Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Adventure #1: Two hours of feeling too much under the rain



Caminando por Buenos Aires en plena lluvia tome la decisión de que iba contar las aventuras que tenía este año, no solo eso sino que también las iba a escribir, para tener un registro de los sentimientos que siento cuando estoy ahí.
Walking through Buenos Aires in the rain, I made the decision I was going to count my adventures this year, not only that but I was going to write about them, to keep records of my feelings while I was there.

El viernes fue la primera aventura del año, de muchas que estoy esperando con ansias.  
On Friday it was the first adventure I was having this year and there are more to come which I am waiting anxiously.

Lo primero que tuve que hacer fue: ir a Buenos Aires sola cuando llovía sin parrar. Camine un par de cuadras tapada con la campera de mi mama y cuidando mi cartera hasta llegar al shopping para refugiarme hasta que era hora de ir a mi próximo destino. Empezó a llover aún más cuando llegue y decidí que en vez de tomarme un colectivo me iba a tomar un taxi, el problema fue: Buenos Aires, viernes a la tarde, lluvia torrencial, nop, no iba a poder conseguir taxi. Después de 15 minutos viendo como pasaban y pasaban todos llenos vi uno vacío, pero una chica ya lo había parado, me miro y me dijo: “Voy a Belgrano.” Sacudí la cabeza y le dije que no, porque iba hasta Retiro. Cuando por fin lo conseguí y llegue a Retiro, etc. Esto no es importante porque quiero hablar de la mejor parte del día, y no, no es el hecho de que no me perdí en Buenos Aires por primera vez.
The first thing I had to do was going to Buenos Aires alone, when it was raining nonstop. I walked a few blocks, wearing my mom’s jacket and guarding my purse, until I got to the shopping to find shelter until it was time for my next destination. It started to rain harder and decided to take a taxi instead of the bus, now the issue here was: Buenos Aires, Friday afternoon, pouring rain, nop, I was not going to find a taxi. After 15 minutes of watching cabs drive by with passengers inside, I saw one that was empty but the girl behind me had stopped it first, she turned to me and told me “I’m going to Belgrano,” I shook my head and told her I was going to Retiro. Later, I finally found a taxi which took me to Retiro, etc. but this is not important because I want to talk about the best part about the day, and no it was not the fact that I did not get lost in Buenos Aires for the first time.

Caminamos debajo de la lluvia, embarrándome las zapatillas blancas (bueno, ya no son blancas después de la We Color y todo lo que camine ahí (Mery, te estoy mirando a vos)). Por dentro pensaba: Daleeeee, es la primera de muchas aventuras, daleeee vamos a ponerle onda a esto y seguí luchando contra la lluvia y el barro. Después de un par de cuadras, por fin llegamos al estadio, por fin iba a ver a Coldplay. No soy fan loca de la banda como soy de Ed Sheeran o Taylor Swift, pero es una de esas banda que me traen paz, es una de esas bandas que todos aman, y era “one in a life time chance” (como Adventure of a Lifetime, ja ja ja). Entonces fui con mi hermana. Eran las 6 de la tarde y recién empezaba a las 9, me senté ahí, sin señal y espere.
We walk under the rain, getting my white sneakers (lies, they are not white anymore after the We Color, and everything I walked there (I’m looking at you, Mery)) dirty with mud. On the inside I was thinking: come ooooooon, this is the first of many adventures, let’s do it, and continue fighting against the rain and the mud. After a few blocks, we finally got to the stadium, I was finally going to see Coldplay. Now, I’m not a crazy fan like I am with Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift, but it is one of that bands that gives me peace, it is one of those bands that everyone loves, and it was one in a life time chance (like Adventure of a lifetime ha ha ha). So I went with my sister. It was only 6pm and the show was supposed to start at 9pm, so I sat there, without any phone signal and waited.





