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Monday, May 23, 2005

We are the champions!!!

I cant believe it!!

BENFICA won the championship!! I am SOOOOO HAPPY!!!
I stood up until midnight although very tired just to receive the good news!! And then there I was jumping in my bed, waking up my roomate at 1 am!!

I really wish I was back in Lisbon last night.. It must have been wild!

VIVA O BENFICA!!! :):)

CAMPEOES CAMPEOES... NOS SOMOS CAMPEOES!!!!!

Thursday, May 19, 2005

... Arriving

Here I am...

Actually it has now been one week... Funny how time passes so quickly!
What can I say? I am having the best of time!

I had a great welcoming at the airport from AIESEC people and also for Amir, who completely surprised me by arranging me a VIP wellcoming at the airport!! You should have seen my face when I arrived! :)

Next days were even better... I am staying at a nice shared room (although in a crowded apartment), and I get to have a private driver (as I call it, eheh) to get me from my apartment to work and vice-versa! :)
Well, not as perfect as it might seem, but still perfectably ok!

I already met most of the trainees at one of the parties and AIESEC members have been just great and supportive! Couldnt make it without them! Nadine, Deepak, Ailah, Arwa, Basma... Thank you!

Regarding work, my manager seems to be awesome and he has already assigned me a huge bunch of responsabilities that are just what I was looking for, if not even more than I expected! I am definitely enjoying the working environment at DHL and especially in my department. Also, I finally managed to enjoy the yellow and red (although hard at the beginning.. eheh) and now I am a DHL merchandising fanatic! :)

So, it seems I am still in the "euphoria" phase of the integrating into a new culture curve, the one we keep talking about in AIESEC. But the good thing is that I really dont think it is just a phase... but lets see. Until now I really feel as I fit in here.. lets see. :)

Kisses to everyone...
Although I am fine here that doesnt mean I dont miss you.. I do! :)
And just in case you want to send me sms just to say hi I still have my Vodafone here (roaming). You just need to send it to my number, no need to extra digits or something.:)

ps- I will try to post soon with all my first impressions about Dubai... It is definetely an unique city!

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Leaving...

I am leaving tomorrow... 7.20am (ou da madrugada) :)

Seems strange. Finally the day is here... So many things to say but so few time to say it or write it...

I'm not sad for leaving.. I am rather anxious to get there! Cant wait to know all about my work, my house, my new friends, the city, everything...

Still, cant help thinking that I will miss dearly many people and many things from my "current life"..

Anyway, I will keep everyone posted!! :) Stay tuned!

And please leave comments so that I know you guys still think of me! eheh :P

PS- E sim, pode ser em portugues!! ;)

Sunday, May 01, 2005

Mother's Day

Today is Mother's day, which is celebrated normally at every 1st Sunday of May.

Normally I spent an awful time trying to get the right gift for my mother as she normally has a very peculiar taste...

However, this time it seemed easier that usual:

Phonecall on the 29th:
Mum: Ana, do you know what day it is on Sunday?
Me: Don't have a clue.. (just teasing her) :P
Mum: Its Mother's Day and I have just the perfect gift for you to give me! The new Mother's Day special watch from Swatch!!
Me: Really?! Cool (I can't believe she is telling me this just like that.. urgh, I am having this big feeling of not getting her anything... but hey, at least I will not spend hours figuring out what to buy!)

Well, naive me.. went to the shopping mall and bought the cute watch that same day (as it normally runs out quite early)...

Phonecall on the 30th:
Mum: Ana... Just saw the watch on a shop! Afterall, I dont like it! I first saw it on a magazine and now it seems completely different!
Me: ok (dont worry I will just give the other one away.. who cares about money and time lost at the queue??!!!)

Conclusion: My mum just got this really cute Swatch!! :) :) Yes.. I was almost tempted to buy something else, but I am a more mature person now and I believe that people must be responsible for their actions.. If she told me she wanted it.. she now has it!

Well, all this just to say that I love my Mother and that I will miss her terribly !!

Here are the photos I put on the postcard I made her... Arent we cute children?


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Me and my Brother