Saturday, May 14, 2011

Video Conferencia

Video Conference

Viva a tecnologia!!! Sem ela nao seria possivel conversar com os amigos que moram longe e matar as saudades! Seja por telefone, mensagem de texto, msn, skype, holografia, etc, etc, etc, o mundo sempre fica melhor "perto" de quem a gente gosta.


O problema eh agendar um dia e horario bons para todas as partes envolvidas no processo! Apos muitas tentativas, foi atraves do Skype que o trio - Mi, Dine e Paule - pode mais uma vez colocar o papo em dia para celebrar o meu aniversario. A data escolhida foi o dia 25/01/2011 em Sao Paulo e 26/01/2011 em Brisbane (contando com o fuso horario). Coincidentemente, era feriado nas duas cidades (aniversario de SP e Australian Day). Ou seja, deu pra falar horrores sem termos de nos preocupar em acordar cedo no dia seguinte! =D


Abaixo, estao algumas fotos da nossa celebracao.


(A segunda video conferencia ja aconteceu, outro post em breve!)
Souvenir do nosso encontro virtual.
Souvenir of our virtual get together.


Mi bebendo essa cerveja em homenagem a SP.
Mi was drinking this beer in honour of Sao Paulo.


Presente que as meninas me deram.


My gift from the girls.

Viva la technology!!! We wouldn't be able to talk to friends who live far from us without it! Telephone, text message, msn, Skype, holograms, etc, etc, etc... The world is always a better place to live when we are "near" the ones we love!



The problem is to find  a day and time suitable for everyone involved in the process. After many attempts, it was through Skype that the Trio - Mi, Dine and Paule - was able to get together and celebrate my birthday. The date chosen was January 25th in Sao Paulo and the 26th in Brisbane (given the time zones). By coincidence it was holidays in both cities (Anniversary of Sao Paulo and Australian Day), meaning we chatted a lot and didn't have to worry about getting up early the next day! =D

Above there are some pictures of our get together.

(The second video conference has already happened, I'll post it soon!)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Pra comecar bem o dia

To start off the day


Marlena Shaw cantando California Soul. Adooooro!!!!
Marlena Shaw singing California Soul. Loooove it!!!!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Bin Laden e Twitter

Bin Laden and Twitter

Algumas horas atras, ficamos sabendo que o lider da rede terrorista Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin laden foi morto num conflito entre os EUA e militantes em Abbottabad, Paquistao. Ele foi o responsavel pelos ataques terroristas de 11 de setembro de 2001, nos Estados Unidos, e tambem pelos ataques contra as embaixadas americanas na Tanzania e no Quenia, em 1998, entre outros. 

Alem do fato de que, levaram-se quase 10 anos para alcanca-lo e de que esse eh um grande fato historico, o que me impressiona mais eh a rapidez com que as noticias se espalham hoje em dia. Quase instantaneamente, o Twitter foi invadido por uma enxurrada de tweets sobre o caso. E disso tudo, o que eu mais gosto de ver eh como as pessoas ainda mantem o bom senso de humor!!! Adooorooo!!! Veja so alguns dos tweets:

 Junior Lima 
mataram o Bin Laden? certeza q foi o Chuck Norris!!!!


 Junior Lima 
huahuahuahua ou Anderson Silva!!!! /// RT @: @ Foi o Lyoto rapaz...


 Jack Bauer 
 by Junior_Lima
De nada, pessoal.


Few hours ago we came to know that the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight between USA forces and militants in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He was responsible for the terrorist attack in September 11, 2001, in the United States and also for the attacks against the American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, back in 1998. 

Besides the fact they took almost 10 years to find him and this is a huge historical moment, what amazes me about this whole thing is how fast news spread nowadays. Almost instantly, Twitter was a buzz with tweets about the subject. From all of the tweets, what I love more is to see that our sense of humour are still intact, just like the tweets shown above!!! Looove it!!! One says: "They killed Bin Laden? For sure it was Chuck Norris!" Followed by: "Or Anderson Silva!!" Another one, from a Jack Bauer fake account, says: "You're welcome."

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tigres-da-malasia

Malayan Tigers


Olha so quem abriu os olhos pela primeira vez nesse final de semana! Esses dois filhotes de tigre-da-malasia, do San Diego Zoo, nos Estados Unidos, nasceram no dia 5 de abril, e aparecerao em publico quando completarem 3 meses de vida. Nao sao uma fofura??? Para relembrar outros filhotes que eu postei, clique aqui.



