जिंदगी बार- बार

उसी मोड़ पे ले आती है

जहाँ से हम चले थे

क्यों ?

जिंदगी बार- बार

उन्ही सवालों को हमारे सामने ले आती है

जिनके जवाब हमारे पास नही है

या

हम देना ही नहीं चाहते

क्यों ?

बार- बार वही यादे

हमारे सामने आ जाती है

जिन्हें हम भुला देना चाहते है

क्यों ?

जिंदगी बार बार

हमारे साथ ऐसा करती है

क्यों ?

पर अगले ही पल
ना जाने कयू
कागज फाड िदया।

काश िजंदगी के साथ भी
ऐसा िकया जा सकता।
िकसी बेकार पनने को
िजंदगी की िकताब से फाडा जा सकता ।

"Bonnaroo isn't what it used to be" they said.

There were definitely a couple of curve balls in this year's line-up, but nothing was as strange as M.I.A.'s set on Friday the 13th, when the British singer kept on hinting at retirement.

Here's the deal:

1) M.I.A. (AKA Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam) performs in the States under a Visa that is bound to expire. Thusly, until she renews that Visa, she won't be able to perform for her adoring American fans anytime soon.

2) Due to her future marriage into money, it would make sense for her to take a brief hiatus. Yet, that is a whole different story within itself.

Let's just say, I find it a bit off-setting that a performer who has themes of rebellion against the "white man" weaved into her hit anthems and who is also the daughter of a head Tamil Tiger Rebel now charges $250 for shows and chooses to marry Benjamin Brewer, son of Warner Music Group Exec, Edgar Bronfman Jr.

3) Finally, although 2005's Arular was a better album, last year's Kala made M.I.A. a roaring success. It just wouldn't make sense if she ended her career now.

I am sure she will keep putting out hits and after her marriage, go on tour again. So for all you spandex clad "Paper Planes" fans, your beloved M.I.A. is here to stay.

Below is my all time favorite M.I.A. song. Listen up.

M.I.A. - "Sunshowers" (2005 Arular) via MediaFire

Kau tutup pintu hati
membutakan mata
menulikan telinga
dan keberadaan cinta
saat takut hadir
kau bekukan hati
hilang dalam sendiri
dingin kala senandung itu pergi

('kala senandung' as performed by Titi DJ)

Buen (y veraniego) fin de semana!!

I was wondering why she had canceled her European tour, let alone the interview I had scheduled with her back in May in San Diego ... Apparently during her performance at Bonnaroo last Friday (13) she announced three times that this will be her final show! WTF!!! Only two albums deep and she's already out of the game. "Kala" was such a banger I can't believe she would quit right there. Well like many musicians that call it quits, they all come back and I'm sure M.I.A. will too. But until then, thanks for the beats and tunes!

More info here.

“This is my last show, and I’m glad I’m spending it with all my hippies,” M.I.A told the crowd at least three times during her high-energy Bonnaroo set. “Thanks for coming to my last gig,” before leaving the stage.”

Ya lo habíamos leído en todas partes: M.I.A. cancelaba su gira europea y decía en su concierto del Bonnaroo que esa era su última actuación, que gracias a todos y todo eso. Ahora parece que los medios empiezan a darlo como noticia oficial (aquí), pero resulta que la artista tiene la curiosa tradición de decir esto de "es mi último concierto" bastante a menudo (lo cuentan en NYMag, afirmando que lo ha dicho otras dos veces antes durante el mes de junio). Y no sólo eso, de hecho en su Myspace todavía está anunciada la fecha del 10 de julio en el Exit festival en Serbia. Aunque vale, eso puede ser que sea porque no lo han actualizado, pero es que lo de creerse a los artistas cuando dicen que lo dejan empieza a ser difícil ya...

Download

..:: M.I.A - Kala ::..

Cantante, Compositora, Productora, Artista Visual, Activista Política... todo eso es M.I.A originaria de SriLanka. Su música tiene una gran mezcla de generos danzables con bases "dance-hall".

Es muy conocida por todos, pero hoy la pongo en este espacio, pues ayer salio la noticia que esta Señorita se retira de los escenarios, dando la revelación durante su presentación en Bonaroo 2008 como que puede se pudo haber interpretado a extremos, probablemente se va grabar su nueva producción. No lo sabemos...

While onstage at the Bonnaroo Festival over the weekend she announced: “This is my last show, and I'm glad I’m spending it with all my hippies.”

