Mental note to self
Posted on December 20, 2007
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Next time I rent/buy a house, make sure it has double glazing!
Guess…
Posted on December 20, 2007
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… who’s not leaving the house today 
He’s got it!!! (2)
Posted on December 19, 2007
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Ooops, this also means we are stuck in MK now…
I feel…
Posted on December 19, 2007
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Like I’m on holiday already
(it shows doesn’t it?)
Things that I miss…
Posted on December 19, 2007
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This time of the year:
The beautiful Christmas lights on the streets,
The music on the streets,
The smell of chestnuts on the streets,
The view of the river or the sea.
I know those things exist in England as well, but not in Milton Keynes… (and Lisboa, the river Tejo and Baixa can’t be replaced)
For those
Posted on December 19, 2007
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Who don’t know what I think of marriage, I think this says it all… 
(made by Becca)
Love you 
He’s got it!!!
Posted on December 19, 2007
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I can finally talk about it! Russ has a new job!! Instead of having to drive 1h30 each way and travelling around the country some days with more than 6 hours spent driving (in one day+the working hours), now he has a job 10 min from home, on site. No travelling involved! Well, when I say now I mean when we come back from holiday in January. He still has a few more days to do at his current job. Pass on the knowledge and such
But then, as we say in Portugal, New Year, New Life!
There are lot of things happening at the moment. Very busy time of year. But it’s good to know that at least that problem is solved 
Congratulations Russ! 
Cuscos
Posted on December 18, 2007
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Que esta gente tem vidinhas muito tristes e tem que se meter na vida dos outros ja sabemos.
O que ainda me surpreende e o ‘a vontade’ com que olham por cima do ombros para ler as mensagens dos telemoveis dos outros e vao atras mexer no correio para ver os destinatarios.
Ainda por cima nao e so um!
Isto ainda me surpreende!
P.S- E sao homens!
Christmas crackers
Posted on December 17, 2007
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Following the first few posts of this weblog in which I talk a bit about differences in tradition between England and Portugal, I decided to explain what they are.
As everyone in England knows them I’ll write it in Portuguese. For those who don’t, chech Wikipedia.
Nao sabia da existência destas Christmas crackers antes de me mudar para aqui. Ao que parece so existem em Inglaterra e nos restantes países da Commonwealth (segundo me disseram nem nos EUA as conhecem).
E algo de muito tradicional aqui e é coisa que nunca falta numa mesa de Natal. Achei por bem partilhar
Ora bem, as Christmas crackers sao, basicamente, um tubinho de cartão embrulhado em jeito de rebuçado gigante com coisas la dentro. O dito tubinho esta armadilhado com uma espécie de raspinha de Carnaval. Duas pessoas puxam, uma de cada lado, ate que se ouve o ‘crack’ da raspinha, o tubo rasga-se e o conteúdo sai a voar pelos ares. O que geralmente acontece é haver uma em cada lugar numa mesa, todos agarram numa, cruzam os braços de forma a partilhar com as pessoas sentadas de ambos os lados e todos puxam ao mesmo tempo. E ‘crack’ la vai tudo pelo ar e todos riem e ficam muito contentes. Depois inspecciona-se o conteúdo e os sorrisos desaparecem, dando lugar a descontentamento e revirares de olhos 
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Dentro da dita esta nada mais nada menos que um chapéu de papel muito colorido em forma de coroa, que todos usam ate ao fim do jantar (há alguns resistentes em que me incluo pois alem de não ser pratico a comer é, na minha modesta opinião, um bocado ridículo), um pequeno brinquedo de que ate os Kinder Surpresa teriam vergonha, e a pior piada que se puder imaginar, do género ‘porque e que a galinha atravessou a estrada’.
Enfim, eu acho giro (a parte do crack). E algo diferente, muito tradicional e próprio daqui. So e pena que não se possa levar nos aviões por causa da raspinha. Ate me admira que os senhores da higiene e segurança não as tenham já proibido com medo que o conteúdo acerte no olho de alguém…
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Posted on December 12, 2007
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