moved to mariacuries

• japan ≠ korea ≠ china
• pakistan is not in the middle east
• most muslims aren’t arabs
• geishas are not prostitutes
• mexico is a very small part of latin america
• there are 54 countries in africa
• china has 56 different ethnic groups and none of them eat chop suey
• singapore is not part of china
• most singaporeans speak english as their first language, please don’t ask, “why is your English so good”

That girl is without a doubt, the lowest, most awful creature to ever walk the planet!  ♥

The Parent Trap (1998)

"I was learning a folk song in school about a donkey, so I decided to sing that [at my first audition]. They said, ‘Do you know anything more current?’ I then gave them my best rendition of the Spice Girls, complete with dance moves—that’s where my musical career ended. It made me realize that I wasn’t quite ready. I think my parents were trying to give me a healthy dose of realism early on."

Fun facts! This song is a mele (soft, metered song with music) in contrast to an oli (a chant), and translated, it’s a song actually for Chief Kalakaua and Cheifess Lili’ulani. It tells of the beautiful scenery of all the islands, and specifically, a beautiful blooming flower that withstands the summits of each significant peak of Hawaii (including Mauna Kea!).  If you contrast the words mele and oli, you will hear them (say them outloud!) how soft, and harsh they are respectively. This mele is comprised of mostly soft, flowing words (save for the name of the mountains!) and the combination of those beautiful words used to name beautiful things and the Children’s Chorus is probably what it is. Peace(fulness) transcends language.