Friday, August 4, 2017
Wanderer's Diary: "Crossing Cavenagh Bridge"
There is no greater pleasure than walking by the river and if the river showcases interesting art elements as you walk by, the pleasure is inexplicable. That is my experience as I walked by Singapore River. Interesting details, excellent depiction, so much to see in Singapore River Trail. In the global modern art arena, Singapore has an important role representing contemporary Asia.
The Start at Cavenagh bridge
Cavenagh bridge is one of the oldest bridge in Singapore. It was built to connect the financial district and the colonial buildings during the 19th century. Located near the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore, the suspension bridge is in its oldest form since its construction.
When entered from the Fullerton Hotel, the bridge welcome us with wonderful things to offer. The Fullerton hotel itself is a great piece of architectural work and one of the important neoclassical building in Singapore.
Arts and Sculpture collection
The bridge has statues collection on both sides depicting the early scenes of the Singapore's emergence as a trade settlement. The statues show us a glimpse of Singapore's past that is not a common scene today such as "Children jumping into the Singapore River", "Chinese and Indian Coolies helping their master" and "Chettiars, the former money lenders at work", etc.,
24 Hours in Singapore
The sound sculpture by Baet Yeok Kuan is one of the exciting sculpture around this area. Located near the Asian Civilisation Museum, this sound sculpture plays back the sounds that you will hear in the daily Singapore life. The steel balls reflect the sky, clouds and the buildings around giving the never before excitement.
Sir Stamford Raffles Statue
As we walk further on the trails of Jubilee Walk, we shall find the famous "Raffles" statue. Installed in the place where he originally landed. Singapore was a fishing village when he landed and his contributions to turn it into a trade center are highly regarded even today.
Victoria Theatre
Victoria theatre is another beautiful masterpiece in Singapore architectural landscape. Located near the Raffles statue, this building, the clock tower and every element of it admires you.
National Gallery
One of the neoclassical buildings in Singapore, but unique in terms of size and beauty. The dome and the columns are amazingly built. There are 15 galleries here. This place requires at least a day to explore. There are also artists performing on the road and inside the gallery offering loads of entertainment.
Coleman Deck
There is a deck in National Gallery, named after the architect "Coleman" who was the instrumental architect of some iconic Singapore buildings. The deck gives an exciting view of the Singapore's financial and civic district.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Wanderer's Diary: "Cold Ramen"
Cuisine: Japanese
Origin: China (Disputed, unclear)
Place: "Sanuki Udon" at Lau Pa Sat, Singapore
Japanese food, "Ramen" has an interesting history. Prior to 1950s, "Ramen" was also known as "Shina soba", which directly translates to "Chinese Noodles". Due to this reason, it is believed that "Ramen" is an immigrant dish from China to Japan. It could be a gift to Japanese cuisine by their Chinese neighbors, but the history is unclear.
Ingredients: Wheat Noodles (Ramen), Sprouts, Tomato, Bamboo Shoots and Spring Onions
It might have originated from China, but "Ramen" is a popular food in Japan, especially among the working class. This is largely due to the simplicity of the Ramen preparation and it can be prepared very quickly.
Cold Ramen
The "Ramen" is boiled in hot water and it was dipped in the ice bucket for few seconds to make it cold. They hold it in the ice bucket depending on how cold you would like it. Then, they leave it in the vegetarian broth and add other toppings such as Sprouts, Tomato, Bamboo Shoots and Spring Onions. It was prepared in less than 5 mins. Unlike the instant noodles sold in the supermarkets that are tasteless, these noodles were the tastiest noodles I have ever had so far.
Sanuki Udon at Lau Pa Sat, Singapore
Professor "George Solt" has researched a lot about the origins of "Ramen" and has published a book titled "The Untold History of Ramen: How Political Crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze". He has linked US' influence and wheat import in Japan to Cold War and Communism. Read the "New Yorker" article in the link below, to learn more about "Ramen" and its history.
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-history-of-the-ramen-noodle
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Artificial Intelligence: Hype vs Reality and a few questions
Artificial Intelligence is making news every day. Numerous online medias have made it really difficult to separate the reality from hypes and myths. I came across the slides from Luminary Labs. Starting with the most common myth "AI is coming to take your jobs", these slides from Luminary Labs has discussed a variety of myths about AI and tried to explain. It's an interesting read. Before you read this post further, I suggest you, to go through the slides.
Image Source: slideshare.net
Employment
Should you go deeper into the content, it raises a lot of questions that are not answered. For instance, these slides claim that "AI will augment human" and it also declares "Human jobs won't go away, but it will change. Roles will be more creative and specialized". This naturally raises a series of questions: what will happen to people who are not creative? What if you don't have any special skills?
These slides claim that "the more machine we employ, the more people skills we need". Really? If yes, how? Probably we may need few people to manage the machines, but what happens to the rest?
Automation
The airplanes have already adopted the automation during flight. However, the cars on road pose a completely different challenge. Some algorithms forces at least one should be in the driver seat to control in case of a malfunction. During a lunch with one of my client, an executive officer representing from a reputed organisation, raised an important question: "Imagine that you are writing an AI program that deals with the driving algorithm, what would the logic be in a situation where the car has to hit a human to avoid an accident?". Should the car save the passenger? or should the car save the other human being on the road?
One may argue that in a fully automated world, this situation may not arise. My question to them: what should happen while we are in the beginning stages?
Recommendation algorithm (Machine Learning)
Machine learning definitely has its benefits without a doubt. For instance, the promises to read human health data for better prediction is definitely a boon to doctors and society. ML is already helping us a lot in finding friends in social networking site and finding your next interesting movies and the techniques employed by Netflix like companies are quite effective. I liked the majority of the movies suggested by the algorithm.
