Stop Frowning. You’ll be stuck with it!

© of Winslie Gomez

How many times have you heard those pearls of wisdom. I had to learn that lesson and swallow a bitter pill.

Image origin and Thank You
Busy in my thoughts as I approached the waiting area to board the ferry, I noticed these two giggly teenagers munching crisps and the two empty seats nearby. So I plonked myself not paying anyone any particular attention but still deep in my thoughts, if I should hire a carpet shampooing machine or should I get rid of the carpet altogether and replace it with nice bamboo flooring as I had done in the bedrooms.

I boarded the ferry still with a myriad of random thoughts.

But the question I want to pose;
What do we project to others, as we go about our daily lives?

You see, as we we were getting off I was in the process of collecting my rucksack when I looked up and caught the eye of one of these giggly girls, who flashed a smile. Just a quick smile, there one millisecond and gone the next.

I did nothing. I thought! How wrong could I be, because, I must have been frowning, as the other girl said to her (the smiler)

“He must be gay”. They giggled some more and I was speechless.

Note to self:

Stop Frowning. You’ll be stuck with it! Smile, it costs nothing!

Samba Pa Ti. Carlos Santana

© of Winslie Gomez

Woodstock. Thanks to Alvinlee

IMG Thanks to Wikimedia

Decided to try my hand at playing lead guitar. Jimi Hendirix has always been my absolute guitar god, but I never tried lead guitar, ever. As always comfortable being a rythmn guitarist.

Maybe it’s a mid life crisis!
One of my favs is Carlos Santana, s o o o, why not see if I could emulate the unmistakeable Santana sound and try playing Samba Pa Ti.

ENJOY the Youtube videos

Video courtesy of dutajrdjtlqk

OR

Big Thank you to kondurperu3

Liked Bos’un on Santana and worth a visit to the sea dog

Would you like to try it too!

Samba Pa Ti – TAB

from Guitartab.com

Samba Pa Ti

Music by Carlos Santana from the album “Abraxas”

Legend of symbols used in this tab:

