Etter å ha led av blodkreft i tre år fikk Brenden Foster (11) den tøffe beskjeden fra legene. Han hadde kun to uker igjen å leve.
Så ble han spurt hva hans siste ønske var. Han svarte “Jeg var på vei tilbake fra legekontoret da jeg så masse hjemløse og da tenkte jeg at jeg burde hjelpe dem med noe.” Hans siste ønske var å hjelpe hjemløse. Han ønsket ikke noe selv, bare at folk skulle hjelpe de fattige og hjemløse.
Ikke lenge etter at han hadde sakt sitt siste ønske til ABS News, spredde budskapet hans over hele USA. Det ble satt igang mange innsamlingsaksjoner. Hans siste ønske ble oppflytt.
Brenden ga det han kunne for å hjelpe andre, vi kan alle lære av han. Vi må tenke mer på de svake i samfunnet. Spesielt i disse juletider som vi går i møte.
Brenden verden trenger flere som deg.
Brenden Foster 1997-2008 R.I.P.
Jeg avslutter med en av de siste kommentarene hans:
Har du noe du lurer på? Har du noen ubesvart sprøsmål?
Av og til dukker det opp ting og tang jeg lurer på. Her har jeg samlet noen av de.
Hvem kom på ideen med taxfree?
Den personen er genial, men hvordan fikk han/hun det gjennom hos politikerne. Sa han/hun “du mr. politiker kan me ikke får lov å kjøpe billig alkohol når me ska på ferie?”
Hvordan klarer øretelefoner å tvinne seg sammen etter du har lagt de en plass?
Du har nettopp hørt på ipoden og legge den fra deg. Men neste gang du ska høre musikk må du bruke tid på å knytte opp knuten. Det er som om de tenker kun på å plage oss.
Ville du skifte TV kanel like ofte hvis du ikke hadde fjerkontroll?
Svaret er ganske enkelt nei, det hadde iallefall ikke jeg gjort.
Har du noengang sett en baby due?
Har du? Jeg har sett mange duer, men aldri en eneste baby due.
Regnes hastigheten til krabber i knopp eller m/s?
De går jo på land, men i vann.
Skiftes enheten når krabber går opp på land?
De går forsatt på land, men nå ut av vannet.
Hvorfor snakker alle med den samme stemmen når det er til en baby?
Hver gang noen snakker til en baby, snakke alle med den samme teite lyse stemmen. Why?
It´s time for another top 3. This time it´s about films, my top 3 trilogies. It wasn´t that easy, but it soon became clear witch 3 film trilogies that stood out.
I had some criterias for this list:
there had to be three and only three films in the series.
I had to had seen them all.
NR 3: The Jurassic Park trilogyThe Jurassic park trilogy is third on my top 3 list. So what are they about? Scientists have developed a way to bring dinosaurs to life using DNA taken from dinosaurs blood. Blood that has been preserved inside insects that got trapped in amber.The first film, Jurassic Park came out in 1993. Here John Hammond has built a dinosaur park on a remote island. Hammond puts together a selected audience to view the park, and help him decide if the park is safe or not safe for the public. But things don´t go as planned, as the security system collapses. Setting the dinosaurs free.
Here is the trailer for Jurassic Park:
In 1997 it was time to go back into the Jurassic world. And The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the second film in the trilogy came out in cinemas. This time the plot is slitely different. A rich family on a yacht cruise stumbles over a second island (also known as Site B) with dinosaurs. Site B is where is dinosaurs were being bred for Jurassic Park. But after the failure of Jurassic Park the Site B was left alone, and the dinosaurs were left to themselves. A team is sent to monitor the the dinosaurs lifestyle, before InGen (the company that owns the island) goes to the island to capture the dinosaurs, to bring them back to the US as attractions.
Here is the trailer to The Lost World: Jurassic Park:
The third and last film in the series Jurassic Park 3, came out in 2001. This time round the plot is a rescue mission. 14-year old Eric crashes on the Site B island, and his parents trick Dr. Alan Grant (surviver from the first film) to help them find him. But what the parents didn´t know was that there are two dino islands. And that Dr. Grant was on Site A, not Site B witch they land on to find their son.
Here is the trailer for Jurassic Park 3:
Why the Jurassic Park trilogy?