Sometimes, it goes overboard by presuming that you will like Bollywood cinemas if you are an Indian. This is the algorithms' failure to understand the cultural diversity of a country like India. I believe this can be corrected as the algorithm evolves. How to teach the machine to understand cultural diversity and regional intrinsic values of a person?
A student that I met shared his opinion: "You can only teach the machine logics, but you can't teach it to be creative." What is your opinion? I believe it is too early to predict AI's impact, but we can only imagine now.
Friday, July 28, 2017
Wanderer's Diary: "Sumptuous Meal"
Restaurant: Sangeetha Bhavan
Location: Kitchener Road, Singapore
I entered Sangeetha Bhavan without any expectation and ordered a meal. I feel now that I made the right choice. A wholesome meal that has every item deliciously prepared.
Sweet:
Let's start with sweet; Payasam was perfectly sweetened and it allowed my tongue to generate more than enough saliva to digest my food. I have an opinion that many places don't enough sweet when it comes to "Payasam". The cook in this restaurant has felt the need for the right amount of sweetness.
Vegetables:
The beans had the right amount of dal mixed. The Potato curry was rightly fried with the correct
amount of spices. Even the most of the renowned restaurants mash this up and make it a terrible dish to eat.
Curries:
Sambar was good. The more Kuzhambu was made of raw banana. Rasam was just perfect with rightly souring and had a great smell.
Pickle:
Mango pickle, a hard to find preparation in restaurants. It goes very well with the curd rice.
Overall, a great meal for 8.90$. A must try!
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Wanderer's Diary: "Singapore Soul"
"Soul" is a sculpture designed by the Spanish artist "Jaume Plensa". The sculpture is present in the prime area of Singapore, Raffles Place near the MRT. It is hard to miss this sculpture if you are going via Robinson Road to Nicoll Highway.
"Soul" by Jaume Plensa
The sculpture "Soul", symbolically represents the cultural unity and harmony of different ethnicities such as Chinese, Indian, Malay and English in Singapore. This sculpture is made of letters from all local Singaporean languages, Chinese, English, and Tamil. A beautiful representation, indeed!
1. Taken from inside the sculpture
2. Top view, taken from inside the sculpture
3. The sculpture as seen from the left side
The sculpture is hollow and allows anyone to enter inside, probably a symbol of "acceptance"?
4. Hollow gallery, as seen from outside
After seeing this sculpture of Jaume Plensa, I checked out his other works in public space. Looks to me like, he has a liking of human and faces as most of his works reflect this. In fact, there are at least 12 sculptures looking very much similar to Singapore Soul, built all over the world.
Alma del Ebro / The Soul of the Ebro sculpture present in "Spain". Source: bestplacesinspain.com
His personal web to check: http://jaumeplensa.com/
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Wanderer's Diary: "Tangyuan and Mei Heong Yuen Dessert"
Tangyuan and Mei Heong Yuen Dessert
The inclusion of Sesame seeds in your recipe can turn an average dish into a tasteful one especially if you are making a sweet. There are a countless dessert or sweet recipes using sesame seeds in most of the cuisines. Think of a Sesame mochi in Japanese cuisine or a dry Sesame sweet balls ("Ellurundai" in Tamil) in Tamil cuisine. One can see Sesame candies throughout Malaysian food streets. That's the popularity of Sesame seeds!
"Mei Heong Yuen Dessert", Chinatown, Singapore
Unlike planned visits, wandering has a unique benefit as it allows you to see, taste something by experience and cherish it in the days to come. As I was wandering around Chinatown in Singapore, "Mei Heong Yuen Dessert (hereafter MHYD)" invited me inside at a first glance. I can't resist myself after seeing so many desserts in one place and that too traditional recipes! Located near China Town MRT, this outlet serves different varieties of traditional Chinese sweets. One of the desserts offered is "Tangyuan".
Tangyuan
Tangyuan or tang yuan is the Chinese name of this dessert. Emperor Yuan Shikai gave this name of Tangyuan as the original name "yuanxiao" sounded similar to remove yuan. This dessert is a common one in Hakka and Cantonese cuisine. Tangyuan roughly translates to "round balls in a soup". It is made using glutinous rice flour, sesame/peanut paste or a similar sweet paste. For the soup, boiling water or ginger soup is used. There are other variances of this soup as some recipes suggest to use just hot water and few other recipes suggest sugar syrup water. No matter how many recipes are out there; one thing is common among all: "hot water". I personally feel hot water is what is making this dessert into a great one.
In MYHD, tang yuan has two varieties: Sesame fillings or peanut fillings. For S$3, MHYD offers 4 sweet balls with both varieties. The glutinous rice balls are sticky and it is served in the hot ginger soup. The trick is to eat the sweet ball as a "whole" that gives a complete taste of this dessert. If eaten by taking a bite, either you end up tasting the rice flour or just the paste. In my opinion, tasting it as a whole ball gives the right and perfectly blended taste.
A similar South Indian dessert is made on the occasion of "Ganesh Chathurthi" called "Ellu Mothagam". The only difference is the shape, hot water/soup and the usage of jaggery instead of sugar as used in tang yuan.
Sunday, July 16, 2017
роОрой். роЪொроХ்роХройிрой் "рооொро╕ாроЯ்" - роУро░் роЕро▒ிрооுроХроо்
родроЮ்роЪைропிро▓் роЗро░ுрои்родு роХாро░ிро▓் роЪெрой்ройை родிро░ுроо்рокுроХைропிро▓், родிрог்роЯிро╡ройроо் роЕро░ுроХே роТро░ு роЙрогро╡роХ ро╡ாроЪро▓ிро▓் рокெро░ிроп рокுрод்родроХроХ் роХроЯை рокோроЯ்роЯிро░ுрои்родாро░்роХро│். роиிро▒ைропрок் рокுрод்родроХроЩ்роХро│ிрой் роироЯுро╡ே, роТро░ு рокுрод்родроХроо் роороЯ்роЯுроо் роОрой்ройை, роОрой் роХро╡ройрод்родை роИро░்род்родродு. роЪро▒்ро▒ுроо் ропோроЪிроХ்роХாрооро▓் роОрой். роЪொроХ்роХройிрой் "рооொро╕ாроЯ்" рокுрод்родроХрод்родை ро╡ாроЩ்роХிройேрой்.
