no summer on saturday

Well, Papa doesn't get to see you today. Mama is somewhere in lalaland, bonkers.

So,
Papa
today
will post
a pointless post

Anna Netrebko. Soprano. mother. sings well. Image lifted from elsewhere.

Silly ideas

Papa is looking to see if Papa can name a lake after you. Mama took your name away from you, so Papa will compensate you (if he can) by having a lake named after you. There are only 90 or so officially recognised and named lakes in Malaysia. What Mama has done, if Papa cannot undo, Papa will give you something back instead. If on balance there is still some good then Papa will be a little satisfied.

Papa is not sure though if he can do it. Its not a pond, its big, but as a lake, Papa's pool may not be big enough to qualify. A bit borderline, and Papa has first got to hire surveyors to measure its size.

How does Lake Summer sound? Or Tasik Summer?
Easier to remember than....
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, huh?

Or perhaps Lake Papalovesyou...?

habanera

Cont...

Papa was in a little nite club in Kuantan (or perhaps in Kuantan ,that was THE biggest nite club. Papa has no idea). Two acts, one with a singer who didn't dance, and another with a dancer who couldn't sing. To Papa's surprise, the opening was Habanera from Carmen . Sung in Mandarin...

The singer was powerful, she was loud enough to tickle Papa's ear-drums. Its a bit strange to hear Bizet's Carmen in chinese. Of course, the only words left in French was "L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour!"

Papa only remembers hearing it a long time ago when he was a kid. Opera in chinese is a rarity nowadays I guess. Papa is going to introduce you to sopranos and tenors once he can sit down with you. There is some pretty powerful music hidden in classical and Papa is sure you will like it. The alternative for you is to listen to Papa's country and western.

L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

que nul ne peut apprivoiser,

et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle,

s'il lui convient de refuser

closing
L'amour est enfant de Bohème,
il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi;
si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime:
si je t'aime, prends garde à toi! (x2)

in english

Love is a rebellious bird

that nobody can tame,

and you call him quite in vain

if it suits him not to come

Love is a gypsy child,

it has never ever, known the law,

if you love me not, I love you,

if I love you, you should beware!