5/7 Slide up from fret 5 to 7
7\5 Slide down from fret 7 to 5
/5 Slide up “from nowhere”
5\ Slide down “to nowhere”
5b7 Pick fret 5, then bend two frets
[5]b7 Bend two frets before picking
5b7r5 Pick, bend two frets, release bend
5h7 Pick fret 5, hammer on fret 7
7p5 Pick fret 7, pull of to fret 5
(7) The note is still ringing from a previous hit
~~~ Left hand vibrato
X Fret string loosely to mute the sound

G Bm Em
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|
|—————8-||————-|-6/7—7h8p7—|—————-|
|———7-8h9—||-5h7—–4h7-|—————|—————-|
|–7-9-10———||——–5—-|————-9-|—————-|
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|

Am7 G Bm Em
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|
|—————-8-|————-|-6/7-7–7h8p7–|—————-|
|———-7-8h9—|-5h7—–4h7-|—————|—————-|
|—7-9-10———|——–5—-|————-9-|—————-|
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|

Am7 D Am7
|–5h7-5h7p5———5—-|—–7——|–5h7p5h7p5—————|
|————8-(8)p5-8b10-|—–10b12–|————8—-(8)p5—-|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|

D [hold] Am Bm
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|
|-8b10r8p5-5h7p5–|———5———5–|———|——4/5h7——|
|—————7-|-(7)——7-5\4/5h7—|———|-4–7——-4–7-|
|—————–|——————–7-|-(7)—–|—————–|
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|

Am D (D) G
|-5h7-5h7p5-5———5—-|-(5)—-|—————–|————–|
|————-8-8p5-8-8b10-|-(8b10)-|—————8-|————–|
|————————–|——–|———7-8h9—|-5h7——4-7-|
|————————–|——–|–7-9-10———|————–|
|————————–|——–|—————–|————–|
|————————–|——–|—————–|————–|

Bm Em Am7 G
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|
|-6/7-7–7h8p7—|——–|—————-8-|————–|
|————-7–|-9——|———-7-8h9—|-5h7—–4-7–|
|————–9-|——–|—7-9-10———|————–|
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|

Bm Em ~~~~ Am7
|—————|——12———12—————–|-5h7-5h7p5—–5—-|
|-6/7-7–7h8p7–|—-12—15b17—–14-14b16r14p12—|———-8p5–8b10-|
|—————|–12—————————–14-|——————–|
|————-9-|————————————|——————–|
|—————|————————————|——————–|
|—————|————————————|——————–|

D ~~~~~~ Am7 D [hold] Am
|-(5)——-7—–|-5h7p5h7p5—-|-3/5———-|——————-|——–|
|-(8b10)—-10b12-|———-8p5-|—–5-5h7p5–|——5———-5-|——–|
|—————–|————–|————7-|-(7)—7-5\4/5h7—|——–|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|-7–7/8-|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|——–|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|——–|

Bm Am D (D)
|—————5h7-5h7p5-5———5—–|–(5)——5/7-|—(7)———–|
|—————-|———8-8p5-8-[8]b10-|-([8]b10)——|—————–|
|–7-7–8/9-7-7–|————————|—————|—————–|
|-9—9——9—|————————|—————|—————–|
|—————-|————————|—————|—————–|
|—————-|————————|—————|—————–|

(w/Fill 1 these 2 measures………)
G Bm Bbm Am D
|————7-7—–|-(7)———-|——–5h7-5h7p5—-|———-5——|
|—8-8-8-10—10b12-|(10b12)–7—-|-(7)————-8-7-|-(7)-7-8———|
|——————–|———9b11-|-(9b11)————–|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|

Fill 1:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|—-10——-12——–|————12——|
|—-13b15—-15b17—–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|

(w/Fill 2 these three measures……………)
G Bm Bbm Am
|———–7-7—–|-(7)———–|————–5h7-5h7p5—–|———5-|
|–8-8-8-10—10b12-|-(10b12)–7—-|————————8-7-|-(7)-7-8—|
|——————-|———-9b11..(hold)….r9—————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|

Fill 2: (….doubles 1st gtr….)
|——-10——|————–5h7-5h7p5—–|———5-|
|——-13b15….(hold)…r13————8-7-|-(7)-7-8—|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|

Gtr. Solo: double time
G Am G Am ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|———–3-5-|-(5)/7——–|————–3-5–|————————|
|—3-3-3h5—–|————–|——3-3-3h5——|–3h5p3———-(3)h5–|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|

G Am G Am
|———–3-5-|-(5)/7–(7)\3-|————–3-5–|——————–|
|—3-3-3h5—–|————–|——3-3-3h5——|–3h5p3———–3-|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|

G Am
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-8h10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10-|-(10)-8-7-7p5———5–7—–|
|————————————|————–8-7–8———–|
|————————————|—————————-7–|
|————————————|——————————-|
|————————————|——————————-|
|————————————|——————————-|

G Am G
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|-3——————–|——-0————7/10-|-10–10–10–7-10-7-10–10-|
|—3/5\3-5-3b5r3p0—-|——0-3p0————–|—————————|
|——————2b4-|-(2b4)—–2b4r2p0——-|—————————|
|———————-|——————2——|—————————|
|———————-|————————-|—————————|
|———————-|————————-|—————————|

Am G Am
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-(10)-8-7-7p5——5-7-|-3——–12—–|———————————|
|————-8-7-8—–|—3/5\3—–15b17r15—15—15—15—15—15—–|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|

G Am
~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|——————————|———————-|
|(15)-15-15-15p12————–|———-15–(15)p12-|
|—————-14b16r14p12—|-12-14b16————-|
|—————————14-|———————-|
|——————————|———————-|
|——————————|———————-|

G Am
|——————-12————-|——————————-|
|-15-15b17r15p12-15—-15b17r15p12-|-15-15-15———————-|
|———————————-|———-14b16-14b16r14p12—-|
|———————————-|—————————-14-|
|———————————-|——————————-|
|———————————-|——————————-|

G Am
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|———————–|——————–12———————-|
|———————–|——————12–15p12———–15b17-|
|-12—-14b16—-14b16…..r14–14p12-14b16———14b16r14p12——|
|———————–|——————————————–|
|———————–|——————————————–|
|———————–|——————————————–|

G Am
~~~
|-(15b17)r15p12————————–|-12-14-14–15-15–17-17–15-15–14-|
|————–15b17r15p12—————|———————————–|
|————————-14b16r14p12—-|———————————–|
|————————————14–|———————————–|
|—————————————-|———————————–|
|—————————————-|———————————–|

