Sweet Ballet!

Ballet! I see it like a sequence of moviments where you have to control your body using your mind, in accordance with the rhythm of the music. Agreed?! I don't know about you, but when it comes to me it sounds just amazing! 
I dare to say ballet is the hardest kind of dance! That's because I've danced ballet for about 10 years. All these years made me get that Ballet requires you a lot of technique and control of mind. Technique because ballet is very classical and it has specific features, for example point work, turn-out of legs, precise movements and flowing. And control of mind because everything you do with your body you take the responsability for it, then when you don't succeed, or you think you aren't good enough, you blame yourself! That's why ballet is technique, but it's also mind control.
In my opinion, classical ballet is nothing but beautiful! It's nothing but so amazing! To be a ballerina is very hard and you gotta be born with the special technique! Few people have the knack of working hard, giving your heart and soul, and at the same time flowing on a stage, doing what you like (in pain).
When I watch performances of ballet, it really touches me, because seeing a baillarina flowing on the stage, like a flower flying in the wind is beautifully amazing! Seeing a baillarina dancing free while she hides her pain is beautiful. Ballet is pain, but beautiful.
I think this kind of dance gathers two extrems, both lightness and pain! It's painful because you gotta use point, several hours a day, and sometimes your feet might end hurt. That hurt wasn't so much, but was enough to realize how worth was that pain.
That's why to be a ballerina is to few people. It's for those ones who never give up and really love dancing! 

Here comes a video of both ballet dancers, Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg, performing Pas De Deux of Voices of Spring! Watch it! It's worth it!

Unforgettable

Sometimes people try to present their loved ones, hoping they'll be remembered forever. People think that they deserve to have good memories and to be presented. However, the best and hugest present you can ever give to anyone is you presence when they need someone to lean on! If you are this person in someone's life, you'll unforgettable for her! Even more than that fancy gifts, or anything. Your presence is the best thing you can give someone.

After this, watch the video below! I wish I had put a glee version, but that video just was to small to be played :(

 

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January 1st! Oh, the fresh year has just started and I made a short list of great songs! Check it out!

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Macaron!

Good Morning!

Today is Saturday, therefore I should publish something about a restaurant. However today is cold and rainy, so I guess anyone is in the mood to go out like that. Then, today I am gonna teach you how to cook Macaron! I always wanted to do a post teaching how to cook sth, and it looks like today fit the bill! Anyway, it's a typical french sweet, which is very famous in SF!

Let's get started!

I watched the video below and really liked it!  It explains you exactly how to cook macaron in about 5 min!

I have never cooked that, and I will probably do it today! ;)

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Meditation!

Hey! It's time to chill out, don't you think?! 

My week has been so stressful, busy, agitated and things like that. I think yours must be a little bit like this, because of the elections and others events that have been happening. So, what I want to recommend you is Meditation! I have never really meditated, but I do like the idea that you can relax just by controlling your breath! It sounds good, doesn't it!? 

I have found a Free Meditation in Marina! It's in Fort Mason Center, starting today until Nov11th. On weekdays it's at 6pm - 10pm and weekend at 10am - 3pm. For more information: bit.ly/yessfba and http://us.yesplus.org/

"Each individual possesses the ability to calm the mind, relax the body and energize the entire system within minutes. The secret lies in the breath."

If you have been stressed, anxious or just want to relax I recommend you try that out! It's free and relaxing! 

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Message in a Bottle!

There could not be better title to this book! The story is simply touching!

It tells a story about Theresa, that found a misterious message in a bottle. Her life changed by that message and she would never have imagined how it was just starting to change by then. After published the beautiful letter, she knew that other people had found other similar letters. She got curious and really touched by all of them, because of their sweeteness and how someone could be so kind to write like that. After some talking with her best friend, Deanna, Theresa made a decision that changed her life forever!

That is just a little summed up beginning of this facinated story! Be prepared to cry, because I bet you will!

