Sempre amei Londres. Amor declarado e escancarado por tudo aqui nessa terra estranha. Amo a arquitetura, a historia, as ruas, as construcoes, o que restou da British Culture. Mas agora que a Inglaterra cada vez perde mais a sua identidade, mais certa eu estou da minha propria. A gente cresce, amadurece, envelhece e as prioridades mudam junto.
Ainda amo Londres. Mas eh hora de arrumar tudo e ficar preparada para mudancas. Talvez para uma direcao onde nunca olhei antes. E sei que tambem serei muito feliz por lah.
quarta-feira, 30 de abril de 2008
quarta-feira, 23 de abril de 2008
Corporate World
I am highly bored with my job right now, although I am still happy with my salary and language lessons all paid for. By chance I've found the post bellow in http://moronland.net/ - what could be better? My only regret is that experience showed me that, at least in England, the Corporate Lesson 5 is actually not true...
There you go, from Moronland -
Corporate Lesson 1 :
Naked Wife A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.” After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks,… “Who was that?” “It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies. “Great!” the husband says, “Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?”
Moral of the story:If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.
Corporate Lesson 2
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish” “Me first! Me first!” says the admin. clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone. “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone. “OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.
Corporate Lesson 3
A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said,”Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But,changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.” Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.
Corporate Lesson 4
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him,”Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.
Corporate Lesson 5
A turkey was chatting with a bull “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.
Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.
There you go, from Moronland -
Corporate Lesson 1 :
Naked Wife A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.” After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks,… “Who was that?” “It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies. “Great!” the husband says, “Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?”
Moral of the story:If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.
Corporate Lesson 2
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish” “Me first! Me first!” says the admin. clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone. “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone. “OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.
Corporate Lesson 3
A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said,”Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But,changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.” Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.
Corporate Lesson 4
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him,”Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.
Corporate Lesson 5
A turkey was chatting with a bull “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.
Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.
segunda-feira, 21 de abril de 2008
Complicacao
Estou tao feliz, eh dificil falar. Quando era adolescente eu saia gritando para todo mundo ouvir, e a porrada em cima era grande - levei muitos anos para entender isso. Aih a gente passa dos 30, e se conforma que as pessoas em volta nao sao tao inofensivas assim, o olho gordo vem daquele que tem cara de mais bonzinho e daquele FDP que eh inimigo declarado mesmo. Entao nao preciso explicar nada, nem quero. Mas ainda assim tenho vontade de explodir se nao falo que estou feliz!
quinta-feira, 17 de abril de 2008
New Mexico
Oi tum tum bate coracao
Oi tum coracao pode bater
Oi tum tum tum bate coracao que eu morro de amor com muito prazer
Pois eh, o Tio Sam quer mesmo conhecer a nossa batucada e jah anda dizendo que o seu prato nao eh mais o mesmo, o molho da fluminense melhorou tudo...
:-D
Oi tum coracao pode bater
Oi tum tum tum bate coracao que eu morro de amor com muito prazer
Pois eh, o Tio Sam quer mesmo conhecer a nossa batucada e jah anda dizendo que o seu prato nao eh mais o mesmo, o molho da fluminense melhorou tudo...
:-D
terça-feira, 1 de abril de 2008
Bagagem
Viajar eh bom, sair de ferias melhor ainda. Tenho andado triste pelo meu pai sim, afinal sao soh 3 meses, mas preciso de folego novo para encarar o trabalho e o dia-a-dia. Nada melhor do que novos ares e nada de ficar em casa.
No ultimo mes eu fiquei dentro de casa e nao queria ver ninguem, desligava celular e MSN e tava bem soh com a tv e os DVDs, mas eu sabia que jah era hora de comecar a me mexer pois meu patrao, por mais bonzinho que seja, eh um business que quer resultados no final de cada quarter e eu preciso fazer a minha parte.
Resolvi viajar para os EUA, mas completamente congelada por dentro soh de pensar na burocracia do visto. Ateh que foi tranquilo, eles adoram ver um contracheque bonito, a unica pergunta que me fizeram foi o que eu queria fazer em NY: visitar o MOMA e assistir uma opera no MET. Carimbo concedido por 10 anos. Ainda bem que sou italiana...
Agora eh arrumar a mala. Tenho trauma de mala - deve ser a lembranca da minha cunhada. Odeio. Detesto carregar bagagem e soh viajo de mochilao. Quando arrumo minhas coisas eu primeiro coloco tudo em cima da cama, depois vou pensando no que vou fazer cada dia e vou tirando os excessos. Tudo que eu preciso tem que caber na mochila, afinal vim morar em Londres com a vida dentro dela, logo por que deveria ter mais que isso para 5 dias fora de casa?
Agora eh soh pagar uma fortuna no taxi para ir ao aeroporto de madrugada e contagem regressiva para ver coisas diferentes e tirar minha cabeca do cotidiano por uns dias. Mereco uma promocao quando chegar...
No ultimo mes eu fiquei dentro de casa e nao queria ver ninguem, desligava celular e MSN e tava bem soh com a tv e os DVDs, mas eu sabia que jah era hora de comecar a me mexer pois meu patrao, por mais bonzinho que seja, eh um business que quer resultados no final de cada quarter e eu preciso fazer a minha parte.
Resolvi viajar para os EUA, mas completamente congelada por dentro soh de pensar na burocracia do visto. Ateh que foi tranquilo, eles adoram ver um contracheque bonito, a unica pergunta que me fizeram foi o que eu queria fazer em NY: visitar o MOMA e assistir uma opera no MET. Carimbo concedido por 10 anos. Ainda bem que sou italiana...
Agora eh arrumar a mala. Tenho trauma de mala - deve ser a lembranca da minha cunhada. Odeio. Detesto carregar bagagem e soh viajo de mochilao. Quando arrumo minhas coisas eu primeiro coloco tudo em cima da cama, depois vou pensando no que vou fazer cada dia e vou tirando os excessos. Tudo que eu preciso tem que caber na mochila, afinal vim morar em Londres com a vida dentro dela, logo por que deveria ter mais que isso para 5 dias fora de casa?
Agora eh soh pagar uma fortuna no taxi para ir ao aeroporto de madrugada e contagem regressiva para ver coisas diferentes e tirar minha cabeca do cotidiano por uns dias. Mereco uma promocao quando chegar...