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We are lucky....


Saturday,Aug 23 2008, 12:28:27 PM (Last updated: Sunday,Aug 24 2008, 07:48:48 AM)

Yesterday evening at a big subway station in Paris, a man was fighting between life & death....

Wanting to catch up a train, he unfortunately missed the step. The train started, he felt into the tiny space between the quay & the train. Before the train could stop, the lower half of his body has been dragged by the train for meters....

When he was taken out, he was still alive. A woman stayed with him, holding his hand tight to comfort & encourage him... The police & the emergency medical team arrived rapidly....

I went there several minutes later, so I didn't see the horrible tragedy. I just heard people around talking about what happened....

At this moment, besides feeling deeply sorry for the horrible suffer that the man was enduring, I realise at the same time just how much I'm lucky being alive.

Sometimes we may complain that life is not always pink & easy. We are disappointed if we don't get what we want. We tend to forget the most precious thing that we are lucky enough to own: life & good health. Comparing with death & suffer, the difficulties we may meet are really insignificant.

So just stop complaining & enjoy life as much as we can....

For the memory of Linda - Sillydreamer


Sunday,May 4 2008, 01:33:00 PM (Last updated: Sunday,May 4 2008, 02:12:04 PM)
Very busy these days. Havent been here for 10 days.

Last time, I received a long reply from you, which made me soooo happy.

I didnt even have time to answer you with a long reply, you have just disappeared, in the air....

Why? Why even havent said goodbye? You knew how I care about you, dont you, my friend?

I miss your intelligent, passionate & sentimental true words which give me always so much joy & inspiration.

Come back to me, plz, Linda-Sillydreamer...........Hope you are happy in real life........

For your memory:

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Here is my reply for a topic on Zorpia Forum:

]ღ[ How romantic are you? ]ღ[

I am hopelessly romantic :-)
I've done many "silly" things because of that! :-)

I was in love with a very handsome boy in university,
but was too shy to tell him what I feel... ;-)
He often worked late in his workshop.
So I decided to make him a surprise.
(how I LOVE to make surprises to people that I like! :-) )
I prepared some delicious snack & put it
in the bascket of his bicycle outside his workshop.

In order to savour the surprise-effect
I hid myself behind a tree for hours! It was summer.
A group of mousquitos have enjoyed a great meal of my sweet blood!
I've got so many boutons the next day! :-)
But was still happy to have seen the expression on his face
when he discovered the surprise! So sweet memories...:-D

Another experience was with friends. I'm quite nostalgic.
I've been abroad for years without opportunities
to sing with people those songs of my youth that I love.

One winter evening, before his going back to my coutry
a friend & another boy accompanied me to the "Art Bridge" in Paris,
an old wooden bridge famous for lovers :-)
We have sung so many beautiful songs of my youth on that bridge
under a beautiful & bright moonlight, again & again....

It was very cold that night & I was in skirt!!!
I was almost trembling but my heart was so warm & so happy!!!
We were singing with all our strength & passions!!!

My blood was burning, my soul so PURE, my heart full of JOY...
I leaned on the bridge railing
looking up at the bright Moon while singing
completely lost in a dreamland...
My mind went back to my happy youth, acrosing time & space...
The moon illuminated my dreamy face & the FLAME in my expressive eyes!
I know that I must have been very beautiful that night....

My friend was so moved that he hold me gently
& gave me kisses on my hair like a lover :-D
I can perfectly understand his behaviour
because it was such a romantic night!!!

Really wonderful experience that I'll never forget!!!

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Sillydreamer   United Kingdom    2/25/2008 13:28
 
You wrote it so beautifully, when I saw the response in Zorpia forum,
I actuall thought it's a poem you cited from somewhere...lol.
You have a lovely voice, and a simple page to make "feel" it more beautiful and soothing.

Great choice :)

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Pauline  2/25/2008 15:10
 
Now it’s my turn to say “such a sweet message!!!” So happy to see you here!

