It couldn't have been left uncommented...
The first ever amateur team, being qualified to the Rugby World Cup... Some I have played with when I was younger, I am deeply happy for them to see them out on the field, playing their guts out.
Some are doctors and vets, others lawyers and students, but they all share one passion, and that is wearing that red shirt.
Here are some reviews, and learn how you should sing your national anthem. Viva os LOBOS!!
vs Scotland:
http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2007/20070909_193958Dev.html
(Fra)
http://dn.sapo.pt/2007/09/10/desporto/derrota_natural_belisca_bela_exibica.html
(Por)
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10079/analysis.html#portugal+leave+scotland+bruised
(Eng)
vs New Zealand:
http://rugby2007.fr.msn.com/breves2007/20070915_144140Dev.html
(Fra)
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10086/report.html#new+zealand+defeat+portugal
(Eng)
vs Italy (I was there!!):
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10093/analysis.html#respect+revenge+portugal
(Eng)
http://www.record.pt/noticia.asp?id=758499&idCanal=2438
(Por)
vs Romania:
Finally:
http://www.planetrugby.com/Story/0,18259,3551_2755781,00.html
http://worldcup.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,21043,13175_2755616,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7009670.stm
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10102/report.html#romania+recover+beat+portugal
Well done boys!
21 September 2007
15 August 2007
Tribute to Paris
It's been just over a year ago I left The City of Lights, where I spent another year of this lifetime experience of self-discovery. Many, including me, believe that living in a new place is rewarding because, by trying to adapt, create roots and memories, you find yourself and at the same time, you are just simply yourself. That is what drives me at the start of each experience. It is fulfilling, and that is exactly what Paris was.
After a rough start, even though I was feeling as much as a local as it gets, I started entering in this trail of discovering the city, the best it had to offer (and there is so much!), its people, and making the most out of that, along with my family and my friends.
A nonstop period of attending events, meeting new people, consolidating old friendships and contacts, reassuring family ties, traveling, and professional achievement.
All this accompanied all along by croissants, steaks tartares, brie, kyr royal and culs secs!
I had a very edifying experience in the City of Romance (experienced that too!), both personally and professionally. I wanted to make sure I would mark this with a post and its reflecting images.
14 August 2007
Maboys in Madrid - Rome!
Sorry for the late posting action chaps, but when in holidays...
So two weeks after being in London, Maboy Stav and Maboy Broomy made sure they'd show a good reply and hopped over to Tapas Land: La Riviera.
So 1st night, where to go? La Riviera!
Great night out, with good house (for a change!), and seeing Broomy trying to make good use of his Spanish linguistics... Haha!
After chilling all day by the Retiro (and not La Riviera Stav!), because when in Madrid, do as the Romans do... We had an awesome meal at Le Marquis, then onto the inevitable Pacha!
Stav leave it! You got your nicotine patch on already! (wuss)
To complete the stereotyped but intense tour, the Sunday @ La Latina with the company of André was experienced followed by probably one of the best nights in Madrid so far! Gilles Peterson playing at the sky bar of Design Hotel Puerta America, funky groovy crowd, workmate Neil, my house mate Tiago and his friend joining us for the party! And being in Madrid and even though it being a Sunday, the night couldn't stop there and we had a taste of Serrano 41, packed to maximum capacity with hip hop addicts, this city doesn't sleep!
Monday, classic meal at Maison Blanche with JC, which obviously didn't end there either...
It was great having you maboys!
So two weeks after being in London, Maboy Stav and Maboy Broomy made sure they'd show a good reply and hopped over to Tapas Land: La Riviera.
So 1st night, where to go? La Riviera!
Great night out, with good house (for a change!), and seeing Broomy trying to make good use of his Spanish linguistics... Haha!
After chilling all day by the Retiro (and not La Riviera Stav!), because when in Madrid, do as the Romans do... We had an awesome meal at Le Marquis, then onto the inevitable Pacha!
