Tuesday 28 April 2009

Courage

(Whitest Boy Alive)

Having said what I needed to,
Having shown what I feel for you,
What my intentions have been today.
Now it's time for you to do the same.
And no love can be guaranteed.
It don't come with no warranties.
It's a leap you have to make.
It's the risk we all must take.

Well it's clear where the cutting line
Woke up deep for the longest time.
But I can't offer any help.
You must do this all by yourself.
And no love can be guaranteed.
It don't come with no warranties.
So wake up, or wake up alone.
If you want me, show some
Courage, courage, courage, courage,
Courage, courage, courage, courage,
Courage, courage, courage, courage,
Courage, courage. Show some
Courage, courage, courage, courage,
Courage, courage. Show some
Courage, courage, courage, courage,
Courage, courage.

Thursday 23 April 2009

Recebi isso por email.....

E achei interessante.....

VERÍSSIMO

E tudo mudou...
O rouge virou blush
O pó-de-arroz virou pó-compacto
O brilho virou gloss

O rímel virou máscara incolor
A Lycra virou stretch
Anabela virou plataforma
O corpete virou porta-seios
Que virou sutiã

Que virou lib
Que virou silicone


A peruca virou aplique, interlace,
megahair, alongamento
A escova virou chapinha
'Problemas de moça' viraram TPM
Confete virou MM


A crise de nervos virou estresse
A chita virou viscose.
A purpurina virou gliter
A brilhantina virou mousse

Os halteres viraram bomba
A ergométrica virou spinning
A tanga virou fio dental
E o fio dental virou anti-séptico bucal


Ninguém mais vê....


Ping-Pong virou Babaloo
O a-la-carte virou self-service
A tristeza, depressão
O espaguete virou Miojo pronto
A paquera virou pegação
A gafieira virou dança de salão

O que era praça virou shopping
A areia virou ringue
A caneta virou teclado
O long play virou CD
A fita de vídeo é DVD
O CD já é MP3
É um filho onde éramos seis
O álbum de fotos agora é mostrado por email

O namoro agora é virtual
A cantada virou torpedo
E do 'não' não se tem medo
O break virou street


O samba, pagode
O carnaval de rua virou Sapucaí
O folclore brasileiro, halloween
O piano agora é teclado, também

O forró de sanfona ficou eletrônico
Fortificante não é mais Biotônico
Bicicleta virou Bis
Polícia e ladrão virou counter strike

Folhetins são novelas de TV
Fauna e flora a desaparecer
Lobato virou Paulo Coelho
Caetano virou um chato

Chico sumiu da FM e TV
Baby se converteu
RPM desapareceu
Elis ressuscitou em Maria Rita?
Gal virou fênix
Raul e Renato,
Cássia e Cazuza,
Lennon e Elvis,
Todos anjos
Agora só tocam lira...
A AIDS virou gripe

A bala antes encontrada agora é perdida A violência está coisa maldita!

A maconha é calmante
O professor é agora o facilitador
As lições já não importam mais
A guerra superou a paz
E a sociedade ficou incapaz...
... De tudo.

Inclusive de notar essas diferenças

Tuesday 21 April 2009

Guilty as charged

Have you ever felt guilty by something you’re not even to blame… or by something you didn’t even do… BUT have thought about it…nothing major anything serious … just guilty… This is how I am feeling now… this is how I have been feeling since Saturday… am feeling guilty – but only know I didn’t do anything specifically to be feeling like this… I think is a general feeling of probably betraying myself and breaking my own rules and knowing I am probably crossing some lines I should not cross… and knowing that these are distraction, or perturbations to the system as I call it, to my focus on my phd… and therefore am feeling guilty as charged! The sentence: PhD distractions!

Monday 20 April 2009

Christ's Age

So here I am in the newest version 3.3!!!

Almost four whole years away from home and 3 of the b-days celebrated over these lands - 'cos for the big one (3.0) I went home 'cos was too scared to spend it over here ehehehe ... You know that the place you celebrate your b-day has an influence on how the year will be... I mean, those that believe in astrology also do take into account the place where you spending your b-day when they build your astrological map.... Well that was at least what I read sometime ago...

The b-day itself was quite enjoyable and nice... No nasty surprises no tears shed... Guess I am definitly gowing up (maybe!?!?!)... I think I kept my expectations in a very good low level - that helped! And I even got surprised!!! But am not wanting to dwell on it..... But guess will still write about it someday !

All I want to add is that having this b-day was reminding me that this is the last year here... I remember thinking to myself, when I took the decision to come all the way here, I thought: "Oh, I will be back and I will be 33".... There you go, here I am! Sacry I would say.... But then again more about it later....

Friday 17 April 2009

Resposta ao Tempo

Batidas na porta da frente, É o tempo
Eu bebo um pouquinho
Prá ter argumento

Mas fico sem jeito
Calado, ele ri ele zomba
Do quanto eu chorei
Porque sabe passar e eu não sei

Num dia azul de verão sinto o vento
Há fôlhas no meu coração
É o tempo

Recordo um amor que perdi
Ele ri
Diz que somos iguais
Se eu notei
Pois não sabe ficar e eu também não sei

E gira em volta de mim
Sussurra que apaga os caminhos
Que amores terminam no escuro
Sozinhos

Respondo que ele aprisiona
Eu liberto
Que ele adormece as paixões
Eu desperto

E o tempo se rói
Com inveja de mim
Me vigia querendo aprender
Como eu morro de amor
Prá tentar reviver

No fundo é uma eterna criança
Que não soube amadurecer
Eu posso, ele não vai poder
Me esquecer

(Nana Caymmi)

Wednesday 15 April 2009

Athens.....







Aff....

Am doing some corrections... and am feeling like I need to do it little by little... feeling like that game we used to play when children in Rio that goes like:

Bento que bento é o frade
frade
Na boca do forno
forno
Tudo que seu mestre mandar
faremos todos
Se não fizeres
levaremos bolo!!!

In a fair translation it basically says we will do whatever the master says, otherwise....... aff

Tuesday 14 April 2009

Salve Jorge!!!!

Jorge sentou praça
Na cavalaria
E eu estou feliz porque eu também
Sou da sua companhia
Eu estou vestida com as roupas
E as armas de jorge
Para que meus inimigos tenham pés
E não me alcancem
Para que meus inimigos tenham mãos
E não me toquem
Para que meus inimigos tenham olhos
E não me vejam
E nem mesmo um pensamento
Eles possam ter para me fazerem mal
Porque eu estou vestida com as roupas
E as armas de Jorge
Salve Jorge
(Fernanda Abreu)

Thursday 9 April 2009

Post-Phd Resolutions

I am starting to accumulate a list of things I wanna do after finishing the PhD….. For example:

- I want to try learning to play the piano again…

The guitar I have been trying to learn during the PhD but guess am failing big time now….

The offial oppening of "Things I know (or not!)"

Hello!!!!!!!

It is about time I finally start this blog... I have been thinking and trying to have one for ages now... So here it is! It is now official and let's start it!

I must advise that it will be a quite all over the place blog! Meaning, I will be talking about almost anything but mostly about my life, that at the minute it means my PhD! So will be debiting on so many things about life and Phd, PhD and life, Life as a PhD wanna be, the effects of a PhD on a life of a being... he he he... Hold on to your seats and let me know about your comments!