I remember watching the first film in the cinema as a kid, and was convinced dinosaurs did still exist. And when I heard they were making a second film I couldn´t wait. The reason why this trilogy isn´t higher than number 3, is because the third film isn´t as good as the first two. The Jurassic Park films are always fun to watch, and are my third favorite trilogy.
It was hard to choose witch of the top 2 film trilogies would be number one, both are excellent and great entertainment. But a choice had to be made.
NR 2: The Jason Bourne trilogy
The Jason Bourne trilogy started in 2002 with the film The Bourne Identity
The trilogy starts with a fishing boat rescuing a wounded man out at sea. This man has forgotten everything, including who he is. He soon finds out his name, Jason Bourne. As time goes by he remembers small parts of his past, but wants to know more. On his mission to find out how he is, he meets Marie. Who helps Jason find out more about his identity. But they soon find themselves in the middle of assassination plots by the CIA.
Jason has now begun a new life with Marie, and has left his old life behind. But the CIA are still after him. A CIA agent is killed and agency´s money is stolen. Jason gets framed for the incident, and fights back.
Hers is the trailer for The Bourne Supremacy:
The last film in the series is The Bourne Ultimatum, and came out in 2007. This film starts off the same night Supremacy finished. Jason is still trying to find out more of his past. He meets up with a reporter who is looking into Blackbriar, a CIA program that Jason thinks he might had been a part of. The CIA are also trying to get hold of the reporter, and find Jason while after the reporter. So the cat and mouse game is on again, this time its the final round. Jason wants to know his entire past.
Here is the trailer for The Bourne Ultimatum:
Why the Jason Bourne trilogy?
The Jason Bourne trilogy are some of the best thrillers ever made. They have it all, action, suspense, good twists, great actors, and what makes it the number 2 trilogy, is all of them plus a fascinating story. You get involved in the story. You want Bourne to win, but at the same time you don´t want it to end. That´s what makes a good film.
So we are now down to the final spot, number one. It is very close between the top 2, but the number one trilogy has the something extra.
NR 1: The Matrix trilogy
“What is The Matrix? Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.” A quote from the film. The year is 1999, and one day Thomas Anderson´s PC gets hacked. He is told to follow the white rabbit. This leads his to Morpheus and Trinity, and they show him what the matrix is. Mr. Anderson gets the choice between a blue pill, and a red pill. The blue pill……. Sorry I cant a good summary of the story because of two reasons. One, the trilogy deserves a much better summary than I can write. Two, the story is so good and complicated, that if I start a summary I wont finish.
So here comes a very very small summary of the Matrix plot: Machines have taken control over the world. In an attempt stop the machines. We humans have taken away the machines life/power course, the sun. But we underestimated the machines. They found a way to survive, by making humans into batteries (they bred humans and turn body heat into power). But their system is flawed, we don´t live long in captivity, we need the Matrix. Mr. Anderson also known as Neo, is supposed to be our savier. I you still don´t understand what the Matrix is, watch the trilogy. Because no one can be told what the Matrix is, You have to see it for yourself.
Here is the trailer for The Matrix:
The first film came out in 1999, the second in the trilogy, The Matrix Reloaded came out in 2003. This time round the machines are building an army to kill the last humans living outside the Matrix, in the last human city Zion. Neo has many hard choices to make in this film, choices between love and the survival of the free human race. Agent Smith (an agent from the Matrix) is now fully after Neo.
Here is the trailer for The Matrix Reloaded:
The Matrix Revolutions, the last film in the best trilogy ever made also came out in 2003. Now the final battle is near, will the free human race survive? Will Neo win against agent Smith?
Here is the trailer for The Matrix Revolutions:
Why The Matrix trilogy?
Where do I start, well I have got to give credit to the Wachowski brothers. They are the directors, writers and producers. The Matrix is their idea, their imagination gone wild. The Matrix is not just a sc-fi action thriller, but it has so many layers. Each time you watch it, you see a new layer. The Matrix film have got alot of attention because of t it´s ground breaking effects. But for me personally it´s the story that is the best part. The trilogy has it all, action, suspense, great twist, great actors, great effects but most of all a fantastic story. Like the Jason Bourne trilogy, you feel for the characters, you want Neo to win, but at the same time don´t want the films to finish.
The Matrix trilogy is my favorite trilogy.
