tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31917639042609155752024-03-13T01:10:48.997-03:00Hippo MailPennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-10099208240691088092013-08-13T00:04:00.000-03:002013-08-13T00:06:44.463-03:00Book Review #2 - Little Brother<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Synopsis:</b><br />
<i>Marcus aka “w1n5t0n,” is
only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system
works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of
the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s
intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems.</i><i><span id="freeText521587651582443712">But his whole world
changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath
of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the
wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of
Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they’re
mercilessly interrogated for days.<br />When the DHS finally releases
them, his injured best friend Darryl does not come out. The city has
become a police state where every citizen is treated like a potential
terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him
only one option: </span></i><i><span id="freeText521587651582443712"><i>“</i>M1k3y</span></i><i><span id="freeText521587651582443712"><i>”</i> will take down the DHS himself.</span></i><br />
<span id="freeText521587651582443712">from: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954674.Little_Brother">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954674.Little_Brother</a> </span><br />
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<b><span id="freeText521587651582443712">My review:</span></b>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In a modern world where
media and technology made people too skeptical for traditional monsters, one of
them is still haunting us. Doctorow’s <i>Little
Brother</i> shows us that fear is the most
terrible of monsters, no matter how cliché that sounds.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Fear is what leads many
characters in this story, and also what creates many of the conflicts. And this feeling is familiar to anyone who lived or watched big riots or resistance movements. Doctorow shows us many different characters of such movements - the nonconformist young people, the too-scared, the ones that believe it is wrong to fight the authorities and so on. I saw many assemblances to the period of riots in Brazil earlier this year, and even if you don't have the same political view as the author it is a very interesting topic to think about.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To soften such serious and grave topics, the story brings lots of very didactic (but also very interesting) facts about computers, hackers and even History. It also shows us moments of a regular teenager's life, which sometimes feels a little annoying (it may be boring to read about the sexual adventures of a 17 year-old when there's kind of a civil war going on), but at the same time makes the characters more realistic and captivating.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is a believable and well written story, with very tense and also light and fun moments. Worth reading!</span><br />
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8/10Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-38065164815177493502013-06-22T20:44:00.000-03:002013-06-22T20:44:03.897-03:00Book Review #1 - The Hunger GamesFor a long time I had the wish to talk about books on this blog. But there was never enough time or I didn't feel encouraged to. But the last books I've read kind of asked me for a review, for I had so much to talk about them. So, I decided to start, no matter what. I am planning to do more posts about the books I read, and I would be very thankful to have a feedback from any reader of this blog. :)<br />
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Writing about the newest launches is not my purpose, for I don't keep up with all the news on the bookstores, so I'll write about any book I read, no matter if it was published last year or two centuries ago. I hope you enjoy it!<br />
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And, for my first review...<br />
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The Hunger Games</h3>
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<b>Synopsis:</b><br />
<i>In a dark vision of the near future, twelve boys and twelve girls are
forced to appear in a live TV show called the Hunger Games. There is
only one rule: Kill or be killed. </i><br />
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</i><i>When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her
sister’s place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But
Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second
nature. </i><br />
from: <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames">www.scholastic.com/thehungergames</a><br />
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<b>My review:</b><br />
I must admit that when I first heard of this book it wasn't much appealing to me, so I only decided to read it because so many friends recommended me to. So, it wasn't with much expectation that I first opened the book.<br />
While reading, what actually started to win my attention was the fact that I simply couldn't guess the plot. I always thought that the next facts would be the very obvious, but then the book surprised me with something completely different from my expectations (but please note that I'm not very good at guessing plots). Then I got involved with the plot and realized a couple of things about it.<br />
