And thank you so much for another really great update!
Well, if there's anywhere that could be described as being heaven on earth, I think you may well have found it there! What a wonderful place to wake up in the morning! I really do feel quite envious of you there...
You're so right about the huge difference in wealth between the rich and poor - not just in India or Africa, but everywhere (including the UK and America). It really is one of the things which makes me so mad - especially when you see people who have so much money conspicuously flaunting it in front of others who have so little. And the ironic thing is that, in my experience, its those who have the least who are often the most giving and welcoming. Despite the fact that they have so little, they're usually the ones with the greatest sense of things like community, and the most willing to help each other in times of need. Sadly, for so many of them, what help we do send either isn't anywhere near enough, or comes too late to be of any real benefit.
And good for you for hounding people on set to work with Save The Children! There are some charities I won't have anything to do with, mainly because they spend so much of the money they're given on "administration costs", with the result that only a fraction of what they receive actually reaches the people who need it, but Save The Children isn't one of them. We really do need people like you to act as our "social conscience" and get people moving in the right direction. Bob Geldof did that so well in the 1980s, and I think you can do the same today. I know some people may criticise you for doing stuff like that, and maybe even question your motives, but not me! I can tell from listening to you and reading the interviews where you've talked about it that you really do genuinely care about subjects like this, and want to use the position that fate has given you to help others. And Save The Children is a great charity to champion - If we can't do anything in time to help the parents, then let's give the next generation the best possible chance, because they're the future, and thats the most precious thing we have...
And you're right too about the '60s and '70s - they really were such incredible times, when so much changed and so many freedoms were won. I would have loved to have lived in those times and seen everything first-hand - especially the '60s. I really love the music from back then, because it's so vibrant, and there was so much creativity there. For me, today's music just doesn't seem to have the same "soul", and is more about trying to make money, whereas in the '60s and '70s it was a lot more about getting a message across - Whether it be "stop the war", "can't we all just get along", or "give us a job". I know quite a few people who were around during that period, and they're all still such amazing people. And the best thing about them is that they've never stopped believing, and are still as true now to what they felt in the '60s and '70s as they were back then.
So thank you again for such a wonderfully personal update, and I look forward to more of the same in the future!
Hey:) Just a big fan here...and to tell you...Im really worried...You have lost so much weight:( You look so small...Don't listen to the papers or idiots who try bring you down...Your an amazing role model! and never forget it.
Personally, I don't think you have lost weight, and I can't understand why others right now may think that you have.
And it doesn't matter to me if you have actually lost (or gained) a little weight - We all do that anyway, and there's a lot more to you than how much you weigh. A person's weight doesn't really change who they are, unless they go all the way to one extreme or the other. So, to me at least, you're still the same Mischa as you were last year, and the year before that, and I hope all the comments people seem to be making about your weight don't bother you - You're still just as beautiful as always!
Beautiful Hippie Chicks are timeless. But you can do better, Mischa Barton. Go out and do something to help the poor instead of offering ironic, cynical commentary from your hammock by the beach. Next time you go volunteering with Save The Children take a video camera with you. I'd rather see that than you just waking up looking like you passed out in the hammock after smoking a ball of hash. Your hair did look great though.
hi meesh!loved the end of the video a kiss to u too!I do loved the 60s too but I think that u feel good somewhere u don't need to smoke hard to stay well..if I were in the 60s..little is good,but much not at least for me..u know what I mean...xoxo!
Ali Knievel wrote: "Go out and do something to help the poor instead of offering ironic, cynical commentary from your hammock by the beach. Next time you go volunteering with Save The Children take a video camera with you."
If you read the newspaper article in the link Teja posted in a comment to the previous video, you'd have seen them mention that Mischa went to visit a school in connection with her work with Save The Children. And, guess what? They mention her having her camera with her and filming the visit - so I guess we could well be seeing that video here soon!!!
damn- some of the commentary on here is pretty harsh. i hope you don't let any of it get to you because i sure enjoy your blog and would hate to see it end any time soon. most all people are judgemental but more than others make unrelated/ uncalled for comments. all it is is insecurities, jealousy, etc... you already know this more so than us though since you are in the public eye. i think you're very intriguing and admirable for your charity work. keep on keepin' on.
Well then good. As much as I enjoy watching videos of her sleeping in a hammock looking insanely gorgeous, a little more substance wouldn't be terrible either.
Though when we live in a world where there is so much wrong and so much need not only in poor foreign countries but right in the USA (and the UK)and it is refreshing to see someone doing something positive while they're still young instead of running around South Beach in a haze of vapid, selfish idiocy like most of her contemporaries.
