. I want you to know that I have a very very tough and protective father. Thank you, father."

=)
I know that you love your family too...

Labels: Veronica Tan

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journey to HOLLYWOOD

Date : Thursday, April 22, 2010

how can the actors do so good in their acting?! when you are supposed to do some weird things in front of the crowd?!

how can they NOT laugh when they do something so awkward................

actors, you guys really made me feel impressed!

IMPRESSIVE!

Labels: Jing Loon

Baby,top. || 10:40 PM

Lady Gaga ;)

Date : Sunday, April 11, 2010

This is 1 good song

Labels: Michelle Ng

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