ESTACAO ABSTRACTA

Darkness by Lord Byron

2012-01-23T16:35:00.003Z

"I had a dream, which was not all a dream.
The bright sun was extinguished, and the stars
Did wander darkling in the eternal space,
Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth
Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air;
Morn came and went -and came, and brought no day,
And men forgot their passions in the dread
Of this their desolation; and all hearts
Were chilled into a selfish prayer for light;
And they did live by watchfires -and the thrones,
The palaces of crowned kings -the huts,
The habitations of all things which dwell,
Were burnt for beacons; cities were consumed,
And men were gathered round their blazing homes
To look once more into each other's face;
Happy were those which dwelt within the eye
Of the volcanoes, and their mountain-torch;
A fearful hope was all the world contained;
Forests were set on fire -but hour by hour
They fell and faded -and the crackling trunks
Extinguished with a crash -and all was black.
The brows of men by the despairing light
Wore an unearthly aspect, as by fits
The flashes fell upon them: some lay down
And hid their eyes and wept; and some did rest
Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled;
And others hurried to and fro, and fed
Their funeral piles with fuel, and looked up
With mad disquietude on the dull sky,
The pall of a past world; and then again
With curses cast them down upon the dust,
And gnashed their teeth and howled; the wild birds shrieked,
And, terrified, did flutter on the ground,
And flap their useless wings; the wildest brutes
Came tame and tremulous; and vipers crawled
And twined themselves among the multitude,
Hissing, but stingless -they were slain for food;
And War, which for a moment was no more,
Did glut himself again; -a meal was bought
With blood, and each sate sullenly apart
Gorging himself in gloom: no love was left;
All earth was but one thought -and that was death,
Immediate and inglorious; and the pang
Of famine fed upon all entrails -men
Died, and their bones were tombless as their flesh;
The meagre by the meagre were devoured,
Even dogs assailed their masters, all save one,
And he was faithful to a corse, and kept
The birds and beasts and famished men at bay,
Till hunger clung them, or the drooping dead
Lured their lank jaws; himself sought out no food,
But with a piteous and perpetual moan,
And a quick desolate cry, licking the hand
Which answered not with a caress -he died.
The crowd was famished by degrees; but two
Of an enormous city did survive,
And they were enemies: they met beside
The dying embers of an altar-place
Where had been heaped a mass of holy things
For an unholy usage: they raked up,
And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands
The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath
Blew for a little life, and made a flame
Which was a mockery; then they lifted up
Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld
Each other's aspects -saw, and shrieked, and died -
Even of their mutual hideousness they died,
Unknowing who he was upon whose brow
Famine had written Fiend. The world was void,
The populous and the powerful was a lump,
Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless -
A lump of death -a chaos of hard clay.
The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still,
And nothing stirred within their silent depths;
Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea,
And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropped
They slept on the abyss without a surge -
The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The Moon, their mistress, had expired before;
The winds were withered in the stagnant air,
And the clouds perished! Darkness had no need
Of aid from them -She was the Universe!"

Carl Gustav Jung

2012-01-23T09:53:00.001Z

“Enlightenment is not imagining figures of light but making the darkness conscious."

for the lovers

2012-01-19T22:30:00.000Z

"A smeller of air a picker of roses" (Lebanese proverb) I really consider myself a lover of nature's poetry.

Nick Cave- Faraway So Close

2012-01-11T08:33:00.000Z

"Empty out your pockets,toss the lot upon the floor. All those treasures, my friend, you don't need them anymore. Your days are all through dying, they gave all their ghosts away, so kiss close all your wounds and call living life a day. For the planets gravitate around you, and the stars shower down around you, and the angels in heaven adore you, and the saints all stand and applaud you. so faraway, so faraway and yet so close. Say farewell to the passing of the years, though all your sweet goodbyes will fall upon deaf ears. Kiss so softly the mouths of the ones you love, beneath the September moon and the heavens above. And the world will turn without you, and history will soon forget about you, but the heavens they will reward you, and the saints will be there to escort you. So faraway, so faraway and yet so close. Do not grieve at the passing of mortality, for life's but a thing of terrible gravity. And the planets gravitate around you, and the stars shall dance about you, and the angels in heaven adore you, and the saints all stand and applaud you. So faraway, so faraway and yet so close."

