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Life Changing Experiences

david_marceno — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 06:32:43 GMT

Life Changing Experiences

Hello! It has been a while!

I've been studying a lot these years and my life has changed in many ways (I still don't have a girlfriend though...).

I'm now at College, preparing myself to become an attorney (or maybe a judge), so reading and studying take a lot of my time. But also I landed on an amazing job, and not only my monthly income has increased considerably, but also it's great to do something you love. My life has never been any better!

But what I want to share with you today friends is also one of my biggest dreams. I'm planning to travel aboard! I'm finally doing it! Saving money, searching on the internet, planning, dreaming, it's as lot of fun!

It will be a life changing experience. And that made me realise how little did I allowed me to dream in the past, how hard I used to think that a trip like that is impossible, because of this and that, but no! We can do it! We can follow our dreams! If we're corageous enough. If there is a will there is a way. And we need those kind of experiences in our lives. That's what keeps us moving.

I strongly recomend you that, if you're reading this, and you have a dream, do whatever it takes to make it real! Don't give up! It will change your life.

I'm very excited!

Trololo

david_marceno — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:14:47 GMT

Trololo

Hey guys, it's been a while huh?

I'm sure you all know already, but this month we all suffered a great loss. Our dear Eduard Khil, the "Trololo Man" passed away. I was in shock when I first knew it, cause I had a great admiration for his life and work. If you search for more info about him on Wikipedia you'll know that life was always pretty bad on him. He went through family break-up, his house was bombed during the war, he was separated from his mother and many other bad moments. Even so he grew up to become a great singer in his country. Never would he know that one day his singing would become famous world-wide! Man, I'm just so happy that, at least, he lived long enough to see all that hard work paid off.

Yes, I know, the "Trololo" is a joke, but nonetheless we all love it! Like, you just watch it and you get into a good mood instantly! It's so amazing what his singing and his smiling can do, and I think that sometimes that's just what we need, singing and smiling!

Go in peace Mr. Khil, and thank you for everything.

A song of ice and fire

david_marceno — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:50:28 GMT

A song of ice and fire

Hello people! How are you doing?

Today I want to talk a little about my thoughts on the famous books series "A Song of Ice and Fire", by George R. R. Martin.

I remember the first time I laid my eyes on the brazilian cover of the book. Brazilian books tend to have gorgeous covers to attract people, since reading is not a very popular hobby here. And the cover of the first book, "A Game of Thrones", is a beautiful illustration of the great wall. The moment I saw it, in all it's glory, I knew I had to read it. I had just finished reading "Brisingr ", from Christopher Paolini, and since the his last book wasn't available yet I was craving for more fantasy books. "A Game of Thrones came to me in the right time!

Well, about the book itself, there's little I can tell that wasn't told yet. The book is amazing, though I felt like George Martin tends to expand the plot unnecessarily sometimes. On the other hand, we end up having a very complex fantasy world, a world with a soul, that really seems to be a real place.

The 5th book is about to be released here in Brazil and I can't wait to read it!

Dreams

david_marceno — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:24:13 GMT

Dreams

Isn't that strange that we're always making plans that we don't even care to accomplish? I'm always telling myself I should go abroad a practice my english, but I never brought myself to do anything about it. I don't even have a passport! So I started to wonder, what if I stop saying myself I can't do that and give it a try? Well, come to think of it, I've spent so much money in the last few years that I probably would be able to travel the whole Europe if I had saved it all. Why is it that we're always telling ourselves we can't do something?

It reminds me a character from the book "The Alchemist" from a great brazilian author, Paulo Coelho. This character, a Shopkeeper, is a person who is afraid of following his dreams and then he became a very sad person. The fact is that he was perfectly able to fulfill his dream if he intended to, but he never did. He was afraid to take the risks. It's not a sad story though, it's a very nice book and I highly recommend it!

Anyway, I think that all that talking about believing in yourself, having faith and everything must have some truth in it. Maybe I should try to be more confident, take some risks, make some mistakes. After all, that's what life is about, isn't it?

First post - Avengers movie

david_marceno — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:13:19 GMT

First post - Avengers movie

Hey, hello you!

I didn't know English Baby had a blog function, hehe. I guess I'm gonna start posting here, just whatever comes to my mind.

Well, since I've just recently watched the Avengers movie, I'm gonna talk about it.

Yes, the movie is AWESOME. It's better than I expected in every way possible. Being a fan of the Incredible Hulk, I was a little upset about having Mark Ruffalo playing Bruce Banner, but he did a great job. His character has a unique personality, and the Hulk performs some of the best scenes in the movie! They also did a very good job on making all characters shine and having an important role.

The only problem I see in this movie is Captain America. He looks so weak compared to the other heroes, and he almost doesn't do anything besides giving orders and posing. He has some good fighting scenes, no doubt about it, but they are just a few. Even Black Widow and Hawkeye are more heroic than him. Which is a pity. I really liked Captian America's movie and I expected more from him in the Avengers movie.

But nonetheless its an awesome movie! I've already watched it twice, and I'm really considering watching it the third time!