COMEMORAÇÃO DO DIA DO PAI
Olá! Bem-vindos! Esta semana, mais precisamente na 5ª feira, celebra-se em Portugal, o Dia do Pai. Então, resolvi escrever uma short-story sobre uma conversa entre dois pais. Para entenderem o contexto desta short-story tenho de fazer uma viagem no tempo, pois esta história foi escrita há já alguns anos. Trata-se de uma crítica social e política muito divertida!
FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATION
Hello! Welcome! This week, on Thursday to be precise, Portugal celebrates Father's Day. So, I decided to write a short story about a conversation between two fathers. To understand the context of this short story, I have to take a trip back in time, as this story was written a few years ago. It is a very entertaining social and political critique!
A few years ago, I applied for a job at a local council through a public competition. In Portugal, these types of competitions are a complete joke, because what they really want is to employ friends and family members of local councillors.
The mayor's daughter also applied for this competition, and of course she was the one who was selected! Later, I also learned that the vice-mayor's daughter was also selected in a tailor-made competition, which was fraudulent! In fact, the daughters were exempted from doing an internship and were immediately hired as permanent staff.
So, this short story is about a conversation between the Mayor and his Vice Mayor. In this conversation, they decide on the details of hiring their daughters. It is, of course, a satirical conversation, in which I ridicule local politicians.
EU É QUE SOU O PRESIDENTE
I AM THE PRESIDENT
THE END
That's how those in positions of power in Portugal decide! I hope you enjoyed this Father's Day short story about how they do everything to spoil their children! This story was written to be published in a newspaper on Father's Day, but it never saw the light of day, until today!
👤👤👤👤👤👤👤
Como banda sonora para este post, escolhi a canção da banda Depeche Mode: "Everything Counts", (Vale Tudo) que acho que não precisa de grandes explicações, basta ouvi-la, escolhi um video traduzido para português!
As the soundtrack for this post, I chose the song by Depeche Mode: ‘Everything Counts’, which I think needs no explanation, just listen to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wX5--_bLG4&list=RD-wX5--_bLG4&start_radio=1
Tradução: DeepL.com (free version)
Olá! Bem-vindos meus caros amigos e leitores! Estou com este look a interpretar um personagem bíblico. Conseguem perceber de quem se trata? Dou-vos uma pista, não é uma mulher! Acredito que não façam a menor ideia de quem se trata, pois os personagens bíblicos masculinos são muitos. Eu dou-vos uma ajuda, eu estou a interpretar esse grande personagem de Noé e da sua Arca! Não, a minha arca não se trata de um barco, mas de um autocarro, com ele vou salvar a humanidade e os animais, segundo as instruções dadas por Deus!
Hello! Welcome, my dear friends and readers! I am wearing this outfit to portray a biblical character. Can you guess who it is? I'll give you a clue: it's not a woman! I bet you have no idea who it is, as there are so many male biblical characters. I'll give you a hint: I'm portraying the great character Noah and his Ark! No, my ark isn't a boat, but a bus, with which I will save humanity and the animals, according to God's instructions!
Esta autocarro transformado em Arca, não é mais do que um grande laboratório animal, onde a evolução das espécies, para além da sua salvação, é o seu principal objectivo.
This bus converted into an Ark is nothing more than a large pet laboratory, where the evolution of species, in addition to their salvation, is its main objective.
But who was Noah really? He was a man who lived to be 950 years old! Of course, he did not live to be 950 years old; this age should be interpreted in this way. For me, this age is the result of the number of years, in different lives, that he lived on earth. He was chosen by God to save humanity and the animals from the Great Flood. This divine punishment was given to men for the corruption that was rampant on Earth. Noah was also responsible for repopulating the Earth after the great tragedy. It was a new beginning for humanity after the judgement.
After the Great Flood that destroyed the wicked and saved the righteous, God made a covenant with Noah. God promised never again to destroy the Earth with water, and the symbol of this covenant was the rainbow🌈. Noah had three sons who were sent to the different corners of the Earth with the purpose of repopulating it! According to this reasoning, we are all Noah's grandchildren!
Why did I tell you this story? Because I have a feeling that, with the leaders of this world and the actions they have been taking, we are once again nearing the end of times. I am sure it will not be with water, but given global warming, uncontrollable forest fires and nuclear weapons at the ready, the end of humanity as we know it will be with fire🔥! Confirmed by the Book of Revelation.