Look who has opened their eyes for the first time this past weekend! These 2 Malayan tigers cubs, at San Diego Zoo, in the United States, were born on April 5 and will make their public debut when they're about 3 months old. Aren't they cuuute??? To see other cubs I previously posted, click here.

Tea Tree Blotting Tissue

Essas folhinhas sao folhas tipo papel seda para o controle de oleosidade da face, da The Body Shop. Elas absorvem o excesso de oleo, para um acabamento mais mate, ideal para peles com acne. O pacotinho contem 65 folhas, de 7.5cm(2.95 inches) X 5.4cm (2.13inches). Pra quem sofre com pele oleosa, esses papeizinhos sao uma mao na roda pra quando voce esta na rua, no escritorio, ou ate mesmo na balada. A embalagem eh fininha, cabe na bolsa sem nenhum problema. Ou ate mesmo pra quando esta muito quente, eles absorvem o suor, sem acabar totalmente com a maquiagem! Pra usar, voce so precisa pressionar o papelzinho na testa (ou onde voce tiver oleosidade), e voila, ele suga tudo!! Facil assim! Acho que paguei no maximo AU$5.00 pelo pacotinho aqui em Brisbane.



Tea Tree Blotting Tissue from The Body Shop is suitable for blemished skin, soaks up excess oil, for a more matte finish. Infused with tamanu oil. There are 65 sheets, 7.5 cm(2.95inches) X 5.4cm(2.13inches). If you have oily skin, these little tissues are very helpful when you're in the office, on the streets or even at the night club. The package is slim, you can fit it in your purse easily. Even when it's hot, you can use it to absorb your sweat without messing up your make-up. To use it, all you have to do is dab it on your skin to absorb the oil and voila!, the oil is gone!! Simple as that! I think I paid, at the most, AU$5.00 for the package, here in Brisbane.



Antes de usar. Before using it.








Antes de usar. Before using it.








Depois de usar. After using it.








Depois de usar. After using it.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Dia da Mentira

April Fool's Day


Ha varias teorias para o surgimento dessa data, o dia da mentira, celebrado no dia 1 de abril. Uma delas e a mais disseminada eh a de que, de acordo com o site www.brasilescola.com.br, apos a implantacao do calendario gregoriano na Franca, o dia 1 de janeiro foi instituido para ser o primeiro dia do ano. Antes dessa mudanca, a festa de ano novo era comemorada no dia 25 de marco e terminava apos uma semana, ou seja, no dia 1 de abril. Algumas pessoas, as mais tradicionais e menos flexiveis, nao gostaram da ideia, sem contar que naquela epoca as noticias demoravam muito para chegar as pessoas, fato esse que atrapalhou a adocao da mudanca por todos. Isso virou motivou de gozacao por parte dos que concordaram com a nova data e passaram a fazer brincadeiras com os teimosos, como enviar convites para festas que nao existiam. Tais brincadeiras causaram duvidas sobre a veracidade da data, confundindo as pessoas. Dai, o surgimento do dia da mentira!

Papa Gregorio XIII. Pope Gregory XIII
There are many theories put forward about how the tradition began, the April Fool's Day, "celebrated" on April 1. The most disseminated theory says that, according to www.museumofhoaxes.com, after France implemented the Gregorian calendar, January 1 was considered the first day of the year. Before the change, the new year was celebrated on March 25 and it would only end after one week, in other words, April 1. Some traditional and less flexible people didn't like it, not to mention that back in the days news took a long time to spread out. Those who failed to keep up with the change had jokes played on them, like being invited to celebration parties that didn't exist. Pranksters would stick paper fish to their backs and the victims were called Poisson d'Avril, or April Fish - which, to this day, remains the French term for April Fool's Day. And that's how the tradition was born!

Pra comecar bem o fim de semana

To start off the weekend


Faz tempo que eu nao coloco uma musiquinha aqui no blog, entao ai vai a minha escolha para esse fim de semana! Que tal um bom rock'n'roll pra esquentar esses dias frios de outono? - se voce esta no hemisferio sul. Janis Joplin com a musica Piece of my Heart! Divirtam-se! =o)


It's been so long since I posted a music video here in my blog, so there it is my choice for the weekend! How about a good and old rock'n'roll song to heat up this cold days of autumn? - if you're in South Hemisphere. Janis Joplin singing Piece of my Heart! Have fun! =o)