I know I bore you with this movie soundtrack covers but this one is really worth watching. I would say this 11 year-old Utah girl, Lexi Walker, sang the song much better than Demi Lovato or Idina Menzel. And the African-style arrangement from the British singer and actor Alex Boyé and One Voice Children Choir from Salt Lake City, USA, had made it just perfect. No, I just can't let this one go!
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Yesterday I went to Setiabudi One for a short meeting with Ferlyna, my college mate. After that, Joey asked to meet, too, so he joined me and after two hours chatting we decided to watch Need For Speed. It had been quite some time, but I really enjoyed both the movie and my companion. I don't know why but conversations with Joey always need at least two hours for just one topic. Feels like time flies when we chat. He really is a true friend.
The movie itself, adapted from a racing game by EA, was great, especially with the speed. Although the casts are mostly new comers--my eyes recognized only for Michael Keaton, Dominic Cooper and Rami Malek--but the cars selection was jaw-breaking for expensive car lovers. The driving tricks and race surprises add some points. I would say this movie is considerable for watching--just don't compare it to Fast & Furious series which is more complex.
I went to the Earth Hour press conference last Sunday in Kempinski Hotel Indonesia, which supposed to be in the Car Free Day program every first and third week of Sundays in Sudirman-Thamrin in Jakarta. Some celebrities like Nugie, the Environmental Ambassador, and many of pageant misses (Miss Indonesia 2014, Miss Earth, Miss Scuba, etc) came to show participation on the event. A young movie star newcomer in Indonesian, Pevita Pearce, was also there.
Each shared to the audience their actions on loving our Earth. It could be as simple as not littering, unplugging electricity cords when not used, not using aircon if not necessary, or what needs more commitment like planting 100 trees like Pevita did in 2013 in little project called My Baby Tree. She is now challenging herself to sleep without AC, which I had been doing in almost my whole life.
For me, reducing plastic usage by preparing my own reusable shopping bags always ready in my handbag has been my action other than, of course, limiting the electricity use, paper & tissue use and water use, also to dispose trash in its place (not on the streets!), and separating it by types (plastic, organic and recycle ones) if possible (thanks to Sesame Street with the education when I was little). I really wish I could be a commuter, but I'm not ready enough in Jakarta. But I go without car whenever it's possible.
Each shared to the audience their actions on loving our Earth. It could be as simple as not littering, unplugging electricity cords when not used, not using aircon if not necessary, or what needs more commitment like planting 100 trees like Pevita did in 2013 in little project called My Baby Tree. She is now challenging herself to sleep without AC, which I had been doing in almost my whole life.
[me in front of Bunderan HI]
For me, reducing plastic usage by preparing my own reusable shopping bags always ready in my handbag has been my action other than, of course, limiting the electricity use, paper & tissue use and water use, also to dispose trash in its place (not on the streets!), and separating it by types (plastic, organic and recycle ones) if possible (thanks to Sesame Street with the education when I was little). I really wish I could be a commuter, but I'm not ready enough in Jakarta. But I go without car whenever it's possible.
The Earth Hour 2014 is coming in two days, asking all of us a little contribution for this world we are living. Even before experiencing Nyepi in Bali--the idea of this whole 60+ things, only conducted for the whole 24 hours once a year--I had been participating with Earth Hour since its first year in 2008. Now more people are joining, why don't we go silent and dark for just one hour?
What's your contribution?
[ Peters World Map ]
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About weeks ago I was introduced to another out-of-mind invention. It's the Peters World Map, a different kind of world map than the one we know, Mercator Map (1569), that blows our mind to think that this Peters' one could be the real time map of this world we are living on.
Peters World Map was brought by Dr. Arno Peters at Press Conference in Germany (1974) and published first in English version few years later (1983), that shows the irregularities between the traditional map to the actual shape of Earth, which is round. The map we've been using (in 2D) will not be able to meet the round shape of this world (in 3D), and this is a problem we never thought of.
The Peters Map has some important characteristics as follows:
- It is an equal area map;
- It shows all areas according to their actual sizes. Accurate comparisons become possible;
- It is an equal axis map;
- All North-South lines run vertical on this map;
- It shows equal positions;
- All East-West lines run parallel.
[ Mercator Map, our traditional map ]
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If you take closer look at these maps above, you would agree that there are some incompatibilities if the traditional 2D map (world atlas) is turned to 3D (globe). But if the sizes and shapes of the countries are actual and accurate in realtime, then the oddity is in the shape: the world couldn't be a perfect round but a little oval. The anomaly is: if the world is round and the right map is the traditional one, then how could these meet in the middle? Which one is true?
My Conclusion
There should be some parts in this world hidden from our human eyes. It is possible that the lost ancient kingdoms (such as Atlantis, Shangri-La, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Aztec, Inca, Maya, Sparta, etc) are still there all the time, only hidden by invisible walls so we could not find it. (And it is also possible that they will all 'return to us', in short period from now!)
I would say: that the world is round and the map we are using is accurate. There are some areas hidden from us, which called as Area 36*. This Turangga Seta** group is researching about world's anomalies and presents to us the facts and truth of the world's history. Everything in it is mind-blowing because it will pull down almost everything we know for the last few centuries: history, archaeology, astronomy, physics, quantum physics, and even religions. Are we ready for that?
[ facebook group ]
I suggest us all to stay open to anything and to keep logical on reacting on this. Everything that brought by the Turangga Seta is logical and simply reasonable. It is our current knowledge and beliefs (that had been passed on from generations before) that makes new theories hard to believe. But then again, maybe we all had been fooled from the first time.
Notes:
*) Check the video series of Nuswantara Code for Atlantis Empire for description of Area 36.
