Through My Eyes

FOR ME FORMIDABLE ...

2010-01-02T09:11:00.005-03:00

You are the one for me, for me, for me, formidable
You are my love very, very, very, véritable
Et je voudrais pouvoir un jour enfin te le dire
Te l' écrireDans la langue de Shakespeare
My daisy, daisy, daisy, désirable
Je suis malheureux d' avoir si peu de mots
À t'offrir en cadeaux
Darling I love you, love you, darling I want you
Et puis c' est à peu près tout
You are the one for me, for me, for me, formidable

You are the one for me, for me, for me, formidable
But how can youSee me, see me, see me, si minable
Je ferais mieux d'aller choisir mon vocabulaire
Pour te plaireDans la langue de Molière
Toi, tes eyes, ton nose, tes lips adorables
Tu n'as pas compris tant pis
Ne t'en fais pas et viens-t-en dans mes bras
Darling I love you, love you,
Darling, I want you
Et puis le reste on s'en fout
You are the one for me, for me, for me, formidable
Je me demande même
Pourquoi je t'aime
Toi qui te moques de moi et de tout
Avec ton air canaille, canaille, canaille
How can I love you

Charles Aznavour

ITU, SP.

2009-12-27T10:50:00.014-03:00

Fim de semana ... e nada para fazer!
... amiguinha Nani me convida para passear na chacara dela ...
Claro que vou ne! ^^ Foi suuuuuper divertido.
O lugar e agradabilissimo!! Os pais dela entao, super comicos!

... lichia ... foi a sensacao do dia ...
acho que comi umas 80 delas!
~ delicia ~

... um presente que o avo da Nani deu para a mae dela ...

um 'fazedor de fuba' ... suuuuuuuuuper pesado!

Fomos passear na cidade de Itu.

La tudo e gigante. FUN!!

(I learned that gazebo is called CORETO in Portuguese! ^^)

~ shake time with Rosinha ... cute girl ~

Quando voltamos a Chacara ... fizemos um tur!

ADOOOORO LUGAR ASSIM!

Quando eu crescer,

vou morar numa chacara tambem. ^^

Nani, thank you for the fun day!

We shall repeat, eh~ ^^

Last class picture!!

2009-12-12T10:16:00.005-03:00

ONCE AGAIN ... school is finally over!

... This year was super special ...

just like ALL the previous years. ^^

Learning through frustrations and achievements,

growing as a student and as a teacher,

knowing that everyone is loved by those involved

in this yearlong intense relationship.

I hate saying good-bye to my students,

even though I know I'll be seeing them around the following year.

It's like having to let go the last piece of string attached to the kite

so it can fly high and go on its own way

... and hoping that he/she will remember all the GOOD things

you tried to plant in their little hearts

to help them live a successful life.

I LOVE YOU 3A'09.

You'll be forever in my heart and in my prayers.

Fun moments with Gabi~

2009-12-07T20:25:00.006-03:00

... once in a very long while ...

Gabriela and I do things together.

... pictures to keep these times recorded ...

***

I'm glad God put you in my life.

You're really special~

Debora's Wedding

2009-12-07T20:24:00.018-03:00

... FROZZZZZEENNNN ...

2009-12-07T20:24:00.007-03:00

***

OFFICIALLY AUNTIE SARA!

2009-11-15T06:58:00.007-03:00

Jd. Botanico ... luv it!

2009-11-02T19:33:00.007-03:00

São Paulo STORM

2009-11-01T14:38:00.009-03:00

I had NO IDEA ... there was American Football here in Brazil!
... until Daniel told me the other day that he saw some people
practicing a quite familiar game to him ...
of course I wouldn't have figured it out
with my limited knowledge of the sport!
HAHAHAHA ... and guess what, Daniel is in the team (#8).
It's called São Paulo STORM.
Apparently, there are several all over the country
and there are championships ... etc~

The match this past Saturday was in Sorocaba,
a city 1,5 hours from São Paulo, against a team called Vipers.
I went with Daniel to watch him play.
The field was all nice ... the yard lines nicely marked ...
... hehehe ... the game was at Facens.

During the 1st half of the game I was sitting by the bleachers,
then during half-time I went down to the field.
Hahahah ... I actually went to check out the boys~~
To my disappointment, they all looked alike ... @.@
huge and deformed looking with those sholders!
But, because I was Daniel's official photographer,
I took some close up pictures of him
... he was all sweaty and yucky... Ewww~~

Then on the 2n half, I went to sit with the rival team!
HAHAHAHA ... the shade there was much better.
I had actually befriended one of the girls, Janaina,
whose boyfriend was playing on the Vipers' team (#34)
and she invited me to sit over there with her ...
The view was a bit better.
Oh, I also got to know one of the wives of the Storm's player.
Her name is Samantha ... but she was away most of the game
... at a beauty parlor getting her hair done
for a wedding she was going to that evening. ^^

So the game ended after almost 4 hours!
The players looked worn out ... Daniel was exhausted.

It was a great game. Daniel played the whole time!
and the Storm won ... they're in the Championship!! ^^
(that's what Daniel said all excited ... I guess it's a good thing!!)
... HAHAHAHAH ...

HALLOWEEN'09

2009-11-01T14:08:00.007-03:00

So, in school, we celebrated Halloween on the 30th of October.
... all the elementary students came in their costumes ...
There were all kinds of witches, skeletons,
draculas, mummies, pumpkins ...

