Stuff I love- Hermès cashmere shawl

200% Tamashii Nation Be@rbrick and his "Hermés Birkin", kicking it back with the Hermés shawl

So, I received this brilliant scarf. A lovely, over the top expensive Hermés cashmere shawl. I knew the instant my eyes closed in on the pretty orange box that whatever's inside would not disappoint. And I was right. The beautiful cashmere wrap is in rich shades of moss green and blue with horse bite motif. It's so classic and elegant, I can seriously probably use this for the rest of my life. Mmmm, the rest of my life, a phrase that can make even an Hermés scarf sound boring.

Stuff I love- Yo-Yo Ma, Soul of the Tango, The Music of Astro Piazzolla

Yo-Yo Ma, Soul of the Tango, The Music of Astro Piazzolla, 1997

Yo-Yo Ma! Astro Piazzolla!!!

A great friend of my got me hooked on this. My favourite CD of any genre- Yo-Yo Ma's Soul of the Tango, The Music of Astro Piazzolla. I don't know anything about music. But what I do know is the incredible emotions this music evokes- exhilaration, love, lust, humour and grace.

Originally released in 1997, I don't think I got my hands on it till around 2000. Nevertheless, the passion and the energy of the notes by Astro Piazzolla transcends time. It's great for driving, walking around town, chilling at home, and just about anywhere else, anytime.

Yo-Yo Ma plays The Soul of Tango, The Music of Astro Piazzolla

I love Yo-Yo Ma because, well, he's such a diva! Check out this video. The way he's seemingly completely one with the music!

Sidebar on Yo-Yo Ma. The friend who got me the CD, who's also a musician, met Yo-Yo at a masterclass. My friend ran into him in the washroom and caught Yo-Yo leaving without washing his hands! And ever since, our on going joke is that, he's been waxing his strings with his 'special formula' and that's why he plays so well.