To F.....by Edgar Allan Poe

  Beloved! amid the earnest woes
         That crowd around my earthly path-
       (Drear path, alas! where grows
       Not even one lonely rose)-
         My soul at least a solace hath
       In dreams of thee, and therein knows
       An Eden of bland repose.

       And thus thy memory is to me
         Like some enchanted far-off isle
       In some tumultuous sea-
       Some ocean throbbing far and free
         With storms- but where meanwhile
       Serenest skies continually
       Just o'er that one bright island smile.

Interesting....

I must say that although You Tube is really good for music videos. interviews and funny clips I have discovered some very interesting videos which are though more educational than fun.

Here are a few which I have found interesting and hopefully you will too:

Panorama: Britain's crime of  honour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyunVoRKL8k

Escaping forced to marriage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_U-IJztUwQ

The great Escape - North Korea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsrBBJTXnsU

Ghost cities - China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm7rOKT151Y

Secrets of the superbands - food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlDOI6RsaS4

Secrets of the superbrands - technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdkeMpN8hOI

secrets of the superbrands - fashion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd7lfcnlb9c

Billy Connolly's route 66 episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4SdAVr3uYk

(there are other parts following).

Enjoy!!!!

Download festival 2013

Download festival once again this June will be the event to attend.
I must say this year's line up is just incredible. Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Ramstein amongst others will offer a 3 day festival that will definitely be a memory to look back at.
An experience which is rare in the rock music scene nowadays. With a huge space and caravan and camping site it just offers everything one may need to enjoy the festival.

Definitely worth counting the days for till June the 14th when the festival starts.
I will personally be visiting and can't wait. I will be giving a review on the festival plus pictures.


(http://www.facebook.com/downloadfest/app_208195102528120)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxPFe0ikduk

Boo!

I must say psychological thrillers are my favourite type of films.
Maybe I should be worried that this means something about my mental state but I'm not going to be too worried about it. If no one else has noticed I'm ok for the time being.

So these are a few psychological thrillers I have seen which I like:

Shutter island

Must say I was never a big fan of Di Caprio but after this film and 'Inception' which both came out in the same year I was quite impressed by the acting. Shutter island does keep you interested to the end and it does offer that twist in the end.

The Game


I remember being at the edge of my seat not being able to work out what was going on. I find this film to have terrific performances, clever plot and
 have to say this is a film that will definitely keep your eyes fixated on the screen.

Silence of the lambs 

I find it hard to believe that anyone will disagree that this film is not a great film. Such a classic for me that I actually recently bought it on bluray. Seeing Anthony Hopkins as the psycho but genius Dr Hannibal you are so convinced by his acting that is scary. Of course it must be said that J. Foster also gave an outstanding performance as the FBI trainee. Definitely a must see and the best one out of all the sequels and prequel that followed it.


The butterfly effect

I sat two weeks staring at...well, nothing specific to be honest, wondering if I
had done this, this wouldn't have happened or would have and if I hadn't done
that, that wouldn't have happened or would have and so on. This film really
makes you think how your actions have consequences, how they may be
 responsible for a series of things occurring but for me also how one can never
 be in total control or make things perfect. Unfortunately the sequels were
disappointing.

Julia's eyes 

Although this film cannot be compared with the above films it does have
an interesting story. It does get a little slow somewhere in the middle
but the end offers a very interesting twist. Not the greatest psychological thriller
I have ever seen but not bad for a night in with friends.

Nothing to envy

I must say I came across this book by chance while shopping at Amazon. The book so well written that even though it is written in 3rd person it feels as if those being interviewed are the ones telling the story.

The author, has such a quality in getting across all the experiences that North Koreans have experienced and reading the book you feel as if you are there. Even though the author gathered all the information via interviews it feels as if you are reading a story or novel easily getting a mental  picture in your head.


(http://bookmunch.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/%E2%80%98if-you-don%E2%80%99t-count-your-blessings-at-least-a-couple-of-dozen-times-during-the-reading-of-nothing-to-envy-then-you-are-living-in-difficult-circumstances-indeed%E2%80%99-nothing-to-en/)

I must say I am not one of those who can read for hours on end but this book was so interesting that I could not put down. Besides the good writing, I found it very informative learning things I did not have a clue about and really feel I have a clear picture of people's lives there before the famine and after.

I must say by the time I had reached the end I could not believe what life had been in North Korea. I certainly did learn allot and I highly recommend it.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.