Nightmare

On my way to Sala Cinemateca for watching Antes, um dia e depois, the bus I was at stopped near a Metro station construction. Sirens warned. Explosions. Earthquake. It was exciting because it was the first time I've felt something like that, despite it was so slightly.
Although, It made me remember about a dream.. or a nightmare. In it, I felt somewhat like Constantine and Devil`s Advocate. All the place around me was quaking, buildings was falling, fire everywhere, but I was the only one there. The weird thing is that I was thinking in my dream. I was wondering if all that was an apocalipse or if I died and was at hell. Or was on my way to.

Antes, um dia e depois

O documentário focaliza o gargalo de oito pessoas, permitindo-nos conhecê-las a partir do momento em que suas vidas venham tomar um rumo diferente. Algumas dessas pessoas são, de um certo modo, especiais. Porém, elas ainda são humanos, como qualquer um. Suas mudanças nos faz refletir, transmitindo uma sensação de liberdade, realização e esperança, mas, ao mesmo tempo, restam incertezas, possibilidades e receios.
Diria que fiquei surpreso porque minha expectativa era outra. Pensava que as mudanças teriam a força de vontade como chave, ou então o aproveitamento das oportunidades que surgirem. O que se viu, foi além disso. A vida toma seu caminho e há ocasiões em que podemos tomar nossas próprias decisões e lutar por elas, e há aquelas em que precisamos apenas aceitar..

- 30ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema São Paulo -

ps: No English for this post. Sorry..

Seiza

Seiza is a japanese sitting style. More info can be found at Wikipedia, on Seiza entry.

Massa

He is the first brasilian to get the first place at Interlagos, after Ayrton Senna. Is he his sucessor? I bet he has potential, sceptically thinking.

14 Bis

Today is the centenary for the first flight in human history made by the brasilian Santos Dumont with his 14 Bis. Here is my tribute for him and his innovatory idea.

Propelling pencil

I've just got a new propelling pencil at Kalunga. It's similar to Pentel, but very cheaper, as I'm not interested on a specific one by now. I got a dark one. It comes from China throught Desart, but I hope it works for a looong time.

Labrador

(Late news. It happened 3 ddays ago, actually, on Oct/20.)
My mom got a new puppy. She was born some weeks ago, dunno exatly when, and her bite really hurts!
Don't get wrong with the photo. She's really tricky!

Time

How come an abstract idea flow in such a way that it holds all existence?
Eternity is so tempting..
To be able to experience all kind of things at any time, whenever you wish, with no worry to be too late or too early. To try everything and all the times, without being so anxious for the time when you finally get your limitless goals.
Although, It would let people be lazy. Ideas would also come slowly. It would be troublesome on overall. Where would people be if they don't stop growing population? As time wouldn't matter, Earth would become smaller.
Okay, it would still be interesting, by wondering how it would be and how would society work.
Will, one day, human being be able to live for 500 years? The answer, at this rate of environment destruction, is no. But it has almost doubled from humanity begining. Science is being developed at a unimaginable rate, from 5 decades ago.
What would be one year? I would still be 365 days.. but it's essence would be different. It might not be an intense year nor things wouldn't be the same.
One year ago, I couldn't imagine anything.

Bad day

Today was not a good day for training. It is at 12:00 but I wa late! Lol I woke at 11:00. I got ready as soon as I could and got there. On the way, there was a terrible accident on the middle of Raposo Tavares highway. Then, I got late to CEPE and with just some few exercises, I didn't feel okay. Everything was getting dark. Then Myagi told me do some stuffs and then I lied for some time until I get better. That was enought.. I think this is not my day.. *sigh and wondering what if it would happen on this Friday* =P

Portuguese references

I've found, now, two references where is possible to take portuguese grammar points to english speakers.
Thee simpler and first one I found is Introduction to Brazilian Portuguese, with short descriptions and explanations and simple examples. On the other hand, Brazilian Portuguese Grammar for English speakers has more details and goes deep on grammar.
Now, I need a conversation guide for usual speakings.. so that I don't waste a lot of time thinking on a good example when lessons advance.

French

Bonjour.
I was just looking for a brazilian portuguese reference and then I found BBC Languages. It has several languages, like spanish, italian, portuguese.. and french among them.
As I got curious on it, I started on the first steps and discovered how fun it is! I learned some basic words like monseur, s'il vous plaît, la sortie and so on.
But how would I fit it on my schedule? First of all, I need to build a routine with less internet sessions. Well, maybe I try to learn french in future.
Au revoir!

