viernes, 30 de octubre de 2009

Films Who Shagged Me

I've always loved films since I was little, when i was 13 and went alone to the cinema, I have seen many films throughout my life, every kind imaginable, but currently I would say that I am an admirer of sci-fi movies and especially the STAR WARS saga and the ALIENS saga, I especially like the photografy, the sets, the customs and caracters. Despite this, the last movie I saw was UP with my family, but my son -who is 14 years old- was upset at the beginning because he thinks he should do adult movies not a cartoon movie, although he liked the movie, and even he said that cry a little.
Despite this, my favorite movie is another kind of science fiction, not quite as space-based, this is A CLOCKWORK ORANGE of Stanley Kubrick he is one of my favorite filmmakers, I like several of his movies, especially THE SHINNING in a fabulous performance of Jack Nicholson, who is not my favorite, but is a very good actor. Another of my favorite directors is Spike Lee, an africanamerican director who masterfully expresses the urbans and racials conflicts in their films, for example DO THE RIGHT THING shows the development of latent racial conflict in a multiracial neighborhood is a movie you must see.
The other kind of films I like are about the gangsters , among them THE UNTOUCHABLES of Brian De Palma, and my favorites of Martin Scorsese: CASINO and GOOD FELLAS, the latter two starring Robert De Niro, one of my favorites actors (Taxi Driver, Godfather, Cape Fear, etc.). I forgot that one of my favorite movies is 2001 SPACE ODDITY, by Stanley Kubrick, that presents a particularly relationship between human and an human-machine which gives an unexpected change, this film speaks about the interaction with the human thinking machine, a subject addressed by cutting Japanese animated movies like GHOST ON THE SHELL , which chronicles the life of a android to start thinking like a human, a theme that is also ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, but in another context, it is noted that the original idea of AI was Stanley Kubrick, who died without carrying it out.

viernes, 2 de octubre de 2009

Santiago trip

If I were a tourist, I`d would go to visit the Central Market, where you can sample the national cuisine. Especially I would recommend to test seafood from our shore, a highly recommended place and usually visited by tourists. This visit can be complemented with a walk in thecity center, where you can visit historical buildings such as around the Plaza de Armas. Another place, about 40 minutes from Santiago is Farellones a center for ski and winter sports surrounded by the beautiful mountains of the Andes. The mountains are especially recomended for young people or in good physical condition. There are a lot of types of travel with various types of difficulty, i recommend it the Provincia or Manquehue hill for begginers. For advanced walkers the Plomo hill (5440m) is a excelent choice, but it may take several days. But not all is mountains, Santiago has a lot of nice walks in various parks like Forestal park, in the city center, with the Museum But not all is mountain, Santiago has a lot of nice walks in various parks like “Forestal”, with the Museum of Fine Arts usually called “Museo de Bellas Artes” and the Museum of Modern Art or “Museo de Arte Contemporaneo” both in the same building. Another park is the “Parque Metropolitano”, in the San Cristobal Hill, a family outing, with a zoo, picnic areas, art galleries and excellents viewpoints, especially after a rain when the sky looks clear.

viernes, 25 de septiembre de 2009

The Music and Me

My relation with the music is so special to me, when i was young the style of music in fashion is the disco music, and my sisters, - more olders than me-, took me to his parties, usually at friends' homes. While I was like a mascot for them, watched as they arrived with their amazings vinyl records under his arms, to bring their own music, in stereo turntable. This, though it may sound unusual for this time, marked me for life. When i was 13 years, i worked at a disco on the beach, as a DJ. At that time, i work based on cassette tapes, so it was very difficult!!. When I grew up more, my work could start buying vinyl records and equipment and had my first professional turntable at 19. That took me to hang out with friends playing music with them, I participated doing scratch in the music, generating a lot of noise with them. After playing several times with different groups come to experience and develop a style of music itself, independent or indie, like electronic crossovers, i called to my experiment DFL2, a style of house in Chile, which is still ironic for me, as i continue renting.
www.myspace.com/mcdfl2

viernes, 28 de agosto de 2009

Transantiago

Transantiago is the new way to conceive the public transport in the city of Santiago. When this system started it produced a social problem with a lot of difficulties. The main problems it were to change the mentality of people -reluctant to change- and the failure in funding system. Some problems have solutions, the government had to finance most of the system and it has been improving slowly.
I like transantiago because it is better than the old system, witch was dirty, polluting and chaotic. With the new system the buses are mostly brand new, so they are less polluting, this vehicules are larger than previous ones. The use of the Bip card is another advantage, now we don’t have to carry cash. In the future the improving GPS systems in the buses should result in a better traffic flow.

viernes, 14 de agosto de 2009

My first term of 2009

The first time of this year i was very busy with my main occupations: studing in the university, my family business and my job in archaeology. In general terms it was a very hard time for me. Firstly, i had to pass for a second time a difficult course to me, with a bad (or mad) profesor, this situation was very exhausting and i was on the verge of stress, it was definitely my biggest challenge.
On the other hand, my family was a constant support, but not economic terms because i had to constantly work when time permited. The opportunities for work in archaeology were lower the last semester, but in compensation, i have more work opportunities in the summer.