Some buildings do not have a ground floor. The ground level begins with the first floor. This is common in buildings in the United States, Russia and China, but in Britain and Europe, most people refer to the floor above ground as the ground floor. This is the difference in terminology between the US and UK.
Category Archives: Place / Tempat
Pada kedalaman 50m (164 kaki) ada kubur di dasar Tasik Pedu. Kubur ini yang akan timbul 4-5 tahun sekali. Pembinaan Empangan Pedu mengorbankan 15 buah kampung untuk membina tasik buatan pada tahun 1969
- Dalam daerah Padang Terap, Kedah
- Tasik buatan terbesar di Kedah
- Luas : 52km persedi
- Kemuncak air kering – Julai tahun tertentu
- Tujuan pembekalan air kepada petani Kedah, Perlis dan Pulau Pinang
At a depth of 50m (164 feet) there is a grave at the bottom of Lake Pedu. This grave will appear every 4-5 years. The construction of the Pedu Dam sacrificed 15 villages to build an artificial lake in 1969
Source : Majalah 3, TV3, Sept 2024
Pada tahun 1967 hujan berterusan di Kelantan selama 10 hari
In 1967 it rained continuously in Kelantan for 10 days
source : Astro Awani
Ada lebih 150 juta bunga di “Dubai Miracle Garden’ UAE adalah taman bunga terbesar di dunia.
Dubai Miracle Garden is the largest natural flower garden in the world. It has more than 150 million flowers.
UAE bercadang membina sistem keretapi bawah laut dari Dubai ke Mumbai, India sepanjang hampir 2,000 km yang dijangka siap pada penghujung 2030
UAE has proposed a futuristic project to build a subsea rail connection to India (Mumbai) with plans for completion by the end of 2030
20 negara yang tidak ada sungai termasuk Arab Saudi
20 countries which have no river
Selepas 7 bulan perang Hamas-Israel, Pegawai PBB melaporkan kemusahan Gaza memerlukan 14 tahun untuk membersihkan 37 juta tan serpihan runtuhan bangunan jika 100 lori digunakan sehari. 70 Ribu bangunan musnah, 290 ribu rosak termasuk sekolah hospital, Gereja, Masjid dan tempat bersejarah. Rm188 billion kos baik pulih diperlukan (7 Okt 2023 – 3 Mei 2024)
After 7 months of the Hamas-Israeli war, UN officials reported that the Gaza conflict would take 14 years to clear 37 million tons of building debris if 100 trucks were used a day. 70 thousand buildings were destroyed, 290 thousand were damaged including schools, hospitals, churches, mosques and historical places. Rm188 billion in repair costs are required (7 Ocktober 2023 – 3 May 2024)
Ibu bapanya telah meninggal tetapi katanya “mereka masih kekal berada di depan rumah di dalam Google Maps”
Penjara bagi mereka-mereka yang tidak bersalah, itulah zoo
The place where all the prisoner are innocent, it is zoo
Penduduk terbesar di dunia ialah (1) China 1.41 billion, (2) India 1.39 billion, (3) US 336 juta, (4) Indonesia 279 juta. Penduduk paling sedikit adalah Vatican City seramai 764 orang seluas 0.405 km2 (100 Ekar)
The largest population in the world is (1) China 1.41 billion, (2) India 1.39 billion, (3) US 336 million, (4) Indonesia 279 million. The small population is Vatican City with 764 people in an area of 0.405 km2 (100 Acres)
Sehari, 24 juta orang menaiki 12,817 keretapi di India, jumlah ini bersamaan 4 kali ganda rakyat Singapura
In a day, 24 million peoples board 12,817 trains in India, this number is equivalent to 4 times the number of Singaporeans
26 lorong lebuh raya paling lebar iaitu Katy Freeway di Houstan, Texas di US tetapi di China, Expressway G4 Beijing – Hong Kong – Macao, kenderaan yang berbaris untuk membayar tol menyebabkan 50 lorong terhasil
26 lanes of the widest expressway is the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas in the US but in China, Expressway G4 Beijing – Hong Kong – Macao, vehicles lined up to pay tolls resulting in 50 lanes
Ketika semua orang dipindahkan dari sebuah pulau, seorang wanita Juana Maria tertinggal kapal, dia hidup seorang diri di sebuah pulau (San Nicholas Island) selama 18 tahun (1935 – 1953), sebelum diselamatkan
Novel ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’ diterbitkan oleh Scott O’Dell. Dia dikata tertinggal kapal kerana pergi mencari anaknya untuk dibawa bersama ketika dalam proses pemindahan penduduk pulau tersebut
Juana Maria, left behind during an evacuation, lived alone in San Nicholas Island for 18 years. A novel titled ‘Island of the Blue Dolphin’s (1960) by Scott O’Dell is based on this story.
