groupon pizza

27 apr 2011

thank you so much fo the groupon voucher, ines. we went to chambers and had the two pizzas, two portions of chips and two drinks. mike and i liked the drinks best. we both found the pizzas a bit hard, but not too bad, and ate them all. it was a fantastic present and we are very very thankful to you for thinking of us for your voucher. we had a great time at chambers. this was the first time i made use of the groupon voucher, a great idea for both customers and sellers, i believe. it was our first time at this pub. it had quite a few people eating with the voucher, which has apparently been a big success. in brazil 'groupon' is called 'compra coletiva'. oh the internet and its endless possibilities.

marwell wildlife

18 june 2010

i went today with ines, julia and melissa to marwell wildlife, the hampshire zoo, located in eastleigh. they picked me up at uni and off we went to the zoo. it was a nice surprise to discover this area here so close to home. i would never go to a zoo unless invited, which was the case. the whole space is wide and beautiful. they have bbq areas and all sort of support people might need. it was a special day and they had so many volunteers, i really loved it.

we walk through the park for about three hours. stopped for a picnic and walked again, seeing the animals and the many people there. the picnic area is great. well, the whole zoo is a great venue for anyone spend some hours of the day. by the way, they also have a special place which they rent out for social events like weddings.

along the way we encontered characters the kids could greet and have photos with. the bee was cute and friendly. i was glad to find the animals interesting and even beautiful. i am not, really, the animal lover type of person, but i did enjoy seeing the huge giraffes, the very very beautiful zebras, and others i don't even know the name. the ones in the picture below are in 'the lion king'. so cool!!! the ostrich was nice to see, too.  

besides the animals as attraction there were some funny things the kids could do. julia and melissa and a bunch of other kids got into the firefighters car with the helmet on to pretend they were driving.

so nice! the visit to the zoo was a perfect programme to wrap up this difficult and tense week, until yesterday. when they dropped me off home it was almost 10pm. i had a wonderful night of sleep after the many emotions of the week. it is fantastic to vary the environment, the focus of the thoughts and the talk and the setting. this way i put new images and many unimagined possibilities in my mind. love it!!! thanks a lot for inviting me along, inezita.

From Summer to Fall 2009 - changing places

from 19 Sept 2009

this day everyone was expected to vacate their rooms everyone in uni accommodation. i moved out of Montefiore 3 in Swaythling to St Margaret's hall, which is very close to the Common and also to Avenue campus, my main campus.

Montefiore is very beautiful and has nice gardens full of colourful flowers, surrounded by green, large, trees. this days was very busy, with loads of students moving in and out all day long. i was sitting for a long time in a bunch at the entrance, close to the reception, greeting people, chatting with my friend Campi, from Thailand, and taking pictures. the two musliim girls were quite happy to pose for me. i did all this while waiting for Ines.

it was a very smooth moving of houses :-) because i had some precious hands of friends all over the process.

the only belongings i ended up losing in the movinf out and in were my clothes rack, but Ines already gave a new one. and i happy. the other thing i lost was a little beautiful basil plant. i was really sad about it. when i bought it i got so scared of having it could die i realized that i don't buy much of this things is because i am afraid i won't be able to treat them properly and they'll end up dying in my hands. i just bought a new one, and it is in the kitchen now. i ate some of it last night night with my frittata (await for a post on this one).

o calor da amizade

manha de segunda-feira 14 set 2009

(post escrito a partir de um email pra minha irma kassandra)

From: Lima K.S.D.

Sent: 14 September 2009 11:22
To: 'Kassandra Lima'; 'adieltaf@googlemail.com'

Subject:
Monday morning 14 sept 2009

Bom dia minha irmazinha linda e branquinha

Depois vou ler direito seu email de ontem. To super ocupada aqui. Esse email aqui eh so pra dar uma noticia breve. Comecei a escrever isso - abaixo - num scrap pra hilra e achei melhor espalhar a boa nova, ne nao? hehehe

[to aqui na uni, agarrada com o servico. ontem meu amigo adiel chegou e dormiu comigo no flat. que balsamo de alivio que Deus mandou pra mim. Fui encontra-lo no onibus. Ele veio de londres de trem, e desceu na estacao no aeroporto e pegou o onibus, que para ali quase em seguida onde moro. fomos caminhando pelo parque ate o pub otimo que tem la no final. jantamos e conversamos muuuuito mesmo. ah, vou mandar isso por email.
beijo e me diga como ta tu.]

Pois eh, adorei a chegada do adiel. Ele veio de Praga - republica tcheca, onde apresentou dois papers numa conferencia internacional, um com o pai dele, que eh tb prof da federal de pernambuco e outro com o pai e mais outro povo. Tudo ja publicado num livro chique demais. Como foi bom ele vir e especialmente nesse domingo que eu tava meio sem rumo e com coisas pra cuidar.

Antes eu tinha conversado muito e, claro, me acabado de rir com a hilra, mas nao podia ir pra rua vadiar.

sunday around town

12 feb 2009

this was a nice sunday to go shopping and chatting. ines and we went first to asda where had lunch and then we walked around city centre. it is amazing how ines knows it all about everything, about the shops and the nice spots in town. she goes straight to the places and gets what she wants. very interesting. in spite of our obviously busy lives we always find time to meet and talk and we do talk a lot about various things. it is nice. she has helped me a lot by telling me about life here. in this cold winter she has been really helpful.