Weakness and disloyalty

I think this time my country's government will fall.
With Victor Gaspar (the finance minister) and Paulo Portas (the foreigner affairs minister and leader of the other party forming the coalition in power) I cannot see a way which will allow our prime minister to stay in office.
Victor Gaspar couldn't handle the pressure of a society who is unable to understand that we are on the edge and there is no easy solution to keep us balanced no matter who gets to power. The key is to keep calm despite de criticism.
As for Paulo Portas... It's actually a much more devious man since he is only loyal to himself.
We only need to remember his past actions, first to get to his party's front lead as he used deceive to overthrow CDS' leader at the time, Manuel Monteiro and after to cause the fall of former Portuguese prime ministers, Santana Lopes is one example of that.
It's funny because I haven't any doubt Portas' ambition would love to get to number two on our government seats (which would happen now with Gaspar's resignation) however Passos Coelho's unpopular measures to meet the UE economical demands have caused a lot of popular contestation and Portas is not one to allow his image to get tainted...he prefers to do his dirty work quietly... stepping away now will allow him to try for a good result on the next election.
Again I cannot see how our government will manage to rule without CDS' support, but at least Passo's Coelho was man enough not to resign despite all the rubbish which came out of the opposition leaders mouths yesterday.
Good for him.
    

Cheers to the Egyptian Army!

Finally something happened which might change the tides to the Egyptian people:
Yesterday the Egyptian army decided to take a stand by the people, giving 48 hours for the government and opposition to reach an understanding which will better serve the people's will.
I can only congratulate them for this attitude!
Now we can only hope that, if it comes to it, the army remembers that the seats of power are not theirs to keep for rulers should be chosen by the people.
My country's revolution is a good example of a successful military revolution where there was no bloodshed so hopefully these will be the kind of guidelines the Egyptian army will follow now. 

Porque os sonhos comandam de facto a vida...

Samba Injai é um rapaz da Guiné Bissau com um especial talento para a dança.
Depois de um inicio de vida conturbado entrou para uma escola de dança Portuguesa e agora está a ponto de marchar para uma escola de Londres.
Aqui está a prova que por mais humilde que sejam as nossas origens, basta-nos apenas encontrar alguem que acredite em nos para que os sonhos se tornem realidade.
Agora só precisa de €3500 para se increver na escola Inglesa.
Nós deviamos juntar-nos para o ajudar.
Parabens Injai!

    Samba Injai was born in Guiné Bissau and after a difficult childhood managed to come to Portugal.
Is talent for dance was recognized and he started having lessons on a Portuguese dance school.
Now he was invited to study in London, but needs €3500 to be admitted.
I'm sure there must be a way we can help.

Think for yourself

What to say when someone you know disregards watching TV because, has she puts it," you learn nothing with it", and praises reading instead only to tell you it was through reading that she understood that terrorism is justifiable?
Dear me, first I had to ask what kind of reading was she having, then I had to ask myself, if she, like many young men/women who blow themselves up, hadn't been brain washed...
NOTHING JUSTIFIES TERRORISM!
We common citizens cannot be held accountable for our governments mistakes.
Throughout history there has always been tyrants whose only aim was to have the world at their feet, Look at Attila the Uno or Hitler.
Do you really think their whole people agreed with the way they rolled?
Besides there is no heroism on blowing yourself up to kill a bunch of innocent people, the heroism resides when you sacrifice yourself to save others.
And please next time you read, read something you can learn from, and not stop you from thinking for yourself.   

"Morte, Juízo, Inferno e Paraíso" de Bocage

Como nos últimos 2 sabados não tive tempo de publicar um poema no blog, aqui fica este do Bocage.

Morte, Juízo, Inferno e Paraíso

Em Que estado, meu bem, por ti me vejo
Em que estado infeliz, penoso e duro!
Delido o coração de um fogo impuro,
Meus pesados grilhões adoro e beijo.

Quando te logro mais, mais te desejo;
Quando te encontro mais, mais te procuro;
Quanto mo juras mais, menos seguro
Julgo esse doce amor, que adorna o pego.

Assim passo, assim vivo,assim meus fados
Me desarreigam d'alma a paz e o riso,
Sendo só meu sustento os meus cuidados;

E, de todo apagada a luz do riso,
Esquecem-me (aí de mim!) por teus agrados
Morte, Juíso, Inferno e Paraíso.


  

Brazil standing up

 

 

Brazilians have decided to stand up and fight for their rights.

 This includes the end of corruption and more transparency from their political class and the reduction on the public transports fare.

You might think this public transports demand is a small matter, but if you consider that their wages are incredibly low and that de government has raised the fares keeping the same old buses which on top of it all hardly ever arrive on time, you would be pretty pissed off too, wouldn't you?

So good on all those who fight for equality.

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Camões "O amor é fogo que arde sem se ver"

Aqui fica um dos mais belos poemas de Camões para este Sábado.

Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver;

É ferida que dói e não se sente;

É um contentamento descontente;

É dor que desatina sem doer;

É um não querer mais que bem querer;

É solitário andar por entre a gente;

É nunca contentar-se de contente;

É cuidar que se ganha em se perder;

É querer estar preso por vontade;

É servir a quem vence, o vencedor;

É ter com quem nos mata lealdade.

Mas como causar pode seu favor

Nos corações humanos amizade,

Se tão contrário a si é o mesmo Amor?

 

 

Bom fim-de-semama!