Party of the Year

ZoukOut , Asia's biggest beach party.

The award winning and internationally acclaimed mega party-of-the-region is where the biggest International Djs spin their records and the hottest people turn up in not-much to booty the night away in sweat and booze.

As it has always been all these years, it returns this December to take party people across the region on a brilliant escape into a rhapsody of music, dancing, art and festivities.

When the moon is up and the mood is high, clothes are optional. Fun is definite.

Be prepared to be moved by the beats and swoon at the beautiful bodies.

The hottest and tightest will be there to flaunt and cajole.

Are you ready? Are you hot enough? ^^

Q ... ZO 2008 , the night's still young.


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Party Review:

Been there. Done that. ^^

So here's my general take on this year's ZO 2008:

1) The size of the crowd grew again once more. Staggering. A new record.
Insane shoving. Excuse touching.

2) The crowd's hotter as ever! Even better dressed. Dressed to kill. Now, it seems the party goers are beginning to realise that less is more.

3) The music stinks. Better in previous years. DJs in economic recession mood?

So, will I be anticipating the next one?

My legs hurt from dancing all night to music that wasn't even that good.


Q...But Hell Yeah.

Morocco Mall - The New Luxury Retail Will Soon Rise

Located on a 10-hectare site outside of the country’s most famous city, the new Morocco Mall will be accessible from five entry points along a major thoroughfare in suburban Casablanca. With panoramic views from five sets of lifts, twelve escalators and four travellators, the 200,000-square metre building will be a vaulted sky dome of shops, piazzas and open spaces.

The mall’s biggest attraction is an IMAX movie theatre and 3-D spa, but will also attract tourists from far and wide thanks to an aquapark, kids parks, an organic garden, a skating rink and an art space dedicated to Moroccan handicrafts. In addition to 200 shops with over 70,000 square metres of GLA, the shopping centre includes a hypermarket, a food court with a sea view and approximately forty restaurants. D.I. was responsible for all conceptual, schematic and detailed design including tender documents and construction review. The Morocco Mall is expected to be completed by June 2010.

Underneath the mall's elegant appearance is a straightforward eight-by-eight metre structural grid.


The project covers a total surface of 10 hectares making the Morocco mall the largest shopping mall in the region.

Interior

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When 2-Bs come 1

These two leads are so hot together; Brody and Beyonce

Adrien Brody insisted on kissing Beyonce Knowles several times in their new movie.

The Oscar-winning actor enjoyed locking lips with the beauty so much he wanted to re-shoot the steamy scene over and over again for 'Cadillac Records'.


He said: 'It is fun, obviously, to kiss Beyonce. I insisted on a lot of takes.'

In the movie, Beyonce stars as legendary troubled singer Etta James, while Adrien plays record boss Leonard Chess.

Although the pair never canoodled in real life, Adrien claims writing the romance into the movie was essential.

Hell yeah. ^^

Q...Hats off.

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Digital Drops » Blog Archive » Oculus, Um Simple Iate ou Uma Moby Dick High Tech?: "O “Oculos” é um incrível iate de alto luxo inspirado na estrutura de mandíbula e no olho grandes peixes oceânicos e mamíferos. Projetado para acomodar 12 pessoas com muito conforto e atingir uma velocidade máxima de 25 nós, esta embarcação de 250 pés é uma criação de E. Kevin Schöpfer, fundador da Schöpfer Yachts."

World's Top 10 Largest Shopping Malls 2008

The shopping mall construction boom in Asia has attracted a good deal of international media attention during the past few years. Eight of the ten largest malls in the world were in Asia particularly in China, Philippines and United Arab Emirates.

The 10 shopping largest shopping malls were rank based on the amount of "Gross Leasable Area" (GLA) - is the area of interior floor space leased for retail shops, services, dining and amusement such as night clubs, video arcades, skating rinks and cinemas.

Rankings are based on statistics from Eastern Connecticut State University, which compiles data from mall management companies on official press releases for the rest of the world.

Here's the list of the world's top 10 largest shopping malls 2008

1. South China Mall, Dongguan, China

Year Opened: 2005
Gross Leasable Area: 7.1 million square feet
Total Area: 9.6 million square feet
Stores: 1,500

This mall has seven modeled on international cities, nations and regions, including Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, Egypt, the Caribbean, and California.

