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PETRONAS Deepavali – The Light Within

October 22, 2014 by Yein Jee

A short, light-hearted movie by Malaysian oil and gas company PETRONAS, in celebration of Deepavali, the Hindu festival of lights.

Happy Deepavali to my Hindus neighbours and devotees worldwide.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Asian commercials, Asian videos, Fossil fuel, Malaysia blog, Malaysian commercials, Malaysian Traditions, Petroliam Nasional

Turkmenistan door to hell

May 7, 2010 by Yein Jee

Video of a burning gas crater in Darvaza, Turkmenistan. Locals call it Door to Hell or Gates of Hell.

The diameter of the crater is about 60 metres, and its depth around 20 metres. It has been burning continuously for the past few decades.

The phenomenon is not all natural though. There are a few versions of the event, but in general a failed gas exploration caused the ground to collapse in the 1960’s or 1970’s. The engineers set the place on fire to prevent poisonous gas from leaking to nearby towns, which was a logical decision at that point.

They probably expected the gas to burn out within a few weeks, but it’s been on fire after all these years. Thanks to the accidental “effort”, the place becomes a spectacular attraction for travellers nowadays.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asia travel, Asian videos, Central Asia, Fossil fuel, Turkmenistan

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