According to the New York Times, she repeated that it was her last show three times, and said “thanks for coming to my last gig,” before leaving the stage.

The rapper, whose real name is Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam has a tendency to break news during her live sets, and even announced her engagement to Benjamin Brewer during a performance in Canada last month.

Fuente: NME.com

Mientras tanto, sea lo que sea disfruten de su propuesta musical.

Tracklist:

1. "Bamboo Banga"
2. "Bird Flu"
3. "Boyz"
4. "Jimmy"
5. "Hussel"
6. "Mango Pickle Down River"
7. "20 Dollar"
8. "World Town"
9. "The Turn"
10. "XR2"
11. "Paper Planes"
12. "Come Around"

Paper Planes

Em Dezembro de 2006 (fui checar agora) recebi por email, acho, e publiquei no blog Fluidez (o primeiro que tive no Wordpress), um texto curto sobre os Sete Princípios do Xamanismo Huna.

O tema "cura" sempre me interessa e na época buscava informações sobre uma técnica havaiana de nome Ho'oponopono, assunto que arquivei por falta de dados confiáveis - a coisa esteve bem próxima de virar a nova picaretagem esotérica, mano-a-mano com "O Segredo", mas acho que não ganhou força... ainda.

Algumas pessoas têm o mau hábito de pegar coisas sérias para transformá-las em pacotes comerciais de auto-ajuda simplificados,  muito distorcidos e lucrativos para seus criadores/propagadores, criando uma ilusão de cura e despertar que conduz seus adeptos, na verdade, apenas para um outro nível/setor do labirinto - uma "Matrix dentro da Matrix", para quem sabe do que estou falando...

Enfim, o post não é sobre isso.

Estava aqui mexendo em algumas coisas e redescobri um texto de Serge King, para o livro Xamã Urbano, onde ele desenvolve uma versão ampliada  para estas 7 leis hunas, dissertando um pouco mais sobre cada uma delas. Não sei se estas leis existiram mesmo. Este negócio de "7 leis disso, 7 leis daquilo" geralmente soa como algo oportunista que pode gerar devoção cega e boa vendagem de livros. De qualquer modo, lembrei do tal post de 2006 e resolvi republicá-lo aqui.

Pensei em colocar o texto estendido do Serge King, mas esta versão é mais imparcial. Os curiosos não terão dificuldade em encontrar muitos artigos escritos por ele na rede.

1. IKE - O mundo é assim como você imagina que é – você cria a sua realidade com suas crenças, atitudes, desejos, medos, sentimentos, julgamentos, pensamentos e emoções.

2. KALA - Não existem limites – a separação é somente uma ilusão, portanto existem um potencial criativo ilimitado.

3. MAKIA - A energia flui para onde a atenção se direciona – os pensamentos e as emoções determinam as experiências.

4. MANAWA - O poder está no “aqui e agora” – mudando as limitações do presente, modifica-se o futuro.

5. ALOHA - Amar significa sentir-se feliz com aquilo que se tem.

6. MANA - Todo o poder vem do seu interior – ninguém mais tem o poder de mudar a sua vida a não ser você mesmo.

7. PONO - Não existe uma verdade absoluta – somente níveis individuais de percepção, conscientização.

Huna = ein Denk-Modell der Welt. Dies im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes, weil es sehr viel auf dem mental arbeitet. Zu Beginn die 7 Prinzipien von Huna – welche eine Möglichkeit darstellen, die Welt zu erklären. Sie sind keine absolute einmalige Wahrheit, denn genau darauf basiert Huna, unter Anderem:

1. IKE == die Welt ist, wofür du sie hältst

2. KALA ==> es gibt keine Grenzen

3. MAKIA ==> Energie folgt der Aufmerksamkeit

4. MANAWA ==> Jetzt ist der Augenblick der Macht

5. ALOHA ==> Lieben heißt, glücklich sein mit ....

6. MANA ==> Alle Macht kommt von Innen

7. PONO ==> Wirksamkeit ist das Maß der Wahrheit.

Einfach Sätze mit durchschlagender Wirkung, wenn man sich wirklich über einen längeren Zeitpunkt damit beschäftigt.

