BERSIH 3.0: THE IMPORT OF RIOT CULTURE INTO MALAYSIA

These images above are definitely NOT a Malaysian culture. We are a multi-racial, multi-religion nation, who have learnt to accept and tolarate each other for at least half a century since MERDEKA. Why bring in a negative foreign culture?

I really don't get what BERSIH is trying to achieve by bringing in this culture of riot into our blessed nation. Clean and Fair election... how?? Through violence and creating unrest among the people?? Well, let's recall the last General Election (GE12) in 2008 and try to understand what are they really protesting about.

During GE-12 in 2008, the ruling party BN (although not defeated) suffered a rather humiliating result. 

• BN lost control of two money-making states, which are Selangor and Penang. 
• They also lost two culturally-rich states, which are Perak and Kedah. 
• They failed to regain control of Kelantan 
• Thay would also have lost Kuala Lumpur, if it's not for Kuala Lumpur being a federal territory. 
• In that same election, BN saw some of their political giants fell, including Datuk Seri S Samy Velu (The then President of MIC, who was also Road and Transport Minister), Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon (The then President of Gerakan, who was also Chief Minister of Penang).
• BN also lost their two-third majority in parliment, which they have enjoyed since independance.

I wonder why BERSIH or the opposition parties did not protest these results? If we claimed that the election is not clean and fair, then it should also be the same for elections in Selangor, Penang, Perak, Kedah, Kelantan and Kuala Lumpur. Why recognize the results where Pakatan Rakyat (PR) won and don't recognize the result where PR lost? If we are really protesting a 'corrupt' system. We should not even be in that system. We should demand for the system to be changed. Why participate in the system - support it if we won, protest against it if we lose?? Isn't that hypocrisy? 

A special body have also been setup to review and suggest improvement plans for our current election mechanics, all of what BERSIH 2.0 has demanded for. The opposition leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is also part of that special body.

What are their demands?

2011 BERSIH 2.0 - demanded for these 8 items.

1. Clean up the Electoral List - Demand Met! Election Commission (EC) have done a massive clean up in the electoral list. Ironically, areas that seem to have a high number of discrepencies are those areas that PR won in the last election. EC have also been asking for list of discrepencies for the public if they pick up any, so EC can look into it. At the same time, EC have agreed to fully enforce the current law to punish those who gave false perticulars to vote.

2. Reform the Postal Votes - Demand Met! Malaysian Citizen can now vote from abroad if there resides outside of Malaysia.

3. Usage of the Permanent Ink - Demand Met! EC have already approved this and it will be used in the up coming election.

4. Press and Media Freedom - Demand Met! EC have agreed to give media access to all parties and candidates who is taking part in the election.

5. Extend the campaign period to a minimum 21 days - Demand Met! Although not to 21 days, but EC have agreed to extend the campaigning period from current 7 days to 10 days.

6. Improve Public Institutions - Demand Met! Although this is not directly related to election mechanics, but continuous visible efforts have been put in place to improve all public institutions.

7. Eliminate Corruption - Demand Met! Although this is not directly related to election mechanics, but government have always been serious about this. It is more obvious when recently many high profile cases have been brought to court and many monitoring system have also been put in place to combat corruptions.

8. Stop Dirty Politics - Unsure what this demand is referring to?


2012 BERSIH 3.0 - And what are their demands?


Same demands!? Why are they demanding for things that has already been met??

It is clear now that BERSIH has very little to do with election. This really got people asking, what are they ACTUALLY protesting about? What is the hidden agenda behind that yellow banner? 

Here's a theory - The person leading the BERSIH is none other then Datuk Ambiga, who many believed to have ulterior motives (even beyond politics) to bring in the sexual freedom into Malaysia under the umbrella of Sexualiti Merdeka. Maybe she knows that if the opposition is successful in capturing Putrajaya and form the federal government, then Sexualiti Merdeka will definitely be welcomed into the country on a red carpet.