**) Check these websites, too:
www.turanggaseta.com
www.lakubecik.org
www.twitter.com/TuranggaSeta_
www.facebook.com/groups/GregetNuswantara2
If you ever feel like going on backpacking to Korea, check this website first. Backpacker Korea gives us details about best tourism sites, public bus and subway routes and practical stuff about backpacking in Korea we didn't know. I had never interested about Korea before, but looking from the pictures in this web, I think I'll consider going there one day.
Why I suddenly suggest this? Of course because I am the designer of this web, while my cousin, Andrew, programmed it. Snobby, maybe, but I'm really proud with my first web designing project here. Mostly because the client is happy about the cute korean-like design, that made my excitement doubled. More about the project here :)
Why I suddenly suggest this? Of course because I am the designer of this web, while my cousin, Andrew, programmed it. Snobby, maybe, but I'm really proud with my first web designing project here. Mostly because the client is happy about the cute korean-like design, that made my excitement doubled. More about the project here :)
I just created my first comic of Being 30 (and Single!) that I plan to do a series of it this year (while I'm 30) starting with this one. Less friends is one of the challenges we must face in the thirties. Old friends get busy with their new families, new friends are mostly much younger than we are. So being 30 is time to be more with yourself, to dig deeper inside and try new stuff you've been wanting to.
[angel bought me this beauty ethnic tote bag from bali]
[bought myself black pants/skirt from stradivarius]
[and this b/w print mini from pull&bear]
So it all started on Saturday when I was left alone at home (Mum went to Bandung) and had to drive Goldi to her modelling class. We picked Angel up first then had a late pizza lunch at Pisa Kafe Mahakam. Maura, Angel's friend, joined us for a bit before they were going north by busway. I dropped the girls at the Al-Azhar busway terminal then went back to BSD.
At around 6 p.m. everyone was gathered at home: Mum arrived from Bandung, Aunt Dewi came from Karawaci, and my brother, Ben, from Kelapa Gading. We then went out to The Breeze for dinner, had some meat at Meat Me. Aunt Siska and Goldi caught up later and made it merrier. Then later I had some conversation with my brother and mother. It was nice.
[the hotplate steak a la gandy]
The next morning we woke up a bit lazily then picked up our sister at Bintaro after her German class. We then headed to Teraskota, BSD, for lunch at Gandy, which famous with the steak. But I should say the service was kind of poor, perhaps because they keep the old waiter too long. But the meal were still great.
[my singer siblings]
After that we crossed the street and went to BSD Square to sing karaoke at Inul Vizta. Aunti Siska joined us at the second hour so we added up another hour to maximize the moment. I got this 1 hour free voucher so it was okay. What surprised us was to know that the entertainment tax in South Tangerang is up to 30%! It was kind of robbery, we think.
[newlook leather bag from mum]
[greenlight white canvas bag from siblings]
To surprise me more, after quick early dinner at KFC, my siblings came to me to give birthday present, which I didn't thought they were having in mind so they really got me there. I was really touched that they gave so much for me, just to make me happy on my birthday. Mom also got me bag for the present. I had been looking for bag since I moved back to Jakarta and now everybody got me bag!
My siblings went home soon after, but my day wasn't over. I went to meet my boyfriend and we had late dinner at Orenchi Ramen, Mangga Besar (which was recommended!) At 12 a.m. he was surprisingly thrusting me the cute birthday cake and asked me to make a wish. I didn't have this privilege of blowing off candles for the last two years (or more, I don't recall..) so this was really special.
[mushroom portobello]
On my birthday I had a juicy burger for lunch at Carls Jr. for I had been craving for juicy meat with melting cheese for the whole weekend (and I had a lot of it). It was really satisfying but I had enough with meats now I'm going back to homemade food from now on..
[cute h&m bag from oma]
[watch from auntie]
[necklace from aunt siska and goldi]
[blew another candles]
I went home but only had about 5 minutes to sit down, and my grandma came with Aunt Lena. They brought me another birthday cake, some birthday presents (bag, again, from Oma and maroon watch from auntie). Then Aunt Siska came with Goldi, bringing another present (pearl and gold necklace--thankfully not another bag). I really am happy for the day. Having family to gather just for my day, it's just so precious!
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Today is my 30th birthday. I really didn't have any plan on it but turned out my family did. It's like having a three days birthday, for it falls on Monday--but the celebration had started from Sunday. My siblings came by last weekend and we celebrated with Mom on Sunday. We had lunch at Gandy, Teraskota, then a 3-hours karaoke with Aunt Siska at Inul Vizta, BSD Square.
Later at night I went with my boyfriend, celebrated the moments toward the big day together, eating at Kota area. I should say, Kamseng Restaurant should be off the list (we were looking for rice porridge better than Laota, Bali, but this one just failed) but the Orenchi Ramen should be counted as great. Finally I reached 30, having the man I love so much beside me. What more could I ask for?
Today Oma, Aunti Lena, Aunti Siska and Goldi came to my house, bringing birthday presents I hadn't receive as many for years now. I feel so loved and blessed, having all those greetings and wishes from friends and other family via twitter, facebook, line and instagram also. I think being 30 isn't scary at all, but exciting instead. I feel abundantly happy, so contented and joyful, enjoying all the attention I got today.
At this new age, I have learned so much about life, although not all about it yet. But from what I've experienced and based on my reflections for the past few years, I wanna write those down here:
- There is no such thing as perfection. It is always our mind, behavior and reaction that makes something perfect.
- Happily ever after could only exist when you put your love, effort and commitment on making it happen.
- We will never be left helpless. Even at our weakest point God will send someone/something to carry us up again, even when we forget to ask. Just keep the faith!
- Eventually things will fall into its places, even when it seems impossible. Be patient and believe--then God will do the rest of things for us.
- Our kindness will never be wasted. Perhaps it's not the person who we help that gonna help us back. But God who sees it all knows it all. He will reward us in the end, and when He does, it will be beyond our imagination.