Unable, shocked and shedding tears was how I ended the last word of this unforgettable story! Read iy, too!

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This one, like some of the Sparks' books, was adapted to film. It was released in 1999 and it was the first film made from his books! I have never seen the movie, but I have heard it is a little bit different from he book. Have you seen the movie?! Are they so different?!

Watch the trailer below!

Wednesday

On this sunny and windy wednesday, I woke up interrupting some dream which I remember nothing about. The only thing I was sure about is that I had to listen Taylor Swift's new records. I checked my favourite websites, and was noticed that the videoclip of Begin Again had released earlier.
Some time after, I caught myself on the bus, going to somewhere quite where I could fly in my mind without even move myself. Then, I ended up at the library, and I confess that if I hadn't gone there, I'd feel like not doing what I should. Anyway, I had a sit next some big windowns, and after I took some sips of coffee, I caught myself flying far, far away from the library... I was so deeply involved in the story of the book.

I realized I had flown away, because for some time I can't say how long, I totally forgot where I was, what time it was, what day it is. I got I had been distracted because I had forgotten for a while the music that was in my head.

I like this kind of thing, when you totally go out of the where you are, and just for a moment you fall deeply in your thoughts. That's the magic of reading a book, I mean, you can imagine the scenes, you can fly to places without even move yourself. And one more thing, the music that I mentioned that was in my head was Begin Again, by Taylor Swift!

Her voice is just amazing! Watch this official video!

Link to check all her new song's lyrics: taylorswift.com/releases ;)

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Bad because it was good!

On a hot day, chewing gun, sat down on carpet and listening to Red by Taylor Swift is how I'm gonna write this post. 

You might have known that Taylor Swift has released new songs of her newest album, Red! One of those musics is called Red, the name of the album, and this song says: 

"Oh, losing him was blue like I’d never known

Missing him was dark grey, all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
'Cause loving him was red
Yeah, yeah, red
Oh, burning red"

I am a big fan of Taylor Swift and I've watched many interviews and listened to this music over and over again! I like to listen to any music reading its letter. As usual, I did that and I realized she is totally right! I mean, she says that losing him was blue, missing him was dark, 'cause loving him was red. Haven't you got?! What she tried to say is that missing him was really bad because loving was once really amazing. She is right, because you can't miss something that was never amazing. I have seen interviews where she says that even if it ends badly, it's worth it, because it taught you something! 

This new album is gonna be released on October 22nd! Are you counting the days left?!

Have you listened to RED?! Here it comes! ;)

That's not an interview, but talks about the song Red and the album!

Train!

Train is a pop rock band from San Francisco! The band consists of Pat Monahan(vocals), Jimmy Stafford(guitar) and Scott Underwood(drums). 
Monaham was born in Pennsylvania, where he began his musical career singing with cover band. After the dissolution of that band, he moved to California, where he met Rob Hotchkiss. After playing in LA scene club, Rob added Stafford and Underwood and they formed Train in 1994!
They achieved success in 1998 with the hit "Meet Virginia"! In 2002 they won two Grammy Awards for the album "Drops of Jupiter" and the single Tell Me.
In 2003, they released the album My Private Notion which was positive receptes from the criticts, however it was commercially unsuccessful. After the band had taken three-year hiatus (2006-2009), the album "Save Me, San Francisco" has been certificated Gold by RIAA and ARIA. "Hey, Soul Sister", "If it's love" and "Marry Me" reached high possitions on Billboard Hot 100!
The newest album is California 37, released on April 13! "Drive By" has been well succeeded worldwide and was  chosen as the lead single of this album. The hit reached 10 on Billboard Hot 100! The album has also "This'll be my year", "Feels Good At First", "California 37" and others.

Check one of their amazing musics! Listen to Drive By, Feels good at first, Hey, Soul Sister, right in that order down here.

Fireworks in the Golden Gate Bridge!

These are my photos and two short videos of fireworks at Golden Gate Bridge Anniversary! I just have two words to describe that moment: simply unforgettable!