TRIVIAS / TOP TEN ANCIENT CAPITAL / MOVIES WITH

CLASSMATES.

Middle of the night now. Still awake. And need to go school later. Im a Superman always. haha. Outing with classmates today. Meet them around 4pm at Cathay. We bought our tickets and heading for early dinner at Mad Jack. Some newly open restaurant. Their management sucks. Orders are all mix up. Foods taste pretty good. After dinner, hang around at Cathay. Waited for the show to start. is a 7.25pm show. Filming Money not enough 2. After movie, everyone headed home. only me and Victor had a same phrase in mind. " the night is still young". Haha. Both of us headed to Ceni to find some of victor's female friends. Then we headed for Billiard. Okay. i won but that Victor cant play billiard seriously, he just cant see where his ball shooting to. His hair is way too long.

Okay. Some photos we had today.



toilet.

Menu.

Victor.

Thats Chester.

Ming wei and Victor.

Thats Me.

Soup of the day. Cream of Mushroom soup. Taste Average.


My Grilled Chicken. Taste pretty good.

Survey for Brownie. haha. Taste okay. Still Hotstone's brownie taste and look better.





Me and Vic. Emo pics.


TRIVIAS QUESTIONS

1. Which country has more than 500 religious cults that require the donation of all of the
follower's money?

The United States.

2. Which country has no government?

Somalia, which is run by various armed gangs.



MOVIES WATCHED

Money No Enough 2
Yeah. Worth to watch. Mainly for Singaporean. And Some scene took in Tamah Jurong ar. You will cry when u watch it. Serious. its really sad. You cant control it.

STORY: 4STARS
ACTING: 3.5STARS
DIRECTION: 3.5STARS
VISUALS: 2STARS
ENTERTAINMENT: 4.5STARS

OVERALL: 3.5STARS


TOP TEN ANCIENT CAPITAL



10. Cahokia

With upwards of 30,000 inhabitants at its peak in about 1100 AD, Cahokia, Illinois remained the United States' first and biggest real city until the Northeast's population exploded in the late 18th century. This urban center of the Mississippi culture had organized leadership, commerce and a penchant for mound-building. Monk's Mound, the largest at 100 feet tall, dominates the site and was probably a mighty foundation for the home of the resident spiritual leader.

9. Xi'an

The Chinese city of Xi'an was the central stronghold for all of the country's most important ancient dynasties going back 3,000 years. Tourists flocking to see the city's Terra Cotta Army, 6,000 unique and life-size statues buried to protect the tomb of the great Zhou emperor Qin Shi Huang, has made Xi'an famous in modern times. That will only multiply when the emperor's sprawling mausoleum, rumored to hold invaluable treasures and rivers of mercury, is finally opened by archaeologists.


8.Great Zimbabwe

At 1,800 acres in breadth and the only one of its kind in Africa, the complex of Great Zimbabwe confounded early European colonialists, who couldn't believe that sub-Saharan peoples were capable of its creation. They were, in fact, and built the complicated structures sometime after 1200 AD, when a wide-reaching empire of about 20,000 Shona cattlemen ruled the area.


7.Thebes

Most people think of Cairo and the Great Pyramids when they think of ancient Egypt, but the heartbeat of the magical pharaonic dynasties actually beat much further up the Nile at Thebes. Thebes was the ruling capital of ancient Egypt during its most dominant eras, beginning with the Old Kingdom 4500 years ago, and is home to two of its most revered temples at Karnak and Luxor. Most of Egypt's holy rulers are also buried nearby in the famous Valley of the Kings.


6.Tenochtitlan

Legendeand bits and pieces of historical facteindicates that Tenochtitlan was once the world's biggest and most beautiful city. The capital of the great Aztec empire, which eventually morphed into today's Mexico City, had about 300,000 inhabitants when Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1521. Despite being built atop a lake according to the wishes of an important Aztec deity, ancient engineers made Tenochtitlan as efficient as any city in Europe with a complex system of causeways and canals.


5. Cuzco

All roads in the Incan empire once lead to Cuzco, bustling capital in the Andes Mountains from the early 1400s until its discovery by European explorers in 1532. To retreat from the big city, Incan kings would head to their summer home of Machu Picchu further up in the mountains.


4.Babylon

Famous for its "wondrous" hanging gardens, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon had as turbulent a history as its location in present-day Iraq suggests. Everyone from the ancient Assyrians to Alexander the Great wanted to get their hands on this strategic location, and it would become the capital for many ruling groups over a period of several thousand years. King Nebuchadnezzar II, creator of the gardens, led the city during its splendid architectural heyday around 600 BC.


3.Constantinople

Today it's shared by two continents as the Turkish city of Istanbul, but ancient Constantinople never once had to share the spotlight after Rome fell from grace in the 4th century AD. From that date through the Middle Ages, Constantinople was the world's largest and richest city, becoming the center of the new Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and finally the Ottoman Empire. Art and learning flourished in its universities and cathedrals, including the spectacular Hagia Sophia.


2.Athens

Democracy, math, philosophy, the Olympicsewhat didn't come out of Athens, the ethereal capital of ancient Greece? Athens fought long and hard, in conflicts on the sea and on land, to become leader of all Aegean city-states by the early 5th century BC. It celebrated its victories by building great temples like the Parthenon, the iconic symbol of art and architecture in ancient Greece. A plagueelikely typhoid feverecontributed to the empire's fall.


1.Rome


It's impossible to stroll through modern Rome and not bump into reminders of its ancient past. The Forum, the Colosseum and the Pantheon, just to name a few, are lasting testaments to the capital of an empire once made up of 2.5 million square miles, three continents and about 100 million people. The empire reached its zenith in 117 AD, when the emperor Trajan ruled from Rome and months-long gladiator games were held to celebrate the city's glory.

FEATURING NEWS



Poof! Scientists closer to invisibility cloak

Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible.

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered materials that redirect light around the objects. Previously, they only have been able to cloak very thin two-dimensional objects.

The findings, by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, led by Xiang Zhang, are to be released later this week in the journals Nature and Science.

The new work moves scientists a step closer to hiding people and objects from visible light, which could have broad applications, including military ones.

Singapore’s fourth university to be located in Changi

Singapore’s fourth public—funded university will open its doors in 2011, offering programmes in Engineering and Applied Science, Business and Information Technology, and Architecture and Design.

The disciplinary areas chosen for the new university’s initial offerings will serve Singapore’s economy and manpower needs over the medium term.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has appointed Philip Ng Chee Tat, CEO of property developer Far East Organisation, as chairman of the steering committee to oversee the establishment of the new university.

When the interim campus opens in 2011, it will take in just 500 students. This will gradually be expanded over time until there is an annual intake of 2,500 students.

The committee will also appoint the board of trustees and management team for the institution, which includes an international search for the president of the new university.

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