We all hit the Shopping Iguatemi to go Trick-or-Treating.

This is actually a school tradition

that I got to participate for the first time.

... It was kind of caotic ...

a little bit of organization would've been nice.

The whole time I was with my 1st grade students ...

so when I saw my 3rd graders

I ran over to take a few snaps with and of them.

We were ALL OVER the mall ...

and the parents and the nannies after their own kids!

Nannies? Full-time babysitters?

... only in Brazil, eh ... puhleaaazzz!!!

On the way back to school, I rode on the same van as Esther
... my niece, in case you're wondering who she is ...
and we took a picture together

~ The Korean Witches! HUAHUAHUAHUA ~

Starbucks com a Milane

2009-10-30T19:29:00.006-03:00

50 ANOS: Brasil & Coréia

2009-10-25T09:08:00.017-03:00

Strumming away~

2009-10-24T11:02:00.009-03:00

It all started with a vacuum cleaner!!

Hahahah ... my uncle said he'd give me one for my new car,

but then ... after doing a little shopping on this very useful product,

I've realized that what I reaaaaally wanted wasn't it!

... I always wanted to have a guitar of my own, right~

Since a little girl, I could only use my brother's cuz honestly,

guitars were never my true interest ... until this year!

So I persued on this 'want' ... and for the price of a vaccuum clearner,

I got my very own FIRST guitar!

Come on ... not too shaby, eh ...

HAHAHAHA ... I just love it so much!
... as if it was made just for me ...
(I got a SUPER discount at the store)
While I was at it, I also got an electric tuner
and a set of strings. ^^

Lord's Prayer

2009-10-21T22:05:00.001-03:00

Pater noster, qui es in caelis:
sanctificetur Nomen Tuum;
adveniat Regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem;
sed libera nos a Malo

Palmeirense ... eu?!

2009-10-18T07:29:00.026-03:00

Então né ... foi jogo do Palmeiras e Flamengo.

Meu amigo Alexandre me convidou pra ir ao jogo,

pois da primeira vez que fui eu esqueci de levar a máquina!

(o outro jogo foi Palmeias e Altlético PR)

Palmeiras ganhou o outro jogo e foi suuuper tranquilo,

nada do que imaginava sobre os horrores de jogos de futebol.

Daí me empolguei pra esse jogo ... Deixei meu carro estacionado

no shopping ao lado do Palestra Itália

e fui andando em direção a entrada do setor Visa,

onde o Alexandre estaria me esperando ~~

Mas para a minha supresa ... foi de dar medo!

Umas polícias pararam a rua e não deixavam ninguém passar.

Eles pareciam que usavam esse momento para

provar que tem algum tipo de "poder".

Sinceramente, achei ridículo o que os soldados fizeram~

Eu não tinha noção do que estava acontecendo

... só escutava um monte de palmeirense gritando, chingando ...

me assustando né!!! Olha o clip, só pra você sentir ...

... e como se isso não bastasse ...

Bom, tudo isso era por causa da torcida do Flamengo
que estava entrando do outro lado ... e para evitar maiores confusões
... não deixavam as duas torcidas se encontrarem ...

Depois que eles todos entraram no estádio,
eles deixaram a gente seguir o caminho.
Tinha umas crianças indo ao jogo

... achei fofo!
Chegando lá na entrada onde havia combinado de encontrar com o Alexandre, tinha mais uns policiais que foram suuuuper mau-carater!
Ele já estava na entrada do portão e só me esperando para entrar,
mas o bobão do policial

fez a gente ir láááá pro final da fila
só por causa de mim!

Fiquei chateada e com vergonha~

Uma vez que estava lá dentro, fiquei suuuper animada.
Tirei algumas fotos ...

O jogo acabou em 3 x 1 pro Flamengo, mas foi legal!! ^^

Show do Pi

2009-10-18T07:29:00.010-03:00

O show do Pi foi num barzinho chamado Açaí da Sul.
... Eu só fui uma vez em um show dele, mas faz MUITO tempo já ...
e dessa vez que fui, achei que ele melhorou muuuito!!
Acho que o cara tem talento, ó! ^^ Hahaha ...

Bom, enquanto ele e mais dois amigos dele tocavam
e tornavam o ambiente mais agradável,
adivinha o que eu estava fazendo ...!!!
COMENDOOOOO ... o que mais né!
(calabreza e batatinha ... e suco de laranja)
... depois ficamos tirando fotos e falando bobagens ...

... me diverti ...

pois encontrei com a Ale e a Val

depois de quase um ano!

Dia do Professor

2009-10-17T09:06:00.006-03:00

O maior presente que eu poderia receber dos meus alunos é o sucesso de cada um deles ~ como pessoa!

Claro que quero vê-los

na melhor posição social, aproveitando de tudo e

do melhor que o mundo

que a vida tem a oferecer...

Presentinhos e agrados no dia

15 de outubro são NADA. ^^ (heheh ... you know what I mean ~)

The only thing really that I want for/from my students

is the joy within their hearts ... then I'll really have a

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!

Solar System~

2009-10-12T12:50:00.005-03:00

How's your 'spacial' sense?

My students had almost none! Haha ...