- Always have in mind: God's plans are much better than what we know or could ever think of.
- Never push over or force for something to happen. If it's not meant to be, you are wasting your time and energy. If it's meant to be, it'll come to you effortlessly.
- About love, I would just say it's the most beautiful blessing God had given to us human and we simply shouldn't refuse it when it knocks on our door, no matter the circumstances are. Love is the best thing could happen to us, beyond our logic or rules. Sometimes we need to break the rules and just feel. For me, the most important thing is our heart, more than any other parts. And when you find what (or who) suits to your heart, you don't let it go.
Now, I simply wanna say "Thank You". You all had made my 30th birthday so special and remarkable. Love you all! <3
Right, I am definitely a huge Frozen fan. This Let It Go lip sync clip done by parents is hilarious--they really are into the song while the daughter isn't interested at all. I love their facial expressions while singing the song.
Below, is another cover, sang by various characters of Disney's and Pixar's which appeared to be from one person. It's super cool that this guy could make about everybody's voices in one song (how could he remember all the characters in such timing?)
Worth to watch indeed!
Got this information from my family mailing list. Check this out!
Boeing is preparing this 1000 passenger Jet Liner that could reshape the Air Travel Industry. Its radical "Blended Wing & Fuselage" design has been developed by Boeing in cooperation with NASA Langley Research Centre. The mammoth aircraft will have a wing span of 265 feet compared to 211 feet of its 747, and it’s been designed to fit within the newly created Air Terminals for the 555 seat Airbus A380, which is 262 feet wide.
The Airbus A380 had been in the works since 1999 and has accumulated $13 Billion in development costs, which gives Boeing a huge advantage. More so because Airbus is thus committed to the older style tubular structure for their aircraft for decades to come.
"High Airframe Rigidity" is another key factor in the "Blended Wing & Fuselage" technology. It reduces turbulence and creates less stress on the airframe which adds to fuel efficiency, giving the 797 a tremendous 10,000 Mile (16,000 KM) range with 1,000 passengers on board cruising comfortably at Mach 0.88 or 654 MPH, which gives it another advantage over the tube-and-wing designed A380's 570 MPH.
The exact date for introduction of the 797 is as yet unclear, but the battle lines are clearly drawn in the high-stakes war for future civilian aircraft supremacy.
By courtesy of Oom A.E. Pryana.
Boeing is preparing this 1000 passenger Jet Liner that could reshape the Air Travel Industry. Its radical "Blended Wing & Fuselage" design has been developed by Boeing in cooperation with NASA Langley Research Centre. The mammoth aircraft will have a wing span of 265 feet compared to 211 feet of its 747, and it’s been designed to fit within the newly created Air Terminals for the 555 seat Airbus A380, which is 262 feet wide.
The new 797 is Boeing's direct response to the
Airbus A380, which has racked up orders for 159 already. Boeing decided to
kill its 747X Stretched Super Jumbo in 2003 after little interest was shown
for it by Airline Companies, but continued to develop its "Ultimate
Airbus Crusher", the 797 at its Phantom Works Research Facility in Long
Beach, California.
The Airbus A380 had been in the works since 1999 and has accumulated $13 Billion in development costs, which gives Boeing a huge advantage. More so because Airbus is thus committed to the older style tubular structure for their aircraft for decades to come.
There are several big advantages in the
"Blended Wing & Fuselage" design, the most important being the
“Lift to Drag” ratio which is expected to increase by an amazing 50%,
resulting in an overall weight reduction of the aircraft by 25%, making it an
estimated 33% more fuel efficient than the A380, and thus making the Airbus's
$13 Billion Dollar investment look pretty shaky.
"High Airframe Rigidity" is another key factor in the "Blended Wing & Fuselage" technology. It reduces turbulence and creates less stress on the airframe which adds to fuel efficiency, giving the 797 a tremendous 10,000 Mile (16,000 KM) range with 1,000 passengers on board cruising comfortably at Mach 0.88 or 654 MPH, which gives it another advantage over the tube-and-wing designed A380's 570 MPH.
The exact date for introduction of the 797 is as yet unclear, but the battle lines are clearly drawn in the high-stakes war for future civilian aircraft supremacy.
By courtesy of Oom A.E. Pryana.
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Continued from my recent post about the missing aircraft, here's some update I found from Forbidden Knowledge TV. Just to fill us in:
ForbiddenKnowledgeTV
Alexandra Bruce
March 9, 2014
By now, everybody has heard about how two passengers using European passports, stolen from tourists in Thailand suggest that the greatest likelihood for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China and was that these two people using these stolen passports were suicide bombers.
Family and friends awaiting their loved ones at Beijing International Airport complain that they were "treated like dogs" by Malaysia Airlines, when they were not informed of any problems with the flight until several hours after it was supposed to have landed.
Seeing the radar playback of the moments leading up to the plane's disappearance, one may forgive Malaysia Airlines for not being more forward, in this case - because the radar playback is not only baffling, it shows two distinct anomalies, as pointed out by Intrepid citizen-reporter and YouTube popstar, DAHBOO7.
The radar playback depicts dozens of planes in flight over the region at the time. The first peculiarity is seen in the lower left of the screen. A round object appears in the vicinity of Flight 370 (and amid several others), which the radar does not automatically "read" as airplane. Suddenly, this round object take the form of a "plane" on the radar screen and accelerates at a rate of speed that must be at least five times the speed of the surrounding planes, heading eastward, over the South China Sea - and just as suddenly the object stops and appears to hover in place.
During this same time, there is some evidence that shortly after crossing the Malaysian Peninsula, Flight 370 was in trouble. The radar playback shows that the plane took three sharp turns: right, left, right at an altitude of 35,000 feet and at a speed of 473 knots - just before the radar readings instantly go from 35,000 feet to 0, with the plane still traveling at that speed for a few moments more, at 0 feet altitude before it vanishes from the screen.
