On Jun 14, 2007, at 5:44 PM, Pinot W. Ichwandardi wrote: > Hi vloggerian. > > Thanks for the warm welcome. My name is Pinot. I may be the first > vlogger from Indonesia joining this group. Please forgive me for my > vlog language, since I'm not that good in English 'verbal language'. > As I said to Jay, I hope my video medium can tell the story better > and universally. > > I'm a video hobbyist since I was a kid. My first attraction with > video was when my father made a documentation about total solar > eclipe in Indonesia (1983). > Though the betamax video itself is now fully-damage, I've transferred > the video into miniDV and did a little restoration. It still viewable > and worth a look. > http://pinot-videoroom.blogspot.com/2006/08/gerhana-11-juni-1983.html > YouTube link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es-WZLzjKTE
I'm one of the crazy eclipse-chasers that travels the world. I met some Indonesian solar eclipse chasers 1 year ago in Egypt, I moblogged my entire eclipse-trip over a Textamerica.com mobile-blog: http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=22896 It was taken at a camp in Sallum (Egypt/Libya border, landmines all over the place from WWII), where various international groups had eclipse sites. One of my goals in my eclipse-trip, is International Outreach: locals (my guide was Bedouin) & foreign eclipse-chasers. I met eclipse-chasers from Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Japan. I have a very technical program, & was supposed to be with the Science Group. (didn't happen because of intense security, due to Egypt president Mubarak observing there). But, I took this day to be more "human" & interact with fellow eclipse-chasers. I spent some time with the Indonesian group, & they were very well equipped with photographic equipment. Some Italians followed me to my site outside the compound (safety against land mines), next to a mausoleum: http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?r=4511666 & dropped off some breakfast. I slept overnight there under the stars. You can browse the above site, & see the various nationalities I met. I met Russians at Abu Galloum (camel ride N. of Dahab) http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=23124 Italians & Americans (Giza Pyramids in Cairo) http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=23121 Germans (Dahab). I really enjoyed the young kids I met, especially at Dahab: http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=23123 [ I finally broke them down from their "hawking souveneirs to tourists" mode, & we became friends. I bought them Kosherie, & ate together http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?r=4528623&_ctgry=23123 I also went "inter species", & shared my breakfast with a cat..blogged that! ] I ended up at Dahab by accident, after the person sitting next to me on my Lufthansa flight (American girl, sociology major @UC Berkeley, Muslim convert w/Egyptian husband) recommended it to me. http://eclipsechaser.blogspot.com/2006/03/lufthansa-flight-584- frankfurt-to.html [ I ended up communicating with her & another girl (N. California, exercise spa owner) over email up to eclipse-day, about eclipse observation sites. Internet Connectivity in action, I made friends along the way & we were communicating in-transit in a 3rd world country! If this can happen in Egypt, the concept of "One Planet, One Community" has arrived ] The cultural experience was terrific, & was able to blog it with Same- Day coverage. Uploaded content that evening from Internet spot. I've done it LIVE from Baja/Mexico, over the local phone services (international charges are expensive). I also text/picture/video-blogged using a Blogger blog: http://eclipsechaser.blogspot.com [ eclipse video hosted by Blip.tv ] You can see my entire trip (& other blogs) at: http://www.comet-track.com/eclipse/secl06/secl06.html I was amazed that during my entire Egypt trip (Cairo hotel, Marsa Matrouh, Sallum, Dahab/Red Sea), that there was Internet access everywhere. Whether it was: - small hotel in Cairo (free Internet, courtesy to guests) - condo in Marsa Matrouh (free dialup) - Bedouin home in Sallum (free dialup) - Internet Cafe in Sallum (sharing over a dialup connection!!?) - Internet Cafe in Dahab/Red Sea (high bandwidth) - Web geeks @Frankfurt Int'l airport http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=23127 - Connexion satellite Internet on Lufthansa flight (LIVE blogging!) http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=23126 I just now realized I should have had a presentation of the above made at last weekend's Pixelodeon. "Mobile-Blogging & Video-Blogging at March 29/06 Egypt Eclipse...massive Culture & Science experience" I should have had someone at least do it for me..NUTS!! [ I was out-of-town video-blogging a wacky offroad race: http://corracing.blogspot.com http://www.jumplive.com/07corrcv6/index.html ] I missed a chance to network with some luminaries @Pixelodeon..double NUTS!! This could have led to further projects. There's a solar eclipse next year going thru Russia/Mongolia/China: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEmono/TSE2008/TSE2008.html I want to do a group effort to Blog (Live, Same-Day) a *team* of eclipse-expeditions, & bring it to the Masses. It would be a great way of showcasing Blogging Technology. My Egypt eclipse blog- expedition is a "Proof of Concept", that could get funding by some group. (I have an idea of some candidates). Are there any bloggers in Russia/Mongolia/China that can assist? The Japanese are leaders in doing LiveWebCasts of solar eclipses: http://www.live-eclipse.org/index_e.html Jay seems to be interested in International efforts in Blogging, & next years solar-eclipse would be a great project for a Collaborative/ Cooperative effort involving International Bloggers. You can see some of my previous eclipse trips at: http://web.archive.org/web/20060216022741/www.comet-track.com/ indexc.html [ I have to use the archive, I'm getting my website back up ] PS This trip was REALLY INTENSE, our Toyota Land cruiser had a major breakdown: http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=22893 2 weeks after I came back, there was a terrorist-bombing at Dahab ("body parts flung into the bay", my pics are from there). > Several restaurants, shops and a supermarket were destroyed in the > main tourist street close to the seafront during one of the busiest > times of the day. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/25/egypt.blasts/index.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4940506.stm So, that was a close call. > > Looking forward for knowledges and expriences with you guys. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> On 6/13/07, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> welcome pinot! nice vlog >> >> On 6/13/07, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> It seems to be a good day for videoblogging. >>> Im finding all this great work in places we don't expect. >>> >>> Pinot just joined out group: >>> http://pinot-videoroom.blogspot.com/ >>> he lives in Indonesia and has been vlogging for a little whiole now. >>> >>> Check out his latest video where he put his camera on the train >> tracks >>> to record how the train looks/sounds going over. >>> >>> http://pinot-videoroom.blogspot.com/2007/05/what-if-i-put-my- >> camera-under-passing.html >>> >>> show the love. >>> >>> Jay > > > > Yahoo! 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