Suzanne Collins shows us a society that worships these Hunger Games, what means they worship war and killing. They love the Hunger Games. And my first thought about that was that they were shameful brainless people.<br />But, as the book goes on and the game starts, many times Katniss saw an enemy on arena and all these times I thought "go there, kill him/her right away!". After some time, I realized that I had my favorite tributes and I that was hoping that they would kill the others and win the games.<br />
Then it came to me that I had actually become one of the Hunger Games watchers! Just like all those cruel and brainless people in the Capital.<br />
What I think Suzanne Collins does very well on this book is to show us how we, too, are thirsty for blood and war, no matter how disgusting we know that is. I think that she can address especially to Americans, her first readers, for they are a country that worships soldiers and war heros (in a way I have never seen in Brazil, for example). She also talks of oppression and builds a country that is sick, in need for justice and for freedom - ideas that are very important to every country, but that Americans widely speak of.<br />
By realizing this I got quite involved with the book and, though some parts were kind of boring - for instance, some of Katniss's lonely moments in the arena - and some characters were too obvious - like Gale, he was useless to the plot so far -, I just couldn't wait to finish it and know how it was going to end.<br />
So, I am very curious to read the next books, and I hope they will thrill me and teach me something about myself just like this one did.<br />
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<b>My rate:</b><br />
8/10Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-67976319851042293402013-06-21T20:54:00.001-03:002013-06-21T20:54:43.351-03:00A day for myselfToday I've decided that, once I've got home from work, I would do only things that I love. It may sound obvious, but I so often keep busy with so many things, that I don't do my favorite things.<br /><br />So, I'll read a book, write a letter, maybe play video game... and post here. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Melanie, in the USA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Teresa, in the USA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://postsuechtig.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Caddi</a>, in Germany</td></tr>
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Outgoing</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">to postcrossers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">to Kelly, in the USA</td></tr>
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What about you? If you had a night free to do all your favorite things, what would you do?Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-54026199599487393532013-06-02T21:21:00.003-03:002013-06-02T21:34:23.059-03:00Does somebody want to see some mail?Because that's what I'm showing you today. :)<br />
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Incoming</h4>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jh-BNJOqP0/UavgFlkZguI/AAAAAAAABBM/QcXjYdg_jOA/s1600/DSC08664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jh-BNJOqP0/UavgFlkZguI/AAAAAAAABBM/QcXjYdg_jOA/s320/DSC08664.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend Caio gave me a bunch of gingerbread men and this ugly monkey. Loved it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is part of Jessica's selection for me. Please note that I now have a license to kill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4gt5QVgU33A/UavgK4qBZfI/AAAAAAAABBg/e87LAG8BfXU/s1600/DSC08666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4gt5QVgU33A/UavgK4qBZfI/AAAAAAAABBg/e87LAG8BfXU/s320/DSC08666.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More from Jessica, in Canada.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rtm1zqgQK_s/UavgK6nrn6I/AAAAAAAABBc/JxjRjejOeIA/s1600/DSC08674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rtm1zqgQK_s/UavgK6nrn6I/AAAAAAAABBc/JxjRjejOeIA/s320/DSC08674.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Teresa, in the USA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Kerri, in Australia</td></tr>
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Outgoing</h4>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dh0GFMsDoQk/Uavg7AIbBkI/AAAAAAAABB0/KNQPvYyfXIc/s1600/DSC08663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dh0GFMsDoQk/Uavg7AIbBkI/AAAAAAAABB0/KNQPvYyfXIc/s320/DSC08663.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To <a href="http://feedotbee.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Felicia</a>, in Canada</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOPFqMQfSEA/Uavg9bahL9I/AAAAAAAABB8/LqmRPNqtHYY/s1600/DSC08676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOPFqMQfSEA/Uavg9bahL9I/AAAAAAAABB8/LqmRPNqtHYY/s320/DSC08676.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To Kerri, in Australia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To <a href="http://booksinthemoonlight.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Savindi</a>, in Canada</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To some fellow postcrossers</td></tr>
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That's all for now. I'm glad that the Corpus Christi holliday game me some time to organize my mail and finally post in here. I hope I won't be so long without posting again. Have a great week everyone!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-85914731764486256102013-04-23T22:00:00.001-03:002013-04-23T22:34:20.100-03:00Top 5 weird spams I receivedI'm not sure if I ever mentioned what an e-mail enthusiastic I am. While on a computer, I check my inbox every 10 minutes and get really excited when there's a new message. Sometimes I'm too bored to wait and start looking on my spam box, to check if there's anything interesting.<br />