2012-01-09T10:30:00.003Z

Quanto mais penso na vida mais certeza tenho de que nasci para me tornar moribunda, morrer e voltar a nascer, mais acordada do que nunca.

2012-01-09T10:23:00.001Z

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Rumi (1207-1273)

om mani padme hum

2012-01-08T19:45:00.000Z

"OM MANI PADME HUM ( OM MANI PEME HUNG )
The Jewel in the Lotus - The Mantra of CompassionThis is the highest Mantra for mankind gifted to us by the thousand Buddhas out of their compassionfor all sentient beings. It will protect us from all harm ,sufferings , ill health , hell regions,It will purify us and free us from all our negativeemotions of the Mind and speech.This mantra saves us from the hell regions and hungry ghosts which we have to encounter during and after death. Hence it is beneficial and a most valubale saviour not only during Life on Earth but also after Life , when we have to remain and pass through the six Hell regions in the Bardos.Each syllable in this six syllable Mantra liberates usfrom one realm of suffering out of each of the six realmsof suffering filled existence.
OM liberates and purifies us from the emotions of bliss and pride in the samsaric realmof the Gods.MA liberates and purifies us from the emotions of jealousy and lust for entertainment in the samsaric realm of Demi-Gods.
NI liberates and purifies us from the emotions ofpassion and desire in the samsaric realmof Humans.PAD liberates and purifies us from the emotions ofstupidity and prejudice in the samsaric realm of animals.
ME liberates and purifies us from the emotions ofpoverty and possessiveness in the samsaric realm of hungry ghosts.
HUM liberates and purifies us from the emotions ofagression and hatred in the samsaric realm of hell.In this way by freeing our consciousness , our spirit energy from the neurotic attachmentsthat our senses are bonded with throughthe cravings and aversions constantly taking place inside of us ...and in this way creating negative karmasthat keep us bound to sufferings and also creating samsara.
The mantra OM MANI PADME HUMpurifies us at 3 levels -Mind, Speech and Body and in this way liberates us from all our negative karmas. Within a short time of meditating on this Mantra ,you will experience the opening and development of yourheart chakra and begin to feel highly kind and compassionatetowards other sentient beings including animals ,even the tiny helpless ones .You will develop a magnetic aura around you that will draw other people towards you , attracting them like a magnetattracts iron filings and love will begin to flow in your Life.
Saying this mantra for 21 minutes daily will energise anddevelop your Heart Chakra and .....when the Heart and Mind become united , anything is possible.
This Mantra is popularly known as "The Jewel in the Lotus"or "The Diamond in the Lotus"
("mani" means Diamond , a precious jewel and Padma means Lotus flower which is thespiritual symbol of consciousness )The Jewel refers to the Mind or consciousness andthe Lotus refers to the Heart that is the source of Love energyThe meaning of OM MANI PADME HUM is"Om , salutations to the Jewel of consciousness (the Mind)which has reached the Heart's lotus. "A Very Very Important Message Regarding Mantras Your outer world is governed by your inner world, so Divine Powers that are generated inside you , now start making all positive eventshappen in your life in the outer world.This inner world is nothing but yourintent which actually you are expressing in the mantra. So , here ,I wish to make the most valuable statement about mantras.If you don't understand the meaning ofthe mantra you are repeating and what you are saying to the cosmos fromyour spirit and subconscious mind, - if you are not visualising this meaning of the mantra by feeling the meaning of the mantra deep within your soul ,while saying the mantra , then it is not going to benefit you much .Most people don't even understand what the mantra is all about evenafter using it for years , so they do notprogress much , so we encourage youto understand the explanations wehave given on each mantra andwhich Divine Energies it is attractingand addressing ."

João Gilberto - Coisa Mais Linda

2011-12-13T11:43:00.000Z

Remember this, the turning point.

2011-11-04T12:13:00.000Z

"the cat who ate the canary."

2011-09-27T12:00:00.002+01:00

Somewhere in your life someone is going to ask you if you belong to the half that sees the cup half full or if you belong to the half that sees the cup half empty.
But what if you are one of those who sees the cup half full and half empty at the same time?