They were surprised that the SUN was in the center of it~

^^ Well, now they know ...

and that there are 8 planets orbiting it~

Oh, and they even know the names of the planets in order!

Do YOU?!

Students first draw the SUN in the middle of the paper...

so they know the Sun is what's in the middle of the SOLAR system.

Then they draw 8 lines around the Sun. You may want to ask,

"Who can guess how many planets there are in the solar system?"

Hahah ... after the 8 lines around it ... NO ONE will miss this question.

... then I go around acknowledging their work...

saying they are great artists, so on and so forth...

just so the lines don't bore them~~

Give them different colour playdough representing each planet

and tell them to roll'em on the lines ...

imagining the planets orbiting the Sun out there in space

... as you give each dough ...

you teach the names of the planets in order

from the closest to the farthest from the Sun.

... walk around the class ... observing/assessing. ^^
you'll almost always find some students
trying to help their group members ...
Playdough is great cuz you get those kinesthetic learners involved.

Voila~~ At the end of this lesson the students should know
the names of the 8 planets that orbit the Sun, in order.

Read for the Record ... again~

2009-10-08T19:34:00.004-03:00

Last year, my students participated in this Read for the Record
reading the book Curdoroy by Don Freeman.
This year ... we did it again and we read
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
It's a very popular children's book, and I have to confess
that it's waaaaaaaay too easy for my 3rd graders, but ...
it was fun. ^^

Separate Lives

2009-10-04T19:50:00.002-03:00

You called me from the room in your hotel
All full of romance for someone that you met
And telling me how sorry you were, leaving so soon
And that you miss me sometimes when you're alone in your room
Do I feel lonely too?

You have no right to ask me how I feel
You have no right to speak to me so kind
We can't go on just holding on to time
Now that we're living separate lives

Well I held on to let you go
And if you lost your love for me, well you never let it show
There was no way to compromise
So now we're living
Separate lives

Ooh, it's so typical, love leads to isolation
So you build that wall
Yes, you build that wall
And you make it stronger

Well you have no right to ask me how I feel
You have no right to speak to me so kind
Some day I might find myself looking in your eyes
But for now, we'll go on living separate lives
Yes for now, we'll go on living separate lives
Separate lives

Lou Bega ~

2009-10-04T13:22:00.003-03:00

I woke up this morning with the tune to Mambo Number 5
... hahaha ... even though most of Lou Bega's songs got awful lyrics ...
but I just love the rhythm and all~ and come on ... he's HOT! Hahah...
Well, ... it's Youtube moment ...

Feira das Flores

2009-10-04T09:48:00.009-03:00

Então, a primavera chegou ... mas com esse tempo ... sei nãããão, hein!
Ultimamente, o sol anda muito tímido aqui em São Paulo.
Bom, EU precisava de algo
que me fizesse sentir essa nova estação.
Fiquei sabendo da Feira de Flores que acontece na CEAGESP
todas as terças e sextas ... das 5hs às 10hs
Daí eu fui!!
Foi um passeio muito gostoso ...
acordei cedinho (4.30AM), saí mais cedo e
passei lá na Feira antes de ir trabalhar.
Vi cada flor mais linda que a outra. Claro que tirei algumas fotos,
mas NUNCA elas poderam mostrar a verdadeira cara da beleza
da criação Divina! ... simplismente ... MARAVILHOSAS!

Essas foram as flores que eu comprei pra mim. ^^

Um maço de 30 rosas só me custou R$8!!

E a linda orquídea só custou R$10

... que levei pra decorar a minha sala de aula ...

Milk & Mellow

2009-09-19T09:59:00.004-03:00

So, after work ...
some teachers were supposed to get together

to talk about the Writing criteria and just share our experience

working with the 6+1 Traits ...

and we decided to do it at Milk&Mellow!!

Well, not many teachers went
... just Karina, Helena, Gabriela and I ...

and we were delighted with the sweetest presence of Isa.

Uuuuhhh... I had this Ovomaltine Crocante Shake

... soooooo delicious ... just what the doctor ordered! ^^

Basketball? @.@

2009-09-19T09:38:00.004-03:00

Yeah, it was my first 'real' basketball game here in Brazil!!

... Thanks to Denis ... I got to watch the Brazilian Girl's National Team

play against Argentina ... and THEY WON!! Yuhuuuu~~~

His wifie, as he calls her, is one of the outstanding players on the team,

Palmira Cristina Marçal ... and she seems super outgoing and fun!

Of course there were picture moments ...

strangely, I wasn't in the mood for pictures!!

I'm glad Daniel took some though ... it was fun. ^^

We were on TV ... live! Hahah ...

... note from the game ...

Teatro Municipal ~ SP

2009-09-13T10:29:00.016-03:00

The Notebook ...

2009-09-12T11:50:00.001-03:00

I like this movie ... and this song is nice.

Joanópolis~

2009-09-07T19:39:00.010-03:00

So on the Independence holiday (7 de setembro)
I went for a drive to Joanópolis with Daniel and Frankenstein.,
It was a good trip ... saw a lot of God's nature!

This city is famous for the Cachoeira dos Pretos,

which is one of the largest in the State.

... and Joanópolis is also known for having 'man-wolf' @.@

anyways~~

If you ever go there and you're looking for a place to eat
... go to Restaurante do Caipirão.
They've got pretty good food, I guess.
... it's all-you-can-eat for R$22 ...
and the environment is really nice~

Hey guys, I had lots of fun with you!
... it wouldn't have been the same with someone else ...

