the melting Princess story

Once upon a time... There lived a king. The King had a , beautiful daughter, the Princess.
But the kingdom was a sad place. There was no laughter, and no joy. The problem was, that everything the Princess touched would melt. No matter what, metal, wood... anything she touched would melt!!

Because of this, men were afraid of her. Nobody would dare marry her. The king despaired. What could he do to help his beautiful daughter? He consulted his wizards and magicians. One wizard told the king, "If your daughter touches one thing that does not melt in her hands, she will be cured." The King was overjoyed.

The next day, he held a competition. Any man who could bring his daughter an object that would not melt at her touch, would marry her and inherit the King's wealth. Three young princes took up the challenge.
The first Prince brought a very hard alloy of titanium. When the Princess touched it, it melted. The Prince went away sadly.
The second Prince brought a huge diamond, thinking that diamond is the hardest substance in the world and will not melt. But, alas, once the Princess touched it, it melted. He too went away disappointed.

The third Prince approached. He told the Princess, "Put your hand in my pocket and feel what is in there." The Princess did as she was told, though she turned red. She felt something hard. She held it in her hand...and it did not melt!! The King was overjoyed! Everybody in the kingdom was overjoyed!
And the third Prince married the princess and the both lived happily ever after.

The question is?!?!?!?
What WAS the object in the Prince's pocket???


They were M&M's, of course. THEY melt in your MOUTH, NOT in your HAND!! (What were YOU thinking?)

funeral ritual in Toraja

is the most elaborate and expensive event. The richer and more powerful an individual, the more expensive his or her funeral. In the aluk religion, only nobles have the right to have an extensive death feast. In the present day, when tourism is the main income of the Torajans, funeral feasts have been held by non-noble rich families, mainly performed as tourist attractions. Volkman (1982) called this phenomenon a death funeral inflation. The death feast of a nobleman is usually attended by thousands and lasts for several days. A ceremonial site, called rante, is usually prepared in a large area of grass field where shelters for audiences, rice barns, and other ceremonial funeral structures are specially made by the deceased family. Flute music, funeral chants, songs and poems, crying and wailing are traditional Toraja expression for grief with the exceptions of funerals for young children, and poor, low-status adults. The ceremony is often held weeks, months, or years after the death so that the deceased family can raise the significant funds needed to cover funeral expenses.In 1992, the most powerful Torajan, the former chief of Tana Toraja Regency, died, and his family asked US$125,000 of a Japanese TV company as a license fee to film the funeral. Cf. Yamashita (1994). Torajans traditionally believe that death is not a sudden, abrupt event, but a gradual process toward Puya (the land of souls, or afterlife). During the waiting period, the body of the deceased is wrapped in several layers of cloth and kept under the tongkonan. The soul of the deceased is thought to linger around the village until the funeral ceremony is completed, after which it begins its journey to Puya.

Snow in London

A light dusting of snow across London today was enough to ground flights, cripple eight Tube lines and disrupt six rail networks.
The city woke up to about two centimetres of snow covering roof tops, parked cars and roads.
Eight of the 12 Tube lines were crippled, mostly due to the poor weather.
This morning, four lines were suspended - all maintained by Metronet:
· the whole East London line, due to multiple signal failures on the partly open track;
· the Circle line, clockwise only, due to an earlier signal failure;
· the Metropolitan line between Amersham and Rickmansworth due to a faulty train at Chorley Wood; and
· the Bakerloo line between Elephant & Castle and Paddington, due to a fire alert.

Tower Bridge

This is for you sis,,the background is Tower Bridge,,,^.^,,,
The picture taken last month, I had dinner around that area. I just realized that this bridge is one of the attraction for tourist,hoho...actually i did often pass this area,but i dint noticed that tourist come to London and then take picture there.