Canada Hosting the Olympics Eh!!

Okay, so we may not be the best, but we try our hardest every time. Sure it is expensive to put on an event like this but why not? When people think of Canada, they automatically think winter, so I think Canada is a good stomping ground for the winter Olympics. With such a small population in comparison with the size of our country, it is hard to think that we will ever be on top, but I believe that all Canadians just like to see our team do the best they can and show off our pride for our country. That is what makes us different from the competitors. Although this event cost quite an extreme amount of money, at least people will know that we are not just some country that lives in igloos and rides there dog sled team to school every day. We will be more recognized, mainly by the Americans, as a country with lots of history, achievement, and pride. I think that everyone’s goal when in any competition is to be first, it just adds more excitement and intensity to the game. The Winter Olympics will come again four years from now. It will be hosted in another country and I am sure the same emphasis on winning and the same issue of money will be present. So, why worry? It should be a privilege that Canada was able to host the winter Olympics for the third time.

A Mothers Touch

http://www.idiva.com/bin/idiva/Dealing-with-a-monster-in-law

First off, I think it is very different but quite entertaining that the Times of India news paper has a section about women. We will probably never see a section like this in the Edmonton Journal or Sun, but in India they seem to be more open about the topics dealing with almost anything that has to do with women.

The article that I considered most interesting was “Dealing With a Monster-in-law!” I found myself wondering how many Indian Mother-in-laws would be offended by this; I know my mother would be. Even though my mother is not Indian, I am sure she can relate due to the fact that she is Italian. She would probably qualify as a monster-in-law if I was married because even at the age of 18 I still have the feeling that she sometimes babies me which could probably be the reason why Italian children stay at home until we are 40.

I think the article does a good job of showing how protective a mom can be of their son. I like how the Indian society, much like the Italian society, centers on food much of the time. Nobody knows a man’s favourite dish like his mother, but I think the strategies that are provided for the wife, girlfriend, or significant other are good and quite humorous ways to deal with the situation.

The humour and overall entertaining sections of the Times of India is what really lacks in Edmonton’s journals. I am glad that India can have fun with the news while still being able to relay the important information. I am also glad that the Indian society has a good attitude about all of this as well because my mother would probably be phoning the editor if she ever stumbled across an article like that. I loved how they were even able to capture some of how my mom can be in this article. The article states best that nothing is done right unless she (a son’s mother, mother-in-law) has done it, and I’m sure most mama's boys and wives would agree.

Monsoon Wedding

Monsoon Wedding really opened my eyes to Indian culture. I had no idea that Indian marriage consisted of so many customs. Lalit showed me how stressful a time like this can be with all the preparation that must be done in advance. My first time watching the film, I found the movie very fast paced, making it sometimes hard for me to keep track of what was going on. I enjoyed the fact that the movie was not a typical love at first site romance, but I do not think there was love between Aditi and Hemant in the first place. The ceremony was very beautiful, everything except the rain seemed to go as planned, but how can two individuals be forced together and be expected to love each other? I understand that it is tradition to be sent away to the groom but there is no way that I could live with a person and be separated from my family by an entire continent. It just seems like neither the bride nor groom had much say in the whole marriage. This film makes me wonder what would have gone differently if there was more freedom given to the actual couple getting married. Despite my dilemma about arranged marriages, I did enjoy all the colors that seemed so significant to the marriage. The bright orange flowers and the color orange in general stuck in my head the most and seemed to be the most important color throughout the film.

If I could have the ideal wedding, it would defiantly be colourful and massive with marching bands and more food than everyone’s stomach could possibly contain, but it would never be arranged. While it may give my parents a heart attack being that they are very strict on traditional North American weddings, I would not mind a little change.