50 years

Salam Merdeka /|\ Selam Merdeka

1776 Independence US
1957 Merdeka Malaysia


Selamat Hari Merdeka Malaysiaku



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6970348.stm


Live Free /|\ Dive Free

mubarek ramahdan muslimah

keyboard surrealism

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Surreal inversion: bunnywabbit, butterfly-flutterby, archerfish

Windmill polypedalmobile

http://www.glumbert.com/media/kineticsculpture

Wind powered flock of flamingos or herd of elephants?

Art, science, engineering

Bucky Fuller in Time Magazine: geodesic domes, dymaxion, synergetics
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601640110,00.html

Spacial Geometry article on Buckyballs and geodesics
http://members.cruzio.com/%7Edevarco/invisible.htm

Eclipse: Malaysia - Tahiti - California

Blue Crescent moon photo from space!
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070320.html




Nice Lunar Eclipse tonight, full moon, clear starry night.
http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/mon/aug27h18.htm

International Blue Crescent
http://www.ibc.org.tr/

Malaysian Red Crescent
http://www.redcrescent.org.my/drupal/node/63

Retail Shopping Science?

http://it.moldova.org/stiri/eng/68521/

aduh, nak stadi ituhkah? apenyo...

handbag mania! $260,000 for a purse (it's empty!)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/20/AR2007082001554.html?hpid=topnews

alamaaak!

I don't even have a wallet...
but since I also don't have any money...
um...did I say that out loud?
er...no i'm the Nor Calif of Kuala Walu Wiki so I am very rich and powerful!
Somebody else carries my money for me... i dunno whozat doe..

Dutch Me?

Hari ini, adelah kedai kopi yg baru dekat sini, namanya Dutch Brothers, dia bagi free large mocha coffee all day. i terima tiga cawan, 1) ice mocha 2) frosty mocha 3) hot mocha, sedap sangat, nyum nyum! Lepas tu, aku pegi pustaka, baca majalah yg baru sains...good stuff.

DANK U DUTCH BROS! I'll come back if i ever get money again.

http://www.dutchbros.com/flash/


I don't think I have any Dutch background, but maybe a bit of Dutch Cocoa? I wouldn't mind that, since I always liked chocolate!

Today (it was a sunny day)

Today is simply a very nice sunny day. :)





A note on Keith Ellison, first American born sunni Muslim in congress in USA, represents the City of Minneapolis in my home state of Minnesota. He is a lawyer, his wife is a teacher, 4 children, supports for president Barack Obama, who spent 2 years in Indonesia during childhood (munkin dia bercakap bicara bahasa).

What is it?

From Querencia, a Navajo silversmith crafted this bolo tie.
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Happy 42 birthday Singapore! August 9 2007
http://www.ndp.org.sg/multimedia/webcast/index.html

Coconut Philosophy?

Botany 101 metaphor

Coconuts can't grow if cracked from the outside. Coconuts can grow if the root inside can penetrate out through the shell, away from the light, down into the dark soil, stabilizing position (representing basal trust network stability, parental bond, security, daily nutritional foundation), only then can the stem grow up (representing freedom, independence, choices, responsibilities).

The stem (and branches-leaves-etc.) all have to grow up away from the shell, towards the light/energy source.

The leaves grow towards the light, but then, they point outwards (away from the stem, which is the structural support) so the horizontal leaf surface absorb maximum light.

This is like reaching out to friends... They can't give light, but can reflect it and also help slow the gusts of storm winds. However they also compete (need their own space to grow), so one can't overextend too far, or the stem will weaken (too dependent on other people weakens self-discipline, slows growth).

Sometimes the wind blows hard or the water level in the soil drops or rises, these are life's challenges. Every night, darkness allows sleep (rest & restore inside).

Don't worry about cracking the "shell", that happens naturally as you grow both deeper and higher. :) [well, this just popped up, don't really know if it's right]

Sometimes things fall down

The I35W bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota has collapsed, killing some people, many vehicles dropped down into the Mississippi River from it's height. Divers are searching but the flowing river and the dust hinder searching.
I myself drove across that bridge hundreds of times from my hometown of Red Wing, both in winter and summer, it gave a nice view of the river and Twin Cities. The bridge structure was classified in 1990 as Structurally Deficient, like 70,000 other bridges in the US. The annual snow, ice freezing/thawing cycles, and the salt applied to roads to prevent slipping, and the very heavy usage of that bridge, and the recent construction there, contributed to its demise, I would think. Al fatihah & Wings, Prayers & Teddy Bears to all affected personally.

Video of collapse:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-070802bridge,1,5546538.story

Witnesses blog:
http://www.slate.com/id/2171653/

Bahasa Indonesia Versi:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/indonesian/ (click on the Mississippi section)