As of this writing, this plane remains missing, even though the sea is relatively shallow in the area where the lane went missing. As for the other object described here, it disappears as well. There have been no reports about this object - or plane, or what have you; whether it was a commercial airliner, like the many others in flight during the final moments preceding the disappearance of Flight 370 - but the object in question certainly didn't behave like a commercial airliner.
Regardless of whether or not this mystery object had anything to do with the demise of of Flight 370 - what IS evident is that the radar readings shown in this clip captured signals from what for now, can only be termed a UFO. - See more here.
Now, what if the strange flying object we call as UFO is something that came from our own world, only few millennium before our time and still exist until today, been hiding all these past centuries to give us time to thrive until the day they will return? Is this theory as hard as--if not harder than--to believe the theory of having some sort of weird creatures living in outer space, being smarter than us human?
My Conclusion
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Isn't it more logical if the so-called ET was actually our ancestors or gods/goddesses that have abilities to create magnificent things beyond our imagination and have the formula to keep on living, only hidden from us because of the development of this generation--or some other reasons?
I personally prefer the last theory. What about you?
More here.
I just got an email confirmation that the Big Blog Exchange is coming back next July 23 this year. So, with huge hope on being one of the lucky 16, I am posting this for a reminder for you, too, fellow blogger, to be prepared for the world's biggest blog event. Now would you do me a favor to vote for me when the time comes for me to collect as many voters? Please, pretty please?
Call me SUPER outdated, but I just know something else about my future husband, Robert Downey Jr. (kidding). It's not only that he's a very talented, witty and gorgeous actor. He is also a pianist, drummer and singer/songwriter (!!!), just to add more points to my list of why I adore him. Why else? Of course it's in his heavy voice, hypnotizing stare, and--yes--handsome face. He also seems like a great and loyal friend.
So, after doing some googling I found some of his songs, especially the one he sang on Ally McBeal. I used to watch Ally McBeal (loved her character & Vonda Shepard's songs!) but never realized that it was him who played Larry Paul. Now every time we watch him we could only imagine Tony Stark. But I would say that his debut started long before the iron superhero. He did extremely fantastic in Charlie Chaplin, and I'm loving his songs Snakes, Your Move and Man Like Me. Love him even more!!
..and this last video just make us all respect him, don't we? Big applause to you for being brave enough to hold your cactus, RDJ!
..and this last video just make us all respect him, don't we? Big applause to you for being brave enough to hold your cactus, RDJ!
Back to Ukraine, I want to discuss something related to the recent event. Before USA was invading Ukraine, as many as 37 pyramids were reported to be found in Sevastopol area in Crimean peninsula. Seven of which, formed a straight line from Northwest to Southeast, were built underground--or were piled over to hide its existence.
Pyramids, however, are no longer belong to Egypt's heritage alone from ancient time. There are so many pyramids found in all around the world, from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, India, Azores, Siberia, Indonesia, Bosnia, and now Ukraine. Were all just coincidence that suddenly USA happens to care too much for those countries with prosper, exceptional natural resources?
(Note: remember the Middle East countries with their oil resource and USA's involvement there?)
Actually there is another theory for the world pyramids, based from Indonesian ancestor's clues hidden not only in manuscripts but also in (Indonesian) children nursery rhymes, and--believe it or not--on the earth itself. If you have checked the third video above, you could see how similar the characteristics of the pyramid found in Crimea and the ones in Indonesia (based on theories in Nuswantara Codes I've posted before, especially about the Area 36--or click here).
All I'm saying here is, all of these evidences of historical sites, natural resources and politics are all connected. You can refuse to believe that those pyramids are real ancient heritage, but man, it's happening. The world is changing. Some says it's the armageddon or end of the world. I'll say it's an end to one era and the beginning of the new one, the rise of the rightful ruler (more about this later).
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Some tips:
What you have known is not the only knowledge in the world; there are possibilities that we had been deceived for centuries for the sake of conspiracy. There are many hidden artifacts (which are facts) and secrets waited to be uncovered. Open your eyes. Welcome new things and any possible changes. Use your logic, not emotion--but listen to your heart. Therefore, you can be called enlightened. Or, illuminated.
;)
More about Ukraine, click here.
Read also:
- european-pyramids
- 2012thebigpicture
- beforeitsnews
- kjodindee
- turanggaseta
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Today is Sarasvati Day in Hindu religion. Sarasvati is the goddess of knowledge, awareness, art and literature. It is also the International Women's Day that today is really dedicated for women all around the world. So for the sake of world's knowledge and art, for all the women who raised and built the world, let's pray for Goddess Sarasvati today..
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Happy Sarasvati Day!
Happy Women's Day!
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Especially right now, Malaysia Airline has lost contact with the flight MH370. The lost was predicted to be around Vietnam, but until now it still remains a mystery.
Quoted from the official website:
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are deeply saddened this morning with the news on MH370.
Malaysia Airlines confirms that flight MH370 had lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, today. There has been speculation that the aircraft has landed at Nanming. We are working to verify the authenticity of the report and others.
Flight MH370 was operated on a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. It departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time.
The flight was carrying a total number of 239 passengers and crew – comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members. The passengers were of 14 different nationalities - citizens from:-
1. China – 152 plus 1 infant
2. Malaysia - 38
3. Indonesia - 12
4. Australia - 7
5. France - 3
6. United States of America – 3 pax plus 1 infant
7. New Zealand - 2
8. Ukraine - 2
9. Canada - 2
10. Russia - 1
11. Italy - 1
12. Taiwan - 1
13. Netherlands - 1
14. Austria - 1
This flight was a code share with China Southern Airlines.