In a press statement, Ambiga tried to be politically-correct by saying :

"I am mindful of the position of the major religions as to the issue of homosexuality. But this does not mean that we cannot show understanding and sensitivity to a marginalized community who suffer oppression and mental and even physical abuse, because of who they are. It does not mean that we have a right to treat them badly and to attack them mercilessly. It doesn't mean that they have no right.  The recent reaction (even to the extent of calling them animals) underscores precisely the point"

 (To read Ambiga's full press statement, click here)

Here's a text message from one of the participant of BERSIH, proving its link to Sexualiti Merdeka.

I wrote about Sexualiti Merdeka and LGBT group a few weeks ago in my blog. And my stand on that is very clear. Here's what I would say to Datuk Ambiga...

Dear Ambiga, 

No one is talking about their right to own a house in Malaysia, no one is talking about their right to earn an honest living, no one is talking about their right to vote, no one is talking about their right to travel, no one is talking about their right to shop or cook or make friends. They continue to enjoy those rights!

But we are denouncing their so-called 'right' to practice and promote homosexual in a nation that denouces homosexuality!! How can we support something that Allah and His prophets has already denounced clearly?? By you suggesting that we accept this is already an insult!!

(To read my article about Sexualiti Merdeka and LGBT, click here).

Opposition Leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is also in the frontline to support Ambiga in her cause. But instead of riding on BERSIH for his own political milage last Saturday, Anwar was caught on video as the person responsible for turning the rally from a peaceful one into a violence one.

Watch this..............

The video showed the protestors group on one side were chanting peacefully and the police group on the other side were just looking. Both groups were devided by police barricade and the situation were under control.

Until Anwar signaled to PKR Deputy President, Azmin Ali to breach the police barricade, which Azmin did!! And all hell broke lose after that. Police had to then resort to Water Canon and Tear Gas to disburse the out-of-control crowd. So, those stories we hear saying that the the violence were triggered by police SBs posing themselves as BERSIH crowd, were completely false.

Unless if we are saying that Anwar and Azmin are police SBs!! Hmmmm.... are they??


During a press conference later, Anwar was openly questioned by one participant of BERSIH itself. Questions that Anwar find it difficult to answer.


Watch this.................

This is definitely NOT a Malaysian culture!

SO, STOP IMPORTING NEGATIVE FOREIGN CULTURE INTO MALAYSIA!!

ABDUCTED - HELP FIND NAYATI !!

Friday, 27th April 2012 - There has been another abduction! This time, it is 12 year-old Nayati Shamelin Moodlier, who is currently still missing. Nayati is a student in Mont' Kiara International School. He was on his way to school that Friday morning, when witnesses saw two men grabbed him into a black car at around 7:35am near his home.

 

SHOCKING!! It was just about a month ago that I wrote in my blog about the tragic end of an abduction victim, 5 year-old Nurul Nadhirah, who was found burned to death at a palm oil plantation. (For the full story on Nurul Nadhirah, click here).

I really want to do something.. but to be honest, I don't know what COULD I do help. Where do I start looking to Nayati??

Well, let me start by writing this blog, hoping that maybe some of my readers have some information to help this poor kid and of course his worried family.

Nayati's Description

Hair : Dark hair

Eye Colour : Dark Brown

Height : 1.5 meter

Weight : 45kg

Nayati's family and friends has setup a dedicated FACEBOOK page in their effort to find Nayati. If you have any information, please share that information at this page

www.facebook.com/PleaseHelp UsToFindNayatiMoodliar.

Nayati's parents - Sham and Janice have also pleaded for the safe return of their only son. 

"Please return our son. We do not want any trouble. It is not too late to let him go. We won't press charges. Please give us our son back!" 
pleaded Sham.

Police advised anyone with information of the whereabout of Nayati to contact the Travers Police Station at 03-22824222 or ASP Erwansyah at 019-3849480.

You can also call 013-681 6085.