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It happens that once in a while spams can be really creative or at least really weird. These are my top 5. I kept the writing as original, but removed occasional hyperlinks, just in case anyone says I'm spreading virus or something. Enjoy!<br />
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5. The Sex-Business Penpal</h3>
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<i>"Subject: I am finally became a boss<br />Message:<br />Hundreds of lovely woman will be glad to get a letter from you."</i><br />
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First of all, thanks for sharing your life, anonymous friend. I am happy to know that you became a boss (although your grammar is even worse than mine), but I'm really curious to know how is that related to the content of your message. Did you become a boss of a women agency? Do these women communicate by letters?! Really? Is this a spam just for snail mail lovers or what?<br />
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4. The bullying</h3>
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<i>"Hi Bárbara Prince!<br /><br />You still have 0 new messages in your InterPals inbox from .<br /><br />To read your messages, view your inbox."</i><br />
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Seriously, InterPals? Are you really telling me what a forever alone I am? Oh, thank you for your e-mail, but I bet you sent it because you don't have new messages either, do you?<br />
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3. The Eclectic</h3>
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<i>"from: Pamela Anderson weight loss Free trial <br />subject: Your morning fashion and beauty report: Anne Hathaway?"</i><br />
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You all have to agree that this is a strategic spam. I bet everyone is interested in at least one of these topics: Pamela Anderson, losing weigh, Anne Hathaway, fashion and beauty. Aren't you? Well, me neither. But that was a nice try from them!<br />
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2. The International Relations</h3>
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<i>"Hello,<br />I seek your confirmation to transfer fund to your country for investment.Contact me for details.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Mr. Fred Huang Ming."</i><br />
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Mr. Fred Huang Ming,<br />
If you're really interested in investing on my country, I have a better idea: maybe you should contact my president! For real, man, I am a simple citizen with financial problems, you better not trust that I will invest your fund to my country. You may found out I'm not THAT much of a patriot.<br />
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1. The Adriana</h3>
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<i>"BABE... i guess your not getting any of my email huh? ive been tryign to email u so many times but this dam laptop is such a piece of garbage and keeps freezing.. anyways how u been? <br />In case u dont know who this is its ME Adriana.. we used to chat a bit on facebook and then I think u deleted me :( haha.. anyways guess what... I got 2 things to tell u.. both good news.. 1) im single now.. yup me and my bf broke up about 3 months ago... and 2) guess where im moving? RIGHT EFFING NEAR U.. lol... ur actually the only person im gonna know there.. [...]"</i><br />
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Okay, this hot(?) girl seems to think I know her and wants to be with me. Seems legit. It goes on:<br />
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<i>"we only chatted a couple times but i remember thinking to myself i wanted to get ot know u better when i was single..a nd i thoguth u were cute too but cudnt tell u cause i wasnt single lol...ok so more info about me.. well im 23.. virgo.. love the outdoors and love to socialize, go out for drinks, restaurants, movies etc.. travel.. i have a lil kitty named BOO and i luv her to death... uhhh oh im a super horny gurl too but every gurl is they just wont admit it. so ilove watching p0rn and all that.. love sex etc blah blah blah...who doesnt.."</i><br />
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Ok, you started telling me about your zodiac and your cat and now you're horny. I'm still lucky that I "accidentally" got your e-mail. ~yay!<br />
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<i>"do u have any hookups or know anybody hiring? id LOVE to work in a bar or osmehting like that...really anythgin cause my current job is fun and all.. and technically i CUD keep doign it but i want a change.. i currently work from home and well thats cool but i need ot be out meeting people.. oh wait. i dont think i ever actually told u what i did? hmm shud i......????"</i><br />
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No, I'm not interested.<br />
<i><br />"ok WELLLL... and dont get all weirded out on me.. i work on a webcam chat community site and i get paid to chat with people and get naked HHAHA... BOMB right :)? I KNOW.. like i figure iim horny anyways why not get paid to chat with people and play with myself heheh...anyways i hope u dont look down on that and NO THATS NOT WHY IM CONTACTING U RELAX URSELF lol... i actually need help once i move and i remembered u live there so im reaching out..."</i><br />
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And it goes on and on. In the end, there's a super safe link to watch Adriana naked (despite her statement that she's not writing to you because of that).<br />
My surprise is that not only this spam is huge and has a story (is some bored writer doing this?), that it's also a multiple spam: I'd already received three other e-mails from Adriana, telling me about her life and inviting me to see her naked. Whoever is faking this is really putting some effort on it!<br />