El segundo que el concierto empezó yo ya estaba en otro mundo y acá es donde me pongo profunda y tiro mi opinión sobre los conciertos. Fui a una gran cantidad de conciertos en mi vida desde Miley Cyrus hasta Paul McCartney (créeme, mejor concierto de la vida), y todos, todos me dejaron en ese trance, después y durante, de “amo lo que está pasando, amo poder estar acá, amo mi vida.” Son dos horas nada mas de toda tu vida, pero dos horas que no te pasa nada, dos horas que no existen tus problemas, son dos horas de tu vida que te olvidas del mundo, lo único que importa es la banda que está ahí adelante. Esas dos horas, te olvidas que tenes un trabajo practico para el 18 de abril o de la existencia de tu ex o de que te peleaste con una amiga, te olvidas de todo y por dos horas tenes un sentimiento de que sos invencible, un sentimiento de que no hay nada malo en el mundo, un sentimiento de que no existen los problemas. Esto es lo que importa en serio de los conciertos, que estas en otro universo, un universo sin caos y solo felicidad. Obvio, que está bueno tener a Chris Martin soplándote en la cara, o tener la púa de Ed Sheeran, pero aunque Chris parezca una hormiga, esa hormiga te esta sacando de tus problemas por dos horas.
The second the show started I was already in another world and here is where I become deep and tell you my thoughts on concerts. I went to a lot of concerts in my life from Miley Cyrus to Paul McCartney (believe me, best concert ever), and all of them gave me that feeling where I kept thinking “I love what is happening, I love being here, I love my life”, during and after the show. They are only two hours of your life, but two hours where you forget about the world, the only thing that matters is that band in front of you. Those two hours you forget you have a project due April 18th, you forget your ex exist or that you argue with a friend, you forget about everything and for two hours you feel invincible, you feel like that there is nothing wrong in the world, you feel like there are no problems. This is what is so important about concerts that you are in another universe, a universe without chaos and there is only happiness. Of course, it is amazing that Chris is blowing his last breathe after “Viva la Vida”  on your face or that you have Ed Sheeran’s pick, but even if Chris looks like an ant, that ant is allowing you to forget your problems for two hours.

Ahora sobre Coldplay. Coldplay es la banda que todos conocen, nadie te puede decir que no saben quiénes son, nadie te va a decir que no conoce por lo menos una canción y nadie, pero absolutamente nadie te va a decir “apaga esa canción, no me gusta” (y si lo conoces, sentalo y decile que se replantee su vida porque así no funciona la cosa). La banda toca durante las dos horas, y no es que solo toca, sino que te parras en la mitad del concierto y pensas “no puede ser”, te deja sin palabras.  Pero no solo la manera que tocan es increíble, sino que el juego de luces que hacen con las pulseras que te dan en la entrada, te hacen frenar y mirar alrededor del estadio y darte cuenta de lo lindo que es que todas esas luces son personas con la misma pasión por Coldplay que vos, darte cuenta que no estás solo. Además de todo esto cabe agregar que las dos horas que tocaron fueron bajo la lluvia, un punto extra para Coldplay.
Now about Coldplay, Coldplay is a band that everyone knows, nobody can tell you that they don’t know who they are, nobody is going to tell you that they don’t know at least one song and nobody will ever say “turn off that song, I don’t like it” (and if you know someone like that, sit with them and tell them to evaluate their life, because that is not how life works). The band played for two hours, and is not that they just play, you stand in the middle of the show and think “this is not real,” it leaves you wordless, breathless. But not only the way they play is amazing, but the light show they do with the bracelet they give you at the entrances, makes you stop and look around the stadium, to realize how beautiful it is that all those light are people you share the same passion as you, you realize you are not alone. I must add that, the two hours they played, they played the under the rain, an extra point for Coldplay.

A lo que vengo con todo esto, no es presumir que fui a ver a Coldplay, pero hay varias cosas que quiero destacar antes de ir a ver Supergirl. Primero, el sentimiento que te da un concierto es único, mi recomendación es nunca dejes de ir a un concierto, si podes comprar la entrada, tenes tiempo y te gusta el artista, anda porque nada se compara con el sentimiento que te deja. Segundo, Coldplay es una banda que está haciendo historia, de la misma manera que The Beatles, entonces cuando mis nietos me pregunten si yo escuchaba Coldplay les voy a contar de ellos, de la misma manera que mi abuela habla de The Beatles. Por último, quiero hablar más de estos momentos de mi vida, porque son esos momentos en los que yo siento las emociones más fuertes y en las que pienso como la escritora que me creo que soy “tengo que sentir todo esto para escribir”, entonces me gusta compartir todo esto con el mundo, y espero que el mundo también.
I did not write all this just to brag about seeing Coldplay live, but I want to point out a few things before I am off to watch Supergirl. First,  the feeling a concert gives you is unique, my advice: is go to a concert every chance you can, if you can buy a ticket, if you have time and if you like the artist, go because nothing compares to the feeling it gives you. Second, Coldplay is a band that is making history, just like The Beatles, so when my grandchildren and ask me about Coldplay, I’ll tell them all about it the same way my grandmother tells me about The Beatles. Lastly, I want to talk more about this type of moments in my life, because there are moments where my emotions are strong and where I think as a writer “I feel all of this, so that I can write later about it,” so I like to share with the world and I hope the world likes it too.


