Thursday, September 24, 2009

Smokey the Cat

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Australia
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22 Sep 09 - An Australian cat named Smokey survived 13 shots to the head from an air rifle and then found his way home. The nine-year-old moggy turned up on his owners' doorstep bleeding from his head last week, three days after he went missing from the family home in Maryborough, central Victoria. A medical examination revealed 13 pellets lodged in his head and face.
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Monday, September 21, 2009

FOWL in the FLAT

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Bukit Senjuang Flats - Jalan Bukit Senjuang , MELAKA


Yong Chin Teck , 40-year-old unemployed man transforming his flat into a poultry farm. Local councillors had a shock when they found him living with more than 50 chickens and ducks in his apartment on the second floor. Residents has complaining about the stench and noises coming from the man’s apartment. He did it once in 2006 but stopped following complaints made against him. He has been given two weeks to stop his poultry breeding and clean up his apartment. He decided to breed the chickens and ducks and sell them to villagers for Hari Raya. Each live bird was sold for RM10.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Tallest 2010 - Sultan Kosen

> A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured. Guinness World Records said that 8 foot 1 inch (2.47 meter) Sultan Kosen, from the town of Mardin in eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches (2.57 meters), Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm his height.
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BOB the Bull

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Bachok - Kelantan
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Malaysia’s biggest bull - standing 183cm , 1.5 tonnes
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Bob, six-years-old , cannot find a mate that can withstand his frame, which is bigger than a mid-sized family saloon car. His owner tried to get him to mate twice, but both times, the cows died because their backs broke when he mounted them. Apart from sex, size presents other problems for Bob. The bull needed up to a minute to get up due to his weight.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009