Friday, December 19, 2008

G and me have to add this:

*if you miss gym you have to COVER
* it is rude to mimitate people

* the schedule HAS TO be followed.
* Frooom time tooo time
* don't mess with the CAPTAIN
* the little Portuguese guy with american accent...
* T is reliable, P is reliable, ...

Thursday, December 18, 2008

What we have learned so far

So here is the knowledge we share after living together (from Paulo's point of view) :-):

Romania is here...

Finish the job

Divning

Respect!

Bike locks are important

Fucking Ell

Pasta with Salad

Italian Boy

45 day holidays

Swimming at 6:30

The Continent

Heating is complex

Mac's keyboard has lights

Stratford sucks

Skateboarding rules

Bikes are dangerous

Brazilian jokes

Any Italian thing is excellent.

Lady Boss

Capoeira is not a dance

Men formal suits are haven't changed at all since the 50's

Bidets are important

Never try anybody's drink from their glasses

This is Madness

I am the Scrabble Master

In the US people get shot

Completely dead

Completely irrational

Dying laughing

Jiveli

Svaka ti dala

Don't drink and fly

5 o'clock tea

The Curve rules

Beijinho!

Grilos are bugs

Caipirinha

Skiing trousers are a bit too hot for The Curve

Mice (rats) are smart

Hellas Verona Football Club

Real Christmas are in the summer.

15 min swim = 45 min swim

If you permute the letters in "MELISA" you get "EMAILS"

Squash courts are annoying

It's Christmas... at Maggie and Rose...

Serbia is here.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The curse of wanting more


There are two type of people: the ones that stay in their country and the ones who "dare" to go abroad. The first group have job in their country, with family all around and friends to go out with, all familiar places and things. Things don't change much and that is nice. The second group goes somewhere for various reasons wanting who knows what. For them things change, and change, and change. A lot!

Doing a PhD in London means a lot of things for me: meeting new people, trying new food, learning new phrases and swear words of new languages :-), learning about new cultures, new customs, different combination of food in the same meal and so on (one day I have to start writing what i have learned while staying in London). But it also mean people coming and going all the time.

Well this is something I can not get used to. After living with someone they become your family. You share their problems, happy moments, dilemmas and fun. And they unfortunately share your bad moods apart from other things :-). As I am writing this, my "London family" is going to Australia and who knows when I am going to see them again. I am so sad. That can be understood only if you live with someone. I am going to miss them so.

I feel like losing one part of me.