Love

Pili

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

What I’ve Been Listening


Hello! Can you believe March is almost here? Since it’s almost the end of February I’ve decided to share what I’ve been listening this month. Some of them are old I kind of found them again and started listening them again. But Maroon 5 and Rihanna’s songs have been my go to when I’m trying to relax and simple ride my bike. I hope you enjoy it and listen to a few of this, high recommended ;).
¡Hola! ¿Pueden creer que ya casi es Marzo? Ya que es casi el final de Febrero decidí compartí lo que estuve escuchando este mes. Algunas son viejas, las cuales encontré de vuelta y las empecé a escuchar de nuevo. Pero las canciones de Maroon 5 y Rihanna son las que escucho cuando me quiero relajar y simplemente andar en bicicleta. Espero que les gusten y que escuchen alguna, se los recomiendo ;).
1.       All About it- Hoodie Allen ft. Ed Sheeran.
2.       Chandelier- Sia
3.       Elastic Heart-Sia
4.       FourFiveSeconds- Rihanna ft. Paul McCartney and Kanye West
5.       Lost Stars- Adam Levine
6.       Style- Taylor Swift
7.       Sugar- Maroon 5
8.       What Do I Mean- Jonas Brothers



Love
Pili

Sunday, December 28, 2014

December playlist!


Hello! Can you believe December is almost over? I still can’t believe 2014 is almost over! Anyways, here are some of the songs I've been listening this month. There is a little bit of everything and it might have to do with the fact that I've been everywhere and with a lot of different people, so I've picked up on what they like. There is even a song is Spanish!
I hope you like them!

Hola! ¿Pueden creer que Diciembre esta casi termiando? Todavía no puedo creer que 2014 se está acabando. De todos modos, acá están algunas de las canciones que estuve escuchando este mes. Hay un poco de todo y creo que tiene que ver con el hecho de que estuve en todas partes y con muchas personas diferentes, entonces recogí lo que les gustaba. ¡Hasta hay una canción en español!
¡Espero que les guste!


 Black Window by Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora


Happy Little Pill by Troye Sivan



NothingWould Be Better by Nick Jonas



Style by Taylor Swift
(Performance there is no actual song in YouTube)



Take it Back by Ed Sheeran


Don’t goAway by Oasis


Musica Ligera by Soda Stereo



What have you been listening this month?
Love
Pili

Ps: There are only two more posts this year and until mid-January once again, I’ll be traveling! Will be back next year with lots to share!
Pd: Hay nada más dos entradas para este año y hasta mitad de enero, una vez más, voy a viajar. ¡Volveré el año que viene y con mucho para compartir!

Thursday, December 4, 2014

November Playlist

Hi! How is everyone doing? I finally graduate High School yesterday! Today we have another party, so I’m kind of rushing!
I know November is over but I hadn't have time to do this and I thought it will be fun. These are the songs that I've been listening all November, I hope you like them!
Make sure to check them out! What have you been listening?
Love
Pili
PS: All the songs have links to YouTube except Clean because I could not find it, but it has a link to the 1989 album :)

Saturday, December 28, 2013

December Favorites!

Hello guys! How is everyone doing? Can you believe December is over soon? Which means 2013 is almost over? That’s crazy! Anyways, here are what I've been loving this December. Enjoy!

Muscle Tee:

Like I mention before its summer where I live and is extremely hot almost 35°C everyday so I've been wearing this muscle tee all day and they are so comfortable and keep you cool and are really fashionable. I was in bit doubt about this shirt for a great amount of time, I was not sure if they look good. I made a Forever21 order and accidentally ordered a muscle tee, I immediately fell in love and now they are all I’m buying. So, if you are not sure about this, you should go for them. The exact one aren't available anymore but Forever21 and Abercrombie have similar ones, which is where I got mine.




