mountain patrol: kekexili

for sure one of the most impressive movies i have seen in my life
honest strong basic human nature and its interaction with our natural environment, all in a perfect nude thriller

notes:
a well structured thriller with a straight-forward plot
inspirational, very in spite of the theme
music, candid
photography, superb!

no matter what kind of cinematography you enjoy
you must see Mountain Patrol: Kekexili
it just takes to be human to relate to understand
many subtle layers in a naked bold thruth of our planet and our souls
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mountainpatrol/

the only review posted in the new york times is actually of the father of one guys who died during the film, his review is objective and concise, until you read the last lines here below, click on the title
The Reality of Life, April 14, 2006 Reviewer: polymath0

woody allen

to blog about tomorrow
woody used to be my hero a long time ago
then i checked a couple of years later and yep still he was great
i finally watched match point a couple of days ago
and
impressive
o and cable-free thanks-to just re-watched the purple rose of cairo
tomorrow with time i'll write about them
in the meantime
long life woody allen 'high'-class new yorker

teapot kukicha kikucha kuki-time!

since probably this is the most-used item in my kitchen
(besides my tea kettle that i use to heat water for coffee as well)
i decided to render a petite tribute to it here today


my teapot (shown above) is japanese and came with a little metallic strainer included (i have many of those strainers that i use for single cups of tea) the capacity of my 'nueva mejor amiga' is about 3 regular size cups (american oversized cups) or 4 to 5 japanese tea cups. i bought this newest friend about 3 months ago, and every day i realize even more why the japanese ceramic is regarded in such high esteem, it keeps the temperature of the water for longer periods of time, making a superb tea, it is easy to clean, it is beautiful to look at, and the surface so smooth, then the cute flowers all around, what a delight indeed i found! at mitsuwa just $16.99

now here is an interesting link on the story of the teapots, knowledge on daily matters like the development of teapots is what keeps me going on every day of my silly little life, if it wouldn't be for details like this...

and since i am blogging on teas yet again, well here some newer recommendations on tea

the japanese kukicha tea is one of my favorites lately, is known also as 'twig tea' since it is actually made out of the twigs of the tea bushes, it has a very mild taste to it, an asian flavor indeed like green or oolong but without the intensity even if it has a little of caffeine on it, it is very relaxing, for sure you can drink one or two cups at night without having insomnia a highly recommended one. here below howkukicha tea looks like.

ah! but not to be confused with another popular japanese tea named kikucha (unfortunately i didn't find an american link for this tea since it is most popular in Japan) which is also called 'stalk' tea, that is a tea made with stalks of green tea (sencha and gyokuro) the kikucha tea is also mild in flavor and intensity and also very good, so now you can choose among these 2 confusing ones. and below this is how the kikucha or 'stalk' tea looks like.

oh can't wait to go home and play with teapot again. cheap toys for a boring woman on the verge of a technology crash. right on! and good night...

dos huecos negros

dos huecos negros son mis ojos
dos puntos negros ensucian mi antes-blanca alma

la sonrisa imitada de un primate
o la fascinación de un objeto illuminado
la cámara, el baño
vigorizante pero no más anhelante
ni inquieto

north park produce = ethnic market

North Park Produce is in el Cajon Blvd, very close to the North Park (o well the name duh) and Normal Heights area, very close to the 805 freeway and of my house (the important part, 15 minute walk and I am there, canvas bag and sweaty bills on right hand, like a lost child just found mom inside candy store… ahhh)

This charming store is a bit “unsophisticated” but as I have found that, almost all good produce stores are. And! And and and!, you can find everything from everywhere that you might want, from middle-eastern, Indian, Mexican, and south American items. You can both buy tortillas or pita bread. They have a convenient meat market and deli section too with fresh falafel and tabouleh to go! Their selection of cheeses: amazing, the only place I can find decent queso panela in San Diego

A good advice, unless you are buying a lot of stuff, do NOT use their shopping carts since they are quite outsized for the aisles' sizes.

North Park Produce, 3551 El Cajon Blvd., in North Park, San Diego

nerd test

how do you know if you are a nerd?
when all your closest friends (well just 3 of them) are on their way to the hypest musical festival of the year
and you are going, alone, on a friday night
to the closest borders...

at least is to exchange a birthday gift card
thank god my friends do know i am a geek
and send good presents
books, a record, even a concert ticket

i might be a nerd
but the good kind

the notorious MSG

with names like
DOWN-LO MEIN (the yello gigolo)
HONG KONG FEVER (the ringleader)
THE HUNAN BOMB (killing machine)


the notorious MSG makes its appearance in this world
these bad kids from China Town New York are here to
rap your steamed buns!
with songs like Dim Sum Girl and Egg Rollin'
they are so funny and they don't care for stereotypes
at all!
of course they are in myspace too

portuguese folk "romerita"

here a little video from the normal heights roots and folk street festival this past weekend
these two handsome men rocked on with their portuguese tunes (this is the only complete song i have, but i have more clips, the festival was a lot of fun, my first one in normal heights)



(unfortunately the video quality from youtube.com is not as great as a movie attached, but hey! they are making a great deal letting one upload such memory suckers as movies are)
what are you waiting for? make your little movies and send them to me, i'll watch...

gates and hu

on the meeting of bill gates (please check his auto-page at microsoft, hmmm?) with chinese president hu jintao here some old news. and it seems that bill does need the mircrosoft's office clip help (here how to get rid of him, just in case) taken from the daily show of jon stewart, comedy central ha-ha still stupid tv attemptthis was funny though

diseño, señor

design, this tea kettle/tea pot from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

read on the magnificent three tea pots

Hay máquinas
you know?
Ya hay máquinas
Para todo hay máquinas

Unas para hacer esto
Otras para hacer aquello

Asi que para que te esfuerzas?
hombre
no te rompas la cabeza?
Si puedes quedarte ahí tan fresquesito fresco
Ya hay máquinas, hombre, te dijo, que hacen esto…