2011-08-14T23:35:00.003+01:00

Os "blogs" vão-se e as pessoas ficam, ou será, as pessoas vão-se e os "blogs" ficam?

alive

2011-06-24T12:10:00.001+01:00

Everyday and every hour, wish that I was bullet proof.

You Can Never Hold Back Spring.

2011-02-22T16:52:00.002Z

(just one more month to go until Spring!)

Valente São Valentim

2011-02-14T11:05:00.003Z

Esta é dedicada a todos os que vivem na solidão, novos e velhos, a todos aqueles que não têm com quem partilhar a vida, os anos, os dias e os minutos. Nós pertencemo-nos e ninguém merece estar só!

talk to her

2011-02-09T17:33:00.000Z

Faz 75 anos que Fernando Pessoa morreu

2010-11-30T11:37:00.001Z

"Se penso mais que um momento
Na vida que eis a passar,
Sou para o meu pensamento
Um cadáver a esperar.

Dentro em breve (poucos anos
É quanto vive quem vive),
Eu, anseios e enganos,
Eu, quanto tive ou não tive,

Deixarei de ser visível
Na terra onde dá o Sol,
E, ou desfeito e insensível,
Ou ébrio de outro arrebol,

Terei perdido, suponho,
O contacto quente e humano
Com a terra, com o sonho,
Com mês a mês e ano a ano.

Por mais que o Sol doire a face
Dos dias, o espaço mudo
Lembra-nos que isso é disfarce
E que é a noite que é tudo."

Fernando Pessoa

I don't care about tomorrow

2010-11-30T10:49:00.003Z

Today I vibrate for you.

Today I am loved.

Today I hold you in me.

Today we are still found.

Tangerinas e Tempestades

2010-11-11T17:11:00.002Z

A tangerina é um fruto do inverno, mas podia jurar que o seu sabor está muito perto do sabor da primavera.

The saddest song

2010-11-02T10:01:00.002Z

"On my first day back
my first day back in town
My first day
my first day back in town
The clouds up above they were humming our song
Humming humming our song
My biggest fear is if I let you go
You'll come and get me in my sleep
My biggest fear is if I let you go
You'll come and get me in my sleep
Come and get me
I set my course sailed away from shore
Steady steady as she goes
I crash in the night two worlds collide
But when two worlds collide no one survives
no one survives
and the reddest of reds the bluest of blues
The saddest of songs I'll sing for you
and my biggest fear is if I let you go
You'll come and get me in my sleep
My biggest fear is if I let you go
You'll come and get me in my sleep
Come and get me come and get me in my sleep(x2)"

No need to run and hide

2010-10-23T18:58:00.002+01:00

I was 13 when my parents gave me a record with this music, i remember as if it where today... my parents living room, the record spinning on the record player over and over again and me just daydreaming of the future...

for the record

2010-09-07T13:32:00.001+01:00

What is it about Holland that it chews you up and doesn't spit you out??

Anthem - Leonard Cohen

2010-06-26T19:25:00.001+01:00

"Anthem"

The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don't dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

We asked for signs
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of every government --
signs for all to see.

I can't run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring ...

You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.

O dom de iludir

2010-06-25T00:22:00.000+01:00

Sintonia?

2010-06-24T18:34:00.001+01:00

Hoje saímos os dois de casa com as "t-shirts" de Praga, mas só raparámos já dentro do elevador.

I have a blue raincoat (it used to belong to my mother)

2010-06-19T11:37:00.001+01:00

Poema em linha recta de Álvaro de Campos

2010-06-19T00:53:00.003+01:00

Nunca conheci quem tivesse levado porrada.
Todos os meus conhecidos têm sido campeões em tudo.

