This is a weekend gift. A friend of mine just sent me this link to a site that shows a nice song written and sung by a great Brazilian singer  named Toquinho. Its name is “Aquarela” that means watercolor. The animation will show what the singer says in the lyrics. I´ll post it in Portuguese and in English below. Meanwhile, have fun and I do hope you like it. It is one of my favorite songs…

AQUARELA – Toquinho
WATERCOLOR

Numa folha qualquer
On whichever piece of paper

Eu desenho um sol amarelo
I draw a yellow sun

E com cinco ou seis retas
and with five or six strokes

É fácil fazer um castelo
It?s easy to make a castle

Com o lápis em torno da mão
With a pencil in the curve of my hand

Eu me dou uma luva
It is like a glove

E se faço chover
and if I make it rain

Com dois riscos tenho um guarda-chuva
With two quick scribbles, I have an umbrella

Se um pinguinho de tinta Cai num pedacinho azul do papel
If a drop of ink falls in a blue spot on the paper

Num instante imagino
I instantly imagine

Uma linda gaivota a voar no céu
a pretty gull flying in the sky

Vai voando
And he goes flying

Contornando a imensa curva norte-sul
Skirting an immense North-South curve

Vou com ela, Viajando, Havaí, Pequim ou Istambul
And I go with her, traveling to Hawaii, Peking, or Istambul

Pinto um barco a vela branco, navegando
I paint a small boat with a white spinniker, sailing

É tanto céu e mar num beijo azul
With so much sky and sea in a blue kiss

Entre as nuvens 
Among  clouds

Vem surgindo um lindo avião rosa e grená
There appears a pretty pink and green airplane

Tudo em volta colorindo
Everything in return coloring

Com suas luzes a piscar
With its lights blinking

Basta imaginar e ele está partindo
It’s enough to imagine and the plane is taking off

Sereno, indo
Serenely, going

E se a gente quiser
and if we wish

Ele vai pousar
The plane will land

Numa folha qualquer
On whichever piece of paper

Eu desenho um navio de partida
I draw a ship casting off

Com alguns bons amigos
With some good friends

Bebendo de bem com a vida
Drinking to the good things in life

De uma América a outra
From one America to another

Eu consigo passar num segundo
I can travel in a moment

Giro um simples compasso
I turn a simple compass

E num círculo eu faço o mundo
and in a circle I make the world

Um menino caminha
A boy who is walking,

E caminhando chega no muro
And walking, he arrives at a short
wall

E ali logo em frente
and there in front of him

A esperar pela gente o futuro está
waiting for us is the future

E o futuro
And the future

É uma astronave que tentamos pilotar
Is a spaceship that we try to fly

Não tem tempo nem piedade
it does not have time nor mercy

Nem tem hora de chegar
Nor does it have any scheduled arrival time

Sem pedir licença, muda a nossa vida
Without asking for permission, it changes our lives

E depois convida a rir ou chorar
And later invites us to laugh or to cry

Nessa estrada não nos cabe
In this path we are taking, it does not suit us

Conhecer ou ver o que virá
To know or to see what it will come

O fim dela
At the end of it all

Ninguém sabe bem ao certo
Nobody knows with certainty

Onde vai dar
Where it will lead us

Vamos todos numa linda passarela
We all follow a pretty pathway

De uma aquarela que um dia enfim,
Of a watercolor that one day at last

Descolorirá
It?s color will fade

Numa folha qualquer
On whichever piece of paper

Eu desenho um sol amarelo
I draw a yellow sun

E descololirá
and it?s color will fade

E com cinco ou seis retas
and with five or six strokes

É fácil fazer um castelo
It’s easy to make a castle

E descolorirá
and its color will fade

Com o lápis em torno da mão
With the pencil around the hand

Eu me dou uma luva
It is like a glove

E descololirá
And it will fade

 

An old Brazilian song inspired me to write this. I have actually been feeling weird the past couple of days. These days while painting and cleaning my apartment, I have tried to scare the phantom of anxiety with  my thoughts on God´s words. I know it is due to the whole new things coming now. On Monday  classes are starting at the new school. It´s a new place and new methodology and I´m quite sure that´s ok to feel the way I do now.

