en français, S.V.P.

How to avoid boring mobile phone companies calls, being in Montreal?

- Pourriez-vous parler en français, svp?

- Sorry, M'am, but I can't... However, I will ask someone else able to call you later, ok?!

Nevermore disturbed.

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By law, services must be offered primordially in French in Quebec, using English as an alternative. After all, their official language should be respected.

This is not the case, though, in real, pratical daily life here. Unfortunately. 

gorgeous silver

Once, I asked my mother why she had her hair dyed. Then, I suggested her to leave it natural, grey. Finally, she said to do that with my own hair, by myself, when graying start on me.

Not at that moment, but, now, I undertand her being on the defensive. It's a delicate situation for many women witnessing their hair lose colour; thus, being obligate to dye hair constantly. Many, in fact, the majority, opt for keeping their young hues artificially.

Alternatively, I honestly feel that ladies as Françoise Hardy, Carmen Dell’Orefice, Jamie Lee Curtis, Helen Mirren, Vanessa Redgrave, and last but not least, Meryl Streep (as Miranda Priestly, in The Devil Wears Prada), are glamorous in the way they are: both old and chic.

Their look, a choise, despite thousands of advertisings selling hair dye, as I see it, means a victory, an embrace of the natural changes, an acceptance of lifecycle. Without a doubt, it's an audacious one.

Furthermore, of course, having beautiful gray hair also requires special cares - expensive too! Olden with vanity, a challenge!

Mine, in a few years. Decided!

'becoming a princess' school

People tend not to regard (or pretend they don't know) that there is a informal and not disclosed princesses' industry - evidenced recently as a consequence of the wedding of the year: the Prince William's. Similarly to the misses one, which transforms simple girls in sculptural ladies ready to win any beauty contest.

This is not to say that to became a real princess it is essentially necessary being physically perfect. At the same time that million of little girls dream to marry handsome men, other just want to have a comfort life beside a rich husband. Rather better, if he could be special, as a prince for example.

In contrast to this fact, another kind of women have studied on the top of working to succeed in their lives independently of who they are going to live with. Actually, every one knows what is the best to get a lucky strike. Or rather: what is ‘to score a hit’ in order to guarantee a good future… becoming a professional, getting married, or have children (not to say ‘heirs’…).

Then, it is not a mystery that there are lots of cunning climber lasses, crazy and excited to reach their (clever) goal. Frequenting strategic places, meeting certain type of people, being in contact with who can offer good possibilities, they are focussed in their objectives, taking all necessary measures.

Only in my friendships group I know at least two cases. Some of the knower Brazilian examples are Xuxa, Luciana Gimenez, Adriana Galisteu… or who forgot how they became famous? Lately, the Kate Middleton’s path is up. Even with all moral doubts about her, she runs the current show - by hook or by crook. 

It is impressing that usually those behaviour and way are not only supported but also taught by parents, relatives and friends of these gals. Moreover, sensationalistic media upholds it intensively since it sales very well celebrities news. Once it is approved, they have learned since they were children how to act, which are the necessaries to become a princess, a famous' wife, or a son’s well-known-name mother.

Romantic and chimerical men should be heedful about that, to avoid it. After all, it's easy to make mistakes... Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart (honest, while difficult to discern). In fact, after done, it’s no use crying over spilt milk.

side b bride  

Manners, traditions, disposition to go into a “fairy tale” life (or, for me a 'freak show' reality - considering paparazzi, invasion of privacy, hypocrisy etc.), those are some of the essential elements to became part of royalty.

I really don’t know if I would be happy without my freedom, with which I can say or do what I want (or which is necessary to be said/done by me). I’m against fake smiles, well-behaved wake of the hand, among other things, for instance.

I prefer somewhat as Kate Moss’ more informal (and junkie) behaviour. By the way, she is also getting married this year. I admit I prefer going to her wedding celebration than to the Catherine’s (new Kate's name from now) - that occurred today morning. I'm sure about that, as far as I’m concerned I'm a underground person.

a crime

How can somebody do any kind of evil for another one just because that person is gay?As a result of ignorance, it happens... a lot!

Homophobia is crime.

Fact: many political proposals have been approved to formalize it as that - some succeeded. Finally!

original conception
(alternative)

In fact, unfortunately, this kind of manifestation against gay people's sexual option has been demonstrating though many ways… Last week, we could watch it on television during the volleyball match between Volei Futuro (SP) e Sada/Cruzeiro exactly when Michael (15) was serving. This middle is assumedly gay.

Everybody heard the chorus of the contrary team cheerers shouting loudly “Bicha”! (in English: faggot) It was an infelicitous expression of them, mainly in reason of being both a public and collective demonstration of prejudice. They think wrongly since they don't accept the differences provoking people only owing to their sexual preferences.

In sports, those kind of attitudes have been punished by the able confederacy. At the same time, from my point of view, the club which he defends on court reacted perfectly while using that as an example trying to change this miserable behaviour. They wore a special uniform all their players (*for the next game against this intolerant rooters team).

A 'small rainbow' detail at their shirts sleeves shows the empathy for the No-Homophobic cause. Moreover, the new multi-coloured shirt of libero was better than any another type of advertising in favour of it. I believe that it was a successfulness anti-marketing case (of the mineiro’s team) that worked adversely by themselves at this time.

It was interesting seeing virile men with pink colours, for example. I like it. By the way… It is necessary being so 'macho man' to wearing it without problems.

é fogo!

Até poucos dias, a única coisa que eu sabia sobre a Islândia é que Björk tinha nascido lá. Pois bem, o Eyjafjallajokull [por favor, não me peçam para pronunciar! Acho que o máximo que consigo é ‘Ahmadinejad’...] entrou em erupção, e NUNCA a atividade de um vulcão foi tão vista, comentada e acompanhada na história da humanidade!

Quando acontece em Lonbok, na Indonésia, na cadeia das ilhas Kuril, a noroeste da ilha Matua, no norte do Japão, ou em Tungurahua, no Equador, quase ninguém fica sabendo. A grande mídia não se mobiliza para mostrar quando isso ocorre em lugares “inóspitos”, a menos que... atinja e interfira de alguma forma na economia mundial – como agora.

O fato de muitos aeroportos na Europa terem sido obrigados a cessar suas atividades em função do perigo de acidentes aéreos, chamou a atenção do mundo pelo caos criado. Segundo autoridades do setor, esse imprevisto está custando cerca de US$ 200 milhões por dia às companhias aéreas. Um chute no estômago.

Fora isso, sair e chegar em qualquer lugar por lá ficou complicado. Milhões de pessoas estão tendo que se virar como se estivessem no passado, quando ainda não existiam aviões. Transporte só por terra ou mar mesmo. Uma loucura impensada – mas, de agora por diante, é bom que reflitamos a respeito (sobre recursos, valores e o futuro, tão imprevisível), em alternativas possíveis.

O planeta está dando seus sinais, e com tanta tecnologia e comunicação disponíveis, podemos ficar mais antenados nas mudanças do clima, nas catástrofes naturais, nas intenções e preocupações dos governantes, grande mídia e iniciativa privada a respeito. E fiquemos atentos também no comportamento da sociedade quanto a isso. Ninguém mais é tão desavisado assim quando se tem a internet.

*opa, então... puxão de orelha em mim, que desconhecia detalhes desse país insular tão interessante por sua geologia, prosperidade econômica e liberdade sexual. Aiiiiii!