Congress and the people

This past days the main thing going on in our country is the problem that is causing the congress' decision in trying to block the call to vote for "la constituyente" (sorry dont know who to say it in english) . Okay if we are living in democracy, the people are the ones with the choice to vote on what they believe is better for them and not any group of congress men, that supposely are the "representatives of the people", should stop them. What is worrying me the most is the consecuences that this decision can bring, lets do what we the people of our nation choose, before voilence takes over.

Just plain cruelty

Okay just right the news were showing how a nurse in some country of Europe used to put tape on the babies mouth that were born at the hospital that she worked and was "taking care of." This is just so cruel!!!! im so frustrated, I cant believe how this kind of this can be happening!!! and worse when the victims can't even defend themself!!!!! this "lady" no, this CRIMINAL should be put in jail for the rest of her life!!!!! and her excuse was...the noise, whatever!!!! she knew what her work was about and thanks to another intern that used a cellphone to videatape this act she was arrested.

Stores taking action against Anorexia

I found yesterday by reading the newspaper that many Spanish stores and important brands of this countrys fashion industry are taking action in fitting anorexia by not letting the use of maneques with less than the size of 38 and clothes with sizes of 46 not to be put aside with the denomination of "plus sizes." I think this is a great step that everyone who is involved in this industry should take because many young girls are dying an example of this are the deaths of many proffesional models in the past few months. Media should stop promoting "the more skynnier, the better" instead they should teach and incitate young girls and boys too on how to eat better and exercise, not starving to death.

DaVinci Code

Yesterday afternoon I watched "The DaVinci Code" the movie was okay, pretty interesting, different plot, but people should be a little more careful when they talk about religion in their projects (movies, book, articles) because everybody has a different point of view in what they belief and some can fell offended with this kind of productions, Im not saying that they should be prohibited, just be more careful when pointing to this subjects.

Christiane F.!!!!

Christiane F. the title of my favorite movie of all times! mainlyy because it is about a a true story about this young german girl, Christiane, who gets involved in the world of drugs (heroin) just because of curiosity falling in the hell of prostitution, addiction, and also death around her with just the age of thirteen. I like this movie alot because it shows us the reality that we are living right now even when the movie was made like thirty years ago, but thanks to God right now she is a clean woman who talks to young ones about her life experience. Another important thing of making it my favorite is because my favorite artist David Bowie was the producer of the sountrack and hes also in one part of the movie where he was playing in a concert, so here you have a great plot and sound!

Guadalupe Larriva.

On thrusday morning whenever I was waking up i heard the terrible news that our minister of defense Miss Guadalupe Larriva, her daughter and other five members of the military died in a tragic accident when they were flying to Manta. I think this is so sad because putting politics aside and all those stuff, we lost not only the life of this woman, but also of the militars and her daughter, who was starting to live, serving our country. Many people, probably right at this momment, are thinking about revenge and who is guilty or not, this is just very dirrespecfull to the memory of all the ones we have lost (we, because we are all brothers and somehow this affects all of us), first learn to be more human and then do the job.

Berserk!

Okay yesterday I finishined watching the anime called Berserk, a japanese cartoon, the whole serie is of 26 episodes and I jsut have to say that I was fascinated!!! that went straight from the first chapter until the end. It is set during the mediavel times, it tells the story of a man that because of wanting to make his ambition and dream of becoming king, starts a great numbers of war without caring for the lives for his so called "friends" and the lives of other, the end is very impressived, it shows how man can be blinded by the force of power and ambition that they are capable of turning evil in order to reach them.

"T.V."

Today I was reading this interesting article on the newspaper, I can't remember the authors name right now, but hes has a column in El Universo where he puts his opinion about the media around us. I like what he wrote on todays column, he was talking about that as time goes by technology grows and how the tv screens are getting bigger in size, but the show decreasing in culture and information, fulling their public with just trash instead of cultural programs that there used to be in the past. I have to be agree with him because everytime I put the tv on the only thing that I watch is just girls dancing half naked, talk shows where beat each other up, programs where the only goal is to put down the image of certain celebrity etc.