Ich möchte nachstehend einen kurzen Überblick geben, was die jeweiligen Prinzipien für mich persönlich bedeuten:

1. IKE - Die Welt ist, wofür du sie hältst

Ich habe meine Repräsentationssysteme, durch welche ich meine Umwelt betrachte - ich habe meine Metaprogramme, die sich automatisch vorlegen, wenn ich *auf etwas schaue* - ich persönlich kenne einige dieser Filter, durch welche ich *auf Anderes schaue* - und ich gestehe jedem Menschen zu, andere Filter zu haben wie ich.

Was ich in der letzten Zeit gelernt habe ist, Dieses Prinzip beinhaltet aber auch, wenn ich mich als Opfer sehen will (unbewusst) dann werde ich auch immer Opfer bleiben - wenn ich den Schöpfer in mir finde, kann ich auch zum Schöpfer werden - bzw. bin es dann einfach.

2. KALA - Es gibt keine Grenzen
Ausser denen, die wir uns selbst setzen

Für mich bedeutet dieses Prinzip, dass ich, wenn ich etwas nicht erreiche, einfach zu enge - meist unbewusste und tief vergrabene - Grenzen habe - bin mir gleichzeitig aber bewusst, dass auch dieser wieder eine meiner ureigensten Grenzen ist.

3. MAKIA - Energie folgt der Aufmerksamkeit

Das, worauf ich mich konzentriere - realisiert sich - auch hier wieder - wenn meine unbewussten Glaubenssätze gegensätzlich zu dem sind, was ich gerne erreichen würde, treten meine unbewussten Grenzen in Kraft - meine Welt

wenn ich *weg von* Kopfschmerzen kommen will, sind die Kopfschmerzen mein Fokus - wenn ich mich aber frage - was will ich statt dessen? dann kann ich mich *hin zu* wenden dem, was ich wirklich will.

4. MANAWA - Jetzt ist der Augenblick der Macht

Ich kann nichts erreichen - wenn ichs nicht tu.

Wenn ich ein Buch schreiben will, hilft es nicht, drüber zu reden und zu diskutieren - ich muß es schreiben - JETZT - oder ein anderes Mal - aber es kann sich erst dann realisieren, wenn ich im dann aktuellen Hier und Jetzt beginne.

Solange ich mir vornehme, irgend wann irgend etwas zu tun, wird nichts geschehen - irgendwann ist der Augenblick, wo es geschehen muß, um sich zu realisieren.

5. ALOHA - Lieben heißt, glücklich sein mit ....

Es gibt im NLP den sogenannten Lebensfreudeprozeß - da wird der Klient angeleitet, alles Positive auf zu zählen, was er jeden Morgen erlebt - dann kommt der vormittag - Mittag - Nachmittag - Abend.

Dann geht es um die positiven Dinge, die innerhalb einer woche dazu kommen - zu den all-täglichen - und dann gibt es noch den blick auf ein Monat - den Blick auf ein Jahr - den Blick auf das bisherige Leben.

Und den Blick darauf, wie sich der Klient im angesicht des Todes fühlen wird, wenn er auch noch auf die Zeit zurück blickt, die zwischen jetzt und dann liegt.

Und diese ganze Sammlung wird dann vom Coach an den Klienten *zurückgefüttert* - sprich in einer leichten Trance nochmal *vor Augen geführt* und/oder *im Gefühl des Klienten verankert*

Dieser Prozeß beschreibt für mich dieses Prinzip sehr gut - den Blick - die Aufmerksamtkeit darauf zu richten, was alles Positive in jeder Sekunde meines Lebens geschieht.

6. MANA - Alle Macht kommt von innen

Eine Grundannahme des NLP heißt *Alles, was du brauchst ist bereits in dir" oder auch "vertraue auf dein Unbewusstes - es ist mächtiger als du dir bewusst vorstellen kannst"

Kommen wir zurück zu den drei Bewusstseinsebenen - wenn ich als LONO (zB.bewusster Verstand) etwas will - und es meinem (Unbewusstem) KU *schmackhaft* mache - dann leitet KU dieses an mein (höheres Selbst) KANE weiter, elches sich wiederum mit den KANEs anderer Menschen in Verbindung setzt und mein Wollen realisiert.

Da ich davon ausgehe, dass ich meine drei Selbste bin - ist alles, was ich dafür brauche, um etwas zu tun - in mir ....

.... wenn ich dann noch zusätzlich davon ausgehe, dass Gott uns Menschen *nach seinem Ebenbild geschaffen hat* - und nicht, er so ist, wie wir Menschen meist sind ....

