quarta-feira, 11 de junho de 2008

What does "Home" really means?

For some, home is just where we live, where we eat or sleep, a place with a roof to keep the rain out. Well, technically that is correct but the word "Home" means much more than that. Home is where we feel good with ourselves, where we belong, near our family, even if we live in a shack. For me, happiness doesn't come with a big house, but from the people near me.
"Home" needs the right environment to be considered as such. It needs to have the comfort of our pilow and our family when we feel like crying, knowing that they will always cheer us up. But it also needs to be a place where we can have all our friends and family to share our moments of happiness. It need to be cozy and comfortable.
Nevertheless, these things are movable, I mean, we can move to another house and have the same "home" environment. All in all, home must be the first place we think of going to, either if we're feeling like a million dollars or really tron appart so that we can rest and think about our life.

Synopsis and Dialogue

Synopsis:

Paul and Sarah had been high school sweethearts, and were now married for 10 years. Paul drove a cab and Sarah worked as an accountant.
On the morning of their 10th anniversary, Paul hit a passer-by and, not knowing what to do, he quickly drove home. Lunch time was coming and Paul, really jumpy and pale as ashes, decided to seize the opportunity and join his wife Sarah on her lunch break.
When he arrived, his wife thought he was trying to surprise her, so she quickly rushed to him. However, she could never be prepared for the “surprise” her husband had in store for her.

Transcript:

Sarah: ... and so, it’s our 10th birthday and I’m thrilled cause I’m sure he’s gonna surprise me.
Sarah’s friend: Oh...I wish I had something even near with what you have with Paul…I still can’t believe it. Yesterday we were both teenagers…today you’re happily married…and already your 10th year….wow.
Sarah: Don’t worry...your time will come...You just got to be………..
Sarah’s friend: Hey…isn’t that Paul?! What is he doing here?! Oh yeah...sure….your 10th anniversary! Now… just go there and try to act surprised….
Sarah: Hi pumpkin…how’s your day? I missed y……..
Paul: Well…erm…Actually, I came here to talk about my day…
Sarah: You don’t seem very happy…You know what day it is………
Paul: Oh dear…I don’t even know where to start. It will be difficult to listen but I need your help and guidance, please. I’m desperate!
Sarah: Ahahah…I know you’re kidding, right?
Paul: Believe me, this ain’t a joke.
Sarah: I’m getting really nervous… just tell me! What is going on??
Paul: Well …erm…It’s like…erm…today…I started my day off like I usually do…when I suddenly realized still had to buy you a gift. I was rushing to the nearest jewelry store, when out of nowhere, an old lady jumped in front of the car. I tried to dodge her but...
Sarah: Oh my god…did you kill her?
Paul: Well…That’s the thing…I hope not!
Sarah: You hope?!?!
Paul: Yeah…I was so nervous that...-and I promise I didn’t do it on purpose but...- I put my foot on it and drove home as fast as I could without ever looking back.
Sarah: That doesn’t seem like you...How…How could you??
Paul: Erm…erm...I don’t know what to say…but…here’s your present, sugar.
Sarah: Oh…you think you can buy me with a fancy ring…..?
Paul: No…here’s the matching necklace…Happy anniversary!
Sarah: Hmm…hmm…Well…I think you've just got away with murder, honey, but I love you!
Paul: So…what’s the lunch?!

Me xD


Hi all, my name is Rodrigo Pinto and I'm 19 years old. As you all know, I'm a funny person, outgoing, honest and a bunch of other things. My favourites hobbies are play football ( one of the best things that Human created xD ), I enjoy to be on the pc and I love to hang out with my friends, it's a shame that I have very few friends ( I must be doing something wrong ahah).
A curiosity is that I have a twin brother, that one by my side, and yes he is bigger than me.
See you all around.

"The Battle of the Beanfield"



I found this video very interesting, because it portrays one of the darkest days in the history of UK - the day of "The Battle of the Beanfield". This took place on June 1 1985 at Wiltshire, England.

Since 1974 that new age travellers, ravers and festival goers gather to celebrate the Summer Solstice in the Stonehenge Free Festival at Stonehenge. After a decade the English authorities decided that the festival could not take place at Stonehenge anymore, under the excuse that it was English heritage. The Wiltshire police had already prevented the travellers that they would not be able to set up the festival at Stonehenge anymore, but they insisted and gathered their vehicles. They were about to cross the Wiltshire and Hampshire border, when several police vehicles stopped them. Some travellers tried to run away through a bean field, but then tons of police vehicles showed up and attacked them, smashing windows and beating people on the head with truncheons. Some had serious injuries. Most of the travellers' trucks and buses suffered large damage and some were completely burnt. At the end of the day almost all travellers were arrested and their homes destroyed. The UK had never seen such brutal treatment by the police.

The best Bollywood production ever..

Creative Writing: "The Day It All Changed"

This was the late 1970s in Nashville, Tenessee. Since the New York Dolls came about, the American punk scene had grown a lot there. Ruby was the vocalist of a growing punk rock band. They played punk rock with a slight touch of heavy metal. Their fame, and specially Ruby's, was growing increasingly. They were known for their literally "explosive" shows. She used to wear skinny black leather jeans and a black leather bra. Her hair used to be all spiked on the top of her head in a Mohawk style; or sometimes just tied up at the back of her head. She was known for her mad and crazed performances, like sledgehammering tv sets and chainsawing electric guitars on stage. Some night they had a great show in a famous subterranean hall in Nashville. The show had just finished and Ruby was chilling out with the rest of the band backstage. That night's performance was no less outstanding. She blew up a Cadillac on stage.
After a while of drinking simple vodkas and sniffing a few lines Ruby and the other members said goodbye to go home or party somewhere. Ruby was to meet her mate outside. He hadn't arrived yet, so she started to walk towards a nearby parking lot. The night was strangely dark and the zone didn't have much light. Suddenly, three policemen showed up behing a truck and surrounded her. They threw her to the ground and beated her into semi-consciousness. She was taken to the hospital and later thrown in jail under the charge of obscenity for simulating a sex act with a sledgehammer on stage. A trial was scheduled. The police officers stated that no beating had occured and she felt that this statement could jeopardize her chance at a fair trial. Fortunatelly, one of the photographers of the show had been able to photograph her being beaten, which refuted police's statements.
The trial began a few months later and the media and tons of fans came from miles away to see it. Ruby presented a strong testimony and made the judge change his mind when the full color photos of her being beaten on the ground were shown. After one week she is considered not guilty. Nothing happened to the three police officers. From that moment on she realized that nothing was what it seemed. She was living in a society where certain things could never be beaten. Yet, she kept on breaking social taboos assaulting American's popular culture.