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round, year of the dragon.I missed the opportunity to go to Liberdade to watch the lion dance. I guess I wasn't really in the mood to go. I really should go out more and meet new people. That means not relying so much on particular people all the time, to give me a call when they are free.Well to summarise, been here for almost two months now. On the job side- managed to get a few private students through friends and friends of friends. I even managed to attend my first interview here in SP after donkey years. It's gonna be the same shit, teaching business English, but according to the companie's style. (Don't know if I want to do this)Where I am living is a good place. Very central and easy to get to via bus and the metro. It's a nightmare to drive to though. I realised last month, that I live at the end of a street famous for prostitutes. I told the porters that I'm not a prossie, cos a lot of my friends have been meeting me where I live to collect me... but I'm looking to move out as soon as. I realised that I don't need a whole apartment to myself. I spend most of my time on the netbook or watching tv, so that suits me fine... and by the way, I can't be paying R$900 every month for an unfurnished apartment.Sites and scenes. There's nothing to look forward to in SP city. The only place I want to see is Hopi-Hari and that's near Campinas. So going there by bus from the bus station, I assume that it'll take a couple of hours or so. I am planning on going back to Rio next month, for a long weekend or so. Hit the streets of Lapa and get into the 'groove'.
24th May(Thursday) 2012Well,lets see whats happened so far since the last blog entry, being Leap Year. I hadmanaged to go walk about, being a vagabond moving from town to town. I wasstaying in Tucuruvi for 3 months, until due to overcrowding had to move. Thenwent to Santo Amaro, for three weeks, and now Im in Artur Alvim. Nowthese places couldnt be conveniently located towards the centre; instead thefirst was last stop going north, the second far south-east (running a long andbeyond a smelly river) and now in what they call Zona Lost. I realise why now,it feels like eternity getting here. stadium so far Where the new stadium is being builtMap of SP metroDuringall this colossal my hair started falling out. More than the usual 100 strandsthat women lose on a daily basis. I started getting a bald patch, so firstthought was WTF am I gonna do? To which after numerous cancelled andrescheduled appointments later, the Dermatologist diagnosed me as to having alopeciaareata, which basically means balding in women. Ithought that it was a result of me colouring my hair like a bitch throughoutall this time, but this was not the case. This was brought on by stress. So nowI have to rest as much as possible, otherwise Im gonna end up looking likeCousin IT from the Adams family. Crikey!Pacaembu Timao vs PalmeirasOk,looking to good karma things that have happened since...I wentto see a classico game at the Pacaembu between Corinthians and Palmeiras. Whata game! Never been to a game whereas the atmosphere was like that. Stadium wasnteven full, imagine if it was. Well that was the game whereas a Palmeiras fandied and a few were put in hospital. Kids...My team here... Corinthiana!Idecided to look at meeting new people here in this city, and hence responded toanother Brit who was looking at improving her Portuguese and making friends.After a few e-mails exchanged, it was decided that we would meet down Paulista,in front of Shopping 3. Now, this girl waited 15mins then buggered off home.When I had arrived, I thought where is she? Thats the English for ya! Youwould think that for someone whose in Brazil, she would get accustomed topeople being late all the time. But noooooooo, she just legged it withoutnotifying me. I tell you, it really grinded my gears! Stupid cow. Japanese/Korean/Chinese= LemmingsSo Idecided to join the Couch surfing meet-up group. They hold them every Tuesdaysdown Augusta. Its just a social group, whereas people who are in the city justmeet and converse. These are people who work, study and are travelling in thecity. A good way to meet new people. So last week was the first one that Iattended. I thought, what have I got to lose? So I just went there andintroduced myself to people, sticking out my hand and saying hi, how are youmy names Vanessa and so on. Everyone thought that I was Brazilian, cos Ispoke in Portuguese. And each bloody one said You are Japanese, right? orKorean. I mean, give me a break! And I swear, anyone that says you are lookthe same, no difference to
me is gonna get a bitch slap. No were not all thesame, were not all Lemmings. Swiftlymoving on...Workwise; Im still teaching friends English. Not yet started working in companies,mainly because of my hair situation. No stress for the time being. Gotta get onthe road to recovering. But I tell you, not working makes me feel useless. Ifeel like an invalid. But maybe next month, things will start having a routineand Ill finally be able to enjoy myself. Waitingon my working visa for my law job, so might as well teach Business assholesEnglish in the mean whie. Then meet new people at these meet-ups and also spendmore time with the few friends I have already. Noticehow I said few friends, there were more but I had to narrow it down a lot dueto the encounters Id had with them. To becontinued...