Sealand, ‘negara’ terkecil di dunia, saiz separuh padang bola, mempunyai kerajaan sendiri, mata wang sendiri, passport sendiri dan pasukan bola sendiri. Penduduknya berjumlah 27 orang
Sebenarnya ia tidak diikhtiraf sebagai sebuah negara pun.
Sealand, is a smallest ‘country’ in the world, size half of the football pitch. It has its own government, currency, passport & even a soccer team with population 27 people. Actually is unrecognised as a country
https://sealandgov.org/en-as/pages/the-story
Di tengah-tengah padang pasir dan gurun di Wadi Al-Hitan, Mesir, ditemui tulang ikan paus berumur kira-kira 43 juta tahun
In Egyption Desert in Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale fossil found estimated aged about 43 million years old
Jalan Raya di Sweden mempunyai 1 lorong, dimana kereta elektrik yang melaluinya akan dicaj semasa sedang dipandu
Roads in Sweden have a lane, electrified road to charge electric vehicles passing through will be charged while being driven
Mehran Karimi Nasseri, terperangkap, tidak boleh keluar, terpaksa menghabiskan hidupnya selama 18 tahun di terminal lapangan terbang di Perancis dari tahun 1988 – 2006 kerana masalah passport.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri living in Charles de Gaulle airport, France for 18 years since 1988 to 2006. A film titled The Terminal produced by Steven Spielberg bases of this true story and received $250,000 as inspiration for Dreamworks’ new film The Terminal but still sleeps on the plastic bench
Steven Spielberg menghasilkan filem ‘The Terminal’ dibintangi Tom Hanks berdasarkan kisah benar ini. Dia menerima 250,000 dolar dari Steven Spielberg sebagai ganjaran jalan cerita.
Soirce : Majalah Mastika
Sejak dibuka pada 1971, lebih 1.65 juta cermin mata hitam dikutip kerana ditinggalkan oleh pengunjung. Setiap tahun lebih 6,000 telefon bimbit, 3,500 camera digital, 18,000 topi dan 7,500 buku autograph. 400 – 500 barang tertinggal setiap hari (sekitar 210 adalah cermin mata sehari) disimpan di Disney World’s Lost and Found Department
Since Walt Disney World Resort opended in 1971, they’ve taken in over 1.65 million pairs of missing sunglasses. More than 6,000 cell phone, 3,500 digital cameras, 18,000 hats and 7,500 autograph books collected by Lost and Found Department. 210 pairs of sunglasses found every day
Tidak ada nyamuk di Antarctica dan Iceland kerana terlalu sejuk
There are no mosquitoes in Antarctica and Iceland because of the extreme cold, they cannot regulate their body temperature internally
Terakhir Jan 2022, sebelum tarikh itu, Gurun Sahara telah 5 kali turun salji. Pernah 30cm tebal, sedangkan hujan cuma 100mm setahun
Snowfall recorded in the Sahara Desert
1979, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 & Jan 2022. In 2018 up to 30cm in higher elevation areas. Sahara receiving 100mm of rainfall per year.