English

As you could notice, I'm no more posting BBC Learning English Weekender. I've stopped, leaving it behind, with no further explanations. Well, I couldn't keep it mainly due to last semester game project. I stood still for awhile, but here I go once again!
I'll still let BBC-LE be my source because they are really focused on it, every week with new contents, and a very wide list of ways to learn english.. and growing!
This week I found 2 sections: Blog and Flatmates. At Blog section, it's possible to read learners and teachers posting and know a bit more about cultures, news and curiosities from other countries. In other hand, Flatmates is made to train listening with the easy british speech. Both doesn't take more than 15min to read and listen. It's a good way to heat up before further study.

Portuguese

I need a brazilian portuguese grammar reference for english learners.. although I wonder if I have any reader, if eventually you, who is reading my blog, knows a good site or book, leave a comment, please.. Thank you in advance. =)

Athletism

When I was a child, I used to run quite well. I was obsessed with speed and stuff. But then, lack of train and time made me stop it.
Along all this year, I was thinking on practice something, so I would not stand so still.
This week, e-mailing IME athletism DM, I told him I would like to train something and then he sent me a weekly train schedule at CEPE-USP. It was this Wednesday afternoon and the next train was Friday, once wednesday had already done.
Then, it was already Friday, yesterday. After class, I met Nobu, who was going to train too, and Oki. Nobu was going to drive his car and Oki, was going there alone.. so I got a lift. He was going there to get along with his friends, but he came along until the train begins. On the way, I met Cristiano. He was also going to start the training. Nelson and Hélio was there too.
We, the newbies ones, had a test to know how we were doing and stuff. We had to run ten times around the path. I tried my best, but tiredness lead me give in some laps. It's been a long time I didn't practice anything, in the end.
Well.. improvement is a matter of practicing.

Changes

"Everything flows and nothing stands still."
Heraclitus of Ephesus

As you can notice, I've got a new template. It's my second one, although it's a ready made one.
I liked the first and only one untill now because it was simple, with no strong elements and somewhat discreet. This was a choice of about eight months ago.
Today, It wasn't possible to keep it anymore. Like humankind, that changed its milions of ideas, I couldn't avoid it either. My life got a shape that only one could do. Although, unlikely Heraclitus thought, I belive there are things unchangable, lasting to infinite, forever.
This new template shows that thought with straight lines and round corners. The green is smooth and simple here. Although they seem to be independent, sections complement each other.
Like present is an intermediate for past and future, what is changeable or not deppends on each one of us.

Layout #1

Moving on

Yesterday was the first time I followed all the stuff. Well.. There's nothing I can do and life goes on.
Today I was giving a better look at BBC English Learning page and I found several good sections! Now I know where I can find good texts to read and things to learn! =)

Empty

I'm in mourning..
The following are sad words I lived about an hour ago.. Don't read it if you don't want details about it.


I already had several pets. Most of them when I was a child. I don't remember very well about the one I had in the begining of my life. My uncle had a farm with lots of dogs and I liked all them. But pets life are shorter. The pets I runned, played, lived with are not here anymore. Each time my mom told me a dog, be it ours or be it my uncle's, I accepted it and continued with my stuffs. I couldn't see their corpses.
Today was different. I was doing my stuffs and then my mom calls me from kitchen, asking me to help with Noah's corpse. I was afraid. It couldn't be possible. All the way I walked up to where it was, I didn't thought on absolutely anything. It was a empty mind, only guided by a known path. And there I was. Looking at Noah, laid.. spread blood on floor from her mouth..
My mom, then, covered her face with old newspaper. Windy, one and another flied to a corner. I took them, helped to cover and hold the paper which were taking the last moments with my pet. I still could feel some warm..
We was placing her into a trash bag.. I couldn't do anything. Mom took her hind legs and placed into it. I was slowly pushing her back into the bag. We lifted the bag and her face came out.. "Omg, could she still see us?". Then mom covered her face again and tied it. She is there now. We'll wait for dad to dosomething..
I felt an empty inside me.. She lived with me all this time, was there when we were building this house and now.. nomore. Now I know why my parents don't want pets. It's very sad. But how is a life without a pet? This is a question I'm not able to answer..

RIP Noah (??/??/199?, 4/october/2006)