Monday, January 4, 2010

Travis Pastrana makes the New Year Eve Jump

That's a pretty scary jump. He did it with ease.



The new World's Tallest Building

Burj Dubai has been identified as the new tallest building in the world which is 828 metres (2717ft) at the moment. This makes the building twice the height of Empire State Building.

At the opening ceremony, thousands of residents and tourists crowded around the base of the half-mile tall tower, which is at least 160 storeys high.

Dubai's ruler unveiled a plaque, kicking off inaugural festivities.



They included traditional Gulf Arab dance performances and skydivers with parachutes emblazoned with the colours of the UAE flag.



Cool Album cover by Lisa Scinti for Watcha Say!

I liked it,





Another one by her for Iyaz - Replay. I think this one is better.



Would you want to travel in time?

I really don't think I would want to travel back in time to change something I've done so that it will change the present. Simply because I'm not sure about others but the mistakes I've made in the past helped me learn a few very good lessons. Which is why I am what I am today. I appreciate those mistakes not because I made them, because I learned from them and changed my behaviour in future.

I really wouldn't care about traveling to the future to see where I am. It will kill the enthusiasm of 'not knowing' what will happen and the 'hope' for what I would want. Plus, I won't be able to enjoy my present, what I'm currently experiencing.

I like to savor my experiences and to enjoy them as I take them which is the way it should be and is actually in the real life at the moment.

I don't like movies with subtitles!

Having text floating around just at the bottom of the screen is simply annoying. It distracts you from enjoying the actual scene making you read the text that been written on the screen.

I suppose it's just simple human nature that makes you do that. Text floating around consistently in the same colours just has to be read. Mind keeps on concentrating on it. With that, you lose the fun of actually experiencing the movie as it happens. One time you're looking at the subtitles later you're looking at the actors faces which call all get confusing and slightly frustrating too.

I would always prefer watching movies without subtitles, especially when I can understand the language pretty easily.

What to do when nothing's of your liking on TV?

Well, who says you need TV to actually watch television? Internet is the next best place for watching television if you're not getting anything of your liking on the conventional television.

There are numerous websites on the internet where you can watch free tv and the programs of your liking. Heck I just finished the Season 1 of the show called Dexter that I never could watch on TV due to my hectic working schedule.

I also watched all seasons of LOST online whenever I got the time instead of waiting for TV Channels to run the episodes on their appointed times. Which is the best thing about the television online.

http://www.hulu.com is a great website for watching online tv shows. But some countries are not allowed for viewing content on them so you can try an alternate website like http://www.free-tv-video-online.info/ if that one doesn't work. 

I think Night Shift Workers get more tired

Night shift workers would get more tired because they would find less time and absolute peace to sleep while in the day time.

Sleeping during day time isn't easy because you could be disturbed by extra noises and sounds due to all the daily activities being carried on in your surroundings during day time. Night shift workers also tend to get less hours of sleep because they would have to do their personal stuff during the day when they're shifts are off since everything 'normal' is happening during the day.

In my opinion it's best to find a job that starts early in the morning and ends till later in the evening if not before.