RAS-LE-BOL! UN PEU...BEAUCOUP...PASSIONNEMENT

Many complained of my disappearance from the "Blog World"...I have to thank them, even if some were just missing the recipes (you know yourselves!).

The last weeks (did they turn into months?), were not easy....not just work to blame, even if it grew exponentially ever since assuming more responsibilities...but private life that has been feeling like the roller-coaster I was trying to avoid.

Twists and turns...so right. Without any notice came this "ras-le-bol" as we say in french "fed-up" not being a quite good translation, I could only express what I feel with the closest expression I know, came up and really made me not care of anything. I was living and breathing work, until I came to my senses...not good in doing so. Why did I have to bury myself into work to forget I was upset, to forget that hearthache is but reality in life...

Thought of shutting down the blog, of shutting down all the pages I have scattered around the internet world, I shut my self from family and friends...

Was it worth it? No. Somehow, I woke up to what was happening, smile and laughter being back, re-contacting all friends and being more present regarding family. I found out I was OK with myself, that I actually enjoy everyday of my life and that I could actually have that "famous" laughter back...it feels nice.

So the purpose of this post, is to actually thank all those that were patient, that worried when they saw that I wasn't laughing, that were there doing nothing but looking at me in silent support and kept sending little funny messages and surprises to bring me back to my old self...the positive, optimist, laughing person I am...

Be ready for more posts...even for more recipes (don't need to say who you are...!)

DUBAI...

...there is so much to say about it...and so little time...after all...each time you end up in Dubai you end up discovering a "new face" of the city!

I was there for one week to visit friends and have fun...which I did!!! Another story, other chapters opening and closing...a re-discovering "journey".

Nevertheless, aim number one was to have fun...how to describe the amount of fun I had there...? Could mention so many things...but maybe I can let you discover it through the photos of this post...enjoy it...more photos are coming...so hold on!

Querido Pai Natal...

Bela...educação...

Das duas uma...ou combinaram todos juntos para me ruinarem a semana, ou é eu sei lá que mistério que me anda a transformar numa fera.

Ora ia eu tõ descançadinha no meu caminho para o trabalho quando passo ao lado de uma construção e ouço (com grande espanto)..."olha a gaja boa"!...outro de responder "eh russa, qu'és tan *@# boa"!

Ora, a moça singela e inocente que eu sou (tá bem, não acreditam? perguntem a quem me conhece, nah!), de se virar e murmurar uma pequena resposta incompreensivel até para mim...um deles de recomeçar "olha lá, qu'és boa, anda cá"...o outro de dizer "e se a gaja é portuguesa"..."t'as parvo, é loira...já viste portuguesas loiras?" (pouca sorte tens tu calhaste logo com uma portuguesa!!!)

Esta moçinha singela....de desatar a responder....com toda a dignidade e elegância que me caracterizam (mas que sim senhor...eu sou moça fina!)..."meu excelenterrimo cavaleiro (foi mais ou menos isto...bem, mais menos do que mais mais...cá me entendo) ...meu parvalhão...(e aqui poupo os ouvidos mais sensíveis) @#*...@#*...@#*...da parte das verdadeiras loiras verdadeiramente portuguesas! (NAH!!!)

Don't mess with a blonde...more so if she is portuguese!!!

Age! Fac ut gaudeam!

Há dias em que me sinto assim...mas ultimamente tem sido mais assim do que outra coisa!!!