OH HEY! Figured out how to post;)
First off, Filipino sa kapurihan magpakailanman!!! That means Filipino pride foreverrr! So sad that I even though I'm 100% Filipino, I had to google translate that:( Wish I was fluent in Tagalog.
ANYWAYS! Lost in Shangri-La= great book. Usually I hate books based on history and wars and all that jazz, but I'm hooked on this one! Like Mike and Elliot both said, I like how Zuckoff explains each character to the point of me feeling like I've known them my whole life. When I reached the part in the book about the crash scene, I actually got really depressed. I had just been introduced to the character and gotten to know their personal life only to have them die in their "forced landing." So sad. Another thing I like about the book is that there are pictures. Just when you think this story can't possibly be true, Zuckoff has the pictures to prove it! Also, I agree with Elliot in that I find it interesting how they explained the whole culture of the natives. Learning about other cultures is always fun to me, so the Uwambo chapter was very fun to read. I tried out the language too...Nit ahkuni Niantic aka We are the people of the Niantic River. Aw yea.
Well got a little carried away on the blogging here! Guess I'm just excited I actually found out how to post haha. Well I'm going to go back to reading! Hopefully McCollom, Maggie, and Decker's first encounter with the natives isn't a bloody one :/
BTW Soph, Elliot, and Mike...Hal-loak-nak ...except probably not eat your feces.. :)
http://www.baliem.com/ check out this picture. its more of the valley and the type of houses that the natives live in. I found it interesting
ReplyDeleteWoah that is cool! The roofs of the houses are intense. Didn't the book say that they were made of of grass? That must've taken a long time. I wonder if fires are common since one flame could probably cause the whole house to burn down. I like how they have flowers and bushes growing around each house-it's like a flower garden:)
ReplyDeleteOh and that book from which the picture is from sounds pretty interesting too! I might look into it
ReplyDeletehahhaha you guys are weirdos. I know the natives are crazy and they crashed and so many people died, but... I still find the hidden valley so amazing. If I had the oppurtunity to go to Shangri-La (even though I read the story) I would still go. Imagine the experience they had flying into the valley in that plane (minus the crash)! The whole 'flower garden' view is like the fairytale place in my mind. And the cannibalistic natives make it even more exciting ;) But really, I would love to see a place like this, especially the Philippines.
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