i’m in melbourne. it’s strange coming to a place i’ve called home for two years. strange because this time, i’m not staying. i’m merely a visitor for two weeks. strange because i’ve always played tourist in melbourne and have few places that i’ve yet to explore. (of course, i could revisit them.) strange because the [...]
meditação
i’ve listened to this song – on the bossa nova: soothing sounds of brazil cd – many times while playing the entire album. somehow, it’s never really got my attention until yesterday. now, it’s on repeat on my ipod. =) Meditation by Oscar Peterson Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim From Soul Español, 1966
zeitgeist
Zeit·geist n. The spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation: “It’s easy to see how a student… in the 1940′s could imbibe such notions. The Zeitgeist encouraged Philosopher-Kings” (James Atlas). [German : Zeit, time (from Middle High German zt, from Old High German. See d- in Indo-European Roots) [...]
lobang. pecah.
thanks to kotex boy, my trip to melbourne has been revealed. i took great pains to keep the trip a secret, but i totally forgot about nicholas (pang). i wanted to surprise the cosdu people. anyway… surprise! i’ll arrive on good friday, late in the evening. flying off on sun 10th april afternoon. i will [...]
