Architecture & Olympics AhBoon | 24 Jul 2008
Bird Nest - The Signature Stadium of Beijing 2008 Olympics
The Beijing National Stadium (北京国家体育场) or the “Bird’s Nest” (鳥巢) for its architecture is a stadium finished for the Olympic Green in Beijing, China that was completed on March 2008.
The stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies, and some events for the later Paralympics in September 2008. It is located east of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre (China Water Cube).
This signature stadium is placed in the Olympic Green and occupies 21.4 hectares. It stretches 333 meters from north to south and 298 meters from east to west, covering an area of 258,000 square meters. The National Stadium is 68 meters high and holds 91,000 seats. The construction of the National Stadium began in December of 2003, and the cost was up to 3.5 billion yuan (423 million USD).
The stadium also topped architecture category of the 100 most influential designs in Times magazine earlier this year.
Event & Fashion AhBoon | 21 Jul 2008
K-Lynn Lingerie Fashion Show in Byblos, Lebanon
Young sexy models in flimsy lingerie spray champagne at a boisterous crowd of young Lebanese at a swanky beach resort south of Beirut — barely a year after Israeli bombs were falling nearby.
This is the K-Lynn Lingerie Show held on the beautiful beach Biblos (Byblos), located in the north of Beirut, which surprisingly has already become a tradition in Lebanon to show the collection of women’s underwear K-Lynn Lingerie. These perfect models should how beautiful every girl will look in one of these heart-pumping lingerie, that is if you have the perfect bodies like they do of course.
Thank God for sexy lingerie and the gorgeous girls who wear them.
Shocking AhBoon | 18 Jul 2008
Most Valueless Money in the world
How would you like to be a billionaire? It’s easy, just move to the countries below.
Zimbabwe as an example, this country’s entire population of over 12,000,000 are billionaires. In fact, many are trillionaires, or even quadrillionaires. in case you’re unfamiliar with “quadrillions,” a quadrillion is a million billion, or a 1 followed by 15 zeros
The least valued currency unit is the currency in which a single unit buys the least number of any given other currency or the smallest amount of a given good. Most commonly, the calculation is made against a major reserve currency such as the euro (EUR) or the United States dollar (USD).
Olympics AhBoon | 15 Jul 2008
Anti-Terrorism Drills for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be celebrated from August 8, 2008, to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony beginning at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
Earlier in June, China launched a week-long series of anti-terrorist drills called “Great Wall 5″, in preparation for the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games. The drills involved emergency responders, “police forces, the People’s Armed Police, the People’s Liberation Army and the health, environmental protection, meteorology and transportation departments.” according to China’s Xinhua News Agency.
The picture above shows members of China’s armed police demonstrate a rapid deployment during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, east China. A few surface-to-air missile launchers have also installed near to the Olympic Green.
Sports & Olympics AhBoon | 05 Jul 2008
Underwater Olympic Games in Qingdao China
While Beijing prepares for the 2008 Olympic Games, a few hundred kilometers away in Qingdao, guests at Sun Asia Ocean World can witness the Underwater Olympic Games!
Qingdao Underwater World is a sprawling complex with a myriad of animal species on display.
Among the four underground levels you’ll find an inter-tidal zone display, a seabed tunnel, a cabin passage, a marine theater, the purported largest cylindrical aquarium in the world, a rare marine species zone, a rainforest area and a surprisingly large marine education area which features an open lab, a touch pool, interactive video displays and a studio.
The Underwater Olympics competitors are all professional scuba divers, although they’re now involved in activities they probably hadn’t imagined before. There’s underwater fencing, shooting, gymnastics and even cycling. It’s enough to make you think it’s the year of the fish, not the year of the rat.
