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Sunday, September 12, 2010

11:45 PM

B4 I start rambling on about my day I want to share this:

Easter Island.....or (spanish)La Isla De Pascua OR as the natives call it Rapa Nui (btw it sounds really sexy when it's said correctly).

I don't know how high up this tiny little island is on most people's radar but generally people seem to greet the notion of the island with happiness once you mention it's the place with the Moai (actually no they still look confused)...with those big head statues, or u know, DumDum from Night at a Museum.

Just incase you're lazy, that's where it is in relation to Australia =] (the A)

What i find INSANE is that the islanders fucking CANOED from Tahiti to Easter Island. CANOED!!!! Do you understand how epic that is!!

I've been there 2 or 3 times..can't remember, sadly it was kinda dull scenery wise BUT as with most things these days the dancing got to me. I freaking LOVE Polynesian dancing, it's so delicate yet they move their hips so much. I find it less sensual that belly dancing...and after a little while gets boring but it's still the freaking BOMB!

I'm bringing this up because I saw a performance again today at the Chilean Festival. MAN I LOVE DANCING.

SO here:

After the dancing starts it gets pretty repetitive BUT i chose this vid coz it gives you a tiny bit of history, it's danced in Easter Island AND by the locals. hellsyer! XD

This is the song I've heard heaps of times:

Not that many, if any of you, will watch this all the way through, but there's no point. I just wanted you to hear the music. The dancing is all the same.

Seeing as there were some MANLY men dancing in that vid with nappy looking things it leads me to my next topic.

Generally I don't find men sexy..ever. BUT today I was proven wrong when I realised I realllly like guys who can dance...who can dance well! (and still look manly, and shake their ass). DEAR GOD this one guy from the band that was playing did a solo dance and WOW his ass was shaking like crazy yet he still looked really masculine...crazy hot XD

But not in the way that male strippers can dance and shake their butt..coz that's just gross and lewd. In a latino..afrobeat way XD

I always get a tiny bit sad when I go dancing and salsa is playing. I never have a partner to dance with =[ and watching all these AMAZING couples go at it on the dance floor brings out some jealousy in me. Not only because I want to be able to dance with someone but because they're such good dancers! I wish I could dance like that. One day, I WILL join a proper salsa class and learn how to dance it with a partner. I can only do it solo. It's really lame too coz I've been asked to dance a few times and I get all confused and muddled up and FAIL =[ ....depends really, if I have a good lead I could go for ages ♥

I also saw Lion dancing earlier today which was fun. Except...ehh I don't really considering it dancing. Kind of like how I don't consider cheer-leading dancing.

I LOVE CULTURAL DANCES.

OH and I got so excited because at dance today a man from Congo came in and ...I'm not really sure what he wanted but he has a dance group that practice on Saturdays at Cabra and...i don't think he was offering us to join...but I sooooo wanna go to watch at least and maybe have them teach us something! African dancing is the shiznits!

ehhhhhhhehe it's been a fun day.

Hmmm...dancing really makes me happy, music alone use to do that to me, now it's not enough.

So my day today: volunteering at the Men's Festival, then going to dance practice and then the Chilean festival.

I got sunburnt volunteering and walking to the station =[

Chilean Festival was, surprisingly, lacking in numbers =S I don't know why, it made me sad, what if by the time I have kids and I'm alllll growded up there is no more Chilean Festival because none of the original group who came over will be around anymore to run it...that's such a sad thought =[

There were still a lot of people but usually it's insanely packed and you can't get parking but we could today =[

Gah, I was going to say I always get a bit sad when I go to the Chilean festival but I'm starting to sound like a downer =.= I always have heaps of fun but AGAIN this stupid almost-jelousy**

I just looked up the word jealousy, I was trying to find a better word, something that was a little toned down (coz I'm not properly envious) and I read the definition and..well I always use it synonymously with envy...turns out they're two different things =S ...heh odd

wait I'm confused nowwww, different definitions WIKI MESSED ME UP:

Jealousy is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, such as a relationship, friendship, or love. Jealousy often consists of a combination of emotions such as anger, sadness, and disgust. It is not to be confused with envy.

While envy (according to wiki) is:

Envy (also called invidiousness) is best defined as an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another's (perceived) superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it.

Anyway back to my point. Every time I go to the Chilean Festival I see all these young people hanging out in groups with their other Chilean friends. I think it would have been nice to grow up having a social circle that was going through similar things as me that I could only have related to with someone of the same cultural background. 1st generation Chilean, born in Syd Australia right after the dictatorship was over. It's not like there are heaps of things bonding us, but it would have been nice having friends whose parents my family was close friends with. It's so kool that even though they're all young, born here and all speak english they're communicating in Spanish and really keeping it alive.

