Hi A,
This past weeks were really busy on my end with school, I’ve had 2 exams and they both went fine, the last one was really easy though thanks for some computer problems it managed to become so complicated and irritating. I had to switch seats 4 times as every computer i set near has decided to break up and stop working, that was one of the things i wished to not happen to me and it did. Aside from that it all went fine and i will know my score in few weeks time.

This past month was also full with holidays. I was spending some much needed time with my sister, niece & nephew around Passover that was fun. We went down to Tel Aviv for a whole day of walking around stores and places we like. I like Tel Aviv very much, it's the big city in Israel as London is to you ( although Tel Aviv is not as big), it's full of life and things to do and i'm really a big city kind of girl so hopefully one day i could afford moving there.
Independence day was on Tuesday, it can also be called the national barbecue day, you mostly find all the people around the national parks and beach front areas making barbecues and eating and eating and eating....I spent it with my mom at home and later went out with some friends.

So how was your visit in Ireland? I enjoyed reading your post about the Easter Rising, I would like to read more about the history of Ireland, it is such a fascinating country.

The music video above belongs to a band called Kasabian,i have recantly got to know their music and it's very intense & interesting piece of work as their videos are.
I got so much new music in the past weeks, lots of indie rock and some pop music as well.I have got the new Kaiser Chiefs album and an album called Some Cities by The Doves.
Speaking of music, my first record ever was History by Michael Jackson, I used to be a very big fan of his music back in high school, I still listen to his music but not as much as I used too.This days I already lost count on how much records/cd’s I got, I’m getting close to probably 400 cd’s who half I probably listened twice and that’s all.
I got my beloved The Who music collection, all the cd’s special edition versions, their latest album Endless Wire is a real nice piece of music, Roger Daltry’s voice is a bit more scruffy then in the past but still a wonderful one, same goes to Pete Townshend- he is an amazing songwriter. The drums are played by Zack Starkey who is actually the son of Ringo Starr and often plays with another favorite band of mine Oasis.

I’m happy you enjoyed Walk On Water, it is a really thrilling piece of cinema with lots of twists, I’ll try to look for more movies as similar to this, this past couple of years the Israeli cinema has really grown and became successful in Europe, it is really nice to see this happening.
I have taken a note and my next movie to watch will have to be Jesus Christ Superstar & Casablanca ;). The last movie I watched was Casino Royale, I’m not a fan of James Bond movies but this was a nice one to pass the time too, not much of a plot to it but it was good nonetheless, it reminded me a bit of Mission Impossible 3. Daniel Craig is also a nice guy to look at :).


It is past 3 o’clock at night here so I better go to bed.

All the best from Israel
Mici

Hi Mic

I heard it was Independence Day this week over there in Israel so Happy Independence Day to you & yours. How did you celebrate it?

I've just been watching the movie of Jesus Christ Superstar with my kids - they were really riveted. I think they were fascinated seeing Jesus realised on screen. They go to a local Catholic school so stuff about Jesus surrounds them most days but this was something they could connect with. Also they were struck by the hippy dimension of the movie - it's framed by the story of a bunch of hippies arriving in the desert on a bus to act out the last days of Jesus.

I don't know if you know it at all - it was shot on location in Israel (that of course was the thought-train above) by Norman Jewison (Thomas Crown Affair, Fiddler on the Roof, Rollerball). The Big Man is played by Ted Neeley who has a bit of a high, weedy voice so not my favourite Christ. That award goes to the alcoholic Preraphaelite Jeffrey Hunter in Nicholas Ray's 1961 'King of Kings'. Jeffrey also played the first captain of the Starship Enterprise (Captain Pike) in the classic double episode entitled Menagerie which i think kicked off the series.

Jesus Christ Superstar was one of the very first records I ever had (the London stage version, not the movie soundtrack) and i listened to it over and over while colouring pictures on our dining room table. What were your first albums and singles?

Hope the exams went well and look forward to hearing your news.

Hi Mici

Thanks for the Passover greeting. I hope you enjoyed your holidays. I have just been in Ireland to visit my in-laws, nieces and nephews. I was in Dublin on the day of the commemoration of the Easter Rising in 1916 when the Irish State was proclaimed by an idealistic group of poets and teachers. Within a few years an Ireland independent of England was a reality. Not dissimilar in many ways from the way Israel won her freedom from the English in 1948. Both dramas revolving around charismatic people with Romantic notions and a driving idealism, backed by practical resolve. The picture above is of the GPO [General Post Office] in Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street) on whose steps the Republic was proclaimed on Easter Monday. Last Sunday, a woman officer from the Irish Army read out the Proclamation on its 91st anniversary.

From crucifixion/resurrection to miracles - I watched 'Walk on Water' and really enjoyed it, great recommendation - I would never have seen it without your drawing my attention to it. A good strong narrative with substance. Eyal, the brother and sister were all really well played. I loved the scenes on the Sea of Galilee. The Nazi family doing Israeli folk-dancing at the big birthday bash was also very amusing. Any similar recommendations for me? (I love good thrillers with a bit of meaning.)

The Israel-England match turned out to be a bit of a damp squib. A goalless draw - a good result for your lot, not great from the England point of view. I was in Tel Aviv a couple of years ago for the Israel-Ireland match which was a 2-2 draw, everyone went home happy and a good party was had by all, centred on Irish bars in the city. Many of the Irish supporters had such a good time, they extended their trips and traveled round a bit, well impressed with the country.

Talking of which, my partner's cousin (also Irish) has just arrived downstairs on a short stop-over in London on her way back to Dublin from an Easter trip to Jerusalem, staying in a monastery overlooking the Dome of the Rock. She seems to have had a great time so I'm going off now to hear all about it.

Hope your exams went well.
A

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