“I love this song, I love every bit of it, every single sentence of it.
Such a simple way to express one's feeling when you feel blessed in love”
OMG, it’s EXACTLY what I feel for “My Baby You” you know!!!
Thank you so much to have spoken out the words in my heart! It touches me!!!

I lOVE the beautiful Hindi song playing on your page too, how I wish that I understood it!
You know the tune & the voice remind me the beautiful Hindi songs
of beautiful Hindi love-story films that I LOVE much in my youth.
And even now, I still remember some words of a Hindi song
although I don’t understand the meaning!
Those songs & films have given me deep impressions!!!
And I’ve learned a little bit traditional Hindi dance
which tells stories by gestures, soooo beautiful!!!

I LOVE your picture in traditional Hindi dress, really SPLENDID!!!
I like wearing traditional dresses too, Chinese ones :-) I’ll show you… :-)
I think that wherever we live, it’s important to preserve our own identity,
to be proud of & try to promote our culture, our roots !!!

OMG, you really think that my writing is poetic? It makes me SO HAPPY!!!
Thank you so much for your encouragement!
Coz I didn’t believe that I could write well in English.
In fact, English is my 3rd language now. It was once my main working langue
but when I came to live in France, I had to “forget” it a little in order to learn well French.
It has been years that I’ve not practiced it.
How I’m frustrated when I don’t find the right words
to describe my delicate & complex feelings!
But I need to express myself, to get out all the feelings burning in my heart,
by singing, by dancing & now by writing.
My Net brother Prince boost me much to write.
And now I’m even more encouraged by your kind words.
Maybe sometimes, the lack of vocabulary can be compensated by rich & strong heart feelings… :)

Glad that you like my voice :-)

For my page, I wanted to make some decorations too.
But finally, I found that, sure I enjoy the visual pleasure of beautiful pictures,
but what interest me most are WORDS.
They can be simple, but sincere, having real ideas & meanings, coming from the heart.
That’s why finally I prefer to keep my page simple, to highlight the contents,
which don’t give direct visual pleasure,
but touch more the heart & in this way, they are more valuable in my eyes !!!
You really have a sensitive heart you too.
You are the first person who has noticed this point! Amazing!

I’m so happy to meet you, thanks to “frog”, hahaha…

And I’m eager to know you more & see you often.
I’ll begin by reading all your journals.
I have already begun, but not finished!

*hugs & kisses*
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Sillydreamer   2/25/2008 15:15
 
hahaha...you are a free spirit. So refreshing you are!
Are you a Gemini? :)..btw..your English is Great..trust me!
I wish mine is anywhere near you. Take care.
 
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Pauline    2/25/2008 15:28
 
Hmmm, FREE SPIRIT, REFRESHING, I love these descriptions!:-)

Haha, non, I'm not Gemini, but I could have been.:-)
Think about the eternal inner flames & you'll get the answer... :)

Thanks again for your encouragement! I'll read a lot to enrich my vocabulary.
What a pleasure it will be to be able to describe delicate feelings
with approprate beautiful poetic words!!!

Take care, you too! :)
 
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Pr!nCe  2/24/2008 18:14        You too, havent seen you for weeks, where are you, sweet brother?
 
wow pauline...your beautiful romantic memories really touched my heart :)
and bring me a lot of memories that actually I was hiding of my mind...
as I do my best to erase my last 20 years on life and start a new life from now on...
but that is just words, as memories never fade or go with the wind by days :)

well I was always so so romantic...and it was strange for many people,
as not many boys are romantic, I took it as advantage sometime,
but at times it turned to be disadvantage of some kind
even I tried to change myself to cold and a person without feeling! :P
but thank god it never worked cause its me! :) so I kept being romantic but with some edit! :P
and I think this edit work well cause after this edit I never felt bad for being romantic :)

I was going to go on my memories now...but well almost all my memories was with persons
that came to be fake and not that people I thought they love me...
so they don't worth even the memories about them :P lol

Iam just so happy I read your beautiful happy memories :)
and that really show ur beautiful romantic character :)
keep it up always :) keep romantic :)
 
