An amazing thing. And all it required to hit me, was a simple video like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvRMsl8hJYU
- http://zainhd.com/2011/01/creative-video-flipped/
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Some months ago I posted an extreme sports video (I think) by Redbull, in which I fell in love with the wingman suit base jump. Last night I came across this, speedflying.
*Thanks to Rossnan Cheong for sharing this video.
- http://zainhd.com/2010/11/speedflying-in-switzerland/
Tags: speedflying, Wengen
Brilliant idea I suppose, though somewhat obvious. There are two points I’d raise from this. One from the idea, and the other on the video.
1- Building a plant that could generate a region far from it, would mean heavy reliance on one (or few) sources, which is/can be risky if not damaging, politically, socially and economically, even if sht doesn’t hit the fan. Following that, somewhat flipside to it, the growth of relations from trade, knowledge and society between the source of the power, to the location it covers.
2- Notice how it’s always the same (background) music used when covering this region of the world? And for some reason, to some extent, music is not even used when footage of say, a different part of the world is being shown. I.e. Europe, northern America. Which says two things, either stereotype, or the target audience of this video. It’s meant to be viewed by people who needs this sound media to hit home to them to appreciate/acknowledge the different/foreign part of the world this video is narrating. I agree that most probably that was not the mindset or conscious perspective of the video producer when making it, but high chance he is at least towing the subconscious line of story telling tradition of the west, and to some extent, the world.
*Thank you Juana Jaafar for sharing this video.
- http://zainhd.com/2010/11/german-sahara-solar-plant/
My granduncle, here with me in London now, asked me to search for a specific Maulid book. I was told that this can be found in a few places here (not too near though). An aunt suggested the internet which I had doubts for. To my surprise, less than three minutes after getting to Google, I found it in text and audio (scroll down at link).
Or maybe I’m just that unaware.
*I suppose it’s just refreshing to see a different sort of content on the internet.
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On the last Thursday of the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal every year, Mawlid u’n Nabi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam is ceremonially recited in five places: in Hadhramaut (Arabia); on the island of Java (in Indonesia); and in the towns of Lamu, Mambrui and Mombasa (in Kenya). The kitab(book) that is recited is Simtud-Durar (A Necklace of Pearls) by Sayyidina al-Habib ‘Ali bin Muhammad al-Habshi, may we continue to benefit from his baraka (blessings), Aameen.
-http://ZainHD.com/2010/06/thank-multimedia-and-internet/
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I never promoted this blog. Yesterday I found out one person has been ‘following’. I got this link, from that same person. In honour and appreciation, I suppose.