Skull shirt:


The truth is my sister showed me this t-shirt a year ago and I looked at it like it was gross and said: noooooo and bought another one. But then I kept seeing it in WeHeartIt, Pinterest and Tumblr and I thought it was sooo cute and wanted it. I looked pretty much everywhere but nothing, and knew that if I did myself it will be horrible. I pretty much punch myself for not buying it back then. But a few weeks ago I went back to Zara and I need to buy it, so I did. And here it is. I love love love it! I was also scare it might be too much, but I had no problem and received a lot of complements. I couldn’t find it in any other Zara store, but I found it on ebay.

Shorts:


I love wearing shorts because they are not only comfortable but also really chick. Here are three which I have been obsessing over this month:

Green short: 



My mom and sister got me this shorts as a surprise and I thought they were really cute. I actually recently started wearing them because I thought they were a little formal but turns out they are ok for a day in the pool or to go to the mall. They are from Mango in Paraguay, but I’m sure you can find similar ones in Forever21 or Urban Outfitters.

Lace short:


I think I’m obsessed with lace shorts. I love them all in all colors. I have one in white and my sister has in black, I actually wanted this in black but was not able to find them so I got this pink ones. They are really formal and chick, so I really recommend them. This are from Forever21 and they still have them!

Printed shorts: 


It took me a while to be convince about this shorts since I ordered them online, once they got home I loved them because they were extremely comfortable. I wear it basically every day, and I highly recommend them because of how comfortable and cute they are. Forever21 still has them, take a look!


Platform:

 I’m really short (1.60 m.) and platform have been all I’ve been wearing lately, making me taller as well as not over the top but fashionable, here are the two that I’ve being loving this month:

Converse


I saw this on Miley Cyrus and thought they looked bada*s and a month after I found them in the Converse store in Asuncion, so I bought them. To be honest, I wasn’t so sure about them but now they are all I’m wearing whenever I’m too lazy to wear sandals or want to look taller. They can also been worn in the winter time, which is by the time I bought them.

Sandals: 


Platform sandals have been so in this past two summers, so of course I need to buy some. It took me a while to find good ones and at an affordable price and when I found this with spikes on top I went for them and it was an amazing idea. I actually bought this at a random store in Argentina but Urban Outfitters and Sofia DeGrecia (Argentina) has really similar ones.

Earrings:


I love wearing earrings but I hate wearing the big ones unless I’m going out and to be honest I haven’t wear small ones like this in years. I always loose them or end up with a horrible allergy so I rarely wear them. But I found the flower ones in a random store in Asuncion and feel in love so I bought them. Two months later my friend gave the other two as a present from forever21. I have been wearing them none stop so my ear piercings do not close, because it has happened before. You can find really similar ones in Forever21.

Necklace: 


I’ve actually been obsessed with this symbol for quite some time now, and when I found the necklace I had to buy it. I love the meaning behind it and everything arrow related. It can be wore long or short and basically wear it with everything. I bought it in Argentina in a store call TodoModa but found really similar ones in Forever21 and Urban Outfitters.

Nail polish:

 I only put on make-up when I’m going out not every day, but I do love love love doing my nails. They are rarely not painted and this two is what I have been enjoying this December:

Matte Top Coat:



 I’ve seen matte nail polish hall over Tumblr, Pinterest and WeHeartIt and have been dying to buy some. I found one here in Argentina in Todo Moda which leaves my nails looking amazing. Opi has a Matte top coat as well, that you can check out!


Neon Nail polish:



 A few months ago my friends and I had a neon party and I was dying to get my hands in neon polish but couldn’t find it anywhere, until I found it in Todo Moda and got it right away. Revlon, American Apparel and Opi also have a neon nail polish line.

Perfume:


 I got this perfume a few years ago and I’m already running out of it, but I recently re-discover it and I love to put on some whenever I’m going to a big event. It is the Beauty by Calvin Klein and the smell is so sweet but not too strong. It actually smells a little bit like Jasmine which is my favorite flower and scent. You can find it in Calvin Klein.