Reference : Jasper Knight, Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
10,000 bilik hotel, 75 Restoran, Abraj Kudai di Arab Saudi, hotel yang sedang dibina, akan menjadi hotel terbesar di dunia dengan 5 bumbung pendaratan helikopter
Under construction, the world’s largest hotel in the world, Abraj Kudai in Saudi Arabia with 10,000 rooms, 70 restaurants dan 5 rooftop helipad
Von Braun Station, akan dijadikan hotel di angkasa lepas pada masa depan
Von Braun Station, will be turned into a space hotel in the future
Tidak ada ular boleh hidup dengan cuaca di Antarctica, Ireland, Greenland, Iceland. Di New Zealand bukan sahaja ular, buaya pun tidak akan ditemui.
No snake at all in Antarctica, Ireland, Greenland, Iceland. In New Zealand, not only snakes but nor crocodile be found.
Di Churchill, Kanada, menjadi kebiasaan pemilik meninggalkan kereta tanpa berkunci, untuk membolehkan sesiapa yang diserang beruang polar boleh masuk ke dalam kereta untuk menyelamatkan diri
In Churchill, Canada, it is common for owners to leave their cars unlocked, to allow anyone attacked by a polar bear to get into the car to escape.
Negara yang tidak ada ular & buaya, New Zealand. Kerana eko-sistem yang tidak sesuai, zoo di New Zealand pun tidak boleh memelihara ular ditambah dengan undang-undang negara itu yang melarang kemasukan ular.
The only countries in the world, completely free from snake and crocodiles / alligator are New Zealand. Snake are completely missing from New Zealand’s zoos, because imbalance in the snake free ecosystem and it is illegal to bring snakes into New Zealand, a snake-free country.
Jalan yang boleh dikatakan hampir lurus paling panjang di dunia 1,116 km di Arab Saudi.
The longest straight road in the world is situated in Saudi Arabia, 1,116 km
7,351 bilik, hotel terbesar di dunia, First World Hotel di Genting Highlands
Largest hotel in the world with 7,351 rooms, is First World Hotel is located in Genting Highlands Malaysia
Terowong terpanjang di dunia 57 km di Switzerland, ambil masa 17 tahun untuk dibina. Terowong keretapi ini siap pada 2016. Ke 2 Jepun 53.85km dan ke 3 50.43km Perancis/UK
The longest tunnel in the world is 57km, it took 17 years to build in Switzerland, second Japan 53.85 and France/UK 50.43km
Istana Sultan Brunei ada 1,788 bilik ¹ , 257 bilik air. Bekas Istana Habsburgs ada 2,600 bilik di Austria
The Istana Nurul Iman is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, with 1,788 rooms ¹ , 257 bathroom. Hofburg Palace in Austria with 2,600 rooms
Sources : ¹Majalah Mastika
Jalan paling panjang yang tiada susur keluar sepanjang 200km ialah di padang pasir/gurun di Death Valley National Park, California
The longest road without an exit and entrance is 200km in the desert/desert in Death Valley National Park, California
Lampu LED bercahaya biru dipasang di stesen keretapi di Jepun, dipercayai boleh mengurangkan kadar bunuh diri
Blue lights installed at the train platform in Japan, believed to reduce the rate of suicides
Di China, jika anda terperangkap dalam traffic jam, dengan bayaran $60, 2 orang akan datang ke kenderaan anda, seorang akan bawa kereta anda ke destinasi, seorang lagi akan hantar anda dengan motosikal
In China, if you are stuck in a traffic jam, for a fee of $60, 2 people will come to your vehicle, one will take your car to the destination, the other will send you by motorcycle
Qatar mewarnakan jalan tar dengan warna biru, bagi mengurangkan kesan panas pada permukaan jalan
Qatar uses blue roads to reduce heat radiating from the asphalt