Once again, kudos to you, Mischa Barton. I never watched the O.C. but I'll be sure to check out one of your upcoming movies whether they be on the big screen or in the direct-to-video isle @ blockbuster. I'm sure your talents shine through regardless.
I have lived/living in India all my life and my family here runs an orphanage and we have done a lot for the underpriveledged...
While talking to Mischa about the poor children and the needy in India She seemed to know more about the current problems the children face and exploitation and neglect;%children affected by HIV AIDS than me to which I was surprised and It made me want to help the needy even more.
Truly I feel that Mischa is not one of those pseudo/fake Celebrities who do this just for being inthe good books But She is someone who truly cares and is making a difference
I so wish she becomes a bigger star than what She is today-She can reach and influence a larger group
Your so lucky to actually of meet her! :) I'd loveee to meet her. I didn't mean it harshly abut the weight comment...:( Do you think she reads her comments??...And is she in Paris?...How do you no all this?
I consider myself quite lucky to have met her But honestly once you meet her and like strike a conversation with her Its not like u are talking to some celebrity who gives out these fake smiles etc...She made me feel very comfortable and we spoke a lot about India,The children here the population the % of young people in INDIA she actually told me that India is the youngest nation in the world,She is not your usual dumb celeb She is quite a stunner,
After like 10 mins I didnt feel like I was talking to someone who's taht famous, It was like a very normal conversation,It was great meeting her and I will always cherish those moments.
Well perhaps she does read these comments...And hopefully she knows that she has alot of devoted fans!. You are incredibly lucky I must say:) And I hope I do get the privilidge in meeting her one day...I could cry looking at the videos...Only because you see she is actually a person...If that makes sense...And I think she is an insperation...I would love to work with Savethe children...but there would be no way I would get to travel...:(
Thank you so much for the beautiful video. It means much to see it.
You mentioned about Save the Children in that great moment.
Coincidently, it's also about Dawn in Japan, because I woke up early than usual. So, approximately in the same time, I tried thinking deeply about the serious problem I personally know, so that I could share your feelings. I went outside as you're. It was so cold, not as India. And I thought the problem of the poor children was very serious like dark night for you, it seems as their happiness was beyond the horizon and you hoped their Dawn. If right, you're so sweet! (If not right, I feel shameful...) I hope your wish come true. Say anything if I can do.
Thanks - and sadly no, I've not had that pleasure yet. I know a few people who have, and they all say just what a nice and completly normal person she is. But unfortunately, I've not been that lucky so far - although I live in hope...
Mischa,You look like you're just waking up urself. :) I guess it's must be so great to sleep in a hammock, I've never done that yet.
It's true that many RICH people are ignorant about poverty and poor people's needs. I mean, I'm not even close to middle class people here in my country Myanmar. And I've seen that rich people getting richer and the poor becoming poorer And so, the difference between the rich and the poor are growing big everyday.
Currently, I'm working for the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), but there's still so many things that we have to do for the poor people.
In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit the heart of Myanmar, Ayeyarweddy Delta areas, and many people got killed. So, rehabilitation programs are still in process and there're so many kids who lost their families. But I have to say that it has become the wake of young adults as they realized there's so many things to do (including me).
But there's one thing I have to say, as far as I know, no Celebs has ever been to our country. I don't know why but I guess our country has some sh**ty policies about that. But Mischa, I hope one day you could visit to our country.
Mischa,
Wow! Amazing! Goa looks so beautiful. What an amazing experience and thankyou so much for sharing. I totally agree, the 60's must have been so great. People had passion and got up and did things they believed in which is becoming increasing rare nowadays. Thats why I'm so proud to be a fan of yours with all your work for save the children. Thankyou for continuing to be such a positive role model.
Lots of love always
Bee
ps. how do you wake up and still look perfect? :)
Bee wrote: "ps. how do you wake up and still look perfect? :)"
Because she IS perfect!!! ;)
And Dora wrote: "But there's one thing I have to say, as far as I know, no Celebs has ever been to our country. I don't know why but I guess our country has some sh**ty policies about that."
To be honest, all those of us in the rest of the world seem to hear on the news is stuff like "military dictatorship", "terrible human rights record" and that kind of thing. And that's not exactly the kind of thing that makes people want to visit - Which is a shame, because from what I've seen in pictures etc, it's a very beautiful country with a lot of heritage and history.
oh my god i love you so much mischa. but i cant believe i'm saying this you look and sound like your on heroin in the hamock video i love u r u putting a affect on your voice
I don't think she is trying to make an effect with her voice, she has a naturally deeper voice than other women, and she seems like she has just woken up and her vocal chords would be relaxed from her sleep. Wherever it comes from, it is a very alluring voice.
