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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Easter Sunday: Trip to Port Waikator, New Zealand

We went out for a short trip to Pokeno and visited the local Sunday market and I am the only one who had a serving of ice-cream as the rest of them said the weather is too cool for that!

Along the way, we stopped by a bridge after crossing the Waikato River. It reminds me of the bridge we have to cross going to Penang Island during my childhood years.

We drove further on and visited Port Waikato. The sand is black but the view is splendid even it was cloudy day.

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Saturday, April 11, 2009

A world Record: World's biggest train set

Housed in a previously empty Hamburg building, it covers 1,150 square metres and features almost six miles of track, but is still not complete.

Frederick and Gerrit Braun, 41, have spent 500,000 hours and the equivalent of more than £8million working on it.

Their creation is on display to the public and is so vast they have to employ more than 160 people just to show visitors around.

Their 'Miniatur Wunderland' is split into six regions, including America, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Germany and the Austrian Alps.

Each region boasts detailed models of some of the world's most famous landmarks.

The American section is home to giant models of the Rocky Mountains and Mount Rushmore; the Swiss section has a mini-Matterhorn; and the Scandinavian part has a 4ft long passenger ship floating in a 'fjord'.

The brothers estimate the enormous track will be completed in 2014, when it will cover more than 1,800 square metres and feature almost 13 miles of track.

Today, their model railway comprises 700 trains with 10,000 carriages, 900 signals, 2,800 buildings and 160,000 individually designed figures.

The scenery took 700kg of fake grass and 4,000kg of steel to build. Night and day is even replicated thanks to 250,000 lights.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Jesus Clothes Hanger (Auckland, New Zealand)



The Jesus Clothes Hanger by Dehio+Martens.

AirCreation Tanarg Trike

The AirCreation Tanarg($ 50,000 - 85,000) is a trike designed with passion, conceived to take you in pursuit of your dreams. Its novel design incorporates sophisticated structure (all welded stainless steel) with sleek curves molded into its composite skin. This two-seater is quite a revolution in the world of gliders. Built on a strong modular wire-mesh structure, the flying machine flaunts a very sleek and modern design. Powered by Rotax 912 or 582 silent engines which are selected according to weight/power ratios and reliability, this beauty comes for a price that starts at $50,000 and goes up to $85,000.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Pedal-Powered Scooters


"Stop pushing and enjoy the ride!" It is world's first pedal-powered scooter manufactured by Pumgo. The Pedal-Powered Scooters($300) is a hybrid between bicycles and scooters.(Watch the video!) More efficient than a scooter and more compact than a bicycle, you can ride a scooter like a bicycle. And it is lightweight and can be folded when not in use.