SPREAD THE WORD! HELP FIND NAYATI!!

I will keep my blog updated as and when I get anything else about Nayati. Meanwhile, let's continue to pray for the safe return of Nayati to his family.

STORY OF A TWISTED DEATH

Some of my favorite TV series are the investigation kind. CSI, Law & Order, Castle and NCIS to name a few. I am always drawn into how the cases were investigated and the twists and dramas of those TV series. Sometimes the twist are so mind-boggling that it made me said "Whatttt???" : )

But this post is NOT about the TV series - it is about a real story of a twisted death. Those TV series are obviously fiction, but have you ever wonder how close those TV series are to our real life?

A friend of mine, Heni, recently shared a story she found in some magazine titled "Murder or Suicide". The story is so twisted that I had to read it twice to fully understand what happened. 

Let me try to put it in my own words...

It's a story about a man named Ronald Opus, who tried to commit suicide by jumping off the top of a 10-story building. Ronald left a suicide note indicating what he was about to do and then he jumped!

Was he successful in his suicide attempt? Yes, but not as how he had intended it to be.

Twist 1: When Ronald jumped off that 10-story building, he had no idea that a safety net have just been installed below the 8th floor to protect some building workers.

Phew!! So, the safety net that was installed should have saved Ronald's life, right? 

Twist 2: The safety net should have saved Ronald's life, BUT.... while he was falling passed the 9th floor, a bullet passed through the window and hit him, causing him to die an instant death while his lifeless body continued to land softly on the safety net.

Police investigation later reveals that an elderly man was arguing with his wife at the 9th floor at the time Ronald jumped off the building. The elderly man had a shotgun pointed at his wife while they vigorously argued. Out of rage, the elderly man suddenly pulled the trigger and the shotgun exploded. The bullet, however, missed his wife completely and went through the window instead, just as Ronald Opus passes by their window. What a timing!!

When police questioned the elderly couple later, they were both adamant that the shotgun was not loaded. The elderly man admitted that he has a long standing habit of threatening his wife with an unloaded shotgun every time they argue. A habit that his wife has gotten used to and she confirmed her husband's story. They were both surprised when the shotgun fired that day. The elderly man don't remember ever loading the shotgun.

So who loaded the gun??

Twist 3: When police investigate the case further, a witness confirmed that he saw the couple's son loading the gun 6 weeks prior to the fatal incident. It was later learned that the mother had cut her son off any financial support. The son is obviously furious about that and knowing his father's bad habit of threatening his mother with the shotgun every time they argue, the son loaded the gun with the hope that his father would one day pull the trigger and kill his mother.

Now, are you ready for the final twist??

Twist 4: The final twist in this story is a real killer. Further investigation reveals that the elderly couple's son was indeed Ronald Opus!!! 

Due to financial stress and his continued failure to engineer his mother's murder has led Ronald to jump off the 10-story building, but only to be killed by the very bullet he himself have loaded into his father's shotgun.

The case was classified as suicide, but NOT as how it was intended to be.

Twisted isn't it???

READ ALSO:
STORY OF A WHITE FIGURE

STORY OF A HAUNTED HILL

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT???

'LGBT' and 'Sexualiti Merdeka' are not welcome!!

Prophet Muhammad SAW said :

"The worse thing I fear happening to my ummah is if they start doing the hideous things the people of Prophet Luth's did" 

(Narrated by Imam Ahmad)

Prophet Muhammad said this more than 1430 years ago. And now, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) and the 'Sexualiti Merdeka' has taken centre stage once again. 

About 3000 people recently gathered at Universiti Putra Malaysia's stadium to denounce the increasing threat posed by LGBT in Malaysia. The rally was organized by Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM) and supported by 18 other NGOs and students from eight public universities. 

Someone asked me afterwards if I support this rally against LGBT and Sexualiti Merdeka?

MY ANSWER : Of course I support the rally, because I denounce LGBT and Sexualiti Merdeka!!! 