Hey there, Mischa!
If I didn't know better, I'd say you're hungover!!
well, anyway, any chance you'll be in the small town of Vienna, Austria anytime soon?
xxx
I am pretty sure woman got the right vote in the twenties, maybe you need to recap on your history. As for a huge difference between richa nd poor, you are toally right and i agree. I live by a set of train tracks here in New York and there are hoboes who live along the side of them. I am definatly not rich, but I am lucky enough to have food every day, a plce to sleep and shower and a al of the materialistic objects that seems to make America, America. (t.v., cable, computers. I am looking forward to seeing your movie. It looks interesting. I am glad that you post videos and what not, it's fun to hear what you have to say.
Adrain, the thing is, is that you do just agree with her, in previous psts you have written that you dont just agree with her on everything, you two just share a lot of the same veiws. If you are so "intelligent" than you would know that woman got the right to vote in the 1920's....not in the seventies and sixties. And who got "new " freedom in the seventie and sixites???? no one. people already had their freedoms.
mischa, you seem to lose weight. I hope to see you soon. you seem very tired.
I love you. a kiss from italy
Hi again, Mischa!
And thank you so much for another really great update!
Well, if there's anywhere that could be described as being heaven on earth, I think you may well have found it there! What a wonderful place to wake up in the morning! I really do feel quite envious of you there...
You're so right about the huge difference in wealth between the rich and poor - not just in India or Africa, but everywhere (including the UK and America). It really is one of the things which makes me so mad - especially when you see people who have so much money conspicuously flaunting it in front of others who have so little. And the ironic thing is that, in my experience, its those who have the least who are often the most giving and welcoming. Despite the fact that they have so little, they're usually the ones with the greatest sense of things like community, and the most willing to help each other in times of need. Sadly, for so many of them, what help we do send either isn't anywhere near enough, or comes too late to be of any real benefit.
And good for you for hounding people on set to work with Save The Children! There are some charities I won't have anything to do with, mainly because they spend so much of the money they're given on "administration costs", with the result that only a fraction of what they receive actually reaches the people who need it, but Save The Children isn't one of them. We really do need people like you to act as our "social conscience" and get people moving in the right direction. Bob Geldof did that so well in the 1980s, and I think you can do the same today. I know some people may criticise you for doing stuff like that, and maybe even question your motives, but not me! I can tell from listening to you and reading the interviews where you've talked about it that you really do genuinely care about subjects like this, and want to use the position that fate has given you to help others. And Save The Children is a great charity to champion - If we can't do anything in time to help the parents, then let's give the next generation the best possible chance, because they're the future, and thats the most precious thing we have...
And you're right too about the '60s and '70s - they really were such incredible times, when so much changed and so many freedoms were won. I would have loved to have lived in those times and seen everything first-hand - especially the '60s. I really love the music from back then, because it's so vibrant, and there was so much creativity there. For me, today's music just doesn't seem to have the same "soul", and is more about trying to make money, whereas in the '60s and '70s it was a lot more about getting a message across - Whether it be "stop the war", "can't we all just get along", or "give us a job". I know quite a few people who were around during that period, and they're all still such amazing people. And the best thing about them is that they've never stopped believing, and are still as true now to what they felt in the '60s and '70s as they were back then.
So thank you again for such a wonderfully personal update, and I look forward to more of the same in the future!
All my love always,
Adrian.
Hey:) Just a big fan here...and to tell you...Im really worried...You have lost so much weight:( You look so small...Don't listen to the papers or idiots who try bring you down...Your an amazing role model! and never forget it.
Much Love Jess xox :)
Morning yeh ok pretty sure your stoned again
Mischa,
Personally, I don't think you have lost weight, and I can't understand why others right now may think that you have.
And it doesn't matter to me if you have actually lost (or gained) a little weight - We all do that anyway, and there's a lot more to you than how much you weigh. A person's weight doesn't really change who they are, unless they go all the way to one extreme or the other. So, to me at least, you're still the same Mischa as you were last year, and the year before that, and I hope all the comments people seem to be making about your weight don't bother you - You're still just as beautiful as always!
All my love always,
Adrian.
These videos are amazing!!!
