Pardon my English!

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Well, as they say, the world is a global village therefore, being English the commercial language used worldwide, it's easier to make "business" in Shakespeare's language than in Camões's one! ;)
My business is to improve my English so that I can make some use of what I have learned. I have studied the language for many years and I think my reading and listening comprehension skills are at a good level , but I have not that much speaking or writing practise.
So, here I am with the purpouse of improving my English skills because I'm fed up to listen to my 8 years old cousin saying that I'd be better of speaking portuguese... Ok, she's in fact british but I want to be able to order my Macmenu on my own! :)
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2/28/08

Just Switch!

Check out the cool MTV's environmental tips to chill out Planet Earth.

And all you need to do is Switch!

2/22/08

Darkness world: On February 29, 2008

Darkness world: On February 29, 2008 from 19:55 to 20:00 hours GMT
Proposes to delete all lights and if possible all electrical appliances, to our planet can 'breathe'.

If the answer is massive, energy saving can be brutal.
Only 5 minutes, and see what happens.
Yes, we are 5 minutes in the dark, we light a candle and simply be looking at it, we breathe and our planet.
Remember that the union is strength and the Internet can be very power and can even do something big.
Moves the news, if you have friends to live in other countries send to them and asks them to do the translation and adjust the hours.


2/20/08

Look who's coming to town!


Bon Jovi are back in Lisbon! Playing at Rock in Rio on the 31st of May. Wanna come? ;)

Greepeace UK - EfficienCity

Check out Greepeace UK - EfficienCity, where you can make your difference!

Olivia Newton-John fight against cancer.

"Olivia Newton-John is leading a trek in China in April to raise funds for cancer. She will lead a team with the walk planned to take take 21 days to walk 228km along the Great Wall of China just prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Beginning April 7, 2008, and ending up in Beijing, the team will include overseas celebrities, sports stars and cancer survivors. The trip is a a fundraiser for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre's Wellness Centre – businesses and individuals are being asked to sponsor people for one dollar per step.

The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre's Wellness Centre will provide complementary therapies such as support programs for patients and their families, meditation, relaxation, massage, art and music therapy, nutrition, exercise, aromatherapy."

2/13/08

Like everything that is new, it can be amazing or scary.


I came across this video in C*'s blog... and it is amazing/scary to learn how fast the world is changing. And to me the most amazing/scary is that children know how to use Internet and computers, and many of the parents don't even know how to press the "on" boton. I'm not talking about child predators azards, I'm talking about information and parents not doing an effort to keep up with actual times. If people used to talk about generation gap... they haven't seen nothing yet.

2/10/08

Presenting: Cork "skin"

Forget the plain use of cork as wine corks. The new fashion item is cork "skin", making beautifull things like the umbrella in the picture above. To see more uses for it, just check out Pelcor website, with lots of new ideas, like cork magnets, cork cd covers, hats, and a lot more.

2/9/08

World Press Photo: 3rd Prize!

Miguel Lopes Barreira won 3rd Prize in World Press Photo's Sport Action Category : B&W, Praia do Norte (North Beach) in Nazaré, Central Portugal, feat. bodyboarder Jaime Jesus.