Archive for February, 2008

” I am on the Top of World “

I havent been blogging since days for i was caught up with some personal problems, My Love -Z was not feeling well, He worried me a lot, but now he is fine alhamdulillah, and i cannot thank Allah enough for that.

Today, as soon as i got sometime for myself, I sat down to write a post on my page. The last last weekend i was in Toronto and visited the Worlds Largest Tower- CN Tower (553.33m), I wasn’t fascinated by it when i saw it from my car window while we were driving around Downtown Toronto,neither was i enthusiastic to see it. But Z was very keen on seeing it from inside and wanted to be on the ‘Top of the World’ …. !!!!

My Hubby has a very strange habit of not telling me where we are going, He believes in surprising me always. I dint knew till the moment we parked our car and stood before CN Tower that today we are gonna be on the Top … :-) . But wait, there was an another surprise waiting for me there, He bought tickets for the Motion theatre ride ‘Himalamazon’ about which i was absolutely scared till death. But, it was a very boring and silly ride, where we had to be seated in a room with a theatre screen before it. We were a log of a tree, to experience its journey through water/sea after been cut to where it is lumbered ,with special effects - like feeling the wind and water on our face.
A piece of advice from me - If anyone is planning to visit CN Tower then please DO NOT SIT ON THIS RIDE. Its a complete waste of money and time……. :-(

Located at a height of 342 m (1,122 ft) there is a Glass Floor and Outdoor Observation Deck. I loved this part, as i ain’t afraid of heights. I felt a little dizzy to look down under your feet, (which was the transparent glass floor) where i could see the bottom of the tower, but Z hold my hands from where i took courage to move my feet ahead. Poeple were going crazy there, lying on the floor and taking snaps. I wont dirty my clothes such a way ….. !!!!

Well, that’s not it, Sky-pod, the worlds largest Highest Public Observation deck is located at a height of 447m, The view from there at the night time was very beautiful, with lights all around. There’s an another feature which unfortunately i could not see, There’s a restaurant named ‘360′ which rotates 360 degrees every 72 minutes ….. Amazing,Isn’t it ???

It was fun, I enjoyed a lot and took a lot of snaps …. :-). Anyone who’s been there ? What are your views on it ? Did you enjoy just the same as i did ?

Planet Earth

I have been trying all along to get hold of a Blu-Ray DVD of Planet Earth, If in case you havent heard of what it is, Let me give you a small insight of it. It is a documentary series with 11 chapters about the beautiful world Allah has created which i suppose we all should see to really appreciate and admire HIS creations. It was actually started last year on BBC Channel and Discovery Channel , i guess. It became such a huge hit and success that its DVD’s and CD’s are widely available in market, Not to mention at a good BIG price. The narration by David Attenborough is the icing on the cake.  Its tagline - Prepare to see it as never before fully justifies the series which is beautifully shot and narrated.

I have no interest in Nature, whatsoever. For some reason i cannot stick on to Discover channel or Animal Planet for more than 10 mins, I know, I know, thats wrong, But thats who i am …. !!!!. But Planet Earth changed my complete outlook. I found myself staring at the TV with my huge eyes. It has 11 chapters namely: Mountains, Deserts, Great Plains, Shallow seas, Fresh water, Ocean Deep, Seasonal forests, Jungles, From Pole to Pole, Ice worlds and The underworld of mostly unexplored caves. I have till now watched Shallow seas, Jungles and From Pole to pole and cannot wait to watch the remaining chapters. Watching those clips, the wonders which i seldom knew existed, makes me always admire Allah’s world and the beauty he filed it with. Mashallah, How Glorified is Allah and so beautiful are HIS creations.

If we Humans think, we alone face the anxiety of making our ends meet, taking care of our babies in this cruel world, making our life-cycles run on thier pace then THINK AGAIN. There is a big world out there sharing the same feeling and complexities as we, the difference remaining we can speak and express and they cannot. I have seen so many birds and animals, which i swear i never saw, never thought they existed, Some were too beautiful to be real while some were too dramatic to exist … !!!!
The clips and shots which they have, i bet is what nobody has ever seen or witnessed. There is a clip in which a HUGE flock of birds were migrating as per their seasonal routines, which left me dumb-folded. I wouldnt wanna say more and ruin your surprise but It was so huge and almost covered the whole sky, How much i wanted to believe that it isnt true and is a camera trick, but It simply wasnt. It was such a lovely scene just as many others captured by the Discovery team.

I immensely Thank Allah for giving me an oppurtunity to see HIS wonders and I praise HIS creations dearly.
What do you think guys ??

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