So today, I was watching one of my favourite movies 'Awalk to remember'. I don't really know how many times, I have seen the movie. This is an amazing movie for all the hopeless romantics. But while I was watching it, I realized something. In the film, Landon Carter(the main lead) gives his girlfriend Jamie, the most beautiful and romantic gift ever. If you have seen the movie, You know it. He named a star by her name through 'International Star Registry'. Now, Ain't it the most beautiful gift ever??? Is there any girl who will dislike a gift like that?? So give ur girlfriend a STAR, trust me Its hundred times cheaper than Diamonds. :P
I was talking to a friend, basically teasing him and he asked me what is my last wish before death ( As if he can kill me anytime and even if he kills me he is really going to fullfill my last wish....Silly Boy!!!). So being a lil tricky I answered him that my wish was "I wanna look at the Empire state Building from my bedroom's window with my husband narrating that this is where he proposed me thirty years back." - Now it was tricky because I was gettin everything by this wish...A loving Hubby, an apartment in New York(near manhattan, so obviously I am rich), and above all A long happy life( since he proposed me thirty years back....so maybe we're almost reaching our Sixties and maybe havin one or two grandkids ...LOL) - Whatelse a woman can get from her life. While talking about this I get this idea of writing about this topic, as I am very fascinated by the famous 102 story landmark called the "EMPIRE STATE BUILDING". I don't know why but I get very excited whenever somebody talks about it or I see it in anywhere in TV. So here is this blog dedicated to Empire State Building.
Empire State Building at Night with Blue Lights on
Basic facts of the Building:
The Empire state building is a 102 story landmark in New York City, US.Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building once again became the tallest building in New York City. IT has been named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
Empire State Building during day
Location: 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10118, US ( At the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street
Height : 1,250 ft (381 meters)
History Of the Building :
The site of the Empire State Building was first developed as the John Thompson Farm in the late 18th century.At the time, a stream ran across the site, emptying into Sunfish Pond, located a block away. The Empire state building was designed by William F. Lamb from architechtural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, which produced the drawings in just two weeks.
Tower Lights :
Empire State Building in Red, Yellow
The empire state buildingcelebrates many cultures and causes in the world community with iconic lightings. Outside od its tradition of lightings of the religious holidays od Easter, Eid al-Fitr, Hanukah and Christmas, the Empire state building has a specific policy againstlightning for religious figures, religious organizations and additional relighious holidays.
Observation Deck:
A Night View from the observatory
The Empire State Building has one of the most popular outdoor observatories in the world, having been visited by over 110 million people. The 86th-floor observation deck offers impressive 360-degree views of the city. There is a second observation deck on the 102nd floor that is open to the public. It was closed in 1999, but reopened in November 2005. It is referred as one of the most romantic places in NYC.
Most Beautiful Suicide:
Brooklyn View of NYC'sTallest Building "ESB"
Over the years, more than thirty people commited suicide from the top of the building.On May 1, 1947, 23-year-old Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the 86th floor observation deck and landed on a United Nations limousine parked at the curb. The police found a suicide note among possessions she left on the observation deck: "He is much better off without me ... I wouldn’t make a good wife for anybody". This is often referred to as "The Most Beautiful Suicide". It was later used by visual artist Andy Warhol in one of his paintings entitled Suicide (Fallen Body).
"Empire State Building" in Popular Culture:
Beautiful View from New Jersey
Perhaps the most famous popular culture representation of the building is in the 1933 film King Kong, in which the title character, a giant ape, climbs to the top of the building to escape his captors but falls to his death.
The 1939 romantic drama film Love Affair involves a couple who plan to meet atop the Empire State Building. The film was remade in 1957 (as An Affair to Remember) and in 1994 (again as Love Affair). The 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle, a romantic comedy partially inspired by An Affair to Remember, climaxes with a scene at the Empire State observatory. Many other popular film like Independence Day, The Day after tomorrow, When worlds collide have featured this beautiful building.
Hopefully One day I'll visit Empire State Building with my someone special... Till then
Hello world!!!
As I've written in my last blog that I am a big movie freak and basicaly I am a romantic person, so many of my fav movies are romantic-comedy. So I'm listing my top five fav films and I've seen all these films for atleast 10 times(some of them for more than even 10)...So here goes the list:
5. Definitely, Maybe :
Definitely, Maybe is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Brooks, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Abigail Breslin and Kevin Kline
Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) is a 38-year-old father who is in the midst of a divorce. After her first sex-ed class, his 10-year-old daughter Maya (Abigail Breslin) insists on hearing the story of how her parents met. Will gives in, but decides to change the names and some of the facts relating to the various love affairs of his youth, thereby creating a love mystery; Maya is left guessing which of the women will turn out to be her mother. The story he tells Maya is depicted in long flashbacks. From time to time the film switches back to the present, where Maya comments and asks questions.
PS I Love You is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern."Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly(Hilary Swank) and Gerry(Gerald Butler). They were childhood sweethearts- no one could imagine Holly and Gerry without eachother. Untill the unthinkable happens.Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms Holly discovers that gerry has left her a bundle of notes, gently guiding her into her new life without him, each signed 'PS, I Love You'.
With some help from her friends, her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing- and being braver than ever before."
In this film adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks' Novella named 'The Nootbook', a story is narrated to an old nursing home resident woman. The story tells about two young persons, Allie(Rachel McAdams), and Noah(Ryan Gosling)falling in love in early 1940's and eventually they got departed from eachother. Fourteen years later, Noah comes back from war while Allie is gettin married to a handsome guy. But Noah is still haunted by her memories. But if two people are meant to be together, eventually love finds their way back. What happens when Allie's past collides with her present???
This movie shows the passion of young love and their journey through out the life till death - A perfect love story.♥
No one needs any introduction to this film
A film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's worldwide famous novella of the same name. The film narrates a story of a teenage girl named Bella (Kristen Stewart)who moves to Forks from Phoenix and there in school, she meets a strange, handsome & mysterious guy named Edward Cullen(Robert Pattinson). After a lot of research and observation, she finds out that Edward was not a human but a vampire and also that she was unconditonaly and irrevocably in love with him. So the love story starts between a human and a vampire. But Bella faces life risk when few evil vampires thrust for her blood. Will Cullen be able to protect his love??
1. A walk to remember: A film adaptaion of NicholasSparks'
best seller novella named 'A walk to remember'. -" Landon Carter would never have dreamed of asking Jamie Suliivan out, but a twist of fate throws them together. In the days that follow, Landon breaks down Jamie's natural reserve and begins to get to know her - and to fall in love. But then he discovers that Jamie has a reason for not letting people close- a secret that will break his heart."
Everytime I see this movie, I cry so damn hard. I love this story from the core of my heart. Amazing job by Shane west & Mandy Moore. Even the songs are pretty good in thes film specialy the one called "Only Hope"(the stage performance by Landon & Jamie). Every girl who believes in love should watch this movie.
