Christmas @ BV on Christmas day itself is a really great idea! Makes Christmas so much more meaningful, to be able to spread the joy rather than to contain it within our own Christmas lunches and dinners.

Herro world!

I'm sorry I forgot about the scores haha I guess it doesn't matter now but for those curious cats, here they are.


Anyway I must say the sessions were good. What I like about Mike is that he is very realistic about God. His altar calls are not fancy or hyped up and I really appreciate that because he is letting God do the work, which is what altar calls are really about. I have to say that I have a slight aversion to altar callers who hype it all up with loud music and prayer-shouting.

Food below average, room below average - I could hear pigeons in the roof, game planning tiring, ok that about sums it all up see ya.

The Mayans got it one year too early



Well if there's anything that's gonna happen to the earth that would affect it on such a scale, it would be the upcoming Solar Maximum. However, that will not be in Dec 2012, but in Dec 2013.

Even then, it won't affect us that much. We are currently in Solar Cycle No. 24, started Dec 2008.

At each Solar Maximum, there will be an increased amount of radiation from the sun. Its magnetic fields by then would be twisted and coiled up, and when it snaps, it causes volatile solar activity which then sends lots of radiation throughout its vicinity.

That will happen around 2013.



However, as you can see, it will not be as intense as the one we had last solar cycle.

What does this mean for earth? Well firstly don't go sun tanning at that time. Secondly, go catch aurorae.

Aurorae are formed when radiation from the sun interacts with the earth's magnetic field, so it's best to catch them when the sun is spewing out lots of radiation!

Hello guys! This is something cool you can see in Singapore - a moonbow!

They are produced by the ice crystals in cirrus clouds high (5–10 km, or 3–6 miles) in the upper troposphere. The particular shape and orientation of the crystals is responsible for the type of halo observed. The 22° halo around the Sun or Moon occurs because of refraction in tiny hexagonal ice crystals in the air.

Ok there can be a halo around the sun too, but it's a bit glaring to stare at, so I recommend looking at the moon after a cold evening rain and after the clouds have been blown away. Clear sky + cold weather + bright moon = moon bow!



This is a nice picture of a parhelic circle (horizontal line), a 22° halo (circle) with two sundogs (bright spots), and an upper tangent arc.