WHO ARE YOU?

So this week is going to be one of the most hectic weeks of my academic life as I'm slated to have at least 8 tests within four days and they are all wicked difficult courses (OK, not all but most ;)). Just thinking of how I would go through it all is disheartening. :( I've even started thinking if I'm actually meant for Engineering or if it has all just been a huge mistake and/or misleading.

This feeling is reminiscent of something my pastor told me last summer. He sent for me on several occasions but I always evaded until one fateful day, I was bold man enough to go and hear just what he had to say. And he went on and on with the usual salutations and enquiries about my family, life and studies. Then he asked me a question, "Who are you?" I was actually somewhat bewildered and I answered, "I'm Daniel :D". He hissed and laughed and asked me again if I knew who I was. Still confused, I decided to tell him that I had absolutely no idea who I was. And he gave it as an assignment for me to find out who I am and what my purpose on earth is. He also cut me some slack by telling me to ask the Holy Spirit if at all I needed clarification at any point in the 'assignment'.

Long story short, it has been a hell heck of an experience so far (even though I know I still have a loooooooooong way to go and all) but I'm just here to charge you, the reader, whoever and wherever you may be, to ask yourself that Ga-zillion dollar question: "WHO AM I?" And if you can't answer that easily and without hesitation, I suggest you embark on your own journey of self-discovery as soon as possible. And take my pastor's advice ;). Have a lovely week ahead.

YEMEN MILITARY PLANE CRASH KILLS 10

A Yemeni military plane has crashed in the capital, Sanaa, killing all 10 people on board, officials have said. A Yemeni civil defence source said the dead included five military office.

The Antonov came down in an empty market in the al-Hassaba district as it tried to make an emergency landing after one of its engines failed. One resident said there were three explosions as the plane crashed. Several shops were destroyed. It is not clear if anyone on the ground was hurt. Officials said there was no indication of any sabotage.

A source at Sanaa's main airport told the news agency that the military aircraft had been on a training mission. It had been attempting to make an emergency landing at a military air base near the airport.

A civil defence source said the dead included five military officers.

The market in al-Hassaba has been abandoned since clashes between Yemen's biggest tribal confederation and security forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh during last year's anti-government uprising.

In October 2011, four people were killed when an Antonov crashed on landing at al-Anad air base in southern Yemen.

SINGAPOREAN TAXI DRIVER RETURNS Sg$1.1 MILLION ($900,000) TO CUSTOMER

A Singaporean taxi driver has been heralded as a hero after he returned Sg$1.1 million ($900,000) in cash to a vacationing Thai couple who left the money in his cab. Sia Ka Tian, 70, was shocked to find the money in a black paper bag on the back seat on Monday after he dropped the couple off at a shopping centre.

"When I saw the money, I thought, trouble is here. I was sure there was at least $200,000 in the bag," the Straits Times quoted the 31-year veteran in the taxi business as saying.

But when he brought the money to transport company ComfortDelGro's lost-and-found office, his stunned colleagues counted Sg$1.1 million in thousand-dollar bills.
"The money is unimportant to me. It doesn't belong to me, so how can I use it?" he told the newspaper. The Thai couple reported the loss to the transport company and Sia was waiting for them when they arrived to claim the money. The report did not say what the couple were doing with such a large sum.

The driver received an undisclosed cash reward from the grateful couple, whose names have been withheld, and the company also plans to give him an award for good service.
"Finding one million dollars in cash is not an everyday affair and in fact, we wonder how many people would have possibly been tempted" to pocket it, company spokeswoman Tammy Tan told AFP. "We are immensely proud of him and are glad that the passengers recovered their money."

It was the most valuable item returned by a cabbie working for the company. In 2009, another taxi driver returned five kilograms (11 pounds) of gold bars worth Sg$377,000.

If only we had many more people like this in our society. (sigh)

NEWBORN BABY KILLED BY BITE FROM FAMILY DOG

 

Newborn baby boy Harry Harper died after he was bitten just once by his family's Jack Russell dog in their home, police have confirmed.