My god!! I for one will not welcome this group into our blessed nation. It is not about human rights because humans do have rights; but this it about humans demanding their 'rights' to act like animals. All I can say is - behave like humans and I will recognize your rights, but if you want to behave like animals, I will treat you like one.

I am aware that many politicians have made statement about it (both supporting and against it). Sadly, some of those politicians supporting this movement includes those carrying royal-awarded titles like 'Datuk' and 'Datuk Seri'. Do you realize how shameful that is? Our Kings, which are the Sultans and Agong are considered as the head of the state (for Sultan) or country (for Agong). They are regarded as the supreme leaders, especially in matters effecting the religion. 

So, an individual being awarded with such titles like 'Datuk' and 'Datuk Seri' shows that that individual have been given endorsement (royal blessing) by the king. How could these individuals be allowed to continue carrying those titles (Datuk and Datuk Seri), while supporting homosexual, which is something that is CLEARLY against the Islamic principles?? This is a total disgrace to the palace and the royal families.

So, I am calling for those titles (Datuk or Datuk Seri) be stripped off those individuals supporting the homosexual for their shameful act. They might have successfully made this into their personal political mileage, but I assure you this is no political issue. 

It is a religious one!!

And not only Islam that is against homosexual, I have spoken to many Muslim Imams and friends, Christian Priests and friends, Buddha Monks and friends, Hindu Priests and friends - All the major religions in the world are in one voice about this - LGBT and 'Sexualiti Merdeka' are NOT acceptable!!

But I will not try to elaborate this from other religion's perspective. You can double-check my statement above with your own priests or monks. I will only elaborate from the perspective of Islam.

For Muslims, let's remember what happened to the people of Sadom (a race during the time of Prophet Luth). To start with, that is where the word 'Sodomy' originates, it was taken from the name of the city capital named 'Sodom', where the people of Sadom lives, a race that practices sex with the same gender.

What they did has never happened before their time. 

"And Luth. When he said to them (Sadom people), 'why are practicing this faahisyah practice that have never been done by anyone before you?? You fulfilled your lust to another man and not to women. You are truly a race that has gone overboard'. His people replied said 'Chase them (Luth and his followers) away from this city. They only pretend to be pure' " 

(Al-A'raaf, 82-82)

Prophet Luth have been tirelessly asking them to stop their hideous act and embrace the fitrah. But after many years of preaching to his people with no avail, finally Prophet Luth, in frustration asked for Allah to destroy this race before their practices spread to other cities.

Sadom people were destroyed gruesomely. It is said that Angel Jibrail lifted the earth on where the city of Sodom stood, turn it upside down and smashed it back to the ground. The location is near the Dead Sea. 

Dead Sea

Ruins of the city can still be found until today as a reminder to us!!

And if the LGBT people thinks that they are not posing any harm to others - they are wrong! Allah's fury will effect everyone, including those condoning homosexual (even if they themselves do not practice the act).

ASTRO!! OH.. ASTRO!!

I can say that I am one of Astro's loyal customers. I have been a subscriber since I started working way back then, but it frustrates me sometimes.

Question 1: How long have Astro been in operation? It was launched in 1996.. that is 16 years!!

Question 2: How often does it rain in Malaysia? Everyday!!

(Ok.. maybe not EVERY-day, but about 15 days a month.. sounds about right?)

If you still have to ask what is the relation between my Question 1 and Question 2 - then I am guessing that you are not an Astro subscriber. So, let me point out that Astro signal gets interrupted EVERY time it rains!

Can you believe that even after almost 2 decade in operation, Astro still could not guarantee an uninterrupted service for their paying customers??

Yes, customers paid for the subscription.. for the service.

Astro is very quick to bar the subscription for those customers who neglected to pay their subscription bill. Well, I have nothing against that. 

But what happen when the customer frequently get interrupted service? Perhaps, Astro should start giving rebate to their customers every time they suffer interrupted service.. How about that?

