2011 a year in a few words

so the year passed rather quickly i would say but that happens whether youre doing something important or not, figures i would start this today before i forgot about doing it whatsoever because i almost forgot doing this same thing in 2010.
this was a year of transition in part i finally graduated from psychology in my university it was a long and difficult road but it was worth it , like ive mentioned before i met a lot of different people while studying and only make one friend but good friends are hard to find thats true.
some tv shows i finally gave a chance among them doctor who and misfits two scifi british tv shows that are smart and different, for example misfits takes what could have make heroes work and expands on it delivering a fun exciting series.
apart from that my first experience traveling alone to a different country which was interesting and fun in a way, saw a lot of old movies among them casablanca, psycho , the wizard of oz, the time machine among others i did see some movies released this year ill post the list in about and hour or two.
it was also a great year for music in spite of a few disappointments, forgot to mentioned some new tv shows were released only one im seeing is suburgatory, it was a year of reflection too about life , friendships and other things.
in general it was a good year though theres always new things to learn and discover which i hope the new year will bring. have a happy new year everyone!

Jack and Jill (Movie Review)

there are movies whose sole purpose is to entertain no matter how dumb they may seem, others that can be considered b-movies films so bad theyre funny. and others that are complete and utter trash that leave you with a big wtf? on your face asking yourself why was this made? jack and jill is one of those movies whose main star is adam sandler playing twins which may seem weird.
sorry couldnt put up a picture but its ok, its better this way meaning the picture would bring nightmares to people heck even seeing the trailer could do that but i think im exagerating a little. like a lot of people have mentioned the only saving grace of this movie is al pacino if he wasnt in this movie there wouldnt be any reedeeming qualities whatsoever. 

technology and social media sites. the new addiction?

this post was inspired on and article i read today on the newspaper, we live in a world thats in constant movement and change where sometimes we dont pay much attention to some things that can be influential and important someday.

one of these things is how more and more each day we have become more dependent on technology, though it can help sometimes there are things only a person can do nonrelated to that but just as important i grew up in a medium that until the late 90s was largely devoid of technology in this case computers and cellphones.

who would have known that a few years later they have become part of our culture and our mode of interacting with others, i still remember when telegrams and handwritten letters were still used im guessing there are still some people who still do the second thing mentioned because its more personal a handwritten letter than and email thats true.

so why the title of the post well theres a new addiction that its now being actknowledged and that its addiction to technology, whether it be cellphones, social media sites, videogames mainly supposedly these were created to entertain people and for shortening distances between people. the thing is sometimes this could be more bad than good cases where teens spend half the day chatting on a social media site mainly facebook or are glued to their blackberry screen talking with their peers not paying attention to the world around them.

some people can become isolated and avoid any social interaction that doesnt have as a sort of medium the internet, its a bit scary when you hear cases were addiction to technology ends up in violence specially if its related to videogames but i never like to put everyone in the same category but that doesnt mean that it couldnt happen.

for anyone who reads this, whats your take on this. do you think social interaction is becoming less frequent because of the internet and when i mean that im talking about talking directly to a person instead of doing it through a computer.

the little things in the road.

so ive been thinking throughout our life we meet a lot of different people, sometimes do a lot of different activities among other things, there are small moments in life some remember more than others these happen because of the little things in the road something as simple as reading a good book or just laying in the grass among other moments that why exactly am i mentioning this the answer is simple ive been remembering them. 

i still remember when i climbed a lot of stairs in a small town called salento in a department of my country colombia and at the top there was a natural viewpoint, though i ended a bit tired it was worth it to see the scenery from up there one of the few moments  i remember that still make me smile and think from time to time.

there are people that can have a repetitive speech if its mentioned more than one time and its about the same subject over and over again, so a few words a relative told me recently made me reflect on something; do we plan our life since we are little some admit to doing this but not everyone does this i admit i didnt since there are many twists and turns along the way that admittedly one wouldnt know where the road will end.

i may continue this in another entry.

the short end of it

so after what seemed like and uneventful day, the night came with a small discussion about depending on others to do anything on life per se. so as some know there do exist people out there who become co-dependent on others to do everything in their lives im guessing that can happen in relationships too where a person is clingy and depends on the other person and if that person isnt there their whole world comes crashing down.

the question would be why exactly am i making this analogy the answer is simple a person i know who i will reserve the name is pretty much angry because he thinks im co-dependent of another person mainly in relation to transportation from one place to the other though this is true, ive gone to various places alone before mainly on bus which is my second mode of transportation but im guessing sooner or later it will become my first.

i do agree that life is about learning every step of the way and grow as a person as you learn new things, my guess is that its related to that in part but also to pretty much show yourself and the world that you can do things on your own because that way you can interact with people you havent before.

im changing topics for a moment and asking this question, what would you do if you were in a situation where you lived with a person who didnt want to seem to grow up and acted as a teenager at times, even going as far as just watching teen related shows living in that secluded world.

what would you do reader in a situation like that, how would you react?

movie reviews 2011 so far part 2

Paul

if you like scifi and the work of pegg and frost you might like this, but i have a feeling its not for everyone
paul is a like rude and crude sometimes, but ends up showing he cares about others too. funny, fast paced after a slow start but overall good scifi comedy.

