Notre président saoul - our drunk president

Not to be missed - Sarkozy is visibly drunk at a press conference emerging from a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

It's not in the French press... go figure.

corporate women's rights in S. Korea

A woman in South Korea has won the right to not drink - forcing her to drink as part of her job was consered a violation of human dignity. An omitted detail: the article never mentions how men also partake in weekly visits to sex clubs...

I also thought this line in the IHT article was odd:

However, as more women have joined her division, she said, the emphasis on alcohol has decreased. "Before it was always grilled pork with soju followed by mixed drinks," she said. "Now, I can suggest that we go to a Thai or Italian restaurant."

(and drink beer or wine instead??!)

villette sonique

didn't stay to see her - tennis final + grading + voting today - wish I had though - Uffie

managed to get out of the house on a gorgeous day today - went to villette sonique to catch Jens Lekman - sax horn guitar computer guitar drums... i have no video camera but i enjoyed this song I found online - cut-off acoustic version here though. also black cab - a classic. sweet.

Haka, la culture du rubgy

j'apprends des trucs tous les jours en lisant Le monde

Donc le haka, n'est pas seulement une forme de danse de guerre des Maoris selon Wikipedia (je déteste, mais bon...), et pas seulement pour les hommes, mais qu'est-ce que c'est impressionnant de les voir tous détester l'equipe adversaire avec cette passion intense...

quelques exemples de différents hakas :
- France- All Blacks - juin 2007
- le nouveau Haka, Kapa o Pango, qui a fait fureur en Europe v. Australie
- Haka écossais

- et les paroles du Ka Mate Haka
Ka mate, ka mate
Ka ora, ka ora
Tenei te tangata puhuruhuru
Nana i tiki mai whakawhiti te ra
Upane, upane
Upane kaupane
Whiti te ra.

It is death, it is death
It is life, it is life
This is the hairy man
Who caused the sun to shine again for me
Up the ladder, up the ladder
Up to the top
The sun shines.