How many of you know every corner of your town? And by this I mean… How many of you have visited museums, art galleries, monuments, churches, palaces…? Probably not many, I suppose. But it’s kind of usual though, that we spend our spare time, holidays, and money in getting to know other places… most of…
{random} stories :: saudade
{saudade} “Saudade was once described as “the love that remains” or “the love that stays” after someone is gone. Saudade is the recollection of feelings, experiences, places or events that once brought excitement, pleasure, well-being, which now triggers the senses and makes one live again. It can be described as an emptiness, like someone or…
{random} stories :: do you believe in destiny?
{destiny}… “…refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. It is a concept based on the belief that there is a fixed natural order to the cosmos.” When I first started to write my thoughts… they had a meaning. I needed to write…
{random} stories :: being old means.
… that you’re wise? … that you’re out of date? … that you’re dependent? … that you’ve learned and discovered your place in the world? … that you’re not listenned? Everytime I’m on this particular city working, I notice a building that is right in front of me across the street. It is probably the…
{random} stories :: homesickness.
“Homesickness is the distress or impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from the specific home environment or attachment objects.” Nowadays, there is a very common word in professional language – flexibility. Flexibility means that you are a professional that accepts other challenges, is willingful to developing other skills, volunteers to learn, to help other colleagues, it’s interested…
{random} stories :: how often do we look inside?
{intro} Almost a year ago, I registered on Flickr… posted some pictures of mine, those I thought had enough quality to share with the world. I spent some time exploring, discovered interesting pictures, made a few comments, and got connected with a few interesting Flickrers. Then I discovered that posting pictures of Interior Styling was…
{random} stories :: when are we being selfish?
{choose a chair to sit… and listen} Is the question that is going through my mind for the last hours. Maybe due to my academic education, I often wonder about people’s different ways of thinking… acting… reacting… of being. We are all different from each other, not necessarily better or worse, just different. But how…
{random} stories :: challenges
Challenges are everywhere right? From the smallest one you come across with to something really challenging that makes you think, makes you plan a strategy, makes you wonder, makes you… decide wether you’re up to it or not. In our lives, I guess we’re told to face all challenges, all dificulties that come along. It’s…
{random} stories :: have i ever mentioned that….
I’m in love? I’ve mentioned before that changes have come to my life quite unexpected… and some good changes. I won’t mention everything that has changed in my life in these last months, because I guess some things are quite personal… but even so, what I’d like to tell you about is that there are…
{random} stories :: lisboa
# 1 – Photography Some pictures I made of my home… Lisbon, as I feel at home right here. And when I’m not at home, I miss its light, its colours, its historical streets, the traditional buildings… I miss its culture… it’s my version of the city that never sleeps. Welcome to my home… {Príncipe…