Akshardham (Akshardhama) Temple Of Delhi India

The Akshardham is one of the largest temple in India. This architectural masterpiece was built with 6 thousand tonnes of pink sandstone and stood 108 ft in height. Although the temple became internationally famous after the terrorist attacked in 2002, I thought it would be a great place for vacation. It doesn't matter if you are not a Buddhist cause the work of art and the tranquility of the temple can give us a break. It is still okay if you don't have time to travel to India to visit the temple, take 5 minutes off work and let the slide show tour you around the temple.

Akshardhama Temple

Nice Bus, Great Seats: Only In Singapore!

Singaporean must be very happy to sit in the bus with such nice, comfortable couch.

At least, their government showed they care for the welfare of the public.

Or could it be one of the strategy government used to attract tourists?

Anyway, the bus looks fantastic and I wonder how long the "white" will last with so many passengers everyday.

1,010 Women Made History In Bondi With Bikinis

Over 1,000 paid models and volunteers flooded Bondi beach on 26 September, 2007 for the January issue of Cosmopolitan.

These 1,010 women had became the new record holder as they just smashed the previous Guinness World Records of 300. More complete story in World Record Academy and see the video at ITN.

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Advertisement Board That Is Visible From Outer Space

Entrepreneur Paul Jenkins is to display adverts printed on huge panels of plastic mesh attached to scaffold frames 18 inches off the ground. The massive adverts, which measure 20,000 square metres, or the size of three football pitches, are soon to appear in fields near Heathrow airport. Complete story at Daily Mail.

Beijing 2008 Olympics: Gold-Plated China National Stadium On Sale

Oh, it's just a souvenir launched in conjunction with the upcoming Olympics in Beijing. The miniature stadiums came in three different sizes and is either gold or stannum-plated.

These souvenirs are only sold in specific authorized shop only, if you are interested though.

via: China Daily

Magnetar And The Devil's Bible

Magnetar is a rare, small, fast-spinning neutron star or celestial body about 15,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. The star is only 9 mile across and periodically shoots out huge cataclysms of X-ray emissions. It contains as much mass as the sun and has one of the most powerful magnetic fields in the universe despite its size. Based on the study conducted with the European Space Agency's XXM-Newton orbiting telescope, its magnetic field is 600 trillion times that of Earth's.

Codex Gigas or the Devil's Bible which was created in the 13th century A.D by a Benedictine monk is now on exhibition at the Klementinum in Prague, the Czech Republic's national library. The tome returning home for the first time after 360 years, for exhibition which will last for four months on loan, since Swedish troops invaded Prague in 1600s and carried the Devil's Bible away as booty. Manuscript contains the Old and New Testaments of the Bible along with several historical texts of 624 pages and weighed 165 pound. Nickname Devil's Bible came from the illustration of Lucifer (in picture above).

Source via: National Geographic News

Sriperumbudur-Chennai: New Chennai International Airport

Upon completion, it will be the largest modern International Airport in South Asia.

For Chennai, the consultants are Creative Group with Frederic Schwartz and Gensler of the US. A new terminal building will be constructed and that along with the existing terminal will take passenger capacity from10 million annually to 30 million by 2010. This development work would make the airport adequate passenger handling capacity till 2015-16. The new terminal building will measure more than 140,000 sq mts. In addition to that there will be 140 check-in counters, 60 immigration counters, 7 security gates (3 international, 4 domestic), 4 conveyor belts and 7 aerobridges. Via