Miho - Trip to Milan

Assignment 2 - ThingLink project

Use ThingLink to add a picture of the countryside, a town, city or metropolis, label it with 5 text labels, 3 photos and 1 video of yourself. (speak for at least 15 seconds).

TOUCH this image: The London Underground (Tube). https://www.thinglink.com/scene/611891551211094017

3 possitve things about the netherlands

Some interesting things in the Netherlands

At first, i didn't know what to say. For me, my home country looks so boring and unpromising. After a few hours of thinking about the Netherlands…

I finally came up with a few things. In this post I’ll bore you

 with information about our tulips, windmills and 

open-minded people.

 

                                The Netherlands at its best(still not a match for countries as Iceland)

The tulips

The Netherlands is well known for its flowers. You will find field with thousands of tulips, roses, hyacinths and tons of other flowers. Walking through these flower fields is like going through a sea of colors. In some occasions there decorations made out of flowers for special tulips festivals and ‘paintings’. Each year there is taking place a tulips festival in “Noordoostpolder”.  The festival runs from late April to early May.(pictures can be found below)

With millions of flowers sold every year, The Netherlands has been called “The flower shop of the year” since the 16^th century.

(There is also a dutch joint called "Dutch tulip joint")

                

The windmills

to start of i should tell about the windmills of Schiedam. Here you can find the five largest windmill in the world! Those windmills, which sometimes are over 40 meters tall, were used to produce jenever and to pump water away. This was very important because The Netherlands is, on a lot of places, below sea level. (See video below)

But they are better known for grinding grain. Which some of them are still doing. But now a days most of these windmills are used as a museum or sight.

Brazil

     You have already heard about Brazil and its increasing highlight in global scenario as the seventh biggest economy of the world. But you probably don’t know some details regarding this country whose lovely inhabitants can transform your stay in a unforgettable and unique experience. 

     Due a fertile soil from south to the north of its territory and a climate that allows a whole year of production Brazilians are used to say that “it doesn’t matter you sow, it will grow”. Because of that you will get surprised with the enormous variety of fruits, grains and vegetables you’ve never seen before and that you can pick off directly from the trees, such as pitanga, jabuticaba, ciriguela, jatobá, cagaita, baru, sapoti, abiu, jambo, jamelão, marmelo and others.

Pitanga

     Brazilians usually have 4 different meals during a day. A breakfast when get up, a lunch at noon, some snacks or fruits at afternoon and a dinner at evening.

     Relating to the lunch, there are two ingredients which are the basis of this important meal and that can be find wherever you choose to eat. It is the famous couple rice and beans.

 

A typical Brazilian dish: rice, beans, meat, salad and, optionally, some chips.

     Being a tropical country, you can easily find fresh home made juices prepared at any restaurants or specialized shops in this area.

A juice shop - Rio de Janeiro

     During the weekends, Brazilians generally gather their friends or relatives to eat a barbecue, a feijoada - beans and pork - or another special/typical dish.

Feijoada: a typical Brazilian dish

     Yes. In Brazil you will meet indians, including those who had never contacted a civilized man. So, it’s possible to do an expedition to one of Brazilian forests, explore the nature and visit communities that preserves their culture and customs.

Brazilian indians

     And if you prefer beaches to forests, you can choose anyone located at the 8.000km territory coast.

Maragogi beach - Maragogi/Alagoas

Assignment 1 - 3 Special Things About My Country

Write about 3 special things from your country.

It could be a holiday, food, sport, dance, a monument, a custom, a place, a town or city or historical person.

Cloud Atlas - Movie Review

     Based on a 2004 contemporary literature novel by the same name,  Cloud atlas tells a story about how souls drift like clouds through time and how lives intertwine with one another in an intricate plot that sparks curiosity. Starring an ensemble cast including Oscar winners Tom Hanks and Halle Berry, not to mention acting talents Hugo Weaving, Susan Sarandon, Hug Grant, Jim Broadbent, Doona Bae and the list goes on.

    The story shifts between five different timelines, each connected in a mystifying way. Whether it is the adventure of Adam Ewing in 1849 South Pacific or the love letters that musician Robert Frobisher wrote to his lover in 1936 Scotland or the pursuit of truth that Californian journalist Luisa Rey embarked on in 1973 will excite you as much as publisher Timothy Cavendish' struggle to escape his prison in 2012 Great Britain followed by android Sonmi-451's fateful encounter with Hae-Joon Chang in 2144 Neo Seoul and lastly, Zachry's conflict with his inner demon in the post-apocalyptic islands of Hawaii. To say more, dear readers, would count as a spoiler.

    Lana and Andy Wachowski who also directed highly-acclaimed science-fiction flick The Matrix and the nostalgia-inducing Speed Racer managed to faithfully recreate author David Mitchell's whimsical storytelling without making it confusing. All of the starring roles delivered top-notch performance, supported by magnificent makeups and special effects, making it possible for the actors to "live" through different timelines.

    All in all, Cloud Atlas is unmistakeably a love-letter to film-making. A truly spell-binding watch packed with plot twists in an unusually contemporary art-house genre that movie buffs will surely enjoy.

VERDICT:
5/5
Cloud Atlas = cloud nine cinematic experience.

Experience the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnAqFyaQ5s 

Review by:
Pramudhityo Dewantoro

Film Review "The Three Little Pigs" - Ste

“The Three Little Pigs” is an intense off-the-wall thriller set in an imaginary world in which a bloodthirsty wolf with almost supernatural breathing strength leaves a trail of destruction as he attempts to capture and eat three seemingly helpless little anthropomorphic pigs. He meets his match though in a thrilling climax when sensible building materials and a clever twist involving a chimney ensure that good prevails over evil.

The story opens dramatically with the protagonists being sent out into the world by their mother, to "seek out their fortune". The first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows it down and gobbles him up after a harrowing chase scene. The second pig builds a house of sticks, which the wolf also blows down, polishing off the pig. A dramatic, powerful and somewhat gory ending involving the third pig ensures that you’ll be on the edge of your seat throughout.

Coming out as it did in 1933 it's a witty satire for the Great Depression, the consequence of no financial planning for a rainy day, the unbreachable gap between the haves and have-nots and the steps we need to take in order to reform the system as Roosevelt's New Deal attempted to do.

This is the kind of film that will appeal to adults and children alike. Although the screenplay is a little repetitive and a touch predictable, it’s definitely a good watch.

 

 

Ste