Another earthquake similar to the one that caused the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami will be arriving within decades. It centers on Padang and the tectonic time bomb it is sitting on. This time it might be 8.8 magnitude. Geologist Kelly Sieh shared this pretty terrifying tales.

Some say most left-handed are totally into arts and are very creative. Absolutely right! Instead of dribbling the ball to put my 189cm height into good use, I chose to nurture and hone my innate (at least that’s what i think) skills in design. Marketing myself has always been a relentless trait. Allow me to present you, a 21-year-old undergraduate production 2005 — “The Grand Opening”

I closed my eyes and slowly took a deep breath. I could hear the weeping of a 40-year-old woman. It was deep, mournful and unrelenting. Images of her desperately holding on to her lifeless baby in the mud remained suspended on my mind. Then my heart pounded frantically as I remember the families struggling against the strong currents of the swollen creek, trying to reach for anything solid to keep them from being washed away. Some were hanging on to the rusty lamp post. Some were clinging on to the …

Before going on with all the good words of the magnificient Thailand, here is a bad one. Exactly one month after the nostalgic moment, a dramatic event happened. Anti-government protesters in Bangkok blockaded Suvarnabhumi, one of Asia’s busiest airports since 25th November, Tuesday night. Seeking to oust Thai Prime Minister in the latest escalation in a long-running political crisis. Now that all flights are cancelled, …

Attention: Extreme long post below. Reader discretion is adviced.
Same old words again. Time really flies. After 20 days back to the River City, the great moments in Thailand can never be dished out. In the first place, why should I ?
It has been almost a decade, our family stop travelling overseas. Money and time has always been the main hindrance. Now that both siblings are working, our dream finally came true. This time we decided to visit Thailand. The niggling doubts regarding the safety of the city due to …

On one fateful day, I received an sms. “Jason, you might need to leave earlier, as early tomorrow”. And that night, I started packing and as early as 6.20am I leave for Singapore on the following day. 18th Oct should be the day, now that it’s one week earlier.
8.00am, landing at Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta International Airport. Checking in immediately for the next international flight to Singapore. Out of boredom, I decided to stroll around the airport before going in the waiting room. Pointing my Nikon D60 here and there for inspiration. …

March 6, 2007
It was a sunny morning. What a day! I was having sleepless night trying my best to memorize and revise for my morning test around 11.00am. No one would never expect this will be the end for 80 people in Sumatra.
I was in the midst of the test, 4th floor in faculty when suddenly I felt my body shaking. Am I shivering? I can feel myself vibrating. Or anyone, shaking my chair? I started looking around. To the left, right and behind.. No one near to my …

Have you wonder why there is Red Eye in photos taken at night?
This is a knowledge I’ve learned and would like to share to you.
Bright light comes into the eye, the eye tends to change its sizes of the opening, get shrink and become smaller. Light go to the back of the eye and then bounces back forward. So what happen is when there is a camera flash, when it is too fast or too bright, the people doesn’t have time to shrink the eyes, the light bounce to …