роЗро░рог்роЯு роиாроЯ்роХро│் роХро┤ிрод்родு роЪிроЩ்роХрок்рокூро░் ро╡ிрооாройрод்родிро▓் роПро▒ிропро╡ுроЯрой் роЗрои்род рокுрод்родроХрод்родை родாрой் роХைропிро▓் роОроЯுрод்родேрой். 'Munich' родிро░ைрок்рокроЯрод்родை рокாро░்род்родродிро▓் роЗро░ுрои்родே рооொро╕ாроЯ் рокро▒்ро▒ி рокроЯிроХ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯுроо் роОрой்ро▒ роОрог்рогроо் рооேро▓ோроЩ்роХிропродு. роЗрои்род родிро░ைрок்рокроЯрод்родை рокாро░்род்родро╡ро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роиாрой் роЪொро▓்ро╡родு рокுро░ிропுроо். роЕрок்рокроЯிропாрой роЪாроХроЪроЩ்роХро│் роиிро▒ைрои்род рокроЯроо். рокுрод்родроХрод்родிрой் родро▓ைрок்рокாро▓் роИро░்роХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯு родாрой் ро╡ாроЩ்роХிройேрой். родро▓ைрок்рокிройாро▓் роИро░்роХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯு рокро▓ рокுрод்родроЩ்роХро│ை ро╡ாроЩ்роХி роПрооாрои்родு рокோроп் роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ேрой். роЗродுро╡ுроо் роЕродு рокோрой்ро▒ு роТро░ு рокுрод்родрооாроХி ро╡ிроЯுрооோ роОрой்ро▒ு рооுродро▓ிро▓் родропроХ்роХроо் родாрой். роЖройாро▓், роХைропிро▓் роОроЯுрод்род роЗро░рог்роЯு роорогி роиேро░род்родிро▓் рокроЯிрод்родு рооுроЯிрод்родாроХிро╡ிроЯ்роЯродு. роТро░ு родிро░ைрок்рокроЯрод்родிрой் родிро░ைроХ்роХродைропை рокроЯிрод்род роТро░ு роЙрогро░்ро╡ை роПро▒்рокроЯுрод்родி роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░் роОрой். роЪொроХ்роХрой். рокுрод்родроХроо் рооுро┤ுродுроо் роОро│ிроп ро╡ாро░்род்родைроХро│் роХொрог்роЯродாроХро╡ுроо், 'роироЯை' рокроЯிрок்рокродро▒்роХு роЗро▓роХுро╡ாроХро╡ுроо் роЗро░ுрок்рокродு роЪிро▒рок்рокு. роЕроЯுрод்родродு роОрой்рой роОрой்ро▒ родேроЯро▓ைропுроо் роироороХ்роХுро│் роЙро░ுро╡ாроХ்роХுро╡родு рооிроХроЪ் роЪிро▒рок்рокு.
роОрой்ройைрок் рокொро▒ுрод்родро╡ро░ை, ро╡ро░ро▓ாро▒்ро▒ை роЪாро░்рои்род роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைроХро│், рокுрод்родроХроЩ்роХро│் роОро┤ுродுро╡родிро▓் рооுроХ்роХிроп роЪிроХ்роХро▓் роЕродройிройூроЯே роОро┤ுрод்родிрой் ро╡ро▓ிрооைропை роЪேро░்рок்рокродிро▓் родாрой் роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒родு. родройродு рооொро┤ிропிро▓் роЕродை ро╡ெроХு роЗро▓роХுро╡ாроХ роХைропாрог்роЯிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░் 'роЪொроХ்роХрой்'; рооேро▓ுроо் роЕрои்род рооொро┤ிроироЯை рооூро▓роо் рокроЯிроХ்роХுроо் роироо்рооை рооேро▓ுроо் роЖро░்ро╡роо் роХொро│்ро│ро╡ுроо் роЪெроп்роХிро▒ாро░். роЙродாро░рогрод்родிро▒்роХு, рокродுроЩ்роХிроп рокுро▓ி роОрой்ро▒ роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропிрой் рооுроЯிро╡ை,
роОрой்ро▒ு рокродிрои்родிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░். роЗродு рокோрой்ро▒ роОро┤ுрод்родுроХ்роХро│் родாрой் роЗрои்родрок் рокுрод்родроХрод்родை ро╡ேроХрооாроХ рокроЯிроХ்роХро╡ுроо், роХீро┤ே ро╡ைроХ்роХாрооро▓் рооுроЯிрод்родுро╡ிроЯро╡ுроо் родூрог்роЯுроХிро▒родு. роЗрой்ройோро░் роЗроЯрод்родிро▓், рооொро╕ாроЯிрой் роЪாрооро░்род்родிропрод்родை, роЗрок்рокроЯி роОро┤ுродிропிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░்.
роЖроЩ்роХாроЩ்роХே, "роЯொройோро╡рой் роЙро│்ро│ுроХ்роХுро│் роЪிро░ிрод்родுроХ்роХொрог்роЯாрой், 'роЕродு роОроЩ்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роПро▒்роХройро╡ே родெро░ிропுроо்роЯா, рооро╡ройே'" роОрой்ро▒ு роироо்рооை роЪிро░ிроХ்роХ ро╡ைроХ்роХро╡ுроо் роЪெроп்роХிро▒ாро░். роОроЯுрод்родродிро▓் роЗро░ுрои்родு роХீро┤ே ро╡ைроХ்роХ рооுроЯிропாрооро▓் рокроЯிрод்род рокுрод்родроХроЩ்роХро│் рооிроХро╡ுроо் роХுро▒ைро╡ு. роЗродு рокோрой்ро▒ рокுрод்родроЩ்роХро│் роЗро░ுрои்родாро▓் роТро░ு 'Subject'-роР роОро│ிродிро▓் роЕрогுроХிрод் родெро░ிрои்родுроХ் роХொро│்ро│ро▓ாроо். роЕродро▒்роХாроХро╡ே роОрой். роЪொроХ்роХройிрой் 'рооொро╕ாроЯ்' родிро░ுроо்рокрод் родிро░ுроо்рок рокроЯிроХ்роХро▓ாроо்.