G Am
|-14–12-12\10-12\———|————————–|
|——————12h13p12\10h12p10\8-10p8\7-5—–5-|
|————————–|——————–7b9—|
|————————–|————————–|
|————————–|————————–|
|————————–|————————–|

G Am ~~~
|——5—————12—|————12—————————-|
|—-5———–15b17——|–12–15b17—-14b16r14p12–14b16r14p12—|
|-7b9—7b9r7p5/———-14b16————————————-14-|
|—————————|——————————————|
|—————————|——————————————|
|—————————|——————————————|

G ~~~ Am
|————-17b19-|-[17]b19r17p15-17-17——12h14-|
|——————-|———————17\——–|
|-12-14b16———-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|

G Am
|-15p14p12-14p12\10-12p10-8-7-5-3-5-|-5——-5h7p5————-5–/11/12—|
|———————————5-|—5-7/8——-8-8\7p5—5————-|
|———————————–|———————-7b9————–|
|———————————–|—————————————|
|———————————–|—————————————|
|———————————–|—————————————|

G Am ~~~ G
|-12\10-10\8-8\7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2p0————–|—3-5-7-/10\6/7-5-7-|
|————————-|—–3p1-1p0-0—–|———————|
|————————-|—————2—|-0——————-|
|————————-|——————-|———————|
|————————-|——————-|———————|
|————————-|——————-|———————|

Am ~~ G
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|——-5\3-3h5p3-|-5p3-0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-|
|-7b9r7———–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|

Am G
|———————————/12-|-22–22-21–21-20–20–19–19\—–|
|-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0—–|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|

Am
|-17-17-15-14-12—————–|
|—————15b17r15p12——|
|————————–14b16-|
|——————————–|
|——————————–|
|——————————–|

G
|—12————12————————-12—————-15b17-|
|-12–15p12—–12–15p12—–12-15p12—–12–15p12—————–|
|———-14b16———14b16——–14b16———14b16r14p12——|
|——————————————————————–|
|——————————————————————–|
|——————————————————————–|

Am G Am ~~~~
|-(15b17)r15p12—————-15-|-14-12———-12-|———————|
|————–12-15————–|——15p12-15\3—|——————10-|
|——————-14b16r14-12—|——————-|-14b16r14-12–12\1—|
|———————————|——————-|————14——-|
|———————————|——————-|———————|
|———————————|——————-|———————|

