Let’s talk about… Maleficent!!

Two weeks ago I saw Maleficent for the first time. It’s a 2014 American dark fantasy film, starring Angelina Jolie as the eponymous Disney villainess character, the film is a live-action re-imagining of Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, portraying the story from the perspective of the antagonist, Maleficent. I really liked the film because it makes you understand why Maleficent is so “evil”. My favourite part was when Aurora wakes up and she becomes the queen of the human and fairy realms, unifying the two kingdoms, with Philip at her side. I loved Lana del Rey’s cover of "Once Upon a Dream", from the 1959 film Sleeping Beauty as the title song for Maleficent.

 

Let’s talk about… Agent Carter!!

Agent Carter, is an American television series inspired by the films Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the Marvel One-Shot short film of the same name.. The series features the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter, with Hayley Atwell reprising her role from the film series and One-Shot, as she must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark while trying to navigate life as a single woman in 1940s America. The first season aired from January 6 to February 24, 2015. There are eight episodes in the first season. In January 2015, executive producers, Fazekas and Butters confirmed that a second season is possible, and that it would not necessarily be limited to eight episodes.

      

 

My favourite apps! (3)

• Others:

Duolingo. It’s a free language-learning and crowdsourced text translation platform. As of 23 March 2015, Duolingo offers Latin American Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish and Turkish courses.

Seene. Seene lets you capture, share and apply 3D content easily & instantly, all on your iOS or Android phone.

Myidol. You start by taking a selfie., once the selfie is imported, the app shows you an avatar nightmare version of yourself. Then, you can add various clothes to it. Now that you've added the proper clothes, you can add backgrounds, movements, and all sorts of other fun stuff to your character.

Duolingo for android 

Duolingo for itunes 

  

Seene for android 

Seene for itunes 

Myidol for itunes 

My favourite apps! (2)

• Fashion:

Swackett. It combines raw weather data (current conditions, radar, and detailed forecasts) with thoughtfully crafted people symbols (called “peeps”) who always appear appropriately dressed for the weather. This is a fun, fresh and truly useful weather report experience for people of any age.

The hunt. The Hunt is a community powered mobile app that is transforming the way that people shop online.People interact on The Hunt by posting a photo of an item that they’re looking for, along with specific requirements such as budget and size. The Hunt community uses their shopping prowess to suggest products that meet the Hunt criteria.

Swackett for android
Swackett for iTunes

The hunt for android
The hunt for iTunes
The hunt web

My favourite apps!

• Games:

Dumb ways to die 1 & 2. Dumb Ways to Die is a campaign by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Australia, to promote rail safety. A video was developed, it featured "twenty-one characters killing themselves in increasingly stupid ways". Within two weeks, the video had been viewed 30 million times. In May 2013, Metro released a "Dumb Ways to Die" game as an app. The game invites players to avoid the dangerous activities engaged in by the various characters featured throughout the campaign.

Trivia Crack. It’s a mobile app that allows users to compete against friends and people around the world.The game's questions are based on 6 knowledge categories: Entertainment, Art, History, Science, Geography, and Sports.

  

Dumb ways to die 1 for android

Dumb ways to die 1 for iTunes

Dumb ways to die music video

Trivia crack for android

Trivia crack for iTunes

Let’s do some Cooking!!

My favourite dessert is nutella cheesecake. I wanted to do it myself so I did a research and I’ll teach you how to do it! Believe me, it’s really easy. You will need:

• 250 grams digestive biscuits
• 75 grams soft unsalted butter
• 1 x 400 grams jar Nutella (at room temperature)
• 100 grams chopped toasted hazelnuts
• 500 grams cream cheese (at room temperature)
• 60 grams icing sugar (sifted)

First, break the biscuits into the bowl of a processor, add the butter and a 15 ml tablespoon of Nutella, and blitz until it starts to clump. Add 25g/3 tablespoons of the hazelnuts and continue to pulse until you have a damp, sandy mixture..

Tip into a 23cm round springform and press into the base either using your hands or the back of a spoon. Place in the fridge to chill. Beat the cream cheese and icing sugar until smooth and then add the remaining Nutella to the cream cheese mixture, and continue beating until combined.

Take the springform out of the fridge and carefully smooth the Nutella mixture over the base. Scatter the remaining chopped hazelnuts on top to cover and place the tin in the fridge for at least four hours or overnight. Serve straight from the fridge for best results.

