8 common yet INTERESTING facts :P

Just to share some of the facts that seems normal in everyday life…

1. The official language of Brazil - one of the most attractive countries in the South America, is PORTUGUESE. (which sounds similar to Spanish)

2. The richest man in the world, the one rank as the FIRST in the world’s richest man is Mr. Warren Buffett, not Bill Gates who is now busier with his charity works, rather than his Microsoft business.

3. The capitol of Australia is Canberra, NOT Sydney – even though Sydney is much famous with the Olympic 2000 and the Sydney Opera House.

4. (For non-local / foreigner) When mentioning about my nationality as a Malaysian or “I come from Malaysia”, it seriously doesn’t mean that I am Malay. In fact, I am a Malaysian Chinese who’s born and live in this harmony multiracial country and I am NOT from China. Being a Chinese here doesn’t mean coming from China. But of course, my ancestors or great grandfather did come from Chine centuries ago.

5. Citizens of Netherlands are being referred as Dutch. The word Dutch refers to their mother tongue as well. Meaning, “They are Dutch who speak Dutch.” (and Dutch Lady dairy product is NOT really Dutch!)

6. Sweden, Switzerland and Swaziland are three DIFFERENT countries. Sweden is part of Northern Europe (where Freddie Ljungberg – the gorgeous footballer comes from!!). Switzerland is located next to Germany, where watches like Swatch and Tag Heuer are originated. Swaziland, well, though sounds similar, is thousand miles far away from these 2 countries. Swaziland is part of South Africa and next to Mozambique.

7. England does not solely represent the whole United Kingdom. It is just part of it. The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales and Scotland (a country where we can get good Scotch whisky!!). Though adjacent to each other, people from these three countries speak in different accent.

8. The keyboard is not solely for typing. There are many shortcut keys that can make your life easier. For instance, pressing the “Shift” key for 5 times will make it into a “Sticky Key” where you can use the “Shift”, “CTRL”, “ALT” and “Window logo key” by pressing the key one time. Interesting huh??