Hijabi Emoji

07.11

Soon, headscarf-wearing Muslim women may find an emoji to represent them 15-year-old, Rayouf Alhumedh,  Saudi girl.
She said that the fact that there hasn't been an emoji to represent me and the millions of other hijabi women across the world has been baffling to me
So, Rayouf, who lives in Berlin, proposed the idea to The Unicode Consortium, the non-profit corporation that reviews and develops new emojis.
Alexis Ohanian, co-found of Reddit, backs her idea of an emoji of a woman wearing a hijab. He hosted an online discussion Tuesday where Rayouf talked about her idea.
Some, Rayouf said, were opposed, calling it "unnecessary" and a "symbol of oppression."
But most were on board.

She said people in general wanted to strive for diversity.
Rayouf will present her proposal in person to Emojicon and the Unicode Technical Committee in November.

And chances are great that an emoji of a hijabi will on phones by next year.

The Mystery of Adele's Songs

05.35

Have you ever wondered why Adele’s songs so touched?


Couple days ago, Adele won Grammys 2017, believed by so many people that a Ballad Song which is so nice to be heard if we have bad times. Seemingly, some of the melodies can make us feel so happy or sad, just followed our emotion.

The researches University of McMaster in Canada think that European songs composers include Chopin and Johann Sebastian Bach are using speech cues to make their masterpieces to fire up our emotion. To test that theory, the experts analyzed a combination of 72 opening opera from Bach and Chopin. All masterpieces chosen based on the signification and popularity. They identified the masterpieces patters which are giving the emotional of the songs. And they found a new evidence that the composers bent used cues on their music similar with the cues of their emotional.

The happiness is produced from the higher inflection and a fast beat. The cheerful masterpieces change into mayor keys, and the sad ones change into minor keys. This newest research published from The Frontiers of Psychology : Cognition Journal.

 So, how can be this classics song connected with Adele’s Ballad songs? Well, from the acoustic point of view, Adele’s Ballad songs started with “creepy” sounds on the range note and evenly small beats. It causes melancholy mood and that’s what Adele changed to the next song when the level energy goes straight up gradually







POTUS Awkward Hand Shaking

05.22

The internet is on fire talking about a handshake. Specifically, a handshake between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. It’s a weird handshake that goes on far too long even for Abe’s liking. Seriously. 

This raises an important question: Does Donald Trump know how to shake hands with a fellow human being? We decided to take a deep dive in and find out. What we found is that the president has a tendency to pull powerful men toward him in a way that jerks them forward. It’s, uh, kind of strange. Don’t believe us? Here’s some proof. 

Here, in a handshake with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the forcefulness of both men leads to an awkward game of tug of war.

Even Vice President Mike Pence is not immune to the Trump tug. 


When Mitt Romney shook Trump’s hand a few years back, he tried to fight the tug. And he failed.


So, does Donald Trump know how to shake hands? We’re going to go with no. 



Broke the Grammys

05.05

Today is Grammy Awards 2017. And every single annual has the best moment. And this time, Adele did. Want to know what’s happening next? Check this out!


This year, Adele won Song and Record of The Year “Hello” and The Album of The Year ”25”. When she gave her speech for her album on the stage, she dedicated her speech to Beyoncé because she felt Beyoncé should be won this year for her album “Lemonade”. She made beautiful speech that made Beyoncé flattered and cried.


And the unpredictable moment was when she broke the Grammy’s trophy into two pieces and she gave the half it to Beyoncé. After she broke the trophy of The Album of The Year, she smile from ear to ear and she explained why she did that in the backstage. She said that this year was Beyoncé’s. She didn’t know what she had to do to won The Album of The Year.



So, did Adele did the right thing?

Weekly Reflection

23.49

Actually, being a blogger isn't easy. Sometimes you have some motivation to publish your blog every single day. And honestly, it's quite hard to find recently, for me. There's nothing special this weekend. Like the previous week, what I wrote was what I did and some of them was about food.


 Perhaps this week I did somethin different, like I chose one of the nightlife in Indonesia as my blog title. Why I chose that? On Thursday, I went to my friend's house. I was wondering why the road was so crowded. After I went further, I saw a sign that the road was closed cause a event. But I have to go there because my friend's house is over there. And I was quite surprised there was a Night Market and I hadn't gone there for many years. So, I decided to went there after I met my friends.

 How about Sharks? Where did I find the motivation?
Well, Actually I wanted to write about Whales dead in the New Zealand coast, but It was too jumped from my previous topic, so I chose Sharks rather than Whales.
That's how my inspiration came for this week blogs. Have a good day!

Let's Swim With Sharks!

06.55

Megalodon (the biggest shark that lived for 2.6 million years ago) may be extinct, but other sharks have been making headlines lately.
There's the great white-tracking app Sharktivity, there's this viral photo of a shark dangerously close to a surfing boy, and there's the Australian Zebra Shark who shocked scientists by giving birth without a male.
    And as our fascination shows no sign of abating, swimming with sharks continues to be a large and growing activity.
    The global shark tourism industry makes an estimated $500 million a year, says Patric Douglas, founder of Shark Divers and a shark dive specialist based in California.

    Many tout swimming with sharks as one of the greatest diving experiences to be had.
    Depending on the diver's comfort level, options range from observing sharks from underwater cages to participating in feedings.
    Here's where to do it.
    1. False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
    2. Protea Banks, South Africa
    3. Bahamas
    4. Fiji
    5. Cocos Island, Costa Rica
    6. Red Sea, Egypt
    7. Bali, Indonesia
    8. Malapascua, Philippines
    9. Guadalupe, Mexico
    10. Oahu, Hawaii
    Want to try someday?



    The Real Nightlife

    08.06

    Night markets originally took root mostly in Asian cities, where the advent of electricity freed locals to bargain over goods without the pressure of daylight and its oppressive heat. Countries as varied as Canada, Peru, and France eventually put their own spins on the night market concept. But it's only in the past few years that major U.S. cities are seeing the potential.  

     Some night markets gradually go beyond serving the local community to become sprawling tourist attractions in their own right. After a day out at Laotian temples and monasteries, many visitors stroll Luang Prabang's night market, where more than 300 vendors sell everything from traditional textiles embroidered by the Hmong minority to teas and rare spices such as pandan, used as a fragrance for desserts.


    Even at markets where the quality can be questionable or downright kitschy, it's an experience just to be a part of the after-dark hubbub—and you're guaranteed to head home with colorful stories.

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