Tragic eight-day-old Harry died from his injuries after the pet pooch snapped at the lad who was staying at his grandparents' home.

Police and ambulance crews rushed to the semi-detached property in Woodside Road, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire, just after 8am yesterday.

Harry's mother Mikayla, 19, was staying with her parents, Gordon Bell, 42, and Teresa, 40, when the attack happened.

The little lad was rushed to The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, but despite desperate attempts to revive him he died soon after being admitted.

Police today stood guard outside the grandparents' three-bedroom semi-detached home.

Pretty part-time model Mikayla, 19, gave birth to 7lb Harry on November 12 and posted pictures of her new baby on her Twitter page.

Posting a picture of her son wearing a cute duck baby-grow, she wrote: "My life harry 7pounds 12-11-12."

Heartbreakingly, just one day before her son was killed, proud Mikayla wrote: "Not gonna lie this little boy gets far to [sic] many kisses."

Today, dozens of friend's of gran Teresa, who has six children, rushed to comfort her with touching messages on her Facebook page.

Louise Boden wrote: "I'm so so sorry for your loss my heart goes out to all of you Xxxx"

Niki Yeomans added: "Such a sad time my thoughts and love go to all of you. There's nothing we can say to take it away but we are here if you need us! All our love n prayers xx"

Tragically, just a week earlier friends had been flocking to the same page to congratulate Teresa on the birth of her grandson.

Luke Norton-Smith wrote: "Congratulations Nanny and Granddad Bell, hope your all okay? Well done to Mikayla too X"

Neighbours said that the couple, who have been married for 20 years, had been celebrating the birth of the toddler just a week before.

A man, who did not want to be named, said: "It's absolutely tragic, they seemed absolutely made up at getting a grandson last week and for this to happen, it's just devastating.

"You can't imagine what they must be going through."

Police said a postmortem to establish the exact cause of death had yet to take place but that investigations were ongoing.

Detective Chief Inspector Neil Jamieson, of West Mercia Police, said: "Our investigation is ongoing but it appears that the baby died as a result of a dog bite.

"The dog in question was a family pet - a Jack Russell - and this animal has been put down.

"A postmortem will be taking place to establish the exact cause of this baby's death but at this stage it does appear to be a tragic accident.

"With an investigation ongoing, there is no further comment I can make on this matter apart from to say that all our thoughts are with the family of the baby at this extremely sad time."

Source: Y! News

May his gentle little soul rest in peace :(

BLOCKBUSTER x_x

So... who blocked 'em colors best? /:) Some pretty nice combos here though but others, -__-. (lol)

GIRLS

I think I see Katy Perry and Hilary Duff tho :|

GUYS

 

MAKE-UP OR MADE-UP ??? 0_o

So I stumbled upon this pic on someone's blog and just had to share. This is supposed to be a 'before-and-after' pic. 
Ladies, help me out. I know make-up conceals a lot and all but don't y'all think this is a tad bit out of its power?
Let me know what's up. Guys too... :D

JENNIFER LOPEZ'S AFTER-BOTOX PHOTO: HOT OR NOT?

I just stumbled upon a recent picture of J-Lo in France after a recent face-lift operation (aka Botox) and she's looking pretty Asian to me. What do you think of it?

CORPSE FOUND IN ARIK AIR PLANE INBOUND FROM JFK, NY

The dead body of a young Nigerian man was discovered yesterday Friday October 26th in the wheel well, the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air aircraft, after it returned from a flight to New York, United States.

One of the airline’s officials who spoke to ThisDay said the deceased might have hidden himself in the wheel well for days and was crushed to death while the flight was airborne to the JF Kennedy Airport, New York, from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The official who spoke to THISDAY said the dead body was found during a check on the aircraft panel as it was being prepared for another flight and that the undercarriage compartment of the Airbus A340-500 is big enough to accommodate a person, besides the space for the tyres.

“He probably might have hidden himself there some days and died while the aircraft was on its way to New York. We found him when we were doing checks on the panel; the aircraft probably came back with him dead,” the official said.