.... und wenn ich dann noch weiter davon ausgehe, dass jeder Einzelne im Hier und Jetzt - aber auch in jeglicher Vergangenheit und Zukunft - inkarnierte Mensch ein Teil dieses einen allmächtigen Gottes ist - in einem Körper manifestiert, um die Dualität des Seins zu erfahren ....

.... dann wir dieses Prinzip logisch und schlüssig - zumindest für mich.

7. PONO - Wirksamkeit ist das Maß der Wahrheit

Egal, was ich lerne, was ich praktiziere - das, was wirkt wird stimmig sein.

"Este é o meu último show". "Este é meu último show". "Este é meu último show".

Por três vezes, a cantora-rapper MIA afirmou, durante sua apresentação no Festival Boonaro, em 13 de junho, que aquela seria sua última apresentação ao vivo. Em seguida, toda sua turnê pela Reino Unido foi cancelada.

"Este é o meu último show. Eu cancelei a turnê pelo Reino Unido. Então, é isso. Vocês estão ouvindo primeiro. Meu agente deveria ter cancelado ontem, mas acho que ele estava assistindo futebol - não contem a ninguém - e se esqueceu. Então, ninguém sabe. Acho que agora vão saber", disse.

MIA tem a mania de dar notícias um tanto quanto bombásticas durante seus shows. No ano passado, ela anunciou seu noivado durante uma apresentação no Canadá, no mês passado. Com o tempo livre, a rapper que divide o coração entre Inglaterra e Sri Lanka, vai escrever e gravar materiais novos para seu novo trabalho, que seguirá o album lançado no ano passado, "Kala".

"Obrigada por virem ao meu último show", ela se despediu.

PEB: É uma pena, afinal havia boatos de que a garota pintasse aqui no Brazil para os festivais de final de ano. O dueto dela com a Deyse Tigrona, cantando "Injeção" e "Bucky Dune Gun" foi pra lá de divertido. Kala é um cd ótimo, com muita mensagem e batidas diferentes ao som de balas e canhões, mas ao vivo, MIA sempre deixou um pouco, quando não muito, a desejar.

बचपन से जवानी, जवानी से
बुढापा जुझती रहती है औरत
कभी- कभी तो इस दुिनया म,े
आने से पहले ही िवदा कर दी जाती है
जो खुशनसीब, दुिनया मे आ जाती है
वो पूरी िजंदगी अपने आसिततव की लडाई लडती रहती हैै
दुख होता है जब एक औरत ही हो जाती है औरत की दुशमन।
दुख होता है जब कभी बेटे बेटी मे फरक होता है
बेटी तो होती है बेटे से बडकर।

िपता के पयार के साए मे पली
माँ के आँचल मे रही इक लडकी
अपने ढेरो सपनो को साथ िलए पहुँचती है िपया के घर
दुख होता है जब हर सपना टूट जाता है
वो पित के िलए होती है िसरफ इक गुलाम
पित के आसरे बीत जाती है जवानी उसकी सारी।

बचपन िपता की छाँव मे
जवानी पित के आसरे
बुढापे मे हो जाती हे बेट ेकी मोहताज
बचचो को पाल पोसकर बडा करती है वो
हर दुख दरद मे साथ खडी होती है वो
माँ तो होती है ईशवर का वरदान
दुख होता है जब अपना खून पानी हो जाता है
खुद का बचचा पराया हो जाता है
माँ को नही वो पहचानता है

यही है औरत की कहानी
बचपन जवानी बुढापे मे जब भी
कीसी से आसरा मागँती ह,ै वो बेगाना हो जाता है
िजसे भी अपना मानती है, वो अनजाना हो जाता है
हर िरशते को जी भरकर देती है
बदले मे िसवा पयार के कुछ नही चाहती

Bathara Kala iku putrane Sanghyang Manikmaya lan Dewi Umayi kang nomer enem, utawa putra ragil. Tembung kala ateges wektu lan dewa penasaran.

Sawise Bathara Guru lan Dewi Umayi peputra cacah lima, kalorone lelungan ngenggar-enggar ati numpak Lembu Andini utawa Nandini.

Ing satengahing mlaku-mlaku iku Bathara Guru kapiadreng saresmi, ananging Dewi Umayi nulak. Pawadane kahanane ora apik kanggo saresmi amarga ana ing satengahing adicara mlaku-mlaku ngenggar-enggar ati.

