Saturday, September 26, 2009

Tunning Bus!



In the first week I was surprised with this bus drived by old man with different and coulour lights at the front.
Tunning bus rocks!

Uruguay - 2 first weeks

Today is almost 2 weeks that I am in Uruguay.
These 2 weeks I...
.. ride bike in Montevideo
.. saw all the center
.. adapted to the company
.. changed some food
.. went to Prado party
.. met more than 50 people
.. did 2 speeches about AIESEC experiences
.. was almost sick (let's see if i will not be...
.. learned about uruguaian politics
.. read books
.. met portuguese/uruguayan couple
.. miss Portugal & family
.. played football
.. already love mate
.. saw one theatre role
.. went to the famous uruguayan barbecues..
.. still living happy as allways!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Do you want batteries? Only if you take some chocolate!!



This week I went to buy some batteries and I found this.
"Promotion - 4 batteries with small chocolate offer"
Off course, with the chocolate I was more inspired to buy the batteries!!!!
Chocolate... that is something so complementary with the batteries.

I can imagine right now how was the marketing strategy brainstorming:
"Dear marketing team, we need to sell more batteries, let's make some promotion.
Any idea?
Then some person says:
- People want batteries, so will use camera...? No.
- People want batteries, so during the process of changing batteries will need.......
....cho....
....wait for it....
....colate!!!!!
YEAAAHHHHH" (Marketing team shout when finished the meeting).

Or the idea just came from some Supermarket Director that had to many chocolates in stock from the last Christmas... and was crazy enough to choose it.

...Ah
...by the way the chocolate was awesome!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Queijeiro Vs. Pinzon

One more day, one more joke.
The men of the cheese as we say in Portuguese (Queijeiro), is comments football matches in Argentina.
The other one is called by Pinzon, that reads "Pinçon"... don't wanna know what means in PT...

Big hug and enjoy how strange is the football programs in Argentina

Monday, September 21, 2009

FODA Analysis (SWOT Analysis)



In Uruguay I just discovered that SWOT analysis in spanish is FODA analysis...
Everything normal, if FODA would not mean fuck in Portuguese...

Imagine if someone says to you: let's make an FODA analysis. "Porque no?"

:P

Adaptive capacity - most attribute to determine a who will become a leader

A friend recently shared with me an article, Acting the Part of a
Leader, by Warren Bennis, American scholar and author, widely regarded
as a pioneer of the contemporary field of leadership studies.

In the article Bennis discusses why leadership is often paired with
theatricality - the role of leaders and the many parts they play in
their professional and personal life.

For example, discussing the leader’s visionary role, Bennis cites playwright Arthur Miller who observed that they (leaders) have the ability "to find the magnetic
core that will draw together a fragmented public."

I found that the richest discussion, however, was about how leaders in
their career are often asked to take on roles about which they are not
at all comfortable.

We have all experienced this at one time in our career and in our life. We find ourselves in a situation where we feel that the role is greater than our ability to play it.

In Bennis’ words: “that the role is greater than the individual…..”

We look at the opportunity and don’t see within ourselves the talents, skills or
capabilities to be successful in the new endeavor.
We look only at what we know of ourselves now – who and what we are… now. If we choose to see only this, we choose to limit our growth.

Bennis uses the term “adaptive capacity as the most important
attribute in determining who will become a leader.”

I prefer the words “to be more that you ever dreamed you could be.”
It is our continuing journey to push, challenge and stretch ourselves – to see
our abilities through the lenses of new possibilities and, therefore,
find new roles in business and life.

Truly we live the words of William Shakespeare: “All the world is a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and entrances; Each man in
his time plays many parts.”

This week in each of your many leadership roles create a better world
and, most importantly, a better and greater you.

I love Stephen Covey’s definition of leadership. May it inspire you also on your
journey:
“Communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that
they come to see it in themselves. It is the influence we have with
others to help them discover their own voice, to find their own
purpose, to make their unique contribution, and to release their
potential, that truly defines leadership. Thus, leadership extends to
the many personal and professional roles we play – as workers,
parents, children, teachers, students, swamis, you name it – and the
choice we make to live by principles to help others find their voice.”

Ghandi - Montevideu reminds him every day!

