Murakami Dreams and Nursery Rhymes

Kaeiy is listening to: Jeepney - Sponge Cola

I tore off the cling-wrap and laid the precious packet on the table. The plastic cover found its way around the parcel, embracing the delicate sheets. Four sticky strips held the hug down.

I flipped the cover open, inhaled the sweet smell unique to newly-opened books, and began.

"I'm in the kitchen cooking spaghetti when the woman calls."

And then I am lost.

Call me back in an hour. When Murakami stops messing with my mind.

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Some nursery rhymes have subliminal messages. No, make that "MOST nursery rhymes have subliminal messages" instead. Take this, for instance:

Whine, whine sugar baby
Whine whine sugar baby
Push, pull
Pound, pound, pound

This, my dear friends, is a song about a whiney baby (or baby damulag) who got beat up. By a caretaker, perhaps? Pwede, no? How about this one:

There was an old woman
Who lived in a shoe
She had so many children
She didn't know what to do
She gave them some broth
Without any bread
She whipped them all soundly
And put them to bed

Negligence. Child battery. Failure to use effective contraceptive means. Goodness me, what is the world coming to?

But the best if 'em all is this:

Monday's child is fair of face
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Wednesday's child is full of woe
Thursday's child has far to go
Friday's child is loving and giving
Saturday's child works hard for a living
But a child that's born on Sabbath day
Is bonny and wise
And good
And GAY!

I was born on a Sunday. Go figure! *rotfl*

What about you? What day were you born in?

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"Naaalala ko ang mga gabing
Nakahiga sa ilalim ng kalawakan
Naalala ko ang mga gabing
Magkatabi sa ulan"