Aviation
When Marty McFly was sent 30 years into the future in “Back to the Future Part II,” he arrived in a time when where there were hover-boards zipping around, people wore self-lacing shoes and flying cars were the norm. The date was Oct. 21, 2015. Now that we’re already in 2017, there is none of […]
... written on Mar 24 2017After signing a revised executive order banning foreign nationals from 6 Muslim-majority countries from travelling to the United States for 90 days, Trump administration now has a new surprise for travellers from Muslim countries. Up to 10 airports from 8 Muslim-majority countries will be affected by the latest ban. Nope, this is not another […]
... written on Mar 21 2017Trump warned Beijing that he would slap tariffs up to 45% on import from China. Xi Jinping asked the U.S. president what he wants. Washington said they want Beijing to stop its neighbour’s fat boy from playing with nuclear and missiles. The Chinese argued they can’t tell the naughty boy what to do in his […]
... written on Mar 19 2017Cathay Pacific, the flag carrier of Hong Kong, is in trouble. Headquartered at Hong Kong International Airport, Cathay used to be the world’s best airline. From in-flight entertainment to kids’ meals to friendly staff to lounges, everything was awesome. That’s because they charge awesome price to fly with them. Over the time, Cathay Pacific […]
... written on Mar 18 2017When comes to battle tank, American-made M1 Abrams tank is always compared to Russian-made T-90. In terms of weight, 63-metric tons M1 Abrams is definitely a heavyweight against the lighter 48-tons T-90. Unless the U.S. goes to war with Russia, which is highly unlikely, we’ll never know which tank is superior. While America’s sophisticated […]
... written on Mar 17 2017Back in 2007, he was estimated to have a fortune of US$40 billion, making him the richest man in Europe. Five years later in 2012, his wealth jumped to US$70 billion, pushing him to world’s top spot. Two years ago in 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin was already the world’s richest man, accumulating a staggering […]
... written on Feb 21 2017Israel is a country surrounded by enemies. In fact, Israel is surrounded by 22 hostile Arab / Islamic countries, which happens to be ruled by dictators. To rub salt in the wound, Israel, which is merely 1/19th the size of California, is outsized by its enemies by 640 times. The enemies also possess close to […]
... written on Jan 19 2017What is left after one has all the money they need? In the case of incoming President Donald Trump who has ego as big as Boeing 757-200, the answer is “power”. Not ordinary power where he can fire and hire as in his TV-reality show “The Apprentice”, but the real power as the President of […]
... written on Jan 17 2017Loaded with 15 Sukhoi Su-33 and MiG-29K/KUB multirole fighters onboard and more than 10 Kamov Ka-52K, Ka-27, and Ka-31 helicopters to carry out airstrikes – Admiral Kuznetsov – Russia’s only aircraft carrier, has received instruction from President Vladimir Putin to pull out from Syria after accomplished its mission liberating the city of Aleppo. At the […]
... written on Jan 07 2017The year 2016 is coming to its end, and clearly it hasn’t been a boring year. As the year of the Monkey, 2016 has brought many mischievous stories – from mass robbery, molest, rape and sexual assault in Cologne, to cheap crude oil, to global terrorist attacks, to 1MDB Ponzi Scheme, to unexpected British’s Brexit […]
... written on Dec 29 2016
