Today I have decided to refresh my blog with a post.. Let us start off with a recent solemn event, the November 2008 Mumbai Bombings..
The November 2008 Mumbai attacks were a series of ten coordinated attacks committed by terrorists, which began across Mumbai (Bombay), the largest city in India and the country's financial capital, on 26 November 2008 and ended on 29 November 2008 when Indian Security Forces finally regained control of all attack sites. At least 174 people, including at least 34 foreign nationals, have been confirmed dead and at least 293 have been injured. On November 29, 2135 hours, the body of a Singaporean lawyer, Lo Hwei Yen, aged 28, was identified and comfirmed dead on the fateful friday night.
Eight attacks took place in South Mumbai: at the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station; at two five-star hotels: the Oberoi Trident at Nariman Point, and Taj Mahal Palace & Tower near the Gateway of India; at the Leopold Cafe, a popular tourist restaurant in Colaba; at the Cama Hospital; at the Nariman House Jewish center; at the Metro Adlabs movie theatre; and at the Mumbai Police Headquarters where at least three high-level officers, including the chief of the Anti Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra, were killed by gunfire. There was also an explosion at Mazagaon docks in Mumbai's port area. The tenth incident involved a taxi blast at Vile Parle near the airport but it is uncertain whether this is connected with the South Mumbai attacks.
Here is the locations of attacks:
| Location | Type of attack | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station | Shootings; grenade attacks. | at least 10 |
| Leopold Cafe, Colaba | Shootings, grenade explosion.[41] | |
| Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel | Shootings;[42] six explosions; fire on ground, first, and top floors; hostages;[16] RDX found nearby.[43] | |
| Oberoi Trident hotel | Shootings; explosions; hostages; fire. | |
| Metro Cinema | Shooting from carjacked police jeep.[44] | |
| Cama Hospital | Shootings; hostages.[45] | |
| Nariman House (Mumbai Chabad House) | Siege; shootings;[46] hostages. | at least 2 |
| Vile Parle suburb, North Mumbai | Car bomb blast.[47] | |
| Mazagaon docks | Explosion; boat with armaments seized.[48] | |
| Girgaum Chowpatty | 1 terrorist killed and 1 arrested by a team from the Gamdevi police station.[49][50] |
After much investigations, reports of how the bombings began speculated all over the web.. Piecing them together, Wikipedia and its endless list of volunteer websters established a timeline.
Entry into India
| Date | Estimated Time (+0530 UTC) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | evening | Ten terrorists leave Karachi, Pakistan in a boat & travel for thirty-eight hours, remaining undetected by the Indian Navy.[76][77] |
| Nov 22 | Each of the 10 men are given 6-7 magazines of 30 rounds each plus 400 rounds not loaded in magazines , 8 hand grenades, one AK-47 assault rifle, an automatic loading revolver, credit cards and a supply of dried fruit.[76] [78] | |
| Nov 22 | A separate group check in to the Taj Hotel with arms and ammunition.[76] | |
| Nov 23 | The terrorists hijack an Indian trawler, Kuber, killing four fishermen and ordering the captain to sail to India.[76] | |
| Nov 24 | The terrorists kill the captain and sail to Gujarat and raise a white flag. Two coast guard officers approach and question them. They kill one of the officers and force the other to sail them to Mumbai.[76] | |
| Nov 26 | They reach within four nautical miles (7 km) of Mumbai and kill the other coast guard officer. They then proceed to board three inflatable speedboats and reach Colaba jetty at dusk.[76] | |
| Nov 26 | The ten men get off at Badhwar Park, Cuffe Parade, three blocks away from Nariman House.[76] | |
| Nov 26 | Four of the men enter the Taj Mahal Hotel, two enter the Oberoi Trident, two enter Nariman House, and the other two men, Azam and Ismail, take a taxi to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.[76] |
[edit] At the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel
Sources: NDTV[79], Evening Standard[48], and BBC[80]