Stav leave it! You got your nicotine patch on already! (wuss)
To complete the stereotyped but intense tour, the Sunday @ La Latina with the company of André was experienced followed by probably one of the best nights in Madrid so far! Gilles Peterson playing at the sky bar of Design Hotel Puerta America, funky groovy crowd, workmate Neil, my house mate Tiago and his friend joining us for the party! And being in Madrid and even though it being a Sunday, the night couldn't stop there and we had a taste of Serrano 41, packed to maximum capacity with hip hop addicts, this city doesn't sleep!
Hey that's Gilles Peterson!
Monday, classic meal at Maison Blanche with JC, which obviously didn't end there either...
It was great having you maboys!
11 July 2007
Last Business Trip for a While...
I went to London almost on a last minute call, to meet with some people on a Saturday in Bath, for work purposes. I was really looking forward to it. I knew it would be a lot of fun, and it was!
I stayed at Stav's in Notting Hill. The Turk's housemate was away for the weekend, Glastonbury (which once again this year was accompanied with rain). Nice pad Stav!!
He had just finished some set of accountancy exams and hadn't gone out to celebrate. And that night, I had a friend from the French Lycee in Lisbon (LFCL) who I hadn't seen in a while who was djing @ The Key in Kings Cross.
As soon as I got to his place we started drinking and then headed off to a bar to meet up with Sebas (Muuuuullllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!), another LFCL who had just started his new professional experience in London, working for Norman Foster's and partners Atelier!
Straight on to The Key, saw Anibal who unfortunately had already mixed! His set ended up being shorter than planned... It was a great night anyways!
Next day, a little hungover and under slept, I got the train down to Bath and had the meeting which went really well. And what a nice place it is! For old times' sake, for lunch I went to a JD Wetherspoons and had a burger and a pint! Lol.
Back at Stav's and after a little snooze to recover for that night, Broomy joined us and while we were waiting for the rain pouring to calm down, we were enjoying a nice Spanish wine. I had booked a table at Aziz, an oriental restaurant near Fulham road, which was actually owned by an Iranian guy, so I felt at home! Maboy Harris joined us, Mula and some other friends. Food was great, the company too and we even got treated with a belly dancing show!
I had asked my mates to take me to a cheesy venue, to remember those nights at Uni in Nottingham, and they chose Inferno's in Clapham, we had such a great laugh!!
The next day, Pedro and Joao came round for an english breakfast in a Greek café and only Brazilians worked there! No missed flight, and there went another business trip, allied with a lot of 'divertissement', as always.
Probably the last one since we recently hired a new manager, who has decided to focus more on the internal market...
I stayed at Stav's in Notting Hill. The Turk's housemate was away for the weekend, Glastonbury (which once again this year was accompanied with rain). Nice pad Stav!!
He had just finished some set of accountancy exams and hadn't gone out to celebrate. And that night, I had a friend from the French Lycee in Lisbon (LFCL) who I hadn't seen in a while who was djing @ The Key in Kings Cross.
As soon as I got to his place we started drinking and then headed off to a bar to meet up with Sebas (Muuuuullllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!), another LFCL who had just started his new professional experience in London, working for Norman Foster's and partners Atelier!
Straight on to The Key, saw Anibal who unfortunately had already mixed! His set ended up being shorter than planned... It was a great night anyways!
Next day, a little hungover and under slept, I got the train down to Bath and had the meeting which went really well. And what a nice place it is! For old times' sake, for lunch I went to a JD Wetherspoons and had a burger and a pint! Lol.
Back at Stav's and after a little snooze to recover for that night, Broomy joined us and while we were waiting for the rain pouring to calm down, we were enjoying a nice Spanish wine. I had booked a table at Aziz, an oriental restaurant near Fulham road, which was actually owned by an Iranian guy, so I felt at home! Maboy Harris joined us, Mula and some other friends. Food was great, the company too and we even got treated with a belly dancing show!
I had asked my mates to take me to a cheesy venue, to remember those nights at Uni in Nottingham, and they chose Inferno's in Clapham, we had such a great laugh!!