Some of you are might be wundering why these trilogies are not on the list: Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and The Godfather. Well the list is of my personal favorites. Lord of the Rings is a very good trilogy, but not one of my personal favorites. I haven´t seen all the Star Wars films so I can´t list them, the reason I haven´t seen them all is because I didn´t really like the ones I have seen. I have only seen two Indiana Jones film so I can´t list them, plus there are now four Indiana Jones films. So its no longer a trilogy. As for the Godfather trilogy, I haven´t seen any of them. I Yes I know i should have, as I do have the trilogy box on DVD.
Well thats my list. What are your favorite trilogies?
08.08.08 was the date the whole world was looking at China. It was their chance to impress the global community. And they didn´t fail to live up to the expectations. The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was a success. But in the days following the opening ceremony, there has appeared several revealing facts. Facts that show parts of the opening ceremony was fake.
Right at the beginning there was a clip, that showed a helicopter flying Beijing to The Birds Nest. And the helicopter is following the footsteps made out of fireworks. The entire clip was CGI. There were footstep fireworks, but they found it hard to film them. So they went for CGI. When I watched the opening I thought there was something wired about the clip, it looked like it could be a fake.
There was another part of the opening that I reacted too. That was when Lin Miaoke (9) sang. Lin charmed the world with her performance. And became a star over night. But it was later revealed she was miming. It was another girl Yang Peiyi, that was the real singer. So why have another girl mime? The reason they gave is that Lin has a the perfect face, and Yang has the perfect voice. There were going for the overall package. Lin had the face China wanted the world to see, but not the voice. What message does this tell young children across the world? That as long as you look the part, you will get it?
Since the news about of the miming came out, a group on facebook has appeared. Asking China to let Yang sing in the closing ceremony. The group is called: Petition to let Yang Peiyi perform at the 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony!!. Lets hope she does sing.
China, it was a fantastic show, but it would have been perfect if not for the these two events. The closing ceremony is approaching fast. Lets hope that the entire closing show will be real.
Congratulations to all left-hander´s out there. 13. August is left-handers day. I am myself left handed, but didn´t know off this left-hander´s day until i read it in a newspaper. After a google search i found www.lefthandersday.com. Just recently the website had a vote for Left Hander of the Year 2008.
And the winner is….. NR 5: Rafeal Nadal (spanish professional tennis player), NR 4: David Archuleta (runner up in American Idol 7), NR 3: Paul McCartney (music artist), NR 2: Angelina Jolie (actress), NR 1: Barack Obama (Democratic Party 2008 presidential nominee). Hhhmm maybe left handed people are more talented…
There are several myths left handed people. That they are more creative and artistic. This can be backed up with the fact that both Michelangelo and Jimi Hendrix were both left handed. But how can we prove or disprove these myths. I think this is a task for Discovery channel´s Mythbusters.
Some research has found out that left handed people think faster, and make more money. The research also says we adapt quicker to looking under water. Some other research says we live shorter, and are more at risk of allergies, schizophrenia and have a harder time learning different languages. Wouldn´t it be nice if you could just pick the ones you want.
Writing when left handed is no problem, but it is easier to smear out ink and such. This must be easier for people writing in Arabic, as they read and write from right to left.
Why is the word right (used as: the right answer or the right thing to do ) written in the exact same way as right, in right handed people. Hhhmm… Is this to tell the left handed people that they write wrong? You tell me.
Here is a list of other left handed people:
Albert Einstein, Alexander the Great, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Bruce Willis, Charlie Chaplin, Colin Powell, Fidel Castro, Goerge Bush Sr., Jeanne d´Arc, Jim Carry, John F Kennedy, Julia Roberts, Julius Caesar, Keanu Reeves, Kurt Cobain, Leonardo Da Vinci, Mahatma Gandhi, Matt Groening, Ned Flanders, Oprah Winfrey, Phil Collins, Prince Charles, Prince William, Queen Victoria of the UK, Robert DiNero, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Cruise…… the list goes on and on.
Even though these people have put there mark on the world in there very different ways. Everyday life is made for right handed people. Many day to day objects are not as easy to use when your are left handed. This has resulted in several left hand shops. One in ten people are left handed, so there is a market for it.
I´m left handed, and proud of it.
For you other left handed out there, what do you think is the best/worst thing about being left handed?