I think that's fair!!

TIBAI - What A Catchy Name!

Election fever is definitely in the air now.

Actually, I never intended for my blog to be a political one. However, the latest news in the political front really caught my attention - that is the establishment of an organization called 'TIBAI', which if we translate it into English means 'Bash Up'. Hehe.... 

TIBAI is actually an acronym made up from Malay words:

'Tolak Individu Bernama Anwar Ibrahim',

Translated in English as 'Denounce That Individual Named Anwar Ibrahim'.

And that individual being referred to in the acronym is none other than Anwar Ibrahim, the current opposition leader in the Malaysian politics.

The ironic thing about this is - TIBAI is not formed by Anwar's political enemies, but it is actually formed by people who used to be strong supporters of Anwar Ibrahim. Some of them have gone through hardship and have even been arrested for the violence they participated in support of Anwar Ibrahim before. 

Well, of course NOW they can consider themselves as Anwar's political enemies.

Big names in the leadership of TIBAI includes... 

Zaid Md Arip 

(Ex-PKR member and a strong reformist since the 'Reformasi' era in 1998)

Senator Ezam Mohd Noor 

(Ex-PKR Youth Chief and one of the founder of PKR)

YB Zulkifli Nordin 

(Kulim-Bandar Baru MP, who is also one of the lawyer who defended Anwar Ibrahim in his sodomy case in 1998)

Datuk S Nalakaruppan 

(Long time friend to Anwar Ibrahim)

YB Wee Chong Keong 

(Wangsa Maju MP) 

Anuar Shaari 

(Ex-PKR member and former Private Secretary to Anwar Ibrahim)

Ruslan Kassim 

(Ex-PKR Information Chief)

Aminah Abdullah 

(Ex-PKR Woman Chief in Penang)

Rahimi Osman 

(Former assistance to Anwar Ibrahim)

Actually, for political observers in Malaysia, the formation of TIBAI news did not really come as a big surprise. But the name is very catchy indeed!

It is a known fact that the opposition, especially PKR, has been hit with leadership crisis since a few years ago, which saw many of their top guns abandoning the party.

Anwar's personal problems like the sodomy case and the video (purportedly) showing him having sex with a Chinese prostitute, be it politically-motivated or not, did not help the worsening situation of his party.

Anwar Ibrahim is indeed a public figure in Malaysia, who needs very little introduction. His rebellious nature is well-known to friends and foes since the 70s, where he often led his fellow university students to protest against the government. 

But his stand against the government later changed drasticcally when the then Education Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir (now Tun) took a bold move to invite Anwar into UMNO. Mahathir's move raised eye brows among friends and foes alike. And Anwar's decision to accept Dr Mahathir's invitation shocked them even more. Overnight, Anwar's protest against the government has suddenly changed to being a strong support.

Anwar's support for Dr Mahathir and  the BN government was so strong that his political rivals at that time, who are members of PAS and DAP, labelled him as Ultra-Malay! And  Anwar in return labelled PAS and DAP as extremist!

When Dr Mahathir became the 4th Prime Minister, Anwar was also making his way up the ranks of UMNO and eventually landed himself in the Deputy Premier seat after his controversial victory against the late Tun Ghaffar Baba.

Anwar was seen as the political son to Dr Mahathir and Anwar was set to take over the premiership from his 'father' to become the next Prime Minister, when the un-thinkable happened - Rumors of Anwar's sexual orientation surfaced!!

The rumors started from among the oppositions when PAS member, Mat Sabu, called Anwar as 'Anwar Al-Juburi' in one of his ceramah. This was then echoed by other opposition leaders like Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh. They demanded for Anwar's removal from the Malaysian cabinet.

The rumors grew stronger by the day and it finally penetrated into UMNO. This led to a historical event in Malaysian politics, when Dr Mahathir sacked Anwar in 1998 as the Deputy Prime Minister and removed him from the cabinet and UMNO as well.

