Interchange #21

Monobloc | Pupil

Sabay nating saluhin
Anumang itapon ng bukas sa atin
Pipigtas
Ililigtas sa mga buwaya

Kasama ka sa 'king bukas

How to fall from a tree with dignity

Or, when the lioness is calling the big mighty lion king to climb down and continue their stroll around the jungle. 

Actually, according to animal behaviorists, lions are proficient tree climbers. They scale these tall trees to (1) escape the sweltering heat of the ground or (2) to have a panoramic view and an excellent vantage point of the plains where they can get a look of where the water source may be and to observe the movement of preys.

The leopards actually scale trees more gracefully but that don't stop lions from trying and eventually perfecting their skill of doing it. Many seasoned animal behaviorists believe that lions are not evolutionarily adapted to scale trees but over time these lions have mastered this skill, a good example of learned behavior as opposed to natural instinct.

Of course it is such a rare talent for lions that only two populations of lion around the planet exhibit this kind of skill, mostly they are found in East Africa.

Interchange #20

Apres Moi | Regina Spektor

Après moi, le deluge
After me comes the flood

Is there a place I can go ...

... where the lonely river flows?

Where fear ends and faith begins

Halleluhah | Alicia Keys

There's a hole in my heart I've been hiding
I've been strong for so long that I'm blind
Is there a place I can go where the lonely river flows?
Where fear ends and faith begins

Hallelujah, hallelujah, let me in
I've been praying but I'm paying for my sins
Won't you give me a sign before I lose my mind?
Woah, hallelujah, let me in

Every step makes me think that I'm closer
But somehow I just never arrived
When our hope disappears, please protect me from my tears
I need you right by my side

Hallelujah, hallelujah, let me in
I've been praying but I'm paying for my sins
Won't you give me a sign before I lose my mind?
Woah, hallelujah, let me in

Interchange #19

I am sad, so sad. 

That kind of sadness where it seems impossible to track where it began and impossible to know if it will ever end.

That kind of sadness. Like infinite.

Also, I am unmotivated. Just lost. 

I am like a blob.

Boneless and all liquid, spilling all over.

Hopefully this feeling will go away soon, 

please

please

I honor these drowning emotions, though. Even though it is hard to handle this kind of mood, I want to honor it by listening to the Queen of emotions, the great Joni Mitchell. 

She always consoles me with her music.

She speaks directly to the heart. And oh, how she really knows what words go with pain and sadness.

So here, I am dedicating this song to my fellow humans who might be having this kind of day.

 

River | Joni Mitchell

I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly

Interchange #18

#safeuphere

#harmony

#letstryagain

Hyperballad | Bjork

I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you

Interchange #17

Been humming this song in my head for a long while now, and look at Ricky, is there anyone sexier than him while singing in that dark sleeveless shirt? The way he slowly sways to the music, the way he closes his eyes, the way he smiles, those eyes too. I don't know why but it looks like he just woke up in this video and he's already that super sexy. How can that happen?

Maybe he is just in his element in this song?

And the woman singing with him, La Mari, her voice is so sweet, soft and ethereal.

The guitar also makes the whole package very sensual.

Yes, indeed this is a sensual song with sensual music, interpreted sensually by sexy Ricky.

Tu Recuerdo

Quema y moja por igual

Y ya no sé lo que pensar

Si tu recuerdo me hace bien o me hace mal

Interchange #16

Raw pure talent ^^

Sabor a mi | Monsieur Perine

Pasaran más de mil años, muchos más

Yo no sé si tenga amor la eternidad

My mind and body long to be somewhere else

There are days when I can do a lot of multi-tasking, but this is not one of them. These last few days I felt like my mind was slower than ever. I don't like these kinds of day because it means work will pile up and I hate that feeling. How can I sleep at night when I know work is waiting for me to sort them out?

How?

But of course it could be that I have to listen to my body and my mind. Maybe I need to slow down. But still, isn't this the time of pandemic? I had a lot of extra time in my hand. I had been on forced vacation for almost 8 months now, along with mostly everybody. So, why am I like this now? 

I remember, I rarely took vacation leaves when I was still working in a traditional work set-up, I mean I had an office/academy to go to and a regular full time work load, and mostly working over time. Work is life, I was so used to that kind of set-up. But now, why oh why? Why do I get tired easily now?

But then, maybe it is because of the work set-up now? This work from home is not so new but it has been going on for months, so maybe that's it? I am still adjusting?

Is it really that?

Or maybe I haven't really gone somewhere else for the past 8 months and I haven't seen friends face to face for like eternity.

And there wasn't anything to do in the weekend like Saturday morning market in Salcedo? or Sunday market in Legaspi? or morning walk in the University avenue in BGC? or a jog in the oval?

Or maybe an open concert in the amphitheater? or fairs, or food places to visit or any kinds of bazaar? Nada. Nothing.

Or maybe just a quick visit in another province? A weekend in a beach resort? A holiday spent in the mountains? Or even dipping in a swimming pool? Or going to a special restaurant in a popular tourist spot, even the not so popular ones?

Those small short visits somewhere outside the city before the pandemic were considered quick fixes for the busy city lives that we lead.

But now, I believe they are not just quick fixes, they are actually necessary for physical rejuvenation and for maintaining our mental well-being.

When can we go out and explore and travel again?