Some other good news is that by the end of February I´ll have my new computer installed. I´m having some friedns who live near me help me and gime the the assistance I need. In the meantime, I have been hanging out and meeting my friends from church often for bible studies. Two weeks ago we threw a Luau and It was aewsome! I didnt take any pictures but some of them did. If I manage to get any, I´ll surely post here. This weekend we´ll travel to the beach to a friend´s house. She´ll offer us a barbecue to celebrate her birthday… I´m sure that´ll make me relax before my blattle( ok, now I´m just being too much!)

Anyway, things are just fine. I have much more to share here..also in terms of culture but that´ll take some time. Thanks for the ones who visit me and for the e-mails. I´ll be trying to reply them as soon as I can.

Meanwhile… Take good care…

 

~Shy

Deep in my thoughts…deeper in my soul…     My self-esteem has been challenged lately by a fast-paced talker,  unpleasant and uneasy situations. Well, I don´t accept things as they seem at first glance. There is a much deeper meaning brewing below the surface and I would be foolish not to recognize this when it comes around. I stick to my guns and stay grounded. New fangled devices and big promises may not be all that they are advertised to be. There is a conflicting push and pull aspect to these days, that may be leaving me feeling unsure about how to proceed. On the one hand I may be feeling like I want to plan things out and get your emotions stabilized so that I can function at full capacity. On the other hand, there may be something pulling me up into the clouds. This is indeed my heart talking. I  listen to it and find a compromise between these two energies.

I ponder and  find little comfort in my emotions, specially due to the amount of time I have been taking to study God´s words and share information and experience with some dearly friends. Now I also to take time to simply stick to business. Concentrate on getting things done in my regular brand new routine.  I had to create a plan and stick to it. This is not a day to deviate from the norm, nor is it a time in which I will find sympathy from others, so I stick close to home and take care of my personal business( read= I´m painting my apartment…). Time is precious, so I have been trying not to  waste it. In a nutshell, I have  been doing very well but today I might be feeling more focused than ever. The path ahead of me seems clear and well defined, and I´m looking forward to the future with motivation and anticipation. I´m considering taking a long trip abroad, and going back to school for an advanced degree. This is a good day to start doing some research and finalizing  plans. Let me Go to it

Something quick…

• I already moved to my new apartment. I actually moved the day my roommate got married.


• I haven´t unpacked yet…. Will start painting it this week..


• My new neigborhood is great!!!


• My faith in God is greater each day… My friends from church are just wonderful as well


• I need some good massage….cleaning an apartment is murder…


• I feel my stomach in knots when I think about my new job. I´ll start in February


• I miss blogging


• I gained weight….(damn…)


• I have been taking lost of pictures to post here


• I may get my computer next month


• I feel blessed….


• I´m happy. It is nice to live alone…and still being surrounded by nice people…


• Take care and see you guys soon

Oh well, well, well…. As I´m here at a cyber cafe waiting for my land lady to send me the rent contract of the apartment to my  e-mail( yes, I love the Internet) let me post some pictures of the places I have been recently. They are the same I have already been, though there was not problem to me at all. I spent Christmas at my friend´s farm again, however, this time with a bit less people. It was great as last year.     Well, they scanned the snaps in a weird way, but there we go: there are pictures of the farm and the ranch I went to. I spent the New Year´s holiday at my friend´s ranch with her mom and  her step father(they are at the picture.sorry, i was busy shooting it ). they are there on the  second column. I just want to point out 2 things about those pictures. One, is that as i had mentioned before, we´re in the summer now. So, no snow for me, neither white landscapes. All is green, or colored by the blooms. Also people think everyone in South America is used to green places. Well, not when one lives in a huge city as mine. So, whenever I´m close to nature, I return home a bit more renewed. Too obvious One would say, but that´s how I feel.  I hope you enjoy and also hope you can see them. Hope next time I blog  I´m using my own computer…*sigh* Thanks for all the comments, by the way. Sorry if I dont have enough time to reply to you all. But things should be different soon.  I hope.

Spiritual matters have been very much on my mind, and I somehow did  find myself wanting to delve into Religious studies and meditation. However, responsibilities in regard to work or family matters  interfered with my making those desires a reality right now. Didn´t let this get me down. Instead, I stayed focused on the mundane chores and get them done. Then I can move on to fascinating matters that are not of this world. In other words….. I´m moving  to my new apartment this week…. I´m also without computer so I´ll have to come to cybers from time to time. I hope next time i´m able to post the pictures of my trips. Till there…I´ll read you guys. Happy New Year!