If anyone out there is an iphone user I highly recommend using the music recognizer app SoundHound. It's amazing for those times that you just think, heck what's the song! So for everyone I thought I would post some of the amazing songs I have heard over the last few months.
If your interested In getting SoundHound for yourself click the link!
So here they are:
1. Summer Holiday by Wild Nothing
2. Imagine by Snoop Dogg
3. Pumped up Kicks by Foster the People
4. Halfway Gone by Lifehouse
5. (Just Like) Starting over by John Lennon
Hope you enjoy these Songs as much as I did!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Beginners guide to Nikos xilouris
He is the angel of Crete and had probably one of the best voices in music ever (That's my opinion). From anogia in the Heraklion district of Crete his music still touches the hearts of many people across the world. From simple beginnings playing the Lyra in small clubs in Heraklion he hit the big time and started to be produced by Giannis Markopoulos.
Even during these times of economic problems in Greece, his music inspires people to shout their voice to mr Papandreau and the other ministers.
In this blog I will show you some of Xilouris's most famous songs so like me you can start to love one of the best singers to ever come out of Greece
Even during these times of economic problems in Greece, his music inspires people to shout their voice to mr Papandreau and the other ministers.
In this blog I will show you some of Xilouris's most famous songs so like me you can start to love one of the best singers to ever come out of Greece
Pote tha knaei ksasteria (the Cretan national anthem)
Itan Mia Fora (It was one time)
xilia miria kimmata ( a thousand miles long)
Greek Coffee
It's Thursday afternoon and thought I would make myself a cup of Greek Coffee. It takes a lot of paitent to make, but in the end the smell and the flavours are out of this world.
A greek coffee is a bit like being Greek itself. You mix everything together, put some fire under it and eventually you will get an amazing flavourism end product.
I recently lost my Gia Gia (greek for Grandma) who around easter died from cancer. She was always a big inspiration to me and helping me to identify myself as a Cretan Greek. Having a Greek partner I now have an almost adopted Gia Gia who insists on cooking a lot and like many Cretan Greeks brings the best hospitality.
Like my Gia Gia used to make Greek coffee in the morning, I make it to give me energy to head to the beaches and night clubs of Chania!
So when you read this Grab your kettle and make a nice cup of coffee or tea!
A greek coffee is a bit like being Greek itself. You mix everything together, put some fire under it and eventually you will get an amazing flavourism end product.
I recently lost my Gia Gia (greek for Grandma) who around easter died from cancer. She was always a big inspiration to me and helping me to identify myself as a Cretan Greek. Having a Greek partner I now have an almost adopted Gia Gia who insists on cooking a lot and like many Cretan Greeks brings the best hospitality.
Like my Gia Gia used to make Greek coffee in the morning, I make it to give me energy to head to the beaches and night clubs of Chania!
So when you read this Grab your kettle and make a nice cup of coffee or tea!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
What would I do if I was Papandreau for a day
Wherever you are around the world there is no escape from the news about Greece's economic problems. For the Angela merkals and George Osbornes of this world there is a misunderstanding about how this affects the normal Greek citizen. Being half Greek Half English it is hard to understand why my homeland is so lawless and backwards.
One major problem is that the Greek public sector is very badly organized and money allocated for it is just wasted on €900,000 on chemicals for the police or spent on a railway system which only 4 people seem to use.
It is of course every humans right to protest against their goverment and until the Papandreau administration understand it nothing will change.
So if i was George Papandreau I would do these things
1. Make Greek MP's accountable for misuse of expenses
2. Review and change the public sector and change to private where it is needed
3. Review the police system
4. Allow a democratic election where the leader isn't a papandreau or karamanlis
5. Hold a public vote on what government policy and economics should be
For a country where democracy was born it needs to look in the mirror for a long time! As a wise friend said to me Greece's worst enemy is Greece itself.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
One major problem is that the Greek public sector is very badly organized and money allocated for it is just wasted on €900,000 on chemicals for the police or spent on a railway system which only 4 people seem to use.
It is of course every humans right to protest against their goverment and until the Papandreau administration understand it nothing will change.
So if i was George Papandreau I would do these things
1. Make Greek MP's accountable for misuse of expenses
2. Review and change the public sector and change to private where it is needed
3. Review the police system
4. Allow a democratic election where the leader isn't a papandreau or karamanlis
5. Hold a public vote on what government policy and economics should be
For a country where democracy was born it needs to look in the mirror for a long time! As a wise friend said to me Greece's worst enemy is Greece itself.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Friday, July 1, 2011
Greek TV
Staying in Chania can be amazingly fun and wont leave you dissapointed generally. However, when it comes to the mesimeri time when lots of Greeks sleep (which is during the hottest time of the day) the TV can sometimes be your only form of entertainment.
Currently sitting with my partner and her family and watching a show called 'δέστε τους' where most of the panel members are loud and over the top. It can provide some great laughs if you can understand Greek but generally it isn't for the tourists coming to Greece.
The news here which seems to be on the global network also leaves something to be desired. With news in the UK or the USA the main layout of a show includes the opening tasters of the news packages which then leads into the presenter reading off each one. However in Greece, the general rule of thumb is to show some sort of package while four or five people are arguing madly over whos right and wrong.
Recently Greek news has been showing mobile phone footage of the violent protests between police and protesters. Constantly showing the police violence it proves a lot about the terrible things the riot police do here.
Like everything Greek it all turns into a drama.
Currently sitting with my partner and her family and watching a show called 'δέστε τους' where most of the panel members are loud and over the top. It can provide some great laughs if you can understand Greek but generally it isn't for the tourists coming to Greece.
The news here which seems to be on the global network also leaves something to be desired. With news in the UK or the USA the main layout of a show includes the opening tasters of the news packages which then leads into the presenter reading off each one. However in Greece, the general rule of thumb is to show some sort of package while four or five people are arguing madly over whos right and wrong.
Recently Greek news has been showing mobile phone footage of the violent protests between police and protesters. Constantly showing the police violence it proves a lot about the terrible things the riot police do here.
Like everything Greek it all turns into a drama.
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