After almost 2 years~

2009-09-06T15:21:00.001-03:00

Luiz ... after so long ... we finally met again! ^^
I wish you all the best ... much success to your life!

UP ~ Altas Aventuras

2009-09-06T14:50:00.012-03:00

It was sooooo fun!!! Hahahah ...

Pizza and a movie ... always a great plan.

Went out with Marcia, Patrick, Dan and Frankenstein.

The greatest bunch to watch UP! ^^

Bernardinho~

2009-08-30T20:48:00.004-03:00

Sweety... I pray that ALL your dreams come true!!

It was a priviledge to be your teacher.

Always be yourself ... and true.

... yes, you do have a cute bunny ...

HahahaH

Love always, Miss Kang~

Birthday party ...!?

2009-08-30T20:45:00.008-03:00

Birthdays are supposed to be spent with those you love, right?

... well, because I love my students,

I shared my 'special day' with them.

Thanks to Mr. Clouston,

I was able to join my class from last year (4th grade)

and the one I teach now (3rd grade) and have a mini-party.

... honestly, I couldn't have handled them by myself~

but hey, I had fun! ^^

Thank you for all the joy you bring into my life!

PS. the cupcakes, I got them at La Vie En Douce

... Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ...

2009-08-28T23:53:00.003-03:00

Dociousaliexpisticfragicalirepus ? @.@

So yeah ... from Wikipedia ... ^^

The roots of the word have been defined as follows:
super- "above"
cali- "beauty"
fragilistic- "delicate"
expiali- "to atone"
docious- "educable"

with the sum of these parts signifying roughly
"Atoning for educability through delicate beauty."

M&M presenting Dalva & I

2009-08-25T19:00:00.004-03:00

Hahaha ... we actually went to watch a movie The Accidental Husband

in the Eldorado shopping mall ... but we found these lovely statues

and we just HAD to snap a few shots with them~ ^^

Dalva, te adoro!!

La Femme de Trente Ans

2009-08-24T21:30:00.003-03:00

Então, li esse livro A Mulher de Trinta Anos

pelo escritor francês Honoré de Balzac.

Confesso que não foi tão fácil entender,

pois não sou culta o suficiente

para ler uma obra literária desse nível

assim como algumas pessoas que me cercam

... hahah ... mas foi uma boa experiência.

O amor é a poesia dos sentidos.

Ou é sublime, ou não existe.

Quando existe, existe para sempre

e vai crescendo dia a dia.

Bom, se quiser saber do que o livro se trata ... leia você mesmo! ^^

Love Story

2009-08-23T09:27:00.004-03:00

Love Story
Songwriters: Taylor Alison Swift

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights
See the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
And say hello, little did I know
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes
Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby just say yes
Oh oh

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you is fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said, marry me Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you

São Paulo Restaurant Week

2009-08-20T17:28:00.004-03:00

31 de agosto a 13 de setembro de 2009

O Restaurant Week é o maior evento gastronômico do mundo, que surgiu há 17 anos em Nova Iorque e acontece em mais de 100 cidades,

em vários países.
São Paulo é reconhecida internacionalmente pela sua gastronomia:

abriga excelentes restaurantes, onde podemos apreciar

o melhor da culinária mundial.

O que esperar quando o RW acontece em São Paulo?
Vamos descobrir de 31 de agosto a 13 de setembro quando acontece a 5ª edição paulistana do evento que chega prometendo superar as expectativas.
São 202 restaurantes participantes que aceitaram o desafio de criarem menus especiais a valores populares. Os menus são compostos por uma entrada,

um prato principal e uma sobremesa com valores fixos

para todos os restaurantes:

R$ 27,50 no almoço e R$ 39,00 no jantar.
Em homenagem ao Ano da França no Brasil, alguns dos restaurantes participantes da edição de inverno do SPRW também prepararam pratos para você degustar o melhor da culinária francesa.

O objetivo do SPRW, além de democratizar o acesso à alta gastronomia, é contribuir socialmente: em todos os menus é acrescido R$ 1, destinado à Fundação Ação Criança.

Por isso, visitar os restaurantes durante o período do evento

é uma ótima oportunidade para conhecer os melhores restaurantes da cidade

e contribuir socialmente.
Vale a pena conferir os menus que os restaurantes da capital mundial da gastronomia oferecem para o maior evento gastronômico do mundo!

São Paulo Restaurant Week

Mi, Mi & I

2009-08-18T23:45:00.013-03:00

Milestone~

2009-08-16T14:17:00.005-03:00

The length of our days is seventy years --
or eighty, if we have the strength;
yet their span is but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Who knows the power of your anger?
For your wrath is as great

as the fear that is due you.
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:10 - 13

Waiting ...

2009-08-09T17:48:00.002-03:00

Wanting,

lusting,

to be held,

to be loved,

to feel warmth,

to feel your beating heart.

Wanting to be sheltered from the cold,

heartless winds.

Falling into invisible arms;

into an abyss of love.

Wishing,

hoping,

that my desires will be filled;

my desires of loving warmth.

Wanting to be held,

comforted,

loved.

Dreaming of passionate embraces,

of tender kisses,

loving words,

romantic nights.

Waiting for undying love.

Dawn D.

Changing my ride ...

