In Honor

In honor of the purpose of my blog, which is to think big and outside of the box (neither of which I have done), I've decided to include all things BIG. Some of it is nerdy, some cool, mostly random and silly. So here goes. THINK BIG EVERYONE!

BIGgest Land Mammal:
Hellooo African elephant. Did you know that female elephants (cows) remain pregnant for about 22 months?! Us humans complain about a measly 9 months. Imagine morning sickness for about a year..yum.

BIGgest (tallest) building : (For now. They're building an even taller building in Dubai)

Taipei 101 , Taiwan. Height: very tall. lots of stories filled with things to do and shop (especially for women)

BIGgest mall in the world:

South China Mall (where else?) in Dongguan, China. 7 million sq ft. That's roughly a small country in itself.

BIGgest University (in terms of enrollment):
Allama Iqbal Open University (1.9 million enrolled) in Pakistan. This picture is just a small section of the campus.

BIGgest blog (as rated by Technorati.com with the most number of fans. They also received an award for Lifetime achievement (err why?) and Best Group Blog in 2006) I should include Tila Tequila or something but even spelling her name out makes me feel dumber so I'm not going to do that.

www.boingboing.net


Shall post more BIG facts later. Any burning desires for big things? I like to ask questions like that even though roughly 2-3 people have read my blog so far.

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More BIG stuff

Best Websites of 2008 (so this would go under the category of BIGest / popular websites of 2008)

Times magazine has listed the Top 50 Websites of 2008. Some of them like the one above are very useful. The image above is of Gasbuddy.com where volunteers post updated gas prices in their area. Very useful for travel and such. Others include AfricaGadget where interesting things that are happening in Africa are written about (there's a lot more to Africa than Darfour, and Mugabe) I also highly recommend Omiru.com. Fashion at a value (it's designed for both men and women)

According to the Times article:

"Focused on "real style for real people," Omiru doesn't just tell you what the fashion trends are — it helps you figure out what actually looks good on you. High-waisted pants aren't flattering on most people (in fact, 70% of people polled by Omiru won't be wearing them this year, even though they're back in style), but horizontal stripes can be (they don't make you look fat if they're narrow). The site recommends dresses for curvy petites and accessories for your little black dress. Sure, tips like these are sprinkled throughout more mainstream fashion sites like Glam and Style, but Omiru's laser focus on practical fashion advice makes it a don't-miss."

That's it for this post. I'll look up other cool big stuff later on (again to my many readers :) )