Gratitude to Hong Kong & Singapore for Inspiring

Hong Kong 

The journey of pursuing freedom in mobility through homebuilt helicopters started in documentation form thanks to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The PolyU business plan competition has inspired me to team up with a student from Myanmar, who I met while having lunch in a cafeteria at The International Islamic University Malaysia where I was enrolled at the time. 

Although the plan didn't win the competition, I was able to have documentation which helped me market development of homebuilt helicopter development in the region.

The Peninsula Hotel with Twin Rooftop Helipads at the Twin Tower in Hong Kong along with The Batman & Jackie Chan movies showing incredible scenes showcasing helipads of Hong Kong as well as several helipads, helistops and heliports around it's territory which is quite a lot compared to the area and inspires people to find a way to enjoy their heli development opportunities and fly them around.

However this is where the disconnect starts. There was a Hong Kong student studying in The USA and he was looking for helicopter development plans for his father who worked on underwater / sub sea structure welding and maintenance as far as can be recalled. Links were shared with him to forward to his father. Unfortunantely didn't see or hear of any progress after wards.

Can it be because of Hong Kong's incredibleness in many fields they have become victims of their own success and lost the ability to empower individuals and small groups to make and enjoy their own helos?

Singapore

First time heard about Singapore is when youngest paternal uncle went there for work and returned.

When in High School uncle advised us to apply at National University of Singapore, seemingly due to it's high tech prowess and competitiveness.

Came to know about the wealth and high incomes in Singapore which prompted finding someone from Singapore who could funnel some funding into ultralight helicopter development. Then found a sports teacher who was linked to top educational institution there. While talking about raising funds for helo project,  he seemed to suggest irrelevance of the issue and concluding with saying that he's closing/ restarting his computer.

However the high ranking of Singapore in innovations inspired perseverence to find backers. Checked Nanyang Tech & self driving & electric car development in Singapore but coudn't make any progress. Got disappointed and found out the Island nation has Airbus Helicopters & Bell operating in it's territory as well as ST Engineering has experience participated in the development of EC 120 Colibri Helicopters. Seems that all the copters operating in Singapore is government and military use. 

The Ultralight Helicopters FaceBook page got inquiries about possibility of affordable 2 seat helicopter operations in the Island. Seems the Island nation deems it not safe enough despite helipads on several rooftops and a Residence with Robinson Helicopter stationed on the rooftop at 18 Astrid Hill, Bukit Timah. 

It was written as a show and symbol of solidarity and Gratitude to:

Hong Kong & Singapore for Inspiring Greatness Persuation.

Thank you and all the people that has assisted in persuit.

This post was written without any Ai involvement.

The world’s most, and least, expensive cities

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Two share the top spot but prices are up almost everywhere

Nov 30th 2022

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Everybody is feeling the pinch. Prices in big cities around the world have risen by an average of 8.1% in local-currency terms over the past year, according to the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Survey from eiu, our sister company. Vladimir Putin’s war is one cause. Energy prices have rocketed by 29% on average in western Europe and 11% globally since last year, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. The cost of food is up, too. Both countries are important producers of cereals, oilseed and fertiliser, and global food prices are now increasing at their fastest rate this century. The impact of China’s covid-19 restrictions on global supply chains is another factor, although frustration among the population is growing. Overall the survey, which compares the prices of more than 200 products and services in over 170 cities, finds that the cost of living is rising at its fastest rate for at least 20 years. The chart below reveals which cities are the priciest to live in, and which are the cheapest.

Singapore, which came in first every year from 2014 to 2019, is once again the world’s most expensive city, although it shares this dubious accolade with New York, the survey’s benchmark city. (Paris pipped them in 2020 and Tel Aviv in 2021.) Prices have gone up across America: six of the top ten movers up the ranking are found there, including Atlanta and Boston. The two biggest climbers, though, are in Russia. St Petersburg has risen 70 places to 73rd since 2021 and Moscow has shot up 88 places to 37th. Western sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine have driven up local prices and, according to the survey, inflation in Moscow is now 17.1% (year on year) in local-currency terms, while in St Petersburg it has reached 19.4%.

At least Russian cities were safe enough to be surveyed. Just as with eiu’s liveability index earlier this year, its correspondents were unable to visit Kyiv to collect price data due to the war; the Ukrainian capital does not feature in the index this year. Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, was also excluded to avoid distorting the ranking, although its year-on-year price rise of 132% in local-currency terms is an improvement on 2019’s hyperinflation of over 25,000%. Damascus, in Syria, remains at the bottom of the table, a fair distance below Libya’s capital, Tripoli.

There is some good news ahead. Supply-chain problems should start to dissipate as demand softens and the cost of freight comes down. The Drewry World Container Index, which measures the price of 40-foot containers across major shipping routes, has declined by 74% year on year. And unless the war in Ukraine escalates, eiu predicts that commodity prices for energy, food and metals will fall next year. Overall, eiu’s forecast for 2023 is that global consumer-price inflation will fall from an average of 9.4% this year to 6.5%. Although still high, this should bring some relief to struggling households in the new year. ■

Australian community loves living with aircraft

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Helicopter House, Whitsundays, QLD, Australia

Dubai's celebrated rally driver Mohammed ben Sulayem

Dubai's celebrated rally driver Mohammed ben Sulayem as a high official of FiA

FIA Vice President’s report shows way forward for motorsport with new initiatives to be driven at Pan regional level

Mohammed Bin Sulayem’s relationships with the FIA has entered a new era as he is chosen as one of the three new Formula1 race stewards. The United Arab Emirates’ automobile club President and FIA vice President was on duty in Turkey last Sunday and will be present at HungaroRing next month as well.

Mohammad Bin Sulayem with Turkish driver Burcu Cetinkaya (right) and her co-driver Cicek Guney.

Mohamed Bin Sulayem location: Al Mamzar-Dubai



UAE-based couple lead the way in dehydration in motorsport research

Dr Sean Petherbridge, ATCUAE's chief medical officer, and his wife Dr Shereen Habib, deputy chief medical officer, play a key role in the club's education, training and research division. I. Photo courtesy of Robert McCafferty for the ATCUAE

Emergence of 3D printers means better life for the Middle Class

3D printer can build a house in 20 hours


landscaped and master planned communities will sprout on all corners of the globe as 3D printers starts printing all sorts of residences.

Master planned communities of Vietnam

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O. Fournier Winery / Bórmida & Yanzón

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Architects: Bórmida & Yanzón
Location: La Consulta, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Project Architects: Eliana Bórmida, Mario Yanzón
Project Area: 12,000 sqm
Project Year: 2007
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Client: Ortega Fournier, Spain
Capacity: 600,000 lts.
Project Manager: Arq. Gustavo Albera
Technical Director: Arq. Gustavo Albera
Team: Arq. Sonia Enriz y Arq. Paula Sánchez Abraham.
Construction: Millenium S.A
Structures: Ing. Juan Camps & Asociados

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