SuckerPunch              
so this one is going to be a bit longer than usual, the trailer got a lot of people hyped to see this movie.
i wasnt able to see it in theaters so i saw it online, i was disappointed the plot is simple a greedy uncle wants the heritage of his niece and puts her in a mental asylum and shes scheduled for a lobotomy what unravels when we get there is a combination of alternate realities that dont make sense , some cool action scenes finding out that this movie doesnt have a strong story.

 

Hop

so this had its moments though there werent many to be honest, eb had some likeable traits but didnt fully convinced me. its ok mainly for kids.

Insidious

for everyone saying this is the best horror movie of the year, i dont think so but i agree that it is good specially at the beginning i didnt liked the second half of the movie mainly when they were in the astral project. apart from that it has some creepy moments and a dark atmosphere most of the movie.

Source Code

 so parallel realities is the major theme of this movie, i wont tell the twist because it would ruin the movie for a lot of people, what i can say is this the ending was ok i thought something completely different was going to happen based on how the story unfolded.

Rio

this was a fun movie, one of the most colourful movies of the year mainly because of all the exotic birds that are in the beginning of the film. i liked how the relationship between blu and belle blossomed as the film progressed. i liked the bulldog and the toucan they had some funny parts

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

 a movie based on and italian comic that doesnt take anything from the source materials, this has zombies, werewolves and vampires and in spite of that its not a good movie. though marcus dylans sidekick had his moments that were funny.

Thor

 the first of three marvel movies that premiered this year, the introduction of the god of thunder to a lot of people tying with the avengers movie like iron man and the incredible hulk had done before. solid acting , the stuff on earth was ok but everything in asgard was amazing hope in the sequel we can see more of that. and hemsworth did a good job portraying thor.

Kung Fu Panda 2

 one of the most fun animated movies of the year, i liked how they developed pos story and how he form a bond of friendship with some of the furious five they looked like a team of friends. and the introduction of the other masters was great.

X-Men First Class

i admit this movie surprised me after x mens wolverine i was about to give up on the franchise, but first class reinserted what made the first two movies fun but adding elements that the others didnt have. i liked magnetos backstory fassbender was great in the role, mcavoy as xavier was good too. i scratched my head when one of the characters died at the i think middle of the film darwin. because i read up on him and he doesnt die.

a small tale about friendship

ive been waiting to write this for a while and had never given the chance to do it, why exactly i dont know but its a theme ive wanted to talk about for a long time even before i even started this blog its friendship not only the word but what does it mean and how many true friends ive had in my life so far.

so pretty much the first friendships everyone has are in high school or before it, well i had a group of people i hanged out with i dont know if i would call them friends or not, i graduated with them before this happened i found out a bit late that they were only using me to go to a club that doesnt exist anymore that had pools, soccer field among other stuff.

they never were my friends no matter how much i would say the contrary to myself, so after this when i started college since i was a very shy person a person came up to me and offered to be my friend or so i thought, i hanged out with his group but didnt clicked with anyone and didnt thought they were my friends either.

after this i was in two more groups the last one was the one i clicked with, they were nice people and we did had some things in common, that group disbanded when i changed to another classroom though i ocasionally saw them from time to time.

so in a nutshell in my life i think ive only ever had one true friend with whom i still talk to when we both can, hopefully soon i can find more true friends with whom i can hang out with and talk and have fun.

movie reviews 2011 so far part 1!

ok so im doing a small recap of the few films ive seen this year. though they havent been a lot per se theyve been some of the films i was anticipating from the begining but others i saw out of pure curiosity.

G

to start this is the dilemma , the main problem this movie had was it was trying to be a drama and a comedy at the same time failing at both in the end.

 

The Green Hornet

so like i mentioned in a short review i did but never posted here kato did everything while reed didnt do much. the movie had its funny moment and some action too. it may not be the best comic book movie but its fun.

Gnomeo and Juliet

this could be sum up in two words romeo and juliet but with garden gnomes, for being one of the first animated movies of the year it was ok. some characters were fun 

I am Number four

the simplest way this could be sum up would be twilight but with aliens. the pacing for half of the movies was slow. the ending had some action, maybe ill see the sequel out of curiosity

Unknown

i liked both aspects the psychological thriller and the spy elements in it. 

a solid movie with good performances from everyone

Drive Angry 

this was like a fun b-movie . the accountant was great, and so was cage.