G Am G Am
~~~~ ~~~
|-7h8—-7——7——|-5—0———0-|-12-10—-|-12–12h14-12h14p12—-|
|–h8-10—8-10—8-10-|—5—5-5b7r5—|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|

G Am G
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|———————–|———12h14-12h14p12-|——————-|
|-15–12-15-15b16r15b17-|-(15b17)—————-|-15–12-15p12——|
|———————–|————————|————-14b16-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|

Am
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|
|-(14b16)r14p12-14b16r14p12-14-[14]b16r14p12-14-[14]b16r14p12-|
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|

G (Begin to fade)
|——————————————-|
|——12—–12—–12—–12—–12-15b17-|
|-14b16–14b16–14b16–14b16–14b16———|
|——————————————-|
|——————————————-|
|——————————————-|

Am
|-12——-12———————-12-12\———————|
|——–12–15p12—————12—12\———————|
|—14b16———14b16r14p12–12—–12\-X\——-/X-X\——|
|—————————-14————-\X\—/—–\—–|
|———————————————-\X/————|
|————————————————————-|

G Am G
|-3p2-0————-|————–|—3-5—5-3—2/-|
|——-3-0———|————–|——-5—–3—-|
|———–0——-|————–|——————|
|————-4-0-2-|————–|——————|
|——————-|-0-2–2p0—–|——————|
|——————-|———-3-0-|-3—————-|

Am G Am
|-12———————–12\10-10\7-7\5-5\3-3h5p3———————0–X/|
|—————————-|—————–|—5-3b5r3p0———0-0-0-X/|
|–14b16r14p12-14b16r14p12—|—————–|————2b4r2p0-0-2——|
|————————-14-|—————–|——————-2———|
|—————————-|—————–|—————————–|
|—————————-|—————–|—————————–|

G Am
|-12————————12——–12—X\-12-15b17-17b19-19b22\-22b23-|
|—15-12—————–12–15p12-X—15-X\——|———————-|
|——–14b16r14p12-14b16————————-|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|

G
|-7p5-3p2—————-|
|———5-3/5b7r5p3–3-|
|————————| Fade to black………Whew!!!!!!!!!
|————————|
|————————|
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Best excuse for penile erectile dysfunction! “sorcerers accused of

© of Winslie Gomez

using black magic to steal or shrink men’s penises”

I have never laughed so much on seeing this on Yahoo UK

Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur.

Rumours of penis theft began circulating last week in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo’s sprawling capital of some 8 million inhabitants. They quickly dominated radio call-in shows, with listeners advised to beware of fellow passengers in communal taxis wearing gold rings.

Purported victims, 14 of whom were also detained by police, claimed that sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear, in what some residents said was an attempt to extort cash with the promise of a cure.

“You just have to be accused of that, and people come after you. We’ve had a number of attempted lynchings. … You see them covered in marks after being beaten,” Kinshasa’s police chief, Jean-Dieudonne Oleko, told Reuters on Tuesday.

Police arrested the accused sorcerers and their victims in an effort to avoid the sort of bloodshed seen in Ghana a decade ago, when 12 suspected penis snatchers were beaten to death by angry mobs. The 27 men have since been released.

“I’m tempted to say it’s one huge joke,” Oleko said.

Don’t get me wrong, for those who genuinely suffer from Penile-Erectile-Dysfunction it must be both physically and emotionally painful.

BBC has some good advice.

or

BUPA

Others with a similar line in humour

Poppadom as gift to Anna the angel.

© of Winslie Gomez

Anna, here’s a few words to help you enjoy your delight.

Pappadoms

May your charm never reach a sell-by date or ever get icy.

May your wit crackle and pop as a crispy poppadom.

Your humour hot, dry and spicy.

May you rise to life’s little challenges like a papad in hot oil.

But hopefully, unlike the very same poppadom,

You will never be brittle nor snap, bubble or boil.

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For those of you not familiar with this South Indian delicacy that accomapnies every meal and usually served with a variety of pickles.

How do you spell ‘poppadom’?
As with many words from foreign languages which have their own alphabets, there is no universally accepted way of transcribing the Tamil name of this food into English. The Concise Oxford Dictionary (1999) lists the word at poppadom, but mentions poppadum, and popadom, as alternatives. The variant spellings which have been listed in Oxford dictionaries include papadam, papaddam, papadom, papadum, papodam, papodum, popadam, popadom, poppadam, poppadom, poppadum, poppodam, puppadum, puppodam, puppodum. However, there is nothing to say that you cannot use the unlisted spellings papodom, popadum, poppodom, poppodum, puppadam, puppadom, and puppodom. Take your pick!