роЗро░рог்роЯு роиாроЯ்роХро│் роХро┤ிрод்родு роЪிроЩ்роХрок்рокூро░் ро╡ிрооாройрод்родிро▓் роПро▒ிропро╡ுроЯрой் роЗрои்род рокுрод்родроХрод்родை родாрой் роХைропிро▓் роОроЯுрод்родேрой். 'Munich' родிро░ைрок்рокроЯрод்родை рокாро░்род்родродிро▓் роЗро░ுрои்родே рооொро╕ாроЯ் рокро▒்ро▒ி рокроЯிроХ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯுроо் роОрой்ро▒ роОрог்рогроо் рооேро▓ோроЩ்роХிропродு. роЗрои்род родிро░ைрок்рокроЯрод்родை рокாро░்род்родро╡ро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роиாрой் роЪொро▓்ро╡родு рокுро░ிропுроо். роЕрок்рокроЯிропாрой роЪாроХроЪроЩ்роХро│் роиிро▒ைрои்род рокроЯроо். рокுрод்родроХрод்родிрой் родро▓ைрок்рокாро▓் роИро░்роХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯு родாрой் ро╡ாроЩ்роХிройேрой். родро▓ைрок்рокிройாро▓் роИро░்роХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯு рокро▓ рокுрод்родроЩ்роХро│ை ро╡ாроЩ்роХி роПрооாрои்родு рокோроп் роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ேрой். роЗродுро╡ுроо் роЕродு рокோрой்ро▒ு роТро░ு рокுрод்родрооாроХி ро╡ிроЯுрооோ роОрой்ро▒ு рооுродро▓ிро▓் родропроХ்роХроо் родாрой். роЖройாро▓், роХைропிро▓் роОроЯுрод்род роЗро░рог்роЯு роорогி роиேро░род்родிро▓் рокроЯிрод்родு рооுроЯிрод்родாроХிро╡ிроЯ்роЯродு. роТро░ு родிро░ைрок்рокроЯрод்родிрой் родிро░ைроХ்роХродைропை рокроЯிрод்род роТро░ு роЙрогро░்ро╡ை роПро▒்рокроЯுрод்родி роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░் роОрой். роЪொроХ்роХрой். рокுрод்родроХроо் рооுро┤ுродுроо் роОро│ிроп ро╡ாро░்род்родைроХро│் роХொрог்роЯродாроХро╡ுроо், 'роироЯை' рокроЯிрок்рокродро▒்роХு роЗро▓роХுро╡ாроХро╡ுроо் роЗро░ுрок்рокродு роЪிро▒рок்рокு. роЕроЯுрод்родродு роОрой்рой роОрой்ро▒ родேроЯро▓ைропுроо் роироороХ்роХுро│் роЙро░ுро╡ாроХ்роХுро╡родு рооிроХроЪ் роЪிро▒рок்рокு.
роОрой்ройைрок் рокொро▒ுрод்родро╡ро░ை, ро╡ро░ро▓ாро▒்ро▒ை роЪாро░்рои்род роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைроХро│், рокுрод்родроХроЩ்роХро│் роОро┤ுродுро╡родிро▓் рооுроХ்роХிроп роЪிроХ்роХро▓் роЕродройிройூроЯே роОро┤ுрод்родிрой் ро╡ро▓ிрооைропை роЪேро░்рок்рокродிро▓் родாрой் роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒родு. родройродு рооொро┤ிропிро▓் роЕродை ро╡ெроХு роЗро▓роХுро╡ாроХ роХைропாрог்роЯிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░் 'роЪொроХ்роХрой்'; рооேро▓ுроо் роЕрои்род рооொро┤ிроироЯை рооூро▓роо் рокроЯிроХ்роХுроо் роироо்рооை рооேро▓ுроо் роЖро░்ро╡роо் роХொро│்ро│ро╡ுроо் роЪெроп்роХிро▒ாро░். роЙродாро░рогрод்родிро▒்роХு, рокродுроЩ்роХிроп рокுро▓ி роОрой்ро▒ роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропிрой் рооுроЯிро╡ை,
"рооொро╕ாроЯ் рокுро▓ி, родрой்ройுроЯைроп роЕро╡рооாройроХ் роХாропроЩ்роХро│ை роироХ்роХிроХ் роХொрог்роЯродு. рооுрой்рокை ро╡ிроЯ роЕродிроХ ро╡ெро▒ிропுроЯрой் рокாропрод் родропாро░ாройродு!"
роОрой்ро▒ு рокродிрои்родிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░். роЗродு рокோрой்ро▒ роОро┤ுрод்родுроХ்роХро│் родாрой் роЗрои்родрок் рокுрод்родроХрод்родை ро╡ேроХрооாроХ рокроЯிроХ்роХро╡ுроо், роХீро┤ே ро╡ைроХ்роХாрооро▓் рооுроЯிрод்родுро╡ிроЯро╡ுроо் родூрог்роЯுроХிро▒родு. роЗрой்ройோро░் роЗроЯрод்родிро▓், рооொро╕ாроЯிрой் роЪாрооро░்род்родிропрод்родை, роЗрок்рокроЯி роОро┤ுродிропிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░்.
