Sunday afternoons are great for childhood reminders. On afternoons like the one I've had, feeling a bit chilly, what fits perfectly is a Disney movie. The new live motion of Cinderella was my choice. I was super curious about this movie, since it has so many actors I've been following in series and mainly because … Continue reading Cinderella’s “Have courage and be kind” motto and mine’s “True kindness is in my dog’s eyes”
“What you want to be when you grow up” and cats stuff
Now, when I say what I really want to do with my life, they nod condescendingly and they say I have to get real. Well, this 6 year-old boy stopped all the jumping around that he was doing from the floor to the sofa, from the sofa to the floor (it was getting terribly annoying, honestly) and said "I want to be a frog". What a crazy stupid idea. A frog. Everybody laugh like if it was something wooow and amazing. I just said: "You want to be a frog? Jeez, you'll have to eat flies and other disgusting insects".
Why Disneyland is the Happiest place on Earth
A few years ago I read an articleΒ written by one of my favourite Portuguese reporters that told the story of people stuck with their dreams. People who were their entire life saying they wanted to do this, wanted to go there, wanted to be that and have I don't know what... Dreams and dreams and … Continue reading Why Disneyland is the Happiest place on Earth
The day I found out Mona Lisa was a Rock Star
Leonardo Da Vinci was always one of my favorites. I admire him not only for its painting, but also because he was a true genius, a pursuer of Knowledge and Truth. He was a Humanist and a Scientist, a voracious mind and implacable dreamer and fighter. Mona Lisa has always intrigued me, not because I … Continue reading The day I found out Mona Lisa was a Rock Star
A vision into Versailles extravagance and Coppola’s film
"Let them eat cake" is a quote attributed to Marie Antoinette, the queen that was able to evocate the same feeling among the French Court and the People: hate. I wasn't there when her head was cut off by the guillotine, but take a moment to think with me: if you were a 14 years-old … Continue reading A vision into Versailles extravagance and Coppola’s film




