Wednesday, January 06, 2021

2020 Recap in Pictures


Here are the highlights and lowlights of 2020 that got retained in my mind...
Taal Volcano eruption...
...brought about great calamity and gorgeous photos...
...and bafflement..
...resulting to many to get educated about its true nature for the first time.
Australian bushfire crisis.
Largest locust outbreak in 70 years hit Kenya and East Africa...
...but the second wave turned out being 20 times worse.
Anak Krakatau eruption.
Chernobyl fires.
Typhoon Rolly devastated Catanduanes...
...and the first district of Albay...
...and triggered deadly lahar in San Francisco, Guinobatan, Albay.
Typhoon Ulysses and the great flooding it left...
...especially in Cagayan, wherein footage and reports of horrific deaths became viral.
Beirut port eplosion.
Iran shot down a Ukranian plane, killing 176 people.
In a viral video, hotheaded off-duty cop Jonel Nuezca, after some stirring from bratty daughter, shot neighbors Sonya and Frank Gregorio.
US assassination of Iranian terrorist Qasem Soleimani sparked WW 3 rumors.
COVID-19 pandemic got unleashed to the world from Wuhan, China...
...bringing forth lockdowns and "new normals" across the globe.
Inter-Korean liaison office demolished by NoKor.
The killing of George Floyd...
...triggered widespread protests, riots, and looting across America.
Trump saved his best White House press secretary for last.  Kayleigh McEnany is queen.
Trump looked badass when he finally gave in and wore a mask for the first time.
Amy Coney Barrett shined during her confirmation hearing and became the 103rd associate justice of the SCOTUS.
Biden-Harris cheated won their way toward the White House.
Manila Bay dolomite white sand.
New security law, which gave China an iron grip over Hong Kong, was unleashed on HK protesters.
Whistleblower revealed that PhilHealth execs stole ₱15 billion.
Luxembourg became the first country to have free public transport.
Violinist played violin while undergoing brain surgery to test dexterity.
Christina Koch returned to Earth after 328 days in space - the longest time a woman has been in space.
David Blaine's latest stunt was to fly 25,000 feet up the sky using balloons.
'Parasite' won 4 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Ricky Gervais gloriously went scorched earth over Hollywood while hosting the Golden Globes.
Michael Jordan delivered a legendary eulogy for Kobe Bryant.

Virtual jams understandably blew up during the lockdowns. My favorites are from Village Chapel. I also got to make several of such.  
Cat vibing to Ievan Polkka.
'Among Us' exploded.
Always has been.
Coffin dance.
Dalgona craze.
"Bawal lumabas."
"Me and my jowa, wah!"
Champ got discontinued early into 2020, but then returned later in the year. 
The collapse of the radio telescope at Arecibo's Observatory.
Mysterious monolith popped out of nowhere in Utah desert.
RC Cola's weird commercial.
New NBA All-Star Game format.  The highlight was this epic block by the eventual back-to-back league MVP and DPOY.
Lakers won their 17th NBA title.
Tom Brady signed with the Bucs.  Gronk unretired to join him.
Edge and Randy Orton had the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever."
The retirement of the Undertaker.

Lastly, here are the notable deaths of 2020...
Gianna and Kobe Bryant
J.I. Packer
Ravi Zacharias
Sean Connery
Eddie Van Halen
Grant Imahara
Diana Riggs
Ian Holm
Ruth Baden Ginsburg
Larry Tesler
Ken Spears
Katherine Johnson
Keji Fujiwara
Alex Trebek
David Prowse
Jeremy Bulloch
Chadwick Boseman
Kenny Rogers
Kirk Douglas
Lloyd Cadena and Emman Nimedez
Luke Harper
Road Warrior Animal
Shad Gaspard
Rocky Johnson
Pat Patterson
Joel Schumacher
Iffran Khan
Jerry Sloan
David Stern
Jamir Garcia
Christopher Tolkien
April Boy Regino
Chuck Yeager
Alfredo Lim
Danding Cojuangco
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Honor Blackman
Rob Gibbs
Kazuhisa Hashimoto
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