Month: October 2004

Troodos Rally 2004 pictures

Subaru

Together with Hazard we managed to locate the last stage of Troodos Rally 2004 today. We’ve almost missed it, but than God has sent us an Angel in the form of a loud blue Subaru car, which put us back on track.

The rally itself was pretty boring, with most of the cars barely making it, driving very slow, etc. I could find only one viewpoint good enough for photography. But still, the main thing is that we did it!

The album with all the pictures is here.

Only in Malta

I came across an excellent website about Malta – OnlyInMalta.com. It is one of those sites that I wish were more on the web. It is full of beautiful Malta photographs to start with. Those who get interested, are provided with links to other web resources that contain pictures and information about Malta. Everything you need to know is linked to from that site – radio stations broadcasting over the Internet, history of Malta, business opportunities, sports, etc. Forums are planned for the near future. Great resource overall.

Born on the Fourth of July

“Born on the Fourth of July” was just on TV. It is a rather simple and shallow movie about Vietnam war and its veterans. It is also, supposedly, about how different things make people change. Like losing legs, for example. Or killing babies and stuff.

As I said, the movie is very simplistic. Maybe it’s just me, or maybe it is because the film is a bit old (1989). Still. Single story line. Simple relationships. Simple cause-effect kind of happennings. Maybe someone a little bit more experienced than Tom Cruise could make it better. Playboy face and absolute lack of emotions on his behalf does not add anything to the movie.

On the phylosophical part: it is interesting that some people realize that war is bad for humanity without any external influence. Some need to watch a movie about it. Some need to talk to the veteran. Others need to actually go to war to see things for themselves. But that’s not all. There are some people, who need to lose something on the war, like a friend or an arm. These are not that bad. There are those who, even after shooting and sufferring, don’t realize how bad war is for them. They still talk some patriotic bull and everything. And I am not talking about an enemy invading your village. I am talking about American presense in Vietnam. Or Iraq these days. Or Russian presense in Afghanistan. Or Chechnya these days. War is crap. You don’t have to try it to know. Like heroin.

Anyway, the movie sucked pretty much, so I’ll give it 3 out of 10. And an evil smile towards all Cruise’ fans. :)