Prisoners escape
1. It was Sunday, visiting day, at the merdeka prison.
Families were spending time with the prisoners.
2. When visiting hours were over, security guards opened the front gate for the visitors and
let them out.
3. Later on thaat day, 106 prisoners escaped.
4. How? It was as easy as pie.They walked out te front gate!
5. The guards had made a mistake and forgotten to lock it.
6. Prison officials are red in the face.
Police are looking for the escaped prisoners, but so far, they have caught only three.
The world's highest building
1. Taipei 101, the world's highest building, opened in 2004 after six years of work.
With 101 floors, it stands tall above the other guildings in Taipei- a half kilometer tall!
2. "Taipei 101 reaches to the sky like a plant." says one of the architects, C.P.Wang.
3. Taipei 101 has eight sections, a lucky number for the chinese.
4. It is also very strong.
Taiwan often has earthquaked and strong winds, but they cannot damage it.
5. The elevators are the fastest and most modern in the world.
They travel at 60 kilometers per hour.
You arrive on the 91st floor in 39 seconds, and from there you can look out over Taipei.
6. By 2008, Seoul will have a taller building. But for now, Taipei 101 is Number One.