E eu, tantas vezes reles, tantas vezes porco, tantas vezes vil,
Eu tantas vezes irrespondivelmente parasita,
Indesculpavelmente sujo,
Eu, que tantas vezes não tenho tido paciência para tomar banho,
Eu, que tantas vezes tenho sido ridículo, absurdo,
Que tenho enrolado os pés publicamente nos tapetes das etiquetas,
Que tenho sido grotesco, mesquinho, submisso e arrogante,
Que tenho sofrido enxovalhos e calado,
Que quando não tenha calado, tenho sido mais ridículo ainda;
Eu que tenho sido cómico às criadas de hotel,
Eu, que tenho sentido o piscar de olhos dos moços de fretes,
Eu, que tenho feito vergonhas financeiras, pedido emprestado sem pagar,
Eu, que, quando a hora do soco surgiu, me tenha agachado,
Para fora da possibilidade do soco;
Eu, que tenho sofrido a angústia das pequenas coisas ridículas,
Eu verifico que não tenho par nisto tudo neste mundo.
Toda a gente que eu conheço e que fala comigo
Nunca teve um acto ridículo, nunca sofreu enxovalho,
Nunca foi senão príncipe . todos eles príncipes na vida...
Quem me dera ouvir de alguém a voz humana
Que confessasse não um pecado, mas uma infâmia;
Que, contasse, não uma violência, mas uma cobardia!
Não, são todos o Ideal, se os oiço e me falam.
Quem há neste largo mundo que me confesse que uma vez foi vil?
Ò príncipes, meus irmãos,
Arre estou farto de semideuses!
Onde é que há gente no mundo?
Então sou só eu que é vil e erróneo nesta terra?

Poderão as mulheres não os terem amado,
Podem ter sido traídos . mas ridículos nunca!
E eu, que tenho sido ridículo sem ter sido traído,
Como posso eu falar com os meus superiores sem titubear?
Eu, que tenho sido vil, literalmente vil,
Vil no sentido mesquinho e infame da vileza.

Álvaro de Campos (Fernando Pessoa)

a minha manhã já vai tarde

2010-06-18T10:30:00.003+01:00

Mais um céu cinzento para coleccionar aqui em Amsterdão. Ontem esteve um dia solarengo, hoje, o único sol que tenho é aquele que sai da minha xícara de café quente.

mente em movimento abstracto

2010-06-18T10:23:00.005+01:00

os meus pensamentos interligam-se de forma abstracta,
de tal forma que acontece-me muitas vezes como na quarta-feira,
em que estava a esfregar as paredes do chuveiro com um detergente anti-calcário,
completamente empenhada nas limpezas semanais da casa, que eis senão quando,
caiu mais um véu da minha personalidade complexa,
foi como se pedaços de calcário se soltassem também das paredes do meu carácter,
foi como se tivesse polido mais um pouco deste vasto universo que não há-de morrer perfeito e luzidio,
porque ninguém é perfeito,
porque ser perfeito daria muito trabalho,
demasiado trabalho para depois ficarmos enfadados sem mais calcário para descascar,
porque o que tem piada é isto,
construirmos lentamente a percepção do que vai para além do carácter,
lentamente,
lentamente,
lenta a mente...

Poesia de Vinicius

2010-06-17T10:52:00.001+01:00

Sunday picnic! Just me, just him..

2010-06-15T01:41:00.003+01:00

Porque hoje é dia de Santo António

2010-06-13T10:54:00.001+01:00

Porque ela vai ser o que quis, inventando um lugar

2010-06-10T16:03:00.001+01:00

"Uma tigresa de unhas negras e íris cor de mel
Uma mulher, uma beleza que me aconteceu
Esfregando sua pele de ouro marrom do seu corpo contra o meu
Me falou que o mal é bom e o bem cruel
Enquanto os pelos dessa deusa tremem ao vento ateu
Ela me conta, sem certeza, tudo que viveu
Que gostava de política em mil novecentos e setenta e seis
E hoje dança no Frenetic Dancing Days
Ela me conta que era atriz e trabalhou no "Hair"
Com alguns homens foi feliz, com outros foi mulher
Que tem muito ódio no coração, que tem dado muito amor
E espalhado muito prazer e muita dor
Mas ela ao mesmo tempo diz que tudo vai mudar
Porque ela vai ser o que quis, inventando um lugar
Onde a gente e a natureza feliz vivam sempre em comunhão
E a tigresa possa mais do que um leão
As garras da felina me marcaram o coração
Mas as besteiras de menina que ela disse não
E eu corri para o violão, num lamento, e a manhã nasceu azul
Como é bom poder tocar um instrumento"

seems like my blog lacks excitement

2010-06-10T02:29:00.004+01:00

So many years after viagra being invented, why is it that I still receive spam inviting me to use it? Are there people who actually still don't know where to buy their stack of "magic pills"... or is my blog lacking excitement???

say cheese

2010-05-26T12:53:00.005+01:00

Ontem fui ao centro de Amsterdão e devo ter ficado em pelo menos 20 fotografias de turistas, é que nesta altura eles são mais que as mães e é uma tarefa impossível desviarmo-nos deles.