"рооொро╕ாроЯிрой் роЪாрооро░்род்родிропроо், роЕро╡ро░்роХро│் роТро░ுро╡ро░ைрок் рокிрой்родொроЯро░்роХிро▒ாро░்роХро│் роОрой்ро▒ாро▓், роЕродு роЕро╡ро░ுроЯைроп роиிро┤ро▓ுроХ்роХுроХ்роХூроЯрод் родெро░ிропாродு"
роЖроЩ்роХாроЩ்роХே, "роЯொройோро╡рой் роЙро│்ро│ுроХ்роХுро│் роЪிро░ிрод்родுроХ்роХொрог்роЯாрой், 'роЕродு роОроЩ்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роПро▒்роХройро╡ே родெро░ிропுроо்роЯா, рооро╡ройே'" роОрой்ро▒ு роироо்рооை роЪிро░ிроХ்роХ ро╡ைроХ்роХро╡ுроо் роЪெроп்роХிро▒ாро░். роОроЯுрод்родродிро▓் роЗро░ுрои்родு роХீро┤ே ро╡ைроХ்роХ рооுроЯிропாрооро▓் рокроЯிрод்род рокுрод்родроХроЩ்роХро│் рооிроХро╡ுроо் роХுро▒ைро╡ு. роЗродு рокோрой்ро▒ рокுрод்родроЩ்роХро│் роЗро░ுрои்родாро▓் роТро░ு 'Subject'-роР роОро│ிродிро▓் роЕрогுроХிрод் родெро░ிрои்родுроХ் роХொро│்ро│ро▓ாроо். роЕродро▒்роХாроХро╡ே роОрой். роЪொроХ்роХройிрой் 'рооொро╕ாроЯ்' родிро░ுроо்рокрод் родிро░ுроо்рок рокроЯிроХ்роХро▓ாроо்.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
The Turin Horse by 'Bela Tarr'
The introduction must be interestingly told in a way that evokes interest in you to watch. Writer Charu Nivedita in one of the articles mentioned about "The Turin Horse" movie and praised for its making. He wrote about the introduction scene of the movie and that was compelling enough to watch "The Turin Horse". If you see the opening scene of this movie, you will realize why this movie is celebrated for its making.
The movie starts with an old man riding his horse cart - a long shot that runs for more than 5mins. Bela Tarr's close up shots in this movie are really enjoyable. The scenes don't require any dialogues; just the camera angle, the wind, dry land with dirt, the moments that are captured and the music are enough to keep you engaged in the movie.
Throughout the movie, there are only two characters: A father and the daughter. They are doing the same activities every day; yet, you will not feel bored watching them. I think it is possible only if the movie is made interesting in every frame with a poetic touch just by using the articles in a countryside household. The articles include clothes drying on a rope, a wood burning stove and a cooking pot on it, eating plates, dining table and the bed. One will wonder how these normal household articles can be interestingly shown throughout the movie with little light and a great sense of camera angle. A movie like this doesn't require extravaganza sets, expensive computer graphics, and not even a story!
Throughout the movie, there are only two characters: A father and the daughter. They are doing the same activities every day; yet, you will not feel bored watching them. I think it is possible only if the movie is made interesting in every frame with a poetic touch just by using the articles in a countryside household. The articles include clothes drying on a rope, a wood burning stove and a cooking pot on it, eating plates, dining table and the bed. One will wonder how these normal household articles can be interestingly shown throughout the movie with little light and a great sense of camera angle. A movie like this doesn't require extravaganza sets, expensive computer graphics, and not even a story!
Light is all for a great cinematography. In this movie, light excites you to the fullest extent. For instance, the transition from Day 1 to Day 2 is beautifully shown: at first it is complete darkness, then the light comes through window and it spreads into the room slowly, the objects are shown as the light spreads through - There can't another poetic way of showing this transition!
The following pictures show the sequence of the Day 2 scene in few seconds interval. It looks to me that just the presence and absence of light can give you a great experience of movie watching. I couldn't remember seeing any movie that has a scene like this. It just feels that Bela Tarr wanted to paint every frame in the best possible way. As a result, the movie gives you a great painting in every frame.
I am a novice, but I think this movie has a lot to teach such as camera angle, music, and lighting. Watch the camera as it moves when a man enters the house to buy Palinka (a drink). This is one of the lengthiest scenes in the movie. As you watch, you will be able to realize the camera has movements: a slow and unnoticeable movement. When the monologue finishes and the man walk out, the camera moves closer to the window and show him through the window. I am not sure if they found a house opposite to the single tree or the house was built opposite to the single tree for this movie, but I must say this single tree standing opposite to the house has a lot to excite you throughout the movie.
The wind plays an important role throughout this film. Right from the introduction scene, all the scenes in which the daughter goes to bring water from the well or the gypsies scene: as the father character comes to rescue with the right hand close to the body and one hand raised with the axe - the wind has completely transformed this scene. Bela Tarr's "The Turin Horse" has given me a whole new experience of cinema and it cannot be explained in few words. I believe the rest can't be told, but only to be experienced!
Thursday, March 16, 2017
An important event in Delivery Automation - UPS successfully tests drones for delivery
An important event for those who watch industrial automation closely. United Parcel Service (UPS) has recently tested drones for delivering packages to remote areas. The drones are supplementing the existing delivery trucks to deliver packages. The drone weighs 9.5 ounces, it can fly for 30 mins and uses GPS to deliver the goods/packages to the designated customer address. Unlike other drone tests, this test incorporated a day-to-day delivery operations.
Ohio based Workhorse group was behind this test as the company built the drone that was used for this test. With this successful key event, February 2017 will be an important month in the industrial automation timeline.
Press release:
https://www.pressroom.ups.com/pressroom/ContentDetailsViewer.page?ConceptType=PressReleases&id=1487687844847-162
Ohio based Workhorse group was behind this test as the company built the drone that was used for this test. With this successful key event, February 2017 will be an important month in the industrial automation timeline.