The source said that it is out of ignorance that people hide in the wheel well and plan to stowaway because “the compartment is not pressurised like the cabin of an aircraft and it is not heated, so survival is rare even if the person is not crushed by the wheels.”

Pilots and aeronautical engineers familiar with the wheel well compartment said it is roomy enough to contain a human being, but it is highly unlikely that any one who hid there would come out alive after a flight that took several hours due to lack of oxygen.

The official attributed the incident to porous security at the airport, noting that “if having access to the airside is stringently prohibited, anybody that is not an official of airlines, handling companies and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria would not gain access to the tarmac.”

Another source said: “The security at the airport is very bad and that explains why somebody can gain access to the airside and inside the aircraft and no one will know.

Security around the cargo area is even worse and from there anybody can take anything into the tarmac. Now, it is a human being that is smuggled in; one day a dangerous object will be smuggled in.”

THISDAY investigations revealed that stowaways connive with ground handling companies to access the airside and the wheel well.

“The handling company workers and the security operatives indulge in a lot of illicit activities at the airport and over the years there have been efforts to put a check on such excesses but every effort has so far failed,” said another source.

Source: THISDAY

NIGERIAN MODEL DIES AFTER FAILED BUTTOCKS ENLARGEMENT OPERATION

Claudia

 

A woman who called herself the ‘Black Madam’ will stand trial on murder charges for allegedly performing illegal buttocks-enhancing procedures on a Nigerian-born woman, Claudia Aderotimi who later died in her Philadelphia hotel.

A judge upheld third-degree murder charges during a preliminary hearing today against Padge Windslowe, 40.
The ruling comes after a friend of the dancer testified today that she and 20-year-old Claudia Aderotimi came to Philadelphia last year and had their buttocks enlarged.

Windslowe’s defense attorney argued that both girls knew his client was not a real doctor as they had visited her for the injections before.

Theresa Gyamfi said the ‘Black Madam’ gave them silicone injections in their hotel room — but then fled when Aderotimi went into respiratory distress.

A doctor testified that the industrial-grade, not medical grade, silicone went to Aderotimi’s blood, liver, lungs and brain.
 

She was rushed to a Delaware County hospital in an ambulance, but died within hours of a pulmonary embolism, according to the doctor.

But defense lawyer Christopher Mannix said he will challenge those medical conclusions at trial, along with allegations his client performed the injections.
 

The Philadelphia Inquirer said that prosecutors told the court she painted herself out to be a medical professional when she administered a series of injections to the two women. This was the second time the woman went to Windslowe, paying $1,800 to $2,300 a time to have their butts enlarged.

Dead ‘Claudia Aderotimi’ believed a ‘bigger booty’ would help her to appear in more music videos, according to her distraught friends..

Girls Beware!!!

Black Madam

DIDDY IN CAR ACCIDENT

Diddy was left lying injured on the ground on Wednesday after his SUV was crashed in a dramatic car  accident.

Pictures show the rapper, real name Sean Combs, slumped on the floor as he recovered after his chauffeur-driven Cadillac Escalade collided with a Lexus RX vehicle. Diddy’s luxury vehicle was left crushed and undriveable, and had to be towed away after the smash at the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

The windscreen was smashed and the front of the car caved in. The airbags were activated and parts of the vehicle littered the ground. The 42-year-old was so shaken by the crash that he was seen lying down on the grass beside his vehicle.

He was accompanied by record label boss Andre Hurrell, who helped him to his feet. A second passenger was also seen sprawled on the lawn beside the music mogul.

Despite complaining of unspecified pain Diddy refused to go in an ambulance, and told authorities he would ‘seek his own medical attention,’ according to police.

The driver of the Lexus received unspecified injuries and was taken to a hospital.
It is believed that employees of the upmarket hotel rushed to the aid of Diddy and his fellow passenger, who were then escorted through the hotel lobby.
Officers raced to the scene and took details from the passengers, including Diddy.