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A feast of the senses in 'Mompritaly' |
- Weekly wrap -
This week on Kabir's Italian radio show Ch@t is a feast of the senses:
music, dance and food are the themes discussed by Sandokan and Verdeluna.
Add
a few
burning
social issues such as dragnet fishing and the case for feminism,
and the noble pirate and angry housewife have plenty to talk about.
But that still leaves plenty of time for remembering the love of
La Perla di Labuan and romantic schmoozing...
#6 -
Sandokan has just spent the day swimming in the sea, playing with dolphins. Stroking
a dolphin is like caressing a ripe papaya... Sandokan and Verdeluna share a deep
anger about the slaughter of dolphins by uncaring fishermen and Sandokan tells
a story, which came to him via Yanez. A fisherman loses his young son to the
sea, falling overboard after slipping from his mother's arms. He searches in
vain for the child, but years later, he catches a small dolphin in his net, and
after weeping bitterly over the animal's likely fate at the hands of his fellow
fishermen, decides to save its life. And for many years after that moment of
pity and compassion, the dolphin visits the fisherman and his wife as they rest
by the seaside - and smiles...
Do you really want to breathe the fragrant air of Mompracem, Verdeluna, do you?
Then come closer to me, come closer. Close you eyes, Verdeluna, the tiger is
pacing around you...
#7 -
Verdeluna the shower soprano and Sandokan, who's as tone-deaf as a hippopotamus,
talk about music. He prefers the sound of the wind in the sails of his ancient
gallion; she grooves on gospel music. Verdeluna, no instrument could make such
a beautiful sound as the sound of your voice...
Verdeluna remembers how her son Valerio, aged eight, decided he wanted to learn
how to play the trumpet. Her ex, The Twit, wouldn't have any of it, of course.
So she paid for the lessons herself. You gave him a free and limitless sea, for
the river of his emotions to flow into, says Sandokan.
And speaking of water, they launch into their very, let's say...personal interpretation
of Singing in the Rain. To learn to sing, you have to sing! And after discussing
singing lessons, Sandokan sings his hippo lullaby, the Great Symphony of the
Universe!
Come, my siren, and every time I hear your voice, I'll dive into the depths and
follow you to the bottom of the sea.
#8 -
Sandokan gives chase to a swordfish, the most magnificent creature he has ever
seen, and above all, it's free! No wonder he is late for his nocturnal chat with
Verdeluna, even if that's as sweet as the forbidden fruit of Paradise itself.
There's a party on at Mompracem. Everyone's singing, dancing, having fun. But
Verdeluna's Italian beach has been deserted by all but a handful of German tourists
as summer draws to a close. It's a good job she saw the Carnival in Rio at the
beginning of the year, sailing on Valerio's cruise ship. Dancing is a gift from
God, says Sandokan, and dancing in Rio is two.
Roll on more song and dance, and eat your heart out Fred Astaire! Sandokan, the
high priest of dance and of its mysteries, sings a little Latin song in Hindi,
and now he wants a fat Cuban cigar from Yanez' beach kiosk. The couple are like
flames that have found each other. Back in the real world, Verdeluna has another
rant about The Twit, her useless ex-husband, and swears she'd like to lock him
up im jail.
But Sandokan has done some time of his own, under the English imp... impri...
imperialists, and, believe me, it's no fun at all! Every man must be surrounded
by beauty. Once you have seen the colours of a butterfly, there's no way you
could do it any harm. Come with me Verdeluna, and we will dance to the Carnival
of Rio. But when we wake up, will it all be over?
#9 -
What would you cook for me, Sandokan? Come with me, to the golden beaches of
Mompracem, and I will show you. I'd make you a great basmati rice with saffron,
or an exquisite fish in yoghurt sauce. Sandokan's favourite dish is nasi goreng.
Ohhh Sandokan, just for a minute I really imagined I was there with you. Here
it just won't stop raining. All my friends moan to me and no one has time to
listen to me. But it's very important to listen, Verdeluna. Sometimes the stories
of others can be great sources of wisdom to us!
Consider, for instance, the story of Brigitta, a Brazilian prostitute whom Verdeluna
met at a bowling alley. You can't judge anyone unless you have truly felt their
pain, says Sandokan.
Sports is next on the agenda. Useless ex-husband Renato, aka The Twit, used to
take Verdeluna to see football matches, but after a while he only went there
with his friends. In the evening they would both lose their voices – he
from shouting at the players, and she from shouting at him.
Then – a storm erupts, with waves as high as Manhattan skyscrapers, and
Sandokan has to hurry home. But the thought of Verdeluna – and the perfume
of flowers on the high seas – will protect him and his little gallion as
they return to port...
#10 -
Sandokan, the New Man, has been ironing his sarongs. He likes them neatly folded
in his wardrobe. So what's he? A macho or a feminist? - Wise pirate Sandokan
isn't going to be pinned down in the battle of the sexes, and diplomatically
declares himself to be "neutral". Pirates love to play with fire, he
says. And of course the conversation turn to food... - Angry housewife Verdeluna
confesses to being a little intimidated by Sandokan, the "giant paella",
hot from the oven with lots of pepper, ever so sensible and still such a... hot-blooded
male. - On to Sir Hugo, God of Machos, author of the Ten Commandments on How
to Humiliate a Woman, who is nevertheless Verdeluna's business partner. He has
70 percent, she 30, of their fashion shop, 'The Scream'. In other words, another
Twit. - Maybe he's never been taught how to be kind and courteous, Sandokan says.
He recounts how he met Marianna, the Pearl of Labuan. Sandokan, the tough guy,
had no idea of love.
But as he lay at death's door, it was Marianna who nursed him back to health.
And looking into her saintly eyes, he fell in love. Sandokan is certain that
men are really just afraid of women, their beauty and their absolute superiority.
Just look at Othello and Desdemona, for example. - Sandokan would try out and
buy all the clothes in Verdeluna's shop, even the ladies', so he could spend
more time with her. And don't worry about Sir Hugo, either. - Come with me, Verdeluna,
and I will turn my gallion into a giant market of colours and perfumes, and you
will be the boss... - Ah, what a shame that all is over when the chat is finished.
Not everything, Verdeluna, not quite everything...
...to be continued
You'll find daily updates of Kabir's radio show CH@T - including
translated Rai summaries - online at kabir-bedi.com... |
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