Eu até acho que a excitação de estar em Amsterdão é tão grande para os turistas que eles nem se importam que ninguém se desvie para a fotografia, ou então estão envoltos numa névoa cerebral causada pelo haxe e já não vêem ninguém para além dos companheiros de viagem e de alguns monumentos.

dreams

2010-05-11T10:30:00.004+01:00

"To dream that you are entering through a door, signifies new opportunities that will be presented before you. You are entering into a new stage in your life and moving from one level of consciousness to another. In particular, a door that opens to the inside, denotes your desire for inner exploration and self-discovery.

To see a flower garden in your dream, represents tranquility, comfort, love and domestic bliss. You need to be more nurturing.

To see a man in your dream, denotes the masculine aspect of yourself - the side that is assertive, rational, aggressive, and/or competitive.

If you are a woman and dream that you are in the arms of a man, suggests that you are accepting and welcoming your stronger assertive personality.

To dream that you are embracing someone else, indicates that you are in need of more affection or that you need to show more love.

To dream that you are going to bed with someone you are not sexual with, represents some sort of partnership or some aspect of yourself that you need to acknowledge and come to terms with.

To dream that you are hugging someone, symbolizes your loving and caring nature. You are holding someone or something close to your heart. Alternatively, it may indicate your need to be more affectionate.

To see a lover in your dream, symbolizes acceptance, self-worth, and acknowledgement of your true inner value. It may also indicate integration of masculine and feminine traits into yourself. You are feeling complete or whole.

To see a building in your dream, represents the self and the body. How high you are in the building indicates a rising level of understanding or awareness.

To dream that you are scaling or climbing a building, indicates that you are getting carried away by your ambitions."

dreams

2010-05-10T10:53:00.003+01:00

"To see the beach in your dream, symbolizes the meeting between your two states of mind. The sand is symbolic of the rational and mental processes while the water signifies the irrational, unsteady, and emotional aspects of yourself. It is a place of transition between the physical/material and the spiritual.

To dream that you are on the beach and looking out toward the ocean, indicates unknown and major changes that are occurring in your life. Consider the state of the ocean, whether it is calm, pleasant, forbidding, etc.

To see or dream that you are on a pier, represents self-reflection and an introspect into your unconscious. You are ready to explore and grow as an individual. The dream signal emotional and spiritual growth.

To see rocks in your dream, signifies permanence and stability as expressed in the familiar phrase "as solid as a rock". It may also indicate that you are making a commitment to a relationship. Or you may be contemplating some changes in your life that will lay the groundwork for a more solid foundation. On the other hand rocks may also symbolize stubbornness, disharmony and unhappiness.

To dream that you are standing at the edge of a cliff, indicates that you have reached an increased level of understanding, new awareness, and a fresh point of view. You have reached a critical point in your life and are afraid of losing control. Alternatively, it suggests that you are pondering a life-altering decision.

To dream that you are jumping, indicates that you need to take a risk and go for it. You will find progress toward your goals. Consider the metaphors "jumping for joy" or "jumping the gun". How you feel in the dream will provide additional significance and meaning to your dream.

To see sand in your dream, signifies a shift in perspective or a change in your attitude. Consider the familiar phrase, "the sands of time" in which it may be suggesting that you are wasting your time or letting time pass you by."

dreams

2010-05-06T00:07:00.003+01:00

"To see a camel in your dream, denotes that you need to be more conservative; you are carrying too many problems on your shoulders. You tend to hold on and cling on to your emotions instead of expressing and releasing them. You need to learn to forgive and forget. Alternatively, it represents your potential for handling big problems, responsibilities, and burdens.
To see or dream that you are on a scaffolding, represents something that is temporary in your life. You may be in need of support to help you reach your goals or elevate yourself to a new level."

dreams

2010-05-05T21:24:00.002+01:00

"To dream that you are lost, suggests that you have lost your direction in life or that you have lost sight of your goals. You may be feeling worried and insecure about the path you are taking in life. Alternatively, you may be trying to adjust and get accustomed to a new situation in which the rules and conditions are ever changing.
To dream that you are in a cab, indicates that you are being taken for a ride. Someone is taking advantage of you."

long weekend in Berlin

2010-05-02T13:53:00.002+01:00

Filmed by J.P., edited by me, music from Einsturzende Neubauten.

