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Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Video of the Week: Hello


Hello from ant1mat3rie on Vimeo.
made by Matthijs Vlot. www.mattatjeoorlog.nl

appeared on cinema.nl/cinematv

Sunday, 6 November 2011

Video of the Week: Murmuration

Amazing. The director Sophie Windsor Clive, captured the magic of this with the music perfectly. The tune is from Nomad Soul, which is also called Murmuration, presumably after this video (download it and donate here).

Saturday, 13 August 2011

Song of teh Moment: Que Que - Dillon Francis & Diplo feat Maluca

 
Aaaaaah, I can't stop laughin and dancin to this at the same time!!?!!1

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

So why the riots?

Looking at the news, there seems to be mainly 3 theories:
  1.  A sub-community versus the Police
  2. The Poor versus the Police, the Politicians, the Rich, apparently
  3. Children versus Adults
I certainly think no.1 was the initial catalyst. But no.2 is underlying itch of what these people have been wanting to scratch for a long, long time. But I stand back and look at the bigger picture, and the base reason I see is no.3.
For every disobedient child there are more than enough adults that can teach them sense. If only each of us "grown ups" had the courage to stand up to these little terrors rather than just avoid the issue and let them do what they want... Then maybe, just MAYBE they would to a have a society to look up to and respect. Who is the child really? Those kids on the street, or us sitting scared in our houses?  
That was my FB status last night, while the rampage was going on, borough after borough. It got a few Likes, some friends agreed, some not so much. One said the police are being too soft, have been for ages, to get the guns out and shoot these kids down. I don't think he was being 101% serious, as his shop was attacked, all windows smashed... Mindless hate can just breed more mindless hate. I answered:
Fuck the police, They're just following instructions. They're easy to blame. It's us, the everyday citizens that need to make this society stronger and better respected.
I do believe we leave too much to the authorities. I'm not saying we should become like the authority. But I do think we need a stronger, tighter London community, to give children a society to both respect and aspire to become a part of. They are lost and need a guide. We need to disrupt and destroy our inane, silent bystander public. We've become numb - See the docile cow effect on the underground. Our ignorance of the unadulterated noise they make on the upper deck at the back of the bus, and the weed they smoke during it...
They have no respect because we choose to ignore, not see, stand there, walk by. We have given the impression that we don't care. That we don't want to get involved. That we fear them. And that is our weakness - showing our fear. But the only reason why we fear, is perhaps because we've become a little lost ourselves, we just don't know what to do or how to deal with it.
We need to realise that we are older, bigger and stronger, unite and stand up. Last night, the Turks and Kurds had the right idea. Right now, they are apparently doing just that in Enfield.
So thankfully, hate can also breed positive things too. Much respect to all those who decided to counter the recreational looting with recreational restoration, to both our city and our spirits. They've bullied our city into the ground. Never let them see you cry. http://twitter.com/Riotcleanup
I can see the 2nd wave happening now - Be safe everyone! Remember most of them are just lost children, following their friends, and most likely needing a hug, or worse, incapable of receiving one because they never did.


Keep up to date and voice your opinion on this FB page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Supporting-the-Met-Police-against-the-London-rioters/152937041453243


Wednesday, 13 July 2011

Song of the Moment: 2010 Hiphop Mix by Daniel D

I was prodded about this a month or so a go, but I've been listening to him while working lately, and it's truly an inspiration to hear. A culture clash of music here. Go listen.


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London born Filipina chick, 20s, with a love for food and an eye for ink. I tend to approach new ideas like a child running scared. Sometimes I like to share these thoughts.

Stuff that hits heart

  • "In the passing of tens of thousands of years, only a few decades are given to you... What meaning do these years hold? Among the billions of lives that have become, what is the significance of yours? That is up to you to find out." (Baiten Kaitos)
  • The Forum (BBC World Service) is probably the only podcast I look forward to every week
  • Adult Influences: Banksy, Ed Hardy (Christian Audigier), Inception
  • Teenhood Influences: Jim Lee, Adam Warren, Kenichi Sonoda, Shirow Masamune, Hayao Miyazaki, Akira, Joe Madureira
  • Childhood influences: Rolf's Cartoon Club, My Little Pony, Charmkins, Bambi, My Neighbour Totoro, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Hyper happy blog on vector cute
  • Jumbuck's Aussie pies, namely the Godfather (chicken & carbonara) & Popeye (spinach, mushroom & feta cheese:)
  • Legal access to Japan's musical underground!
  • The only AMV that mattered to me. (HQ remake here, but isn't as moving?)
  • My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke (the English versions:) Shoujo Kakumei Utena, Janguru wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu
  • Little Shop of Horrors, The Lion King, Edward Scissorhands, Planet Terror, The Shawshank Redemption
  • Tomoyo42's Room isn't for the faint-hearted
  • Dynamite Headdy, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Alisia Dragoon, Streets of Rage 2, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, NiGHTS, Skies of Arcadia
  • Yuji Naka, Fumito Ueda, Satoshi Kon (RIP), James Cameron, Kenji Eno

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