We are working with authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft.
Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew.
The flight was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a Malaysian aged 53. He has a total flying hours of 18,365hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981. First officer, Fariq Ab.Hamid, a Malaysian, is aged 27. He has a total flying hours of 2,763 hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 2007.
Our focus now is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members.
The airline will provide regular updates on the situation. The public may contact +603 7884 1234. For media queries, kindly contact +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.
Next-of-kin may head to the Support Facility Building at KLIA’s South Support Zone. For directions, call 03 8787 1269.
Let us all pray and hope for the best for the passengers and crews on board, for them to survive any crash but instead being in a better place than anything worse.
God be with you all, fellas!
*UPDATE*
Up until today, March 10, 2014, it has been reported that there were two people got on board with fake passports. Suspected to be terrorists, but this would remain mystery until the plane is found.
Another news reported the aircraft had changed direction back to KL but still no clue about its position, whether it was crashed, hijacked or--against all odds--jumped to another dimension such as rabbit hole. Who knows?
Click here for latest info.
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I can't believe I hadn't post about this yet, because this book had been my favorite lately. This fantasy centers on Dhaca Suli, a Southern Kedhalu boy who goes to school in North Kedhalu. Kedhalu was said to be a peaceful and secluded magical island in time long before ours. One day, people from Nyathemaythibh came to destroy Kedhalu and it's where Dhaca Suli and friends' adventure began.
Actually I could sense a little of Harry Potter and Avatar: The Legend of Aang (or The Last Airbender) here. There are magic, various sixth sense abilities and the skills to control natural elements. But nowadays you can never create anything new. Everything must be inspired by something that had created first, so for this book I rate it as nearly perfect.
Why I love this book, is because this could be one of few Indonesian fantasy books so far and it mentions Atlantis (which named as Nyathemaythibh here) and the author, Tasaro GK, even created a new language that is used by the people in Kedhalu. There is a spoiler somehow, how to read in Kedhalu, so you can know the real meaning in Indonesian or Javanese:
bh = s, p = kh, m = l, ny = h, dh = r, j = c
y = n, g = w, th = t, ng = dh/d, k = n, r = d
y = n, g = w, th = t, ng = dh/d, k = n, r = d
Anyway, you really must read this book. Although it is 'just' a fantasy, but it really is entertaining and the literature, the flow, the characters... they all can bond with the readers. I borrowed the book last year so I write it now based on what I could remember. It was so hard to find the copy because I searched for about a year for it but it's sold out all over the bookstores. Not bad for Indonesian literature, eh!
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Many researchers into the UFO enigma tend to overlook a very important fact.
While it assumed that most flying saucers are of
alien, or perhaps Governmental Military origin, another possible
origin of UFOs is ancient India and Atlantis.
What we know about ancient Indian flying vehicles comes from ancient Indian sources; written texts that have come down to us through the centuries. There is no doubt that most of these texts are authentic; many are the well known ancient Indian Epics themselves, and there are literally hundreds of them. Most of them have not even been translated into English yet from the old Sanskrit.
The Indian Emperor Ashoka started a "Secret Society of the Nine Unknown Men": great Indian scientists who were supposed to catalogue the many sciences. Ashoka kept their work secret because he was afraid that the advanced science catalogued by these men, culled from ancient Indian sources, would be used for the evil purpose of war, which Ashoka was strongly against, having been converted to Buddhism after defeating a rival army in a bloody battle.
What we know about ancient Indian flying vehicles comes from ancient Indian sources; written texts that have come down to us through the centuries. There is no doubt that most of these texts are authentic; many are the well known ancient Indian Epics themselves, and there are literally hundreds of them. Most of them have not even been translated into English yet from the old Sanskrit.
The Indian Emperor Ashoka started a "Secret Society of the Nine Unknown Men": great Indian scientists who were supposed to catalogue the many sciences. Ashoka kept their work secret because he was afraid that the advanced science catalogued by these men, culled from ancient Indian sources, would be used for the evil purpose of war, which Ashoka was strongly against, having been converted to Buddhism after defeating a rival army in a bloody battle.
The "Nine Unknown Men" wrote a total of nine books, presumably one each. Book number one was "The Secrets of Gravitation!". This book, known to historians, but not actually seen by them dealt chiefly with "gravity control." It is presumably still around somewhere, kept in a secret library in India, Tibet or elsewhere (perhaps even in North America somewhere).
One can certainly understand Ashoka’s reasoning
for wanting to keep such knowledge a secret, assuming it exists.
If
the Nazis had such weapons at their disposal during World War
II, Ashoka was also aware devastating wars using such advanced vehicles
and other "futuristic weapons" that had destroyed the ancient Indian
"Rama Empire" several thousand years before.
Only a few years ago, the Chinese discovered some Sanskrit documents in Lhasa, Tibet and sent them to the University of Chandrigarh to be translated. Dr. Ruth Reyna of the University said recently that the documents contain directions for building interstellar spaceships!
Their method of propulsion, she said, was "anti-gravitational" and was based upon a system analogous to that of "laghima," the unknown power of the ego existing in man’s physiological makeup, "a centrifugal force strong enough to counteract all gravitational pull." According to Hindu Yogis, it is this "laghima" which enables a person to levitate.
Dr. Reyna said that on board these machines, which were called "Astras" by the text, the ancient Indians could have sent a detachment of men onto any planet, according to the document, which is thought to be thousands of years old. The manuscripts were also said to reveal the secret of "antima", "the cap of invisibility" and "garima", "how to become as heavy as a mountain of lead."
Naturally, Indian scientists did not take the texts very seriously, but then became more positive about the value of them when the Chinese announced that they were including certain parts of the data for study in their space program! This was one of the first instances of a government admitting to be researching anti-gravity.
