Tudo têm sua beleza!

Em tudo existe beleza, só é preciso ter olhos para enxergá-la.

Ultimamente eu me tornei um observador, ou melhor, admirador.  Talvez a 'paixão' por fotografia tem aguçado esse meu sentido.

Existem coisas que são indubitavelmente belas, mas o que me chama a atenção é encontrar beleza aonde poucos encontram. Vejo beleza na ruas, quartos bagunçados, trânsito, o 'caos' da cidade, pessoas correndo, enfim, tudo é belo.

Com esse 'instinto' de observação eu comecei notar as pequenas mudanças. Percebi que as primeiras flores das árvores secas estão aparecendo, sinal que a primavera está próxima. Tenho observado a Lua e notado todas as suas mudanças e que por sinal esse mês tem a "lua azul" (que nada mais é que a segunda lua cheia no mesmo mês). A forma que as placas de trânsito estão alocadas, indicando e orientando, muitas vezes até de uma forma bem divertida. O jeito de andar das pessoas, notar como elas se estão no momento, que apesar da correria das mesmas ver um sorriso discreto em seus rostos quando lembram de algo que gostam.

Isso tem me feito bem, então, convido vocês a observarem mais. Saiam do automático e notem as coisas em vossa volta, e encontrem a beleza. Observem!

Londres 2012 - Brasil

Muita gente fica falando "Que vergonha, Brasil não tem quase medalhas" e "Que bosta de atletas que não dão o sangue" e blá blá blá.

Sinceramente, eu acho que nenhuma medalha que os brasileiros ganharam e ainda podem ganham deveriam aparecer no quadro de medalhas do Brasil. Deveriam aparecer com o nome do atleta ou do time. Mas por quê?

Simples, o BRASIL ou se preferir a República Federativa do Brasil não investe dinheiro (ou bem pouco) nos atletas, no esporte, nos centros de treinamento, enfim em nada e ainda recebe medalhas em seu 'nome'. A República recebe méritos (no caso, medalhas) por coisas que não tiveram participação. Seria como eu ganhar participação de lucros numa empresa que nem sequer trabalho ou trabalhei.

É clichê mas TODOS os atletas de nosso país que estão no Olimpíadas são GUERREIROS, pois eles tiveram que correr muito atrás para conseguirem o que conseguiram. Eles tiveram que enfrentar inúmeras adversidades, busca incansável por patrocinadores/apoio e alguns tiveram a 'sorte' de serem financiados pelos próprios pais.

Muitos podem dizer que não sou patriota e talz. Mas são coisas diferentes você ter orgulho de seu país e você ter que estampar a bandeira nacional como 'único/principal' responsável por um sucesso que essa sequer colaborou.

World Rock and Roll Day

Hoje é dia internacional do Rock e uma coisa eu não posso negar, esse estilo que evoluiu do blues, do jazz dentre outros, FOI, É e sempre SERÁ fundamental para mim.


É muito mais do que música, é um estilo de vida.


Cresci com o Rock, minhas irmãs ouviam, e foi uma das melhores épocas, The 90's. Talvez por isso eu seja tão ligado com as bandas daquela fase, principalmente o Pearl Jam com o movimento Grunge.


Já fui daqueles que na maioria das vezes usava preto, camisetas de bandas e ouvia somente Rock and Roll (com a 89, a Rádio Rock), gravava as músicas em fita e quando tinha dinheiro comprava uns poucos CDs. Mas cresci, amadureci, e aprendi muito com as bandas, letras e atitudes. 


O principal aprendizado foi o 'respeitar'. Dentro do Rock têm vários subgrupos (Punk, Headbanger, Grunge, Hardcore, Glam e etc), primeiro tive que aprender a respeitá-los e percebi que era muito saudável. Então passei a respeitar tudo e a todos, apesar das mais diversas opiniões (por mais estranhas que pudessem parecer). Abri a mente.


Larguei aquele preconceito bobo de que só Rock era música de qualidade (pois pensava que se gostasse de outro estilo, deixaria de lado 'the way life' do rock). Agucei meu ouvido e reconheço quando uma música é de qualidade (mesmo que não seja meu estilo preferido).


Grande parte do que sou hoje foi por causa da minha família, amigos e do Rock'n'roll.


Essa foi uma breve homenagem à esse estilo.
Long Live Rock'n'Roll!

The Effects of Air Pollution

Air pollution at first was only a problem a big problem for the big cities, especially due to its factories and flammable fuel; however, it has spread around the world. As any other kind of pollution, it doesn’t have good effects, only damage which affects buildings, the environment and health.