%20-%20C%C3%B3pia.jpg)
Eu, Noé, já me estou a preparar para o fim do tempo e, também, a preparar esta Arca para salvar o maior número de animais. Quanto a salvar os justos está a sair-me uma tarefa muito difícil de concretizar!
I, Noah, am already preparing for the end of time and also preparing this Ark to save as many animals as possible. As for saving the righteous, it is proving to be a very difficult task to accomplish!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
A história de Noé está publicada no Livro do Génesis, pertencendo à Bíblia. Este livro narra a origem do Universo, da humanidade e apresenta o começo de tudo, assim muito generalizadamente. Por isso escolhi como banda sonora para este post, uma canção dos Muse: " Exogenesis, part. I - Abertura, part. II - Polinização Cruzada, part. III - Redenção". O prefixo "Exo" significa algo que está fora de qualquer coisa, ou seja, está fora do Livro do Génesis, creio que estará no Livro do Apocalipse. De novo o fim da Humanidade, mas desta vez haverá algum Noé?
The story of Noah is published in the Book of Genesis, part of the Bible. This book narrates the origin of the universe and humanity and presents the beginning of everything in a very general way. That is why I chose a song by Muse as the soundtrack for this post: ‘Exogenesis, part I - Overture, part. II - Cross-Pollination, part. III - Redemption’. The prefix ‘Exo’ means something that is outside of anything, that is, it is outside the Book of Genesis, I believe it will be in the Book of Revelation. Again, the end of humanity, but this time will there be a Noah?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR073s8UWqY&list=RDzR073s8UWqY&start_radio=1
Eu tenho a intuição que o fim está próximo!
I have a feeling that the end is near!
Tradução: DeepL.com (free version)
Olá! Bem-vindos, meus caros amigos e leitores! Está cada vez mais na moda passar o Natal num hotel, é claro que num país como Portugal, esta realidade é acessível apenas a algumas carteiras, são sobretudo os estrangeiros que procuram os hotéis mais caros. Mas poder de compra à parte, para aqueles que tudo fazem para passar férias fora de casa, num ambiente glamoroso e acolhedor, este post é para vocês!
Hello! Welcome, my dear friends and readers! It is becoming increasingly fashionable to spend Christmas in a hotel. Of course, in a country like Portugal, this is only affordable for those with deep pockets, and it is mainly foreigners who seek out the most expensive hotels. But purchasing power aside, for those who do everything they can to spend their holidays away from home, in a glamorous and welcoming environment, this post is for you!
As it is winter, beautiful outdoor swimming pools are no longer practical, except for taking some nice Instagram-worthy photos. Ensure that the hotel has a heated indoor swimming pool and spa, so that you can enjoy unforgettable family activities!
By the way, as an aside, I'll tell you how I learned to swim. It wasn't in a pool, it was in the sea! When I was a child, we used to go on holiday to the beach, and I was completely crazy about the sea. As I spent more time in the water than out of it, I ended up learning to swim on my own! I admit that my relationship with the sea was a little irresponsible. And that meant that when I was older, I didn't take my nephews to the beach for fear that they would be like me and I was afraid that something might go wrong! I only took them to swimming pools or river beaches! Oh yes!
Currently, my relationship with the sea is purely contemplative! I can't even get my feet wet! A few years ago, I did water aerobics, but nowadays, not even that. Just the thought of going into a changing room gives me the creeps, let alone getting into a pool! Perhaps it's due to my health! Or my age, which is getting on a bit lol!
Mas voltando ao tema de post, que só para vos lembrar, é o tema das férias de Natal num hotel! Aconselho-vos a que tirem partido de todas as valências que o hotel oferece e façam das vossas férias as melhores de sempre. Uma última nota, sejam simpáticos para o staff do hotel. Lembrem-se que eles estão a trabalhar numa época festiva da família e estão lá para vos proporcionar o melhor tempo das vossas vidas! Para terminar, desejo-vos umas férias inesquecíveis! Podem ser as últimas...
But back to the topic of this post, which, just to remind you, is Christmas holidays in a hotel! I advise you to take advantage of everything the hotel has to offer and make your holidays the best ever. One last note: be nice to the hotel staff. Remember that they are working during a festive family season and are there to give you the best time of your lives! By the way, I wish you an unforgettable holiday! They may be the last ones...
