I am again starting my post with a question for all of us... So this time I ask ourselves do we complain, and if yes, why we would do it? Is there some kind of pleasure in it? Or does the person find relief after telling others about his troubles?
This might be a good and justified reason... it is maybe a way to get feedback from the others and serve as a help in making some decisions. It doesn't count as a real complaint. Let's not go that far, but just stay with the fact of complaining just because of complaining. Maybe it is a tradition in some countries and social groups. A habit that is accepted by many people, however, if you are not used to it, and others pass some acceptable lines, it comes as a burden to listen to those types of rants.
This early afternoon, through a short chat with a friend we touched on this topic quite accidentally. Well, I said that I complain when I have to go to work but I do the same when I don't have anything to do... if I have a break from work.
Of course, this was just a joke, at least I hope it was received as a joke, as who would complain if facing 10 free days? {ok, it was a break of 12 days, but now just 10 are left}
Who would complain about having free time? Just a crazy person!
So, YES, I am happy as the Easter break from work is finally here. No real teaching thing until we get back to school! And I am not ranting now or being afraid of free time. The happy feelings about having freedom were also expressed some months ago when I had the winter break from school and now I feel the same :))))
Maybe I had to start this post by shouting out again that freedom word, but this time we are going to sing with Pink Martini and singer China Forbes.
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Accompanied by the small orchestra Pink Martini and that very funny pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale, she sings in the song Sympathique that she doesn't want to work:
I don't want to have lunch
I only want to forget it
And then I smoke
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Ok, we can say that she obviously sings about other feelings. You know, those butterfly ones, right?
But anyway, we can allow ourselves to be in love with the break from work too. What do you think?
Definitely not the place to rant here!
{short story about my connection with the song Sympathique: A few years ago I had a singer partner to play on gigs. That was that very busy summer when I had solo piano gigs, a duet with a singer, and a duet with a violinist. It was some crazy pace of work. So, the singer was actually French and loved to sing songs in her language, apart from having perfect English too. This song was one of those we performed together, and I really liked it because of the cool piano solo parts. Although I suppose I am not that awesome and cool as this pianist you see in the video}
And if we are in good mood and want to celebrate a bit more of this freedom... we also should dance a bit maybe? Tuca Tuca is a song by Raffaella Carra from 1970. It was accompanied by provocative dancing, touching your dancing partner (or random people, I am not sure?). Our today's orchestra, Pink Martini, which is helping to celebrate the free days I am having, made a cover of it.
(around minute 1:30 there is a short example of that dance)
So, do we still want to rant after these two videos? No need for that I think. Also, I will not rant about the wind that was blowing when I took a walk on the promenade this afternoon. The palm trees are still resisting, they are elastic and probably dancing the tuca tuca dance. They need some diversion too! Families also enjoyed some nice moments on the beach. It was late afternoon, but still pleasant time.
Though, those questions from the beginning of the post are still open.
I can tell that people in Spain do not rant too much. It is really pleasant when you meet some acquaintances and they point out the good things and express hope instead of focusing on even irrelevant things that make them want to rant. What about your place and the people that surround you? Is complaining a habit?
