A Traveler's Diary

I can show you the path....but you have to walk it alone....

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Happy 4rt Anniversary!!!!!A long Journey....

Published by Bilincas under , , , , , , on 12:53 PM
First of all i just wanna say to all of you sucker's that didn't believe i could make it this far....I'M STILL HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

I couldn't spend this day without writing something here....it is a very special day because it marks 4 years since i left home (Portugal for the ones who don't know), on the 16th of January of 2005 i flew early in the morning in the horrible winter day, which was refered at the time has "the worst day of my life" leaving behind the 3 people i loved the most besides all my friends and family....i came to realise too things after that, 1st that i only loved 2 of those people and 2nd that it was definitely not "the worst day of my life" but that it was the day in which my life would change forever and i'm very happy for that....because i needed change....

It was the beginning of a Journey of self-discovery facing a new life, new environment, new reality, well....basically everything new....i must admit it wasn't always easy(it sill isn't sometimes by the way) but it was one of my dreams and i had to go trough with it because we cannot pass on the opportunities life provides us with and specially not give up....

Some of my friends allways tought i had this wonderfull life because they obviously never stand by me along the way so they just saw the good parts made from the stories i told them, but i can say today that i'm very proud of myself for leaving all i had behind, alone with 2 bags filled with hopes and dreams.....i'm even happy to remember all the bad times that i had because all of that good and bad brought me to were i am today so i don't regret it and i would have done it again....i think this journey finally allowed me to be my true self and not what other's wanted me to be....

There's so much i can say of this 4 wonderfull years but i'd prefer not too, i prefer to keep them with me and the many people i lived it with (i hope they don't tell it too otherwise i might be embarassed).....

Just to finalise i would like to say i've made some amazing friends (still do, by the way), met some wonderfull people and will keep all of you in my BIG heart and i hope all of you keep me too.....

Dublin, Brussels & Amsterdam....What's next??Only the future will tell....i plan on going with the flow and live one day at a time....that's the way to go....

A piece of free advice for everyone: "We are all much stronger that we think or believe, only trough the real challenges of our lives we will see our true strenght"....i came to realise that....

I'll see you around....

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!!!!

Published by Bilincas under , , on 11:41 AM
First of all the BEST wishes for 2009....high hopes on this New Year ahead....

My year didn't quite started as i expected....twisted my knee on the first game i play in 2009, all i can say is that it's painfull and it takes time to heal, but on the bright side 2008 started terrible and ended up being a pretty good year....so i can still keep my hopes high....

Alot to do in 2009 but i don't wanna go too much into detail, so let's just keep it simple....


Have a good year everybody and stay confident because the best is yet to come.....


Cheers,

Ivo

ich bin ein berliner - Berlin New Year's Eve 08/09

Published by Bilincas under , , , , , , on 1:36 PM
Maaaannnnnn, no words to describe this amazing New Year's....
Maybe this video will help....This was filmed from the last 4 minutes of 2008 till midnight 2009....it also shows that we were already in a very good mood (some people call it Tequilla!!!!)....
Anyway drunk or not we were HAPPY, really really HAPPY....specially because we were all together....
It was Legendary, EPIC and definitely one for the history books....
Love
Ivo

Setting up our Christmas Tree - 8th December 2008

Published by Bilincas under , , , on 2:53 PM
I know it's a little bit late but better late than never....
I just need to tell has much as i can about this wonderfull journey that was 2008....

On the 8th of December 5 people, Laura, Laura, Roberto, Romulo & Me (i guess the only reader of my blog knows my name) got together to honour 1 tradition: the building of the Christmas tree. Using a basic principle but mixing traditions from 3 different countries (for the curious ones - Portugal, Italy, Netherlands) the night started with great dinner (many thanks to the chef....you know who you are) served with red wine, followed by a great desert and then coffee and the now traditional "Friends Whisky", the tree assembly started.

The girls made some decorations and the guys started with putting the tree standing (sounds bad but no one was injured on this procedure), and after an hour or so the tree was finished with all the necessary items. The star on top was put in by Romulo, because the best prop for the tree was the one he got.








In the end a Big Big egg-shaped chocolate was broken and our Christmas officially begun by eating a marvelous italian chocolate.

Thanks everyone for such a delightful night and to allow to enjoy again one of the traditions i was so used to back home.

hugs & kisses

Me

 

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