I do what i like!!

Where all the hope past.

acot — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:10:07 +0000

Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one’s life

Carlton Hill

acot — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:25:17 +0000

Calton Hill is the headquarters of the Scottish Government, which is based at St Andrew’s House,on the steep southern slope of the hill; with the Scottish Parliament Building, and other key buildings, for example Holyrood Palace, lying near the foot of the hill. The hill also includes several iconic monuments and buildings: the National Monument, Nelson’s Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, the New Parliament House (the Royal High School), the Robert Burns Monument, the Political Martyrs’ Monument and the City Observatory.

Source: Wikipedia

Clyde Canal

acot — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:15:13 +0000

History of the Forth & Clyde Canal

Construction on the Forth & Clyde Canal was started in 1768. The plan was to work steadily westwards from the Forth via the River Carron but work was halted less than a decade later due to lack of funds.

A further eight years on, and money forfeited from the Jacobite Estates became available to continue the canal towards the River Clyde. It finally opened in 1790, 35 miles long and wide enough to accommodate sea-going vessels. All the road crossings were ‘bascule bridges’ – lifting structures which enabled boats of any height to pass underneath.

A short branch led to Port Dundas which was named in honour of the governor of the Canal Company, Lord Dundas. The Monkland Canal joined the Port Dundas Basin in 1793, and the Union Canal from Falkirk to Edinburgh opened in 1822, creating a whole Lowland waterway network. Timber, coal, clay and sand were major cargoes and there was also a regular passenger service. The advent of steam brought paddle steamers and then the distinctive ‘Puffers’, so called because of the noise they make. (These are now best known from the BBC’s charming TV series, Tales of Para Handy.)

The Forth & Clyde was bought by the Caledonian Railway in 1867, and remained under railway ownership until nationalisation of the waterways in 1948. Rights of navigation were extinguished by Parliament in 1963. How times, and perspectives, change! It was in 1980 that a locally commissioned report reported that: “The Forth & Clyde Canal is semi-derelict with some recreational use; there is little prospect of improvement, only of gradual fragmentation.” Now, due in large part to funds secured from the Millennium Commission, the restored canal once more strides the country from estuary to estuary. And with the accompanying restoration of the Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal (more simply known as the Union Canal), boats can once again navigate from Glasgow to Edinburgh.

Source : Waterscape

Glasgow Green

acot — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:36:25 +0000

Glasgow Green

It has extensive open spaces, modern play facilities, vast winter gardens and historic People’s Palace which allow the park to cater for all age groups whatever the weather.

Size
55 Hectares (136 Acres)

Outstanding Features

* The Doulton Fountain was moved to the Green in 1890 after the 1888 International Exhibition in Kelvingrove. Having undergone a £5m refurbishment the fountain has been relocated to the front of the People’s Palace.
* The naval victories of Viscount Horatio Nelson are commemorated by the impressive grade A listed column erected by public subscription in 1806. This was the first monument in Britain to be erected in his honour.
* There are several notable monuments around the Green including:

o The Collins Fountain erected in 1881 by the temperance supporters of Sir William Collins.

o The impressive McLennan Arch designed by Robert and James Adam. The arch is a remodelling of the centre of the piano nobile of Robert and James Adam’s 1890 Assembly Rooms, Ingram Street, as a triumphal arch. The building was demolished – and the arch was subsequently resited twice – the most recent being in 1992.

Kelvingrove Park

acot — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:54:17 +0000

While walking in the Kelvingrove Park

A busy beach.

acot — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:50:03 +0000

View From Fisherman Village

Location : Perhentian Island

Tell me your color

acot — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:21:00 +0000

Purple is royalty. A mysterious color, purple is associated with both nobility and spirituality. The opposites of hot red and cool blue combine to create this intriguing color.

Location : Sungai Asahan

Love our River

acot — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:13:14 +0000

The Gombak River is a river which flows through Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is a tributary of the Klang River. The point where it meets the Klang River is the origin of Kuala Lumpur’s name.

Kite Runner

acot — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:34:52 +0000

Fly high and proud of it!!

The silhouette tells.

Location : Desaparkcity

A Sunny day at KLCC

acot — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:12:53 +0000

Yerp, Malaysia is Hot.

Didn’t your mom tell you?