I speak Spanish at home with my family but it's much more formal that what young people use. It's especially noticeable when I go to Chile. OMG the amount of slang the kids my age use is insane and I don't understand any of it...lol I feel so out of the loop. Then there is the issue of having some slang BUT it being slang that was used back in the 80's (what I learnt from my mum) so I'm going back to Chile and it's like I'm stuck in a time warp.

Kind of like me saying:
Hey cats you're hair is looking groovey. Did you get it done together at the parlor?

Old terms we don't use anymore. But that's not much of an issue until I'm in Chile.
Back to lacking Chilean friends lol.

Then there's the dancing part, I've only recently found people I can dance with in my own age bracket but usually I have to dance with my mum...and well, that's so lame =[ I wanna have fun!

I always wonder if I would have turned out significantly different if I had indeed had these Chilean friends when I was growing up. Not that all of them are the same or anything, but my general observation is that they all have similar traits. Some that I don't wish to have. Example: The girls exude skankyness and the boys seem to act like cheeky bastards who know how to sweet talk a girl when they want something. Attire wise, the girls always seem to wear denim shorts that just do NOT look the same as they do on white people..lol bubble butts. With sneakers and a singlet. Ick...dead straight hair and lately side fringes...weird. Oh and big hoop earings..geh. Oh and if it's cold, denim skinny legs, preferably white =S

And then I remember all the aspects I don't like and I'm fine again =]

Plus it's not like I was shunned by the Chilean community lol..I just never came across any and my family wasn't friends with families with kids my age. Never really been on my radar other than those 2 days a year when I go to the Chilean festival.

hmmm either way it was fun, going back next Sunday XD
Although I'm a little bummed out that I missed Masterchef Junior lol...

anywho I'm out =]

& Kitty goes MeOw.

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Español.

So one day I was hanging out with Kurt and we realised that there are some pretty wacky sayings in the spanish language. Each Spanish speaking country has their own sayings, metaphors and similies but these are a few that I have collected over the last year or so. Every time I hear my mum or grandma say a new one I text Kurt XD It has become somewhat of a little tradition for me now =]

Saying: La negrita astuta vende fruta.
Direct Translation: The (Astute, cunning, sly, crafty, fraudulent) cute/little black girl sells fruit.
Meaning: This saying is said as a sort of warning that you are/someone else is a cocktease

Saying: No calientes el agua (si no vas a tomar té)
Direct Translation: Don't heat the water if you're not going to drink tea
Meaning: This is also a sort of warning to someone who is being a cocktease. Kind of like, don't flirt and lead someone on if you have no intention of hooking up with them. It is also a play on words because in Spanish (Chilean at least) the word calentar (to heat) is also used informally as a way to say 'make horny'. So 'estoy caliente' = I'm hot BUT it means I'm horny. If you wanted to say I'm hot (because of the weather) you would say 'tengo calor'

Tongue Twister: Tres tristes tigres trigo trillaron tranquilos tragaron
Translation: Three sad tigers, wheat they threshed (To separate the grain from the straw or husks by mechanical beating), calmly they swallowed.

Tongue Twister:Pedro Pablo Pérez Pereira pobre pintor portugués pinta paisajes por poca plata para pasar por París
Translation: Pedro Pablo Pérez Pereira poor Portugese painter paints landscapes for little money to pass through Paris.

Saying:Buscarle la quinta pata al gato
Direct Translation:To look for the 5th leg of the cat
Meaning: Looking for problems when there clearly aren't any in that situation, so you're over thinking it and overcomplicating yourself.

Saying: Para ser bella hay que ver estrellas
Direct Translation: To be beautiful you have to see stars
Meaning: I'm guessing this is a fairly old saying because my grandad said it to me once, I kind of fell in love with this little rhyme/mantra. It means that no pain is too great to endure in order to look your best, this particularly refers to women having to wear painful shoes (stilettos) because it makes their legs look hot, wearing tight clothing to show off curves, waxing, plucking, dying hair, and I suppose nowadays you could extend that into getting cosmetic surgery. Just to clarify, my grandad wasn't a dick, I remember the saying coming up because we were watching a show with really attractive women and I was in awe of them and he explained that constructed superficial beauty comes at a price =) Oh and if you don't get the imagery, it's based on seeing "stars" when you hit your head/get dizzy, like if you've ever seen the cartoon representation of stars around the head when they get hit.

*To be continued