The next day, Pedro and Joao came round for an english breakfast in a Greek café and only Brazilians worked there! No missed flight, and there went another business trip, allied with a lot of 'divertissement', as always.
Probably the last one since we recently hired a new manager, who has decided to focus more on the internal market...
03 July 2007
02 July 2007
Work Takes me to... Sao Paulo!
Indeed. Some can consider themselves very lucky. I guess I am in that lot.
My company was selected for an entrepreneurial encounter organised by Madrid's Chamber of Commerce, linking together and promoting business implementation between these 2 metroplitans, Madrid and South America's financial capital, Sao Paulo.
Speaking Portuguese and having dealt with inscription and all other bureaucracies, adding to the fact that we were manager-free, I engaged in this trip and decided to stay at my very good friend's Cezar (Mo!!) apartment, giving me the chance to see him again 4 years after he left Uni, and spare my company on over 500eur worth of Hotel expenditure!
So I made sure I made the best from this adventure. First night we went for dinner at Jam Warehouse, great sushi! But being tired from the trip, the night ended there.
Next night I went for dinner with a friend, Isabel, from the same internship program, who is actually working in Chicago but she was in Sao Paulo at the same time on a business trip too, how random!!!
We went to Rodeio for good old Brazilian Rodizio, the most random thing of it all was that that same night, Brazilians were celebrating Valentine's day, being one of the few people not celebrating it on Feb the 14th!
Ok. So after tuesday and wednesday, two full days of non-stop meetings with potential clients and partners, and after finding pretty much the most adequate and interesting associate to enter the Brazilian market, there was the official dinner of the encounter with all the participants and organisers. That was held at Vento Haragano, with free caipirinhas for everyone!! Then we went on to Skye Bar, awesome view at the rooftop of a hotel!
We ended up at the private party of Companhia Maritima, designer label which had had its fashion show that day, at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW). At Royal, with a live band playing electro-samba and the presence of fine models including Fernanda Lima...
Thursday day off: I chill and relax by my friend's pool, prepare a meeting with a consultancy firm scheduled for the afternoon and in the meantime, to see more of the city and have a more productive 'sejour', decide to go and see an exhibition on Charles Darwin at the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo (MASP).
---- Too bad if you don't understand Portuguese... Couldn't find the official quote in English, but it basically states that 'Man's limits of his Knowledge can only be pushed by the fertility of His Imagination' ---- Or at least that's how I see it!
Later on, my last night, I manage to get tickets to the SPFW! Cez and I check out the Triton fashion show. We chill and drink free campari's in one of the VIP lounges and we even allow ourselves to miss another fashion show for which we had invites... Thanks ASW!
Things we're looking pretty good. Dinner at Kosushi with a couple of his female friends who unfortunately had to go home, early meetings the following day... We head off to Disco, where the private party of Triton his being held! In we go, open bar - only vodka, brilliant!
Not satisfied enough, we decide to leave and aim for more accessible crowds, Cafe de la Musique... Unfortunately finishing the night off empty-handed.. Well not quite, Temaki Express was there to cheer us up!
My company was selected for an entrepreneurial encounter organised by Madrid's Chamber of Commerce, linking together and promoting business implementation between these 2 metroplitans, Madrid and South America's financial capital, Sao Paulo.
Speaking Portuguese and having dealt with inscription and all other bureaucracies, adding to the fact that we were manager-free, I engaged in this trip and decided to stay at my very good friend's Cezar (Mo!!) apartment, giving me the chance to see him again 4 years after he left Uni, and spare my company on over 500eur worth of Hotel expenditure!
So I made sure I made the best from this adventure. First night we went for dinner at Jam Warehouse, great sushi! But being tired from the trip, the night ended there.
Next night I went for dinner with a friend, Isabel, from the same internship program, who is actually working in Chicago but she was in Sao Paulo at the same time on a business trip too, how random!!!
We went to Rodeio for good old Brazilian Rodizio, the most random thing of it all was that that same night, Brazilians were celebrating Valentine's day, being one of the few people not celebrating it on Feb the 14th!