2009-08-09T14:33:00.009-03:00

So, it's Sunday afternoon, REALLY not in the mood to do anything concerning work. I've been going to work for this past week, but there's only been meetings and planning ... Honesly, I haven't got much done ... I've been too lazy and I'm not ready to start working again!! Heeeelp!! Hahahah ...

Anyways, my parents have been here in Sao Paulo with me for the past few weeks and our primary goal was to look for a 3 bedroom apartment with garage etc and start paying for it and ... eventually in a few years ahead become my sole property. My parents were to help me with the downpayment for the apt, BUT, things didn't turn out the way I thought they would. Things got a little better actually, for me at least.

I GOT A CAAAAAR!!! Hahahah ... How cool is that?!

I never thought of getting a car ... or at least didn't think of getting one till after I have my own house. I think my parents felt sorry for me having to take so many buses to and fro all about town. So now I'm changing my ride~~

... I don't have it with me yet, for it's being shipped and brought into town within the next 15 days ... Meanwhile, what I've been doing is going online and checking out things about it and what they say about it out there~~

What car did I get?! ^^

The car I got as my 3rd decade present is a

TUCSON ~ Hyundai

... minha primeira SUV ... show ne!!

Preço: a partir de R$ 79 900

Versões: GL 2.0 man./aut., GLS 2.0 e GLS 2.7 V6 aut.

Equipamentos básicos: ar-condicionado, trio elétrico,

banco traseiro bipartido, faróis de neblina,

alarme e vidro da porta traseira basculante

Garantia: 5 anos sem limite de quilometragem

Motor: 4 cilindros, 16V, 1975 cm3,

142 cv a 6000 rpm, 18,7 mkgf a 4500 rpm

Câmbio: manual, 5 marchas

Suspensão: McPherson na frente, dual-link atrás

Freios: disco ventilado na frente, sólido atrás

Direção: hidráulica

Pneus: 235/60 R16

Quatro Rodas

Thank you so much, Daddy!

Smokefree State?

2009-08-09T14:07:00.004-03:00

As I'm always a little behind on what's currently happening around me... heheh ... here I am a couple days late with the NO SMOKING law adopted by the entire State of Sao Paulo.

From the O Estado de S.Paulo... A lei antifumo começou a vigorar hoje, à meia-noite, com tranquilidade na capital paulista. A lei prevê multa inicial de R$ 792,50 a R$ 1.585, dependendo do porte do estabelecimento, aos recintos que não banirem fumo e fumódromo, deixarem de colocar avisos sobre a lei em local visível e não retirarem cinzeiros. O valor da sanção dobra em caso de reincidência. O terceiro flagrante rende suspensão das atividades por 48 horas e, na quarta infração, o gancho para o estabelecimento é de 30 dias.

I wonder how it'll actually be carried out

... but as long as everyone does their part ...

there's hope for us to live in a healthier environment, right?

This is the website for the antismoking law ...

http://www.leiantifumo.sp.gov.br/

Ah, e pra quem conhece o Paulinho Chun ...

ele esta em um dos clips do Antifumo.

Galeria com os vídeos relacionados a campanha da Lei Antifumo

Teus Olhos - David Quinlan

2009-08-02T15:39:00.002-03:00

Teus olhos revelam que eu

Nada posso esconder

E que nao sou nada sem Ti,

Oh fiel Senhor

Tudo sabes de mim,

Quando sondas o meu coracão

Eis que tudo podes ver,

bem dentro de mim

Leva minha vida, a uma só verdade

E quando me sondas, nada posso ocultar

Sei, é Tua fidelidade

Leva a minha vida mais além

Do que eu possa imaginar

Sei e não posso negar

Que os Teus olhos sobre mim

Me enchem da Tua paz

Wedding invitation verse~

2009-07-19T13:16:00.005-03:00

Então, de vez em quando penso em detalhes
de como será o meu casamento ... e sonho meeeeesmo!!
Já até escolhi o verso que irá nos convites. ^^

Pois o amor é tão forte quanto a morte,
e o ciúme é tão infelixível quanto a sepultura.
Suas brasas são fogo ardente,
são labaredas do Senhor.
Nem muitas águas conseguem apagar o amor;
os rios não conseguem levá-lo na correnteza.
Se alguém oferecesse todas as riquezas
de sua casa para adquirir o amor,
seria totalmente desprezado.
Cantares 8: 6 & 7

For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy unyeilding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame.
Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot wash it away.
If one were to give all the wealth
of his house for love,
it would be utterly scorned.
Song of Songs 8: 6 & 7

South Africa ...

2009-07-18T14:46:00.020-03:00

So, with a little bit of Rands and some US dollars
... you can check out some places ...

... some souvenir ...

... Bourker's Luck Potholes ...

... Blyde River Canyon ...

... off to the Safari ...

(Kruger National Park)

(my little clip ^^ hehehe)

... some more souvenir ...

... some more of the beasts ...

... Johannesburg / Pretoria ...

... Voortrekker Monument ...

website

... Nuclear Power / Hartebeestpoort Dam ...

... Kwena Crocodile Farm ...

... Sun City ...

casino / 6* hotel / waterpark

(it's more like Las Vegas ... honestly, I didn't like it)

Mozambique'09

2009-07-17T20:38:00.030-03:00

... if a picture is worth a thousand words ...
no need for me to write anything, eh!

all I have to say is ...