Nalika weruh kepriye adrenge Bathara Guru, Dewi Umayi nesu lan nyepatani Bathara Guru saengga thukul siyung ing tutuke. Kapiadrenge Bathara Guru kang pengin saresmi ndadekake kamane tiba ing samodra.

Kama salah iku banjur mawujud dadi bayi raseksa. Bayi raseksa iku ora lair saka guwa garbane ibu ananging lair saka guwa garbane samodra. Udakara telung taun sabanjure, bayi raseksa iku mung njagakake pangane saka iwak-iwak kang kasil dicekel ing samodra iku.

Bathara Baruna utawa Hyang Waruna, minangka panguwasane samodra banjur ngadhep ing Suralaya njaluk pituduh saka rajaning para dewa kanggo ngawekane dredah ing samodra amarga polahe bayi raseksa iku.

Miturut andharan ing buku Ensiklopedi Wayang Purwa, weton Balai Pustaka, kabeh para dewa ora ana kang bisa nandhingi kridhane raseksa kang ngudhak-udhak samodra, golek iwak kanggo pangane.

Bayi raseksa iku malah bisa ngoyak para dewa kang sedya merangi dheweke. Pangoyake nganti tekan Suralaya. Ing Suralaya bayi raseksa iku ngamuk saengga nuwuhake dredah lan rusaking Suralaya.

Bayi raseksa iku nglereni pangamuke sawise ketaman aji Kemayan kang dipatek dening Sanghyang Manikmaya. Kabeh siyunge bayi raseksa iku dikethok, sing tengen dadi sanjata keris Kalanadhah, dene sing kiwa dadi sanjata keris Kaladhita.

Bayi raseksa iku banjur diparingi jeneng Bathara Kala lan diakoni minangka putrane Sanghyang Jagadnata. Bathara Kala banjur antuk wewenang mangan wong-wong sukerta, uga wong-wong aradan, yaiku wong-wong kang ing uripe tansah nglirwakake bebener.

Bathuke Bathara Kala banjur ditulisi rajah Kala Cakra kang diarani Sastrabedati kanthi wasiyat sapa wae kang bisa maca rajah iku ora bakal dipangan dening Bathara Kala.

Aradan

Sanghyang Manikmaya uga paring bedama utawa gada marang Bathara Kala kanggo mateni wong-wong kang arep dipangan. Sanghyang Manikmaya pancen nitahake kabeh wong kang arep dipangan Bathara Kala kudu dipateni luwih dhisik.

Bathara Kala banjur dililani ninggalake Suralaya kanggo mburu mangsane. Salungane Bathara Kala, Sanghyang Narada nyaruwe Bathara Guru awit peparing wewenang marang Bathara Kala kanggo mangan wong-wong sukerta lan wong-wong aradan.

Miturut Bathara Narada peparing wewenang kaya mangkono iku bakal nuwuhake dredah ing arcapada. Sanghyang Manikmaya bisa nampa panyaruwene Sanghyang Narada lan banjur ngutus Bathara Wisnu kanggo njugarake wewenange Bathara Kala. Jejibahane Bathara Wisnu bisa kasembadan amarga pambiyantune Sanghyang Kanekaputra lan sedulur-sedulure.

Miturut salasilah parisawuli, sisihane Bathara Kala yaiku Dewi Pramoni. Kalorone peputra cacah lima, yaiku Bathara Siwahjaya, Dewi Kalayuwati, Bathara Kalayuwana, Bathara Kalagotana lan Bathara Kartinea.

Sabanjure Bathara Kala nurunake para raja raseksa, antarane Prabu Niwatakawaca raja Manimantaka. Kridhane Prabu Niwatakawaca dicritakake ing lakon Ciptaning Mintaraga utawa Arjuna Wiwaha. Raja raseksa liyane, Prabu Yudakalakresna, raja raseksa nagara Dwaraka.

Bathara Kala nate dadi raja ing Arcapada, jumeneng nata ing nagara Medangsiwanda, jejuluk Maharaja Balya. Patihe Siwandakara. Nalika jumeneng nata ing Medangsiwanda, Bathara Kala lan patihe, Siwandakara, tansah nuwuhake dredah lan paprangan kalawan nagara liya.

