San Alfonso del Mar Resort

San Alfonso del Mar Resort
special thanks to Choon Ling for sharing the email

If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving into this one...
It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, had a 115 ft deep end, and holds 66 million gallons of water...The Guinness Book of Records named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.

If you fancy splashing out on one of your own, and you have the space to accommodate it - then beware: This one took 5 years to build, and cost nearly 1 billion and the annual maintenance bill would be 2 million.This man-made salt-water lagoon has been attracting huge crowds to the San Alfonso del Mar Resort at Algarrobo, on Chile's southern coast, since it opened.

Its turquoise waters are so crystal clear that you can see the bottom even in the deep end. It dwarfs the world's second biggest pool, the Orthlieb - nicknamed the Big Splash - in Morocco, which is a mere 150 yards long and 100 yards wide. (An Olympic size pool measures some 54 yards by 27 yards).
This monster pool uses a computer-controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.

The sun warms the water to 26c, nice degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.
Chilean biochemist Fernando Fischmann, whose Crystal Lagoons Corporation designed the pool, said advanced engineering meant his company can build 'an impressive artificial paradise' even in inhospitable areas.

'As long as we have access to unlimited seawater, we can make it work, and it causes no damage to the ocean'.Here's a satellite photo of the resort...Do I heard a "WOW~"?

Official English version website of the San Alfonso del Mar Resort here.

Ok, if only the people at San Alfonso del Mar Resort could sponsor me over for a short week's stay... I'll become your Ambassor for Singapore and help you promote this beautiful and stunning resort... ^^

Mikatan Blog

Mikatan Blog
Had a habit of checking out Mikatan's blog occasionally for delicious sneak previews...

Nendoroid Sebastian Michaelis...
From the Kuroshitsuji manga, Sebastian Michaelis is the bulter Phantomhive household and Ciel's bodyguard... more about him here.A wiki lookup would arrive at a Sabastein Michaelis... a french inquisitor.
Sebasian loves cats to the point he will get distracted from his duties...
More importantly... the interchangeability of Nendoroid parts means that Sebastian's clothes are a highly prized...
Even Len looks so handsome~
Also from the much anticipated web-based anime CandyBoy... Yukino Sakurai (left) and Kanade Sakurai.Kana-chan's definitely the type of girl character I fancy~ ^^
Some fellas were to free to arrange to a chocolate fondue feast for DeathNote L and Yagami Light...
... and they took Miku for skiing...
and Kaito was there too...
An army of Kaito Sempai...
Display window at GSC... the entire collection of Nendoroids Releases...Also spotted a special edition Figma Hatsune Miku...Close-up look of her facial...Also features petite nendoroid Hatsune Miku~ this petite nendoroid comes free when you purchase a Hatsune Miku DVD program...Size comparison...
Vocaloid Omamori amulets...
Nendoroid Saber Lily!Nendoroid Nozomu Itoshiki~comes with his trademark hanging rope...Limited edition GSC Nendoroids~Nendoroid Tears from Tales of the Abyss~
A display shelf featuring the new comers...
Nendoroid Zange~
I already pre-ordered for Nendoroid Nagi...... so Zange definitely looks kawaii enough to be placed side by side...
^^
More new Nendoroids... I can't read Japanese... can't make out what's written in the backgrounds...
the little creature looks cute~
comes with cute little pink umbrella...anyone can use it~ ^^

Skin Peeling is Outdated too

Skin Peeling is Outdated too
Slightly over a year after I learnt that "Tattoo is outdated", and in comes the era of Skin Peeling... Now we have Body Inplants...
StarTrek wannabe...
Come on... Wolverine has 3 identical Titanium blades inside each of his hands... and you have only 2 different shaped rings... Fail!
Wat? Another X-Men wannabe?Please let your mum know that the surgeon left a piece of rubber band in your chest since the last boob-job...
Are those knuckle-dusters or are they condom rings?
Definitely a C-Cup... I wonder who groped the breast...
and this Star here looks a little off center...
Must be an Octopus in his previous life...Oh, and below is an example of the Skin Peeling... More of these in my previous posts here.