The manuscripts did not say definitely that interplanetary travel was ever made but did mention, of all things, a planned trip to the Moon, though it is not clear whether this trip was actually carried out. However, one of the great Indian epics, the Ramayana, does have a highly detailed story in it of a trip to the moon in a Vimana (or "Astra"), and in fact details a battle on the moon with an "Asvin" (or "Atlantean" airship.)
This is but a small bit of recent evidence of anti-gravity and aerospace technology used by Indians. To really understand the technology, we must go much further back in time.
Only a few years ago, the Chinese discovered some Sanskrit documents in Lhasa, Tibet and sent them to the University of Chandrigarh to be translated. Dr. Ruth Reyna of the University said recently that the documents contain directions for building interstellar spaceships!
Their method of propulsion, she said, was "anti-gravitational" and was based upon a system analogous to that of "laghima," the unknown power of the ego existing in man’s physiological makeup, "a centrifugal force strong enough to counteract all gravitational pull." According to Hindu Yogis, it is this "laghima" which enables a person to levitate.
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Dr. Reyna said that on board these machines, which were called "Astras" by the text, the ancient Indians could have sent a detachment of men onto any planet, according to the document, which is thought to be thousands of years old. The manuscripts were also said to reveal the secret of "antima", "the cap of invisibility" and "garima", "how to become as heavy as a mountain of lead."
Naturally, Indian scientists did not take the texts very seriously, but then became more positive about the value of them when the Chinese announced that they were including certain parts of the data for study in their space program! This was one of the first instances of a government admitting to be researching anti-gravity.
The manuscripts did not say definitely that interplanetary travel was ever made but did mention, of all things, a planned trip to the Moon, though it is not clear whether this trip was actually carried out. However, one of the great Indian epics, the Ramayana, does have a highly detailed story in it of a trip to the moon in a Vimana (or "Astra"), and in fact details a battle on the moon with an "Asvin" (or "Atlantean" airship.)
This is but a small bit of recent evidence of anti-gravity and aerospace technology used by Indians. To really understand the technology, we must go much further back in time.
The so-called "Rama Empire" of Northern India and Pakistan developed
at least fifteen thousand years ago on the Indian sub-continent and
was a nation of many large, sophisticated cities, many of which are
still to be found in the deserts of Pakistan, northern, and western
India.
Rama existed, apparently, parallel to the Atlantean
civilization in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, and was ruled by
"enlightened Priest-Kings" who governed the cities, The seven
greatest capital cities of Rama were known in classical Hindu texts
as "The Seven Rishi Cities."
According to ancient Indian texts, the people had flying machines which were called "Vimanas." The ancient Indian epic describes a Vimana as a double-deck, circular aircraft with portholes and a dome, much as we would imagine a flying saucer.
It flew with the "speed of the wind" and gave forth a "melodious sound." There were at least four different types of Vimanas; some saucer shaped, others like long cylinders ("cigar shaped airships"). The ancient Indian texts on Vimanas are so numerous, it would take volumes to relate what they had to say. The ancient Indians, who manufactured these ships themselves, wrote entire flight manuals on the control of the various types of Vimanas, many of which are still in existence, and some have even been translated into English.
The Samara Sutradhara is a scientific treatise dealing with every possible angle of air travel in a Vimana. There are 230 stanzas dealing with the construction, take-off, cruising for thousand of miles, normal and forced landings, and even possible collisions with birds.
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According to ancient Indian texts, the people had flying machines which were called "Vimanas." The ancient Indian epic describes a Vimana as a double-deck, circular aircraft with portholes and a dome, much as we would imagine a flying saucer.
It flew with the "speed of the wind" and gave forth a "melodious sound." There were at least four different types of Vimanas; some saucer shaped, others like long cylinders ("cigar shaped airships"). The ancient Indian texts on Vimanas are so numerous, it would take volumes to relate what they had to say. The ancient Indians, who manufactured these ships themselves, wrote entire flight manuals on the control of the various types of Vimanas, many of which are still in existence, and some have even been translated into English.
The Samara Sutradhara is a scientific treatise dealing with every possible angle of air travel in a Vimana. There are 230 stanzas dealing with the construction, take-off, cruising for thousand of miles, normal and forced landings, and even possible collisions with birds.
In 1875, the
Vaimanika Sastra, a fourth century B.C. text
written by Bharadvajy the Wise, using even older texts as his
source, was rediscovered in a temple in India. It dealt with the
operation of Vimanas and included information on the steering,
precautions for long flights, protection of the airships from storms
and lightening and how to switch the drive to "solar energy" from a
free energy source which sounds like "anti-gravity."
The Vaimanika Sastra (or Vymaanika-Shaastra) has eight chapters with diagrams, describing three types of aircraft, including apparatuses that could neither catch on fire nor break. It also mentions 31 essential parts of these vehicles and 16 materials from which they are constructed, which absorb light and heat; for which reason they were considered suitable for the construction of Vimanas.
The Vaimanika Sastra (or Vymaanika-Shaastra) has eight chapters with diagrams, describing three types of aircraft, including apparatuses that could neither catch on fire nor break. It also mentions 31 essential parts of these vehicles and 16 materials from which they are constructed, which absorb light and heat; for which reason they were considered suitable for the construction of Vimanas.
This
document has been translated into English and is available by
writing the publisher:
VYMAANIDASHAASTRA AERONAUTICS by Maharishi Bharadwaaja, translated into English and edited, printed and published by Mr. G. R. Josyer, Mysore, India, 1979 (sorry, no street address). Mr. Josyer is the director of the International Academy of Sanskrit Investigation located in Mysore.
There seems to be no doubt that Vimanas were powered by some sort of
"anti-gravity."