Feeding birds in Berlin from Estacao Abstracta on Vimeo.

Miguel Torga

2010-05-01T22:30:00.000+01:00

"Mas abandonar a Pátria com um saco às costas?

Para poder partir teria de meter no bornal o Marão, o Douro, o Mondego, a luz de Coimbra, a biblioteca e as vogais da língua. Sou um prisioneiro irremediável numa penitenciária de valores tão entranhados na minha fisiologia que, longe deles, seria um cadáver a respirar".

Confucius

2010-04-29T22:29:00.001+01:00

"No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance."

O sabonete.

2010-04-28T10:07:00.016+01:00

Os sabonetes da Ach. Brito são feitos com óleo natural de coco e de karité, sem ingredientes de origem animal, 100% biodegradáveis e não são testados em animais. Sabiam que o uso de sabonete é de longe menos poluente que o uso de sabonete líquido/gel de banho?

Não, ninguém me pagou para fazer publicidade à marca, mas eu trago destes sabonetes para a Holanda, uso e tenho muito orgulho por serem portugueses e darem cartas no mundo.

Chicken salad with pine nuts sauce

2010-04-28T09:48:00.005+01:00

In the Spring time you need lighter meals.

One step closer to "going dutch"!

2010-04-27T19:30:00.002+01:00

Out of sight, out of mind.

2010-04-27T11:28:00.000+01:00

X

2010-04-26T15:00:00.002+01:00

I'm from Generation X. What about you?

Os cravos

2010-04-25T12:10:00.002+01:00

O cravo é uma flor muito apreciada aqui na Holanda e por isso não foi difícil encontrá-la para fazer um arranjo cá para casa.

A minha avó está mesmo em cima dos 90

2010-04-24T16:36:00.003+01:00

Ás vezes falo com a minha avó no "skype", e neste dia resolvi fotografá-la porque gostei muito da camisola que ela tinha vestida.

Saudades do Roberto (sempre)

2010-04-24T15:38:00.002+01:00

when people disappoint you, you pray!

2010-04-23T14:25:00.008+01:00

I ask the Universe and he who is in charge of it (and us), to please guide me, so that even in my darkest moments i'll never even think of turning my back to my parents if they ever need me, like a big part of my family has done with my grandmother. Because my parents have always been there for me and i just hope i'll never ever let them down!

"symbolon"

2010-04-20T15:41:00.002+01:00

"You have become hard, retreated into a shell where no one can communicate with you or reach your soul. It is as if you have withdrawn to a fortress of loneliness high in the mountains. The fortress is part of you. Take a close look and try to accept responsibility for having built it."

this raging light

2010-03-16T12:58:00.000Z

2010-02-15T13:22:00.006Z

"To be nobody but yourself in a world that's doing its best to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting." (E. E. Cummings)

O fado cheira sempre a solidão

2010-02-09T01:03:00.003Z

"Lisboa já tem Sol mas cheira a Lua
Quando nasce a madrugada sorrateira
E o primeiro eléctrico da rua
Faz coro com as chinelas da Ribeira
Se chove cheira a terra prometida
Procissões têm o cheiro a rosmaninho
Nas tascas da viela mais escondida
Cheira a iscas com elas e a vinho
(...)
Lisboa cheira aos cafés do Rossio
E o fado cheira sempre a solidão
Cheira a castanha assada se está frio
Cheira a fruta madura quando é Verão
Teus lábios têm o cheiro de um sorriso
Manjerico tem o cheiro de cantigas
E os rapazes perdem o juízo
Quando lhes dá o cheiro a raparigas
(...)"

Blue moon

2009-12-31T09:28:00.001Z

a ronda pelo bairro

2009-12-26T21:57:00.001Z

SANTA CLAWS

2009-12-25T03:10:00.001Z

Samba do avião

2009-12-19T14:43:00.001Z

-4°C at 10:30 a.m. (i went for pictures)

2009-12-15T13:20:00.006Z

Excessive? i love excessive!