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I hope this list made you laugh a little or even made you a little curious: what weird things can be on my spam inbox (except, of course, from the default things like "get it larger" and "you won the lottery")? Go check it and don't forget to turn on your firewall!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-57279690492745464442013-04-18T19:15:00.001-03:002013-04-18T19:15:29.293-03:00Beautiful kidsPics of children have always been my favorites. Take a look at these two beautiful postcards that I'm lucky to have on my collection!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From my friend Ju, who went to Peru</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From a private swap with a fellow postcrosser in Vietnam</td></tr>
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Do you also like children?Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-44985777420024615162013-04-09T18:06:00.002-03:002013-04-09T18:06:35.827-03:00My first penpal<i>* Yeah, I know it's been a while since my last post. I've been full of ideas for new posts, but life has been crazy lately and I've been too busy to catch up here. I hope you don't mind the dust, I'll soon clean the mess around here! *</i><br />
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Who was your first penpal? Do you still talk to him/her or did time separate you two?<br />
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I am lucky to tell you that my first penpal has been one of my best friends for the last 12 years!<br />
We met through ICQ back in 2001, when I was 11 and she was 16, and started writing to each other due to a common interest: Card Captors Sakura. We've become great friends and she introduced me the pleasure of waiting everyday for the postman.<br />
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Many years had passed and Fer doesn't write letters anymore, but we always keep in touch through facebook, e-mail and celphone. She lives only a 5 hours bus trip from me, yet we only met a few times through all these years. It's always great to see her, and she's an awesome friend!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fer and I the last time we met, on Easter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to a board games bar with some friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was an egg hunt and I got a board game as a prize!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first letter she sent me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some envelopes she sent me many years ago</td></tr>
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I think it's a great luck when you find true friendship, no matter how you communicate or how far you live. And one of the joys of penpalling is to have the chance of meeting new friends anywhere.<br />
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Thank you Fer, for being there for me through all these years! I love you!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-16374514514904561322013-02-20T23:40:00.001-03:002013-02-20T23:40:44.314-03:00I'm back! (And so is my mail...)It's been about two months since I last updated this blog with my correspondence. And, guess what? I'm also very late on replying my letters.<br />
During these months I've received lots of beautiful letters, plus amazing surprises which I wasn't expecting and that made my days a lot brighter, as snail mail always does. I didn't take photos of everything, so I'm sorry if I'm not posting your letter/card. But everyone who sent me something will for sure receive a reply - even if it's a late one!<br />
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Well, to the mail now!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Bahar, in Turkey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://www.postmuse.com/" target="_blank">PostMuse</a>. This was a very sweet surprise, since I had no idea she was sending me something. Plus, it's an AWESOME card.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Laura, in the U.S.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Eugenia, in Kazakhstan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://thevalravne.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Frida</a>, in the Netherlands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a giveaway prize, from <a href="http://postsuechtig.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Caddi</a> (thank you SO much!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Joana, in Portugal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://feedotbee.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Felicia</a>, in Canada</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://www.thelettering.com/" target="_blank">Anna</a>, in the U.S.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">to <a href="http://shannahrenee.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Shannah</a>, in the U.S.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">to Teresa, in the U.S.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">to <a href="http://olivebillions.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Olive</a>, also in the U.S.!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Last but not least, this letter is my contribution to the awesome <a href="http://travelbypostcardsandletters.blogspot.com.br/2013/02/the-winners.html" target="_blank">Fumi No Hi Project</a>, which is about sending letters to people who doesn't penpal, in order to spread mail love through the world. I sent it to my friend Kassia, who lives in Rio. We've been friends online for many years, but never met in person. I hope she'll like finding this on her mailbox.<br />
