Wednesday's not so useful (but still great) skills

My plan is to make a post every Wednesday, about a skill you don't need for surving but that can still come pretty handy in todays world.

Skill nr. 1

Did you ever notice that there exists the perfect cornflakes-to-milk ratio for every bowl?
I perfectionized the art of pouring in exactly as much milk as needed to not make the flakes too dry and still not oversoak them! (pretty proud of me)
For all the beginners out there: start slowly! Take a bowl; grab your favourite cornflakes/rice crispies/cinnamon-whatevers and fill 2/3 of the bowl with them; then take the fresh milk out of the fridge and start pouring; you stop, as soon as you can see some milk coming up the corner of the bowl, under all the flakes; then you take a deep breath and with a quick arm-movement you add another splash of milk!

crunchy kiss,
valjusha

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Vogue Paris, September 09. Pictures,tfs. (a pic out of a fotoshoot inspirated by one of my favourite bands: Blondie)

Bargayott is soooo lazy to my dismay...

I hope you, my dear readers, will still continue waiting for a great post...
Anyways! This Saturday I'll do something special, it's still top secret, so I can't tell you anything about it! But as soon as the mission is accomplished I will make a post!

This is such a cute video, specially dedicated to a girl: A. , who likes food as much as I do and maybe even a little bit more ;-)
http://vimeo.com/5239013

stay tuned,
valjusha

Московский метро

The Moscow metro is the symbol of all that i like in Mosow. Sometimes I spend nearly a whole day in it, just driving around.

First thing that meets me is the hot air when you enter the doors. Then the long, longer, the longest escalator awaits me for a ride under the earth. For you to imagine how long they are actually, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0cT_oDULbI&feature=channel_page

These escalators are the best place for exchanges of flirtacious views... One escalator drives up and the other down. This scene is a very good example for that (you can watch the whole trailer or to just see the two scenes go to 1:28): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUDBU-dIxV0&feature=related

Other lovely thing: the metro halls are usually built like a palace. ("a palace for the plebs") (see pic above)

You can see special people; you can see a part of Moscow's 11 million inhabitants!

The trains are extremely fast!

(beautiful women)

GO to Moscow and take the metro. (Do not ever take it when there was a soccer match! (I experienced that once and it was scary, if you want to know more, just ask me))

by valjusha

3 Movies I'm looking forward to

New York, I Love You

Trailer

In the city that never sleeps, love is always on the mind. Those passions come to life in NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU – a collaboration of storytelling from some of today’s most imaginative filmmakers and featuring an all-star cast. Together they create a kaleidoscope of the spontaneous, surprising, electrifying human connections that pump the city’s heartbeat. Sexy, funny, haunting and revealing encounters unfold beneath the Manhattan skyline.

The star studded cast includes Bradley Cooper, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, Christina Ricci, Andy Garcia, Hayden Christensen, Orlando Bloom, Natalie Portman, and Irrfan Khan.

An Education

Trailer

It’s 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is poised on the brink of womanhood, dreaming of a rarefied, Gauloise-scented existence as she sings along to Juliette Greco in her Twickenham bedroom. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can’t wait for adult life to begin.

One rainy day, her suburban life is upended by the arrival of an unsuitable suitor, 30-ish David (Peter Sarsgaard). Very quickly, David introduces Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers. David replaces Jenny’s traditional education with his own version, picking her up from school in his Bristol roadster and whisking her off to art auctions and smoky clubs.

Paris

Trailer

I'm not going to include a description here, suffice to say: the film is about love. I'm sure Valjusha will enjoy it, in fact, we should watch it together.

"any time, any way, you're my playground love"

In this short post I want to share with you two clips. They both have something to do with the film "The Virgin Suicides" by Sofia Coppola. I read the book and saw the film. Like always the book is better. Still I can recommend the film: love the 70ies atmosphere; Lux is the perfect role for Kirsten Dunst and the music is great!

The first clip is a scene from the movie. Just watch it and see how passionate the whole scene is. Pay attention to the mesmerizing haircut of the boy... And again, the cool music!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcHTjm7GHxA

The second clip is a music video to the song "highschool lover" by air, which was the soundtrack for the movie. Beautiful and a bit melancholic song. I can imagine listening to it, while lying in the grass, on a hot summerday, just wearing a light dress, observing the clouds and dreaming of love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAgX1jO3No0&feature=fvw

by valjusha

The Adivasi Way

This is an photo of an Adivasi (Aboriginee) boy I took in India. I observed him for quite a while before taking his photograph, as he was playing around with crabs in the rice fields of rural Kashid.

Let me tell you some things about the Adivasi.

The Adivasi are the indigenous dwellers of India, keeping their ancient, traditional lifestyle up to the beginning of the 20th Century, after which modernization hit them. Much of the Adivasi culture is now lost to us, due to government reform programmes, education, and exploitation.

Some aspects of their life still remain though, which are fascinating, looked at from our (supposedly) educated, westernized viewpoint.

Adivasis never had a concept of money like we do, so even today, an Adivasi does not grasp the idea of money. In particular, the concept of 'saving up' money to spend later is lost on the Adivasi. Most of the money earned by them, through day-labour, rice-planting etc, is spent the same day on alcohol and dope.

Which basically means, that they sing and dance their way through the day, drunk and stoned.

Another interesting aspect of their culture is their lenient views on sexuality. The Adivasi man or woman sleeps around frequently, as their social structures don't condemn extramarital affairs. They don't even get 'married', they simply try out different partners, choose one and have children.

This more relaxed ethic on sexuality, as opposed to the traditional, rigid, christian doctrine of monogamy, does seem a bit freeing.

So can we learn something from this ancient way of living? A lot can be learnt from the past, we just have to go searching for it.

by bargayott

"Video killed the radio star"

It's posing time nr. 1

It's posing time nr 2

In the center of the dancefloor

Happy girl at the roller disco

View from behind

Red-leggings girl dancing with afro guy ;-)

The only time you can wear your sunglasses at night without being on a one-way trip to DOUCHEVILLE

Posing time nr 3

"Everybody is Kung Fu fighting"

Ps: The girls in the white dress did win the prize for the best costume! A "rollex" ;-)

Pps: click on the pics to see more details!

Ppps: To get some more rollerdisco inspiration watch this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RIGN217UKM

by valjusha