Building can suffer from this pollution, but it will take a few years. As a result of toxic substances, some structures might oxidize and consequently will be less durable. As a consequence, the building will become fragile and can collapse at any moment, which is very dangerous for the people inside and around the construction.

The others effects are related to environmental and health problems; both are about living beings, such as plants, animals and humans.

The depletion of the ozone layer is a result of air pollution. As what happens with the buildings, the contaminated air damages that surface. Due to this damage, the sunlight will shine on the earth surface stronger than before, which might cause the rise of the number of cancer cases, forest fire and animal deaths. Acid rain will happen frequently; thus, the quantity and quality of our food will decrease, which absolutely won’t be good in a world with 7 billion people and starvation problems.

The following one is the first effect that human being notice, because that is directly related with their health. Some people start to breathe with difficulty, while others have lung cancer, to mention few, because many other diseases are related.

In conclusion, air pollution is a huge problem and it is very hard to solve it, especially because some effects are irreversible. As such, we need to discuss finding alternative ways to stop this emission of toxic gas, and maybe having alternative ways to generate energy is a very good first step.

The Use of Credit Cards

Over the years the way we use to acquire foods and all kinds of products has changed a lot. At first, we usually exchanged our things; for example, if I bred chickens and you planted vegetables, we could change an amount of one for another. Sometimes that way wasn’t so fair, so later, money has created and it has become the standard of selling and buying items.

With the usage of money, it got easier to trade, encouraging the owner of the “store” to tag their products and the costumers to look if they can afford them or not. Then, the technology increased and cards were created that could be uses in place of money: credit cards. In the following paragraphs some of its causes and effects will be cited.

The conveniences that credit cards bring are attractive for several reasons. Certainly it is safer to carry a credit card than cash; furthermore, these cards are international and can be used in almost every place in the world to buy souvenirs and products, to have lunch, in other words, to use them wherever money is accepted. Moreover, you can use it shop for any kind of product on the internet and even to purchase airplane tickets.

Despite security of credit cards, the user is not free from the fraud of physical and virtual worlds. If your card has not been already cloned, I am sure that at least you have already heard about it. That is a really bad situation; as a consequence of sophisticated methods of fraud, sometimes it becomes hard to prove that you weren’t the one responsible about that shopping.

Some of credit cards convenience depends entirely on the user; they need to use them in a proper way, for if not, it will become a very big problem. To avoid it you have to shop wisely.

The credit card can be very useful in emergency situations, especially when you do not have cash; it is a good way to solve some unexpected expenditures, such as car and health problems. Another benefit is that it allows you to purchase products with many installments. As a result, you can afford expensive products or buy them with predicted earnings.

Otherwise, the situations above are double-edged swords; they can cause big disorders in your financial life if you don’t take special care with them. The biggest problem is if you do not pay the bill assiduously, you will pay one of the highest interests rates. It can be caused because the limit of the credit card brings to you a false idea that you have that money, which is very dangerous.

Concerning all the reasons and results above, the credit card is a very useful tool, and most of all unsatisfactory effects related to its uses are caused by inadequate use of it. In other words, if you use it in a rational way you will enjoy all its benefits and probably have an easier life.

The Dangers of the Usage of the Internet

So, the following three texts (actually they are essays) are about what I have written at school. It might not be that good are even interesting, BUT the blog is mine, and as I said at the first post, I want to ‘register’ my past ‘ideas’. So here it goes.

In the twenty-first century, the usage of internet has increased exponentially. This has been due to the conveniences it has given us, helping people of different parts of the world to be connected, and offering internet bankline and services without having to leave home, to mention a few.

The main causes of internet issues are due to the social networks. This kind of website makes you feel comfortable to express your ideas, to type about things you do, and sometimes to talk about private subjects. The content you’ve posted can be seen by everyone, even if the website is secured and locked; you can’t be assured that some people won’t see what you said.

As a consequence of that, you can ruin your career by being fired due to inappropriate content found by your boss or break up with your partner because of some misunderstood posts. Indeed, the dangerous effect of posting private information is being stalked. The stalker is just waiting for the moment their victims post about their future appointments to catch them.

The consequences above are related to your acts, the probable reason for that was just your fault. However, the following one is not.

Even the most careful web users are not safe from the dangers of the internet – the hackers. They somehow can invade your computer, see all your files, and make a bad use of them. These pirates of the modern world look for data that they can use to their advantage, mainly bank information.

Concerning all these thoughts, the internet is still necessary, so two important steps should be taken. First, children must learn at school how to use the internet in a safe way in order to avoid some of those problems. Second, the government should create/improve their law systems to inhibit the invasions of privacy (Warning: the rules of the social world are the same as the virtual one). As a result of these measures, would become a better and safer place.