Vimanas took off vertically, and were capable of
hovering in the sky, like a modern helicopter or dirigible. Bharadvajy the Wise refers to no less than 70 authorities and 10
experts of air travel in antiquity. These sources are now lost.
Vimanas were kept in a Vimana Griha, a kind of hanger, and were sometimes said to be propelled by a yellowish-white liquid, and sometimes by some sort of mercury compound, though writers seem confused in this matter. It is most likely that the later writers on Vimanas, wrote as observers and from earlier texts, and were understandably confused on the principle of their propulsion.
Vimanas were kept in a Vimana Griha, a kind of hanger, and were sometimes said to be propelled by a yellowish-white liquid, and sometimes by some sort of mercury compound, though writers seem confused in this matter. It is most likely that the later writers on Vimanas, wrote as observers and from earlier texts, and were understandably confused on the principle of their propulsion.
The
"yellowish-white liquid" sounds suspiciously like
gasoline, and
perhaps Vimanas had a number of different propulsion sources,
including combustion engines and even "pulse-jet" engines. It is
interesting to note, that the Nazis developed the first practical
pulse-jet engines for their V-8 rocket "buzz bombs."
Hitler and the
Nazi staff were exceptionally interested in ancient India and
Tibet
and sent expeditions to both these places yearly, starting in the
30’s, in order to gather esoteric evidence that they did so, and
perhaps it was from these people that the Nazis gained some of their
scientific information!
According to the Dronaparva, part of the Mahabarata, and the Ramayana, one Vimana described was shaped like a sphere and born along at great speed on a mighty wind generated by mercury. It moved like a UFO, going up, down, backwards and forwards as the pilot desired.
According to the Dronaparva, part of the Mahabarata, and the Ramayana, one Vimana described was shaped like a sphere and born along at great speed on a mighty wind generated by mercury. It moved like a UFO, going up, down, backwards and forwards as the pilot desired.
In another Indian source, the Samar, Vimanas were,
"iron machines, well-knit and smooth, with a charge of mercury that shot out of the back in the form of a roaring flame."
Another work called
the Samaranganasutradhara describes how the vehicles were
constructed. It is possible that mercury did have something to do
with the propulsion, or more possibly, with the guidance system.
Curiously, Soviet scientists have discovered what they call "age-old
instruments used in navigating cosmic vehicles" in caves in
Turkestan and the Gobi Desert. The "devices" are hemispherical
objects of glass or porcelain, ending in a cone with a drop of
mercury inside.
It is evident that ancient Indians flew around in these vehicles, all over Asia, to Atlantis presumably; and even, apparently, to South America. Writing found at Mohenjodaro in Pakistan (presumed to be one of the "Seven Rishi Cities of the Rama Empire") and still undeciphered, has also been found in one other place in the world: Easter Island!
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It is evident that ancient Indians flew around in these vehicles, all over Asia, to Atlantis presumably; and even, apparently, to South America. Writing found at Mohenjodaro in Pakistan (presumed to be one of the "Seven Rishi Cities of the Rama Empire") and still undeciphered, has also been found in one other place in the world: Easter Island!
Writing on Easter Island, called Rongo-Rongo writing, is also undeciphered, and is uncannily similar to the Mohenjodaro script. Was Easter Island an air base for the Rama Empire’s Vimana route?
(At the Mohenjo-Daro Vimana-drome, as the passenger walks
down the concourse, he hears the sweet, melodic sound of the
announcer over the loudspeaker,
"Rama Airways flight number seven for Bali, Easter Island, Nazca, and Atlantis is now ready for boarding. Passengers please proceed to gate number..")
In Tibet, no small distance, and speaks of the
"fiery chariot" thusly:
"Bhima flew along in his car, resplendent as the sun and loud as thunder... The flying chariot shone like a flame in the night sky of summer ... it swept by like a comet... It was as if two suns were shining. Then the chariot rose up and all the heaven brightened."
In the Mahavira of Bhavabhuti, a Jain text of the eighth century
culled from older texts and traditions, we read:
"An aerial chariot, the Pushpaka, conveys many people to the capital of Ayodhya. The sky is full of stupendous flying-machines, dark as night, but picked out by lights with a yellowish glare"
The Vedas, ancient Hindu poems, thought to be the oldest of all the
Indian texts, describe Vimanas of various shapes and sizes:
the "ahnihotra-vimana" with two engines, the "elephant-vimana" with more engines, and other types named after the kingfisher, ibis and other animals.
Unfortunately, Vimanas, like most scientific discoveries, were
ultimately used for war.
Atlanteans used their flying machines, "Vailixi," a similar type of aircraft, to literally try and subjugate the world, it would seem, if Indian texts are to be believed. The Atlanteans, known as "Asvins" in the Indian writings, were apparently even more advanced technologically than the Indians, and certainly of a more war-like temperament.
Although no ancient texts on Atlantean Vailixi are known to exist, some information has come down through esoteric, "occult" sources which describe their flying machines. Similar, if not identical to Vimanas, Vailixi were generally "cigar shaped" and had the capability of maneuvering underwater as well as in the atmosphere or even outer space. Other vehicles, like Vimanas, were saucer shaped, and could apparently also be submerged.
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According to Eklal Kueshana, author of "The Ultimate Frontier," in an article he wrote in 1966, Vailixi were first developed in Atlantis 20,000 years ago, and the most common ones are,
"saucer-shaped of generally trapezoidal cross-section with three hemispherical engine pods on the underside."
"They use a mechanical antigravity device driven by engines developing approximately 80,000 horse power."
The Ramayana, Mahabarata and other texts speak of the hideous war
that took place, some ten or twelve thousand years ago between
Atlantis and Rama using weapons of destruction that could not be
imagined by readers until the second half of this century.