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<br />Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-24266431670176025932013-01-27T19:26:00.000-02:002013-02-21T00:14:39.394-03:00São Paulo - 459 yearsSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil. Its 11 million inhabitants are used to crowded places, to the everyday heavy traffic and to being always in a hurry. It's a cosmopolitan city, with lots of different cultures converging on a very urban scene.<br />
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If you have ever heard of São Paulo, this is probably what they told you about it - and I can surely tell you it's true. But there's more about this city than that. On the 459th anniversary of my homeplace, I had visited one of its 63 parks and decided to share some pictures with you.<br />
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I always say that I'm a very urban person and that I love to live on a big city. But it's always nice to take a rest on a green area, and that is also possible in São Paulo. So, this is my tribute post to my city on it's day (which was actually 2 days ago, but I'm still enjoying the holliday!).<br />
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Happy Birthday, São Paulo!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-60570330034984323252013-01-05T16:25:00.001-02:002013-01-05T16:25:13.287-02:00My reading list in 2012Happy new year, everyone! I hope you all had great holidays! I sure had, mainly since I spent reveillon with friends and having lots of fun. I hope 2013 will be a great year for everyone and that we will be able to reach all of our goals.<br />
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For 2012, I didn't set a list of goals. But I did set a goal for reading: I planned to read 20 books, and at least 5 of them should be in English. Now I want to share with you all the list of the books I read, kind of in the order I did.<br />
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1. <i>O senhor dos anéis: o retorno do rei</i> (<i>Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</i>), by J. R. R. Tolkien. Rate: 5/5<br />
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2. <i>World War Z</i>, by Max Brooks. Rate: 5/5<br />
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3. <i>A agência nº 1 de mulheres detetives</i> (<i>The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency</i>), by Alexander McCall Smith. Rate: 2/5<br />
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4. <i>Eeee eee eeee</i>, by Tao Lin. Rate: 4/5<br />
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5. <i>Três sombras</i> (<i>Trois Ombres</i>), by Cyril Pedrosa. Rate: 5/5<br />
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6. <i>Eusébio Macário</i>, by Camilo Castelo Branco. Rate: 1/5<br />
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7. <i>O guia do mochileiro das galáxias</i> (<i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i>), by Douglas Adams. Rate: 5/5<br />
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8. <i>O restaurante no fim do universo</i> (<i>The Restaurant at the End of the Universe</i>), by Douglas Adams. Rate: 4/5<br />
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9. <i>How to Train Your Dragon</i>, by Cressida Cowell. Rate: 5/5<br />
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10. <i>Desesperados</i> (<i>Desesperate Characters</i>), by Paula Fox. Rate: 1/5<br />
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11. <i>Persépolis</i> (<i>Persepolis</i>), by Marjane Satrapi. Rate: 4/5<br />
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12. <i>A vida, o universo e tudo mais</i> (<i>Life, the Universe and Everything</i>), by Douglas Adams. Rate: 5/5<br />
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13. <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i>, by John Green. Rate: 3/5<br />
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14. <i>Tia Júlia e o escrevinhador</i> (<i>La tia Julia y el escribidor</i>), by Mario Vargas Llosa. Rate: 5/5<br />
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15. <i>Dexter: a mão esquerda de Deus</i> (<i>Darkly Dreaming Dexter</i>), by Jeff Lindsay. Rate: 3/5<br />
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16. <i>Até mais, e obrigado pelos peixes!</i> (<i>So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish</i>), by Douglas Adams. Rate: 4/5<br />
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17. <i>The Perks of Being a Wallflower</i>, by Stephen Chbosky. Rate: 4/5<br />
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18. <i>The Casual Vacancy</i>, by J. K. Rowling. Rate: 5/5<br />
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19. <i>Looking For Alaska</i>. Rate: 4/5<br />
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So, as you see, I didn't reach my mark of 20 books, but 7 out of 19 books were in English, so I'm proud enough. For 2013 I'll keep the mark of reading 20 books, and at least 7 of them must be in English. Wish me luck with that!<br />
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Did you read any of the books on my list? Although I didn't write a review for any of them, I'm always willing to debate and comment everything I read. So, please comment if you have an opinion on these books! :)Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-69601517804379348562012-12-24T21:44:00.000-02:002012-12-25T17:28:55.107-02:00Christmas cardsMerry Christmas everyone! How are you all enjoying today? I'm just home with my family and boyfriend, and it feels great.<br />
Last month I felt like a Christmas card machine. I sent out almost 30 cards, and yet couldn't do my entire list. Lots of beautiful cards from my friends also filled my maildays, and I'm thankful for that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Mariselle, in the Netherlands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Teresa, in the USA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://postcardandmail.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Amit</a>, in India</td></tr>
