My Visit To Madame Tussauds Hong Kong (Part 2)

Posted by : foongpc | Saturday, December 22, 2012 | Published in

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Continued from Part 1

Although I did not take photos of all the wax figures at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, I think I took most of them. Well, I skipped those that were being blocked by people. I have to admit I have no patience waiting for people to finish posing with the statues.



Albert Einstein with his world's famous equation.



Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense. Have you watched any of his movies?



Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut in space.



Donnie Yen, top action star in Hong Kong.



Bruce Lee, who needs no introduction.



Famous Hollywood actor Johnny Depp



Leon Lai, one of the four Heavenly Kings in Hong Kong music scene during the 90's.



Famous Bollywood star Amitabh Bachan



The legendary sex symbol Marilyn Monroe



I took another shot of her from the side.



Liu Xiang, the King Of Hurdles. He won China's first Olympic Gold in the men's track and field event.



Tiger Woods, the highest paid professional golfer in the world. But he's probably more famous for his affairs now.



Muhammad Ali, the first American boxer to win three world heavyweight championship titles. A boxing legend.



I have no idea who the above is! Anyone knows?



What?! They have Astro Boy in Madame Tussauds? If you are not familiar with this character, he's a robot with super strength, X-ray vision, unbelievable speed and ability to fly. Created by Tezuka Osamu, the God of Anime.



The Beatles, famous rock band from Liverpool. Looks good!



Madonna, American singer who is good at reinventing herself again and again. I am not a fan, though.



Elvis Presley, otherwise known as The King of Rock and Roll, or simply The King.



Tina Turner, one of the world's most popular and amazing entertainers.



Freddie Mercury, the bisexual lead singer of rock band Queen.



Mick Jagger, the lead singer of famous rock band The Rolling Stones.



Gaga Lady? I thought it should be Lady Gaga! LOL. By the way, she's really quite short!



Michael Jackson still remains as one of the world's most famous superstars, dead or alive.



Teresa Teng, whose songs are considered evergreen in the Chinese music world.



Legendary Hong Kong Cantopop diva Anita Mui



Joey Yung, the current Hong Kong Cantopop diva.



Miriam Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress.



Twins, the female Cantopop duo made up of Gillian Chung (left) and Charlene Choi (right). Gillian was involved in the infamous Edison Chen photo scandal in 2008.

Which of these wax figures you like best?

Coming Up Next : Part 2 of 2012 Christmas Decorations In Klang Valley Malls

20122012

Posted by : foongpc | Thursday, December 20, 2012 | Published in

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Today is a special day. No, it’s not Doomsday. That's tomorrow. Haha!

It’s 20122012

20th December 2012. A Double Match.

It happens only ONCE in a lifetime! You’ll never get such a number again. So I guess I would like to wish everyone a wonderful day!

If you feel a sense of deja vu reading this, that's because I have been posting a similar post every year since 2008.

Last year, the special day was on 20th November. That gave us 20112011

The year before, it was on 20th October. That gave us 20102010.

Read more on 20092009 and 20082008

But guess what? The trend stops right here today! That's because you can't have 20132013 next year! There's no 13th month! So, 20122012 is indeed a very special day. Do appreciate the day before it is gone forever. 

While everyone was obsessed with the number 121212 on the 12th December 2012, I was more attracted to this date 20122012. The number 121212 may sound special but according to feng shui date selection, it was a bad day for travel, renovation and moving house. It was neither a good or bad day for wedding and starting a new business, but it was definitely not a great day for both!

Besides, 121212 is not a very unique number as it will occur again on the 12th December 2112, which is 100 years later.

By the way, if you must know, 20122012 is actually a good day for marriage, a much better day compared to 121212.

So do you think it will be the end of the world tomorrow? Personally, I don't think it will happen. But surprisingly, the feng shui date selection showed 21st December 2012 to be an unlucky day. It is a bad day for travel, renovation, moving house, marriage and starting a new business!!

If we are lucky enough to survive 21st December 2012 without any major cataclysmic event, then we should be able to look forward to the year 2013. As such, here are some significant dates for 2013.

Jan 1st - New Year's Day. Happy New Year!

Jan 24th - Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

Jan 27th - Thaipusam

Feb 1st - Federal Territory Day.

Feb 4th - The day your feng shui changes. Be prepared!

Feb 10th & 11th - Chinese New Year. Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Feb 14th - Valentine's Day

Mar 11th - My Very First Blog's 5th Anniversary! My first blog post was on Mar 11th, 2008. How time flies!

Mar 29th - Good Friday

Apr 1st - April Fool's Day. Don't get fooled!

Apr 16th - International Panda Day

Apr 30th - Last day to submit your personal Income Tax if you are an employee.

May 1st - Labour Day

May 12th - Happy Mother's Day

May 16th - Happy Teacher's Day

May 24th - Wesak Day

Jun 1st - Agong's Birthday

Jun 12th - Duanwu Festival. Time for yummy rice dumplings (zongzi)!

Jun 16th - Happy Father's Day

July 26th - Nuzul Al-Quran

Aug 8th & 9th - Hari Raya Puasa

Aug 20th - Hungry Ghost Festival. Hungry Ghost Month is from Aug 7th - Sept 4th.

Aug 31st - National Day

Sept 16th - Malaysia Day

Sept 19th - Mooncake (Mid-Autumn) Festival

Oct 15th - Hari Raya Haji

Oct 31st - Halloween

Nov 3rd - Deepavali

Nov 5th - Awal Muharram

Nov 7th - My 4th Anniversary with Twitter. Started tweeting on this day and month in 2009. Thank God for Twitter!

Nov 28th - Thanksgiving Day

Dec 1st - My Birthday : )

Dec 11th - Sultan of Selangor's Birthday

Dec 25th - Christmas Day

Dec 26th - Boxing Day