Thank you Lord!

Encorajamento ...

2009-07-03T10:31:00.003-03:00

Será que você não sabe? Nunca ouviu falar?
O Senhor é o Deus eterno,
o Criador de toda a terra.
Ele não se cansa nem fica exausto;
sua sabedoria é insondável.
Ele fortalece o cansado
e dá grande vigor ao que está sem forças.
Até os jovens se cansam e ficam exaustos,
e os moços tropeçam e caem;
mas aquele que esperam no Senhor
renovam suas forças.
Voam alto como águias;
correm e não ficam exaustos,
andam e não se cansam.

Isaías 40:28-31

Festinha do Rafael ... ^^

2009-06-28T00:51:00.000-03:00

Então, hoje ... depois do encontro com os amigos da Mi ...

fomos a uma festinha de 4 anos do Rafinha

... sobrinho/primo da Mila ... muito lindinho.

... mas quem se divertiu foi eu! HAHAHAHA ...

Outback com amigos da Mi...

2009-06-28T00:43:00.008-03:00

... noooossa, hoje o almoço foi às 5 da tarde! @.@

Eu tava morreeeeendo de fome!!!

... eu AMO comer, pra quem não me conhece ...

Bom, conheci uns amigos da Mi .. de São Luis.

... suuuper legais e divertidos ...

mas tinha uma princesinha tão fofa entre nós

que não poderia deixar de mencionar.

Ela é a Hanna ... um docinho de garotinha!

Super charmosinha ... a menina maranhense mais linda!

... esse é o amigão da Mi - Márcio ...

No More Michael Jackson ?

2009-06-27T10:45:00.003-03:00

My students asked me this past Friday if I like/liked Michael Jackson.
... Hmm ... honestly, it was a tough question for me to answer them,
for they were bombarding me with things like,

"My mom/dad is his fan!"
"My parents used to listen to them when they were children."
"My parents have all of his CDs."

But my answer to them was NO.
I did make my answer clearer for them by saying that
I didn't like him as a person due to some choices he made in life
that harmed so many people and children,
however, that I did like many of his songs ...
especially how brilliant he was as a child! (Jackson 5 ERA)
I told the kids that he was a great artist ... composer, singer, dancer ...

It's really sad how his life had to end like it did.
You can totally see that he wasn't happy.
There are many clips on Youtube now ... but I like this one here.
... he's really got the moves going ... hahah ...

Oh, just one more thing I have to say

... I used to hate it when he put his hand on his crotch ...

Eewwww ... so gross!!

Check it out now ...

2009-06-23T23:04:00.005-03:00

... all I've ever wanted ...

HahahaH

*getting my first snaps with my new eyes*
Yeah .. in the bathroom mirror
and I guess they didn't turn out so good.

*and of course I had to celebrate this moment
with my best friend*

Milessa back from Aussieland!!

2009-06-21T10:57:00.010-03:00

R$ 15 for Pizza and a Movie

2009-06-21T10:49:00.005-03:00

... just too much pizza for me ...
but it was a great movie!

... random ...

2009-06-21T10:23:00.002-03:00

Contigo ~ Los Verduleros

2009-06-14T20:07:00.002-03:00

My first Paraguayan song!!
... it's cool ... I kinda like it ...

Nena como estas? Yo aquí no también.
Te escribo porque te extraño y te quiero ver.
El tiempo pasó, y trabajando estoy
y me imagino esas noches por Asunción.
Si de casualidad, hoy te recordás,
que aquí muy lejos hay un chico que te ama en verdad.
La vida nos separó, mi alma se quebró,
y la espera se hace larga ya no aguanto mi amor…

Yo quiero estar contigo…
Yo quiero estar contigo…
Yo quiero estar contigo…
Yo quiero estar contigo.

Tuve que viajar a buscar el pan,
yo nunca quise, nunca te quise dejar…
Y si te preguntás por que esto pasó,
te juro nena, es por un futuro mejor…
Es por un futuro mejor.

Extraño tantas rondas de terere,
el fútbol con los perros y el asado también.
Extraño a mis amigos, y a mi mamá,
extraño estar contigo y salir a bailar…
Pero a pesar de todo, te extraño amor, te quiero nena,
quiero volver a Paraguay…
Yo quiero estar contigo,
quiero volver a Paraguay…
Yo quiero estar contigo.
Yo quiero estar contigo.

Yo no soy nada sin ti (yo quiero estar contigo)
Yo no soy nada sin ti (yo quiero estar contigo)
Yo no soy nada sin ti, yo no soy nada sin ti.
Yo quiero estar contigo.
Yo quiero estar contigo.

A play and a waffle ...

2009-06-14T00:25:00.011-03:00

This morning Nani gets online

and asks me if I'm interested in watching a play.

... sure, why not, eh! ...

It's been a while since I've seen one.

Hmmm ... last year ~ Miss Saigon

So we went to watch Mafalda

at the Teatro Escola Macunaíma.

... and for my surprise, guess who was acting in it!!

~ Marina, Lyle's assistant ~

Who would have thought that she is actually an actress

who works at school 'for fun'... hehehe ... ^^

She's awesome!! ... so funny ...

After the play, Nani and I went to Fran's Cafe

and she had waffles for the first time! Hahah ...

We had fun.

