5 Strangely Colored Beaches

Unless you're lucky enough to have visited some of the unique shorelines below you'll probably be used to seeing - at best - golden beaches on your travels. In fact a lot of people believe golden sands to be the only option when it comes to beaches. To prove otherwise, and to show off a few of the world's most uniquely coloured stretches of sand, we present the following selection.... Punalu'u Beach

Punalu'u Beach is the most visited of the few black sand beaches on Hawaii's Big Island and the stunningly black sand is actually volcanic rock, deposited as lava and subsequently cooled when met by the ocean.

Apparently to take any of the sand home would result in you being cursed by a volcano goddess by the name of Pele.

Papakolea Beach

One of only 2 green sand beaches in the world, the truly magnificent sight of Papakolea Beach can be experienced by travelling to Hawaii's Ka'u district.

Again, the unique colour of its sand can be attributed to volcanic activity -

specifically, the green hue belongs to the abundance of olivine crystals which have been produced as a result of a nearby cinder cone erupting and eroding.

See the beach on Google Maps.

Hyams Beach

You may need to wear your shades when visiting Hyams Beach in New South Wales, Australia, but not just due to the sun. It's not surprising after looking at photos but this sublime stretch of beach is home to the whitest sand in the world, an honour awarded by the Guinness Book of Records.

Pfeiffer Beach

The hills surrounding Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, California, are rich in Manganese Garnet.

A result of this being washed down onto the beach is the colour scheme you can see above

the entire stretch of sand has become a shifting, pink and purple canvas.

Although it's probably inedible,

I can't help picturing a bowl of Raspberry Ripple ice-cream every time I see it.

Kaihalulu

You won't find many beaches elsewhere in the world with sand as red as this one.

Kaihalulu, or Red Sand Beach, is situated on the island of Maui and can thank

the neighbouring cindercone hill for its intensely deep red appearance.

first semester ending soon?

actually im not very sure about it.

but i heard people saying there will be 5 weeks break after the first sem?

WHOA, thats like forever..

so.. you people, thinking of going for a trip?

wanna bomb your bank account?

not pocket.. its bank account..

lets have a look at this!

THE OASIS OF THE SEAS!

muahahha, i wanna goooooo....

WHOAAAA.

wanna go huh?

what a cruise.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Oasis_of_the_Seas

HAVE YOU EVER TRAVELLED AROUND AND HAVING A HEADACHE OF HAVING

NO PLACE

TO

STAY AND REST?

HOTEL FULLY BOOKED?

OR.. FOR US STUDENTS..

HOTEL RATES ARE SKY HIGH AND HAVING NO IDEA WHERE TO STAY?

HMMMMM..

if you never had this prob, oh you're lucky..

maybe im not like you, i did face this problem.

so.....

How about sleeping in a box?

This is a sleep box where Dubai, UAE would be installing 50-70 such boxes very soon.

Designed to be installed at terminals, airports and public places.

They are cheap sleepbox in case of emergency for anyone rich or poor.

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The space in the box includes bed, linen, ventilation system, alarm.

LCD TV, WiFi, space for your laptop and re chargeable phone.

Under your bed and floor there is a cupboard for your luggage.

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Payment is made at terminals who will give clients an electronic key that can be purchased for 15 minutes or for as many hours as you need.

Theo Jansen, Mister strandbeest i would like to call him.

He, the guy who brings things to life.

a person who create lives with no beating heartbeat.

a man with true passion.

a man with determination.

a man with strong believes.

and a man who hasn't forgotten or neglected Mother nature.

Mr. Jansen was born March 14, 1948, in The Hague in Netherlands.

He is a Dutch artist who builds large works which resemble skeletons of animals and are able to walk using the wind on the beaches of the Netherlands.

His animated works are a fusion of art and engineering.

He says, "The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds." in a car companytelevision commercial.

He has been working for 16 years to create sculptures that move on their own in eerily lifelike ways.

Each generation of his "Strandbeests" is subject to the forces of evolution, with successful forms moving forward into new designs. Mr Jansen's vision and long-term commitment to his wooden menagerie is as fascinating to observe as the beasts themselves.

His newest creatures walk without assistance on the beaches of Holland, powered by wind, captured by gossamer wings that flap and pump air into old lemonade bottles that in turn power the creatures' many plastic spindly legs. The walking sculptures look alive as they move, each leg articulating in such a way that the body is steady and level. They even incorporate primitive logic gates that are used to reverse the machine's direction if it senses dangerous water or loose sand where it might get stuck.

He theorizes that one day the animali will be able to evolve just like the organic beings on earth: by challenging each other. The winner will absorb the loser’s “DNA” and continue to grow and learn new things. Theo Jansen says that the creatures will one day have muscles, as well as brains complicated enough to allow them to perform complex actions.

FIRST AND FOR ALL!

HELLO PEOPLE!

Penny is on air. :D

im now back in penang.. and ya.. everyone was supposed to blog something.

i have the time now, so.. lets... get this started!

its one of the festive seasons!

so i did a simple design to wish everyone!

besides this.. hmm..

i was cracking my head on some stuffs. some stuffs related to design..

and i bet a lot of us in FNBE do too!

so i would like to share this video which i randomly got from Youtube..

ENJOY!

hope this helps IF you need it :)