2011 has been absolutely crazy. To me at least.
Arab Spring - Toppling of governments in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Ivory coast. Unrest in Yemen, Syria and other arab countries
Deaths of Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi and Kim Jong-il
and others taken from wikipedia:
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan (killing 15,840 and leaving another 3,926 missing. Tsunami warnings are issued in 50 countries and territories. Emergencies are declared at four nuclear power plants affected by the quake)
In Thailand, 657 people are killed by floods during a severe monsoon season, with 58 of the country's 77 provinces affected
The death toll from the flooding of Cambodia's Mekong River and attendant flash floods reaches 207
Israel and the Palestinian militant organization Hamas begin a major prisoner swap, in which the captured Israeli Army soldier Gilad Shalit is released by Hamas in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian and Israeli-Arab prisoners held in Israel, including 280 prisoners serving life sentences for planning and perpetrating terror attacks
An estimated two billion people watch the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.
global population reaches seven billion
The United States formally declares an end to the Iraq War
Tropical Storm Washi causes 1,010 flash flood fatalities in the Philippines and MANY COUNTLESS other floods and natural disasters here there and everywhere lol
In Malaysia - Bersih 2.0, announcement of the repeal of ISA, clean-up of electoral reforms
In my own life - Graduating from Monash Uni, Living in Sabah for a total of 7-8 months including many of those weeks in villages
yeah. quite crazy la 2011.
2012. here we go!
