Sunday, October 25, 2009

daydreaming?



I wonder what's going on in that furry head, staring into space like that. Is he thinking about something, like running away from this boring home that has too many restrictions?

Go eat outside.
Don't stay in the kitchen.
Stop barking.

Or is he just bored out of his wits? Sometimes, he'll even let out a small sigh. That speak volumes and yet I don't know what it means...

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

it's the wind blowing free, it's the end of the slope, it's a beam, it's a void, it's a hunch, it's a hope


Waters of March (Águas de Março), a Brazilian song.

I didn't know it was covered by so many famous singers, from Basia to Al Jarreau to Sergio Mendes (OK, I understand he's technically a musician). This one here is performed by Elis Regina accompanied on the piano by the composer himself, Antonio Carlos Jobim.




A very nice English/Portuguese version by a Filipino artiste named Sofia, not the one I heard this afternoon but quite close. Listen to the English lyrics. Quite whimsical and cute.



Original lyrics and translation by Jobim:
http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/waters.html

Monday, October 05, 2009

trading insults



Nothing like sibling love.