2. Golden Resources Shopping Mall, Beijing, China

Year Opened: 2004
Gross Leasable Area: 6.0 million square feet
Total Area: 7.3 million square feet
Stores: 1,000+

Also known as the "Great Mall of China", this mega-mall has 6 floors and is located near the Fourth Ring Road, west of Beijing

3. SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City, Philippines

Year Opened: 2006
Gross Leasable Area: 4.2 million square feet
Total Area: 7.3 million square feet
Stores: 1,000+

The largest mall in the Philippines is four buildings connected by walkways. It features several cinemas and movie theaters such as IMAX, an ice skating rink, and Science Discovery Center.

4. Dubai Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Year Opened: 2008
Gross Leasable Area: 3.8 million square feet
Total Area: 5.9 million square feet
Stores: 1,200

Part of a much larger upscale entertainment and lifestyle center featuring Gold Souk, the Olympic-sized Dubai Ice Rink, Fashion Catwalk atrium, KidZania, 22-screen Cineplex, and food court.

5. West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Year Opened: 1981
Gross Leasable Area: 3.8 million square feet
Total Area: 5.3 million square feet
Stores: 800

The largest shopping mall in Northern America featuring indoor wave pool (World Water pool), amusement areas, hotel, restaurants, and 20,000 parking spaces.

6. Cevahir Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Year Opened: 2005
Gross Leasable Area: 3.8 million square feet
Total Area: 4.5 million square feet
Stores: 280

Currently the largest shopping mall in Europe, it has six floors, cinemas, roller coaster and theater.

7. SM City North Edsa Quezon City, Philippines

Year Opened: 1985
Gross Leasable Area: 3.6 million square feet
Total Area:
Stores: 900

This is the first shopping mall in the Philippines, it has 5 floors, 12 digital movie theaters, and a 200 shop Cyberzone, IMAX theater planned to open in early 2009

8. SM Megamall Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Year Opened: 1991
Gross Leasable Area: 3.6 million square feet
Total Area:
Stores: 600

SM Megamall is the largest shopping mall in the heart of Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a bowling center, ice skating rink, 12 movie theaters, conventions and functions. The bridge way connecting the two main building of the mall contains several restaurants.

9. Berjaya Time Square Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Year Opened: 2005
Gross Leasable Area: 3.4 million square feet
Total Area: 7.5 square feet
Stores: 1,000+

Berjaya Times Square icludes 45 restaurants, a theme park and 3D Digi IMAX theater.


10. Beijing Mall Beijing, China

Year Opened: 2005
Gross Leasable Area: 3.4 million square feet
Total Area: 4.7 square feet
Stores: 600

It has 4 levels of shopping with interior residences located near Fifth Ring Road at southeast of Beijing.

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One for All F1 for None

Honda is quiting F1.

A racing Dynasty has come to an end.

The all-new Honda City; too expensive for its own good.

Honda has announced that it was pulling out of Formula One due to the global financial crisis, raising further concerns over the notoriously expensive sport's future.

Honda Motor president Takeo Fukui made the announcement at an emotional press conference, repeatedly apologising to fans, staff, drivers and F1 authorities.

"Honda Motor Co. has come to the conclusion that we will withdraw from all Formula One activities, making 2008 the last season for participation," Fukui said.
"This difficult decision has been made in light of the quickly deteriorating operating environment facing the global auto industry, brought on by the subprime problem in the United States, the deepening credit crisis and the sudden contraction of the world economies,"

he added.

Honda has been involved with F1 since 1964 and has clocked up three wins, including Jenson Button's in Hungary in 2006. ~MSN news

See, what they should do ... is to stop over-paying their F1 Drivers.

Q ... Honda is synoymoous with F1 . End of an exciting Era.

Gorgeous Winners

Hossan Leong, the male MC, was definitely the spark that kept the night going.

Indeed, the famed stand-up comedian lives up to his name.

Standing and waiting till the feet hurt for over one and half hours is no hoot.

The wait was finally over and the 50 beautiful folks were up and prancing.

And here are the winners. James Lim and Melissa Petros.
(Above)

There were some more deserving ones than others. But that's always the bugging thing when it comes to pageants isnt it?

Anyhow, Dyan (in the earlier post, below) did make it to the Top 10.

And he has amazing Abs!

OMG. It's like how da hell did he get them so hard and chiselled???!


Q... gotta train harder.^^