Teen Outsmarts Doctors In Science Class

I am so impressed by this teen, who managed to find what's wrong with her, no thanks to her doctors.

"Not knowing much about a disease you're growing up with is not only nerve-wracking, but it's confusing," Terry told the Sammamish Reporter.

So when local pathologists stopped in to teach students in her Biomedical Problems class how to analyze slides, the high school senior decided to give her own intestines a look.

What she found? A large dark area showing inflammation, otherwise known as a granuloma--a sure sign of the intestinal disease.

It's too bad they didn't go back to her previous and asked them how could the lab missed something like this, even if it is difficult to spot. I mean, if she could find it herself using a class microscope.....

Zz.

Best Airports in the World

A survey of airline travelers has revealed the top airports in the world. Seoul's Incheon airport was voted as the best airport, followed very closely by Hong Kong International Airport, and Singapore's Changi Airport. Not surprisingly, not a single airport in North America made it into the list.

Having flown in and out of Changi Airport a few times, I can certainly understand why it is rated very highly. In fact, the survey revealed that the top 3 airports list could easily come out one way or another since the scores were very close. Changi Airport was just jaw-droppingly gorgeous, with amenities most of us in the US can only dream of. Here are some pictures that I took the last time was there waiting for my flight back to the States.

TV lounge, you say? They have several of these lounges with very comfortable seats, showing everything from movies, to news channels, etc.


There were also several of these quiet and tranquil area for someone to take a nap.


Free internet kiosks.


A very pleasant seating area next to the food court.


More seating area around the food court.


There's a freaking shopping mall right at the gate!


You want a fish pond, you say?


Now, it made for a very contrasting and embarrassing comparison when one left a very modern and efficient airport, and flies into Bradley international terminal at LAX. It looked like an airport from a third world country, with wires hanging out of the ceiling panels, and the area perpetually boarded up under construction (a construction that so far has lasted 10 years?). I'm surprised more Americans are not utterly embarrassed that for many visitors, this run-down terminal is the first thing they see when they arrive in the US.

Zz.

The 2009 Tony Awards

Memo to the Academy Awards Producers:

Date: June 7, 2009.

Dear Mr. Producers,

I've just finished watching tonight's opening number on the Tony Awards, and it was a showstopper. It was lively, concise, fun, glorious, and nowhere near a dud. They are performed by amazing talents who can dance and sing. This is entertainment at its best. How come you guys can't learn from these people who produce the Tony Awards shows?

It's not as if this is the exception. Almost every year, the Tony Awards shows are a lot more intriguing, fun, and certainly not a yawner, and they showcase these amazing stage drama and musicals without being a bore. There's a feeling of looseness in the show, not stiff and rather stogy the way the Oscars have been.

So please, LEARN from the Tony Awards. I don't want to spend another agonizing evening watching your Oscar award show and cringing at the bad musical number that sometime is embarrassingly bad!

Sincerely,

Zz.