The island (I'm not talking about this crappy movie starring Ewan McGregor)

So since our teachers decided to send us off to a remote island  ( I won't complain, I loved that "cast away" movie)with only for companions a book, a CD and a person of our choice,  I had to decide what would be my best possible options (so many choices, so little choices), here how it goes :

First,the book, it must have been the easiest decision of the entire group, I chose Leo Tolstoy's book "War and peace" I've always wanted to read that one , being heralded as one of the finest piece of literature of all time, carrying the fascinating slavic soul which I relish so much and also famous for it's lenght ( around  1400 pages) I think It's going to keep my days busy on the island, even more so if I read a single page a day with the book in its original language (hopefully these university courses will be useful).

The CD I'd like to bring along with me to the island would be Rischard Desjardin's "Abbittibbi- Chaude était la nuit" CD. This one holds a special place in my heart as it is a CD of nostalgia. I remember the days of summer in my youth, listening to the poetry of Desjardin, thanks to my mother who would always boot that CD up every evening .The titular song ( chaude était la nuit) will always be in my mind, it's a groove I can't forget and I instantly think of these days I've come to miss a bit when the first notes come up( now that we, as cynical adults , lost the wonderfully candid view of the world we used pull around) here's the link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qvoEFge1RA

Finally, the person I'd like to have around me on the island would be Jules Vernes. I thought about dragging Tom Hanks along with me but ,come to think of it, I don't like volleyball so it's a no-no.Besides, Tom must be so Fedex....errrrr I mean Fed up about being stuck on an island again, I'll just let him stick to running. Jules Vernes would be the more appropriate choice, having read many of his books, I noticed he had a versatile knowledge about virtually anything, and this will come in handy on this island. Plus, Jules Vernes had always been captivated by stories involving people that must survive on a deserted island, so I guess he'll be very satisfied to be stranded with me on these few square kilometres of palm trees, sand and alluring fauna.When you think about it, it's paradise, there's no conservative in sight.......

BanananananaPhone

the world, tailing ang clinging onto the advancement of new technologies as well as the advent of social networks such as facebook, myspace or twitter, I can see why so many people finds it odd to be called by Phone. I mean, the Phone ! such an outdated way to communicate ! Only the pygmies from the Amazon river in the Sate of Alaska which belongs to The federation of Russia could use such a retarded way to contact people, could they ?  besides , the easy and fast access to the web detracts from any desire to pick up the phone and then type the numbers to...... ho wait..... wait !!! this guy, he's single, I know he is , but he isn't on facebook  ???? what a twat, now I'll have to look for his phone number in my attic, ho geez. These stairs, these damn stairs, I'll have to go up the stairs and it's a 4 stories house ! I mean I know I had to send my parents to a nursing home (good ridance!) in order to get a hold of all their capital but I mean what crossed their minds when they built this house ??? now I'll have to tell them how much I hate these stairs, Do they have facebook in this damn nursing home ?....

the beauty and the Gaddafi

the recent uprising In libya that has been stirinp up worlwide concern for over a month now has certainly reached a climax with the involvement of UN security coucil which has finally decided to allow for the bombing of  Gaddafi 's surrounding military targets. What began as a series of Protests in mid February has escalated in a full scale civil war, Still ongoin and raging as we talk.

Casulties are numerous among the civilians and the rebel group who fall victims to the advanced weaponry of Pro-Gaddafi soldiers for which the dated equipment of the rebel army can't hold a candle. Although the rebels' many military victories in the wake of the civil war are nothing short of extraordinary. It wasn't long for Gaddafi to put up desperate measures that were still lying dormant dwelling inside hid bloodthirsty nature. Declaring war to the people Libya, saying he would eliminate anybody that would oppose him. Gaddafi decided to unleash terror,bombing his own citizens without a second thought, feeling the frail pillars of authority about to collapse under his feet.

Once reluctant to interfere in the ongoin conflict. It wasn't long for UN, witnessing the massacre of the population, to participate in the protection of civilian libyans and dispatch the Pro-Gaddafi army. But what will be the price to pay ? We can only say that in the following weeks or months, the history on Libya will be written with the blood of the people, an history that is running crimson with sacrifices. Will it be for the greater good ? let us hope so.

the puzzling world of languages

I, for one, am not a person who seeks only the goal on intercomprehension when I learn a language as choosing  and learning a language merely for its usefulness seems to me like the doom of any and every language. Usefulness doesn't allow any space for diversity and only entitles one to learn what he needs (a necessity rather than an interest) in order to put a crutch beneath his crippled babbling. Let's not cook an egg without its yolk : a language is a world in it's own, we need to learn how to think again with every new one,  it's a way to speak, act, react, agree, disagree and so much more, more than the sum of its parts and yet inseparable from any of its intricacies. languages help me to communicate, mostly on the internet, but the opportunity to  know one offers me much more, being able to discover new activities or eavesdrop on a conversation between soviet spies for exemple, or read books  I couldn't read before. The challenges are many, especially in the first steps you make, you might feel like an idiot that can't lay a word before the other but with effort ( and much , much suffering ) a good footing is only fistfuls of words away and no matter how many speakers there are , every language are equal and worth learning, even that dusty old Latin.