Brasil, Meu Brasil, Brasileiro

The countdown begins, i am travelling to Sao Paulo on Monday evening and will arrive Tuesday morning to Guarulhos.

1...2......3

Un hombre muere y va al infierno. Allá descubre que hay un infierno para cada país.

Va primero al infierno Alemán y pregunta: Y ¿Qué te hacen acá?

Acá ­primero te ponen frente a un foco de luz por una hora, luego en la silla eléctrica por otra hora, luego te acuestan en una cama llena de clavos por otra hora, y el resto del dí­a viene el diablo Alemán y te da latigazos.

Al personaje no le gustó nada y se fue a ver en que consistían los otros infiernos.

Tanto el infierno estadounidense como el ruso y el resto de los infiernos de distintas naciones hací­an lo mismo; entonces, ve que en el infierno Méxicano hay mucha gente esperando entrar.

Intrigado, pregunta al último de la fila: Y ¿Qué es lo que te hacen acá?


Aquí te ponen frente a un foco por una hora, en una silla eléctrica por otra hora, luego en una cama llena de clavos por otra hora, y el resto del dí­a viene el diablo mexicano y te da latigazos.

Pero si es exactamente igual a los otros infiernos, ¿por qué aquí­ hay tanta gente queriendo entrar?...


'Porque nunca hay luz, la silla eléctrica no sirve, los clavos de la cama se los robaron y el diablo Mexicano viene, firma y se va.'


¡¡VIVA MÉXICO!!

Goodbye Little Friend

I havn´t written anything on the blog for a long time and thats because I´ve been a little busy and also because I´m slowly getting better at frequent email updates...
This weekend was kind of sad - my little dog Cuauhtémoc, otherwise know as Chumba Wumba, Sasquwask,Cuaucuauzinho and others among many, has gone... poor little guy died last night so we are all sad about that because he was a real character and he will be missed alot. He wasn´t even a year old and its a real shame but I´m glad you are up there in doggy heaven dude, peeing wherever you want, eating out of the trash, chewing Havaiianas, chasing butterflies and having lots of fun sniffing around where you shouldn´t be.

Next week I am leaving Brazil and travelling for a short time to England before I go back to work in Mexico City. I hope that I can catch up with as many people in the UK as possible because it might be the last time that I´m there for a while. I really need to start packing and getting ready to go because I have not idea how much of my stuff I really want to take or if I will just leave most of it here.
The time has come up on me so quickly that I´m finding it hard to believe that I am really leaving soon and it dawned on me today that I most probably am not prepared for how emotional and hard this departure is going to be. I hate goodbyes but its not so sad when you know that you will be returning and that you are leaving for a good puropse so I am keeping that in the front of my mind and I am keeping positive and looking forward to what this next chapter in my life will bring.

The other news is that I am working on my blog which is a guide to Mexico City and a few friends are going to get involved with that very soon. Its quite exciting and I´ve been getting good feedback on what we already have and I´m in the process of writing up about the likes and dislikes of travellers to the city - so thanks to everyone that has contacted me with thier reviews and opinions, loves, hates and general rants about everything "DF".. it all really helps me alot.

The Devil wears....Primark

I remember cringing as I walked past Primark some years ago. Ugly stores packed with raggy looking bargain hunters paying £1 for cotton thongs and pyjama sets.
However, Primark seems to have had an overhaul in the last year or so and I keep finding myself lured inside the store by the amazing window displays. I used to think that H&M was the Uks cheap fashion saviour, although it seems to be so boring and recycled these days. We are so over Neon!?!
Yesterdays shopping trip turned out to be great with me snapping up a beautiful bargain dress that no one else had seemed to touch, only to find it on the front cover of a well know magazine this morning, hailing it as this seasons fashion must ! Fabulous!
I have seen crazy ebay postings with £18 Primark dresses selling for £85 online and the store is now ranked as Britain’s leading discount clothing store, selling designs and trends from Catwalk to store within 6 weeks!
Its hardly surprising, fashion changes like the wind and at £8 for a dress, it isn’t such a sin to be a slave to fashion anymore.
Primark has gone from one of my most hated high street stores, along with New Look and Next to being one of my favourites. I will be stocking up before my trip to Brazil!
Photos to be posted soon!

We're such unlikely lovers................

On a hot city day
When your white shirt turns to grey
That's when she'll arrive
When you look how you feel
Someone steps upon your heel
That's when she will come
Listen now
I'm not saying that there will be violins
But don't be surprised if they appear
Playing in some doorway
Still I can't believe that this is happening

We're such unlikely lovers
Though no one seems to notice as they hurry by
Ask me what I'm thinking, and I won't deny it
Can you believe it's happening?
Can you believe it's happening?

There were no magic spells
You can keep the flowers and bells
They just don't seem right
Can it actually be?
Me and you and you and me
Though we're like day and night

Listen now
I'm not saying that there will be violins
But don't be surprised if they appear
Playing in some doorway
Still I can't believe that this is happening

We're such unlikely lovers
Though no one seems to notice as they hurry by
Ask me what I'm feeling, and I won't deny it
Can you believe it's happening?
I am bewildered
Can you believe it's happening?
Somebody help me
Can you believe it's happening?

Eu Vou Tirar Voce Desse Lugar

Olha, da primeira vez que eu estive aqui
foi pra me distrair
eu vim em busca de amor

Olha, foi então que eu te conheci
naquela noite fria
nos seus braços os problemas esqueci

Olha, da segunda que eu estive aqui
Já não foi pra me distrair
Eu senti saudades de você

Olha, uhhh, eu precisei dos seus carinhos
eu me sentia tão sozinho e já não podia mais te esquecer


Eu vou tirar você desse lugar
eu vou levar você pra ficar comigo e não me interessa o que os outros vão pensar


Eu sei que você tem medo de não dar certo
acha que o passado vai estar sempre perto
e que um dia eu vou me arrepender

E eu quero que você não pense em nada triste
porque quando o amor existe
o que não existe é tempo pra sofrer

Eu vou tirar você desse lugar
eu vou levar você pra ficar comigo
e não me interessa o que os outros vão pensar

Oh Happy Day!!

So Im packed and ready to go... almost! Praying that the person at the Mexicana desk tomorrow morning is in a happy mood and doesnt feel like charging me excess luggage.... Im really hoping!
Today i went to Kong - one of my favourite stores here and also spent time taking photographs and eating the fruits that I am sure never to find in England... Guayaba! Hmmmmm.. Yummy !
Today was a strange one really! I managed to "loose" 200 Pesos on the Metrobus.... someone lifted it out of my bag and there were so many people that i didnt feel a thing. It mad me really angry but atleast it wasnt my camera!


I came home to find a beautiful arrangment of flowers at my door with a mysterious note! Thank you, Jose Antonio - whoever you are! Nothing like Romantic and Fun! I love Mexican Charm! Je Je

I had left my Laptop on and came home to Msn flashing, a few different people wondering why after hours i wasnt replying! Bad habit.... sorry!

So I am going to go to bed now and dream about Tamales and all the other yummy things that I wont be eating for a while! I dont have to get up too early tomorrow thankfully, Luckily I checked my ticket though a few minutes ago and realised that i leave at 3pm not 11am ..... no idea where i got that from!