Tada! It's love at first bite!

 

           

                                       

Let’s talk about… Sherlock!!

Recently, I started watching a serie named Sherlock. It’s a contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. It only has three seasons of three episodes each one, but every episode lasts 80 or 90 minutes. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Although the detective is usually dispassionate and cold, during an investigation he is animated and excitable. He’s pleased when his skills are recognised, and responds to flattery. I really like the music of the serie. Since I’ve seen all the episodes I’m now waiting for the fourth season that will be aired in 2016.

 

Sherlock (left) and John Watson (right).

Let’s talk about… Room organization!! 

My bedroom is a total mess! I’m so lazy that I don’t organize it. When I see DIY videos on Youtube I say to myself: OK, you’ll start organizing your room and you’re going to decorate it! I never started. (Well, only when my mum is really angry and she can’t stand my messy bedroom). But now I’m decided: when we finish the exams in school I’ll clean, decorate and organize my room! I’m excited because I like making decorations. I’ll take ideas from Bethany Mota’s channel. I think she has easy but brilliant ideas for room organization.

Let’s talk about… San Sebastián!!

On January 20 it’s San Sebastián in Spain. Here in Vinaros it’s one of the most important days of the year, because he is the patron of the city. At 7:30 everyone goes to the Iglesia Arciprestal for the pilgrimage to the Ermita which is around 6 km from the town. From the Ermita you can enjoy spectacular views of the coast. Saint Sebastián was an early Christian saint and martyr. He was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He is the patron saint of soldiers, plague-stricken, archers, holy Christian death and athletes.

Let’s talk about… Carnival!!

Before I moved to Spain, I was in Greece, and there Carnival is not celebrated as much as here.. One day of February, all the children went to school wearing costumes. It was fun! In other cities of Greece, carnival is very important, like in Edessa. Here, in Vinaros Carnival lasts more than a week! It starts on Friday 6 of February and it ends on 16 of the month. This year I will disguise as a spy with a group of friends. We will wear a black top, black leggings and black shoes. Last year we wore farmer costumes! It was really funny!

Let’s talk about… The 100!!

The 100 is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series is based on a book of the same name, the first in a series by Kass Morgan, and developed by Jason Rothenberg. Like Teen Wolf, I started watching it in the summer. There are two seasons until now, but there will be a third one . My favorite character is Monty Green, I also like Octavia Blake and Lincoln. The series is set 97 years after a devastating nuclear war wiped out almost all life on Earth. The only known survivors are the residents of twelve space stations in Earth's orbit prior to the war. The space stations banded together to form a single massive station named "The Ark". After the Ark's life-support systems are found to be critically failing, 100 juvenile prisoners are declared "expendable" and sent to the surface in a last ditch attempt to determine if Earth is habitable again. There is a new episode every Thursday, so now it’s my favorite day of the week.

 

My cousin Amalia

My cousin’s name is Amalia. She’s thirteen years old and she lives with her parents in Greece.. She’s got one brother named Vangelis and a sister called Ismini. They’ve got a dog called Bira. Amalia is tall and she has got dark hair. She’s very funny and she’s like a sister to me although we only see each other in the summer, when I go to Greece.. I can’t wait to see her. I think that we should go to the same university to be together! It would be so funny and exciting!

A perfect weekend

Last year I had a great time a weekend. All was perfect.

First of all, on Friday afternoon my mum was acting strangely and she was telling me I had to do my homework. Then I started studying, but I was a little confused. On the evening, someone rang the door. I was finishing my homework, so my mum opened the door. Guess who came in? My cousin and my aunt from Greece! I was so happy! They stayed for the weekend and they left on Monday, because she had to go to school.

My ideal bedroom

My ideal bedroom is at the top of the house. It’s is very large and the walls are white. There are two big modern windows with spectacular view of the mountain. On the wall there are some paintings. There are also pictures of my family and me. The furniture is made out of steel, glass or plastic. In the centre of the bedroom, there is a big, white,rectangular bed. There is a TV above the bed, so I can watch films. At the right there is a treadmill so I don’t have to go to the sports centre to do exercise. Below a window there is a large, rectangular white table with a modern laptop for my home work. Finally there are two doors, one door is for my big bathroom with a large bath. The other door is for my enormous wardrobe.What an amazing room !