It's not cured, yet!

For my friends that say I’m getting lazy (since I’m missing my football meetings) here is the prove:

IT’S NOT CURED, YET!

Stop annoying me! :)

New office

I've already told you I've a new job.

Here is the view of my office.

500 photos

To celebrate 500 photos on Olhares (www.olhares.com/ralmeida23), here is one photo that reminds to ask for someone (who will born soon) to have the same passion I have for photography.

“Four, please”

I’ve studying production systems for a long time!

I’ve visited hundreds of industrial companies and I’ve never saw anything like this (a unique taste!). If you don’t know (yet!) this factory, you must visit “Casa Pasteis de Belem” at Lisbon and you’ll find this picture. I've been there some weeks ago, and it is always a place to pass by.

Believe me! Taste better than it seems!

“Four, please” – that's me, asking the waiter!

New life!

I’ve received messages from some friends asking for a new post. Then, I’ve realized that I’m becoming a little bit lazy for updating my blog. I shouldn’t, but that’s the truth! So, know, you might understand the first photo.













Anyway, my life has changed (a lot!) on the last 2 months, so I believe I have an honest excuse. On these last 2 months, I’ve left my job (almost 9 years as a software team developer) and started a new one as a project manager on an optical industry. I’m “chasing” a new destiny and I believe this was the best choice. For the first time (in 9 years) I’ve though on myself, on my goals and what I want to do in the next years.

So, you can now understand the 2nd photo! Like a butterfly, that starts as a caterpillar and ends on a beautiful moth, I feel I’ve left a stage to born on a new one. Of course, I will miss many things from older stages (special friends I’ve left), but I believe I’ll win.

Of course, I know this post can become a hard problem, since I’ve used a butterfly as an example!













I cannot accept that anyone of you call me a butterfly!

Amazing team

Today, I’ve been at FEP University for a Team Management's presentation. These kinds of presentations are great, since it promotes students interaction and performance.

This time, I’ve had a wonderful audience! They were very helpful and work together as I never seen!

As you can see (at the photo), they are playing a game called “THE SWAMP”, which validate their capacity to work as a team and it’s always a nice exercise to begin the discussion about team’s feelings and goals.

They had a magnificent performance! I’m sure they will face easily the professional world. I hope I could help them, in any way.

Thank you, Robert!!!

(image taken from official site: www.thecure.com)

I’ve been waiting for this moment, for so long!!!

3 months ago, I bought the ticket!
Unfortunately, I didn’t convince anyone to come with me, but I didn’t consider it as a problem. I’ve listening The Cure for so many years, that I believed I would be so “high” and should stand for 2 hours listening them, without feeling the need to speak for someone.

So, days before this concert, I’ve decided to remind some special moments. When I was 15, I usually go to beach (summer holidays), with my Sony Walkman and some tapes. Between Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, New Order, etc, I always had a tape with The Cure. I remember my favourite albuns: The Head On The Door, Standing on a beach, Disintegration.

Each of these songs I relate it with a particular moment: beach, drinks with fellows, playing cards on camping, eating hot bread and cakes at “late hours”; at a time which walkmans, tapes and LP records ruled our world. Since the moments occurred so long ago, many of my friends I don’t see from that time. So, during the concert, I’ve send some SMS for them. :)

About the concert… AMAZING!

The Cure has offered 3 hours of concert for their fans… I’ve become astonished with Robert’s energy and voice, and the entire band (specially the bass player). Around me, many people with my age, and (of course) with the same tastes!

I’ve asked someone to save my chair and went to get a beer.
The guy asked: “Which size?”. I was going to ask for a small cup, but I thought: “The hell with it! Drink for your old times!” and asked for the big cup… I mean… a bucket! ;)

And, I didn’t regret anything. It tasted like a divine wine!
I’ve dance, laugh, sang, and felt I’ve entered on the Time Machine, when they played “Just like Heaven”, “In between days”, “The walk”, “Let’s go to bed”, etc. I’ve sang each word from “Pictures of you”… and at that time, my beer has finished!

I’ve thought on getting another one… I’ve never felt so much will for another beer… but my conscience has spoken “Be careful, you need to drive you car… Police can stop you and, although you feel well, you may have problems!”.

At that time, I’ve realized that my life has really changed (ghhhhhhh) and I couldn’t risk on anything that could break that magic night.

So, I’ve remained on my place, listening one of my favorite bands (thanks, The Cure!!!) and wondering why the hell I didn’t convince anyone to go with me and drive me home!