Since becoming acquainted with this city over a year and a half ago, I met some great people. People to whom I consider to be good friends, to whom I can trust. It just so coincidentally happens to be that we're all Asian. One of the members is called Bruno, he's a Brazilian Japanese guy. He's just like a brother to me. I can go shopping with him, talk to him about anything and console in him in relation to oriental traditions. The second gang member is Arvin. He's from Bangalore, India. I met him in a Couch surfing event. Let me explain what is couch surfing. Those who want to travel & explore another country need a place to stay. Those generous members on the site, offer their couches as a good samaritan. That way you get to explore the new found area from a different perspective and maybe pick up tips a long the way. This CS meet is a regular event that occurs every Tuesday evening. The third and fourth members are Taegyu and Sungmin. Both Korean exchange students at USP. University of São Paulo. I became acquainted with them back during the time I was living in a republica (shared house). So, we stayed used to meet up regularly for our Korean dinners, karaoke and drinkathons. Something I learnt from them was that Koreans drink beer like water. Moving onto the fifth and sixth members. A Hong Kongese guy called Paco and a Japanese guy called Ioshi. I met both from a site called Meet up. The group was called São Paulo Happy Hour. It was a relief to have met Paco, another Cantonese speaker. I feared that once I had moved here that I would forget my Cantonese. The odd phone calls to my family only kept reminding me how much I really missed the Chinese culture and my family. So it was great to meet Paco!Ioshi is only going to be here til June, then he'll return to Tokyo. Since leaving London, I've forgotten how Oriental English sounds. I mean, with a heavy accent! There are times when I need someone to translate what he has said in English. He reminds me of a character in the British tv programme Mind Your Language. Taro, the business man from Japan. He was always arguing with the Chinese character Soo Lin. A great tv show might I add and strongly recommend everyone watch. Well there's the gang. In actual fact, both Koreans have returned home now that their exchange programs have ended. So, for the moment it's just us five. At times I remember the expression "it's not about the quantity, but the quality". I see this when I look around at my circle of friends. It's a contrast to my circle of friends back home. My best friends since secondary school and all girls. Compared to my Asian gang of men here. Right, so I've just checked that my last post was back in July of last year.A lot has happened since then, so please bear in
mind that my recollection of events maybe some what scattered and hazy in some areas. So let's do it in blocks, commencing July til October.Well, I had moved to Zona Leste a.k.a Zona Lost. When you take the metro from Down Town towards the east zone, you realise why... because it feels like bloody eternity before you arrive at any station on that line. Unbelievable! I swear I never saw ONE oriental person on the red line going towards east. I must've been the only moronic oriental. A friend of mine had offered me a place to stay for a month til I moved to another room. It's in Artur Alvim. Til this day, I still can't bloody pronounce it correct, It must be my oriental 'R's'.Brazilian bbqHome made cheese breadWell I whilst crashing there, I was staying with a couple and their dog. Now, little did I know that as hosts Brazilian's are only hospitable towards for the first few days, then afterwards they go cold turkey. So I had to feel the wrath of the wife, whilst the husband was away on business. She pissed me right off! Telling me that in Brazil, when working I had to take more time over my grooming and the way I dressed. I wanted to slap her in the face with a huge fish. So I had to go all out in terms of my hair, make-up and my clothes. She even commented on my nails. Asking me questions like why don't I get a manicure. I wanted to reply 'why don't you shut up? You stupid cow!'