A whole new world to explore!

This is a super cool article on the top ten coolest places on Earth that are completely off-limits to visitors, most at least. Some of the places that stood out:

1. Heard Island Volcano, Australia
Just because it's a volcanic Antarctic Island. And that excites the geographer in me a lot.

2. Snake Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande), Brazil
This sounds like a place right out of a story book! An isolated, uninhabited island that is crawling with snakes - and deadly snakes at that - awaiting unsuspecting/lost travelers to make land and.. (cues scream of horror). The Golden Lancehead Viper is one of the deadliest and most venomous snakes in the world and its venom can burn through skin and flesh, killing its victim within an hour. (shudders) This is one island to stay away from!

It looks treacherous already haha

3. North Sentinel Island, Andaman Islands
The Sentinelese aborigines live there. Yes, one of the world’s last few communities to remain untouched by modern civilization - what more do you need?

People should just leave them alone though..

4. Lascaux Caves, France
Paleolithic cave paintings?! Come on, you have to share this with the whole world!

5. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway
This took the cake. (awestruck me) It's like the seed-version of Noah's Ark! Described as a "vast subterranean seed bank and storage facility on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen," the vault is an estimated 800 miles from the North Pole and built 400 feet into a mountainside. Wow, just wow. I never knew such a place existed (props to the Norwegian government for their good foresight!).

I don't think I'll get to visit these places (unless I suddenly become a scientist or historian) so um, let's look at some of the places on my bucket list instead!

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

(I might cry when I do get to see this)

Machu Picchu, Peru

Tomamu Resort, Hokkaido

(and cry again here haha)

Santorini, Greece

(just cos everyone on Facebook seems to have been here before)

Anyway, reminder to self to do the following activities soon!!

BUY TICKETS for Bounce Off!!!! I AM SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO GO FOR THIS RACE \o/ hohoho I still have to convince 4 other people to join the event with me (and really, it's no easy feat.. not with the hefty price tag but I shall not give up till I get my tickets!!!!!!!!) but I will make sure it happens!

Try batting or pitching!! To be honest, I'm terribly afraid that I'll miss all the balls (embarrassed laugh) - wah if that really happens... malu to the max - but it's still something I want to try at least once! I never got to try it in Korea and since Singapore has it too.. no excuse for not giving it a go!

Stargazing at Science Centre! I missed today's event boohoo (I kinda forgot it was Friday today..). Oh well, there's always next Friday! :D So excited!!! Anyway, fun fact from the site: 

What is the difference between stars and planets? 

Stars are huge and made of hydrogen, which under immense pressure is converted to helium and energy. Stars are very far away. In our sky they appear fixed in defined patterns called constellations.

Planets are large round objects that orbit stars. The planets in our solar system travel around the Sun, they are much closer than stars. In our sky they appear to move in front of the stars, gradually changing position from one constellation to another

And...

That's all for today, folks.

Random fact for the day that I read online:
Anthropometry is the science that defines physical measures of a person's size, form, and functional capacities.

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