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Patricia A

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Jojo87 said:
Yes I remember that day so well. And that weekend was one of my best weekend ever.
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Mine too. ♥
That was so funny, every time I think about it I giggle. Not only about the people who were looking at us like we were crazy cult worshipers passing around a holy book, but how funny we sounded trying to pronounce the Finnish words. We were seriously trying too. LOL
Good times, right? ;-D
 
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César Hernández-Meraz

César Hernández-Meraz

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Sam Joyce said:
-Asian (Philippines), has a Japanese and Chinese Blood but was born in Philippines
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Have you lived your whole life there? I kind of see the Philippines as some kind of cousin country to Mexico, due to having been a Spanish colony at some point. Even if your ancestry is Japanese/Chinese, you are now my cousin Philipi- (what's the word used in English for people of the Philippines?).

M_Parabola said:
I love guitar, many people feel like the piano is a more "feminine" instrument, but I'm proud to call myself a guitar player.
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In Mexico, there are music groups (I have seen them mostly at schools, but I suppose there can be independent ones) called "rondallas". They use mostly guitars, with a bass, too (the big kind, that looks like a cello).

In many of the mixed ones the men play the guitars, but the women only sing. I always wondered why that was.

I was very lucky when, during high school, I was part of one, because our leader taught everyone equally, so he had boys and girls playing guitars.

I think it looks so cool when all the members, no matter the gender, are playing. If I remember when I get home I will look for videos of mixed rondallas where women play and where they don't. There is definitely something missing in the ones where they don't, and I see no reason why they "can't" play, after all.
 
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Jojo87

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Patricia A said:
Mine too. ♥
That was so funny, every time I think about it I giggle. Not only about the people who were looking at us like we were crazy cult worshipers passing around a holy book, but how funny we sounded trying to pronounce the Finnish words. We were seriously trying too. LOL
Good times, right? ;-D
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Yes you did and it was a very brave thing. Finnish is a very difficult language. Yes we had a great time and I still think about that
weekend sometimes and look at the pictures we took. It was the best. ;-D
 
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Arcadevere

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César Hernández-Meraz said:
Have you lived your whole life there? I kind of see the Philippines as some kind of cousin country to Mexico, due to having been a Spanish colony at some point. Even if your ancestry is Japanese/Chinese, you are now my cousin Philipi- (what's the word used in English for people of the Philippines?).
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It was "Filipinos" *shouts* Hey cousin* :D lol

i was at Philippines for my whole life, planning to travel once i'm done of my studies (planning to go at my auntie to US). My ancestry of Japanese and Chinese came from my Pops. My Pops' Grandmother and Grandfather are Chinese and Japanese who lived in Philippines.
 
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César Hernández-Meraz said:
Yup, same as I do, since that's Spanish.

I think you are too young to have been exposed too much to it, but how much Spanish do you know? Or see/hear on a normal day?
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we are using some spanish words mixed in "tagalog" in daily discussion. altho not that obvious.

(non verbatim)
other people :what's your favourite color?
me : asul
 
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GNTLGNT

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Tery said:
You're a luthier, then? That is extremely cool. I just picked up the guitar again after stopping playing when I was 20-ish. I am not a guitar player though, I'm just someone who can play some songs on the instrument. I'm working on the rest.

For the purposes of this thread: I am creeping up on 60 (ye gods!). Love to read, listen to Prog rock (as you all know well) and write. I write for a left-leaning political website. I also dabble in other forms of writing. Working on a book about political words/phrases right now. I suffer from a ridiculously rare disorder wherein my feet swell, burn and turn red. It keeps me at home most of the time.

I love the people on this board and adore working as a Mod. Thank you. :::bowing:::
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...Erythromelalgia?.....
 
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GNTLGNT said:
....just in passing....my brain is an endless pit of weird information and I knew it was painful as hell.....what have they prescribed for it?...Neurontin or some such?....
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You sound like me. My brain is full of (mostly) useless trivia. :D

I'm taking Lyrica, which takes the edge off and allows me to function somewhat better. Treatment is hit-or-miss as what works for one might exacerbate another. Took 2 years to settle on the Lyrica. Thanks for your concern :love:
 
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GNTLGNT

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Tery said:
You sound like me. My brain is full of (mostly) useless trivia. :D

I'm taking Lyrica, which takes the edge off and allows me to function somewhat better. Treatment is hit-or-miss as what works for one might exacerbate another. Took 2 years to settle on the Lyrica. Thanks for your concern :love:
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...Tracy is taking Lyrica for her arthritis, in addition to Planquenil daily and methotrexate...pain is a monster...
 
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Neesy

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Patricia A said:
Mine too. ♥
That was so funny, every time I think about it I giggle. Not only about the people who were looking at us like we were crazy cult worshipers passing around a holy book, but how funny we sounded trying to pronounce the Finnish words. We were seriously trying too. LOL
Good times, right? ;-D
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I could not make it that year, but I do recall reading that one woman thought you were a bunch of born again Christians? (or was it devil worshipers?? :chuncky::devil::devilish::belial:
 
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Neesy

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Doc Creed said:
Danie, I think I got it to work. I rushed, though. Bad lighting and piano is abysmally out of tune. I plan to rectify this.
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That's really nice - I love to hear someone play piano - I bet if you tried you could type up a storm!
I'm a medical transcriptionist and I am jealous - I have been told piano players can type the fastest of anyone!
 
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Neesy

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Patricia A said:
She thought we were a cult, I don't remember her citing a deity. Wish you could have been there. I hope soon I can attend another. SK fans are a special breed of folks.
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I so wanted to go that year (that was back when I was skinny). But I was also under lots and lots of stress and just could not broach the subject with Andy. I thought I would be able to but it fell through.

I'll try to phone him tonight to see if the trip to Colorado is still officially on (fingers crossed).
 
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