| Date | Estimated Time (+0530 UTC) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | 11:00 PM | Terrorists enter Taj hotel.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 12:00 AM | Mumbai Police surrounds the hotel.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 01:00 AM | Massive blast in the central dome, fire in the building.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 02:30 AM | Army soldiers arrive in two trucks and enter the front lobby. Fire spreads across the top floor.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 03:00 AM | Fire Engines arrive. Shootings heard inside lobby and heritage building.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 4:00 AM | Firemen rescue people with ladders.[79] More than 200 people evacuated |
| Nov 27 | 4:30 AM | Terrorists reported to move from central dome to new tower.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 5:00 AM | Commandos and Bomb squad arrive. Police step up heat.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 5:30 AM | Fire brought under control but terrorists holed up in new tower with 100–150 hostages.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 6:30 AM | Security forces say they are ready for encounter.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 8:00 AM | People are brought out of the lobby.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 8:30 AM | Another 50 people brought out of Chambers club.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 9:00 AM | More rounds of firing, many more people reported to be stuck inside.[79] |
| Nov 27 | 10:30 AM | Gunbattle reported from inside |
| Nov 27 | 12 Noon | 50 evacuated |
| Nov 27 | 4:30 PM | Militants set fire to a room on the 4th floor |
| Nov 27 | 7:20 PM | More NSG commandos arrive, enter hotel |
| Nov 27 | 11:00 PM | Operations continue |
| Nov 27 | 2:53 PM | Six bodies recovered |
| Nov 27–28 | 2:53 PM – 3:59 | Ten grenade explosions |
| Nov 28 | 3:00 PM | Marine commandos recover explosives from Taj. |
| Nov 28 | 4.00 PM | 12–15 dead bodies recovered from the Taj by Naval Commandos. |
| Nov 28 | 7:30 PM | Fresh explosions and gun shots at Taj Hotel. |
| Nov 28 | 8:30 PM | Reported that one terrorist left at the Taj. |
| Nov 29 | 3:40 AM – 4:10 AM | Reports of five explosions at the Taj. |
| Nov 29 | 5:05 AM | Revised estimate of one terrorist remaining. |
| Nov 29 | 07:30 AM | Fire raging on first floor. Black smoke from second floor. Gunshots heard frequently—apparent gun battle. |
| Nov 29 | 08:00 AM | Indian commandos state that the Taj Hotel is now under control. However they are still conducting room to room searches. People celebrate on the streets.[81] |
[edit] At the Oberoi Trident
| Date | Estimated Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 | 6 AM | NSG arrives, storms hotel. |
| Nov 27 | 8:40 AM | Firing heard, Top army, navy officers arrive and take stock. |
| Nov 27 | 1:30 PM | Two small explosions. More reinforcements enter building. |
| Nov 27 | 3:25 PM | Some foreign hostages rescued |
| Nov 27 | 5:35 PM | Sikh regiment arrives, fierce gunbattle. |
| Nov 27 | 6 PM | 27 hostages come out of Air India building, four foreigners taken to hospital. |
| Nov 27 | 6:45 PM | Explosion heard. Two NSG guards, 25 army personnel suspected injured. More people rescued, in all 31. |
| Nov 27 | 7:10 PM | 1 terrorist arrested. |
| Nov 27 | 7:25 PM | Fire breaks out on 4th floor |
| Nov 27 | 11 PM | Operations continue |
| Nov 28 | 10 AM | Many hostages evacuated from the Trident building. |
| Nov 28 | 3:00 PM | Commando operations at Oberoi over, 24 dead bodies recovered.[82] 143 hostages rescued alive. Two militants shot dead.[83] |
[edit] At Nariman House
| Date | Estimated Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 | 7 AM | Police began evacuating adjacent buildings. |
| Nov 27 | 11 AM | Cross-firing between terrorists and police; one militant injured. |
| Nov 27 | 2:45 PM | Terrorists threw grenade into nearby lane; no casualties. |
| Nov 27 | 5:30 PM | NSG commandos arrive, naval helicopter took aerial survey. |
| Nov 27 | 11 PM | Operations continued. |
| Nov 27 | 12 PM | 9 hostages rescued from first floor. |
| Nov 28 | 7:30 AM | NSG commandos airdropped onto the top of Nariman house.[84] |
| Nov 28 | 7:30 PM | All 6 hostages including the Rabbi and his wife found killed by the terrorists. |
| Nov 28 | 8:30 PM | NSG commandos declared the operations over, 2 terrorists killed. |
Greatest sympathy and my deepest condolences to the casualties of the attacks..
This marks the new generation of fear and terror..
