Showing posts with label country. Show all posts
Showing posts with label country. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
the Union Flag
In 1603, James VI of Scotland inherited the English and Irish thrones, thereby uniting the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union was specified in a royal decree, according to which the flag of England and Scotland would be joined together, forming the flag of Great Britain and first union flag.
The current and second Union Flag dates from 1801 with the Act of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The new design added a red saltire, the 'cross of Saint Patrick', for Ireland.
The three component crosses that make up the Union Flag are:
- The red St. George's Cross, which represents England
- The white diagonal St. Andrew's Cross, representing Scotland
- The red diagonal St. Patrick's Cross, representing Ireland
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
when i saw MI4 ghost protocol
You know when I was watching Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol this afternoon, I have to admit, I was anticipating for the Burj Khalifa scene where Agent Ethan Hunt clings onto the facade window to get up to some floors up above. So they have to go to Dubai after an awful even that took place in Kremlin Russia.
So there was this camera shot, an aerial shot to be exact of the desert and the camels. It swoop across and it was dry and humid as you might expect from a desert country and minutes after that, Burj Khalifa emerges from the glaring sun up ahead.
No long after that scene, it got me thinking? How on earth did a desert place became an oasis for a very short period of time. How for example you get to nourish the land so dry and make it hospitable. How do buildings get build so fast in such a short period of time. Then, I remembered this one article, and after giving it much thought, it got much clearer that Dubai is seriously hiding some sh**t.
Here is the article:
So there was this camera shot, an aerial shot to be exact of the desert and the camels. It swoop across and it was dry and humid as you might expect from a desert country and minutes after that, Burj Khalifa emerges from the glaring sun up ahead.
No long after that scene, it got me thinking? How on earth did a desert place became an oasis for a very short period of time. How for example you get to nourish the land so dry and make it hospitable. How do buildings get build so fast in such a short period of time. Then, I remembered this one article, and after giving it much thought, it got much clearer that Dubai is seriously hiding some sh**t.
Here is the article:
whether the author is bias or not, you got to admit, Dubai is seriously moving to fast for its economy. Something is fishy here.
wonder how vegas is doing..lol
Monday, May 16, 2011
In honour of my visitors Part 2: Martinique
Let's visit another country from visitors of my blog:
Martinique
Location
The flag of Martinique
Can I go there now?
Beautiful landscapes
- Martinique( wikipedia)
Saturday, May 7, 2011
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