Racism on TV shows?

Indian actress Shilpa Shetty was given a humilliating treatment while on a reality show in England, member s of the same show are accused of calling her "the indian", making fun of her accent, skin colour, of wanting to be white for bleaching her hair and ginving bad comments on her country's food, this of course infuriated the Indian community that lives there and now they are taking action towards this attitudes. I am agree with the actions taken by the community because is not possible that nowadays people are showing this kind of behavior, is very disrespecful and degrading towards not just the Indian community, but to every imigrant in the world. link to the article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/17/nbb17.xml

"Babel"

Yesterday before going to bed I watched the movie "Babel", which I bought last weekend, but did not have enoguh time to watch it until yesterday night. Very, very interesting and great plot, the story relates on how 3 different families from different continents live, but somehow are connected to each other.

Correa's Presidential Ceremony

Yesterday before heading to school, I had some time left to watch the presidential ceremony, I liked it a lot because Correa instead of wearing the required atire for the ocassion he chose an indigenous one. The whole ceremony, decorations and rituals were very ethnical, proper from our culture. This shows how proud our new president is of his roots and not afraid in showing them to the world, something that not every new elected president would do. Hopefully this new man in power will take us to prosperity and compromised to the people.

Apocalypto

This weekend i watched the lastest production of actor/directo Mel Gibson, Apocalypto. In my opinion the movie was not that "amazing" is quite interesting and entertening. The language spoken is indigenous, but I dont know from what culture. The plot is about a tribe that was attacked by another one and the main character, who was taken as a prisoner, tries to survive finding his way back home where he hid his pregnant wife and kid from his captors.

Strangers with Candy, the movie.

Today I finally got the movie, of the funniest series I have ever seen, "Strangers with Candy." Basically the movie has the same plot as the series, Jerry a 46 year old woman, who decides to go back to highschool, after years of been into prostitution, drugs and of course jail, but this time she has a mission, waking up her father from the coma he is. The movie is not as good as the series, however, if you have some freetime and want to laugh, this will be a good choice.

Two leyends gone in one day.

As I was reading the newspaper I found out thet two important entertaiment figures died this past tuesday. Actress Yvonne De Carlo more known by the public as Lily of the famous tv-show "The Munsters," who died at the age of 84 and the Italian director Carlo Ponti. Ponti was an icon in the movie industry of his native country, he died at the age of 94 and was married to Sophia Loren.

Scooby Doo's creator died this past monday.

As I was going throught the internet I found out that Iwao Takamoto creator of the famous cartoon Scooby Doo died this past monday January the 8th, 2007 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from a massive coronary. Mr. Takamoto worked for Disney and Hanna-Barbera Productions, he's responsible for the character design of astro, the dog from the Jetsons family and Penelope Bistop. Some of his work also includes Cinderella, Peter Pan, Sleeping beauty, 101 Damatians and Lady and the Tramp where he worked as an animator while still at the Disney Company. For more informaion visit this link http://www.slate.com/id/2157397/.

RIP.

Led Zeppelins "Untitled" album.

Ok, before writing on what Im supposed to, I have to say this is the my first time having a blog and posting things online, but hopefully by doing this I'll be able to improve mys English skills :). So today as I was going throught my things, I put the so called #4 album of Zeppelin, for some people this is the best work of the band and the same with the song "Stairway to heaven" that comes in it. In my opinion the album is excellent, the music, guitar riffs, vocals are awesome, but I cant be agree in saying that it's the best of them ("Houses of the holy" is my choice), for me the best track in it's "when the levee breaks," probably because it's more elaborated, complicated and deeper making it my favorite song by the band. All I have to say is that if you are looking for real and good music to listen to, get this album, and make your own conclusions ( It will probably become your favorite one, who knows), this is just my personal point of view.

Songs I recomend after listening to the all time classics Rock n' roll, Black Dog, Stairway to heaven: Misty mountain, Going to california, When the levee breaks.