... com Dalvinha ...

2009-06-07T09:02:00.006-03:00

Logo depois da Festa Junina da escola

fui visitar a minha amiguinha do coração.

(Fez tanto frio essa noite.)

... Dalva, às vezes vc tira umas fotos tão esquisitas ...

Hahahah ... mas tudo bem ... vale tudo para as lembranças.

* * *

Te amo amiga!

Festa Junina at work ...

2009-06-07T09:00:00.006-03:00

[me at work ~ Boca do Palhaço]

[Ms. Nani / Ms. Bia]

[Ms. Lari]

[Michelle / Marcelo / Ms. Nani]

[Ms. Debora / Mr. Clouston / Ms. Nani]

[1st grade students presenting ~ Bumba Meu Boi]

Working hard...

2009-06-03T20:19:00.006-03:00

or hardly working?

Hahaha ... just a few snaps
while preparing for the Festa Junina.

My first paper flowers ever!!
... noooo, we didn't make all these flowers.
There were many teachers actually WORKING!
- ^^ -

Kids having fun...

2009-06-02T19:52:00.013-03:00

I'm teaching about matter and properties this term.

... and to get into the unit there's always a lab, right?! ^^

My kids had so much fun just poking pencils

through resealable plastic bags today! Hahaha ...

It was surely a discovery moment

to many of them, if not ... all of them!

Just in case you wonder

... they had to observe and make inferences.

Hmmm ... so, what are the surprising properties?!

Fotos com Mila e Mirue...

2009-06-01T19:14:00.007-03:00

Meu ALL STAR 2009...

2009-06-01T19:13:00.005-03:00

... encontrei com a Dalva ..
a melhor amiga que qlqr pessoa poderia ter.
Tomamos um cafesinho e ... fomos comprar um ALL STAR,
pois o meu Amarelo e Vermelho ja nao existem mais. >.<

Amarte es un Placer ...

2009-05-12T19:49:00.001-03:00

This is an old song that I heard while in college

... introduced by a dear friend of mine.

I guess until then I didn't know really how 'romantic'

latinos could really be!

Hahaha ... Whatever... ^^

It's become one of my favourite songs.

I wonder if a man will ever say these things to me.

Amarte Es Un Placer
Luis Miguel
El vino es mejor en tu boca,

te amo es más tierno en tu voz,

la noche en tu cuerpo es más corta,

me estoy enfermando de amor...

Quisiera caminar tu pelo,

quisiera ser noche en tu piel,

pensar que fue todo un sueño,

despues descubrirte otra vez...

Y amarte como yo lo haría,

como un hombre a una mujer,

tenerte como cosa mía,

y no podermelo creer...

Tan mía, mía, mía, mía,

que eres parte de mi piel,

conocerte fue mi suerte

amarte es un placer, mujer...

Quisiera beber de tu pecho,

la miel del amanecer,

mis dedos buscando cenderos,

llegar al final de tu ciel,

bailar el bals de las olas,

cuerpo a cuerpo tu y yo,

fundirme contigo en las sombras,

y hacer un poema de amor...

Y amarte como yo lo haría,

como un hombre a una mujer,

tenerte como cosa mía,

y no podermelo creer...

Tan mía, mía, mía, mía,

que eres parte de mi piel,

conocerte fue mi suerte,

amarte es un placer...

... So FINE!!

2009-05-12T19:48:00.012-03:00

... I can't deny my race ... Hahahah ...

After watching X-Men Origens: Wolverine

... hmmm ... anyways ... no comments ...

^^ Wutta stud, eh!!

Btw, his name is Daniel Henney.

Scratch my back!!

2009-05-12T19:27:00.009-03:00

So today I went with my dear friend to watch
X-Men: Origins - Wolverine
and it was quite a fun experience.

*I went to watch a movie with Nani for the first time*
*I rode the train by the Pinheiros for the first time*
*I met a Liberian on the train for the first time*
*I went to the Morumbi mall for the first time*
*I sat on an egg shaped chair for the first time*

... and everything was great! ^^

Mulher perfeita - Mãe perfeita

2009-05-10T14:30:00.004-03:00

A minha mãe é assim ...
e eu também vou ser assim!

엄마, 사랑해요!!!

Uma esposa exemplar; feliz quem a encontrar!
É muito mais valiosa que os rubis.
Seu marido tem plena confiança nela
e nunca lhe falta coisa alguma.
Ela só lhe faz o bem, e nunca o mal,
todos os dias da sua vida.
Escolhe a lã e o linho
e com prazer trabalha com as mãos.
Como os navios mercantes,
ela traz de longe as suas provisões.
Antes de clarear o dia ela se levanta,
prepara comida para todos os de casa,
e dá tarefas às suas servas.
Ela avalia um campo e o compra;
com o que ganha planta uma vilha.
Entrega-se com vontade ao seu trabalho;
seus braços são fortes e vigorosos.
Administra bem o seu comércio lucrativo,
e a sua lâmpada fica acesa durante a noite.
Nas mãos segura o fuso e com os dedos pega a roca.
Acolhe os necessitados
e estende as mãos aos pobres.
Não teme por seus familiares quando chega a neve,
pois todos eles vestem agasalhos.
Faz cobertas para a a sua cama;
veste-se de linho fino e de púrpura.
Seu marido é respeitado na porta da cidade,
onde toma assento entre as autoridades da sua terra.
Ela faz vestes de linho e as vende,
e fornece cintos aos comerciantes.
Reveste-se de força e dignidade;
sorri diante do futuro.
Fala com sabedoria e ensina com amor.
Cuida dos negócios de sua casa
e não dá lugar à preguiça.
Seus filhos se levantam e a elogiam;
seu marido também a elogia, dizendo:
"Muitas mulheres são exemplares, mas você a todas supera".
A beleza é enganosa, e a formosura é passageira;
mas a mulher que teme o Senhor será elogiada.
Que ela receba a recompensa merecida,
e as suas obras sejam elogiadas à porta da cidade.