Press release:
https://www.pressroom.ups.com/pressroom/ContentDetailsViewer.page?ConceptType=PressReleases&id=1487687844847-162
Sunday, December 25, 2016
ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிрой் роЕро░роЪிропро▓்
рооுроХроиூро▓் роирог்рокро░் родிро░ு. роорои்родிро░рооூро░்род்родி, родройродு роЪுро╡ро░ிро▓் роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропைрок் рокроХிро░்рои்родிро░ுрои்родாро░். рооேро▓ோроЯ்роЯрооாроХрок் рокாро░்рок்рокிрой் роХроЯ்роЯுро░ை роЕро░ுрооை. рооேро▓ுроо் роЕродை роЖро┤்рои்родு роЕрогுроХுроо் рокோродு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│ிрой் роЕро░роЪிропро▓் рокுро▓рок்рокроЯுроХிро▒родு.
"ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роХூроЯாродு роОрой்рокродро▓்ро▓ роиாрой் роЪொро▓்ро▓ро╡ро░ுро╡родு. ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роЖро┤்рои்родு роЕро▒ிрои்род роТро░ுро╡ро░ாро▓் роЪроороиிро▓ைропுроЯрой் роЪெроп்ропрок்рокроЯро╡ேрог்роЯுроо். рооுро┤ுрооைропாроХроЪ் роЪொро▓்ро▓рок்рокроЯро╡ேрог்роЯுроо். роЪீрог்роЯுроо் роХூро▒்ро▒ுроХро│், рокொрод்родாроо்рокொродு роЕрокிрок்рокிро░ாропроЩ்роХро│், роироХ்роХро▓்роХிрог்роЯро▓்роХро│் ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│் роЕро▓்ро▓." - роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропிро▓ிро░ுрои்родு.
роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் рооேро▒்роХுро▒ிрок்рокிроЯ்роЯроХ் роХூро▒்ро▒ு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிрой் роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு роЪாро░்рои்родродு, рооிроХ роиுрогுроХ்роХрооாроХрок் рокாро░்роХ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯிроп роТрой்ро▒ு. роЕро╡ро░ிрой் роЗрои்родроХ் роХро░ுрод்родோроЯு рокро▓ро░ுроо் роТрод்родுрок் рокோроХроХ்роХூроЯுроо். роЖройாро▓் роЗроЩ்роХுрок் рокிро░роЪ்роЪிройை, ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிрой் роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு рокро▒்ро▒ிроп рокுро░ிродро▓ிрой்ро▒ி ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роОро┤ுродுро╡родро▓்ро▓. ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிрой் роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு рокро▒்ро▒ிроп роТро░ு рокுро░ிродро▓ிрой்ро▒ி роОро┤ுродுрокро╡ро░்роХро│் ро╡ிрооро░்роЪроХро░்роХро│ாроХ роЗро░ுроХ்роХ рооுроЯிропாродு. роЕро╡ை ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрооுроо் роЗро▓்ро▓ை.
роЗроЩ்роХுроЪ் роЪிроХ்роХро▓ே ро╡ிрооро░்роЪிроХ்роХுроо் рокோродு, ро╡ிрооро░்роЪроХро░ிрой் роЪроороиிро▓ைропро▒்ро▒ роЙро│்ро│ுрогро░்ро╡ு ро╡ாро░்род்родைроХро│ாроп் ро╡роЯிроХ்роХрок்рокроЯுро╡родு родாрой். роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் роЕро░роЪிропро▓் роиிро▓ைрок்рокாроЯு роЪாро░்рои்род роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைроХро│ிро▓் "роОро┤ுродிропро╡ро░ிрой் рокெропро░ைрок் рокாро░்рок்рокேрой்" роОрой்ро▒ு роЕро╡ро░ே рокொрод்родாроо் рокொродுро╡ாроХ роОро┤ுродி роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░். роЖроХ, роЗродு ро╡ெро▒ுроо் роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு рокро▒்ро▒ிропродு роороЯ்роЯுрооро▓்ро▓.
ро╡ிрооро░்роЪிрок்рокро╡ро░் роЪроороиிро▓ைропிрой்ро▒ி роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо் роОро┤ுрод்родை ро╡ாроЪроХройாро▓் роОро│ிродிро▓் роЕроЯைропாро│роо் роХாрог рооுроЯிроХிро▒ рокோродு, роОро┤ுродுрокро╡ро░ாро▓் роХாрог рооுроЯிропро╡ிро▓்ро▓ைропா? роЕро▓்ро▓родு роЪроороиிро▓ைропிрой்ро▒ி рооройродு роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо் рокோродு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роОро┤ுродுро╡родு роОро┤ுрод்родிрой் роЕро░ிрок்рокா роОрой்рокродு рокுро░ிропро╡ிро▓்ро▓ை?
роЕродு роТро░ு рокுро▒рооிро░ுроХ்роХ. рокொродுрод் родро│род்родிро▓் роТро░ு рокроЯைрок்рокு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிро▒்роХு роЙроЯ்рокроЯ்роЯродு родாрой். роЖропிройுроо், ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрооாройродு роЕродрой் роОро▓்ро▓ைроХро│ுроХ்роХுро│் роЗро░ுрои்родு ро╡ிроЯ்роЯாро▓் рокுродிроп роОро┤ுрод்родு, рокுродிроп рокроЯைрок்рокு, рокுродிроп рооுропро▒்роЪி, рокுродிропро╡ро░்роХро│் роОрой்ро▒ 'роЪுро┤ро▒்роЪி' роЗро░ுрои்родுроХ் роХொрог்роЯே роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо். роХீро┤ே роЙро░ро▓ிропிро▓் роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо் роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропிро▓் роОродு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роЕро▓்ро▓ роОрой்рокродைроХ் роХொроЯுрод்родிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░். роЗродро▒்роХு рооுрой்рокு рооாро▓рой் роЕро╡ро░்роХро│் родройродு роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропிро▓் ро░роЪройை роЪாро░்рои்род роЗро▓роХ்роХிропрод் родро░род்родைрок் рокро▒்ро▒ிропுроо் роОро┤ுродி роЗро░ுрои்родாро░். роЗродு роЗро░рог்роЯுрооே роЕройைрод்родு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪроХро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХுроо் рокொро░ுрои்родுроо் роОрой роиிройைроХ்роХிро▒рой்.