Hair:

 

This is what I normally wear after I shower is the Herbal Essence after shower Touchable Smooth. It really takes away the frizz and leaves my hair so soft and takes good care of it. I love Herbal Essence and sometimes use it in the shower as well.

Book:

 Photo Credit: Pinterest


 I follow Kelly Oxford for some time now on twitter but recently got her book Everything Is Perfect When You’re A Liar and I can’t stop laughing. This book is amazing, I’m halfway done and I’m loving it already. I highly recommend it but for teenagers or adults. The book is available in Amazon

TV series:

.Photo Credit: businessinsider.com


 I can’t stop watching Breaking Bad because A. I love the story line B. I’ve been so intrigue about how drugs are deal and how people do them (note: I don’t in any way do drugs nor do I encourage people to do them) C. Jesse is way too cute. I wasn’t sure about starting this TV show because I hate Chemistry and thought it had a lot to do but after a lot of peer pressure I got myself into it and I.Can’t.Stop.

Music: 


Last but not least, this is what I’ve been listening lately:

Maybe You’re Right by Miley Cyrus: 

This song has been on repeat lately I don’t know if it is because I’ve deal with similar stuff or because the song is amazing, both lyrics and the sound are amazing.
Photo Credit: iTunes

White Teeth Tens by Lorde:

 I’ve been loving Lorde lately. My friend showed me her song and I liked the Lana Del Rey style it had. The song is my favorite of the album and I think is fun and love the sound.
Photo Credit: iTunes

What Do I Mean by Jonas Brothers: 

I’m a huge Jonas Brothers fan, I was actually heartbroken when I found out they broke up but the new album they released for Team Jonas member is amazing. I’ve love this song since they performed it their tour last July and now the studio version is 100 times better.
Photo Credit: Team Jonas

Cannonball by Lea Michele:

 I love her voice. I’m not a big Glee fun, I have only since the first five episode but I am a Lea Michele fan, her voice is crazily amazing. The song is also really sweet, powerful and her voice is crazy.
Photo Credit: iTunes.

Hope you enjoy it and all of you had a lovely December and 2013! Can’t wait to keep doing this in 2014 and have an amazing 2014!
Love,
Pili



Sunday, December 22, 2013

Christmas Favorites!

Hello Sunshines! Welcome to my blog!

Christmas is one of my favorite time of the year. I love all the Christmas decoration and gathering with the family and exchanging presents! I’m from the South Hemisphere which means it is summer here! To be honest, I’m jealous of everyone in the North side, because Christmas and winter sound so much better. Anyways, here are some of my favorite things:
Iced Shaken Lemon Tea Starbucks: I’m not really a big tea fan, but ice tea is my weakness. I love ice tea and what a better way to keep yourself cool that with this delicious drink. If it is summer I highly recommend this beverage at Starbucks, because it is amazing and it actually look so Christmases, which makes me love it more.
Christmas Cookies: my friends and family keep making fun of me because everywhere I go I need to try a Christmas cookie, but let’s be honest, they are pretty much the most adorable thing on earth and extremely delicious.
Tree: I used to love decorating the tree when I was younger, then I was like naaa, and now I was dying to do it. My family tradition and mainly in Argentina is to do it December, 8th so when the day came me and my siblings decorated the tree and was so much fun!

Music: I recently had a road trip with my family and all I could put on were Christmas songs and they are all I’m singing and listening this past few weeks. Mainly my playlist is Taylor Swift Sound Of The Seasons album, and random songs here and there. My personal favorite is Taylor Swift version of Last Christmas J.
White Dress: white is one of the main Christmas colors, so I had this dress that I bought last year at a store called Rapsodia here in Argentina. I feel in love instantly, and I’ll probably wear it on Christmas Eve. I also wore it with this red Keds, which makes it even more Christmases.

Red and white nails: what a better time of the year that Christmas to rock some festive nails? ;) Wish I could do something like that in my nails, but to be honest I’m horrible at doing nails so I don’t think I can do anything like that.
(Photo credit: weheartit)
Vlogmas: I love Youtubers, I’ve lately become obbessed and the vlogmas are hilarious and so good. Among my favorite are Zoella, Alfie, Marcus, Jim, and waaaay more. But I have to say I enjoy watching there videos A LOT. (Photos credit: YouTube)