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Pauline   2/24/2008 19:51
 
Hehe, I knew that if on Zorpia there should be only one romantic person
who would be interested in my memories & give me a reply that should be YOU!!!
Glad that my stories can touch your heart :-)
We have the same kind of romantic & sensitive heart,
that’s why you can understand my feelings & get vibrations easily :-)

Try to erase 20 years’ memories, that’s not a good idea. :-) We are made of our memories.
Without memories, happy or painful ones, we would become NOTHING.
That’s why I found it funny that some people believe that there are life before & after this one.
Nonsense! When we die, our brain will disappear with all our memories.
Without those memories, even we can continue to exist in other form of life,
we wouldn’t be what we are in this life,
our existence in the “next life” would be totally no meaning.
While, the knowledge of humain-beings are still poor
comparing to the huge & mysterious universe.
Maybe there can be miracles. But I still don’t believe.
In any case, what’s important is to fully enjoy this life.

Whatever the disadvantages can be,
I still think that being romantic is a great chance for us.
We are more sensitive to the beauty of life.
We have much capacities to create joy & happiness.
Even finally it was for people that don’t really deserve,
but the feeling of happiness of the moment would never change.
Nobody can steal that from you.

I don’t know what edit you have found to live better your Romanism.
For me, I’m lucky that my memory is naturally selective.
I forget more easily the painful moments than happy ones.
It’s also because I always try to think on the other one’s side,
try to understand & be tolerant.
My father always tells me:” don’t suffer for people
who don’t deserve or use the other’s fault to punish yourself”.
Now, I’m still romantic & will always be. I offer happiness,
create perfect moments, mainly for my future memories,
& at the same time, bring happiness to people that I like or love,
but I don’t wait anything in return.
The less you wait from others, the less you will be disappointed.
That’s actually my principle. For now, it works well. :-)

You too, sweet Net brother, keep on being romantic & enjoy the pleasure of it…

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Where are you, my friends?  I miss you two.......
 

 


Belle soirée; Nice evening


Thursday,Apr 10 2008, 11:03:22 PM (Last updated: Thursday,Apr 10 2008, 11:10:14 PM)

Français:

Après une soirée sublime, rouler dans une belle Jaguar sur les Champs-Elysées est une sensation fort agréable. Le monde réel n'est pas si mal que ça finalement, haha! Voilà un excellent départ d'une nouvelle vie colorée et excitante! A moi de jouer pour mettre en valeur toutes mes capacités. La réussite m'appartient, j'en suis convaincue!

English:

After a sublime party, rolling on the Champs-Elysées inside of a beautiful Jaguar is really a pleasant feeling. The real world is not so bad finally,  haha! A great beginning of a colorful & exciting new life is in front of me! It's my turn to show fully my capacities. I'm convinced that I'll succeed!

Some of my favorite songs


Friday,Feb 15 2008, 12:37:24 AM (Last updated: Saturday,Feb 16 2008, 12:33:05 PM)
                         This is...  my voice   :)

                   Pauline's Personal Concert         hahaha...


                                   Some songs that I sung
                      Quelques chansons que j'ai chantées    

   Without music accompaniment & not at all skilled :)  Just sing with my heart...
Sans technique ni accompagnement, je chante tout simplement avec mon coeur...



Lucky Star》    - sung by Pauline   :)

The original music is very light, tender & joyful ...


                         

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

 黄土高坡 / Loess Plateau 》    - sung by Pauline   :)

If you have seen the film "Red Sorghum" (le Sorgho Rouge, 1987) of Zhang Yimou, a famous Chinese film director, you may have been impressed by the immense sterile land in Sha'anxi Province. Life is difficult there. From generation to generation, the way of life has almost never changed. It's always the same songs that people sing on the top of the hills facing the wind, witness of a extraordinary vitality.....

LOVE   this style of strong, straightforward, rugged folk songs.

Imaginez quand les habitants locaux chantent cette chanson travaillant sur des collines, en face de l'immencité d'une terre jaune pauvre & sterile, le vent souffle et apporte des sables venant des deserts du nord, et porte leur voix loin, loin..... que peuvent-ils ressentir? C'est une terre dure à vivre, mais c'est aussi là où ont vécu des générations de leur ancêtres. Ils y sont très attachés......