родрооிро┤் ро╡ெро│ிропிро▓் роироХ்роХро▓ுроо் роХிрог்роЯро▓ுроо், роЪீрог்роЯுроо் роХூро▒்ро▒ுроХро│ுроЯройுроо், рокொрод்родாроо் рокொродு роЕрокிрок்ро░ாропроЩ்роХро│ுроЯройே рокроЯைрок்рокுроХро│ைрок் рокро▒்ро▒ிроп ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│் ро╡ро▓роо் ро╡ро░ுроХிрой்ро▒ройро╡ே, роЕро╡ை ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роЗро▓்ро▓ைропா?
ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│் ро╡ிро░ிро╡ாройро╡ை. роиுрогுроХ்роХроЩ்роХро│், ро╡ிрооро░்роЪிроХ்роХுроо் рокроЯைрок்рокிрой் роЕро▒ிро╡ுроо், роЕродрой் родுро▒ை роЪாро░்рои்род роЕро▒ிро╡ுроо் роЕродрой் рооூро▓роо் рокроЯைрок்рокை роЕрогுроХுродро▓் роОрой்ро▒ு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிро▒்роХெрой்ро▒ு роТро░ு роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு роЙрог்роЯு. роУро░ிро░ு ро╡ро░ிроХро│ிро▓் роЕродைроЪ் роЪொро▓்ро▓ рооுро▒்рокроЯுро╡родு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрооாроХாродு. рооாро▒ாроХ, роТро░ு роЪாрооாрой்ропрой் роЪொро▓்ро╡родைрок் рокோрой்ро▒ ро╡ெро▒ுроо் родройிрооройிродроХ் роХро░ுрод்родு роороЯ்роЯுрооே. роЪிро▓ роиேро░роЩ்роХро│ிро▓் роОро┤ுродுрокро╡ро░ிрой் рооொро┤ி роЖро│ுрооைропிро▓் роироородு рооройроо் ро▓ропிроХ்роХுроо். роЕрод்родро░ுрогроЩ்роХро│ிро▓், ро╡ெро▒ுроо் родройிрооройிродроХ் роХро░ுрод்родை ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роОрой்ро▒ு рокொро░ுро│் роХொро│்ро│роХ் роХூроЯாродு. роЕродிро▓ுроо் роХுро▒ிрок்рокாроХ, рооройродிро▓் родோрой்ро▒ிропродை роУро░ிро░ு ро╡ро░ிроХро│ிро▓் роЪрооூроХ ро╡ро▓ைрод்родро│роЩ்роХро│ிро▓் роЬро▓்ро▓ிропроЯிрок்рокродை ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│ுроЯрой் роХுро┤рок்рокிроХ் роХொро│்ро│роХ் роХூроЯாродு.
"ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роХூроЯாродு роОрой்рокродро▓்ро▓ роиாрой் роЪொро▓்ро▓ро╡ро░ுро╡родு. ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роЖро┤்рои்родு роЕро▒ிрои்род роТро░ுро╡ро░ாро▓் роЪроороиிро▓ைропுроЯрой் роЪெроп்ропрок்рокроЯро╡ேрог்роЯுроо். рооுро┤ுрооைропாроХроЪ் роЪொро▓்ро▓рок்рокроЯро╡ேрог்роЯுроо். роЪீрог்роЯுроо் роХூро▒்ро▒ுроХро│், рокொрод்родாроо்рокொродு роЕрокிрок்рокிро░ாропроЩ்роХро│், роироХ்роХро▓்роХிрог்роЯро▓்роХро│் ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│் роЕро▓்ро▓." - роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропிро▓ிро░ுрои்родு.
роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் рооேро▒்роХுро▒ிрок்рокிроЯ்роЯроХ் роХூро▒்ро▒ு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிрой் роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு роЪாро░்рои்родродு, рооிроХ роиுрогுроХ்роХрооாроХрок் рокாро░்роХ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯிроп роТрой்ро▒ு. роЕро╡ро░ிрой் роЗрои்родроХ் роХро░ுрод்родோроЯு рокро▓ро░ுроо் роТрод்родுрок் рокோроХроХ்роХூроЯுроо். роЖройாро▓் роЗроЩ்роХுрок் рокிро░роЪ்роЪிройை, ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிрой் роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு рокро▒்ро▒ிроп рокுро░ிродро▓ிрой்ро▒ி ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роОро┤ுродுро╡родро▓்ро▓. ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிрой் роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு рокро▒்ро▒ிроп роТро░ு рокுро░ிродро▓ிрой்ро▒ி роОро┤ுродுрокро╡ро░்роХро│் ро╡ிрооро░்роЪроХро░்роХро│ாроХ роЗро░ுроХ்роХ рооுроЯிропாродு. роЕро╡ை ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрооுроо் роЗро▓்ро▓ை.
