The Final Countdown- Events of 2011

2011 was a big year for everyone.In fact, I think it will be one of the most memorable of this century. Here's a list of what happened worldwide this year.

• American senator Gabrielle Giffords was shot* (Jan 8)
• Category 5 Cyclone Yasi devastates Tully and Cardwell, Australia (Feb 2)
• Egyptian president Hosni Mabarak resigned after violent protests (Feb 11)
• Japan suffered a massive earthquake(9.0) and tsunami (Mar 11)
• Doubts were cast over the birthplace of American president Barak Obama (Apr 27)
• Osama bin Laden, the man behind the September 11 terrorist attacks in America was killed by US Navy SEALS (May 1)
• New York legalised gay marriage (Jun 24)
• NASA launched their last space shuttle (Jul 21)
• Category 3 Hurricane Irene hits the East coast of the US (Aug 27)
• The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was remembered (Sep 11)
• Steve Jobs (the man behind iPhones, iPads, iPods and Macbooks) dies after a battle with cancer (Oct 5)

*After being shot at pointblank range, Giffords made a miraculous recovery and was discharged from hospital over 6 months later. Now THAT is amazing :)

Barbie and Cancer

I think Mattel (you know, the company that makes Barbie Dolls) should make a doll with no hair, so that every girl who suffers from cancer, little or big, can feel beautiful. Put her in pink, name her Hope and send the proceeds to the Cancer Council or St Judes.