A little Thai experience...

FantaSea

One of my most treasured, memorable memories of Thailand is going to FantaSea! My expectations were completely wrong and this magical place took me by surprise and the ending resulted in me falling in love with Thailand! FantaSea is a cultural experience based theme park, although very different to our theme parks where we have rides, Fantasea gave the opportunity for tourists to experience and learn all about the Thai culture. The place was decorated so beautifully, with gardens, waterfalls and statues filled with gold, silver and red colours. First off there was a walk through museum-like tour where we saw tigers and got to pat the adorable baby elephants, along with other native animals to Thailand. Outside there was many game attractions, similar to a carnival/show. We walked into the Golden Kinnaree which is the worlds greatest buffet restaurant, Mum and I booked VIP tickets therefore we got a special VIP only room. They supplied Thai and some other international foods, it was delicious. The buffet room glittered with silver, I was astonished by the beauty of the artwork. The main event of Fantasea is the traditional theatre performance, held in the Palace of the Elephants. I was very eager to learn about Thai culture and might I say WOW! The performance told the story of a young boy Kamala and the way his people were created and how they lived. The show was full of so many amazing qualities, especially how trained the animals were, with a special mention to the 14 or so elephants that blew my mind. I left Fantasea with a whole new perception on the Thai culture, it was then that I fell in love with this beautiful place.

 

Are Mother's more important than Father's?

Can of worms questioned, are mothers more important than fathers, this intrigued me to write a short blog about my opinions and views on this discussion.

Monday the 5^th of March, channel Tens hilariously, interesting, reality television show Can of Worms caught my interest when they asked the question, “Are Mother’s more important than Father’s?” The reason why this question grabbed my attention is because I’ve grown up with a loving mother and father who have done their best to raise my older brother and me. This is until a few years ago when my life was thrown into a washing machine, turning it upside down and around and around. My father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it took only 14 months for my dad to deteriorate and pass away. During that time my mother became his carer. He worked hard for his family; his income is what we lived off because my mother was a stay home mum that had to raise four children for 27 years.  Even though my father worked 5 days a week, 12 hour shifts he and my mother still provided for me. Maybe not equally but they definitely were always there for me.

A mother is portrayed as nurturing and kind, even in the wild, upon majority of the animal kingdom the mother’s job is to take care of her young. While a father is seen as the provider, who works and brings home the money. To become great parents, they work together equally and their result is wonderful children.

So to answer the question, “Are Mother’s more important than Father’s?” In my opinion, no, they are equal. Every child needs some sort of father figure in their life, some are lucky to have one, some aren’t.

  

Differences: Journalist VS Multimedia Journalist

What is a journalist? What is a multimedia Journalist? Is there a difference?

“Writing that reflects superficial thought and research, a popular slant, and hurried composition, conceived of as exemplifying topical newspaper or popular magazine writing as distinguished from scholarly writing” Dictionary.com

“…Multimedia journalism combines text, photographs, audio, video and graphics in order to give an audience additional ways to understand information…” Amy Zebra, International Symposium on online Journalism.

In a way they are quite similar, they both compose writing pieces that require in depth research and thought. The occupation of a journalist has been around for hundreds of years, when someone says what is a Journalist? I think of a 1960’s male dressed in a dull trench coat with a notebook and a pencil balancing on the edge of his ear, working in a busy, male orientated newspaper organisation. However when someone says what is a Multimedia Journalist? It is difficult to fully describe an outline of what they look like, but simple to label what they do. Obviously they still write but not only for newspapers, but much more. For the last 10 years or so, technology has boomed! We now have smart phones, online networking accounts, improved television channels and more than just one radio station to connect to the whole world. These media outlets are what a multimedia journalist uses on daily basis. Although both have the techniques of specialised writing, I believe that the multimedia journalist has a great advantage to express their skills and share their stories in many different forms of media. There is no limit with multimedia journalism; I believe I choose one of the best degrees to studying because there are so many unique opportunities in this career.