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Merry Christmas everyone!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-56901716785876071272012-12-23T10:30:00.000-02:002012-12-23T19:09:31.091-02:00December MailIt's been a long time since I last posted my letters, right? So, I will cut straight to them:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://postcardandmail.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Amit</a>, in India</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Kerri, in Australia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful Diwali card from <a href="http://postcardandmail.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Amit</a>, in India</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">to Leticia, in Petrópolis, Brazil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">to <a href="http://feedotbee.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Felicia</a>, in Canada</td></tr>
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Yeah, Christmas cards took me so long that I'm way behind on my letters. I better keep writing!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-86067138455435230422012-12-21T21:02:00.000-02:002012-12-21T21:42:23.298-02:00DIY: Decorative Christmas Cards RibbonThis is an idea I had while watching a series. On the background, I saw several Christmas cards hanging from a ribbon and I found that a great idea. You can display the cards your friends sent you and also decorate your house for hollidays!<br />
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- a beautiful ribbon;<br />
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- some rivets or nails;<br />
- Christmas cards.<br />
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I hope you like this tutorial and I'm sorry for the lame pics. Someday I'll take my boyfriend's Nikon to have some decent photos to the blog.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-14472241368214964192012-12-20T22:05:00.002-02:002012-12-20T22:05:59.817-02:00Postcard Thursday #7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of weeks ago I received this totally unexpected postcard. It was sent by a friend of mine who doesn't penpal. He just knows me too well and knows that I love cats, heros and mainly snail mail. I felt so happy that he took his time to go to the post office simply to make me smile!<br />
Who else loves getting surprise mail from surprising senders?Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-9787058920679846082012-12-15T19:55:00.003-02:002012-12-15T19:55:45.623-02:00My contribution on the OPP!Postmuse has this awesome project named the <a href="http://postmuse.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Orphaned Postcard Project</a>, about which you may have heard before (if you didn't, just follow the link). And I'm really glad to take part on it!<br />
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I sent her a memory from my visit to Rio de Janeiro last year, which was a memorable trip. <a href="http://postmuse.blogspot.com.br/2012/11/rio-memory.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the full post!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-63261823785013818832012-12-11T18:32:00.004-02:002012-12-11T18:32:53.948-02:00Top List Tuesday #6Hey, it's been a long time since my last post, right? Sorry about that. But here I am with a brand new top list for you!<br /><br /><br /><br />Those who know me know that I am a cat lover, but I wonder if they know that is a bit uncommon in here. Many times, when I say I have cats, people will say they hate them and use many unreasonable arguments against cats. I don't know what's the point on questioning a person's choice for their pets. Anyway, there's a lot of injustice on the way people see cats, and today I decided to talk about that.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Top 6 nonsense I've heard about cats</span><br /><b>And why they're not true</b><br />
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<b>1. They're "The Devil in Disguise"</b><br />
Yes, I've heard people using religion as an excuse for their hate for cats. I do respect everyone's beliefs, but honestly I'd never heard of a religion according to which cats are ruled by evil forces or something. In my personal view, I don't see how God would create an animal just to be evil - I don't see the point of that.<br />
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<b>2. Cats are stupid, because you can't train them</b><br />
First of all, you can train cats. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=202795736493690" target="_blank">Here</a>'s a video of my cats doing some tricks on my sister's command (if you can't access it, please let me know). But that's not the point. If I ask you to sit down, or to roll in the ground, or to give me your hand or to pretend you're dead: would you do that? Just because I told you so? No offenses, but I don't think you can say the more animals (or people) obey, the smartest they are...<br />
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<b>3. Cats don't love you, they only care about the house/food</b><br />
This obviously comes from someone who never had a cat. There's no logical way I can explain you how much love a cat will give you, asking nothing in return. Really, you can feel they love you. If they don't, well, they possibly have a reason. Now, I hear many people saying that as a comparison to dogs. Well, let me tell you something: if you don't feed your dog, he'll be just as upset as my cat would be, and that doesn't mean he doesn't like you.<br />
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<b>4. Cats are bad because they eat birds</b><br />