Please keep them coming!
and keep on tokin'!
kisses
amazing video i wish i can be there some they and sleep in a hommock Mischa you are great you look realy relexed and i am very happy for you
xoxo yana
Beautiful Hippie Chicks are timeless. But you can do better, Mischa Barton. Go out and do something to help the poor instead of offering ironic, cynical commentary from your hammock by the beach. Next time you go volunteering with Save The Children take a video camera with you. I'd rather see that than you just waking up looking like you passed out in the hammock after smoking a ball of hash. Your hair did look great though.
Thanks for the videos Mischa
Its very beautiful
Love you
Teja
hi meesh!loved the end of the video a kiss to u too!I do loved the 60s too but I think that u feel good somewhere u don't need to smoke hard to stay well..if I were in the 60s..little is good,but much not at least for me..u know what I mean...xoxo!
Ali Knievel wrote: "Go out and do something to help the poor instead of offering ironic, cynical commentary from your hammock by the beach. Next time you go volunteering with Save The Children take a video camera with you."
If you read the newspaper article in the link Teja posted in a comment to the previous video, you'd have seen them mention that Mischa went to visit a school in connection with her work with Save The Children. And, guess what? They mention her having her camera with her and filming the visit - so I guess we could well be seeing that video here soon!!!
damn- some of the commentary on here is pretty harsh. i hope you don't let any of it get to you because i sure enjoy your blog and would hate to see it end any time soon. most all people are judgemental but more than others make unrelated/ uncalled for comments. all it is is insecurities, jealousy, etc... you already know this more so than us though since you are in the public eye. i think you're very intriguing and admirable for your charity work. keep on keepin' on.
Hee Mischa,
wauw it look`s realy amazing!
it`s a beautiful place!
XX
Adrian, I wasn't saying it horribly, I was meerly stating...In my own opinion...Jeeze. I think saying for myself I would love to look like Mischa!...
Well said Adrian...
Did u get a chance to meet Mischa?
Well then good. As much as I enjoy watching videos of her sleeping in a hammock looking insanely gorgeous, a little more substance wouldn't be terrible either.
Though when we live in a world where there is so much wrong and so much need not only in poor foreign countries but right in the USA (and the UK)and it is refreshing to see someone doing something positive while they're still young instead of running around South Beach in a haze of vapid, selfish idiocy like most of her contemporaries.
Once again, kudos to you, Mischa Barton. I never watched the O.C. but I'll be sure to check out one of your upcoming movies whether they be on the big screen or in the direct-to-video isle @ blockbuster. I'm sure your talents shine through regardless.
I wish I could sleep outside like this, the air is much fresher. I wonder how long you're going to be in India.
Guys-Just wanted to share this with all of you
I have lived/living in India all my life and my family here runs an orphanage and we have done a lot for the underpriveledged...
While talking to Mischa about the poor children and the needy in India She seemed to know more about the current problems the children face and exploitation and neglect;%children affected by HIV AIDS than me to which I was surprised and It made me want to help the needy even more.
Truly I feel that Mischa is not one of those pseudo/fake Celebrities who do this just for being inthe good books But She is someone who truly cares and is making a difference
I so wish she becomes a bigger star than what She is today-She can reach and influence a larger group
Love
Teja
Hey rene,
Mischa is in paris at the moment
She left India on Wednesday
Attached is another link-Article in the HYD Times about Mischa
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Client.asp?Daily=TOIH&login=default&Enter=true&Skin=TOI&GZ=T
Your so lucky to actually of meet her! :) I'd loveee to meet her. I didn't mean it harshly abut the weight comment...:( Do you think she reads her comments??...And is she in Paris?...How do you no all this?
Jess x x
Hey Jess,
I consider myself quite lucky to have met her But honestly once you meet her and like strike a conversation with her Its not like u are talking to some celebrity who gives out these fake smiles etc...She made me feel very comfortable and we spoke a lot about India,The children here the population the % of young people in INDIA she actually told me that India is the youngest nation in the world,She is not your usual dumb celeb She is quite a stunner,
After like 10 mins I didnt feel like I was talking to someone who's taht famous, It was like a very normal conversation,It was great meeting her and I will always cherish those moments.
I so wish she reads these comments
I only wish i can see her again
Well perhaps she does read these comments...And hopefully she knows that she has alot of devoted fans!. You are incredibly lucky I must say:) And I hope I do get the privilidge in meeting her one day...I could cry looking at the videos...Only because you see she is actually a person...If that makes sense...And I think she is an insperation...I would love to work with Savethe children...but there would be no way I would get to travel...:(
Good Moring, Mischa
Thank you so much for the beautiful video. It means much to see it.
You mentioned about Save the Children in that great moment.