Everyone remembered how irony that episode was -- Anwar was sacked by the very person who invited him into UMNO and helped him up the rank -- his very own political father -- Dr Mahathir.

It reminded everyone of the ever popular film "Anakku Sazali", by the lagendary P Ramlee.

That marked another turning point in Anwar political life. And like before, within overnight, his stand on the government changes drastically once again. PAS and DAP leaders, who used to label him as 'Anwar Al-Juburi' and who started the whole rumors about Anwar's sexual orientation, has now become his political ally.

While his former friends and allies, who have been with him throughout the many changes in his political life has now formed TIBAI, which aims to expose the 'Real Anwar' to Malaysian and the world.

Let's see what they have got hidden in the closet......

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT????

Last night, I had the shock of my life!! Here's what happened... 

Let me start from the beginning.

I work in an outsourcing company which supports clients in the US. My work hours has to also follow the US hours, which in Malaysia will start at night and ends just before the sun comes out. So, driving at 3 or 4 in the morning is a norm for me.

Yesterday at around 3 in the morning, one of my colleague, Mirza, invited me to go for a drink at a nearby mamak shop. So, we drove off in my car to Padang Kota Corner in Kota Damansara. I just had 'teh tarik', while Mirza helped himself to 'mee goreng mamak' and a glass of 'teh tarik'.

Shortly after, a few other colleagues from the office also joined us - Sachein, Kavitha, Edgar, Sri, Mansor, Shargunan and Mahen. They order food and drink - it is our 'lunch time' anyway. After a while, Mirza and I excused ourselves as our break time is almost over. 

We were driving back from the mamak shop going back to the office along Persiaran Tropicana, when suddenly something caught my eye - I saw a huge WHITE FIGURE among the trees just in front of us.

I slowed down my car...

"What in the world is that!!!???" I exclaimed, with eyes wide opened. 

"Mirza, are you seeing what I am seeing??", I asked.

"Yes, I think so...", replied Mirza with a bit of a trempling voice.

"What is that??" Mirza asked.

Well, before I continue, let me share with you that Persiaran Tropicana road is often regarded as the 'back road' that connects Kota Damansara and Bandar Utama. At 4am, there weren't a lot of cars or people around. In fact, there were none at that time.

Panic starts to kick in!

But weirdly, instead of driving off - I braved myself, took out my camera and started taking pictures.

  

While I was taking pictures, suddenly Mirza said to me "Look! there's another one!"

We saw another white figure on another tree nearby. In fact, we spotted a few more after that.

It did not move, just wavering in the same spot in the tree. We decided to get down from the car, and started walking towards the figure.

After closer inspection, we discovered that the 'white figures' were actually wrapping plastics from a nearby contruction site that got stuck on the trees................

PHEW!! : )

NOTE :

Hehehe... actually, I already knew those were wrapping plastics as I already saw it earlier during the day. I just decided to add some "suspense" in my writing for your reading pleasure : ) : )

If I really saw an unknown white figure in the trees at 4 in the morning, do you really think I would stop and take pictures?? I DON'T THINK SOOOOOO...

But jokes aside, if someone who did not know that those were wrapping plastics and suddenly happens to pass by this road at 4 in the morning... Seeing those "white figure among the trees" could easily give them a heart attack, don't you agree?

So, the next time you happen to drive along Persiaran Tropicana road -- be careful!!


READ ALSO:
STORY OF A WHITE FIGURE

STORY OF A HAUNTED HILL
STORY OF A TWISTED DEATH

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

I am very delighted today when I opened my blog and I realized that my blog have hit 1,000 pageviews today, which is less than a month since I started. This number may not seem very big as compared to the likes of celebrities blogs, but every visit means a lot to me and I would want to make your visit as meaningful as possible. I thank you for your support! :)

I started my blog less than a month ago on 21 March, simply out of interest to put my thoughts into written words. My tag line is "capturing the moments on matters that matters to me..". Hence the reason I name my blog as MY WORLD. 