Bathara Kala kondhang sekti mandraguna wiwit bayi. Ing alam wayang sing bisa ngalahake Bathara Kala mung Bathara Wisnu. Bathara Kala nganti saiki isih disebut-sebut , amarga akeh dhalang kang nggunakake jenenge yan sedya mbabar lakon Amurwakala, kang ateges nguwasani Kala. Wandane Bathara Kala iku Barong. ::Ichwan Prasetyo::

Sumberr : http://www.solopos.co.id/soft/index_detail.asp?id=10174

तेरे दर पे आई हूँ ,ले के फिरयाद
तू तो जानता हैं ,क्या हैं मेरी मुराद

मेरे दिल की कोई बात ,तुझसे कहाँ छुपी है
पूरी कर दे आज , मेरी हर मुराद

तेरे सिवा और कौन ,मेरा अपना है
एक तेरा दर ही ,मेरा सहारा है

NEW DELHI: India will repair Myanmar’s famous Shwedagon Pagoda, or Golden Pagoda, which was damaged by cyclone Nargis on May 3. This offer was made during Sunday’s pledging conference where around 52 countries promised rehabilitation and reconstruction aid to Myanmar.

India’s offer is a diplomatic coup of sorts. Shwedagon is Myanmar’s most revered Buddhist shrine and is believed to house eight hairs of Gautam Buddha. For India, it’s an unbeatable way of building up confidence with Myanmar, but it’s also a way of claiming the diplomatic advantage on Buddhism.

For the past couple of weeks, as two of its neighbours, Myanmar and China, battled unprecedented natural disasters, India has been reaping massive diplomatic benefits by being among the first off the block in delivering aid and assistance.

In Myanmar for instance, quite apart from all the aircraft and ships, India’s most valuable contribution has been the 47 Army doctors who are tending to about 1,500 sick people a day. India is also going to repair the Myanmarese power system that has taken a hit. India is taking advantage of the natural disaster in Myanmar to build deeper ties — ultimately it is also tied to balancing out China’s influence in Myanmar. It is also helping Myanmar re-engage with the outside world.

Aquí una foto de la actuación del grupo de danza oriental Noor, compuesto por Rakhshanda, Kala y Ashtart (de izda. a dcha.), en la Feria patronal de Ntra. Sra. Virgen del Rosario en Villanueva del Rosario, Málaga, el domingo 7 de octubre de 2007.

El espectáculo fue al mediodía en la plaza del pueblo, estaba súper ambientada, había un grupo de animación, gente de todas las edades comía en las terrazas, etc., nos hubiera gustado quedarnos, pero teníamos otra actuación concertada en la Feria de Benaoján (Málaga) esa misma tarde, así que cogimos el coche, hicimos una parada en Campillos para tomar algo y llegamos antes que anocheciera a la siguiente actuación.

Las 3 tenemos entrañables recuerdos de esa tarde, imprevistos y anécdotas de la carretera, de los lugareños y del escenario.

Also on the bright side, the parents went to Ohio for the weekend. Ohio. I know. Who goes there? On purpose? I only know 3 people who have actually LIVED in Ohio, and all of them have since left. However, apparently this was the ideal location for my dad's high school reunion. Mind you, he went to high school in some bush in the middle of Ghana, or something like that. So how they settled on Ohio... Who knows? And they DROVE. 8 hours. I am sure they probably drove passed at least 3 klan meeting locations during this time. I almost felt bad for them. Pray that, to bless them for surviving this journey, God will allow them to go to Ghana for a month this summer. Pray hard. >:]

I attended Dr. One's dholki this weekend. Everything was so beautiful!! And, of course, the bride-to-be was even more stunning than usual. I still gave her a run for her money though. >:] Everyone and everything was so gorgeous. The food was wonderful. The music, lovely. I am tempted to throw one myself. But I do not have a gazebo to pimp out like she did. Nor am I engaged. Nor Muslim. All small details really. :) The entire backyard was manicured like some English garden... but that gazebo... Especially at night with the lights on... Amazing. As already stated, I looked good too. >:]

I should note that the photos of me were taken after the party at MY house! Which is a giant mess right now since the shipping container does not arrive until next weekend. :p Dr One's house looked as amazing on the inside as on the outside. I think that I will move in with her. At least until her wedding. I am sure that they will kick me out for that night. >:] Eww. So jelly.

Hoy quiero dejaros el enlace e invitaros a pasar por el blog de mi compañera y amiga Kala. Su bitácora "Wind of Sahara" pretende igualmente, cito textualmente, "[...] ofrecer mi perspectiva personal acerca de la influencia que la danza ha tenido en mi vida, así como compartir experiencias, información, imágenes..."