The Adjustment Bureau

though it had and interesting premise, the execution wasnt the best. both protagonists did have great chemistry.

Beastly

count this among the movies that i didnt want to see but saw out of curiosity and because my sister wanted to see it. so youve all heard the story , very similar to beauty and the beast looked into it. it was based on a book that i didnt know about before this. it was ok, maybe some teens might like it because of the actors.

Rango

well the animation here was great, but wasnt too fond of the story specially since i wasnt entirely convince that the main character actually learned something from his predicament.

Mars needs moms

so cliche story since i think ive seen something like this before, some characters were annoying and a disturbing scene that made me think. is this really a kids movie?

and answer within a question, a thought inside a mind!

its time to refocus this post because at the begining it was mostly going to contain a rant much or less about stress and pressure throughout life whether it be from family, coworkers , friends etc and how that can affect a persons life.

 though im still going to comment on it, its not going to be the whole purpose of this post in my opinion because i want to talk a bit about the elderly and how theyre treated here; so ive been pretty tense lately and yes its related to stress a pressure from others at times i didnt thought how much other people around you can affect you whether it be good or bad and this is one of those cases.

specially when the person whos doing it thinks its doing something good by applying pressure that can amount to stress and sometimes im guessing depression or burnout, we live in a society where everything and everyone is moving in a astoundily fast pace so much in fact that at times we dont stop and take even a small break to rest and think about the things were doing in our lifes and how these are affecting us and others around us.

i have to not let pressure and stress overcome me and my life, because that always ends up in a bad result. before i end this short post i want to ask what would you rather see a movie that makes you think or a movie like transformers to escape from the world even at least for a few hours.

of life and family , the road traveled and the road ahead.

so ive come to a realization lately, no matter how many things happen in a persons life whether it be good or bad, it seems sometimes they dont learn from those moments and continue repeating the same mistakes and continue with the same attitudes towards specific things.

in this case im talking about academic related stuff , heck im not the one to criticize anyone ive had my ups and downs in that department but thanks to a lot of support from family , friends and others i pulled through and graduated from psychology, now im doing a masters in a new area called psychogerontology its related to the elderly and the problems they have in this stage of life.

i thank a teacher i had when i was in psychology she got me interested in the elderly because of a research i participated in related to cultural knowledge of the elderly related to plants that help heal various ailments, theres one thing the world is noticing lately as the years pass theres more and more elderly people in all the countries of the world , so its up to the different goverments of the world to develop programs to help them have a good quality of life.

so a lot has happened since my last blog , some of it i know i cant tell here because its family related all i can say its that this is the first time in my life ive ever have to deal with a family member with a nervous breakdown in part i could say, though its going to be a long proccess the result in the end will be positive i have a feeling that will be true.

Memories from argentina

ive been putting off making this blog entry for a while for different reasons but now its the time to finally post it, so two weeks ago i was in buenos aires , argentina with my family helping my sister get settled down before she would start classes.

so this is a combination of a travel blog and a normal post i normally do so the first day of the trip we arrived in and hotel in the downtown area of the city and rested there for the night, the days that followed we walked and walked until our feet got tired ; we visited a lof of places like puerto madero and palermo which is pretty much a neighborhood where students and local live and interact every day.

like it usually happens in trips there were fights sometimes, and faces of anguish and pain in others but thats for another day, it was in general and ok trip that i wouldnt want to repeat to be honest, well one latin america city down 6 or 8 to go or less thant that i think. ive come to the realization that people who used to ignore you or talk to yo very little do so after you graduate too. i know im kind of a loner but is that and excuse for some people to be rude to others.

a retrospective of 2010

mainly a personal retrospective though a lot happened in the world last year, it was the year natured got back at humankind you could say first the eartquake in haiti then at the end of the year the snowstorms in europe and the u.s and also the floods in colombia, it i try to remember everything that happened in the world the past year this entry would be a lot longer than it normally is.

personally it was a year with its ups and downs like every year, my main positive news is im finally graduating from my university this year, it has been a long tumultuous ride but its been worth it every second, headache even tear because of a lot of things that happened while i was studying to get my degree; i met a lot of people some became my friends others just people i know.

it was a specially good year for my sister, she graduted from law school and did and intership in a business that produces chemical products which helped her practice what she have learned in the five years she studied, i fully got back into comics and read some series that were good and others that were ok mainly secret avengers, shadowland, blackest night among others.

so in two days the first week of this new year ends and so far nothing special has happened, though i wasnt waiting for anything to happen per se; i think its time for me to do something whether it be writing or learning to play guitar, in general something that i enjoy whether it be to pass time or because i genuinely like to do it.

and hopefully no more complaints but looking for solutions and answers to them and any problem i may have in the future, something tells me this is going to be a good year for me and maybe in general, but who knows what will happen in the world this year thats a mistery at the moment.