And because this blog is looking boring

I want to go to the Maldives, one day and stay in a room like this one at One and Only Resorts

And eat here:

Ithaa - underwater restaurant at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island

Great day and my point of view (as always)

  Annyeonaseyo!

  I had a great day today. I catched some sun, went to bathe, ate well, had fun and all of this in good company.

  Some people don't understand but... Football is ths big game in Europe. There's nothing like it. 

  These days is happening the european championship and my country was one of the teams entering the tournament. Well, ok... nothing against it... but we are facing a big economical crisis and I see that our team is the one that is expending more money on hotels... They say that it's not our money but other teams are being really careful with their expenses... Can I believe that it's not my money? No, of course not. So, I really wanted them to come home quickly. Some people said that this showed that I don't like my country... Football doesn't define me as a portuguese citizen. And I honestly think that high rates of unemployment, people losing their homes and so on are more important... Maybe that's my problem, right?

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Beach, pool?

  Annyeonaseyo!

  I'm not a fan of going to the beach... I don't like too much people around and I'm not comfortable in bikini/swimsuit.

   For the same reasons, I don't go to pools...

  But today I tried one... and I enjoyed it, mostly because of the company. Kamsa hamnida!!! 

  I made another decision today and made a new commitment - cross your fingers for me, please?

"Do poepket ssumnida"

 

Words

  Annyeonaseyo!

  How effective words are when we want to make a point but others don't listen?

  Have you ever tried to explain a fact, and after some different approaches, you still didn't made the other part understand it?

  How can you do it then?

  Can you show it?

  And how do you do that?

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Dealing with...

  Annyeonaseyo!

  Dealing with others while we wish to fight our own fears is, sometimes, hard to do and brings too many complications.

  I'm a jealous person and because of reasons on my own, I'm very aware that this is a big flaw of mine. I would like to overcome this with a lot of confidence in myself and trust on others but that's not an easy thing to do and I don't think I'm that strong.

"Do poepket ssumnida"

There is people made to be alone?

  Annyeonaseyo!

  Do you agree that maybe there is people born to be alone?

  They have short term relationships but they "kill" them with all kinds of attitudes so that their space keeps untouched.

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Bad things

  Annyeonaseyo!

  I don't think that bad things only happen to others but I always wish that that's what will happen.

  And I think I have a good heart and that that fact should bring me luck (I'm not nice... I'm very aggressive but polite and caring).

  But in truth, neither hope nor good will protect us from harm.

  When we look around and see so many bad people hurting others, it's natural to think about our acquaintance that is now homeless... why the bad ones aren't the ones in trouble?

  When we see bad people stealing and making hostages and we think about our friend that is with financial problems... why the bad ones aren't the ones in trouble?

  If I could, I would be more fair... good people would have nice things happening in their lives; bad people would suffer... 

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Best things...

  Annyeonaseyo!

  They say that best things in life are free. 

  Do you agree?

  A smile, a hug, just being by your side, a joke - these are things that can be meaningful and free.

  Do you get them often?

  How does it makes you feel?

  Does it helps you?

  Most of the jokes don't work for me but everything else is appreciated and, lucky me, I get them often, even if sometimes I don't deserve them... And, most of the times, it helps me letting go of whatever happened or is bothering me and rises my mood. 

"Do poepket ssumnida"

What to do?

  Annyeonaseyo!

  There are situations when we don't know what to do or what to say...

  We get anxious and nervous because we also don't know what others wish from us...

  I hope my presence helps you and I hope that if you need something that I can do, you just tell me.

  I'm here for you.

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Experiences

  Annyeonaseyo!

  We all have different experiences in life that makes us the way we are and that teach us how to react or behave in face of many different situations.

  That is what make us unique as persons.

  If the experiences have been good for us we are able to accept things more easily and be more comprehensives. If the experiences have been hard on us... we will try to protect ourselves from being hurt again... is that wrong?

"Do poepket ssumnida"

200th post

  Annyeonaseyo!


  This is my 200th post on the blog!!!

  It's been a while since I decided to share a part of me on the web... and I'm really different now. I'm still in my shell but I'm different on the inside and that shows on the outside.