Me alegra mucho el que ahora también todos podamos disfrutar de su lectura... Es más, os contaré un pequeño secretito... lo que me alegra más es que poco a poco se van cumpliendo los objetivos de un plan ultrasecreto que hemos tramado juntas todas las bailarinas de danza oriental en el mundo... sí, sí,... un plan que tiene como objetivo principal llenar este mundo de palabras dulces y armoniosas y multitud de pañuelos vaporosos de todos los colores....

Shisssss... no digáis nada a nadie

Tuunikalapirukas

Põhja valmistamiseks: 100g võid, 3dl jahu, 1tl soola, 2sl vett. Või peaks olema kindlasti toasoe, mitte külm ega mitte ka vedel. Võile lisada juurde jahu ning sool ning näppida/segada ühtlaseks. Seejärel lisada alles vesi. Põhi eelküpsetada 225 kraadi juures 10 minutit.

Täidise valmistamine: 2sl õli, 3 küüslauguküünt, 1 suur sibul, 1 tuunikalakonserv, 1 suur tomat, 12 rohelist oliivi, 1dl riivjuustu, soola, pipart, basiilikut. Pruunistada õlis sibul ja küüslauk, lisa segule tuunikala ja auruta vesi ära. Lisa sool, pipar ning vala segu eelküpsenud põhjale. Viiluta tomat ning oliivid ning lao kalale. See järel puista peale basiilik ja riivitud juust.

Piruka kate: 2 muna, 2dl hapukoort, soola, pipart. Sega kõik ained korralikult kokku ning kalla juustule peale. Küpseta 225 kraadises ahjus 20 minutit.

This art work speaks to me in my instinctive body language that i may have forgotten to use. It reminds me of thoughts that crossed my mind before birth; of stories embedded in my genetic history; of the colours of my dreams.

It brings us together: Birds, mamals, insects, humans. In us all- the trees, air, moons and stars. There is comfort, nurturing, healing and strength in our togetherness. In that, it shows me the possibility of a warm, inspiring and creative future.

The Artist says, "Kala Maindha Bhays ('Black is my Appearance', from Baba Sheikh Farid) is inspired from the myth of King Solomon who ruled all living beings, natural and supernatural; lions and goats would drink together such was the society he created. The Mughals generally disallowed figurative works but they made an exception, and in line with Muslim rule and justified by representation of Solomon, they ordered the artists to depict them in the image of Solomon with all surrounding icons and myths (Christian images too were introduced by missionaries), lions and goats, angels, jins, animals.

"One day, i came across a myth about Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai who used to wear black, about how his poetry would bring all life forms to his Bhitt, so i thought if the images and icons associated with King Solomon could really be experienced and projected it could only be done by our great poets who had this kind of badshahi or influence over all living/dead.

"This painting is a tribute to all the wearers of black, black being the color of faqirs, all-potence, all possibile, all colors, and from Kali Kamli Walay to Kala Mendha Bhays. 'Kala' is the color of mulaamat, protest, revolution, lawyers movement, so it is the color of the sadh sangat, as Shah Hussain said,
Bhut paye teri chitti chadar
chungi fakeeraN de bhoori nee
saadh sangat dae ohlay rahnday
budh tinhaaN di suri nee
dil durdaN keeti poori nee"

I saw this painting in Shahid Mirza's studio in Lahore last year, and was taken by it. Covering one whole wall of that room, it was a silent witness to its own continuity. As well, the totality of the painting captures the essence of my unpublished novel 'Triple', and that makes it even more special to me.

The painting is oil in 8 by 4.5 feet.

For more about this painting, email Shahid Mirza at:lahorechitrkar@gmail.com

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Shahid Mirza's intro coming soon

We just returned from her concert yesterday and it was uncompromisingly brilliant!!.........

So mind blowing---It was like an gigantic intergalatic barn-dance right in the heart of San Francisco!...

A kaleidoscope of International sounds brushing against the eardrums as M.I.A strutted, danced, rocked and rapped her way through an amazing set.

Stage invasions & crowd love followed her stripey strides as she covered topics from politics, life, art to fashion/etc.

The Londoner was definitely ruling the night as she waved two musical neon fingers to the bland poptarts that litter our current popcharts.

Once again---we salute the creative transcultural godess that is M.I.A!!.....

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