2009-12-14T08:27:00.003Z

Not my bike though...

Fietsen

2009-12-13T08:08:00.003Z

Molen

2009-12-12T08:09:00.002Z

cold yet?

2009-12-11T23:13:00.007Z

Today (Saturday) the lowest temperature is expected to reach

-1 degrees for the first time this autumn.

my favorite tea flavors

2009-12-11T17:45:00.003Z

"Kanpai" (Cheers)

2009-12-10T23:27:00.001Z

Our dinner today:
Very spicy chicken and vegetables done in our wok with white rice.
Warm SAKE in our new "tokkuri" porcelain.

After dinner:
Watched "The Notorious Bettie Page" and "Wackness". Liked both.

postcards from here

2009-12-09T17:31:00.000Z

2009-12-08T10:39:00.001Z

hmmmm...bolo rei. Falta pouco...

Great weekend

2009-12-07T23:13:00.016Z

St. Nicholas feast day

2009-12-06T21:29:00.007Z

The first letter from your name in chocolate as a Sinterklaas gift!
Our "Kill Bill" Nespresso is two years old but still taking creamy espressos!

dare to dream

2009-12-02T18:14:00.002Z

now.

2009-12-01T09:36:00.002Z

The flowers from our Phalaenopsis Orchidaceae have started falling. Today is very cold! The maximum for today is 7°C while in Lisbon it will be 16°C.

I have been getting a lot of personal things done, feels nice to achieve goals, even though slowly...

2009-11-30T15:42:00.004Z

Neste momento:

7 graus

anoitece as 17

dias curtos e muito frios.

total cost of X-mas tree: 12,85€

2009-11-29T18:41:00.004Z

Holga | Amsterdam | October 2009

2009-11-28T21:22:00.000Z

Holga | Antwerp | November 2009

2009-11-20T21:51:00.002Z

Holga | Portugal | August 2009

2009-11-19T12:58:00.000Z

Goethe

2009-11-18T22:04:00.001Z

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."

o elixir da eterna juventude

2009-11-17T17:07:00.002Z

2009-11-16T15:30:00.001Z

"Your job is obviously undergoing some kind of transformation and you may be breaking new ground with some new endeavour. This will require your time, your patience and your strong belief in yourself that you can do anything you set out to do. "

bath time

2009-11-15T15:29:00.003Z

rainy Friday the 13th

2009-11-13T11:17:00.002Z

yeah i know you want me to wright again, i want it too.

for you

2009-11-12T00:01:00.000Z

"Dia de S. Martinho, lume, castanhas e vinho"

2009-11-11T14:15:00.005Z

Autumn sun

2009-11-10T13:16:00.001Z

Happy Sunday: Vondelpark | Wok food | Books

2009-11-09T21:58:00.007Z

Ta douleur

2009-11-08T22:21:00.001Z

Herfst!

2009-11-07T18:28:00.004Z

2009-11-06T13:00:00.001Z

Tangerines and red lipstick.

Autumn in Amsterdam

2009-11-05T11:15:00.000Z

The everlasting blink

2009-10-07T18:31:00.007+01:00

2009-08-22T08:41:00.000+01:00

While forgiving is a good idea, don't feel bad if you're not quite able to forget. It's called wisdom, and it comes with experience.

2009-08-20T16:04:00.001+01:00

Call as many people as you can think of, for no other reason than to say 'hi' (the best reason of all to call someone).

waveless

2009-08-09T23:43:00.001+01:00

touched

2009-08-08T23:25:00.000+01:00

2009-08-05T19:56:00.003+01:00

it´s never ever too late.

moving lips

2009-07-27T17:59:00.005+01:00

Continuar com a missão de levantar o que está morto, por muita saudade que tenhamos, é sempre uma tarefa impossível.

na praia usar sempre o creme

2009-07-20T13:24:00.001+01:00

2009-07-19T23:02:00.003+01:00

"Hating people is like burning down your house to kill a rat."
Henry Fosdick

quero a vida sempre assim

2009-07-14T00:25:00.001+01:00

2009-04-29T11:13:00.001+01:00

This is not an answering machine, this is a telepathic thought-recording device. After the tone, think about your name, your reason for calling, and a number where I can reach you, and I'll think about returning your call. And thank you so much for waiting.