Coincidently, it's also about Dawn in Japan, because I woke up early than usual. So, approximately in the same time, I tried thinking deeply about the serious problem I personally know, so that I could share your feelings. I went outside as you're. It was so cold, not as India. And I thought the problem of the poor children was very serious like dark night for you, it seems as their happiness was beyond the horizon and you hoped their Dawn. If right, you're so sweet! (If not right, I feel shameful...) I hope your wish come true. Say anything if I can do.
Inu-keep/Japan
"Well said Adrian...
Did u get a chance to meet Mischa?"
Thanks - and sadly no, I've not had that pleasure yet. I know a few people who have, and they all say just what a nice and completly normal person she is. But unfortunately, I've not been that lucky so far - although I live in hope...
And she's definitely in Paris now???
Wow!
Mischa,You look like you're just waking up urself. :) I guess it's must be so great to sleep in a hammock, I've never done that yet.
It's true that many RICH people are ignorant about poverty and poor people's needs. I mean, I'm not even close to middle class people here in my country Myanmar. And I've seen that rich people getting richer and the poor becoming poorer And so, the difference between the rich and the poor are growing big everyday.
Currently, I'm working for the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), but there's still so many things that we have to do for the poor people.
In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit the heart of Myanmar, Ayeyarweddy Delta areas, and many people got killed. So, rehabilitation programs are still in process and there're so many kids who lost their families. But I have to say that it has become the wake of young adults as they realized there's so many things to do (including me).
But there's one thing I have to say, as far as I know, no Celebs has ever been to our country. I don't know why but I guess our country has some sh**ty policies about that. But Mischa, I hope one day you could visit to our country.
Looking forward to your next uploads.
Your #1 fan from Myanmar,
Dora
Mischa,
Wow! Amazing! Goa looks so beautiful. What an amazing experience and thankyou so much for sharing. I totally agree, the 60's must have been so great. People had passion and got up and did things they believed in which is becoming increasing rare nowadays. Thats why I'm so proud to be a fan of yours with all your work for save the children. Thankyou for continuing to be such a positive role model.
Lots of love always
Bee
ps. how do you wake up and still look perfect? :)
Hey Mischa!
I'm from Brazil and I'm a huuuge fan of you!
What's your plans for birthday this year?
Bee wrote: "ps. how do you wake up and still look perfect? :)"
Because she IS perfect!!! ;)
And Dora wrote: "But there's one thing I have to say, as far as I know, no Celebs has ever been to our country. I don't know why but I guess our country has some sh**ty policies about that."
To be honest, all those of us in the rest of the world seem to hear on the news is stuff like "military dictatorship", "terrible human rights record" and that kind of thing. And that's not exactly the kind of thing that makes people want to visit - Which is a shame, because from what I've seen in pictures etc, it's a very beautiful country with a lot of heritage and history.
oh my god i love you so much mischa. but i cant believe i'm saying this you look and sound like your on heroin in the hamock video i love u r u putting a affect on your voice
"i love u r u putting a affect on your voice"
I don't think she is trying to make an effect with her voice, she has a naturally deeper voice than other women, and she seems like she has just woken up and her vocal chords would be relaxed from her sleep. Wherever it comes from, it is a very alluring voice.
i swear to god shes on something
Hey Mischa,
You're absolutely amazing....had seen you on the beach by the Lobster Shack!
All the best!
Hey there, Mischa!
If I didn't know better, I'd say you're hungover!!
well, anyway, any chance you'll be in the small town of Vienna, Austria anytime soon?
xxx
I am pretty sure woman got the right vote in the twenties, maybe you need to recap on your history. As for a huge difference between richa nd poor, you are toally right and i agree. I live by a set of train tracks here in New York and there are hoboes who live along the side of them. I am definatly not rich, but I am lucky enough to have food every day, a plce to sleep and shower and a al of the materialistic objects that seems to make America, America. (t.v., cable, computers. I am looking forward to seeing your movie. It looks interesting. I am glad that you post videos and what not, it's fun to hear what you have to say.
Adrain, the thing is, is that you do just agree with her, in previous psts you have written that you dont just agree with her on everything, you two just share a lot of the same veiws. If you are so "intelligent" than you would know that woman got the right to vote in the 1920's....not in the seventies and sixties. And who got "new " freedom in the seventie and sixites???? no one. people already had their freedoms.
I am a huge fan Mischa, huge fan.<3333
Aubrey
Africa isn't a country. It's a continent. A very diverse one. Try reading Edward Said's 'Orientalism'.