My first entry was 'Entering the Blogging world' (To read that entry, click here)

And I have been writing ever since. But I noticed that a few of my entries received more visitors than others. Some popular ones includes:

• The news about the death of the Prince of Perak (click here)

• My own experience of being part of a passerby effect (click here)

• A friend's nightmare of being accused of someone else's crime (click here)

As I browse through other blogs, I realized that many bloggers has their own blog identity and they write about topics that relates to that identity - be it about family, social, politics, education, news or entertainment. 


But I have to admit that I am yet to find my true identity in this blogging world. So, I continue to write about topics that comes to my mind - randomly. If you have any suggestion on what you think I should write about - simply drop me a line.


Once again thank you for your support. 

REVISITED: SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Have you heard of the "Seven Wonders of the World"? Do you know that there is an ANCIENT list and a NEW list of the Seven Wonders of the world?

Well, I have heard of the original (now known as ancient) list since I was a child. It is compiled in the middle ages and it listed seven most remarkable natural wonders and man-made structures in the world. The original members of this list are...

1. Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt
2. Hanging Garden of Babylon
3. Statue of Zeus in Olympia
4. Temple of Artemis in Ephesus
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Harlicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria.

However, from the seven members in the list, only the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt survived until today. Others in the list no longer in existence. 

In 2001, and initiative was carried out to re-visit the list and identify wonders in the world that still exist. After a worldwide survey and after much deliberation, a new list was finally announced in 2007.

From there, the earlier (original) list is now known as "The Seven Wonders of The ANCIENT World". While the new list announced in 2007 is known as "The NEW Seven Wonders of the World".

Ironically, the new list of seven wonders -- has eight members!!

Here are the NEW Seven Wonders of the World:

1. The Great Wall of China in China -- is a series of fortification walls, generally built along the east-to-west line across the historical northern border of China to protect the Chinese Empire from any intrusion. It is famously built between 220-206 BC by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.

2. Petra in Jordan -- is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduit system. It is establish during the 6th century BC as the capital city of Nabataens. It is located in the slopes of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Wadi Araba. The BBC has named Petra as one of 'the 40 places you have to see before you die'.

3. Christ the Redeemer in Brazil -- Is a statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue is located at the peak of the 700-meter Corcovado mountain of Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. It was constructed between 1922 - 1931 and has become a well-known icon for Rio de Janeiro.

  

4. Machu Picchu in Peru -- is a pre-Columbian 15th Century Inca site, located in the Cusco region of Peru. Most archaeologist believe that Machu Picchu was build as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438 - 1472). It is often regarded as the 'Lost City of the Incas'. The site remains 'lost' to the outside world until 1911. and it has been a great tourist attraction ever since.

5. Chichen Itza in Mexico -- is located in the eastern portion of Yucatan state in Mexico. It is believed to have been built between 700AD and 900AD. It is a focal point in the northern Maya lowlands from the Late Classic era (c. 600AD - 900AD) to the Early Postclassic era (c. 900AD - 1200AD). Chichen Itza is likely to have been one of the mystical great cities, or Tollans.

6. Colosseum in Italy -- Is regarded as one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. Its constructions begin in 72AD during the rule of emperor Vespasian, and completed in 80AD under the rule of Titus. The Colosseum can host about 50,000 spectators and was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunt, execution and dramas.   

7. Taj Mahal in India -- is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 - 1653, in memory of his 3rd wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as  "the jewel of Muslim art in India" and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.

8. The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt -- needs little introduction and is regarded as an honorary member to the NEW list as it is the only surviving member of the original list (now known as the ANCIENT list). It was built between 2560BC - 2540BC as a tomb for the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Kufu. The Great Pyramid of Giza remains as the tallest man-made structure in the world for 3,800 years, before modernization came by with its sky-scraper buildings.