. Shit like this to me, isn't necessary. So long as I look professional, clean-cut and do my job well. Who gives a fuck if I don't wear high heels! I don't want to hobble down the street or hold up a queue behind me when going up and down stairs, clunking away in heels. showing off my R$30 manicureWe never argued, but I felt there was an air of hostility within the place. How she approached me to say these things annoyed me. But I thought, who gives a shit about her. She's a secretary, not the chief of being a beauty pageant. (not that i'd take beauty secrets from her anyway, the chunky monkey).Moving on, well towards the end of the stay I managed to find a room towards the opposite direction of the metro line in Butanta. Home of the snakes and the university of Sao Paulo, USP. Now upon going there, I thought to myself. Hmm this place looks cool. Peaceful, good neighbourhood, clean and a total difference to lost zone. But tons of students. I moved into a shared house. Which they call a republica. Little did I know that this place would be known as the 'house of fucking idiots'.At the beginning it was ok. Responsible adults who predominently worked. About a 1/3 of the house were students. Everyone was Brazilian, so I was the only gringa. A couple of gringoes joined the house later, a Korean & Peruvian.Back when
I went to university, I never went to the parties or hung around the student campuses. So this was the first time I'd experienced true uni life. I tell you, everyday people were drinking cans of beers, by the shit load. Drinking it like water! Every other week there was a bbq here. Now Brazilian bbq's are much different to the western bbq's that I'm accustomed with. Here, they have chicken hearts. (which are puny), cuts of meat, garlic bread, chicken wings and linguica (sausage). They just love bbq's here. The meat here is cut and divided into small pieces for everyone. They love sharing here.Fastforward a couple of months, to when I was leaving. So there were Brazilian's in the republica from the north-east Pernambuco, Ceara, Bahia, Minas and one girl from outer Rio. I found after my 4 months there that Brazilian's can't be trusted. They are huge perverts. They drink too much. Spend too much time watching soap operas. Love eating rice & beans and roast meats. Adore bbq's and unreliable. ONLY according to what I experienced whilst living there. Not all are like this, but this bunch were.Rong He massaWhilst at that shit hole, I did manage to go escape a see a little of Down Town better. I went to Liberdade to mingle with my so-called family members. I visited the Chinese restaurants there & sampled the cuisines. There are two good Chinese restaurants there called Rong He massa. Specialising in fresh Chinese noodles made live. With the chef wearing the huge white hat and throwing the noodles around. They are the only restaurant that does 'dim sum', but it looks horrible. Like a child made it. As you can see from the photos, top left horrible siu mi, deep fried chicken, Yakisobba & Chinese greens with oyster sauce.I went here with the fella about a month ago and waited an hour before getting a table. Fella said I ate like a horse... well not surprising after a 45min wait & back ache.Chi Fu The other restaurant is next to Liberdade metro station, called Chi Fu. They have the traditional red & gold decor, staff wearing the traditional dynasty Chinese attire, circular tables AND traditional rude Chinese staff. I tell you, when they realise you're Chinese as well, you get service with a smile and they are much nicer to you. That's why each time I go there with my Asian gang, I always order the food in Chinese.Food left-to right: Yakissoba, mussels in ginger & spring onion, greens with Chinese sausage, fried king prawns in spring onion, Cantonese roast duck and finally deep fried milk.Yakissoba is better at Rong He, but Chi Fu have a better range of roasted meats & traditional dishes. Ok, now that I've finished being a food critic. This chapter is finished for now... tbc
Wellsome annoying things happened to me today. Whilst on the train, passing thesmelly pine river there was a bloke who was standing next to me in the samecarriage. He was grabbing the bar above his by both hands and holding on. Asthe train was travelling along the track, I started to feel a slight notion ofsome unwanted weight on the left hand side. At first, I just cast it aside asnothing, then it started to nag at me like a pain in the ass. Then as I lookedto my left this bloke was bloody swaying back and forth whilst standing up andholding onto the bar. He was pissing me off and felt that it was ok for him tonod off whilst standing up right and swaying onto me. Fucker!Then asI was making my way to meet my students down Berrini, I