Two weeks ago I became a very happy owner of THE most important kitchen utensil for a Japanese descendant. And last weekend I made... onigiris!!! Of course it's not even close to my bachan no onigiri, I still have to develop steam-hot resistant hands (for not screaming like a girl as my palms are burnt by rice), the famous "Triangular Press-and-Roll" technique (for preparing one unit in less than 10 seconds, NOT 2 minutes!) and, obviously, something around 60 years of pure Tender, Love and Care (for indescribable HOLY-MOLY-OMG-DEEZ-IZ-DA-B3ST-0N161R1-EVAARZ taste).
Anyways, I could only really understand what gohan means to me (not the onigiri, just gohan) when I first prepared some here and, with furikake, gave it the first bite. It may sound cheesy, but the moment I felt that taste in my mouth I swear I had a very distinguishable 'home sweet home' feeling, even though being far from what 'home' really means. I hope everyone could feel that sometime in their lives. Awesome stuff.
Antes de anteontem meu irmão me passou esse link, aí descobri que Tio Serj gravou e (neste último dia 9) lançou um... awn, fack. Forgot that now it's only in English. Let's start again:
The day before the day before yesterday, my brother sent me this link, then I found out that Uncle Serj recorded and (on this last March 9th) released a live album (Elect the Dead), on which he performs with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. It's awesome. But this post is not about that. Continuing...
Then I found out that Serj has had a lot of participation in other artist's works, one of them being Buckethead.
It turns out that there are some great songs from Buckethead, and the one below is one of them. Besides, I find the lyrics are also... kinda... relatable. Waiting Hare, 7th song from Buckethead's 2005 album 'Enter the Chicken', featuring Shana Halligan and Serj Tankian:
Waiting Hare
I talked to you today, About all the troubled times, When nothing goes, Nothing goes away And all the things You've told me to believe in. I'm alone, In my reveries. I'm alone, In the pain you brought on. I'm afraid, That you won't see me And all the times we've had
I've been waiting here, Waiting by the phone. I've been touching you, In my only thoughts. Don't you know, That I'm still here. Waiting for you to Call me into your Life insincere.
Left your stormy days, Don't you know you're mine? You see it all behind, Don't you see the sky? I want us all together, Do you know we're right? You leave us all denied, Let you all decide.
You call me today, With your enemies. You call me today, With your infinite dreams. We talked about it, You're in my mind. Digging caution, Leaving you behind.
Left your own today, Don't you know you're mine? Left your own behind, Can't you see the sky? It's a stormy day, Don't you understand? We're in all behind, Let you all defend.
Ah ah ah ah. Take compassion, Leaving you behind.
Left your own today, Don't you know you're mine? Left your own behind? Can't you see the sky? See them fall behind, Don't you know you're mine? Left it all behind, Can't you do the same? But can't you do the same? Left your own behind, Leave us all behind, Can't you do the same?
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