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Music Discussion / Re: Don't You Hate It When You Can't Find The Song?

« on: April 13, 2012, 03:35:22 PM »

I hate it when that happens to me to.

I search so hard and it turns out, its just a typical everyday artist

That's happened to me too! I liked this song called "Clumsy". Turns out it was by Fergie!

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Music Discussion / Don't You Hate It When You Can't Find The Song?

« on: April 13, 2012, 02:59:37 PM »

So I was at Barnes and Noble and this AWESOME song starts playing in the store. Sounds kind of like Annie Lennox or Florence and The Machine and there's a hook that goes something like:

...it rains again...
...when it rains...

But I couldn't make out the lyrics because of the noise distractions. I wanted to stop one of the employees and ask but didn't.

Anyways, came home to research and all I could come up with was Paramore's "When It Rains" but I know that's not it!

Ugh!

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Music Discussion / Re: My Playlist (Songs I listen to when I write - Enjoy!)

« on: April 13, 2012, 02:57:05 PM »

Cool Calypso.

I've just started checking out Matt Kearney and Mumford and Sons.

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Music Discussion / Re: My Playlist (Songs I listen to when I write - Enjoy!)

« on: April 12, 2012, 09:09:05 PM »

I've been wishing for an official vid for this one but no such luck so here is the acoustic version

"Luvsik" - Mozella

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbseGrOC4Oc

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Music Discussion / Re: My Playlist (Songs I listen to when I write - Enjoy!)

« on: April 11, 2012, 08:55:56 PM »

"Not Your Fault" - Awolnation

Such a catchy tune!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm9-yVdxbSs

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Music Discussion / Re: My Playlist (Songs I listen to when I write - Enjoy!)

« on: April 11, 2012, 08:53:55 PM »

"American Honey" - Lady Antebellum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzzr7RbzUTs&ob=av2e

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Music Discussion / Re: My Playlist (Songs I listen to when I write - Enjoy!)

« on: April 11, 2012, 08:51:37 PM »

"Everybody Talks" - Neon Trees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5G9tIe84lE&ob=av2e

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Music Discussion / Re: My Playlist (Songs I listen to when I write - Enjoy!)

« on: April 11, 2012, 08:49:35 PM »

Don't know which I like better. The original:

"Somebody I Used To Know" - Gotye ft. Kimbra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

Or the cover by Walk Off The Earth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M

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Hmong Culture & History / Re: Map of the "Qhuab Ke" at Hmong funeral services.

« on: March 28, 2012, 05:20:07 AM »

Sorry. Good theory. But when hmong do funeral, they refer to a realm that is not the realm of men. They only put translations into words men can understand.  Like going back to Laos does not mean the actual country, it means: the dead has reached its final destination where the journey originally began.

So it is all just symbolism? It would be interesting to learn how the words and imagery came about.

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Music Discussion / Re: Song You're Currently Addicted To

« on: March 17, 2012, 05:28:36 PM »

This is how I feel about certain things and people:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOorxvAVqb4&feature=relmfu

BTW, Karmin has come a long way! Way to go!

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Funeral Rituals & Customs / Re: Kicking the bone at the funeral door

« on: March 16, 2012, 03:29:54 AM »

the "bone" is the jaw of tus npua tsa neeg....txiv neej ces tua hneev, pojniam ces tuam tsaig npua...qhov no yog muab tus npua tsa neeg no tuam kom qaug es xob muaj tuag ntxiv lawm xwb.

Can you explain these metaphors?

Very interesting.

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Poetic Souls / Re: Tus Neeg Siab Phem...

« on: March 16, 2012, 03:20:25 AM »

Hey Mrs. Vang,

Could you post some kwv txhiaj for us to read. I've always wanted to learn but feel my limited Hmong vocabulary is setting me back.

Thanks!

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Wedding Rituals & Customs / Re: Process of Asking Someone to be a Mej Koob

« on: March 16, 2012, 03:12:37 AM »

Qau,

Very interesting! May you also share whether or not each role has to be a certain status in life and if related to the groom?

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Funeral Rituals & Customs / Re: Church hmongs vs non church hmongs... a funnie story someone told me..

« on: March 16, 2012, 03:03:48 AM »

1.  Unless they are muslim that is.  My family were stuck in Malaysia as a refugee and we borrowed their cutting board to cut our pork with it and when they saw us doing that, the said we can have the cutting board. 

2.  It is taboo for Muslim to eat pork. 

However, I do see your point.  Cooking is cooking and cooking should be universal.  Unless one cooks while doing a chant or something. 

Well the Hmong people do not have to worry about eating pork except for those with gout. 

Other than that, both sides of the coin are more than free to help do the cooking at each other's funerals.

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Funeral Rituals & Customs / Re: Church hmongs vs non church hmongs... a funnie story someone told me..

« on: March 16, 2012, 02:40:37 AM »

Although the church congregation is like a family, they are only a faith family. People need to stop having their congregation do the labor that is actually the role of their family members. Non-Christian family members should stop being pricks and roll up their sleeves to help do the cooking, etc. The only thing the church does is plan the service. Having said that, Christians should help do all the laborious stuff that comes with a traditional Hmong funeral for their non-Christian family as well. Cooking in the kitchen does not violate anybody's religious beliefs.