Lions eat zebras, which are really cool animals. Do you think lions are bad? I just think that's their nature. Cats eat birds, that is normal to me. Now, humans put birds on cages just to hear them sing! Don't get me wrong, I had birds myself. But I really don't think that's more natural than the cat's hunting instinct.<br />
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<b>5. Cats aren't fun, they don't play along</b><br />
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<b>6. I don't like cats because they're too independent</b><br />
Well, now we've got to the point. I believe that's the reason people really dislike cats. They don't depend on you. They are not your pets, they're your friends and, as any other friends, some days they're chatty and smiley and some days they just want to be alone. And if they don't want to live with you, they'll just walk away. I think that's pretty about a human-cat relationship. They choose to stay with us.<br />
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Now, I must let you know that I'm not only a cat lover - I'm the owner of two beautiful dogs, and I love them to pieces. Being a cat person doesn't make me a dog hater, a crazy old woman or something like that. Yet, I hear stupid stuff from people all the time.<br /><br />Do you like cats too? Have you heard people being irrational about them?Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-88594598756269871692012-11-25T21:46:00.003-02:002012-11-25T21:46:55.247-02:00Christmas envelopesBefore I start this post, just a quick note: I decided to stop posting my weekly 4 Things lists for a while. Summer is just around the corner and I decided to make a summer list instead (to be posted soon).<br />
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Now, to my office mail!<br />
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First of all, an awesome gift that just made my week. Alex, from the <a href="http://www.80sgirl.com/" target="_blank">80's Girl</a>, had a tutorial on her blog about <a href="http://www.80sgirl.com/diy-trick-or-treat-bag-envelopes/" target="_blank">how to make envelopes using treat bags</a>. And I really liked it and hoped I could do so too, but I can't find those bags in here.<br />
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Well, I had a great surprise when I got home last wednesday and found this:<br />
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Alex said that she saw my comment about not finding the treat bags here and decided to send me some. Isn't it an awesome surprise? I'm SO looking forward to creating lots of awesome Christmas envelopes!<br />
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Now, I also received letters from my penpals lately:<br />
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And both Felicia and Ryan sent me pictures of their weddings, which I loved!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From <a href="http://itsallintheryting.blogspot.com.br/" target="_blank">Ryan</a>, in the USA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To <a href="http://thevalravne.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Frida</a>, made from one of the bags <a href="http://www.80sgirl.com/" target="_blank">Alex</a> gave me. The label is made of a Christmas notecard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To <a href="http://www.penpaloftheweek.com/" target="_blank">Julie</a>, in Canada, for her birthday</td></tr>
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This is all my mail of the last two weeks. My mailbox have been making me really happy lately. I hope yours is also making you smile!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-49569687986157460572012-11-22T23:07:00.000-02:002012-11-22T23:07:47.931-02:00Postcard Thursday #6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you like postcards with wild animals? I do! And I am fascinated for bears and beavers, animals we don't have in Brazil. I really loved these postcards my friend Jessica, from Canada, sent me - I can make my own paper animals out of it. But I won't, because I want to keep them as real cards for my collection!<br />
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Here's what I was supposed to do this week:<br />
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- watch 10 episodes of Adventure Time - Ok!<br />- play Mirror's Edge at least once - Ok!<br />-
update my adress book - Ok!<br />- exercise three times - nope, only twice. :(<br />
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And these are my goals for the following one:<br />
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- buy my new contact lenses<br />
- start writing my Christmas cards<br />
- watch 4 episodes of Community<br />
- buy a gift to my boyfriend<br />
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In São Paulo, we're now having a 6 days holliday. So, I'm spending lots of time playing video games, reading and sleeping. It's great to have a pause from too much work.<br />
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I hope everyone is enjoying their time too!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-70101733306277065842012-11-17T17:51:00.001-02:002012-11-17T17:51:33.818-02:00What do you know about Brazil?I just found this really interesting video on what people know about Brazil. Sometimes I think Brazilians (including me) are kind of obsessed with how little people know about our country, but there's one guy on this video who is impressively up.<br />
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Of course no one know everything about other people's country, and I always find it very interesting to find out more about other places, so I thought you might find it interesting.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-32841049718645303602012-11-14T16:22:00.001-02:002012-11-14T16:22:03.773-02:00Korean stationery and a 12 y.o. penpalHey, is any reader of the blog around 12 years old or so?<br />
