segunda-feira, 28 de abril de 2008

Pieces of advice from Dalai Lama - Part III

- Take care of your life.

- Don’t trust in someone that doesn’t close his eyes while is kissing.

- Once a year, go to some place where you never were before.

- If you win a lot of money, use it to help the others. This is the huge wealth satisfaction.

- Remember that the best relationship is that in that the love for the other is bigger than the need of one for the other.

sábado, 26 de abril de 2008

Pieces of advice from Dalai Lama - Parte II

- Don’t leave that a little anger hurts a friendship.

- Smile when you answer the phone. The people on the other side will notice that in your voice.

- Pass more time alone.

- Open your arms to changes, but don’t abdicate from your values.

- Remember… sometimes silence is the better answer.

- Read more books and watch less TV.

- Live a good and honest life. So when you get older and look back you can take advantage again.

- A love atmosphere is very important at your home. Do anything you can for create a calm home.

- Read what is in the implied sense.

- Share your knowledge. It’s a way to reach the immortality.

- Be gentile with the planet.

- Pray. There is a huge power on that.

- Never interrupt while you were being eulogized.

sexta-feira, 18 de abril de 2008

Pieces of advice from Dalai Lama - Part I

- Give more to the people. MORE than they wait and do it with happiness.

- Decorate your favourite poem.

- Don’t believe in everything you heard. Never spend everything that you have and never sleep so much as you want.

- When you say: “I love you”, look into the people’s eyes.

- Be fiancé at least six months before marrying.

- Believe in love at first sigh.

- Never laugh of the other people’s dreams.

- Love deeply and with passion.

- You can heart your self, but it’s the only way of living your live completely.

- Don’t judge people by its family.

- Speak slowly but, think fast.

- When someone ask you something that you don’t want to answer, smile and ask “Why do you want to know?

- Call to you mother.

- Say “health” when someone exhales.

- When you noticed that you made a mistake, take the necessary attitudes.

- Always remember the three “Rs”: Respect for your self, respect for the others and responsibility for your attitudes.

segunda-feira, 14 de abril de 2008

How is my spelling




Your Spelling is Okay



You got 7/10 correct.



Your spelling is a bit of a problem. Your instincts on how to spell things aren't horrible, but you often make an embarrassing mistake or two.

I just call...

No New Year's Day to celebrate
No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
No first of spring
No song to sing
In fact here's just another ordinary day

No April rain No flowers bloom
No wedding Saturday within the month of June
But what it is, is something true
Made up of these three words that I must say to you

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

No summer's high
No warm July
No harvest moon to light one tender August night
No autumn breeze
No falling leaves
Not even time for birds to fly to southern skies

No Libra sun
No Halloween
No giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you bring
But what it is, though old so new
To fill your heart like no three words could ever do

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care,
I do I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care, I do
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart, of my heart, of my heart

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care, I do
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart, of my heart, baby of my heart

quinta-feira, 10 de abril de 2008

My name




What Sonia Means



You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong.

You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know.

You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do.



You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.

You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.

At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.



You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.

You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.

You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.



You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.

You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.

You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.



You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.

You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.

You have the classic "Type A" personality.

terça-feira, 8 de abril de 2008

Sintra - A paradise in Earth


Sintra is a very beautiful village near Lisbon.
I can talk about it, but you need to go there and feel it to understand how magic it is. It will surprise you.
Sintra is known since the Classic Antiquity as the Moon Hill due to its strong tradition of stars cult, still visible in a lot of monuments and archaeological objects.
Sintra has a lot of fabulous monuments from a various eras, ranging from the Pre-History to our days.
Sintra was considered a World Heritage.
Let us see some of its monuments:


The National Palace

It is one of the most important Portuguese exemplary of Royal Architecture. It was classified as National Monument.
It has the huge Moorish tiles collection of Portugal.
It can also be found, as an Ex-libris of Sintra, two chimneys built above the kitchen.
Among other things I would like to stress a room in this same palace, where a lot of coats of arms are shown.


Pena's Palace


When you go up to Serra de Sintra, on the top it can be seen the picturesque and also fantastic Palace of Pena.
It is dated from 1839 when King Fernando II bought the ruins of the Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Pena. He transformed it in a small palace where he and his family would go on vacations.
This palace is the most accomplished and remarkable example of Portuguese Romantic Architecture.
Did you know that Walt Disney was inspired in one tower of this Palace to create the Cinderella’s Castle?



Regaleira - Palace and Gardens

With no doubt my choice. I love this place! :)
This is a fabulous assemblage of styles and constructions - gardens, towers, statues, mysterious grottoes, etc. Quinta da Regaleira has alchemical and sacred connotations. Regaleira is a place to feel.
You must see it, know the mysteries around this place, see its gardens and the Million's Palace. The latter is a real philosophical mansion of alchemic inspiration.
Just going there, it’s possible to understand all the histories behind that place.




Moorish Castle

Winding over two ridges of Serra de Sintra, the Moorish Castle is dated from the 8th Century.
From there, we can have a beautiful view of the entire village and neighbourhood. That's why it was a place for watching the enemies during the wars.



Capuchos' Monastery

It was built in 1560 by Dom Alvaro de Castro.
It is located in a lonely place.
It became famous because of its poor construction. The monks that lived in there have very poor living conditions.





Visit Sintra and ...



... enjoy it!



terça-feira, 1 de abril de 2008

April Fools' Day

Hello everybody!

Today is 1st April or April Fools' Day (as is known in the english countries).

Do you know the history of this day?

One of the histories says that it appears in France. Since the beginning of the XVI century, the New Year was celebrated on March 25th till 1st April. In 1564, after the adoption of the gregorian calendar, the king Charles IX of France determined that the New Year will be celebrated in 1st January. Some french people resisted and continue following the old calendar. The others joked with them. These jokes became well-known as plaisanteries.

Nowadays, 1st April is a special day to joke with the others and to laugh a little with the tricks we make. This day is when you play a practical joke on your friends.


Source: Wikipedia, The Free encyclopedia