Impression about ±2℃

The first time I saw the movie ±2℃ is at the Friday meeting with classmates this March. In fact, it is heartbroken and terrifying for Taiwaness to watch this movie; not only because the reality we encountered are dangerous for living, but many people do not notice the disappear crisis of Taiwan and they still think the situation is not relative to them.

I was impressed by the experiences last summer for how 88 typhoon disaster distroyed southern Taiwan. In fact, it was not the strongest level typhoon, but it created the highest destroying in econimic lost in history. I am a southern Taiwan resident indeed. Therefore, I was locked at home for 3 days from Augest 7 to Augest 9, since the rain didn't stop at the time. I remembered the day in the mid-night about 2AM, I just finished taking a shower on second floor at home and was going to another room for drying my hair. The water has entered into my room so fast that I didn't know when it started. Later I was hurried screaming to my brother who are in third floor for help. The first floor was not overwhelm; indeed, it is because the main scupper on the balcony outside our second floor was blocked in. In this case, we just stayed up for 2 hours to ladle out water out of the house on the second floor and then we felt safe. But it is still confused for me to figure out how a mid level typhoon could make us so nervous until I watch this movie.

It is said:" Rome is not created in one day." The resault of the 88 typhoon disaster is the same. The Formosa is nowaday a hell rather than a beautiful island. Since Taiwaness didn't cherish the resources; for example, they plant betel nuts from acreages to acreages rather than plant deep-root plant, they explode mountains again and again in order to build roads or reservoirs. More and more citizens in Taiwan became so selfish only that they plan many projects only thought about benifits as their intention and not take others's benifits and safeness into considerations. ±2℃ really touched my soul and reminded me of some affairs happened last summer as well. In this case, I appreciate the famous Taiwan hand painterer, Jimmy make the scences of the movie into cartoon and ad. I'd like to show you below:
Video Ad. about±2℃
"Overwhelming" draw by Jimmy






New vocabulary world:
1.overwhelm 淹沒
2.betel nut/ betel palm 檳榔
3.acreage 畝
4.reservoir n. 水庫
5.ladle out v.舀水




Reference:
1.現在建築式
2. Influence on me for August 8 typhoon disaster
3. Official website
4. blogger's sharing
5. Video Download
6. Jimmy's exhibit

PAPAR CHURCH

paper church（Courtesy of SHIGERU BAN ARCHITECTS）

The Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is one of the international and famous architects of the world. We could see his composition around the world: Tokyo, Paris, German, New York, Rwanda (in Africa), Kobe(in Japan), Nantoa(in central Taiwan), Turkey, India.

Shigeru Ban is famous for his using with paper tube as building structure to combine nature environment and wisdom. The

paper church composed by Shigeru Ban shows the inventiveness; the background why Shigeru Ban creates the church impressed me more. He devises shelter for refugees in Inner War of Rwanda, earth quake in Turkey and Kobe(in Japan) made of slender paper tubes. This contribution of making temporary

housing for disaster victims first in response to the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, where he also build a paper church, and later his idea was spread to Taiwan.

Taomis's Paper Church-outside

The paper church in Taiwan located in Taomis ecology area in Nantou of Taiwan which was build ed after the 921 Earth Quake happened in 1999. In this case, Taomis's Paper Church is a symbol of rebirth which passing the humanitarian spirit from the paper church in Kobe in Japan.

Taomis's Paper Church-Inside

Taomis's Paper Church-In the night

Opinion:
I know the Paper Church from one of Taiwan dramas called "桃花小妹". It impressed me for bringing the hope to people no matter what they suffered. At first, I didn't understand why it constructed with paper, and then I google it. What make me admired is Ban not only overcome the difficulty of against the nature principle for using this kind of materials to construct, but also gives the holy meaning to the church. I really hope one day I could visit this outstanding and special Paper Church in Nantou!







New Vocabulary:

1.tube n.管狀物
2.mimic v./n.模仿(人的言行舉止)
3.zeppelin 齊柏林飛艇(源自德國的大型飛艇)
4.curtain n.窗簾
5.headquarters v.設立總部
6.slender a.苗條的;纖細的
7.sneakers 運動鞋;教員,教練
8.cosmetics n./a. 化妝品/表面的,整容的
9.airy a.通風的
10.balletic a.似巴蕾舞的
11.inventiveness n.擅於創新的人
12.humanitarian relief 人道主義信仰



Reference

1.Shigeru Ban: Building to last, just long enough

2.綠阪茂

3.準建築人手札-Ban and his Paper architecture

4.紙的建築師