was busy speed walking,manouvering in and out of people like a clever dodger with nifty feet. Like Pegasuswings on my feet, if you get the drift. Then to my aghast there was a coachpulled up outside of a hotel, situated right next to the building that I haveto teach. Lined up outside the coach were these bloody hotel guests who feltthat in their mind it was ok to take up ALL the space and hog the whole side ofthe pavement. They just plopped their suitcases and what nots onto thepavement, blocking the way for other passersby. I said spoke aloud when I said Ohfor fuck sake, youve got to be kidding me! , then a couple of the guestslooked at me in dismay and then they cleared the path, like Moses clearing apath of the Red Sea. Yeah power in my hands bitches!Then onthe journey home to the republica down Butanta. I was at the Pine metrostation, on the platform waiting for the train when some guy was full out inpublic crying. He was rubbing his eyes,wiping his tears from his eyes, red puffy faced etc. I thought to myself whata bloody attention seeker, grow some balls and man up. Perhaps the man wantedpity or for other passersby to feel sorry for him. Well no Siree! Not thisbloody girl! So thejourney finally continues, with me walking past the bakery along the main road.As I come up to the bakery I noticed a guy who looked like he was watering thebushes with a bottle of water. But as I neared, imagine to my horror when itwasnt water he was dousing the bushes in. Yes, he brung his own hose to givethe bushes a golden shower. Have these people no shame! "Que e pra ver se voce voltaQue e pra ver se voce vemQue e pra ver se voce olha pra mim" "Does it make you happy? You're so strange, yeah..." Nessa hora, malditamente (ou benditamente), exatamente nessa hora toca um trecho de "Nada Por Mim" na voz do Ney na novela das 9 que assistem na TV! Wow! "And if you lookYou look through meAnd when you talkIt's not to meAnd when I touch youYou don't feel a thing"Hurts, doesn't? "There's too
Quem me dera ao menos uma vezTer de volta todo o ouro que entreguei a quemConseguiu me convencer que era prova de amizadeSe alguem levasse embora ate o que eu nao tinha.Quem me dera ao menos uma vezEsquecer que acreditei que era por brincadeiraQue se cortava sempre um pano-de-chaoDe linho nobre e pura seda.Quem me dera ao menos uma vezExplicar o que ninguem consegue entenderQue o que aconteceu ainda esta por virE o futuro nao e mais como era antigamente.Quem me dera ao menos uma vezProvar que quem tem mais do que precisa terQuase sempre se convence que nao tem o bastanteFala demais por nao ter nada a dizer.Quem me dera ao menos uma vezQue o mais simples fosse vistoComo o mais importanteMas nos deram espelhos e vimos um mundo doente.Quem me dera ao menos uma vezEntender como um so Deus ao mesmo tempo e tresE esse mesmo Deus foi morto por vocesSua maldade, entao, deixaram Deus tao triste.Eu quis o perigo e ate sangrei sozinhoEntendaAssim pude trazer voce de volta pra mimQuando descobri que e sempre so voceQue me entende do inicio ao fim.E e so voce que tem a cura pro meu vicioDe insistir nessa saudade que eu sintoDe tudo que eu ainda nao vi.Quem me dera ao menos uma vezAcreditar por um instante em tudo que existeE acreditar que o mundo e perfeitoE que todas as pessoas sao felizes.Quem me dera ao menos uma vezFazer com que o mundo saiba que seu nomeEsta em tudo e mesmo assimNinguem lhe diz ao menos, obrigado.Quem me dera ao menos uma vezComo a mais bela triboDos mais belos indiosNao ser atacado por ser inocente.Eu quis o perigo e ate sangrei sozinhoEntendaAssim pude trazer voce de volta pra mimQuando descobri que e sempre so voceQue me entende do inicio ao fim.E e so voce que tem a cura pro meu vicioDe insistir nessa saudade que eu sintoDe tudo que eu ainda nao vi.Nos deram espelhos e vimos um mundo doenteTentei chorar e nao consegui. No. Not when you're still alive! And you'll live forever! I see the stars... Como preencher? Quando e porque publicar? How many sensations and memories while I listen to this song! wow! