Friday, April 23, 2010

Cool way to look Wise: Goatee!!!




Greetings, fellow readers. I've been observing some of those cool wise guys from movies. Look at the pictures at this post to have an idea of what I am talking about. Well, all of them possess a goatee. Now, there is a major understanding on the meaning of a goatie. According to dictionaries, a goatee is: a small pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin. When people read small they believe it is actually small in length and then consider the wise man's goatee( a facial hair style) a beard! Can you beleive it?! It is absurd. A goatee is a gift only the wise possess. Goatees may be long in length, not in width. Pedro and I came to the conclusion that men of goatees are chancellours and the best advisors to those who seek help from itellectuals. If you have any issue, all you need to do is find one of these man(like seen in the pictures) and ask for their help. Do not be afraid if they take a long time to respond, for they are men deep in thought where any missued word may lead to a misapprehension. They can be found anywhere, such as the streets, fields, mountains, plains,etc. Another thing we found out, is that the wiser you are the longer your goatee. Pedro and I are still seeking wisdom and experience, for now our goatees are almost invisible to the eye. Anyways, you may find us during a day after school observing the view from the bar while scratching our little goatees. That is one more characteristic from the wise. While they sit deep in thought looking to the distant horizon, they scratch their goatees. I wish someday I can have such a gift.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

FIFA Wolrd Cup Official Licensed Sticker Album


Finally, the FIFA World Cup album was released! It has been a big hit here in Brazil since 2002, all manufactured under license by PANINI. I personally love the album because I'm a big fan of the World Cup and always enjoy my self watching it. I cheer and cry for Brazil( my nation) while it battles lion-heartedly to bring the World Cup home, as many Brazilians and people from other nations do as well. Football is the most famous sport in the world and its home is Brazil, that is probably why the FIFA World Cup album was a big hit here. The album costs R$3,90 and each envelope( comes with5 stickers) costs R$0,75. At the last World Cup(2006) its gains were estimated around R$ 75,000,000, (10,000,000 envelopes)and were only surpassed by Germany, whihc housed the event.
The reason it makes so much success in my opinion is because of the magic in football. Even those who don't like football are overwhlemed by it during the World Cup and cannot resist watching their nations' match. These phenomenon( if I can call it that way) can occur by two reasons, 1) The person really gets in the mood by the excitement around him, or 2) He/she feels left out since 99% of the people are watching. Thus, I have a theory that the same happens with the album. I saw many people who do not present interest for football, collecting the stickers for their albums. It is a funny thing.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Which is better for Sao Paulo to Rio trips, Car or Plane?

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This weekend I had a bad experience. My family traveled to Rio and we went by Plane. My dad and I wanted to travel by car but my mom hates it, so what could we do, women always win...(unfortunately) Anyways, the expected was that the trip would be faster and less frustrating since plane trips are much faster. The estimated time from Rio to São Paulo, vice versa, by plane varies from 30-45 min, while car trips usualy take 4- 5 hours. However, it turns out we were wrong on our theory. Car trips are less frustrating and faster than plane trips form Rio to São Paulo. First of all, when travelling by car the family decides the time to leave and feels free to change it if needed. In the other hand plane trips have specific times and if you get late you lose the flight wiht no refunds. Secondly, one must arrive onne hour before the flight in the airport to guarantee he/she is on time. There are several things one must do before actaully getting inside the plane( Check in, bag departure,etc), so getting a hour before is quite necessary. Even though every precaution may be taken, it is impossible to avoid airline companies' mistakes. Flights are delayed and departure gates keep changing which can stress even the most devote followers of Ghandi's. To make a long story short, the plane trip back to São Paulo took 5 hours. Now if we knew that we obviously would've come and gone by car and saved a lot of money.