Monday, September 17, 2007

Velika Planina I


First post of pictures about Velika Planina, in Slovenia. Ski resort in winter, and also fantastic place to hang around in Summer time. Enjoy!

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Tree on fire rehearsal


Sometimes things happen without us having any notice. Is this an evidence of the existence of a parallel world? Maybe. Or maybe somebody up there is making us part of its rehearsal, on this big scenario of life...

PS: This foto is for real, not a Photoshop creation or something like that. Same sunset moment as the posting with the dragon...

"Some a some a some I murdeeeer, Some a some I let gooo..."


So, M.I.A. came back to the game.

If you don't know M.I.A., a very brief biography would say that she is a musician named Mathangi Arulpragasam. She has been born in London in 1977 from a family originally from Sri Lanka, and she spent part of her childhood back in Sri Lanka, where her father was a militant of the Tamil group. After a few years she went back to London, where she studied fine arts, film and video.

'Kala', her second album after the succesful 'Arular', is the evidence of her talent, and the confirmation that the originality and strength of the first record was not just a coincidence.

But 'Kala', for me, is Paper planes, a violent song written to express the worst nightmare of a society that feels immigration as a threat.
If you need to express violence in a song, just ask M.I.A., she will tell you how. Just give it a try:



This is what M.I.A. has to say about the inspiration for this song:

"I was going to get patties at my local and just thinking that really the worst thing that anyone can say [to someone these days] is some shit like: ”What I wanna do is come and get your money.” People don’t really feel like immigrants or refugees contribute to culture in any way. That they’re just leeches that suck from whatever. So in the song I say All I wanna do is [sound of gun shooting and reloading, cash register opening] and take your money. I did it in sound effects. It’s up to you how you want to interpret. America is so obsessed with money, I’m sure they’ll get it. "

The Dragon is back


Not in the mood. Holidays, laziness, lack of subject, blah, blah, blah
But now I am back. As a dragon, to spit my fire!