Surfed bout flying (when will Marpig ever give up?!?!?) To join the club, need to pay S$1.5K as 1-time entrance fee, S$1500 for membership, S$100/mth To learn and obtain a PPL (Pte Pilot Licence) need bout S$20K to S$30K... argh... Boh bian... see how things fare in the future... hahahaha (though abit strange... gallery photos shows only middle-aged guys... all the more Marpig 12 learn... for goodness sake!! not bcos of them lah!!)
Went "flying" using Google maps... saw Angkor Wat!! Wow~ Too bad, didnt get to see Borobudur. But saw Great all of China (not tt fantastic like Angkor) as well as Leaning Tower of Pisa (not clear enough)
Therez this interactive website tt allows us to watch Borobudur though!! Must see!!
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/id/borobudur/base.html
Was really getting xxxcited to see the wonders of the world from the air!! (No need to try the Great Pyramids cos Marpig tried, cant see... think most parts of middle east coutries are not comfortable with US satelites)
Maybe some of u knew tt there are more than 7 wonders of the world... to be exact, cos itz divided into ancient and modern. Of cos, there are much more wonders. But think all ancient wonders (except the pyramids) are already destroyed and gone!! :(
7 Wonders of the Ancient World are:
a) Great Pyramid of Giza (Egyptians), still standing
b) Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Babylonians), gone due to earthquake
c)Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Anatolians), gone due to fire
d) Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greeks), gone due to fire
e) Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus (Hellenized Carians), gone due to earthquake
f) Colossus of Rhodes (Hellenistic Civilisation), gone due to earthquake
g) Lighthouse of Alexandria (Hellenistic Civilisation), gone due to earthquake
***Temple of Artemis is aka Temple of Diana!!*** :D
7 Tourist Travel Wonders:
a) Great Pyramids of Giza
b) Great Wall of China
c) Taj Mahal
d) Serengeti Migration
e) Galapagos
f) Grand Canyon
g) Machu Picchu
hmm... how come Leaning Tower of Pisa is not inside leh...
7 Natural Wonders
a) Grand Canyon
b) Great Barrier Reef
c) Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
d) Mount Everest
e) Northern Lights aka Aurora
f) Paricutin Volcano
g) Victoria Falls (slightly bigger than Niagara Falls)
7 Underwater Wonders:
a) Palau
b) Belize Barrier Reef
c) Great Barrier Reef
d) Deep Sea Vents (Most probably we wont be able to go down there)
e) Galapagos Islands
f) Lake Baikal
g) Northern Red Sea (Don noe if Marpig get to go next time when working...near mah... but sure damn ex)
Of cos, there are much more wonders and more are adding onto the list... even got votings for them. For more interesting internet surfing and links try
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
hmm... wonder how many Marpig can go...
Angkor Wat
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Great Barrier Reef (Stretches quite a HUGE area, not only tt spot!!)
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