Tradução/Translation: DeepL.com (free version)
Olá! Bem-vindos, meus caros amigos e leitores! Penso que tenho algo mais a dizer sobre as recentes descobertas no campo da Física Quântica. A visão que temos da nossa vida e do Universo está completamente colocada em questão. Como já disse noutro post, a variável tempo pode não ser linear, isto é, o tempo pode apresentar 3 dimensões: passado; presente e futuro. Esta nova concepção do tempo, é todo um mundo de novas possibilidades, que até aqui, a ciência nunca se tinha colocado. Uma dessas possibilidades é a de fazer viagens no tempo! Isto não é qualquer coisa, isto é simplesmente MARAVILHOSO!!!
Hello! Welcome, my dear friends and readers! I think I have something more to say about recent discoveries in the field of quantum physics. Our view of our lives and the universe is being completely called into question. As I said in another post, the variable time may not be linear, that is, time may have three dimensions: past, present and future. This new conception of time opens up a whole world of new possibilities that science had never considered until now. One of these possibilities is time travel! This is no small thing, it is simply AMAZING!!!
Of course, this isn't going to happen right away! We need to study hard and conduct many experiments before we get to that point. But I'm already imagining these travels through time here in my room, where I reflect on these topics. I'm already imagining a trip to Ancient Egypt! That trip would be made by teleportation. If you've seen the TV series Space: 1999, you'll remember that teleportation was possible, and this is what quantum physics makes possible. It's just FANTASTIC!!!
But we must also consider that whoever has this time machine will have great power in their hands. And, if I know human nature well, this machine could be used for evil, so I think it is better for us to remain ignorant of the possibilities of the Time variable!
.jpg)
I love these topics and talking to you about them so that you know that these possibilities are being studied and where science is heading. Now, I ask you, what do you think about the possibility of travelling in a time machine? Tell me everything in the comments!
Como banda sonora para este post, escolhi a canção da banda Pink Floyd com o tema "Time" (Tempo), cuja letra não é mais que a descrição da nossa vida, um dia após outro, isto é, com a variável Tempo linear! Com a possibilidade de fazer viagens no tempo a letra desta canção deixa de fazer sentido! Convido-vos a ver e ouvir o video!
As the soundtrack for this post, I chose Pink Floyd's song ‘Time,’ whose lyrics are nothing more than a description of our lives, one day after another, that is, with the Time variable being linear! With the possibility of time travel, the lyrics of this song no longer make sense! I invite you to watch and listen to the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNBRBTDBUxQ&list=RDLNBRBTDBUxQ&start_radio=1
⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰
Tradução/Translation: DeepL.com (free version)
Olá! Bem-vindos meus caros leitores e amigos! Recentemente o cavaleiro tauromáquico Marco Tenório Bastinhas surpreendeu os seus seguidores ao anunciar, nas suas redes sociais, que não iria participar em nenhuma corrida esta temporada. A decisão não está ligada a questões profissionais ou físicas, mas sim a um motivo muito mais profundo e sensível, o cavaleiro revelou estar a enfrentar uma depressão profunda, admitindo que já teve pensamentos suicídas.
Hello! Welcome, dear readers and friends! Recently, bullfighter Marco Tenório Bastinhas surprised his followers by announcing on social media that he would not be participating in any bullfights this season. The decision is not related to professional or physical issues, but rather to a much deeper and more sensitive reason. The bullfighter revealed that he is facing deep depression, admitting that he has had suicidal thoughts.
At first glance, it may seem like a bitter irony. A man accustomed to facing the fierce bull in the arena with skill and courage shows himself to be vulnerable in the face of an invisible enemy. However, this apparent contradiction reveals an essential truth: strength does not lie in never falling, but in recognising when you need help!
Marco Tenório Bastinhas belongs to one of Portugal's best-known and wealthiest families, proving that mental health does not choose its victims based on social status, wealth or appearance. Depression is not a lack of desire to work. It is a serious, incapacitating and painful illness that can cause people to lose their will to live.
Marco's courage in exposing his vulnerability is a giant step towards ending the silence and stigma surrounding mental illness. By recognising that something is wrong and asking for help, he sets a valuable example: the road to recovery begins with acceptance and asking for help.
I wish Marco, during this break, a speedy recovery, and that his story reminds us that the most difficult battle is often the one we fight within ourselves!