Ok. So after tuesday and wednesday, two full days of non-stop meetings with potential clients and partners, and after finding pretty much the most adequate and interesting associate to enter the Brazilian market, there was the official dinner of the encounter with all the participants and organisers. That was held at Vento Haragano, with free caipirinhas for everyone!! Then we went on to Skye Bar, awesome view at the rooftop of a hotel!
We ended up at the private party of Companhia Maritima, designer label which had had its fashion show that day, at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW). At Royal, with a live band playing electro-samba and the presence of fine models including Fernanda Lima...
Thursday day off: I chill and relax by my friend's pool, prepare a meeting with a consultancy firm scheduled for the afternoon and in the meantime, to see more of the city and have a more productive 'sejour', decide to go and see an exhibition on Charles Darwin at the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo (MASP).
---- Too bad if you don't understand Portuguese... Couldn't find the official quote in English, but it basically states that 'Man's limits of his Knowledge can only be pushed by the fertility of His Imagination' ---- Or at least that's how I see it!
Later on, my last night, I manage to get tickets to the SPFW! Cez and I check out the Triton fashion show. We chill and drink free campari's in one of the VIP lounges and we even allow ourselves to miss another fashion show for which we had invites... Thanks ASW!
Things we're looking pretty good. Dinner at Kosushi with a couple of his female friends who unfortunately had to go home, early meetings the following day... We head off to Disco, where the private party of Triton his being held! In we go, open bar - only vodka, brilliant!
Not satisfied enough, we decide to leave and aim for more accessible crowds, Cafe de la Musique... Unfortunately finishing the night off empty-handed.. Well not quite, Temaki Express was there to cheer us up!
20 June 2007
What's Been Going on...
After I went to Lisbon at then end of May, I got back and had the chance to go to Seville for a meeting and visit the place. Great afternoon afterwards with my colleague, trying tasty local food adding a refreshing tinto de verano...
Had another visitor that weekend, Martinha came to check out La Movida again, as she used to live here. I showed her my side of Madrid! 1st night houseparty and Pacha, and at the end I was caught spending a penny by a policeman, apparently against the main entrance of one of the mbest guarded buildings in town, the Supreme Court...
Next day Feria de la Tapa, tapas and cañas for 1€! In the evening, the unmissable Maison Blanche with other friends, then Le Marquis where I met up with Gilles, Marcello and others, and still onto to Gabana!
On Sunday, it had to be the typical hangover remedy: La Latina.
By the time I had recovered from that weekend, with a midweek dinner with Gilles, his girlfriend, Paixao and Johnny Big, I was heading off to Lisbon again, I had the wedding ceremony of Mrs. and Mr. Jesus!!
But I made sure I'd prepare for the day before: Surfing at Guincho, then Dinner at Valmor Residence, followed by Bairro Alto. Obviously, we ended up at Lux, where as soon as I get in, I see my colleague from work wearing a Flamenco Dress, how random!
And obviously....
Had another visitor that weekend, Martinha came to check out La Movida again, as she used to live here. I showed her my side of Madrid! 1st night houseparty and Pacha, and at the end I was caught spending a penny by a policeman, apparently against the main entrance of one of the mbest guarded buildings in town, the Supreme Court...
Next day Feria de la Tapa, tapas and cañas for 1€! In the evening, the unmissable Maison Blanche with other friends, then Le Marquis where I met up with Gilles, Marcello and others, and still onto to Gabana!
On Sunday, it had to be the typical hangover remedy: La Latina.
By the time I had recovered from that weekend, with a midweek dinner with Gilles, his girlfriend, Paixao and Johnny Big, I was heading off to Lisbon again, I had the wedding ceremony of Mrs. and Mr. Jesus!!
But I made sure I'd prepare for the day before: Surfing at Guincho, then Dinner at Valmor Residence, followed by Bairro Alto. Obviously, we ended up at Lux, where as soon as I get in, I see my colleague from work wearing a Flamenco Dress, how random!
And obviously....
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