Significant events

By hylui

  • Global Warming

    Global Warming
    The first discovery of global warming was in the 1940s. There were developed infrared spectroscopies then to measure long wave radio action. By using this technology, it was proven that the amount of co2 in the air was increasing.

  • First Time Meeting Harry

    First Time Meeting Harry
    This was when I was one years old. This is a place in Kwutung, which I call ‘country house’. I had 2 dogs there back then and the one at the back of the picture is called Harry. This time should be my first time meeting him. He played a big role in my life.

  • First Apple Store

    First Apple Store
    This is the first apple store opened in California on May 19, 2001. The ‘apple’ technology absolutely changed the technology world. it brought a whole new evolution in the world of technologies.

  • Mosquito Bites

    Mosquito Bites
    This was when I was 2 years old. I went to Taiwan and over night I got my face bitten by mosquitoes. I got to say that it was a pretty cool experience to have one eye lid swollen and so I see less through one eye.

  • School

    School
    This was also when I was two years old. It was my first day of school. I remembered that I lived really far away from school and eventually arrived late to school. It was a horrible experience to wake up at 7am for the first time.
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    Pants

    The pants I wore in this picture was a pair of pants that I wore for about 6 years. This picture was taken when I was eight, which was the last year that I wore that pair of pants. I still have that pair of pants in my closet since it is still a great memory of mine.

  • SARS

    SARS
    In 2003, the outbreak of SARS was a huge tragedy in Hong Kong. SARS spread quickly during that time and killed nearly 300 people within nine months.

  • First time tacking a horse up

    First time tacking a horse up
    This picture was taken when I was seven years old. I had only started to learn horse riding for two weeks that time so it was really challenging for me to tack up a horse that is a lot larger than me.

  • US President Election

    US President Election
    Barack Obama’s election in 2008 was a real significant event. He was the first African American that got elected and It swept away the racial barrier in US.