Moving on to something more backdated.. The Melamine Tainted products.. So far, no news from China regarding anything new.. However, I have gotten myself the 'latest' list of tainted products.. Well, at least this was the latest I could find.. You can find it at this website: http://www.xtralicious.com/2008/10/03/latest-list-of-melamine-tainted-products-hk/
Over with the news, lets talk about games.. Since the exams are over, time to relax and enjoy as much as possible.. Whenever I get time for leisure, i'm sure to use my Playstation2 to expand my gaming knowledge.. So far, i've got a couple of interesting games that teaches me stuff.. Here are the main titles..
Dynasty Warriors
Lets get through them briefly.. Dynasty Warriors is a game which revolves around the Three Kingdoms of China.. The famous warriors of Three Kingdom come to play and you get to use them to complete stages which were the actual scenes of battle during Three Kingdom..
Its a fairly easy hack and slash game that allows you to control one player at a time with different skills and weapon each.
I own Dynasty Warriors 3, 5, 5X and 5E. Let me explain what these are. DW3 is the third in series of the Dynasty Warriors Anthology, I started out from here.
Although it was relatively plain, the first time I played it, it was marvelous.. Its very fun and enriching as well.. Think about it this way, play the game and learn about historical events (although some are quite inaccurate).. By time I played DW3, DW4 and its expansions had already been released for sometime..
Reluctant to fallback, I managed to squeeze out my money to purchase DW5, DW5X and DW5E.. DW5 had much better graphics and advanced gameplay.. Its more elaborated and there is even a Chaos mode to play in (;p challenging).. I know some of you are wondering what is DW5X.. Well, 5X stands for 5 Extreme Legends.. Its the expansion of DW5 with more game modes to choose and even create your own charector.. DW5E is Empires which basically allows you to use your tactical knowledge to choose how you want your empire to conquer China.. Well, at least in the game..
Here are some in-game screenshots and wallpapers..
Dynasty Warriors 3:
Dynasty Warriors 5:
Dynasty Warriors 5 Extreme Legend:
Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires:
Recently, I have been dropping out of Dynasty Warriors for another game.. The game is rather linked to the DW Series.. Its called Warriors Orochi.. The storyline is rather pathetic but the gameplay is excellent.. Characters can be leveled up and they include warriors from DW as well as Samurai Warriors (something like Dynasty Warriors except its about Japan's Warring States)! The great thing about this is you get to play 3 characters at one shot! YES, control 3 characters! You can easily switch them around and make full use of them (this allows you to take advantage of their abilities and win the game with ease).. I got engrossed in unlocking all characters and weapons as well as their unique items and abilities.. Spent long hours on this game.. Im saving up for the second series of Warriors Orochi.. Its already out in stores..
Heres a sneak peek of Warriors Orochi:
Well, can't really play this game the whole day, I may get sick of it fast.. So instead, I switch to 'Need For Speed: Undercover' and enjoyed the fun adrenaline pumping racing game.. Yes yes, its the new game with Maggie Q.. Look at those amazing curves.. Of the race tracks I meant.. Fantastic game with exciting features and customizations.. I can't locate screenshots so I have to get them from the website itself..
Here are some of the fanstastic pictures from Need For Speed:
Over with Playstation2 Games, lets move on to PC..
Recently I have been working on creating my own private server for a game called MU Online..
I have the files required for the game, programmes installed and ready to play.. I went on to creating the server and customizing the data as well as certain gameplay stuff.. Then came the bad part, the entire game lagged.. Well, guess my computer of 1.6GHz is not good enough.. I hereby apologise to those people that I have promised to create the server.. Due to this unexpected lag in the game, I cannot proceed.. Uninstallation of all programmes and deletion of all files have already been done.. For those interested in the game MU Online, there are lots of Private Servers out there and an official Global Server to try out.. Here are the website.
www.muonline.com (Original Global MU Online Server)
www.muonline.ph (Philiphines MU Online; Use the Game Guide, its VERY useful)
Lastly, I'd like to wish everyone from CCKSS a pleasant holidays! Especially to all those friends in CCKSS, All The Best for the future.. I always believe in one motto which is 'Do your best and no regrets'.. It always works for me.. So live your life to the fullest!
Alright, thats all for now.. Time to continue my cooking quest! Goodbye people!
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