Monday, December 31, 2012

It was a bad year for Capricorns

The first thing I heard in the morning in radio was that it was a bad year for Capricorns. I laughed with my mum about it. I don't believe in horoscopes and don't really care about zodiac signs but it was indeed not a good year for me. Twisted leg, health problems, no vacation at all. I didn't send much letters, I almost didn't go to cinema, I didn't go to the theatre, didn't read much books, I didn't travel. I was too tired or too sick or too depressed. So I will welcome 2013 with big pleasure and great hopes.

What good happened to me in 2012:
I've been to Red Hot Chili Peppers concert
I started learning Arabic
I met new friends
I've been to Cracow for a weekend
I've been by my beloved lake for 4 days
I did piercing in the back of my neck

My favourite RHCP song :D


Mazury in Poland where I go every year (at my lake:)):


My piercing :D


And that's all I can think of actually. I didn't make any statistics regarding letters. Maybe I'll do it next year... I probably won't, I know myself well enough :P Last year I read 30 books so this year I challenged myself to read 35 but I read just 25 books this year. Oh well. But I started reading normal books (not just short stories for beginners) in Spanish so at least I'm proud of this. I read 18 books in Polish, 2 books in English, 5 books in Spanish.

My top 3 books read in 2012:
1. Rosario Tijeras by Jorge Franco. It is about a girl raised in poor and dangerous district of Medellin. She gets involved in criminal activities. She meets 2 guys from good families, one of them becomes her lover, the second one a great friend, though both are in love with her. Rosario although she might seem heartless and fearless killer, is very emotional, loving, hurt, scared, depressive, lost, living life to the fullest although she's playing with death a deadly game. I couldn't not fall in love with Rosario, like the guys in the book. And it joined a list of my favourites:) The movie based on this book is also awsome.
2. Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuściński. It's a non fiction. Kapuściński was a Polish journalist and writer. This book is about the rules of two shahs of Iran, father and son, and the life of people under their regime untill the revolution. It's not a typical bigraphy of the shahs but an analize of their rules and Iranian society. Written in an interesting way, great to learn something about Iran's history.
3. Geografias by Mario Benedetti. 14 great stories about dictatorship time in Uruguay and nostalgia about a country on an exile. Benedetti wrote this book while being on an exile himself.

I think I can call this an Arabic year. Besides starting learning the language, I've been going to this Arabic club, listening to Arabic and Turkish music over and over again, trying all kinds of sheesha.


My best musical discoveries this year:

Buika! I am enchanted with her voice.


Hindi Zahra.


My lovely Chavela Vargas died this year which made me feel sad:( I will never have a chance to listen to her alive. El ultimo trago hoy sera para mi Chavela;) I will love her forever.


Do you have plans for tonight? I'm going to have fun in Arabic rhythms, haha. I have already painted my nails golden color:) Now I just hope I will be able to squeeze myself in my dress after Christmas :P


I wish you all Happy New Year :)

14 comments:

  1. Happy New Year to you, too. I think your highlights list for 2012 is great. Maybe I need to make my own to feel a little better about a year that also wasn't a very good one for me. :)

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    1. Thank you:) Yeah, it's good to list highlights to cheer yourself and see that nothing's ever totally wrong;)

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  2. It was a bad year for Capricorns in 2012? Well, I'm capricorn as well, and I don't think it was a bad year for me... maybe not the best ever, but not bad either.
    I hope 2013 will be a great year for you!

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    1. That's what they said in the radio and it matched me, but of course you can't take this statement too seriously;) It's good the year was good for you, I wish this one will be so as well:)

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  3. I'm not a capricorn but it was a terrible year for me too. It sounds like we had similar health problems. I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers. How amazing that you were able to see them in concert. Happy New Year to you and cheers for high hopes for the both of us to be healthier and more energetic.

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  4. I'm also a Capricorn, but I don't believe in horoscopes at all. 2012 wasn't a bad year for me. Sad moments, but a lot of happy moments to counteract the sadness :)

    Reading your post, it seems that there were also some amazing times in your 2012. I wish you a better joyful 2013!

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    1. Thank you:) I don't believe in horoscopes either:) Well, I wasn't too happy in 2012 but I try to find the bright moments and I don't want to only sound bitter:D
      Have a grear year!:)

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  5. Happy New Year to you, too!
    I hope that 2013 will be a much better year, that your health problems will be vanished and that you'll have enough vacation to re-load the battery and send (and receive) mail as much as you wish!
    How good to read all positive things that happened, too!

    Great to read - your top 3 of books, your favourite singers/songs - you're such a world citizen!

    And great videoclip of the RHCP. I didn't know this song before and I'm amazed how the bass player is able to standing that still, and I've never seen him being that hairy before :-) (my favo RHCP song is 'Californication').

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