       

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Right Here Waiting》     - sung by Pauline   :)

Liked so much singing it in the evening, alone, at the end of  classroom building aisle of my university, facing the enormous campus dark & almost arcane, with all my force and passions... as if the rest of the world didn't exist anymore.....   

                

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

《让我们荡起双桨 / Row, row row our boat  - sung by Pauline   :)

In the beautiful Beihai Park (North Lake) of Beijing, children boat on the lake with much pleasure, enjoying freely their childhood.  A cool wind comes to caress their faces....This song has made deep impressions on several generations in China. It reminds me so many tender memories of my happy childhood.

              北海公园-琼岛和白塔,广西,秀色精华,琼岛,景点,风光,冬天,初冬,北京,北海公园,北海,白塔

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

《Love Story》    - sung by Pauline   :)

A great classical song which has touched so many hearts.  Still remember that late cold winter evening long time ago, alone on the way back home by bicycle,  singing it on the big avenues very loudly with all my force & passions.....

                           

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Que Sera Sera》     - sung by Pauline   :)


One of the first english songs that I learned in middle school, sweet souvenirs.....

                  

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La danse, ma nouvelle PASSION!


Monday,Feb 11 2008, 01:08:50 PM (Last updated: Tuesday,Feb 12 2008, 07:09:45 PM)

Tout a commencé avec cette vidéo que j'ai vu sur le blog d'un ami:



Il fut un temps où j'allais danser quand j'étais encore à l'université, long time ago. Cette fameuse scene de Tango du film "the scent of a woman" a réveillé en moi une envie folle de danser. Al Pacino est vraiment un GRAND acteur qui a magnifiquement joué cette scène de danse. Il n'est pas super beau, mais il a beaucoup d'élégance, de profondeur d'esprit, un charme FOU. Je le préfère que bien d'autres acteurs qui, n'ayant qu'un beau physique et donc superficiels, ne me touchent pas du tout.

J'ai commencé à prendre des cours de danse il y a un mois. J'ai même essayé de trouver un cavalier sur Zorpia (car vendredi soir lors d'un cours d'entraînement, sans cavalier est une pure perte de temps), mais finalement c'était tombé dans l'eau pour une raison que j'ignore. Une de mes camarades de classe, une jeune retraitée super bien foutue, très active et qui aime prendre soin de moi, a même mis une petite annonce dans un journal en vue de chercher des cavaliers pour nous deux, c'était sympa de sa part même si je n'y compte pas vraiment.

Je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi il y a si peu de gens qui soient intéressés par la danse alors que c'est si agréable, romantique et ça fait tellement de bien sur le physique et le moral! Chaque cours de danse me met dans un tel état de joie, totalement libérée de la routine et des petits soucis de la vie quotidienne, même si ce que je sais faire reste encore un peu limité. Non pas parce que je n'apprends pas vite. Au contraire, étant amateur de musique, j'ai vraiment le sens du rythme et je pige au quart de tour. Mais, les cours sont collectifs, il faut les faire au rythme acceptable par tout le monde. Pour la Salsa, j'ai eu une demie heure de cours quasi particulier, qu'est-ce que j'ai fait comme progrès!

Vendredi dernier, je suis allée à une soirée de la Danse et de l’Elégance avec des copines de mon école de danse. Il y a eu les Finales d'un “Grand Prix” de danse, quelques show de Tango Argentin et de Salsa, et de la danse libre. C’était magnifique, romantique, sublime, divin… pas assez de vocabulaire pour décrire. De belles musiques, de magnifiques robes de danse ou de soirée, de beaux corps (hommes & femmes) qui dansent de façon élégante ou sensuelle, beaucoup de “belles plantes”, vraiment au plaisir des yeux !

