If there is such thing as imaginative “writing” in literature, then perhaps there is also such thing as imaginative “seeing” in photography. Only with this, we would be able to develop a good “eye” for things and study the familiar and the ordinary thing around us, and later on ponder on what these ordinary things reveal to us.
I recently received a text message from a high school friend of mine. It goes something like this:
“’I refuse to
adhere to
society’s
perception of
academic
aptitude and
mental ability.’
Translation:
‘Yoko nang mag-aral!”
I was so amused by this text message because we had just finished discussing some preliminary concepts of literary translation (more…)
I admit this sucks. Really.
I’ve been the official class photocopy girl since second year college. Now that I try to remember it, I did ask for it. But it has been a nuisance to me for a long time already. But I guess I have no choice, have I? (more…)
Ways to kill someone –
What was Hitler’s favorite weapon?
This summer I amused myself by watching TV or reading manga. Other times I read books, but ever since I finished reading the painstaking Anna Karenina (I call it ‘painstaking’ because it was so thick that I’ve read it for over a month – on and off, but the book was nice though), I imposed a total restraining order for reading thick books because I’m still exhausted and ‘overwhelmed’ by that Tolstoy-book. So most of the time I just stayed in the house eating and sleeping and doing something in between.
Part of my TV schedule is watching amazing features from Discovery Channel. The other day I watched one of its coolest episodes by far, Superweapons: Top Ten. It’s not that I’m cruel, but war never ceases to amaze me, and even that, the weapons used are something that fascinates me. I’ve lived my childhood days preferring toy cars and guns than cheesy Barbie dolls.
There are five specific considerations for choosing the top ten superweapons: the fear factor, the fire power, the protection, the innovation and the service length. Among the reviewers were defense analysts – Rebecca Grant and Paul Beaver, and naval architects, James Harrison and Philip Simms. The super weapons chosen were the hardest, the fastest and the ones that won the battle for over the years. Some of the minor considerations are its own features like displacement, propulsion, speed, crew, range, protection, and principal armament. Cool!
To start the countdown, at number ten, we have the Hood Class Battle Cruiser, completed in Germany on year 1920. It has a speed of 31 knots and range of 5,170 nautical miles. It was used by Germany in its great battles in year 1960. It is 860 feet long and one of the largest ships ever built for royal armor at that time. It was also the best fighting ship because of its side armor at an angle. It was unfortunately destroyed in 1941, where about 1,400 people died.
At the ninth spot is the Deutschland Class Pocket Battleship (more…)
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