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-5100949142076885", enable_page_level_ads: true }); OFFLINE?Popstar das redes sociais, Hamilton e proibido de filmar bastidores da F1INSATISFACTIONBernie Ecclestone diz que F1 parece show do Rolling Stones sem Mick JaggerREI DO DESERTONico Rosberg foge de confusoes no Bahrein e chega a 2a vitoria em 2016Seixas: Rosberg vence e pressiona HamiltonTABELAONico Rosberg abre na ponta. Veja classificacaoMELHORES MOMENTOSConfira um resumo do do GP do Bahrein de Formula 1FOGO DE PALHA"Estrategia nao funcionou", admite Massa."Fiz o melhor que pude", conforma-se NasrBOTTADAHamilton lamenta prejuizo com toque. Bottas diz que nao tentou ultrapassarTUDOABERTOSem unanimidade, decisao sobre novo modelo de classificacao e adiadaOFFLINE?Popstar das redes sociais, Hamilton e proibido de filmar bastidores da F1INSATISFACTIONBernie Ecclestone diz que F1 parece show do Rolling Stones sem Mick JaggerREI DO DESERTONico Rosberg foge de confusoes no Bahrein e chega a 2a vitoria em 2016Seixas: Rosberg vence e pressiona HamiltonTABELAONico Rosberg abre
o alemao venceu com tranquilidade apos largar na pole position e ficou ainda mais perto de seu primeiro titulo mundial. Quem esta em baixa e seu companheiro e rival na briga pela taca, Lewis Hamilton. O ingles largou muito mal, caiu de segundo para oitavo, mas ainda conseguiu se recuperar e chegou em terceiro, atras de Max Verstappen, da RBR. Restando 100 pontos em jogo nas quatro etapas restantes, Rosberg aumentou sua vantagem para Hamilton de 23 para 33 pontos. Confira a classificacao completa. Quem saiu feliz do Circuito de Suzuka - alem de Rosberg, e claro - foi a Mercedes. Com o resultado, a escuderia alema selou antecipadamente seu terceiro titulo consecutivo do Mundial de Construtores.+ Confira a classificacao do Mundial de Formula 1+ Voando Baixo: Estao sentindo o cheirinho de titulo?+ Fabio Seixas: Rosberg vive sua Oktoberfest+ Adquira ingressos para o GP do Brasil, em novembroNico Rosberg vence o GP do Japao de Formula 1 de 2016 (Foto: Getty Images)Nico Rosberg vence o GP do Japao de Formula 1 de 2016 (Foto: Getty Images)Felipe Massa largou em 12o, apostou em uma estrategia de apenas um pit stop e terminou em nono, deixando para tras seu companheiro de Williams, Valtteri Bottas, que fechou a zona de pontuacao. Com os dois pontos marcados, o brasileiro voltou ao top 10 da classificacao geral. Ja Felipe Nasr, da Sauber, chegou na mesma colocacao em que largou, o 19o lugar. Mercedes comemora tricampeonato do Mundial de Construtores (Foto: Reuters)Mercedes comemora tricampeonato do Mundial de Construtores (Foto: Reuters)Vencedor da etapa anterior, Daniel Ricciardo nao teve um dia tao inspirado e chegou em sexto, atras da dupla da Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel e Kimi Raikkonen. Destaque para a Force India, que colocou Sergio Perez e Nico Hulkenberg em setimo e oitavo. A decepcao ficou por conta da McLaren: Fernando Alonso foi apenas o 16o, e Jenson Button, o 18o. A corrida foi marcada por nao ter abandonos, fato raro. A Formula 1 volta daqui a duas semanas, dia 23/10, com GP dos EUA.Nico Rosberg, Max Verstappen e Lewis Hamilton no podio do GP do Japao (Foto: Reuters)Nico Rosberg, Max Verstappen e Lewis Hamilton no podio do GP do Japao (Foto: Reuters)Rosberg largou bem e conseguiu impor um ritmo tranquilo, mantendo sempre a diferenca para o segundo colocado na casa dos 4s, sem nunca ser ameacado. Com a vitoria tranquila, o alemao da Mercedes chegou a 23a vitoria, igualando Nelson Piquet como o 12o maior vencedor da historia da F1. Hamilton teve uma pessima largada, mas fez boa prova de recuperacao, superando praticamente todos os adversario que o passaram na largada, menos Verstappen. O britanico bem que tentou passar o rival nas voltas finais, mas viu o holandes fechar a porta na penultima volta em uma manobra polemica. Ao menos, Hamilton pode se contentar em ter chegado aos 100 podios na carreira. Ele e o terceiro a alcancar este numero. A frente dele estao apenas Michael Schumacher (155) e Alain Prost (100).Resultado do GP do Japao de Formula 1 em 2016 (Foto: Divulgacao)CLASSIFICACAO DO MUNDIAL DE FORMULA 1 APOS
trabalhar que as coisas acontecem disse Vitor Hugo.A vitoria sobre o Sao Paulo mantem o Palmeiras na lideranca do Campeonato Brasileiro, agora com 46 pontos e tres de vantagem para o Flamengo. Mesmo com dois gols de zagueiros no Choque-Rei, Vitor Hugo dividiu os meritos do triunfo com os companheiros. Todo mundo ajudou. O Gabriel Jesus entrou e colocou fogo no jogo. Todo mundo se dedicou mundo, quase abrimos o placar com o Rafa no primeiro tempo, depois Allione. O time foi muito bem no geral. Conseguimos uma vitoria importante em casa, contra um adversario dificil analisou.No fim de semana, o Verdao viaja ate Porto Alegre para enfrentar o Gremio, as 18h30, pela 24a rodada da competicao nacional.