Si vous étiez là, vous aurez vu mes yeux briller de mille feux, le cœur rempli de passions ! J’ADORE la danse, tout comme la musique, “it makes life worthwhile” (j'emprunte la parôle d'un ami très cher à moi). La danse embellit. J'ai vu un couple dont le monsieur est un asiatique très ordinaire, moitié chauve, pas grand et un peu mal habillé. Mais quand il danse, c’est tout simplement DIVIN, avec de tels beauté, élégance et plaisir. Son partenaire est une blonde qui est pas mal du tout. Ils ont une grande complicité, très distingués sur la piste, forment un très beau couple. Dans le spectacle, il y a eu un garçon de 1m80 qui faisait danser une fille de 8 ans faute de danseur, et même deux “couples“ d’enfant de 6 dans qui étaient habillés et dansaient comme des grands, trop mignon !!!

Après les spectacles, il y a eu une heure de danse libre. J’ai eu plus de chance que mes copines ayant été invitée plusieurs fois à danser. Pas terrible le Tango car je ne connais pas encore assez de figures et donc de variations pour m’amuser. Mais mon prof m’a dit que je peux déjà aller en boîte de Salsa vu mon niveau, bien que je n’aie eu qu’environs 8 heures de cours. J’ai vraiment un grand plaisir de danser la Salsa, et au fur et à mesure que la maîtrise des figures agrandit, je me lâche de plus en plus et mes gestes sont devenus naturellement de plus en plus sensuels ! How I LOVE it ! I LOVE SALSA !

Mais là où je me suis plus amusée c’était la dernière danse, du Rock. Je ne connaissais même pas les pas de base. Mon danseur a fait "wooowww.." en remarquant que j’avais une robe mi-long serré à la taille et très large en bas, en tissu fleuri et frais. Quand je tournais vite, elle s’ouvre comme une belle fleur, très jolie. Donc ce qu’il a fait c’était de me faire tourner, encore, encore et encore…en circulant sur la piste. J’ai vite compris le mécanisme et tourné de plus en plus vite suivant sa conduite. De temps en temps, on fait quelques pas de base pour retrouver l’équilibre. Ainsi je tournais, tournais, tournais…..ma robe fleurissait, fleurissait, fleurissait… et je riais, riais et riais….Qu’est-ce que je me suis amusée avec cette danse complètement dingue sans style, inspirée et créée sur le champ et totalement crazzzzzy !!! J’ai vraiment adoré!!! Le seul regret que j'ai eu ce soir là serait de ne pas avoir pu danser le Valse que je trouve très romantique. J'ADORE!

Aujourd'hui, à ma grande surprise, le danseur de Rock en question m'a appelé, me demandant s'il pouvait m'envoyer un bouquet de fleur pour le Saint-Valentin (haha), ce qui m'a tellement surprise que ça m'a donné une folle envie de rigoler. "Non, merci, je ne cherche rien d'autre que la danse. Si vous voulez me faire plaisir, emmenez-moi danser à l'occasion...." je lui ai répondu polimment. Il va donc prochainement m'inviter à dînner avant d'aller danser, "au nom de l'amitié", il précise. haha! Ainsi, il me semble que je me suis trouvée un cavalier, en plus de mes profs qui veulent vraiment me donner des cours particuliers mais n'ont pas encore pu le faire faute de salle.

Bonne nouvelle! Un de mes profs m'a appris aujoud'hui qu'il me prépare une surprise: une petite salle pour m'apprendre à danser toute la journée! Trop bien! Et il me taquine: "j'ai tout de même peur car tu apprends trop vite. Quand tu auras tout appris, tu me considéras peut-etre plus  plus comme copain", haha, quel idiot! C'set vraiment pas mon genre de faire ça! Et puis, ma jeune retraitée protectrice m'a donné deux robes de soirée très originales toutes neuves qu'elle n'a jamais réussi à mettre car trop petites. Vraiment très gentil! Hmmmm, ça fait du bien de se sentir "gâtée" parfois. :))

La saison de danse va donc commencer pour moi! SUPER!!!




Les Gentilemen à Paris :


Si vous êtes Bon Danseur et que vous voulez faire ma connaissance,
alors vous pouvez m'inviter à aller danser......
mais que pour le plaisir de la danse, RIEN d'autre.... :)))




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