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Back to No. 1

Back at No.1 again.....

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Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express

GW Travel Ltd is offering the longest and the most famous railway journey in the world, the Trans-Siberian Express Railway that will travel from Russia in Europe to the Orient.

There are Gold Class cabins (something like the First Class in airflights) where modern en-suite amenities. It's a luxury train itself and
You won't get bored with the long travelling time as the scenery is very captivating and if you do get bored, you could switch on the state of the art DVD/CD player, LCD screens and audio system to play your favourite songs/movies.


Highly trained chefs are available to cook your favourite dishes for all meals at their fine restaurant carriage.




For a more relaxed environment, you could hop onto the Bar carriage for socialising with other train passengers. This is the sort of travels I like to have. Admiring the scenery with the clean surrounding and see God's creation along the route.

This kind of travel doesn't come cheap either as the price tags are in the range of £3,895 (New Heritage Class) to £9,595 (Gold Class) for the Trans-Siberian Express from Moscow to Vladivostok (in Siberia) via Ulaan Baatar, the capital city of Mongolia. This trip will last for 2 weeks. Just nice for a really good break. Any sponsors?
Tags: Train, GW Travel, Trans-Siberian Express Railway, Russia, Orient, Travel, Leisure, Luxury Travel, Moscow, Vladivostok, Siberia, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia

Insurance Claims on Rare Cigars

A lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against fire among other things. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed a claim with the insurance company.

In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason: that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The lawyer sued....and won!

In delivering the ruling the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be "unacceptable fire," and was obligated to pay the claim.

Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000.00 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the "fires." But... after the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!

With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.
Tags: Lawyer, Arson, Cigar, Insurance Claim, Charlotte, North Carolina

30 Hour Famine in Malaysia

Yes, it's happening again on 15-16 September 2007!

This also marks the 10th year that World Vision Malaysia has been serving children and communities in need. Without your support, we would certainly not have been able to come this far!

In this 30-Hour Famine Camp (in Chinese), participants will be exposed to World Vision worldwide campaign in particularly how emergency relief operations are managed, how poor communities are enabled to break the cycle of poverty and how ordinary well-wishers can help people in need.

World Vision Malaysia's goals for this year's campaign:-
* Partner 10,000 donors/partners for 30-Hour Famine – “10,000 partners for Famine”

* Organise a combined bi-lingual (Mandarin and English) 30-Hour Famine at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil. In the past, the 30-Hour Famine event was held twice a year with one being conducted in Mandarin and the other in English.

* Organise the 1st 30-Hour Famine in East Malaysia, beginning with Miri, Sarawak.

West Malaysia

Date: 15 & 16 Sept 2007

Venue: Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil

Time: 12:00 noon on Saturday until 6:00pm on Sunday
East Malaysia

Date: 6 & 7 Oct 2007

Venue: Miri Indoor Stadium

Time: 12:00 noon on Saturday until 6:00pm on Sunday
You can Participate / Donate / Volunteer in this coming event (click respective links for more info).
Tags: Famine, World Vision, 30 Hour Famine, Children, Hunger, Poverty, Emergency Relief, Donors

Luxury QE2 Cruise Liner

The luxury Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner will end its cruise career by end 2008. The current owner of QE2, Cunard, has sold the cruise liner to Dubai World company for a sum of £50m.

Dubai World would station the QE2 at their prestigious Palm Jumeirah's man made island and would to turn it into a luxury hotel after refurbishment.

If you think you have missed a chance to travel on a luxury cruise liner, have no fear as Cunard has commissioned another cruise liner, Queen Mary 2. Queen Mary 2 is Cunard's flagship since year 2004. Queen Mary is a 150,000 tonne cruise liner compared to QE2 at 70,000 tonne (wow! double the size, just look at the picture).

Reading: QE2 to become luxury hotel in Dubai - The Independent

Tags: Queen Elizabeth 2, QE2, Cruise Liner, Cruise, Luxury, Cunard, Queen Mary 2, Dubai World, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

Parent - Job Description

POSITION :
Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma, Ibu, Bonda, Umi
Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop, Ayah, Bapa,

JOB DESCRIPTION :
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities! Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES :
The rest of your life must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers.

Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION :
None. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :
None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION :
Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS :
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.
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