  Thanks to all the people that read all of this.

  I hope some of you will have the courage to leave a comment once in a while. 

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Strange things all around

  Annyeonaseyo!

 

  Wherever we look we see strange things...

  Strange habits, strange clothes, strange objects...

  We can try not to have any kind of prejudice but in fact we have... it's something bigger than us and we comment, joke or simply look at things that are not "normal" for us with a critical judgement.

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Saudade

  Annyeonaseyo!

  Portuguese language has a word that no other language has (it's something that has to do with Portuguese soul and way of living...).

  Many people describe/translate "saudade" as missing someone or something but it's more than that. It's the state of sadness and melancholy that we feel when we are able to abstract ourselves from what surrounds us and really the absence of the person or the thing that we miss.

  Truthfully, I think "saudade" it's not missing someone or something, is missing the moments... the moments that we shared with someone or some kind of special connection with something (that possibly could be connected with a person...).

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Oporto weekend

  Annyeonaseyo!

  My weekend in Oporto was very good.

Rabelo's boats, typical boats for carrying Oporto's wine along Douro river - by me

  The weather wasn't the best... it rained a lot on saturday and on sunday the day started with rain too but it got a little better.

  But I really enjoyed it and it was something different and new for me.

  I visited the places I like the best there - Serralves Gardens, Crystal Palace, the Foz and Gaia's bank - the best place to see Oporto's ribeira.

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Ideas for the blog posts

  Annyeonaseyo!

  Sometimes it's hard to find something to say here.

  It's not that my mind is empty... I just don't really know what to share when my common life has no developments (or so it seems).

  I would love to say, or maybe not, that I'm a person that has a lot to say... but I just want put here my thoughts about my life and share meaningful moments, even if I'm not completely clear about it.

  I don't care about politics, about economy and about society gossip...

  My life is enough for me to worry about and if everyone was like me, we would have peace.

  So, if I don't post for some days, it's just because I have nothing to say or because I'm doing something in real life that keeps me busy.

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Weekend

  Annyeonaseyo!

  I have said before that, because I only have a weekend off once every two months, I really appreciate them.

  I have this weekend off and I'm going to Oporto, I need to change air...

 Oporto is a old city with beautiful scenery near Douro river and amazing gardens. That's what I'm looking for.

"Do poepket ssumnida"

Life

  Annyeonaseyo!

  Life is full of uncertainties.

  Does that makes it special? Yes.

  Does that makes me nervous? Yes.

  How many times we face situations where we wish we could know what will happen next so that we can take the next step?

  And sometimes, because we don't have that insight, we give up without even try... because we are afraid...

  Someone, some years ago, told me that we should go for what makes us happy in the moment because, if we think to much, we might miss it, we might give up without trying or we might spoil the moment while worrying about what can happen... and then we forget that the main goal was to be happy and enjoy the moment.

  I knew then, and I know now, that she was right but forgetting the what ifs of the future is something really hard to do.

  We all want to be happy and we want the "happily ever after", right?

"Do poepket ssumnida"

When girls

  Annyeonaseyo!

  When girls experience PMT, boys should be extra careful...

  Things like irritability, tension, dysphoria (unhappiness), stress, anxiety, difficulty in falling asleep (insomnia), headache, fatigue, mood swings and increased emotional sensitivity are not fake and must be taken serious.

  It's hard on girls because they can't do anything about it and people around don't understand it or don't really care about it.

  And because this state only lasts a few days some people think that this just normal...

"Do poepket ssumnida" 

Days off

  Annyeonaseyo!

  I love my days off. Ahahahahahah!!!

  I like to have time for what I really enjoy doing and if I have company it's even better.

  My mood isn't always the best... sometimes I'm sad or just tired, like all the others but I can always find some kind of time to relax and feel myself.

"Do poepket ssumnida" 

Quiet

  Annyeonaseyo!

  I'm much more quiet these days... like if I'm at peace with myself .

  This last year I've learnt so much and I had so much to deal with that I think I've changed a bit my bad side.

  I'm still angry with the world frequently, I'm still bossy and I still don't like a lot of things and lots of attitudes... but, internally, I deal with that in a more calm way... 

"Do poepket ssumnida"