8.2.06

Romancing Venus

I stumbled upon this album when a friend got this mp3 cd from another friend and this album just happened to be in it. The tracks are actually poems by Kooky Tuason interpreted by women from different fields. She had singers, actors, radio personalities, etc. sing or read the poems for the album. My favorite track on this album is "FLAME", read by Wawi Navaroza of Late Isabel

The candle flame
That scorched my skin
In pain
Is you

Red,
Angry,
Full of room
To burn
Idealistic hearts
To ashes
Sweeping clean
My clear vision
Of lovers true

I toast to brew
Viewing my skin and my heart
Burned by you

Side Kwento: I have a major crush on this Wawi girl now. I just love the way she read the poem. And I also adore Monique Jaramillo, she came up with that line in Track 25 she said "I love, him, he is my music in human form". I have this thing for women who are amazing when it comes to speaking. I have no idea why. It's sooo weird! Let me tell you... I went gaga over my learning lab supervisor when I was working for this company. She wasn't gorgeous but she wasn't bad looking either. I'd say she'd pass for slightly more than cute but still not the type who would turn people's heads just by merely walking into a room. Let me put it to you this way... She ain't "Cindy Kurleto" but man,,, if you hear her speak... you will thank the Lord for the ability to hear.

One night my nose was buried in this test, she passed by my station and while my back was turned so I wasn't able to see her she said "I like your Jacket" while slightly pulling on the hood. I don't know what happened but I felt "kilig" right then and I was so freaked out all I could come up with as a response was "uhm, kase yellow..."

Since that thing happened, I, the poster child for schedule adherence delinquency of call center agents, was only late once and had a great internal struggle over using my 1 allowed (as in allowed ha, as in your excuse could be that you needed to water your plants and you still would not get in trouble) absence to watch a friend's gig just because it would take away one day of my being able to listen to her pre-shift talks.

Anyway, what I find most interesting about this album is that the women were given free reign in choosing which poems they want to interpret cause it sort of gives you insight on what's going on in their heads based on what the poems that appealed to them were about. So you get an idea on how they are as real people. hehe. I'd make for a very scary stalker don't you think?

This album was released middle of last year and part of the proceeds will benefit the Women's Crisis Center. According to the articles I read it's available at M1 and Powerbooks stores but I was able to find a copy at Odyssey so I suppose you can get it at any record store now.

For more information you can visit this site: www.venusinorbit.com.

posted by jeanne @ 03:22

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