The ancient Mahabharata, one of the sources on Vimanas, goes on to tell the awesome destructiveness of the war:
The ancient Mahabharata, one of the sources on Vimanas, goes on to tell the awesome destructiveness of the war:
"...(the weapon was) a single projectile
charged with all the power of the Universe.
An incandescent column of smoke and flame
As bright as the thousand suns rose in all its splendor...
An iron thunderbolt,
A gigantic messenger of death,
Which reduced to ashes
The entire race of the Vrishnis
And the Andhakas.
... the corpses were so burned
As to be unrecognizable.
The hair and nails fell out;
Pottery broke without apparent cause,
And the birds turned white.
... After a few hours
All foodstuffs were infected...
... to escape from this fire
The soldiers threw themselves in streams
To wash themselves and their equipment..."
It would seem that the
Mahabharata is describing an atomic war!
References like this one are not isolated; but battles, using a
fantastic array of weapons and aerial vehicles are common in all the
epic Indian books. One even describes a Vimana-Vailix battle on the
Moon! The above section very accurately describes what an atomic
explosion would look like and the effects of the radioactivity on
the population. Jumping into water is the only respite.
When the Rishi City of Mohenjodaro was excavated by archeologists in the last century, they found skeletons just lying in the streets, some of them holding hands, as if some great doom had suddenly overtaken them. These skeletons are among the most radioactive ever found, on a par with those found at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
When the Rishi City of Mohenjodaro was excavated by archeologists in the last century, they found skeletons just lying in the streets, some of them holding hands, as if some great doom had suddenly overtaken them. These skeletons are among the most radioactive ever found, on a par with those found at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Ancient cities whose brick and stone walls have literally been vitrified, that is-fused together, can be found in India, Ireland, Scotland, France, Turkey and other places. There is no logical explanation for the vitrification of stone forts and cities, except from an atomic blast.
Furthermore, at Mohenjo-Daro, a well planned city laid on a
grid, with a plumbing system superior to those used in Pakistan and
India today, the streets were littered with "black lumps of glass."
These globs of glass were discovered to be clay pots that had melted
under intense heat!
With the cataclysmic sinking of Atlantis and the wiping out of Rama with atomic weapons, the world collapsed into a "stone age" of sorts, and modern history picks up a few thousand years later. Yet, it would seem that not all the Vimanas and Vailixi of Rama and Atlantis were gone. Built to last for thousands of of years, many of them would still be in use, as evidenced by Ashoka’s "Nine Unknown Men" and the Lhasa manuscript.
That secret societies or "Brotherhoods" of exceptional, "enlightened" human beings would have preserved these inventions and the knowledge of science, history, etc., does not seem surprising.
With the cataclysmic sinking of Atlantis and the wiping out of Rama with atomic weapons, the world collapsed into a "stone age" of sorts, and modern history picks up a few thousand years later. Yet, it would seem that not all the Vimanas and Vailixi of Rama and Atlantis were gone. Built to last for thousands of of years, many of them would still be in use, as evidenced by Ashoka’s "Nine Unknown Men" and the Lhasa manuscript.
That secret societies or "Brotherhoods" of exceptional, "enlightened" human beings would have preserved these inventions and the knowledge of science, history, etc., does not seem surprising.
Many well known historical personages including Jesus, Buddha, Lao
Tzu, Confucius, Krishna, Zoroaster, Mahavira, Quetzalcoatl,
Akhenaton, Moses, and more recent inventors and of course many other
people who will probably remain anonymous, were probably members of
such a secret organization.
It is interesting to note that when Alexander the Great invaded India more than two thousand years ago, his historians chronicled that at one point they were attacked by "flying, fiery shields" that dove at his army and frightened the cavalry. These "flying saucers" did not use any atomic bombs or beam weapons on Alexander’s army however, perhaps out of benevolence, and Alexander went on to conquer India.
It has been suggested by many writers that these "Brotherhoods" keep some of their Vimanas and Vailixi in secret caverns in Tibet or some other place is Central Asia, and the Lop Nor Desert in western China is known to be the center of a great UFO mystery. Perhaps it is here that many of the airships are still kept, in underground bases much as the Americans, British and Soviets have built around the world in the past few decades.
Still, not all UFO activity can be accounted for by old Vimanas making trips to the Moon for some reason. Undoubtedly, some are from the Military Governments of the world, and possibly even from other planets.
It is interesting to note that when Alexander the Great invaded India more than two thousand years ago, his historians chronicled that at one point they were attacked by "flying, fiery shields" that dove at his army and frightened the cavalry. These "flying saucers" did not use any atomic bombs or beam weapons on Alexander’s army however, perhaps out of benevolence, and Alexander went on to conquer India.
It has been suggested by many writers that these "Brotherhoods" keep some of their Vimanas and Vailixi in secret caverns in Tibet or some other place is Central Asia, and the Lop Nor Desert in western China is known to be the center of a great UFO mystery. Perhaps it is here that many of the airships are still kept, in underground bases much as the Americans, British and Soviets have built around the world in the past few decades.
Still, not all UFO activity can be accounted for by old Vimanas making trips to the Moon for some reason. Undoubtedly, some are from the Military Governments of the world, and possibly even from other planets.
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Do you know the Indonesian fantasy book, Nibiru & Kesatria Atlantis (Nibiru and Atlantean Knight)? I forgot to post about it but anyway, it mentioned about Vailixi and Atlantis continent, too. If you really want to know latest stuff about Atlantis' whereabouts, visit here. Now what do you think about that? Can you believe that this Earth we step on had existed more than 20,000 years ago?
So yeah I'm really into this Atlantis, ancient civilizations and technologies, Indonesian ancestors and ancient history, Wayang plots (epic puppet stories that believed came from India) kind of stuff now. If you want to discuss with me, just comment or email me. Or try open your mind first by watching Thrive Movement. Tell me what you think!
