Typhoon "Ondoy"

Last Saturday in my country,a devastating heavy downpours damaged my beloved Phillippines.It was not a strong typhoon,but the the heavy downpours of rains,continously for the next 24 hours has turn a city into a sea.Take a look of one picture I attached,how this typhoon Ondoy,damaged the whole part of Metro Manila and Luzon areas.Floods in the city has been terribly affecting all folks in life.No Board Exam,No Bar Exams,Class in School eitheir in elemetary,secondary and tertiary were suspended,No Office work and diff. agencies were close,even markets,because the Floods water level is dangerous for human lives.In time like this the "BAYANIHAN"spirit in every Filipino prevail.Take a glance of the picture.Helping one another is what the Filipino known for..Mabuhay ka Kabayan!!

8"1" Turk's World's Tallest Man

LONDON – A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured.
Guinness World Records said that 8 foot 1 inch (2.47 meter) Sultan Kosen, from the town of Mardin in eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches (2.57 meters), Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm his height.
Stadnyk, 39, told The Associated Press he refused to be independently measured because he was tired of being in the public eye.
"If this title had given me more health or a few extra years, I would have taken it, but the opposite happened, I only wasted my nerve cells," he said.
"If I have to choose between prosperity and calm, I choose calm."
Kosen, 27, told reporters in London that he was looking forward to parlaying his newfound status into a chance at love.
"Up until now it's been really difficult to find a girlfriend," Kosen said through an interpreter. "I've never had one, they were usually scared of me. ... Hopefully now that I'm famous I'll be able to meet lots of girls. I'd like to get married."
Kosen is one of only 10 confirmed or reliably reported cases in which humans have grown past the eight foot (2.44 meter) mark, according to Guinness.
The record-keeping group said he grew into his outsize stature because tumor-related damage to his pituitary triggered the overproduction of growth hormones. The condition, known as "pituitary gigantism," also explains Kosen's enormous hands and feet, which measure 10.8 inches (27.5 centimeters) and 14.4 inches (36.5 centimeters) respectively.
The tumor was removed last year, so Kosen isn't expected to grow any further.
The part-time farmer, who uses crutches to stand, said there were disadvantages to being so tall.
"I can't fit into a normal car," he said. "I can't go shopping like normal people, I have to have things made specially and sometimes they aren't always as fashionable. The other thing is that ceilings are low and I have to bend down through doorways."
But he noted some advantages too, including the ability to see people coming from far away.
"The other thing is at home they use my height to change the light bulbs and hang the curtains, things like that."
Kosen's trip to the U.K. — his first outside Turkey — was organized by Guinness to publicize the release of its 2010 Guinness World Records book, this year's repertoire of weird and wonderful records.
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Associated Press Writer Maria Danilova in Kiev, Ukraine contributed to this report.

Miss Venezuela..Miss Universe 2009

NASSAU, Bahamas – Miss Venezuela was the fairest of them all, again.
Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez won the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas on Sunday night.
Dressed in a flowing red gown, Fernandez embraced runner up Miss Dominican Republic as the announcement was made, and received the crown from last year's winner, Dayana Mendoza, of Venezuela. The sparkling tiara fell to the floor at one point, as Fernandez danced in joy.
Venezuela, a beauty-obsessed South American country, has won the Miss Universe pageant six times.
During a question-and-answer segment with the five top finalists, Fernandez said she believed women have overcome obstacles such as hitting the proverbial glass ceiling.
"I feel we have reached the level that men are at," she said.
The other top-five finalists were runner-up Ada Aimee de la Cruz, followed by Miss Kosovo, Droga Ganusha; Miss Australia, Rachael Finch; and Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra Matos Perez.
The top 15 finalists appeared in bathing suits before the final 10 were chosen for the evening gown segment.
Pageant co-owner Donald Trump told reporters, "I think this is the most beautiful group of women I've ever seen."
The televised event includes musical performances by Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.
Montag gave her first live performance, singing "Body Language" from her debut album.
Fans cheered on the blond star of MTV's "The Hills," although NBC, which is broadcasting the event in the Bahamas live, blocked out more than half of her performance as they introduced the 15 finalists.
"It's my first performance live and it's in front of a billion eyes. So I'm very excited to show everyone what I'm coming with," said Montag before her performance.
Hosts are Billy Bush, co-anchor of "Access Hollywood," and Claudia Jordan, a former Miss Rhode Island USA who has appeared on several TV shows. Judges include actor Dean Cain and supermodel Valeria Mazza.
Miss China, Wang Jingyao, was named Miss Congeniality and Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej, won Miss Photogenic.
Many contestants have suffered from dehydration in recent weeks, and Jewel Selver, Miss Turks and Caicos, went home Saturday to recuperate, said Esther Swan, Miss Universe spokeswoman.

Facebook..and Different Apps..Fishworld my Fav!!

I've been using Facebook lately after a friend of mine invited me to join me this social sites..Very interesting since a lot of applications has been applied in this site.I've been using Farmville but lately it was BLOCKED in my Desktop..I could not imagine how they did to us..it's crazy!!Since I am assigned in offshore,I find Fishworld more related to my area of assignment.I got 3 aquariums with lot of fish inside of diffrent species and colors.Much more of this I enjoy so much on FISHWORLD in Facebook..

World Fastes Man..

Jamaica's Usain Bolt set a new world record of 9.58 seconds — also known as half a Beatles lyric — as he stormed to a spectacular victory in the Men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Sunday.
The 22-year-old Bolt took control of the race after only 30 meters, shaving a ridiculous 0.11 seconds off his own world record of 9.69 seconds set a year ago at the Beijing Olympic Games.
He is fast.

Offshore..

I don't know why I go back on this place.I have been in the city for 4 months,and I enjoy myself so much there,travelling in other places,meeting new acquintances..relieving duty for those who will go days off..I thought I'll be staying Tanajib for good when I have my duties there..after staying there for 2 weeks,they inform me that I"ll be going to offshore..what was the reason??I dont know..but the thing I could do was to make good of my work,keep studying and be confident and probably..Be courteous with people in offshore..since I am new to this area..I dont know how long I stay here,I will just keep you inform of what's next!!

Disaster Drill in Offshore..

Every Year..Saudi Aramco conducts regular Disaster Drill at Offshore.It is my first time to attend this drill at offshore and I was quite a little bit curious,excited and at same time nervous..1000HH the 110 telephone rang..the Disaster Drill begins..I have to get my equipment ready,Nurses Bag,Robert Shaw,Life Pak 12,Entonox,Radio and others.By the time we arrive at Tanajib Aviation,we have to wait for our chopper..since we are using the Augusta which is a 4 seating capacity chopper and one straight chair(on flat) for one patient only.The Disaster Drill went thru accordingly and we finished around 1110HH.There was no bad comments for the medical side during their meeting.I hope to attend more Disaster Drill in onshore and Offshore in the coming years.I learned also to be confident on myself.