I´ll write mainly in English and in Spanish about topics I´m interested in such as cinema, travels,culture or my own stories.
Monday, 29 November 2010
Despedida a uno de los mejores actores c'omicos de los 80: Leslie Nielsen
Qui'en no recuerda pel'iculas como "Aterriza como puedas" (en ingl'es "Airplane!) o " ag'arralo como puedas" (en ingl'es "Naked gun")? Otro carism'atico actor de Hollywood que dej'o huella en una adolescente como yo , nos abandona fisicamente pero sus pel'iculas estoy segura de que har'an reir a generaciones por venir. Muchas veces me he acordado de "Aterriza como puedas" al ir en un vuelo de Ryanair,sobretodo cuando aterrizan jaja ! A mi padre tambi'en le gustaba mucho Nielsen, nos re'iamos juntos viendo sus pel'iculas.. que buena es la magia del cine que le trae a una asociaciones con la gente que quiere que ya no est'a entre nosotros..
Este fin de semana en homenaje a Nielsen me comprar'e sus pel'iculas en versi'on original ya que s'olo las he visto traducidas y estoy segura de que ser'an mucho m'as graciosas en versi'on original. Adem'as lo bueno de mi memoria es que puedo ver una pel'icula mil veces que no me acuerdo de muchos detalles, as'i que la disfrutar'e como como cuando las veia en el braserito de mi sal'on! Antes de acabar ,me ha venido otro recuerdo de Nielsen a la cabeza, cuando estaba con mi madre una vez en el cine hace a~nos y anunciaron una pel'icula en la que hacia de vampiro, en el trailer se pegaba una torta contra la c'amara ,un murci'elago tenia su cara, a mi madre y a mi nos di'o un ataque de risa que casi nos tuvimos que salir del cine y eso que s'olo era el trailer!
Nielsen, espero que est'es haciendo reir a mucha gente por all'a, all'a donde est'es y que si alg'un d'ia me caigo en uno de los multiples aviones que cojo, que est'es ah'i para hacerme reir!!!
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Nieve en Dublin! Snow in Dublin! Nov 2010
This winter looks like is going to be a tough one..,snowing in November already! Will this year the government be better ready for cold and snowy weather conditions than last year disaster? hopefully they learned from their mistakes! In the meantime, watch out people when you go out and don't slip like the guy from the video lol!
Thursday, 25 November 2010
A beautiful song for a cold Thursday evening
THe script " we cry" (i dont seem to be able to insert the video,sorry..just think of it lol)
I can´t wait to see them in concert next year in July ! what you haven´t listend to this group from Dublin, yet?? what are you waiting for! they have beautiful songs with a nice melody and meaningful lyrics!
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Flamenco Show at the culture Box in Dublin (20th Nov 2010)
I had the pleasure to attend this flamenco show with the flamenco singer Olayo Jimenez with a great clean strong voice, accompanied by the talented guitarist Lucas Gonzalez and by the elegant and passionate flamenco dancer Felipe de Algeciras organized by the Irish Peña Flamenca El Indalo!
The magic of Flamenco is that it brings happiness and positive energy to the audience,no matter the nationality. At the beginning of the show the public was shy and only moving slightly their feet but this changed quickly when Felipe and Olayo started to show us how to palm and gave us some basic flamenco singing lessons! I'm impressed about my singing skills "lerele,lerele laaaaaaaaaa" even the non hispanic audience could follow.
One of the highlight of the nights for me was the original interpretation of Olayo of Rocio's Jurado song "se nos rompi'o el amor" !
Felipe's powerful "taconeo" (shoe heels clicking typical of Flamenco dancers) throughout the show following the palming and voice of Olayo and excellent guitarist Lucas made us smile and enjoyed the night while drinking a complimentary glass of red wine.
The night ended up with some volunteers to come to the stage to dance some "Sevillanas" (popular flamenco dance that I learned when I was a teenager) , I was seated in the front row and then the dancer,Felipe looked at me and said " tu sabes bailar sevillanas, a que si? (you can dance sevillanas, can't you?), of course I couldn't lie and i went to the stage along with other volunteers. Actually it was the first time I danced sevillanas with a live singer behind my back, what a feeling!
What else can you ask for ? For one night I felt closer to my Andalusian roots at the heart of Dublin's temple bar! I can't wait for the Flamenco Xmas party on the 11th of December, who wants to join us? there will be Spanish traditional Xmas sweets and of course a lot of flamenco!!!