[Prov. 31:10-31]

Joel ... my spanish teacher!

2009-05-03T08:52:00.005-03:00

These first three days of May,
the 3rd Bilingual Conference is taking place at the school I work
... and I was kindly 'bullied' by my colleague into taking part
of presenting some speakers of the many that came for this event.
The workshop topics sounded quite interesing so I gave in.

Projeto de Escola Bilíngue
Espanhol-Português (Uruguai) and
Projeto Escola Intercultural Bilíngue
de Fronteira (Argentina-Brasil)

However, there are some words that I will have to say in Spanish
as I am presenting the speakers...
so I had to ask my dear friend Joel for a little hand
... ^^ Heheheh ... He's a doll, eh!
You just gotta love the background music!!!!!

Poor thing ...
he's suffering from the Piggy Flu in Mexico!
Joel ... I like you soooooo much
... you take care!!
God bless you too!

Tu Sondas

2009-04-19T14:51:00.001-03:00

Teus olhos revelam que eu
Nada posso esconder
Que não sou nada, sem ti, oh fiel Senhor.

Tudo sabes de mim, quando sondas meu coração
E tudo podes ver, bem dentro de mim
Leva minha vida, a uma só verdade
Pois quando me sondas, nada posso ocultar.

Sei, que a tua fidelidade que leva minha vida mais além
Do que eu posso imaginar
Sei, que não posso negar, que os teus olhos sobre mim
Me enchem da tua paz

Ronaldo Bezerra

Philipino boys from Youtube! Hahah ...

2009-04-18T19:13:00.003-03:00

Helplessness and Hopelessness

2009-04-16T19:38:00.010-03:00

That's exactly how I felt

this morning

as I was going to work!!

As I stood at the bus stop,

I felt my bag being pulled,

as if people were passing by

and brushing against it,

which is quite so natural

... cuz of the time of the day,

that specific bus stop,

it's crowded with all kinds of people

rushing to go to work.

I was in the same situation myself ... and running late as usual.

Well, having felt my purse 'shaken',

I just grabbed it tighter against my body

and walked quickly towards the bus that had stopped ... just for me!!

(incredibly no one else got on the same bus as me today)

I reached my hand into the side pocket of my purse

where I keep my bus-pass, cell phone and chapstick ...

and I didn't feel all the three items I am used to feeling

as I stuck my hand into the little pocket.

THE MOBILE WAS GONE!!

So I quickly turned around towards the direction I saw people walking past me and for my unfortunate surprise

... a man had a grin on his face and waved me 'bye'

... totally dissing me, of course!!

His little trick or game worked on me!

I was so shocked and appalled that I had no idea what to do.

A feeling of helplessness and hopelessness overcame the little Sara

who just stood there like an idiot looking at this ridiculous man.

I just remember not being able to do anything

and getting on the bus, that was waiting on me,

with a total feeling of defeat.

I wanted to cry!!

Well, I lost my little Chocolight and

the little green cross pendant my mommy gave me.

>.<

(I think all this happened within 10 seconds time)

Rei da Glória

2009-04-12T17:03:00.004-03:00

O meu Deus não está morto nem pendurado no madeiro

O meu Deus não é de prata nem de bronze e nem de ferro

O meu Deus está bem vivo,
Está olhando pra você

O meu Deus quer acabar com esse sofrer

Para ser abençoado não precisa pagar promessa

Jesus Cristo já morreu por nós e a vitória já é certa

Não se iluda com essa vida ... o caminho é Jesus

Levante agora e tome a sua cruz

Jesus é Rei da Glória

Ele é o único que pode te dar vitória

Não existe outro deus mais forte que o meu

O nome Dele é Jesus ... o Rei da Glória

Letras de Marquinhos Gomes

Goofing~

2009-04-10T08:57:00.009-03:00

Na verdade ... foi uma comemoraçãosinha

do aniversário da Dalva, minha amiga-irmã.

... essa senhora linda que aparece na foto abaixo ...

... fomos comer, fofocar, tomar café, ver filme ...

(a Renata desesperada pra tomar o cafesinho e comer o bolo

... e eu quase arrumando briga com a cashier ... heheh)

(essa última foi uma tentativa de biquinho

... e eu não sei fazer biquinho de beijo...

que vergonha!!)

Camping with the kids!!

2009-04-04T22:22:00.015-03:00

We went to Republica Lago.
It was really fun!!

Cafesinho semanal com Dalva

2009-03-28T14:13:00.004-03:00

Quero ver ...

2009-03-22T14:42:00.002-03:00

Coco Avant Chanel
... com a Audrey Tatou ...
(aquela fez Amelie Poulain)
Deve ser legal!!