Right now, all I need is an open beach scene
one where scents of coconut and sunscreen linger in the air
and the salty ocean mist ever so often
This is so that I can sit back and look up
to the clouds that carry my thoughts
and leave me in the present moment
to enjoy my pineapple drink along with the sun warming my face
Entre sombrillas todos se conocen y nadie se habla
de alguna manera existe una comparsa
esa en la cual se alza una sombrilla para que pase la otra
Entre sombrillas hay un lenguaje mudo en el cual las palabras no existen
Hay un entendimiento de que todos van de prisa y tienen que llegar
por eso se alza la sombrilla como una copa
dejando saber que se le sede el paso
Entre sombrillas hay una ducha de agua
que cae del material al piso
la prisa aumenta y el sol se alienta
pasa el diluvio y se cae la sombrilla
-Bionica
What is it about that green speckled vegetable?
The long one that grows on those trees with large rectangular leaves, very often in the tropics; that if you wait too long it becomes yellow and über sweet.
You know the one, I'm talking about platanos–en ingles plantain.
That for some reason on the upper east coast it has become the symbol of representative of Dominicans all around. Like if they weren't grown in Ecuador where the Chiquita Banana people bring them from in the super market along with bananas that are not, I repeat NOT the same as platanos!
Yes it's as if in the analogy green is to leaf as platano is to Dominican Republic.
No meng, there is more to us than that.
For example, my mom doesn't even like platanos and she's Dominican.
Not everyone is a fan of mangu either, some people prefer to have them frito o maduro not in the likes of a pure de platanos adornado con otras cosas.
Last I thought, mofongo is made with platanos, a dish that is very Puerto Rican yet they have the Coqui to say "Soy Boricua!!!"
Cuban dishes are all about yummy ropa vieja with some maduros on the side, but they have their cigars & the beloved chico to represent them.
We have both mofongo & cigars in DR along with una buena cerveza that you can choose from beginning with the 2 b's & p that is Bohemia, Brahma (light) ;-) y Presidente fría!
Why not have a nice cool one to inspire the love of Dominican culture?
More than a vianda in which people automatically think DOMINICAN–"ta' to loco..."
No No NO there is more to us than that. Don't forget that we like to use tu lo 'abe and zanahoria pa' cuando la cosa ta' buena =)
Like any other culture and ethnicity, there is so much more to explore than the standard of which people miss conceptualize as pertaining to that country.
Visit us and you will see that we are way more than platanos (which I do love) and about enjoying the things of life como el buen amigo y amor de familia.
Check us out, tu lo 'abe
-Bionica
Bueno, ya ella lleva tiempo cocinando
pero últimamente la comida le esta saliendo a medias
El arroz por ejemplo aveces esta
más duro que dos palitos de chifa
también saladito como para sazonar algo
¿qué será lo que le pasa?
¿en qué andará pensando?
"si te aprieta el pecho
si muerdes tus labios
si estas intranquila...
no lo niegues
no lo dudes
no lo pue-des negar
se te ve
se te ve
enamorada ♫"
maybe
-B.
Unwrap it to reveal a cube of sheer strawberry bliss
Crystallized sugar with the essence of 15 strawberry patches
linger in your mouth to slowly swim the ocean of your senses
The taste, the sensation of berries
Run wild in that patch, but close your eyes at least once as you breathe it all in the fruit of spring .
Strawberries–ah!
[sigh & say ah]
-B.
So everyone is dancing and then all of a sudden the salsa mix comes on
Yippee because Los Adolecentes got it going on
and who doesn't love it when they play Lloraras by Oscar de Leon
Pero I tell you this
If you are not a professional salsa dancer for the club, by which I mean–
if you don't really salsa too well
Then leave the pista to the professionals, because you will get stepped on
With so many turns and twirls you have to be sure of what you're wearing
For example, zapatos bajitos & abiertos may not be the best because
someone and their taco end up saying hello to your foot
Oh it hurts
And then there is the pushing & pushing
people get all into it like it's the Salsa Olympics
Moving pa' qui & pa' alla & turn...
still, you're just learning
but you can groove with the music
from a distance of course
How about near the bar
you know, where people retreat to hold their drinks
while looking out as they sip and tapping their foot
It's an ok place there as you have plenty of free space
with out having to worry about a slight elbow that came with a turn
muy buen lugar to learn
So salsa away, but from a careful distance as you watch everyone clap, tap and dance
-B.
"Gosh your pretty"
that was all he needed to start something new
something that would change his life forever
something that along the way would make him grow
It was an important thing that let him see his actions unfold
and the weight that they carry as well
How somethings are more important than others came into perspective
like what a real friend is and what it means to be supportive
Then again, there are mistakes that we all make at some point
some that we put on "oh I was a kid" and really it's just lack of experience
Still, their words have made an effect
one that just between them
has reached more than a few people
impact
-Bionica
