Monday, February 28, 2005

DRAGOM

As for sure I have already much publicized, I AM a tru football fan. not a fanatic, but fan.I love the game in every aspect (except the political one).And even though nobody is more in love with my city and its "aura" then me, I am a Benfica fan (a club from Lisbon).Ok ok someone once told me...."eh nobody can be perfect" true! so this is my sin.
So as a sinner I went to the Dragão (dragon stadium here in Porto to watch the big derby between the clubs on tp of the classification at the moment. I had to be an "undercover" agent, as there were only places for 1000 Benfica fans (there 50000 people in the stadium), so I, alongside with Cila, her father and cousin (all Porto supporters), went to the middle of the Porto fans.You can imagine that I had to be calm all the time.
But what I want to write about is how wonderful the stadium was, how nice the game was (not spectacular, but thrilling enough), how cool it was the whole party "scene" created for the match. Of course two people (benfica supporters) were arrested, and of course outside I saw a Porto fan getting beaten up because is scarf, though it was a porto one, had some red (Benfica colour) and somebody slapped him in the face.
But I was more pleased in the end, to see Benfica draw the match. Ok Ok, victory should be the thing. Correct! But if you consider that it was all losses for my club in 11 years....
This means I am a lucky charm for the club.... I was last year present in Lisbon when (against Porto) they won the cup (first title since 95), and now again, when after 11 years they got a point (yes I know, one lousy point) in Porto.
So for all this...... thank you Porto, thank you football, thank you BENFICA! SLB SLB SLB :)
Take care y'all

Thursday, February 10, 2005

To think about

I know I have been writing very seldom, but I tell you it is hard.... I am living in a 3000kms/h vehicle (which is actually me).
Today a good friend showed me some quotes.
I hate quotes, and I hate people who use them. Aren't they creative enough to say something original?
Besides this, there is also the fact that the best quotes are anonimous... yeah right... personality and self-confidence problems, that's more like it.
Nevertheless... I have three quite good:
"quality is reminded long after the price is forgotten!"
" the best client is the one we have"
" in a time of crisis where everybody is crying ther is always someone who will produce handcarshifts (tissues)"
Well, this just to say I want to produce tissues for the clients I have with a very high quality... I will make it my motto!

Take care y'all

N