Bambi's Thoughts
Bambi posted this beautiful song-prayer for peace on May 22, 2021 (as shown below, including a public link with an English translation). May God protect all the innocent people caught in the middle of this bloody war…
To conclude this brief post, thank you Mr. Trudeau for thinking of authoritarianism abroad. Please also self-reflect on Canada’s domestic authoritarianism too. This being said, a big thanks to our Senate and consequently to you, Mr. Trudeau, for having recently lifted the Emergencies Acts (bravo). Finally, a piece of good news about political common sense and democracy. There is still hope for the latter in our world, thank Goodness…
Bambi is like a dinosaur sometimes, not just a deer. Yes, she is often lagging far behind when it comes to knowledge about new (or even older!) movies, songs, actors, brands, etc. However, thanks to her favourite internet radio, she just discovered a talented artist from Lebanon. If she may, she would like to introduce her to you.
Her name is Ms. Cynthia Karam. She is a Lebanese actress and a singer (https://elcinema.com/en/person/1101611/). It seems that she sang in French and English, before Arabic even.
Ms. Cynthia Karam is very interesting to listen to. She impressed Bambi with her wisdom, depth, and… even her talent in love (i.e., caretaker of her grandmother) and appreciation of it. Indeed, here are her beautiful translated concluding words at the end of the radio interview: “Love. Love. Love each other. Love like a mother (mothers know how to love maybe the best…). When we love, we tolerate. When we love, we accept the other. When we love, we forgive. When we love, no need for wars”.
To conclude this post, here are four select songs for you, by Ms. Cynthia Karam, in French and English (+ some Arabic in the last one). She is performing with other talented Lebanese artists. Bambi hopes you will enjoy them, especially you Jacinthe (with your appreciative ears… not just your own beautiful voice)!
Many thanks Ora (Itkins) for our heart-to-heart “caffeinated conversation of two middle eastern emigrants“.
Bambi was BOTH honoured and delighted to be your guest for the second time. She had much fun at our Coffeehouse “Yallah” :). Thank you!
Please keep on being who you are as a human being and as an educator! In Bambi’s mind, one thing is clear: Your students are blessed to have a real or genuine professsor like you! Actually, she would be honoured to interview you herself one day to learn from you and share the lessons learned with the readers of this blog.
THANK you for your your inspiring “Openspace with Ora” on Youtube!
From out of Beirut, a friend shared this Fox news video with Bambi with the following meaningful words:
“Can’t believe this is really happening in Canada :(! This is a crazy come on… RIP free Canada“.
Bambi’s friend is her hero of humanity. She could not not stand silent. She sent an email of support to Ms. Giuliani… Yes from out of Beirut where freedom of expression is known to be under threat (https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1291471/lebanon-classified-as-authoritarian-regime-for-first-time-in-economic-intelligence-units-annual-democracy-index.html).
Just watch this heart-breaking interview… All the best to Ms Giuliani, her family, and staff. May love, peace, common sense… and FREEDOM prevail again in Canada.
Until then, take good care everyone.
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An earlier post on the mourning heart of Bambi…
There is no word to describe the disappointment of Bambi today (https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/mps-to-vote-tonight-on-whether-emergencies-act-for-blockades-still-needed).
When we come from a birth country torn by sectarianism and now struggling to exist, the last thing we want in life is to see our adoptive country turn into an authoritarian banana republic in front of our own eyes…
We are now officially in a police state… yes, a red line has been crossed.
Mr. Trudeau et al. are still telling us empty words about “healing” and about “how we cannot allow anger to divide us”. We are supposed to believe them and applaud to them, as they do in countries like former Soviet union or Syria under Mr. Assad-father, etc.
It is not anger that is dividing us, Mr. Trudeau. It is rather your style of governance. How sad to see our policy makers, NDP and Liberals, voting for your Emergencies Act. Some even gave their trust to you (in our name!).
Our Dear Mr. Jack Layton must be turning in his grave…
Ms. Elizabeth May, the decent politician from the Green Party, why?