Rambla de Montevideo



Hay vida en Jesus...

19th September 2009,
Today I walked at rambla with Barbara Basso.
She is from Brazil and actually we met before in Portugal.
At rambla, the wind was cold as a "good knife cutting meet" in my buddy, even with that we walked there and appeared this master piece...

Hay vida en Jesus

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Benfica in Uruguay!!!!!



I can see my Benfica here at national channel... :) and you? Can you?

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Bus with Wifi in Uruguay!!!



Hello all,

In Uruguay exists wifi bus... I would like to know when we will have it in Portugal... maybe XXII century.
Today I was looking at the station where was the line maps of Montevideo and/or the bus stations that each number stops, there was no information!

But why would exists? There is wifi in the bus!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Life advice

Life advice:
"Well, you're smart, walk undercovered as a lawyer, because you've learned here no one steals lawyers.." Old lady in Montevideo, Uruguay

Day 2 - Relatório básico

[05:05] Carla Daniela: oi
[05:05] Carla Daniela: como foi a viagem?
[05:05] Carla Daniela: correu td bem?
[05:06] fmccds@gmail.com: sim
[05:06] fmccds@gmail.com: tudo tranquilo
[05:06] fmccds@gmail.com: se nao fosse ter q apanhar aviao
[05:06] fmccds@gmail.com: numa 1 hora e meia em buenos aires
[05:06] fmccds@gmail.com: um voo reatardado e ficar retido em madrid com hotel pago
[05:06] Carla Daniela: tao?
[05:06] Carla Daniela: :S
[05:07] Carla Daniela: credo
[05:07] Carla Daniela: no final das contas demoraste qt tempo a chegar?
[05:07] fmccds@gmail.com: uma garrafa de vinho do porto partida e ter que correr no aeroporto com o saco que nao podia abrir pq era free duty e estava la outra garrafa em buenos aires
[05:07] fmccds@gmail.com: deixa ver... ah querer comer algo mais tipico de uruguay
[05:07] fmccds@gmail.com: e chega amesa um bacalhau a braz mas sem bacalhau
[05:08] Carla Daniela: q stress
[05:08] Carla Daniela: ora ai esta uma boa
[05:08] Carla Daniela: bacalhau sem bacalhau
[05:08] fmccds@gmail.com: ah e no aviao para buenos aires
[05:08] fmccds@gmail.com: encontrei outro tuga
[05:08] fmccds@gmail.com: que ja tinha visitado 20 paises diferentes
[05:08] fmccds@gmail.com: perguntei o que fazia
[05:08] Carla Daniela: mto bem
[05:08] fmccds@gmail.com: disse me que vendia magalhaes
[05:08] fmccds@gmail.com: lolololol
[05:09] Carla Daniela: ganda cenario
[05:09] fmccds@gmail.com: há mais
[05:09] Carla Daniela: q grande aventura
[05:09] fmccds@gmail.com: pela primeira vez
[05:09] Carla Daniela: mais?!
[05:09] Carla Daniela: q pode haver mais
[05:09] fmccds@gmail.com: vi num nó de auto-estrada
[05:09] fmccds@gmail.com: familias com caes completas a comer pique-nique em buenos aires
[05:10] fmccds@gmail.com: lá aproveitam todas as relvas
[05:10] fmccds@gmail.com: lolol
[05:10] Carla Daniela: c'um catano

Monday, September 14, 2009

Buenos Aires



Buenos Aires / Argentina

Campaña para el presidente del club de fútbol de Vélez Sarfield / Outdoor

Friday, September 11, 2009

Hasta ya Portugal



Hoy al Almuerzo me despedí de un bueno bitoque!
Que saudades voy a tener de este prato que satizfaz tantos estómagos por Portugal...

Ay aquel huevo...

A la Cena recibí el Mihau para hacer una cena polaca, fue bien interesante.
Arroz con caril galinha y fruta. Y hasta cayó bien... pues nada mejor que esta bomba para la fiesta que ahí viene de despedida.

Goodbye Portugal!

Que saudades del Verano Algarvio...



Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Spanish

Hi all,

From now, I am will write in spanish (or trying), because is now my main priority to learn it. Just until the end of the year.

