AlmaTanguera

• A Note on Modern Times From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (94 days old)

  Fresh home from the grasslands of Mongolia, I've noticed something. It strikes me that people who are most at peace with themselves and nature tend to be the ones who have yet encountered material… more

• Beautiful People From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (95 days old)

  Here are 3 very beautiful people I left behind in Inner Mongolia. My young Mongolian brother and sisters. It was very sad when they'd decided that I would go back to see them again same time next … more

• Soulmate From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (133 days old)

  Is she the one and only who we might have met or might not? Or are they those who wrap up our souls during those countless encounters and exchanges, albeit so very brief? Can she be part of ours… more

• AF447 From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (168 days old)

  I've been much saddened by the shocking news of the AF447 that vanished over the Atlantic enroute from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. I've been following the bad news day and night, as if I'd had a friend o… more

• June 4, 1989 From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (168 days old)

  Many friends commemorated June 4, 1989 Tiananmen massacre via words, photos, actions. I didn't. I wish I had but it felt difficult. For I'm in China right now where anything as such was banned, in … more

• Shanghai Shanghai From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (186 days old)

  There will be no Shanghai diaries, as I have yet to come to terms with my place of birth. And more often than not, it takes much effort to stay upbeat. But I've promised myself not to be negative this… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Leaving From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (210 days old)

  Never has bidding-farewell been so light-hearted!!! For I've been telling all my friends that I'm coming back soon! It's a great trick! First tell the tale. Then let your mind buy into it. Then you ar… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Carlos Puente From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (219 days old)

  You must meet Carlos Puente if you're in Buenos Aires and are mad about tango music from the Golden Age (late 1920s to 50s). Professor of the history of tango both at the Academia del Tango and the… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: The flaw of perfection From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (222 days old)

  A reminder to myself, a self-confessed perfectionist: The more I take technique classes, the more I resist techniques. I know I'm on the last leg of rehabilitation from a broken leg, from loss of b… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: What makes my mouth watering From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (224 days old)

  Every time I cook, it's a one-off feast. People ask me what I'm cooking. I say I don't know as I'm making it up along the way. Just like the way I live. The thing is I'm in Argentina, a bit far fr… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Pipi went home From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (225 days old)

  Pipi left the other day. His mum Cristina came and picked him up, now that he is a healthy little puppie bursting with energies and her back is hurting her less. He is now 3 months old and no longe… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Time to go...in order to come back fresh! From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (235 days old)

  My body is aching and tired, my mind fuzzy, my stack of dollar notes thinning, my insurance policy ending...it's time to go. It's been a fruitful six months! With much inspiration, learning, falli… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: A Love Song to Pichichin From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (265 days old)

  You land in my arms like a fallen angel A fallen angel Fresh born can hardly see Stumbling here Stumbling there A furry mini teddy sooo sweet Beautiful The old ladies cry 'santo' when they s… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Chinita From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (291 days old)

  I love millions of different ways how I am addressed here in Argentina. From the obvious chinita, to the very porteño nena, señorita, mujersita, mamita or just mami, to the more formal Señora at la Mi… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Babies From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (291 days old)

  Nowhere else have I seen so many babies. Here in Buenos Aires, it strikes me how many babies I come across every other day. Human babies, puppies, kittens. And they are so young. Some are new bor… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: I congratulate myself From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (323 days old)

  January 1st, 2009 Today, I want to drop all my modesty aside and congratulate myself for who I am and what I'm doing with my life. I congratulate myself for living in Buenos Aires, Argentina rig… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Practica X From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (336 days old)

  The place is a myth to me. It seems the hippiest salon to dance tango in BsAs. All the pros, wannabes go there I don't understand why. For me, it's a bundle of chaos, danger, and showiness. Every coup… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: The Danger of Intimacy From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (340 days old)

  When I came to Buenos Aires for the first time in 2005, I was a wide-eyed tourist, a fanatic tango dancer. I spoke no Spanish. I ate out all the time. I took taxis wherever I went. I found people open… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: A Dilemma From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (345 days old)

  My friend Sol from Hong Kong called, sadness in her voice. What's wrong? Well, she just came back from a private tango lesson and didn't like it at all. The thing is she went out dancing in… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Madness From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (345 days old)

  Lucas is not the first person who has told me that both his parents were mad and had spent all their life on anti-depressants. His dad died 3 years ago. All the better for him, and everyone else close… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Senility in the Cementerio Recoleta From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (354 days old)

  Lately, I find myself surrounded by people who are senile. Ok, a few of them are old men but the girl I'm living with is only 25. She too seems to suffer from some of the symptoms! However, as I'm get… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Latino Frankness From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (354 days old)

  After a lengthy and tiresome conversation with one of his most important clients, my much irritated friend Pipo told her ' well, talking to you feels like talking to my ex-wife!' I find such boldne… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Frustration with my dad From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (358 days old)

  I called home last night to say hello. Dad answered the phone. 'Hello! hello! You haven't called for a long time!' But it's only over a week. 'Yeah, but the norm is for you to call once a wee… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: When Tango Goes Abroad From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (362 days old)

  The average entrance to a milonga here in Buenos Aires is 15 pesos, US$5 that is. The average entrance to a milonga in London is £8 pounds, more or less US$12. The entrance to a milonga in … more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: Lie to me, because I like it! From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (363 days old)

  Bailas bien Hablas bien Castellano Estas linda Que mas que quieres You dance well! Speak good Spanish! And are beautiful! What more do you want? I do get a lot of these in the milongas in … more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: A Night with Friends from Asia From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (364 days old)

  Just when I was about to get my acts together 3 weeks after my arrival in Buenos Aires and to finally contact some friends for meeting up and catching up, I received a dinner invitation from the lovel… more

• Buenos Aries Diaries: Giuli and her Exams From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (373 days old)

  My flatmate Giuli has just finished her first year of a very hard degree course studying to become a symphony orchestra conductor. Now she is in the depth of exam preparation. She has to conduct one s… more

• Buenos Aires Diaries: We Have No Gas! From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (373 days old)

  We have no gas. We have no gas. It's been a week, or ten days rather. The street outside the house has been dug up and filled in with a pile of mud and covered by a crate and some dog turds. App… more

• The Future The Present The Past The Future The Future From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (422 days old)

  Resurrection The High Priest Vehemence The Lovers Love and Desire Hostility The Magician The Star Advice Transformation Expressiveness Patrimony Perplexity The Fool Avarice … more

• The Olympic Dream From almatanguera in AlmaTanguera (449 days old)

  What is it like back to normal? It's like waking up from a dream. Haha, which is better, the dream or reality? Surely it's better dreaming! Jim obviously had a good dream, but I prefer my reali… more

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