12/27/2009

Dutch sense of humor


.....

Yoga

It's fabulous, I know it's last year... well maybe even longer... but I'd love to learn the basics of yoga.
That is why I want you to learn too. All about Yoga: YogaJournal.
This is a site not only about the Yoga poses, but also the lifestyle.
For example this is what it says:
"Winter Wonder Yin - Winter, an inherently yin season, is not the time to indulge in yang activities like shopping, partying, and staying up late. "

Here are a few poses:

You can also select your most favorite poses, and put it together to make a folder or a poster. The poses are selected by: All levels, Intermediate, and Advanced.
The Advanced ones are reall y tough, my god... I wonder if I'm ever able to do those.
I guess by that time I'm already too old to be agile....

and by the way: this is a much cheaper way of learning Yoga, than following classes! :)

12/24/2009

SATC ll

Fabulous:

I'm already looking forward to May 2010, when this movie is coming to Holland!
Of course I'm not going to watch it on the internet, I'm going to wait, till it's in the
cinema's , like a true fan :)

PS

Don't get me wrong about the last message.
I do believe, I believe in the people.
I do like solidarity, and I do like helping each other.
I just don't like singing in church... unless in any other place...

Xmas

some people think xmas is the time to go to a church.
Just like my family (my dad and sister). They aren't catholic
but still they want to go to the church tonight,
the night before xmas. And the worst part is: they force me to go with them.
I feel very hypocritical for going to a church, just because of the solidarity..
I don't feel solidary when I go to a church, just because there are other people.
It's just really stupid! We're only going to have to listen to (probably) a man,
who tells the story about the birth of Jezus, which I heard a thousand times before
and then we're going to sing a few songs. Well, even worse: some children are going
to sing a few songs.... Even though it starts at 10.30.
The only thing I like about xmas is that some people finally get the opportunity to
think about the unfortunate. Because a lot of people don't, until it's christmas!
And of course I also like getting together with friends and family, and eating a lot :)
and not having to go to school or work.

So.... I wonder if anybody who reads this think the same, or think a whole different.
And just one thing: don't start arguing with me about believing in a god .. you can't
discuss about something like that, I just don't think a life has to evolve around something
so untouchable and unreachable. But I respect people who have chosen for that life.

12/23/2009

Christmas

Of course, there has to be a dedication to Xmas
I'm not christian, nor a muslim or something else.
I just love getting together with the family...
but there's one thing I don't like.. Snow
and cold and the winter itself
ughhh... I want summer!

Last summer I went to Mimizan, in France.
It was a lovely summer, with a lot of surfing,
except for me because those waves were freaking me out!
but the atmosphere and the people were just great!

We Are One

Betcha don't understand the lyrics, unless you can understand Dutch,
but I couldn't let this one go by, cuz the song's really beautiful
Artist: Winne, Song: We zijn één (we are one)



the song is about differences in the Netherlands between Muslims and 'other' people.
some lyrics:

het christendom of de islam
de bijbel of de koran
islamiet, alaviet? katholiek of mohammedaan
de pastoor of praten met de imaam
ik wil eten tijdens kerst, maar vasten tijdens rammadan
mensen zeggen me: winne een jihaad?
kiezen, opschieten want straks is het te laat
ik zeg ze G: ik ben niet echt met die haat
hij is één met iedereeen, das wat ik leerde op de straat
en wat ik praat is wat iedereen verstaat
muziek is wat ik deel, die taal is universeel
mensen snappen me beter nog ze voelen me
komen naar de show zie al die gasten verbroederen
kijk nou hoe we ploeteren, nieuwe kennis zoekende
wat doet de politiek precies voor de gemoederen
want zeg je: 9/11, denk ik niet aan Osama
ik denk aan een push, brengt verandering als Obama