Cisco

Manuela Moura Guedes Case

Sunday, September 6, 2009

You, Dr. or Mr.?




Just to reflect...

In Portugal, the most thing I hate is actually how we threat each other by status.

Is a custom from centuries and I am totally sure, if we would threat all by YOU (as abroad), the country would be closer... aristocracy is still in our conservative blood of portuguese people..

Two examples:
1 - Anyone has a degree we call "Doctor";
2 - Anyone older, instead of "you" we say something as you but with distance and respect as "Mr." (voçê). Sorry about impossible translation;

Worst...
In most of the companies, the status is still recognized as distinction between who has degree and who is older, not for sure who has more results...

One day I will do a study about companies who is treated by "you" or "Mr., Dr. Engineer, etc....
I am sure that closely workers does better environment and results...
...hum..who knows next thesis!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Byebye Algarve

Hey all,

Yesterday I said goodbye to Algarve. Or ALLgarve from POORtugal... ;)

It was an excellent time with different people at my home.
I received Rita Pang from Canada, Mateusz, Ewa and Pawel from Poland, Antonio Jovanovski and Martina from Macedonia, David Pires from France.........

It was awesome to receive part of closest people when I was abroad in my home.

I discovered also nice people in Algarve and this made me feeling closer to the region. I came back to Algarve just thinking to leave as soon as possible... I left Algarve just thinking when I will return...

And life continues... now that I am seeing this picture in my swimming pool, I am so jealous of my Self!!!!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Today I think about: I am there (António Variações)



Estou além - I am there
António Variações

Não consigo dominar - I can't dominate
Este estado de ansiedade - This feeling of anxiousness
A pressa de chegar - So fast to arrive
P'ra não chegar tarde - To not arrive late
Não sei de que é que eu fujo - I don't know why I am running
Será desta solidão - Is from this loneness?
Mas porque é que eu recuso - But why I refuse
Quem quer dar-me a mão - Who wants to give my hand...

Vou continuar a procurar a quem eu me quero dar - I will continue to look for who wants to give
Porque até aqui eu só - Because until here I am just

Quero quem - Wants who
Quem eu nunca vi - Who I never saw
Porque eu só quero quem - Because I just want who
Quem não conheci - Who I never met
Porque eu só quero quem - Because I just want who
Quem eu nunca vi - Who I never saw
Porque eu só quero quem - Because I just want who
Quem não conheci - Who I never met
Porque eu só quero quem - Because I just want who
Quem eu nunca vi - Who I never saw

Esta insatisfação - This dissatisfaction
Não consigo compreender - I can't understand
Sempre esta sensação - Always this sensation
Que estou a perder - That I am loosing
Tenho pressa de sair - I have fast to go out
Quero sentir ao chegar - I want to feel to arrive
Vontade de partir - Willing to departure
P'ra outro lugar - To other place

Vou continuar a procurar a quem eu me quero dar - I will continue to look for who wants to give
Porque até aqui eu só - Because until here I am just

Quero quem - Wants who
Quem eu nunca vi - Who I never saw
Porque eu só quero quem - Because I just want who
Quem não conheci - Who I never met
Porque eu só quero quem - Because I just want who
Quem eu nunca vi - Who I never saw
Porque eu só quero quem - Because I just want who
Quem não conheci - Who I never met
Porque eu só quero quem - Because I just want who
Quem eu nunca vi - Who I never saw

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Raul Solnado Tribute - Make a joke and appear in turkish advertising

Raul Solnado,
Was one of best humorist of XX century in Portugal.
With simplicity he made an excellent job initiating the stand up comedy in Portugal.

To express his work here I publish:


VIDEO 1 - Video about one of his jokes: Taxi to war
An unemployed guy that wanted money and went to the war of 1908. He went by taxi to not have any problem of orientation but the problem is that he went from different way and found the 1910 war. When he came to the 1908 the war was to early in morning and the war was still closed....etc..!



VIDEO 2 - Taxi to war joke adapted to chill-out music by DJ Disse and published at Hotel Costes compilation of Stephanie P!



VIDEO 3 - Taxi to war music adapted to coke-cola promotion in Turkey!


Conclusion, if you make a joke in Portugal, your joke can inspire the Turkish advertising!