Tuesday, June 23, 2009

A Lilypad City, A New Home : Staying Afloat



Singapore, a beautiful island surrounded by water.
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THIS!
Maybe, is what we NEED.
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A sustainable city : Lilypad, a floating ecopolis.
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Earth : 70.8% of the surface is water and only 29.2% is land.
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A Floating City Concept.
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Breathtaking in the Twilight.
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Quote: "The time could come when so much land has been devastated that most of us would no longer
be able to think of it as home.
That said by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut shows us that there is a silver lining should that scenario becomes reality."
I wondered.
Can the same principles for making this floating raft be
applied to making the floating islands??
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Global Warming = Temperature Rising = Sea Level Rising
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Remember the Katrina Storm in 2005..
New Orleans, the levee couldn't stop the water from flooding inland.
The Eye of the Storm : Hurricane Katrina
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This clip shows the appearance of the storm.
As it says: 'Katrina Eye maybe NOT'.
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Wherever it maybe, it's STILL EARTH... SCARY!
Tsunami: If we can surf like him.
Then maybe we can ride out the Tsunami.
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Planning is inevitable.
Could Lilypads be safer?

Sunday, June 21, 2009

The Artificial World : Robots

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The Artificial World is getting so Real.

An inevitable subject of the future.

Call them AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

It has truly earned the name.

Here are some stuff that I have learned.

Parts of a simple robot..

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Moxi the interactive cute robot..

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The eyes are a little too big.. good sound though.


Moxi impending departure to Singapore.

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The robotic pet dog.

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Remember this C-3PO from Star Wars.

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CHRONOLOGY:

Introduction.

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Smart machine.

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Landed in Mars.

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Earth-orbiting..

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Reaching inaccessible areas that are otherwise unreachable by humans.

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Epson developed the smallest robot helicopter.

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Inspite of all the goodness, there is still this say.

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Imagine these guys: 'Life Sized'

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Let's hope they will never OVERRIDE our command.

Hmmm a mind of their own..

A RELIEF, at least you can still UNPLUG them.

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I LIKE these..

Last but not least, how about this good home idea..

A Robot Housekeeper for the Home.

Hmmm, can't afford it.

Looking more and more human like.

The above looks a lot better than this.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Singapore Changing Skyline


In Singapore developed as we are.
There are still vast and exciting plans to develop more.
Bustling Singapore.
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This very large model is so big.
I could not capture every part of it.

Interesting overviews of the buildings.
With such details that cannot be seen from ground level.
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Wisma Atria from above
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Tang Plaza and Lucky Plaza.
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Waiting to visit the Ion Orchard when it is ready.
It is so much taller than Wisma Atria.
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This picture of the Ion building is the real thing.
It is currently under construction.
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An island so developed and exciting.
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Still has plans for more.
This new model shows the new plans.
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BIG PLANS at the Marina Bay.
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As it says,
They will be embracing the world..
once it is completed.
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Watch this video to catch the excitement of what's in store.
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Besides Marina Bay,
there are plans for the whole
Island of Singapore
A place we call HOME.
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These are some... 'A HOME of CHOICE'.
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The Pinnacle that is under construction presently.
Will be all so lovely when completed.
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Beautiful Homes.
Show flat pictures of the Pinnacle.
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Besides the Central and whole Urban Districts.
Everywhere in Singapore.
No matter which part of the island you're in,
there are great plans coming up.
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Jurong on the western part of Singapore.
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Kranji & Lim Chu Kang to Mandai.
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Eastern part of Singapore.
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It will be...
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'Hidden Heritage' that will not be forgotten.
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With all the 'Right Connections'.
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The 'World's First Curved Double Helix Bridge' now under construction.
'The new link which will complete the 3.5km waterfront loop around Marina Bay
is currently being pieced together literally.
When completed by end 2009, the new landmark Bridge at Marina Bay
will serve as a direct link between Marina Centre and the Bayfront area
and become a new destination attraction offering breathtaking views of the city.'
'The 280-metre pedestrian bridge unique spiraling steel structure
symbolises life and continuity, everlasting abundance and growth,
reflecting our aspirations for Marina Bay."


Breathtaking view in the day.
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LOVE SINGAPORE.
So glad to be part of it.
SO PROMISING!!
An investor with good foresight sees it too.
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These are Singapore's Good Home Ideas.

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