My sister Sophia is looking
for some penpals around her age. She's very into music, video games and
TV shows, she's on a drama club and also likes to read. Is anyone
interested? If so, please leave me a message!<br />
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Last week my family and I went shopping on the Japanese district. It's most Japanese, but you can also find Chinese and Korean goods around there. And my mom kindly bought us these awesome stationery. <br />
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This is the package. All the stationery comes in a little book and you can detatch the papers. There are about 20 different designs, and I just took random pictures to show you how diverse they are. There are 2 pages with each design.<br />
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Cute, right? I'm using some of them already, and Sophia is looking forward to do the same!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-76839367473928946872012-11-12T22:19:00.000-02:002012-11-12T22:19:07.962-02:00I like to pretend it's Sunday...... here on the blog, cause in real life I actually can't.<br /><br />Once more, here are my belate 4 things list.<br />
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This was last week's:<br />
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- drink 2 liters of water per day - Ok!<br />
- ride a bike - Ok!<br />
- print my thesis - Ok!<br />
- finish reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Ok! And today I got to see the movie. =)<br /><br />And these are my goals for this week:<br />
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- watch 10 episodes of Adventure Time<br />
- play Mirror's Edge at least once<br />
- update my adress book<br />
- exercise three times<br />
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Wish me luck!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-59025554185182086952012-11-10T21:41:00.001-02:002012-11-10T21:41:40.474-02:00Spring cat and mail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you all can see, my cat Holly is finding it really boring to be a cat today. I guess he's got a point, you wouldn't like having so much fur on this weather.<br />
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In the other hand, I am not finding it boring to be a penpal. Let's check what's on my mailbox lately!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is a letter from my penpal <a href="http://booksinthemoonlight.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Savindi</a>, in Canada.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Outgoing</span><br />
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These letters are on a huge pile waiting to be sent. I'm a little late because I'm out of stamps. But all of these will be sent this week, so I hope that those who are waiting for these letters can forgive me.<br />
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I hope you're all having great mail days too. :)Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-10012276959597534282012-11-06T20:19:00.000-02:002012-11-06T20:20:19.458-02:00Top List Tuesday #5If you have ever talked to me for more than 5 minutes, I had probably told you that I really hate the hot weather. But it seems that my problem has no immediate solution, as I live in a tropical country. It's not summer yet, but last week we had 38ºC, so I thought I might need to cheer myself up by thinking of some good summer stuff.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Top 5 summer things</span><br />
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1. Heavy rain<br />
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2. Dresses, sunglasses and sandals<br />
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3. Ice creams<br />
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4. Daylight saving time <br />
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5. Vacations<br />
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<br />Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191763904260915575.post-18189200016907886452012-11-05T20:06:00.001-02:002012-11-06T20:19:17.716-02:00New goals...Hello everyone!<br />
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I pretty much forgot to post my goals yesterday (and my last Top List
Tuesday as well), but, hey, I'm very busy! Well, I'll make it up by
posting today and you would all make me very happy if you could pretend
it's still Sunday. :)<br />
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Last week's list was:<br />
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- read 50 pages on The Casual Vacancy - Ok!<br />
- proofread my thesis - Ok!<br />
- drink 2 liters of water per day - failes (so I'll repeat it this week and keep trying...)<br />
- put a new wallpaper on my office computer's desktop - Ok! This was the wallpaper I chose from my personal photos:<br />
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Now, to a brand new list:<br />
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- drink 2 liters of water per day<br />
- ride a bike<br />
- print my thesis<br />
- finish reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower<br />
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By the way, I'm really enjoying The Casual Vacancy, and a few people said they're also reading. I'm curious to know everyone's opinion, so please write to me when you finish it. =) I still have a long way before I finish it, and I'm a slow reader, so I'm alternating it with other books. Do you guys do that too?Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184736878111760197noreply@blogger.com2