In the videos you can see> Belencita dancing Sevillanas with other volunteers, Felipe dancing and the performance of Olayo of "se nos rompi'o el amor"
Thursday, 18 November 2010
A mi familia y amigos desde la lejana Irlanda
Regresando ahora de mi tierra natal y de haber visitado a mis hermanas ,madre,primos,tios,sobrinos y amigos he vuelto reflexionando sobre lo duro que es estar lejos de todos. El no estar en los cumplea~nos de mis hermanas,madre o poder charlar o comer con amigos de toda la vida o seguir el crecimiento de mis sobrinos y pasar m'as tiempo con ellos. El residir en el extranjero aunque tiene cosas buenas, tambi'en tiene cosas duras que no se reflejan en programas como "espa~noles/andaluces por el mundo", no es todo de color de rosa y la mayor'ia que tenemos ahora buenos puestos de trabajo es porque hemos luchado mucho antes y pasado penurias (pocos habr'a que hayan entrado por enchufe viviendo en el extranjero) sin contar con el apoyo familiar de una manera presente.
La gente dice que hay que ser valiente para dar el paso y salir y dejarlo todo y con el paso del tiempo me he dado cuenta de que puede que no sea valent'ia pero si es un gran esfuerzo,hacer tu vida tan lejos de las personas que te quieren.
Cada visita a Espa~na la disfruto al m'aximo pasando tiempo con todos, a veces no tanto como el que me gustaria y prometo compensar esa falta de tiempo de alguna manera. Que alegria me ha dado poder ver a mi prima en su nueva aventura como madre, por ejemplo y que penita me da perderme el nacimiento!
Con estas palabras queria dar las gracias a todas las personas que me quieren y a las que yo quiero a pesar del paso de los a~nos y la distancia, el cari~no es mutuo y siempre estar'e ah'i ,ya sea a trav'es de una pantalla de ordenador o en persona en uno de mis viajes, os llevo a todos siempre en mi maletita!
un abrazo para todos!
Saturday, 6 November 2010
La Cala, best Spanish Tapas bar in Dublin (Ireland)!go and see for yourself!
This cozy Spanish owned tapas bar in Dublin is the best one i have been to, for those who know me well,know how demanding i'm with the food, you will trust me then, when I recommend the Spanish tapas bar " La Cala"! . Tapas have actually a reasonable price and size (bigger than in Spain!) and they are all homemade.
Don't miss the opportunity to go and order one of the following:
1. Croquetas (meat/ my favourite!!!)
2. Albondigas (meatballs uhm delicious!!)
3. Pan tumaca (bread with oil and Spanish ham)
4. Calamares fritos (Calamari / fish)
5. Ensalada de queso de cabra
6. Boquerones fritos (they don't always have these, it's fish)
7. Pincho moruno de pollo con cuscus (Chicken)
8. Aceitunas!(olives!)
There are many more tapas but i haven't tried them yet lol but i'm sure they will be nice, too! If you want to have paella,you will need to ring them so that they cook it for you, given thatpaella it's a very elaborated dish and they don't have it on their menu as a tapa.
With 3 tapas you will have more than enough to eat! you can also enjoy the meal with a glass of red wine! On Saturdays nights they usually have live flamenco music or dancing!
The only piece of criticism I can make is that the deserts are not so typical Spanish..specially the Tiramisu, I do hope that they include some Spanish deserts, as well
Where you can find them appart from in facebook? They are located along the quays (5 minutes from the Smithfield luas stop)>
12 Ellis Quay
Dublin 7, Co. Dublin
01 764 5834
If you want to go on Saturdays, it'd be advisable to book in advanced. All the staff in the restaurant is Spanish ,also the cook, I promise that you will not find a Chinese cook like I have seen in other Spanish or Italian restaurants in dublin (Nothing against the Chinese but of course they can't cook Spanish food like we do!).
http://www.lacala.ie/LA_CALA/HOME.html
Let me know what you think after you go!
OS presento a la niña Repelente en su capitulo 9 "El Calor"
Esta niña rubia sevillana llamada Margarita, con su madre depresiva que ve alucinaciones, su padre al que llama "calva" y su vecinito al que llama "gorda" con la que se hizo famosa la frase "que te calles gorda" y su muñequita "kimberly" hacen que esta niña no pase desapercibida a pesar de ser una serie de internet de bajo preosupuesto, estoy segura que algun dia estar'a en la tele!
Para los que ya la conozc'ais aqu'i os dejo con este cap'itulo que a mi personalmente me hace mucha gracia jaja "gorda echate agua en las teticas!" " que no te dejo bañarte que te haces pipi" jaja
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