Sundays can be a great bore but when you have the chance to meet your old high school friends’ things can turn to be pretty good. In my case, it was a surprise meeting some of my buddies and seeing how things changed for all of us after so many years – fifteen since high [...]
Category Archives: Personal
Governance, Democracy and Online Videos in Cyberspace
June 22, 2008 – 2:34 am
Once upon a time there was a website that offered an alternative of quality to uploading and watching movies. This site was an option to users that did not like the hegemony (and also the quality) played by Youtube in the world of online video sharing. Unfortunately when trying to upload a video I [...]
Individuality
June 19, 2008 – 12:00 pm
There is something on me more than body. Something that occupies the tiny spaces between the flesh and this higher state of conscience also known as mind. I am more than just chemical reactions, more than synapses connecting and colliding in the microscopic cosmos of my brain. I am the structure of choices created within [...]
Camurupim Beach
May 29, 2008 – 10:38 pm
My brother and niece chilling at Camurupim Beach in Natal, Brazil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwqUSMGp_TE
Paularáia Desvairada
May 28, 2008 – 11:17 pm
Chico Presbítero era filho de anglicanos e morador de Mirabundas do Norte. Criado entre os rigores da religião conhecia muito pouco das leréias e revertérios que se formam entre os quilombos e palmares das mulecadas que se banhavam no Beira Rio. Foi Marinalvo, filho de Hélverton das Docas que mostrou a Chico Presbítero sua primeira [...]
Updates
May 22, 2008 – 2:06 pm
It has been a while since I wrote the last entry in this blog. Well, not everyone has the time and patience to write every single day and there are other reasons for people to be away from their blogs besides laziness. In my case, the reason behind the lack of constant posts can be [...]
Stranger in a Strange Land
April 17, 2008 – 10:29 am
I was away for too long. But how long is too long? I can’t answer that for sure but over four years away from my family and hometown made me a stranger in a strange land.
Too many buildings, a city that seems to have grown far from its capacity and kids holding mobile phones made [...]
Short Thoughts on Communication and Language
February 8, 2008 – 10:22 am
Living abroad can be an exciting experience. Learning about new cultures and embracing a diverse and broad cultural universe can help one ponder about its own stance on the world. Together with it, learning a new language is also a rewarding experience. However, from my own understanding as an “expatriate” living in Japan for almost [...]
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