роЗроЩ்роХுроЪ் роЪிроХ்роХро▓ே ро╡ிрооро░்роЪிроХ்роХுроо் рокோродு, ро╡ிрооро░்роЪроХро░ிрой் роЪроороиிро▓ைропро▒்ро▒ роЙро│்ро│ுрогро░்ро╡ு ро╡ாро░்род்родைроХро│ாроп் ро╡роЯிроХ்роХрок்рокроЯுро╡родு родாрой். роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் роЕро░роЪிропро▓் роиிро▓ைрок்рокாроЯு роЪாро░்рои்род роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைроХро│ிро▓் "роОро┤ுродிропро╡ро░ிрой் рокெропро░ைрок் рокாро░்рок்рокேрой்" роОрой்ро▒ு роЕро╡ро░ே рокொрод்родாроо் рокொродுро╡ாроХ роОро┤ுродி роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░். роЖроХ, роЗродு ро╡ெро▒ுроо் роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு рокро▒்ро▒ிропродு роороЯ்роЯுрооро▓்ро▓.
ро╡ிрооро░்роЪிрок்рокро╡ро░் роЪроороиிро▓ைропிрой்ро▒ி роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо் роОро┤ுрод்родை ро╡ாроЪроХройாро▓் роОро│ிродிро▓் роЕроЯைропாро│роо் роХாрог рооுроЯிроХிро▒ рокோродு, роОро┤ுродுрокро╡ро░ாро▓் роХாрог рооுроЯிропро╡ிро▓்ро▓ைропா? роЕро▓்ро▓родு роЪроороиிро▓ைропிрой்ро▒ி рооройродு роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо் рокோродு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роОро┤ுродுро╡родு роОро┤ுрод்родிрой் роЕро░ிрок்рокா роОрой்рокродு рокுро░ிропро╡ிро▓்ро▓ை?
роЕродு роТро░ு рокுро▒рооிро░ுроХ்роХ. рокொродுрод் родро│род்родிро▓் роТро░ு рокроЯைрок்рокு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிро▒்роХு роЙроЯ்рокроЯ்роЯродு родாрой். роЖропிройுроо், ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрооாройродு роЕродрой் роОро▓்ро▓ைроХро│ுроХ்роХுро│் роЗро░ுрои்родு ро╡ிроЯ்роЯாро▓் рокுродிроп роОро┤ுрод்родு, рокுродிроп рокроЯைрок்рокு, рокுродிроп рооுропро▒்роЪி, рокுродிропро╡ро░்роХро│் роОрой்ро▒ 'роЪுро┤ро▒்роЪி' роЗро░ுрои்родுроХ் роХொрог்роЯே роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо். роХீро┤ே роЙро░ро▓ிропிро▓் роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо் роЬெропрооோроХройிрой் роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропிро▓் роОродு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роЕро▓்ро▓ роОрой்рокродைроХ் роХொроЯுрод்родிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ாро░். роЗродро▒்роХு рооுрой்рокு рооாро▓рой் роЕро╡ро░்роХро│் родройродு роХроЯ்роЯுро░ைропிро▓் ро░роЪройை роЪாро░்рои்род роЗро▓роХ்роХிропрод் родро░род்родைрок் рокро▒்ро▒ிропுроо் роОро┤ுродி роЗро░ுрои்родாро░். роЗродு роЗро░рог்роЯுрооே роЕройைрод்родு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪроХро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХுроо் рокொро░ுрои்родுроо் роОрой роиிройைроХ்роХிро▒рой்.
родрооிро┤் ро╡ெро│ிропிро▓் роироХ்роХро▓ுроо் роХிрог்роЯро▓ுроо், роЪீрог்роЯுроо் роХூро▒்ро▒ுроХро│ுроЯройுроо், рокொрод்родாроо் рокொродு роЕрокிрок்ро░ாропроЩ்роХро│ுроЯройே рокроЯைрок்рокுроХро│ைрок் рокро▒்ро▒ிроп ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│் ро╡ро▓роо் ро╡ро░ுроХிрой்ро▒ройро╡ே, роЕро╡ை ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роЗро▓்ро▓ைропா?
ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│் ро╡ிро░ிро╡ாройро╡ை. роиுрогுроХ்роХроЩ்роХро│், ро╡ிрооро░்роЪிроХ்роХுроо் рокроЯைрок்рокிрой் роЕро▒ிро╡ுроо், роЕродрой் родுро▒ை роЪாро░்рои்род роЕро▒ிро╡ுроо் роЕродрой் рооூро▓роо் рокроЯைрок்рокை роЕрогுроХுродро▓் роОрой்ро▒ு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрод்родிро▒்роХெрой்ро▒ு роТро░ு роХроЯ்роЯрооைрок்рокு роЙрог்роЯு. роУро░ிро░ு ро╡ро░ிроХро│ிро▓் роЕродைроЪ் роЪொро▓்ро▓ рооுро▒்рокроЯுро╡родு ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройрооாроХாродு. рооாро▒ாроХ, роТро░ு роЪாрооாрой்ропрой் роЪொро▓்ро╡родைрок் рокோрой்ро▒ ро╡ெро▒ுроо் родройிрооройிродроХ் роХро░ுрод்родு роороЯ்роЯுрооே. роЪிро▓ роиேро░роЩ்роХро│ிро▓் роОро┤ுродுрокро╡ро░ிрой் рооொро┤ி роЖро│ுрооைропிро▓் роироородு рооройроо் ро▓ропிроХ்роХுроо். роЕрод்родро░ுрогроЩ்роХро│ிро▓், ро╡ெро▒ுроо் родройிрооройிродроХ் роХро░ுрод்родை ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроо் роОрой்ро▒ு рокொро░ுро│் роХொро│்ро│роХ் роХூроЯாродு. роЕродிро▓ுроо் роХுро▒ிрок்рокாроХ, рооройродிро▓் родோрой்ро▒ிропродை роУро░ிро░ு ро╡ро░ிроХро│ிро▓் роЪрооூроХ ро╡ро▓ைрод்родро│роЩ்роХро│ிро▓் роЬро▓்ро▓ிропроЯிрок்рокродை ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│ுроЯрой் роХுро┤рок்рокிроХ் роХொро│்ро│роХ் роХூроЯாродு.
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