
Fah--why would u want to live that long? I mean, your ayeeyo probably has nothing to contribute to history. Perhaps your family history, but mostly I am sure she lived in the village, she wasn't 'worldly'.
gurey@loool
Isnt it sad that the great ottoman empire would be reduced to just three agnostic brothers???

That is so sad. In my reading of English history, the Ottoman empire would come up here and there, and I would always be irritated by that. Anyway, did u know--the Ottoman empire is responsible for America to be discovered? When they invaded the west Europe in the 15th century, they finally got through the fortress castles by using powerful powder gun to blow up the walls. They then blocked all the route of trade Europe used to get their 'spices' especially the black pepper that used to be so valuable. Therefore, the European elite then in 1493 sent Columbus to America in search of spices and that's where he discovered the black pepper. So basically America was discovered just because of in search of Man's appetite for spices! (u wonder why we have fat people, food is such a big deal that it causes such a treacherous journey to the unknown just to induce more appetite for the stomach?) Amazing isn't it?
