Aquarium & Fishes Part 2

2 lab cichlids with bright yellow scales

Zebra cichlid with a blue cobalt cichlid in the background

Astronomy Numbers

Some numbers in perspective

Age of the Universe : 13.8 billion years old
1 billion : 1,000,000,000    / 1 trillion : 1,000,000,000,000
Largest Galaxy : IC 1101, 6 million light years in diameter, distance is 1.04 billion light years away
Estimated number of Galaxy in Universe : 100 to 200 billion (highly inaccurate due to observable universe)
Each galaxy contains: between billions to 100 trillions stars

Milky Way: 100,000 light years in diameter
Milky Way Centre is about 25000 to 28000 light year from earth in the direction of Sagittarius
Centre of the Milky Way : Believe to be supermassive black hole
Estimated number of stars in Milky Way : 400 billion

Largest Star in Universe: VY Canis Majoris, diameter 1.975 billion km, distance is 4000 to 5000 light years away
Our Sun: diameter 1.391 Million km, about 8 minutes of light year away
Nearest Star : Alpha Centauri, about 4.4 light years away

Age of homosapien : About 400,000 years old

Hottest Planet: Venus 465 degree celsius due to greenhouse effect cause by massive atmosphere (93 bar) of carbon dioxide

Note 1: 20 Feb 15, I had watched 'Journey to Edge of the Universe' via youtube, a documentary first released in 2008.
Note 2: The Star Canopus is shining brightly when I sleep. It is the only visible stellar object from my window facing south. Location confirmed by Google Sky. Canopus is about 310 light years away
Note 3: Scientists are known to make mistake as seen from human history.

Chinese New Year 2015

Raw Fish Salad during Chinese New Year

One of the most significant Chinese New Year food that Singapore has created. The 发财鱼生 which is raw fish in a salad. Created by 4 chefs in Singapore back in the 1960s, it is a delicious dish with many good chinese idioms accompanying the ingredients. The action of tossing the salad is also unique in food culture.

Ingredients include: white radish, carrot, pomelo, ginger crackers, sesame seed, plum sauce, cooked oil, grinded peanuts, cinnamon powder and most importantly raw fish.

A great accomplishment by Singaporeans.