GO PORTUGAL!!

Disclaimer: Yes.. I am a football fan and I scream and jump and cry when my team is on the field.

Being in Dubai and watching the world cup is not the same as in Portugal. There arent any balconies and windows with portuguese flags nor people honk their horns because Maniche scored or even all night long because we won. Also, I dont eat bifanas or eat snails (eheh.. yes we do eat them and they taste lovely) while drinking some beer and watching the game. And, almost forgot, not all newspapers have the national football team on the cover all month long (well, none has it...)

However, there is another "mystique" to it, another feeling that makes it all even more special. We have the World Cup games on our TV so we watch almost everygame.. we cheer for Argentina because of Romi, Australia bacause of Alex, Brazil because of everyone, Czechs because of Jana and Adriana, and the list goes on.. I guess I never saw that many international football games in my life.

Also, being far away, brings all the "saudades" feelings up to the surface... I have my flag on my living room, sing along the national anthem on the way to work, and I smile when the cameraman focus some nice "typical" portuguese (por outras palavras: o belo do tuga, o tuga rustico, com o garrafao na cabeca, o belo do pelo no peito e a barba por fazer... eheh. lindos!!) during the match. And of course, having great friends that send me pics like this are priceless. Thanks Ciro!!

I have to admit that I couldnt come from anywhere else in the world.
GO PORTUGAL!!!

PS - My prayers are with the portuguese team. But it seems I am not the only one.. :)