pequena mudança

era só para informar aos leitores do meu blog que por alguns tempos vou passar a escrever em português :)

Namaste,
James

stronger

I feel i'm different , this summer made me change . good and not so good experiences gave me more life experience and made me grow.

this summer i left the prejudices behind and i kinda started a new way of living.

i freed my mind and i learned new ways to live my life. i started following the sacred concepts of Mikao Usui. The 1st one, and in my opinion the most important is 'Kyo dake wa' that means 'just for today' . Belive or not this is the only way to reach your happiness. If you want to know how can you be happy i highly recommend you to read this book (eng. link) (pt. link) . In this book Osho mentions a stupid thing in the american constitution : it says that all the american citizens have the right to pursue their hapinness. the stupid guy who wrote this shit didnt absolutely know what hapiness is. we can't pursue the hapiness. the hapinness just happens when you're least expect.

don't think about the yesterday or the tomorrow. live today !

(in the next posts i'll write a little more about the other Usui's concepts)

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7.08 - 15.08 -> they were probably the happiest days of my entire year ultil now. it was week i went to Sesimbra.

i felt pure extase during this days. i was surrounded by amazing people who really love me and made me grow so much .

9 days full of summer warmth, sea breeze, laughs, hugs, kisses, music from my guitar's steel strings, yoga, peaceful landscapes of the ocean, hapiness, joy.

9 days that i'll probably remember for the rest of my life. but not it belongs to the past

'Kyo dake wa' ! i wont be stucked in the past. I'm living today . I'm finding joy this right moment. I'm feeling good living like this, and I'll carry on living this way.

Why don't you do the same?,

James

Marés Vivas Festival (18th July)

probably the best show i've ever went to

the 12 hours (8 hours standing) without eating, drinking or going to the bathroom were rewarded in that night.
i was in the first row, in the middle of the stage

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-> Gabriella Cilmi
-> Colbie Caillat (i sang her songs soo loudly that she smiled a few times at me)

-> Jason Mraz ( * description below :D )

-> Keane

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* - Jason's show was amazing. Before the show i saw Carlos Sosa, the band's saxophonist. I called him, and he just waved at me. In the show, until the end, i act like a completely obcessed and crazy guy, jumping and waving and singing and screaming. Toca looked a lot of times at me. One of the times he just scream "FREE THE WEED" ahah . Jason doesnt usually look at the fans in the 1st row, but because of my wildness, he smiled at me a few times. In the end of the show, i threw my new york cap (that had cost 50€) to the stage. Reggie Watkins, the band's trombone, caught it !

WOW
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me and a friend of mine

Jason's divine Taylor

Toca Rivera and Carlos Sosa

the new Toca's gnome. Yeeah!

Jason with his Fender Jaguar and Wah Wah Pedal. Rock On !

"Lucky" - Colbie and Jason

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Algarve, here i go ,

James

Summer Breeze, it makes me feel fine

this is going to be a HOT summer.

today im traveling to Gaia. "Festival Marés Vivas" is a summer festival in this town. i got a ticket for the last of the three days of the festival. there will be Gabriella Cilmi, Colbie Caillat, JASON MRAZ and Keane.

it's tomorrow !

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then i'll travel to the opposite side of the country, and i'll be 2 weeks in Algarve, the favorite summer place for holidays of the portuguese people and foreign turists.

( this is a photo that i took last year, with my mobile phone. i decided to participate in my school's photography competition with this photo, and i got the 2nd place )

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and finally i'll spend one week in one of the most beautiful summer spots in my country. Sesimbra. it's a small town with some fantastic beaches and a very shining sun. and to improve, i'll spend this 8 days there with some really kind and special people for me .

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I think Summer is one of the wonders of our lifes. for most of the people, it's something that will be remembered the rest of the year, with all that yearning for the next one.

Enjoy your Summer !

"Summer Breeze, it makes me feel fine" ,

Overjoyed James

Optimus Alive 09 (11th July)

it was a crazyy night
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-> Boss AC
-> Ayo

-> Chris Cornell

-> THE BLACK EYED PEAS (wow)

-> Dave Matthews Band (wooooow)

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before the BEP's show, Bobby, their manager, came cheer us !
in the end of the show, Taboo gave Fergie's shoes to a friend of mine that of next to me.
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(the following photos were not taken b

y me), i decided to left my camera in my bag so i could really enjoy the show :D

(I DO NOT own this photos)