Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010

Thursday, November 11, 2010

75.MEH,MEH...

Canton is a famous city in China. During the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C. – 256 B.C.) the Cantonese peoples suffered from famine for many years. Legend has it that one day five immortals riding five goats with rice ears each of a different color descended from heaven and blessed the area with favorable weather that produced rich harvests. Thus, Canton is also known as the "Five-Goat City (Wuyangcheng)" and the "City of Spike (Suicheng)." To express their gratitude to the celestial beings, the locals erected the "Five Immortals Temple" and a statue representing their steeds. This particular statue has now become famous in a different context. What is it?

Thursday, November 4, 2010

72.ROCKETRIX

Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, recollects in his autobiography, his experiences of work at Langley research center, NASA, in Virginia, USA. At this research laboratory, he remembers to have seen a painting displayed prominently at the lobby. The painting depicted a battle scene with rockets flying on the background. Here, he says what caught his attention was that those who were firing the rockets were not white men but brownish people whose facial features were like that of Asians. What battle is he talking about?

Wednesday, November 3, 2010