food, dance, music, vinyasa, meditation and the pursuit of mindfulness, philippine folkloric dance & music, surf, ski, capoeira, culture, community, live music, history, politics, trivia, business, vision and design, living life in los angeles, and all that reconnects the people and places of my roots
one in the same place. those who do their thing. marcelo gomes. matthew rushing. fernando alonso. truth seekers. peace makers. new friends that bring good vibes.
"felt from the hips and not the shoulders"; jazz; reggae; reggaeton; 70's classic rock, soul and funk; house & progressive house; experimental; specific mention goes to eddie vedder, kanye west, alicia keys, jill scott, musiq, erykah badu, angie stone, the afro-cuban allstars, earth wind and fire, vicente & alejandro fernandez, donny hathaway, roberta flack, the avila brothers, goapele, the beastie boys, beck, berlin, bruno e, the english beat, the smiths, bob marley, the buena vista social club, cassandra wilson, dianne reeves, cesaria evora, celso fonseca, the gilbertos, bebe and cece winans, common, d'angelo, the digable planets, ella, mariah, the emotions, elvis costello, amel larrieux, marvin gaye, harry connick jr, india arie, john coltrane, john legend, joss stone, lakan rani and hiyas de leon, les nubians, nikka costa, esthero, luther, marvin gaye, mary j blige, miles davis, the offspring, outkast, parliament, the roots, thelonious monk, thievery corporation, supreme beings of leisure, guru jazzmatazz, malena perez, upground, gotan project, bitter sweet, jt (guilty pleasure), sia, 4hero, quetzal guerrero, ... and everything in between that's derived from the above... need more? go to www.sonar.es (click on the headphones for music a la carte) or www.baseworld.com and turn your speakers up.
humorous, cheesy, not ones to pick your brains, sixteen candles, love actually, center stage, bride and prejudice, troy, a knight's tale, lost in translation, braveheart, pinero, cinema paradiso, the godfather, ...
extra, csi miami, inside the actors studio, miami ink, nigella, the funny shows of the BBC, Fox Sports Espanol, and CNN
currently reading the how to's for: spanish, portuguese, and french; favorites: Living Buddha, Living Christ-Thich Nhat Hahn, like water for chocolate-laura esquivel; waiting to be finished are: my life-bill clinton, the da vinci code, a million little pieces-james frey, portrait in sepia-isabel allende, anil's ghost-michael ondaatje, tao te ching (a gift from rani), warrior of the light-paulo coelho, love in the time of cholera-gabriel garcia marquez, when the elephants dance-tess uriza holthe, an introduction to buddha and his teachings-bercholz & kohn, the soul of a chef-michael ruhlman. just give me some time, i'll have something to add here.
papa, mom, and ate winnie, jacinto, salcedo.