Friday, May 23, 2008

Pedra Branca


HEY!!!! We won.... Pedra Branca goes to us (SINGAPORE)!!!

ok for those who doesn't know we were in a long-standing dispute with Malaysia over 3 tiny (very tiny) island over the coast off Malaysia. Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge are their names. The core of the dispute was who Pedra Branca belongs to... say it with Pedra Branca... sound so exotic, feeling very Spanish right now.

Ok ok... the story goes (according to history) Pedra Branca belongs to us since the 1800s but in 1979 Malaysia said hey "Its ours!" (this was aftersome 150 years later.... totally doesn't make sense rite). Well all I can say hey too bad man...

Nevertheless, Malaysia didn't go home empty handed they got Middle Rocks, which consist of some rocks that are permanently formed above water (not a total lost I should say... hey man a bunch of rocks are better then nothing... rite. HEHEHEHE).

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