This my favourite song by Petr Nikl. Too bad that his webpage is not updated that much, because we have lots of his books and CDs at home.
Shnilí líni líně sní
Tisknou, ale netísní
Samí svatí v sítích spí
Svítí, ale nestíní
Tuuu, tydu tu tuuuuu
Shnilí líni písní zní
Nahlas, ale neslyšní
Dnem dní v ledu bledě bdí
Oblí, ale nehmotní
Tuuu, tydu tu tuuuuu
Shnilí líni líně sní
Tisknou, ale netísní
Samí svatí v sítích spí
Svítí, ale nestíní
Tuuu, tydu tu tuuuuu
Friday, 13 May 2011
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Being old and wise
I have to say thay my wife's grandmother is really funny. She is over 80 years old, doctor of philosophy, and enjoying manual work and also she likes the thought that people who do not know her, think of her that she is just the "cleaning lady" :o).
Anyway it seems to me like she has discovered that now she is in the age when she can get away with almost anything, plus is making fun of people in the purest form of stereotype, that younger people are automatically thinking of the elderly as people with "dementia" or whatever. So here goes few examples of her wit and cleverness.
1) She was at the doctor and he told her - so we should do the next check in two months. And she replied: "One moment, I am quite busy, so let me check first my schedule if I have time at this day." So the doctor was like WTF?
2) She crossed the street not on the "zebra" and policemen who was walking nearby stopped her and said: "Hey, you should not be jaywalking, there is a zebra 50 metres there!" And she replied: "Oh young man, that is so kind of you that you want to carry my bag, but no hassle, I live over there I can manage." Then the conversation went for another 5 minutes where she pretended she has hearing problems and then the other policemen was like: "Hey man, let the lady go, not worth it" :o)
3) We were visiting her and she told me: "Oh look at this wonderful flower, how it blossoms so wonderfully." I did not know her that much back then so I was like looking at my wife and trying to explain in non-verbal language that the flower is from plastics, and that maybe her granny is bit mad, but she was just having a laugh at me.
Well I could have only one wish in my life, I wish I will be like her in next 50 years. I have never seen anyone like this. So intelligent, witty and hardworking. She could just enjoy being retired, but she still works three times a week for couple of hours.
Anyway it seems to me like she has discovered that now she is in the age when she can get away with almost anything, plus is making fun of people in the purest form of stereotype, that younger people are automatically thinking of the elderly as people with "dementia" or whatever. So here goes few examples of her wit and cleverness.
1) She was at the doctor and he told her - so we should do the next check in two months. And she replied: "One moment, I am quite busy, so let me check first my schedule if I have time at this day." So the doctor was like WTF?
2) She crossed the street not on the "zebra" and policemen who was walking nearby stopped her and said: "Hey, you should not be jaywalking, there is a zebra 50 metres there!" And she replied: "Oh young man, that is so kind of you that you want to carry my bag, but no hassle, I live over there I can manage." Then the conversation went for another 5 minutes where she pretended she has hearing problems and then the other policemen was like: "Hey man, let the lady go, not worth it" :o)
3) We were visiting her and she told me: "Oh look at this wonderful flower, how it blossoms so wonderfully." I did not know her that much back then so I was like looking at my wife and trying to explain in non-verbal language that the flower is from plastics, and that maybe her granny is bit mad, but she was just having a laugh at me.
Well I could have only one wish in my life, I wish I will be like her in next 50 years. I have never seen anyone like this. So intelligent, witty and hardworking. She could just enjoy being retired, but she still works three times a week for couple of hours.
Monday, 9 May 2011
how to be loved on facebook
For example commenting the photos of your friends in a way as: "Oh my god, you look fabulous, chica, on your new profile pic! Not like the big fat walrus you are in real life! Next time when we have party, send us just the photo!"
Jusus, I really dont get the people with the photoshopped or design photos... We all know you, it is not like that if you upload your hype picture you are a different person now!
Jusus, I really dont get the people with the photoshopped or design photos... We all know you, it is not like that if you upload your hype picture you are a different person now!
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Monday, 2 May 2011
Sense of Place. Sense of Space
I think that people back in the 19. century could really enjoy life and living in spacious places. According to some Czech data in the 19. century ppl were aprox. 165 cm tall. Only 3 % of population was taller than 180 cm.
Nowadays in the Czech Republic (data from 1999) 30 % of population is taller than 180 cm. I was already writing about similair topic here. I am personally 187 cm tall.
But what I want to write about today is bit different and concerns architecture.
The buildings from the end of the 19. century have ceilings 3,8 meter. Nowadays the standard is around 2,6 meter. And yet we are much taller. So in the 19. century people would have space above their heads for 2 meters at least. Nowadays, if you are tall like 190 cm you have no problem touching the ceiling with your hands, so you have like 60 cm above your head... that is quite huge difference.
Nowadays in the Czech Republic (data from 1999) 30 % of population is taller than 180 cm. I was already writing about similair topic here. I am personally 187 cm tall.
But what I want to write about today is bit different and concerns architecture.
The buildings from the end of the 19. century have ceilings 3,8 meter. Nowadays the standard is around 2,6 meter. And yet we are much taller. So in the 19. century people would have space above their heads for 2 meters at least. Nowadays, if you are tall like 190 cm you have no problem touching the ceiling with your hands, so you have like 60 cm above your head... that is quite huge difference.
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