The two Liberal MPs who changed their minds after their earlier courageous positions, why?
The other competent/decent Liberal MPs, why?
As for the Bloc Québécois and the Conservatives, thank you for having tried to block this absurdity.
The Bloc Québécois proved that is is a true left-wing party (for the workers, contrary to the current NDP under its current leadership). Bravo, it is refreshing to read the historic tweets of Mr. Blanchet questioning the Emergency Acts. This being said, it may be somehow ironic to see the sovereignist BQ trying to save Canada… from itself.
Bambi will stop here…. she will let Dalida and Mr. Alain Delon reply to Mr. Trudeau, as they do from time to time on this blog.
Bambi would like to thank her friend for sharing the video below. What a heart-breaking interview :(. This is totally unacceptable! Bambi’s heart goes to this lady, Ms. Candice Sero, while thanking Ms. Lavoie for giving her a voice.
Is this the Canada Mr. Trudeau, the other Canadian decision-makers, and followers of orders have envisioned for us?
As per the earlier post further below, Bambi is mourning the Canada she immigrated to in 1990.
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From as far as India, Ms. Palki Sharma informs us about the sad, unwise, illiberal, contradictory, incompetent, and ugly truth concerning the decision-making of those who govern our own country.
Why is Canada falling, further and further, for the trap of authoritarianism? Why didn’t it handle this crisis differently? What is next for the protesters now… and for all of us, by extension?
It has been a year since Kavana left us… yes times flies.
Bambi is thinking of Kavana’s family (i.e., especially her parents) and all her friends, including her cousin, Mr. Eljah Kilele, who wrote a comment on this blog last year. At the very end of this post, you can see the good-bye or eulogy post dedicated to Kavana and, again, a friendly wink to her on New Year, along with a thought for dear friends lost during the past year.
Now, the current post comes with Ms. Ginette Reno’s famous song about love [“L’Essentiel”]. What a beautiful interpretation by the talented Mr. Nicola Ciccone. It reminds us that love is the essence of life.
Love of those with us, whether geographically close or far away.
Love of those who left us too early.
If love can transcend death (it is Bambi’s conviction in life), it can surely find its way to our hearts… May love always prevail in our world.
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A piece of Bambi’s childhood died today… with Mr. Samy Clark (https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1291273/singer-sammy-clark-dies-aged-73.html).
Even if we are all going there and this is life, the death of Mr. Samy Clark is a HUGE loss to his birth country, Lebanon, and to our world. May his soul rest in peace. May his memory be eternal. May God know how to comfort the hearts of his family members, loved ones, and all his fans.
To Mr. Samy Clark, Bambi wants to say: Thank you for your talent and incredible musical legacy. You sang not just in Lebanese-Arabic or Standard Arabic, but also in French, English, German, Italian, Armenian, Greek, and Russian!
To end with Mr. Clark’s own voice, Bambi prepared a collection of a few of his MANY songs for you (thanks to Youtube). She hopes you will enjoy them. Unfortunately, she was unable to find any German, Italian, Greek or Russian song. If you happen to have a link, please kindly share it. Mind you, Bambi has paid tribute to Mr. Clark in the past, as you can see at the very end of this post, namely with his famous and always moving “Goldorak” song (called “Grendizer” in Arabic!). She has also surprised her mother-in-law on her birthday with one of his songs entitled “Bernadette“.
To conclude this post, Bambi will say good-bye Mr. Clark. She is happy because she listened to your last interview on her internet Lebanese-American radio a couple of weeks ago. You were inspiring… THANK you!
In English:
In French:
In Armenian:
In Arabic on promise in love:
In Arabic, inviting a girl to dance:
In Arabic, Mr. Clark wonders for whom the birds sing:
In Arabic singing for Marina (if you are reading until now Marina, Bambi dedicates this song to you with much love!):
In Arabic to Bernadette… yes once again, une chanson pour toi Bernadette :)!
And now in Arabic to Grendizer (yes Goldorak– “habibi/na” :)!!!):
In Arabic… to the Lebanese Armed Forces!
In Arabic… to the soccer!
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